Top News:
Fox Sports:
MLB trade deadline buzz: Friday's edition — With today's MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, FOXSports.com baseball reporters Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have all the latest buzz. All times below are ET. — Slow going for Indians in deal market — 8:27 a.m.
RELATED:
Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
MLB Trade: Boston Red Sox working on deal with Cleveland Indians for Victor Martinez — The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians were discussing a three-way trade Thursday night that would send Victor Martinez to Boston, Clay Buchholz to Cleveland and prospects flying in all directions, according to clubs that spoke to both teams.
Discussion:
Boston Herald, Bless You Boys, MLB Daily Dish, MetsBlog.com, MLB Rumors, NESN.com, MLB, Plain Dealer and ESPN
Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:
Florida Marlins: Fishing for Nick Johnson; Bell too pricey; Pavano redux? — What would it take to make the Florida Marlins happy come the 4 p.m. non-waiver trading deadline? Booking Nick Johnson on a flight to South Florida. — The Washington Nationals' first baseman …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Acquire Jarrod Washburn — The Tigers acquired pitcher Jarrod Washburn from the Mariners, according to Mike Salk of ESPN radio in Seattle. Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports agrees, saying the Mariners will get pitcher Luke French and another prospect. MLB Network tells us the other prospect is pitcher Mauricio Robles.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox-Padres still in play — There were indications late last night that trade talks between the Padres and Red Sox concerning first baseman Adrian Gonzalez were still active and would likely peak today before the trade deadline. — Padres GM Kevin Towers was said to be asking for “a ton” …
NY Daily News:
Halladay going down to wire — BY MARK FEINSAND IN CHICAGO AND BILL MADDEN IN NEW YORK — Although he has been the main focus of the baseball world for the past few weeks, Roy Halladay is likely to remain a Blue Jay when the trade deadline arrives at 4p.m. Friday.
Discussion:
Mike Silva's …
ESPN.com:
Bronson Arroyo says he used andro, stopped due to rumors it was tainted with steroids — Bronson Arroyo, a former Boston Red Sox teammate of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, said he would not be surprised to find his name on a list of 104 ballplayers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 …
RELATED:
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Bronson Arroyo: Bad andro may be cause — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — Bronson Arroyo, a 2003 Red Sox [team stats] teammate of David Ortiz [stats] and Manny Ramirez [stats], said yesterday he would not be shocked to discover his name on the list of 104 major league ballplayers …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on '03 Doping List — Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who propelled the Boston Red Sox to end an 86-year World Series championship drought and to capture another title three years later, were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseball players …
Discussion:
The Big Lead, NESN.com, lenNY's Yankees, sox1fan.com, Empyreal Environs, Hardball Times, MLB Babble, Boston Globe, SOX & Dawgs, SPORTSbyBROOKS, Boston Globe, Newsday, Red Sox Monster, The Joy of Sox, New York Times, Can't Stop The Bleeding, Athletics Nation, Pinstripe Alley, Over the Monster, Fack Youk, Boston Dirt Dogs, BetUS Locker Room, Zell's Pinstripe Blog, Sox and Pinstripes, Heartland Pinstripes, American Legends, Jeff Schultz, It's About The Money, Native Intelligence, THE BASEBALL SAVANT, Plain Dealer, Lady At The Bat, Baseball & The Boogie Down, Bugs & Cranks, Projo Sox Blog, Philly.com, bronxbanterblog.com, Fire Brand of the …, The House That Dewey Built, New York Yankees Fan Blog, Yahoo! Sports, Twinkie Town, Deadspin, ESPN, The Fowl Balls, Oriole Magic, Scott Proctor's Arm, Inside the Dodgers, THE BOOK, The Mighty Quinn Media Machine, YFSF and Keep Your Sox On
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Cheating takes juice out of Sox turnaround — David Ortiz lied to you. It seems safe to say that his entire Red Sox career is a lie. — And those life-changing Red Sox championships of 2004 and 2007? Are they forever tainted? — You bet. — A New York Times report yesterday disclosed …
Discussion:
umpbump.com, It's About The Money, Dan Shaughnessy Watch and The Mighty Quinn Media Machine
Mike Silva / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:
Mets, Tampa, Cleveland 3 Way Deal? — Joe just updated me with an interesting rumor. — We are hearing dialogue about the Mets/Rays/ and Indians talking about a three way deal. In this scenario Victor Martinez would go to Tampa and not New York. As of now we do not know who the Mets would receive in this scenario.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com, New York Mets Fan Blog, The 'Ropolitans, Seven Train to Shea Mets Blog and Amazin' Avenue
RELATED:
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:Under The Knife — Save the Date! — Carlos Beltran is coming back.
Associated Press:
Dodgers end losing streak with 10-inning win over Cards — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Kemp (FSY) hit a two-run single in the 10th inning for his third hit, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers end a season-worst four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Wise finishes off Yankees with RBI single as White Sox earn victory — CHICAGO — Last Thursday, DeWayne Wise impressed his teammates by making a spectacular catch against the wall to help secure Mark Buehrle's perfect game. A week later, Wise did it from the plate to help beat the AL's best team.
RELATED:
Craig Calcaterra / Newsvine:
Why the rest of the names cannot be released — There's a growing sentiment out there — joined by everyone from crooked guys like Victor Conte to dumb guys like Ozzie Guillen to smart guys like Maury Brown — that baseball or the union or the courts or whoever should just release all the names on the list of the 2003 positive tests.
Discussion:
The Biz of Baseball, LA Times Sports Blog, THE BOOK, Joe Posnanski, Hardball Times, Hardball and It's About The Money
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Marlins “Appear To Be Moving Closer” To Nick Johnson Trade? — ESPN's Peter Gammons reports that the Marlins “appear to be moving closer” to a Nick Johnson trade. Last we heard, the Fish offered pitcher Ryan Tucker to the Nationals and asked Washington to pay part of Johnson's contract (he has $2MM remaining).
