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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sources: Philadlelphia Phillies won't meet Toronto Blue Jays' demands for Roy Halladay — If the Blue Jays' asking price for Roy Halladay is J.A. Happ, top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek and high-ceiling outfield prospect Dominic Brown, the Phillies aren't buying.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Roy Halladay Rumors: Saturday — 2:40pm: Jeff Blair of the Toronto Globe and Mail heard from a Jays scout that “there's one big team yet to make a play for Doc.” Blair hints that one “big team” might be the Red Sox. — 1:04pm: According to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, the Phillies have formally rejected the Blue Jays' proposal.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Looking At Downs — Jeff Blair of The Globe And Mail passes along a note that the Yankees are looking at Blue Jays closer Scott Downs. In today's massive Roy Halladay thread we learned that the Yanks had scouts in Toronto tonight, and we've known that they're on the look out for arms.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Phils reject Jays' offer in deal for Halladay — Report: Proposal would've sent Happ, Drabek, Brown to Toronto — TORONTO — It's no secret that the Blue Jays want a significant package of players in return if the club is going to part with ace pitcher Roy Halladay.
David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Can it Be? Are the Tigers After Milton Bradley? — Two very solid baseball sources confirmed for me just moments ago that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Cubs RF Milton Bradley. They believe that Bradley would be a much better fit as a DH than as a right fielder and that he would mesh well with Tigers manager Jim Leyland.
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Drew Silva / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Interested In Milton Bradley? — 1:41pm: ChicagoNow.com's David Kaplan has heard from “two very solid baseball sources” that the rumor is true. — As Kaplan writes, “the Tigers have scouted Bradley and are interested depending on how much of his contract the Cubs are willing to eat.”
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Mark Saxon / Orange County Register:
Angels say Kazmir is not part of their plans — Two Internet reports state that Tampa Bay has been extensively scouting the Angels farm system. — Recommend — ANAHEIM - If the Angels are interested in trading for Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir — as Friday's rumors indicated — it's news to them.
Associated Press:
New York Yankees' Oam Kennedy on schedule to pitch this season — TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy hopes to pitch in a minor league game this season. — The right-hander, who underwent surgery on May 12 to remove an aneurysm from beneath his right biceps …
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Associated Press:
The Relaxed Phillies Keep on Rolling — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Rollins's personal sound system blares hip-hop music, Ryan Howard chats with anyone who approaches, and Shane Victorino bounces through the clubhouse seeking his next laugh. — Looking for Chase Utley? Check the video room or batting cages.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Hot Joba, bats give Yanks eighth straight — Chamberlain pitches seven-plus innnigs of two-hit ball — NEW YORK — Joba Chamberlain whirled off the mound, spinning his right leg toward the Yankees' dugout and rapping his knuckles against his ribcage before unleashing a primal scream into the evening air.
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Mariners call up Michael Saunders from AAA, DFA Wladimir Balentien — The headline says it all. Two years after the Mariners tried and failed to deal left fielder Wladimir Balentien for a reliever at the trade deadline, he could now be lost for next to nothing after being designated for assignment this morning.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Mosebach joins the Angels bullpen — OutfielderEvans sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake — ANAHEIM — The revolving door to the Angels' clubhouse brought another new, yet familiar, face into manager Mike Scioscia's house on Friday night. — Bobby Mosebach, a hard-throwing right-hander wearing No. 60 …
Associated Press:
Penny, Red Sox get back to winning ways with 3-1 victory over Orioles — BOSTON (AP) — Brad Penny (FSY) scattered five hits over 6 1-3 innings to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Friday night and snap a season-high five-game losing streak. — GAME REPORT: Red Sox 3, Orioles 1
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Los Angeles Times:
Talent running deep for Angels — Team is finding that it can rely heavily on its reserves as it surges to seventh straight win. — This was hardly the “A” team, not with names such as Quinlan and Wood and Matthews stretched across the backs of their jerseys.
Associated Press:
Marlins 6, Dodgers 3 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jeremy Hermida drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, pinch-hitter Chris Coghlan homered in the eighth and the Florida Marlins kept rolling up the West Coast with a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
You should be proud of your team — HOPE Week is over and the Yankees went 5-0. If you think that is just a coincidence, be advised that the players and manager Joe Girardi aren't so sure. — The Yankees — every single one of them — participated in the events this week and help enrich …
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Matt Holliday trade does not necessarily signal booming market for Mariners to cash in on — The first big move of the trade deadline took place today, with the Oakland Athletics sending power hitter Matt Holliday and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for top prospect Brett Wallace …
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