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ESPN:
Stark Market: Gagne to the Red Sox? — LAST UPDATE: JULY 31, 2:48 p.m. ET — Who are the hottest commodities on the trade market? Here are the players most likely to be traded at Tuesday's trade deadline. — THE HOT LIST — NO. — PLAYER, TEAM — POS. — LAST — RANK
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Dye deal to Red Sox seemingly dead — FOXSports.com, Updated 29 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Red Sox are on the verge of acquiring closer Eric Gagne, but their talks with the White Sox involving right fielder Jermaine Dye seemingly are dead, according to a major-league source.
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New York Post:
SLOW MOVERS — WHILE YANKS APPEAR TO STAND PAT, BOSTON PLAYS FOR GAGNE — Unwillling to part with Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy, the Yankees aren't expected to make big noise before today's 4 p.m. trading deadline. That, however, isn't the case in Boston where the Red Sox …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Waitin' for the word — Just touched base with one of my sources, and he told me the Red Sox are still waiting to hear back from the White Sox on Jermaine Dye. The ball is in the White Sox court, he said. Of course, it's an hour earlier in Chicago. — Nothing yet on Eric Gagne this a.m. …
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Boston trying to sway Gagne — NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox have asked permission to talk to Eric Gagne and/or his representative, Scott Boras, in an attempt to persuade the Texas Rangers closer to join a contender. — It would appear that the Red Sox and Rangers are at least close to a deal in principal.
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ESPN:
Dodgers to send Betemit to Yankees for Proctor — The Dodgers and Yankees have agreed in principle on a trade that would send reliever Scott Proctor to the Dodgers for infielder Wilson Betemit, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. — The Dodgers, who have a 5.61 bullpen ERA since …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Deadline day: Pirates, Tigers discuss Wilson — Chacon, Torres, Marte also on trading block today — Jack Wilson never has played for a winner, much less a World Series contender. — That could change by sunset. — According to two team sources, the Pirates are discussing a deal …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats' Cordero, Rauch Remain Subjects of Trade Talks — With this afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline approaching, the Washington Nationals were still involved in discussions involving relievers Chad Cordero and Jon Rauch yesterday, according to industry sources, but even internally …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves make push for Dotel, Arroyo — The Braves continued to push on other trade fronts and made offers for Kansas City closer Octavio Dotel and Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo. The Royals might take the Braves' offer of demoted starter Kyle Davies for Dotel, the Kansas City Star reported.
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Greg Lee / Boston Globe:
Sox deal Pineiro — The Red Sox today traded righthanded pitcher Joel Pineiro and cash considerations to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. — Pineiro was 1-1 with a 5.03 ERA in 31 relief appearances with the Red Sox this season before being designated for assignment on July 23.
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La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Twins say they aren't giving up despite trading Castillo to Mets — Terry Ryan said dealing their leadoff hitter and second baseman for prospects doesn't mean the Twins believe the playoffs are out of reach. — The deal that sent Twins second baseman Luis Castillo to the New York Mets …
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Mark Healey / Online Home of Gotham Baseball Magazine:
Milledge on the move? Griffey on the radar? This and that. — « on: Today at 04:29:57 AM » — Mets are talking to Texas, but are asking about Brad Wilkerson (a former Omar Minaya fave) not reliever Eric Gagne. Texas officials, though, don't mind leaking the Mets' …
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Mariners looking at bullpen options — NEW YORK - The Seattle Mariners continued to hammer relief pitching in the final hours before the trading deadline, a need heightened by the injury to reliever Chris Reitsma. — They've spoken to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays about Al Reyes and Dan Wheeler …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
On the fence — PITTSBURGH — Apparently no longer motivated "sellers," the Cardinals also might prove not to be "buyers" before the non-waiver trade deadline arrives at 3 p.m. today. They may be "waiters." — Blame or thank the bullpen. — The Cardinals, who were prepared …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Mailbag: How does Young fit in puzzle? — Nationals beat reporter Bill Ladson answers fans' questions … With the signing of Dmitri Young, is it safe to say the Nationals truly do not care about rebuilding? — Pat R., Oakton, Va. — The Nationals care about rebuilding and Young is one of the pieces to that championship puzzle.
