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Cristian Guzman cleared waivers, will not be traded — Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman has cleared waivers and will not be traded to the Red Sox, according to a baseball source. — According to the Boston Globe on Sunday, the Red Sox may have put in the claim for Guzman's services.
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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Sources: Several teams interested in aquiring John Smoltz — Some National League teams, as well as the Texas Rangers, have interest in acquiring John Smoltz, major league sources say, which is an early indication that he will have another opportunity to pitch this year — if he chooses to take it.
Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Could John Smoltz or Vicente Padilla be in Dodgers' future? — With team still looking for outside pitching help, those are two possibilities. — With Chad Billingsley questionable for his next start Wednesday in San Francisco and with the Dodgers unsettled on a permanent fifth starter …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Long and short of it: Bard failed — Reliever jolted by back-to-back HRs — NEW YORK - Daniel Bard made the slow walk from the Yankee Stadium mound to the Red Sox dugout and began to assess what had happened. “It was kind of a whirlwind,” he said later.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:Gotham pity — It's a sorry state as Yankees sweep Sox
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MORE BY JON PAUL MOROSI — FOX SPORTS MLB VIDEO — Ortiz talks PED use — Red Sox DH David Ortiz talks about testing positive for PEDs in 2003. Hear Big Papi's thoughts on how legal supplements and vitamins caused him to land on the list. — MLB on FOX: Positive results?
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Arroyo And Harang Clear Waivers — Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang cleared waivers, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Both pitchers have large contracts through 2010 and club options for 2011 with $2MM buyouts. Arroyo makes $9.5MM this year and $11MM next year; Harang makes $11MM this year, and $12.5MM next year.
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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Ransom returning to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre — Cody Ransom has cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He is scheduled to join the team toinght in Norfolk where the Yankees will have to make a move to open a spot on the roster.
ESPN.com:
Philadelphia Phillies to start Pedro Martinez vs. Chicago Cubs, put Jamie Moyer in bullpen — Pedro Martinez is in, and Jamie Moyer is out ... for now. — Martinez — The Philadelphia Phillies announced that Martinez will make his first start of the season on Wednesday at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs.
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
After Marlins sweep, Josh Johnson “surprised” but happy about his early exit — Not exactly how they drew it up, but the Marlins will take it: After getting swept three games in Washington, they bounce back to sweep the Phillies in Philadelphia. — Are these guys for real? Are they legit?
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Ben Goessling / Washington Times:
‘Concerning’ situation for Nats — Zimmermann's elbow could be problem that lingers — Before going forward, a caveat: It's possible orthopedist James Andrews will take a look at the MRI of Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann's right elbow, the one that acting general manager Mike Rizzo …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Yogi Berra answers your questions — It was fun to solicit your questions for players like Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, Mariano Rivera, Phil Hughes and Jason Giambi. But when it came to Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, it was more of a privilege. — More than 500 readers of the LoHud Yankees Blog …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Francoeur trade paying Mets dividends — New York (52-59) at Arizona (50-62), 9:40 p.m. ET — SAN DIEGO — Most of what little noise the Mets' offense made in four games in San Diego came in the final game Sunday. They plated three runs in the sixth inning after scoring merely six in the first three games.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Coghlan sets Marlins' multihit streak — Rookie has at least two hits in eight consecutive games — PHILADELPHIA — Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan has put himself in some distinguished company. — In the sixth inning Sunday against the Phillies' Jamie Moyer, Coghlan set a club record with his eighth consecutive multihit game.
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Mike Klingaman / Baltimore Sun:
Longtime minor leaguer awaits Orioles' call — Submariner Andy Mitchell racks up winning seasons in Triple-A — Andy Mitchell signed as a walk-on with the Orioles organization in 2001. He helped Georgia Tech win a conference championship but was undrafted. (Photo by L. Todd Spencer / The Virginia-Pilot / July 19, 2009)
Craig Calcaterra / Hardball Times:
Could baseball cards lead to the end of the antitrust exemption? — AmLaw Daily is talking about that MLB-Topps baseball card deal from last week and raises the notion that Upper Deck could file an antitrust suit. Countering that is the assertion in the article that “In 1922 …
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Authors and Publisher of Baseball Steroids Book Sued for Defamation, According to The Gibson Law Firm — The publisher and authors of a book about steroid use in major league baseball were sued today by a Texas man who says they falsely claimed he was “pushing” steroids to professional athletes …
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slam.canoe.ca:
On numbers alone, J.P. must go — Gord Ash was fired after finishing third four consecutive times with the Blue Jays. And nobody argued it wasn't the time. — J.P. Ricciardi, in his eighth season in Toronto, will finish no better than fourth out of five in the American League East for the second consecutive year.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen vows to retaliate for hitters getting plunked — After 3 more plunkings, aggravated Guillen lets his position be known — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is tired of seeing his hitters treated like pincushions and vowed Sunday to retaliate.
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