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Of course most of the links this morning have to do with the reworked trade for Ken Giles that the Masked Marvel wrote about on Saturday.

*Todd Zolecki writes that there was an issue with one of the physicals that led to a four-day reworking of the trade, culminating in Mark Appel's inclusion for Jonathan Arauz. He also notes that the Phillies were familiar with the Astros system, having agreed to a trade for Cole Hamels last summer.

*Dallas Keuchel referred to Ken Giles as "icing on the cake."

*Ken Giles has figured out the political side of the bullpen - apparently - already:
I'm not really concerned about (my role) right now.