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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Looking for rotation help at a relatively low price, the New York Yankees acquired right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, outfielder Garrett Jones and minor league pitcher Domingo German from the Miami Marlins on Friday for versatile Martin Prado and righty David Phelps.A right-hander who turns 25 in February, Eovaldi was obtained by the Marlins in July 2012 as part of the deal that sent All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He throws at up to 98 mph and was 6-14 with a 4.37 ERA in 199 2-3 innings last season.Hes got a good arm and hes young, said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who felt he needed more health and depth in his rotation. We are getting younger.Eovaldi joins a rotation coming off numerous 2014 injuries: Masahiro Tanaka (torn elbow ligament), CC Sabathia (knee surgery), Michael Pineda (shoulder muscle). The Yankees original rotation last season combined to start just 77 of 162 games: Sabathia (eight), Hiroki Kuroda (32), Nova (four), Tanaka (20) and Pineda (13).Cashman agreed this week to a $5 million, one-year deal with left-hander Chris Capuano. He says he still has no idea whether Kuroda wants to pitch next year.New York doesnt appear to be interested in big-money free agents such as Max Scherzer and James Shields.Were clearly going to continue to be open-minded to any legitimate opportunities, and thats the optimal word, legitimate opportunities, Cashman said, something that obviously fits within our current circumstances.New York had dealt another key fill-in starter, Shane Greene, to Detroit in the deals that brought shortstop Didi Gregorius to the Yankees.Prado, 31, was obtained by the Yankees from Arizona at the July 31 trade deadline and hit .316 with seven homers and 16 RBIs in 133 at-bats for New York. An All-Star in 2010, he plays second, third and the outfield. Prado is owed $11 million in each of the next two seasons, and will collect his second $1 million assignment bonus for being traded.New York is sending the Marlins $3 million a season in twice-a-month installments to offset some of Prados salary. Eovaldi is eligible for salary arbitration for the first time.Prado had been projected to start at second base. The trade could lead the Yankees to making another move or to give 23-year-old Rob Refsnyder or 25-year-old Jose Pirela a chance to win the second base job in spring training. Pirela batted .305 at Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre and made his big league debut in September, Refsnyder hit .342 at Double-A Trenton and .300 at Scranton last season.Phelps, 28, was 5-5 with a 3.82 ERA in 17 starts and 15 relief appearances, and had been in position to compete with Adam Warren and others to be New Yorks fifth starter, a position open until Ivan Nova returns from elbow surgery in May or June. Phelps also is eligible for arbitration for the first time.Jones, 33, provides left-handed-hitting backup to Mark Teixeira at first base and outfield depth behind projected starters Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner and Carlos Beltran. Jones hit .246 with 15 homers and 53 RBIs last season and is signed for $5 million for 2015. His acquisition seems to lock out Alex Rodriguez as a possible backup at first.Hes made for our ballpark, Cashman said.German, a 22-year-old right-hander, was 9-3 with a 2.48 ERA for Greensboro in the South Atlantic League, striking out 113 in 123 1-3 innings.NOTES: In addition to German, the Yankees acquired RHP Gonzalez Germen from the Mets for cash in the first trade between the New York rivals since Mike Stanton went the Bronx for Felix Heredia in a December 2004 swap of left-handers. The 27-year-old German had a 4.75 ERA in 25 relief appearances this year with the Mets. The Yankees designated RHP Preston Claiborne for assignment. 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Custom Jerseys China . - The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent centre Brian de la Puente.The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots deflated footballs that were used in their AFC championship game victory over the Indianapolis Colts.We are looking into it, league spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Monday. We do not have anything further to add at this point.The inquiry was first reported by the website for WTHR-TV in Indiana, citing an unnamed source.Well co-operate fully with whatever the league wants us to, whatever questions they ask, Belichick said Monday during his regular conference call with reporters.He said he was unaware there was an issue until Monday morning.The Patriots have come under scrutiny with regards to NFL rules in the past, most infamously when they were punished for videotaping sideline signals used by the New York Jets during a 2007 game. Belichick was fined $500,000, and the team was docked $250,000 and stripped of its 2008 first-round draft pick.According to the NFL rule book, home teams are responsible for furnishing playable balls at all times. Each team brings 12 primary balls, while home teams are required to also bring 12 backup balls.Once the referee makes sure the footballs are properly inflated, theyre delivered to ball attendants provided by the home team.The leagues game operations manual notes: If any individual alters the footballs, or if a non-approved ball is used in the game, the person responsible and, if appropriate, the head coach or other club personnel will be subject to discipline, including but not limited to, a fine of $25,000.Deflating a football could change the way it would be gripped by a player or the way it travels through the air.The Pattriots beat the Colts 45-7 to reach the Super Bowl.dddddddddddd. New England will play the defending champion Seattle Seahawks for the NFL title at Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 1.Colts coach Chuck Pagano said he did not notice issues with the football. He did not specify when asked whether the Colts had reported the issue to officials.We talk just like they talk to officials (before the game), we have an opportunity to talk to the officials about a lot of things, things that youve seen on tape like the formations we talked about last week, Pagano said. Every coach in the league gets an opportunity to visit with the officials about that kind of stuff before the game.In Sunday nights lopsided AFC finale, quarterback Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and running back LeGarrette Blount gained 148 yards while scoring three touchdowns to send New England to its sixth Super Bowl in the past 14 years.Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had his worst game as a pro, completing only 12 of 33 passes for 126 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.On his regular weekly morning-after-game appearance Monday on WEEI radio, Brady said he wasnt aware of the report about the leagues investigation into whether footballs were properly inflated against Indianapolis.I think Ive heard it all at this point, Brady said with a laugh.Thats the last of my worries, he said. I dont even respond to stuff like this.___AP Sports Writers Howard Ulman in Boston and Mike Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report.___Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '