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Report: The Mat Latos trade to the Dodgers could be falling apart

(AP Photo)
(AP Photo)

Much like your relationship with an ex-girlfriend, the trade that was supposed to send Mat Latos and Michael Morse to the Los Angeles Dodgers is complicated.

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Early Wednesday, it appeared the two sides had reached an agreement. The Miami Marlins would send Latos and Morse to the Dodgers for a prospect and a draft pick. The name of that prospect was never released, which should have been our first sign that things were off.

A few hours later, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald dropped this bomb on Twitter.

"Total confusion" seems like an apt way to describe the Marlins lately.

Apparently, the holdup is due to medicals.

It's unclear which player has iffy medicals. Latos spent most of last season on the shelf, but had regained his velocity recently, indicating maybe he was back to 100 percent.

Instead of joining their new clubs tonight, both Latos and Morse will be in uniform for the Marlins for Wednesday's game.

Latos is definitely aware of the situation, and appears to be having some fun with it.

What does it all mean? We have no idea.

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The trade looking like it was happening earlier in the day, and now things aren't so clear. The Dodgers were involved in a similar situation this offseason when they traded Matt Kemp. That situation took weeks before the trade actually went through.

The two teams don't have that much time right now. Given that the deadline is in just a few days, and that there are other pitchers out there, it will be interesting to see how quickly this issue gets resolved.

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Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at christophercwik@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik