MIAMI — Catcher Ronny Paulino was traded yesterday for the second time in 24 hours and the third time since December, and he's now with the Florida Marlins.

The San Francisco Giants sent Paulino to Florida for minor-league right-hander Hector Correa. The deal was announced yesterday after Paulino was traded Friday night to the Giants from Philadelphia for left-hander Jack Taschner.

Paulino will share playing time with John Baker. Paulino was traded to the Phillies from Pittsburgh last Dec. 10 for catcher Jason Jaramillo. He had spent his entire career with the Pirates and hit .212 last year while being limited to 40 games because of a sprained ankle.

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Indians: Cleveland optioned outfielder Trevor Crowe and utility player Chris Gimenez to Triple-A Columbus of the International League yesterday. Crowe, drafted in the first round out of Arizona in 2005, lost a battle to veterans Tony Graffanino and Josh Barfield for the final position-player spot on the roster.

Nationals: Shairon Martis and Jordan Zimmermann have won the last two spots in the Washington starting rotation behind John Lannan, Scott Olsen and Daniel Cabrera. Martis will start the year on the big league roster, but Zimmermann will start the year in the minors before his first start against Florida on April 19.

Pirates: Pittsburgh reduced its spring training roster to 37 by optioning outfielder Steve Pearce and catcher Robinzon Diaz to Triple-A Indianapolis and assigning infielder Anderson Machado to their minor league camp. Diaz was sent down after the Pirates settled on Jason Jaramillo as catcher Ryan Doumit's backup.