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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rox land Contreras for Triple-A starter Hynick — DENVER — The White Sox surrendered Monday night, helping two teams in the National League West. After an unsuccesful bid to get Arizona's Jon Garland, the Rockies acquired struggling White Sox starter Jose Contreras, someone they are very familiar …
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Jim Thome — SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that the Dodgers have acquired Jim Thome. The White Sox will receive infielder Justin Fuller in the deal, and are sending cash to LA that will presumably cover at least part of Thome's salary according to Mark Gonzales of The Chicago Tribune.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox send Jim Thome to the Dodgers, Jose Contreras to the Rockies — Williams puts his vets on table, NL contenders jumpDH Thome sent to Dodgers, struggling Contreras to Rockies — Jim Thome is congratulated by third base coach Jeff Cox after belting a solo homer against Baltimore.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Jon Garland — Tuesday 12:10am: Gilbert says Arizona is paying the rest of Garland's salary for this year, as well as the buyout of his 2010 option. Sweet deal for the Dodgers. — Monday 11:18pm: The Dodgers have acquired righthander Jon Garland, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 131: Yankees at Orioles (updated with postseason ticket information) — YANKEES (82-48) — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (11-6, 4.18). — ORIOLES (54-77) — Roberts 2B — Izturis SS — Jones CF — Markakis RF — Reimold LF — Mora 3B — Scott DH — Wieters C
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MLB.com:
New York Yankees announce 2009 postseason pricing — The Yankees today announced 2009 postseason ticket pricing for potential games at Yankee Stadium in the American League Division Series, American League Championship Series and World Series. Prices for the vast majority of postseason tickets …
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Sports Illustrated:
Pettitte … BALTIMORE(AP) After an error ruined Andy Pettitte 's bid for perfection, the left-hander's effort to console his dejected teammate was absolutely flawless. — Pettitte retired his first 20 batters before a lamentable seventh-inning sequence spoiled both his perfect game and no-hit bid …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:St. Louis Cardinals to make playoff tickets available
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Brad Penny headed to San Francisco Giants' rotation … Right-hander Brad Penny cleared waivers Monday and agreed to a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday. — Penny — Penny, 31, was 7-8 with a 5.61 ERA with the Red Sox this season and is 101-83 in his career.
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Sports Illustrated:
Penny clears waivers, inks with Giants — Brad Penny went unclaimed on waivers and is a free agent as of this afternoon, sources said. The Giants, Marlins, Yankees and Twins are among several teams interested in signing him as a free agent.
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Hardball Times, Inside the Colorado Rockies, 6-4-2, FishStripes and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals set to extend Moore's contract through 2014 — The Royals have reached a tentative agreement with general manager Dayton Moore on a four-year contract extension that runs through 2014. — The new deal could be announced as soon as tonight. — The move confirms owner David Glass' belief …
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Fox Sports:
Sources: Angels unveil prospects in Kazmir trade — Two Angels prospects with major-league experience — Class AAA catcher Bobby Wilson and infielder Sean Rodriguez — are candidates to be the player to be named in the Scott Kazmir trade, major-league sources say.
Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman will stay with the Chicago Cubs — The waiver period for trades before the Sept. 1 roster deadline will come and go without the Chicago Cubs having made a deal, according to Major League Baseball sources. — Rich Harden, claimed by the Minnesota Twins …
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Joe Christensen / Around the Majors:Reports: Penny to Giants; Harden stays with Cubs
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MLB.com:
Pujols big favorite among award hopefuls — First baseman a lock to be honored with third NL MVP Award — Give Albert Pujols the National League MVP Award immediately. There's no need to delay. Let him cherish the award the last month of the season as his St. Louis Cardinals breeze to another Central Division title.
Associated Press:
Pena, Rays' big first inning leads to win over Tigers — DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays headed into September on a high note. — Next up, a key series against the Boston Red Sox. — Pena hit his AL-best 38th homer and drove in four runs to help the Rays beat …
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Guillen, Gordon among KC ‘callups’ — Few additions expected, despite Sept. 1 expanded roster — SEATTLE — The Royals' September callups are likely to include some very familiar names: Jose Guillen and Alex Gordon. — “I will be a September callup,” Guillen announced happily, if not exactly accurately, several days ago.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Cervelli, Pena among potential callups — Duncan, Gardner also likely to rejoin team in September — NEW YORK — It grated on Yankees manager Joe Girardi earlier this year when he had to send both Francisco Cervelli and Ramiro Pena — two backups who had far exceeded expectations — back to Triple-A.
Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Guillermo Mota to disabled list — The Dodgers sacrifice Guillermo Mota to the roster gods, placing him on the 15-day disabled list with an ingrown toenail while making room for Ronnie Belliard to join the 25-man roster. None of this affects Mota's postseason eligibility.
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Getting Some Postseason Flexibility — The Phillies made a roster move today that offers them flexibility in the postseason. — They purchased the contract of injured right-hander John Ennis and immediately placed him on the 15-day disabled list. To make room for Ennis on the 40-man roster …
