Booty still technically Marlins' property  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --
As Josh Booty was getting ready to pitch in an intrasquad game
on Tuesday, D-backs pitching coach Charles Nagy told him about a
report from that Booty was technically still the property of the
Marlins.  Booty, who is in D-backs camp as a non-roster invitee
after winning "The Next Knuckler" show on MLB Network, was
drafted by the Marlins in 1994 and inked to a then-record $1.6
million signing bonus with the stipulation that he not play
football.  As it turns out, when he decided to leave baseball
and pursue football in 1999, the Marlins put him on the
restricted list, so he is still technically their property.
"When we did the show and I knew I was coming here, in the back
of my mind I thought there might be a chance that I'm still a
Marlin," Booty said. "But I didn't say anything because it's
been 15 years."  According to D-backs team president and CEO
Derrick Hall, Arizona and the Marlins have discussed the
situation.  "It's not a big deal," Ha