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Red Sox upgrade bullpen with Gagne deal — Eric Gagne is headed to Boston to bolster the Red Sox's bullpen. — Sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney that the Red Sox and Rangers agreed in principle on a deal for Texas' closer. In exchange, Boston will send pitcher Kason Gabbard …
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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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Sports Illustrated:
Mets, D'backs in hunt for Cordero — The Mets and Diamondbacks are bidding for Nationals closer Chad Cordero, whose name keeps popping up in trade talks as the 4 p.m. EDT nonwaiver deadline approaches. — The Mets offered fine pitching prospect Phil Humber for Cordero but have been firm …
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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Sports Illustrated:
Boston, Texas agree on Gagne — The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers have agreed to a trade involving Eric Gagne, and the Red Sox have successfully negotiated with the former Cy Young winner to get him to accept the trade. — Boston was not on Gagne's approved list of 12 teams to which he could be traded …
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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. …
Associated Press:
Yankees trade Proctor to Dodgers for Betemit — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees traded workhorse reliever Scott Proctor to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Wilson Betemit on Tuesday in a deal that could add some punch to their limited bench. — Betemit hit .231 with 10 homers …
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MLB.com:
MLB, Yankees, city of New York unveil the official 2008 All-Star Game logo — Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees and the City of New York today unveiled the official logo of the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, during the final season at Yankee Stadium.
Associated Press:
Padres' deadline dealing nets Mackowiak, Ensberg — SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres made a pair of trades Tuesday, getting infielder Morgan Ensberg from the Houston Astros and outfielder-infielder Rob Mackowiak from the Chicago White Sox. — San Diego, in the thick of the NL West and wild-card races …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
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.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Hicks: Teixeira rejected $140 million offer — Owner says deal would have kept star player with Rangers for eight more years — egrant@dallasnews.com — CLEVELAND - The Rangers did not let Mark Teixeira go to Atlanta without a fight, owner Tom Hicks said Tuesday as the seven-player deal with the Braves was completed.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
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.
MLB.com:
Giants acquire outfielder Davis and player to be named later from Pirates for Morris — SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants have acquired 26-year-old center fielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named later from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitcher Matt Morris …
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants trade Morris — (07-31) 13:55 PDT Los Angeles — In a stunning deal announced shortly after today's trade deadline, the Giants sent pitcher Matt Morris to the Pittsburgh Pirates for speedy center fielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named. — That the Giants traded Morris is not a surprise.
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
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.
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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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Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
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 …
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La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:Twins say they aren't giving up despite trading Castillo to Mets
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' …
