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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Teixeira watch continues — Rangers try to go about their business as trade winds swirl — KANSAS CITY — According to sources, the Rangers are talking to the Arizona Diamondbacks about first baseman Conor Jackson, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and a pitching prospect for Mark Teixeira.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
D-backs looking to upgrade offense — FOXSports.com, Updated 48 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — *The Diamondbacks have shown "some" interest in Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira, according to one industry source, but their offer is not as strong as those of the Braves and Angels, according to another.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Schuerholz still in hunt for Teixeira — Phoenix — Braves GM John Schuerholz and his top assistants continued working the phones Sunday and waiting for a decision from Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels, who has received substantial offers for first baseman Mark Teixeira from at least three teams …
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Lone Star Ball
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
AL trade deadline moves could determine M's playoff destiny — They'd love to have a difference-making, front-line starter. A setup guy would be nice. But they don't want to part with their best prospect if they can help it. — That describes the Mariners, but it also depicts the status …
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves still targeting Teixeira — Rangers would want Saltalamacchia included in any deal — PHOENIX — There's still seemingly a good chance Mark Teixeira will end up with the Braves. But before the Rangers send him to Atlanta, they'll continue to evaluate other offers and the health of Matt Harrison's right shoulder.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:Teixeira's new Brave world?
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Associated Press, Lone Star Ball, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Baseball Time in Arlington
Doug Padilla / L.A. Daily News:Angels' Stoneman says deal still in works
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
LA Minors hitting coach Robinson dies — Ex-big leaguer was in second year in Dodgers organization — DENVER — Bill Robinson, the Dodgers' Minor League hitting coordinator, died Sunday, the club announced. He was 64, and cause of death was not known. Memorial services are pending.
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Associated Press:
Former major leaguer Bill Robinson dead at 64 — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bill Robinson, who played on Pittsburgh's 1979 World Series championship team and was working as the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league hitting coordinator, died Sunday. He was 64. — Robinson was in Las Vegas to visit …
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Hall of Fame welcomes two class acts — Ripken, Gwynn inducted into Cooperstown's hallowed walls — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. were enshrined on a hot and glorious Sunday afternoon before, by far, the largest crowd in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Dye has tools Sox need — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Of all the rumored deals you've heard associated with the Red Sox at the upcoming trade deadline, the one that has fallen through — at least for the time being — is probably the one that might have helped the Sox most.
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Bob Dutton / www.kansascity.com:
Royals notes: Dotel main focus of trade talk — Scouts continue to flood into Kauffman Stadium as Tuesday's non-waiver trading deadline draws closer. — Most of the interest remains centered on veteran closer Octavio Dotel, with Seattle believed to be making a renewed push.
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Associated Press, seattlepi.com Mariners blog, Royals Review and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Rogers to DL with tender elbow, Tata to start Monday in Oakland — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kenny Rogers is back on the disabled list, this time because of a tender left elbow. The Tigers are hopeful he'll only miss a couple of starts. Jordan Tata has been called up from Triple-A Toledo …
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Detroit Free Press, Associated Press, Tiger Tales, Mack Avenue Tigers and Bless You Boys
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Bill Konigsberg / Associated Press:
Mets blank Nats in rain-shortened game — NEW YORK (AP) — With the rain coming down steadily and no end in sight, John Maine knew he had to be efficient. It's a good thing he was. — The Mets starter made quick work of Washington, allowing only a first-inning single in five innings …
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Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Trade Winds: Few deals in the works — Teams appear unwilling to part with prospects at deadline — Perhaps things will change as the hours until Tuesday's trade deadline dwindle. That's always a possibility when general managers involved in numerous trade discussions wait for their counterparts to blink.
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MLB Trade Rumors
John Erardi / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Stats: Trade Arroyo, keep Dunn — So, you think straightening out the Reds is a daunting task? Let's try the same method as the extreme makeovers you see on TV - by using the opinions of our three stat gurus to sort players into lists of whom to keep, whom to jettison and whom to target:
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Brett Butler recovering from mild stroke — MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former major leaguer Brett Butler was recovering from a mild stroke Sunday, two days after he became ill. — Butler, who is managing the Mobile BayBears — the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks …
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
M's surge to early lead, fall behind, rally to take series — Up 6-0 in the second inning against Oakland with the generally reliable Jarrod Washburn on the mound, the Mariners thought this game was theirs. — And it would be, but not before staging a furious rally to salvage a 14-10 victory over the Oakland A's.
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Lookout Landing
Ed Price / NJ.com:
Chamberlain moved to AAA bullpen — The Yankees today took a significant step toward making Joba Chamberlain a part of their bullpen down the stretch when they took him out of the rotation at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. — Chamberlain, who struck out 10 over five innings Wednesday …
