Check out Trade Deadline Live! for the most up-to-date information  —  OK, now that we've gotten that pesky Roy Oswalt trade out of the way, let's turn our attention to the three biggest rings left in the Trade Deadline Circus:  —  As far back as Monday, Rumblings was suggesting …

Texas Rangers trade for Washington Nationals' Cristian Guzman  —  The Texas Rangers continued to shore up their roster, trading for Washington Nationals middle infielder Cristian Guzman.  —  “It's not an official trade until the paperwork goes through.  In 24 hours, it'll be official,” …

Yankees Acquire Lance Berkman  —  A year ago, the Yankees' big midsummer acquisitions were named Hinske and Hairston, but the team won the World Series.  After missing out on Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, Brian Cashman went after one of the more recognizable hitters available and got him.

Damon: Sox would have won one more if stayed  —  Talking prior to the Tigers series opening game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park Friday night, Johnny Damon said that if he would have remained a member of the Sox following the 2005 season the team might have won more than just the 2007 world championship.

Twins overvalued the save stat and overpaid for Matt Capps  —  Matt Capps was available for nothing this offseason.  —  Non-tendered by the Pirates in December following a career-worst season that saw him post a 5.80 ERA and .324 opponents' batting average while serving up 10 homers in 54.1 innings …

Pirates eyeing D-backs catcher  —  Fox Sports  —  The Diamondbacks and Pirates have spoken about a trade that would send catcher Chris Snyder to Pittsburgh, major-league sources said Friday.  —  Arizona would almost certainly need to include a substantial amount of cash in the deal.

Bautista, Jays hammer Indians  —  Jose Bautista made No. 31 count.  —  The Blue Jays slugger hit a grand slam to extend his league-leading home-run total on Friday as part of a six-run inning to power Toronto to an 8-1 drubbing of the visiting Cleveland Indians.

How Phillies landed another ace  —  Executives keep com plaining to me about this being the July 31 that put the “dead” in deadline.  But for all the complaints of high prices and dormancy, Roy Oswalt became the third high-level starter (joining Cliff Lee and Dan Haren) moved this month.

Want to fix the Mariners?  Time to take a page from Bill James and start thinking “outside the box” again  —  Reading through some stuff from last night's comments threads, I saw a few things that need addressing.  One person wrote that GM Jack Zduriencik had to have known the Mariners …

Brewers write plan for better pitching success  —  Club identifies ways to evaluate, develop, acquire starters  —  MILWAUKEE — Right off the top, Doug Melvin admits that the Brewers have made mistakes drafting, signing and otherwise acquiring pitchers during his nearly seven years as general manager.

Sources: St. Louis Cardinals targeting Cleveland Indians' Jake Westbrook  —  The St. Louis Cardinals have made Cleveland Indians pitcher Jake Westbrook their No. 1 target leading into the trade deadline, according to teams that have spoken with them.  —  Until the last 24 hours …

Rangers' bankruptcy case: Deal made, Mark Cuban's camp upset, auction could be off  —  William K. Snyder, the chief restructuring officer appointed by the court to try to work things out among the parties in the Rangers' bankruptcy case, has negotiated a “substantially enhanced” …

Arizona Diamondbacks drop Joe Saunders' debut in 11 innings to Philadelphia Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - It was either nerves or adrenaline, or some combination of both, that Diamondbacks left-hander Joe Saunders felt in the first inning Thursday night, the emotions representative of his desire …