For a while, the Major League Baseball rumor mill had Mark DeRosa heading home to the Phillies.

Instead, in a New Year's Eve trade, the former Quakers star is on his way to the Cleveland Indians, according to ESPN.com.

DeRosa -- who last year gave an exclusive interview to The Daily Pennsylvanian -- was a two-sport athlete at Penn. On the gridiron, the Passaic, N.J., native remains the fourth-leading passer in program history. He also played baseball, of course, before the Atlanta Braves drafted him in 1996, after his junior season. He opted for the Minors over West Philly -- a choice that ultimately netted him a three-year, $13 million contract that has one season remaining.

In the 2008 campaign, DeRosa racked up 21 homers and 87 RBIs, both career highs, while hitting .285.

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