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Molina trade clears way for Giants' Posey — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — The Bengie Molina trade not only marks the beginning of a transition for the Giants …
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Rangers' chances to be in playoff circles revolve around their rotation — ANAHEIM, Calif. - For more than two weeks, the Rangers sauntered through the meadows of the National League, merrily skipping along to the best 75-game record in club history. — It took just one day back in the AL West for reality to set in.
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Rangers trade for catcher Bengie Molina from Giants — The Rangers have traded for catcher Bengie Molina in a deal that sends pitcher Chris Ray to San Francisco, according to multiple news media outlets. — MLB Network reported Wednesday night that the Molina deal is for Ray and a player to be named later.
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Rangers make deal to acquire Giants' Molina
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Mike Sielski / Wall Street Journal:
There's No Accounting for This — Thanks to a Deferred Buyout, the Mets Still Owe Bobby Bonilla 25 Annual Payments of $1.19 Million — SAN JUAN, P.R.—One year from today, the Mets will add to their payroll a 47-year-old, past-his-prime power hitter who has a reputation as a malcontent …
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David McFadden / Associated Press:
Wright, Mets beat Marlins, avoid San Juan sweep — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—David Wright doubled twice and drove in two runs and the New York Mets salvaged the final game of their Caribbean trip, beating the Florida Marlins 6-5 Wednesday night. — Francisco Rodriguez got four outs for his 18th save in 21 chances.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Bobby Valentine's parting shot for Florida Marlins: Process was ‘insulting at times’ — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Bobby Valentine thought he would be managing the Marlins by now. Instead, he gave them a parting shot on national television after being dropped from their search.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Image, sometimes, is everything — Bob Ryan was just on WEEI's Dale and Holley Show and made a great point. — If Alex Rodriguez broke his foot, cast aside his crutches and took grounders from his knees in the infield a few days later, he would be universally ripped as being a glory-seeking fraud.
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (broken foot) was taking grounders
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Pedroia — yes, Pedroia — is taking grounders
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NY Daily News:
Smith: Seattle has no ‘Felix Rules’ — Mariners don't limit Hernandez, while New York Yankees have rules for Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes — Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez (r.), celebrating with Cliff Lee (l.), is allowed to operate without a pitch-count limit while the Yankees remain cautious with young Phil Hughes (b.).
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Boston Herald:
Brilliant gem for King Felix — Felix Hernandez followed Cliff Lee with a masterpiece of his own, pitching a two-hitter and striking out 11 as the Seattle Mariners secured their first road series win since April, beating the Yankees, 7-0 last night in New York.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Teams lining up to go after M's Lee
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Beckett takes another step forward — Josh Beckett just completed a two-inning simulated game at Fenway Park against hitters from the independent Brockton Rox. — He threw 41 pitches and. according to Sox media relations chief Pam Ganley, felt fine. — Beckett's next step will be to start …
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Top 11 Prospects Still in the Minors — With the flurry of June promotions to the big leagues, I went back and reviewed my Top 101 Prospects list coming into the year. As it turns out, it's been completely obliterated, with five of the top six and seven of the top 10 players now in the big leagues.
NBA.COM:
Gay spurns others, re-signs with Griz for $82 million — TNT analyst David Aldridge will be writing during the NBA's free agency period to offer up quick takes on the latest free agency news and breaking news updates as they happen. You can e-mail David here and follow him on twitter.
Stephanie Farr / Philly.com:
Big green litigation machine — He's fun & frantic & beloved - and may be the most sued mascot in the majors — THE PHILLIE PHANATIC may soon find himself in court - and not just over a stolen base. — The Phanatic has been sued in Philadelphia Civil Court by a 75-year-old woman …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Angels Interested In Hank Blalock — The Angels have some interest in Hank Blalock, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times. Blalock, available since the Rays designated him for assignment yesterday, is not one of the Angels' preferred options this summer.
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TSN.ca:
ROOKIE LINCOLN, PIRATES SHUT DOWN CUBS — Sports Network — Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Brad Lincoln notched seven scoreless innings and Garrett Jones snapped a scoreless tie in the eighth with an RBI double as Pittsburgh topped the Chicago Cubs, 2-0, in the finale of a three-game set from Wrigley Field.
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