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11:55 PM ET, July 17, 2009

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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Julio Lugo: ‘I wanted it to work out’  —  Julio Lugo has been designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox [team stats], ending a relationship that never quite clicked the way either party would have liked.  —  Lugo, reached at the airport in Toronto, where he was leaving the Red Sox to return to Boston …
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
SOURCE: LUGO DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT  —  According to a source familiar with the situation, the Red Sox have designated Julio Lugo for assignment.  The Red Sox will have 10 days to assign Lugo's contract to another major or minor league club, whether it be via trade or through waivers.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Lugo designated for assignment  —  Julio Lugo, who was plagued by injuries and ineffectiveness during his 2 1/2 seasons with the Red Sox, has been designated for assignment.  —  The designation, which was confirmed by his agent, Sam Levinson, this afternoon, means the team has 10 days …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Sox, Bay break off talks  —  TORONTO — The Red Sox and All-Star left fielder Jason Bay failed to come to terms on a contract extension after the Red Sox made an “aggressive” offer about one week ago, general manager Theo Epstein said.  The halting of negotiations means the Sox and Bay …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox cut ties with Lugo  —  Club has 10 days to make move with shortstop  —  TORONTO — It appears that Julio Lugo has played his last game for the Red Sox, as the shortstop — according to a report on WEEI.com — was designated for assignment on Friday.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Dodgers enter race for Halladay; Jays freezing out Yankees, Red Sox … While the Phillies remain almost everyone's favorite to land superstar pitcher Roy Halladay, and the best-in-baseball Dodgers are now believed to be showing interest, two big-market contenders for the summer's big pitching prize …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Dodgers enter race for Roy (cont.)  —  Dodgers aiming high  —  The Dodgers already have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball — statistically speaking, anyway.  But they are looking for relief now.  And their excellent performance thus far also won't prevent them from trying …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Buchholz gets first win in a year as Red Sox sink Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, Clay Buchholz pitched 5 2/3 innings to earn his first major league win in more than a year and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Friday night.
Evan Brunell / Hardball Times:
Red Sox call it quits with Lugo
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Yahoo! Sports
Bill Conlin / Philly.com:
Halladay trade talk has ripple effect
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Heyman On Halladay, Francoeur, Brewers
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rasmus in a deal for Halladay? Mo says no
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Jurrjens, McCann help Braves blast Mets 11-0  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Brian McCann drove in four runs in the first three innings, Jair Jurrjens combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-0 on Friday night.  —  Jurrjens (8-7) gave up both hits …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 89: Tigers at Yankees  —  YANKEES (51-37)  —  TIGERS (48-39)  —  Pitching: LHP Lucas French (1-0, 1.93).  —  TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., YES.  —  STATE OF THE STRIPES: The Yankees have had four days off since since being swept by the Los Angeles Angels last weekend.
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock  —  Signing Situations  —  The signing period for the 2009 draft is, as expected, a complete mess.  As of today, teams have just one month remaining to sign their 2009 draft picks, yet 20 of 32 first-round picks remain unsigned, including 13 of the first 16 selections.
Associated Press:
Mitre becomes Yankees' No. 5 with Wang on DL … NEW YORK (AP) — Sergio Mitre will become the Yankees' No. 5 starter while Chien-Ming Wang is on the disabled list.  —  Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the team plans to bring up Mitre and start the 28-year-old right-hander against Baltimore on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Arroyo, Encarnacion help Reds shut out Brewers  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Bronson Arroyo gave his second straight scoreless performance, using his vast array of pitches to full effect for seven innings, and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Edwin Encarnacion's four hits and two Milwaukee errors to beat the Brewers 4-0 on Friday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Jay Schreiber / Bats:
Banner Day, 2009  —  The Mets' last Banner Day was staged years ago but it was revived by The New York Times over the past week and produced some pretty clever results.  —  Close to 100 people used words and images to comment on the 2009 season, which, for the Mets, has been a succession of minor calamities.
Fox Sports:
Starters make Braves contenders for playoff spot  —  Ready to write off the Braves?  Not so fast.  With a strong starting rotation they can't be counted out of the race yet, Ken Rosenthal says.
Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: July 17  —  The Futures Game as well as the Triple-A, Eastern and Southern league all-star games cut into our player pool for this week's Hot Sheet.  No big deal.  We managed to find plenty of worth candidates from among the leftovers.  —  Remember as always …
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
 
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