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Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
We Have A Deal But ... The Commissioner's Office has been informed of a deal involving the Pirates, Red Sox, and Marlins. The Commissioner has to sign off on any deal involving cash considerations of more than a million dollars, and there was clearly going to be cash involved in any deal involving these teams.
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Manny on the block: Red Sox 'don't deserve me' — Red Sox Discussing Possible Manny Ramirez Trade With Marlins — With less than 24 hours before the trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox are engaged in serious conversations to trade Manny Ramirez to the Florida Marlins, as well as other teams …
John Perrotto / Unfiltered:
Manny looks headed to Miami — Multiple baseball sources say that the Red Sox are on the verge of sending disgruntled left fielder Manny Ramirez to the Marlins in a trade for a package of three players that include Low-A Greensboro outfielder Mike Stanton, an 18-year-old who is hitting .275/.351/.569 with 26 home runs in 96 games.
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Palm Beach Post:
Marlins near deal for Manny Ramirez — MIAMI GARDENS — The Marlins have reached a tentative agreement to acquire Manny Ramirez from Boston as part of a three-team deal that will send Jeremy Hermida and three Florida prospects to Pittsburgh, an American League source said Wednesday night.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Marlins, Red Sox, Pirates Talking Manny Trade — By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 12:03am CST] — 12:03am: Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein believes the Pirates will end up with Stanton, Tucker, and Hermida. — 11:21pm: Heyman says there's some prospect haggling but the teams are optimistic a deal will get done.
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Providence Journal:
McAdam: Here today, gone tomorrow? Manny could be dealt to Marlins … BOSTON — As if dealing away Manny Ramirez wasn't complicated enough, the Red Sox last night were working feverishly to move the controversial outfielder in a three-team deal involving the Florida Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates that …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yankees find their catcher for stretch, trade for Rodriguez … The New York Yankees have found a replacement for Jorge Posada. — New York acquired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers on Wednesday for right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. — Rodriguez, who is in the final year of his contract …
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Samara Pearlstein / Roar of the Tigers:Pudge for The Farns; excuse me, my brain has exploded
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Powerful Angels Up Next — Whatever region the Angels represented — California, Anaheim or Los Angeles — they loved to torment the Yankees under Joe Torre. No other American League team had a winning record against the Yankees during Torre's 12 seasons as manager, including two that ended with playoff defeats in Anaheim.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Mets passing on Ibanez — The Mariners continue to ask the Mets for pitcher Jon Niese and a second prospect for Raul Ibanez. And unless the price comes down, the Mets plan to pass and wait to see which bats clear waivers in August, according to clubs that have spoken with them.
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
All quiet on trade front — ARLINGTON, Texas - Outside observers expect the Mariners to make a deal or two before Thursday's 1 p.m. trade deadline. After all, the Mariners are 27 games out of first place, twice as far from first as any other American League team.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Hudson facing major elbow surgery — Pitcher says he'll wait at least a week before making decision — Two doctors who have examined Tim Hudson have advised him to have ligament-transplant elbow surgery, but the Braves pitcher is holding out hope of avoiding the procedure that would force …
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Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com:
Astros acquire Hawkins from Yanks — Club exchanges prospect Cusick to bring righty aboard — HOUSTON — The Astros have acquired right-handed reliever LaTroy Hawkins from the New York Yankees in exchange for Matt Cusick, the Astros announced minutes before the start of their game with the Reds on Wednesday night.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Relying on Pelfrey, Mets Worry About His Workload — MIAMI — As recently as two months ago, Mike Pelfrey had difficulty regularly pitching into the sixth inning. The Mets were not pleased by that, but it also saved them from worrying about the tricky circumstances they are now confronting.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:Mets Look on Bright Side After Losing Division Lead
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Bob Fortus / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Niese impresses in debut with Z's — Lefty, 21, stymies Tucson in 7-1 win — Early this season, Dan Warthen, then the Zephyrs' pitching coach, promised that Jon Niese would be promoted to New Orleans from Double-A Binghamton in 2008. — Niese's promotion came Tuesday …
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Pirates, Rays, Cardinals discussing Bay — By Dejan Kovacevi c | The Pirates and Tampa Bay continue to discuss Jason Bay, a process that became deep yesterday, and two prospect names known to be in the mix on the Rays' end are shortstop Reid Brignac and pitcher Jeremy Hellickson.
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Phillies regain NL East lead, beat Nats — WASHINGTON (AP)—It was 88 degrees when 45-year-old Jamie Moyer's first pitch of the evening was redirected over the out-of-town scoreboard. — Three batters later, he gave up a double. That was followed by another homer.
