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

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 …

Braves dangling Wickman  —  NEW YORK — The Atlanta Braves are shopping closer Bob Wickman.  —  Any deal would likely be contingent on the club completing a swap with the Kansas City Royals for Octavio Dotel, which is being held up until the Braves can complete the Mark Teixeira trade with the Texas Rangers.

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 …

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.

Twins: Unhappy, but victorious  —  The clubhouse was glum about losing Luis Castillo, despite a great outing from Scott Baker and a third victory in a row.  —  Twins players had a hard time masking their disappointment Monday after General Manager Terry Ryan traded second baseman Luis Castillo …

Braves finalize deal for slugger Teixeira  —  Atlanta sends Saltalamacchia, four prospects to Texas  —  ATLANTA — After nearly 24 hours of waiting, Braves general manager John Schuerholz was finally able to celebrate the official completion of the trade that brings Mark Teixeira to Atlanta.

Phils continue to upgrade pitching  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 39 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Phillies, one day after acquiring right-hander Kyle Lohse to upgrade their rotation, made a move to supplement their bullpen Tuesday, obtaining Class AAA right-hander Julio Mateo from the Mariners.

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' …

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 …

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 …

Trade Deadline Nears  —  Joe C. and I are at the Dome, prepared to report about trades or no trades.  —  We've worked the phones this morning and midday and really haven't heard too much breaking news.  —  Joe C. has checked with someone he knows well with the Diamondbacks …