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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.
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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 …
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.
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Mike Silva / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:
LaRoche to Atlanta, Mets Deal Dead. — Seems like Joe believes the “grasp” the Mets on the deal is slipping away. . Heyman is saying LaRoche to Braves. — Joe is reporting that the Braves may be entering the mix for LaRoche. — Update 2:50 PM — Demayo added that Mets and Sox are talking, deal is likely, but not complete.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Victor Martinez — 2:03pm: Done deal, says Nightengale via Twitter. MLB Network's Tom Verducci says pitcher Bryan Price is the third hurler going to Cleveland in the trade. — 1:35pm: MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo says (via Twitter) pitchers Nick Hagadone and Justin Masterson are in the deal …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:Tigers Acquire Jarrod Washburn
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
YANKEES GET HAIRSTON — The Yankees have obtained Jerry Hairston from the Reds, The Post has learned. — Hairston is a righty batter and utility player who is hitting .254 this year with eight homers. — The Yankees are planning to have both Shelley Duncan, on his way up from Triple-A today, and Hairston on the roster.
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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Shelley Duncan called up — Shelley's back! — Don't know who's been sent down, but Shelley Duncan has been called up from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and will be with the big league club tonight in Chicago. The move comes after Shelley sat out the second game of yesterday's doubleheader.
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles trade Sherrill to Dodgers — Club receives two prospects — third baseman Bell and former St. Paul's pitching standout Johnson — for closer — Closer George Sherrill, whose flat-brimmed cap and ninth-inning tightrope act made him a fan and club favorite in his two seasons in Baltimore …
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Brewers reacquire Vargas — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — I was just told that the Brewers have reacquired right-hander Claudio Vargas for minor league utility man Vinny Rottino. — Vargas is obviously a stop-gap measure to try to get the Brewers through their current crisis …
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Beimel Traded to Rockies — Just got word from a source that Joe Beimel has been traded to the Colorado Rockies. Not sure who the Nats will be getting in return. Will post with update soon. — Meantime, Nick Johnson hasn't been traded. Or at least he hasn't gotten word of anything …
Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
NY Mets unlikely to pull off major deal before non-waiver trade deadline … NEW YORK — Omar Minaya might have put himself in a tenuous position this week, but he isn't likely to make a major trade out of desperation Friday. — A team source said if the Mets do anything …
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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.
Espn Com / MLB:
MLB Trade: Jarrod Washburn of the Seattle Mariners traded to the Detroit Tigers — The Seattle Mariners have traded left-handed pitcher Jarrod Washburn to the Detroit Tigers for rookie left-hander Luke French and pitching prospect Mauricio Robles, sources tell ESPN.
