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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Latest trade talk on Washburn, Halladay, Lee, Martinez and others … Knowing their chances remain slim for superstar pitcher Roy Halladay and even slimmer for star pitcher Cliff Lee, the Yankees called the pitching-strong Mariners on Saturday to inquire about their status as buyer or seller.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
LATEST ON HALLADAY, LEE AND V.MARTINEZ — Stuff I have heard today so far: —The Rays and Red Sox are both talking to the Indians about deals that would bring them both Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez. Tampa is willing to part with touted pitching prospect Wade Davis.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Heyman On Washburn, Halladay, Red Sox — 1:21pm: Heyman hears that Adrian Gonzalez may be Boston's top target now, especially since discussions about Victor Martinez aren't progressing. — 11:51am: Jon Heyman of SI.com has the latest on Roy Halladay and the next-best options for pitching-starved teams.
Bob Cooney / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Source: Blue Jays turned down Phillies' offer for Halladay — The past few days concerning the Phillies and their quest to land Toronto pitcher Roy Halladay have been a lot like summer weather in the Delaware Valley - a lot of thunder and lightning. But no rain. Yet.
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Source: Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies trade talks over Roy Halladay ‘not going well’ — The Toronto Blue Jays and Phillies continue to talk about a deal that would send Roy Halladay to Philadelphia. But those talks are “not going well,” one source with knowledge of the discussions told ESPN.com.
Andy Martino / Philly.com:Phillies also have an eye on Indians' Cliff Lee
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
BERNAZARD FIRED — The Mets haved fired Tony Bernazard, the Post has learned. GM Omar Minaya will make that official this afternoon at a press conference. — Reached by phone, Bernazard did not want to comment on the situation. But a second source has now also confirmed his removal to me
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:Mets fire Tony Bernazard, hot-headed VP for player development
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Selig mulling pardon for Rose — Rickey Henderson (second from left) accepts his Cooperstown plaque with (from l.) Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson, HOF chairperson Jane Forbes Clark and Bud Selig. — COOPERSTOWN - Thanks to the behind-the-scenes lobbying from some of the most influential Hall …
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Report: Bug Selig said to reconsidering Pete Rose's status for reinstatement — MLB commissioner Bud Selig appears to be “seriously considering” reinstatement for Pete Rose nearly 20 years after the hit king was banned from baseball for gambling on the sport, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
Jeff Fletcher / MLB FanHouse:
Yankees, Reds Working On Arroyo Deal — The Yankees are in serious discussions with the Reds about acquiring Bronson Arroyo, although right now the deal may be hinging on how much of Arroyo's remaining contract the Reds are willing to eat, major league sources told FanHouse on Monday.
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Jeff Fletcher / MLB FanHouse:
Firmly Sellers, Reds ‘Close’ to a Deal — The Reds are “sellers” and top club officials spoke on a special conference call Monday morning, an indication to a major league source that the team is “close to doing something,” most likely involving one of its big-money pitchers: Bronson Arroyo, Aaron Harang or Francisco Cordero.
Tim Marchman / Wall Street Journal:
A Computer Cracks the Cooperstown Code — Now that Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fans the country over can return to the only thing they like as much as watching games: Arguing over who should join them in Cooperstown.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:This straight from the top — Werner says big deal still possible
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Villanueva to start tomorrow — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Brewers manager Ken Macha seemed surprised today when reporters were surprised that he named Carlos Villanueva as his starter for the game Tuesday night against Washington. — Really?
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Kevin Thomas / pressherald.mainetoday.com:
Tazawa gets a promotion — The Sea Dogs leave on a road trip after learning their top starting pitcher is headed to Triple-A. — PORTLAND — The Sea Dogs knew they were not going to hold on to pitcher Junichi Tazawa much longer. — Word finally arrived Sunday. Tazawa, 23, has been promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Not appearing in Rumor Central — We present the majors leaguers with the least trade value — As we all wait and maybe hope for a Roy Halladay trade, let's take a pause and generate a list of the anti-Halladays: the players no team would want to trade for.
Terez A. Paylor / Kansas City Star:
Royals look to convert Peña into a pitcher — After watching shortstop Tony Peña Jr. struggle at the plate for almost three years, it looks as if the Royals are now ready to see what he can do on the mound. — Manager Trey Hillman said Peña, who recently cleared waivers …
