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Look for big moves from Rangers — Remember when the Texas Rangers had no money? Last July, for example? — Back then, in the final days of Tom Hicks' bankrupt ownership, the Rangers still were quite active, making five trades before July 31 and getting cash back in all of them.
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Full Count
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Sports Illustrated:
Giants may be favorites for Beltran, plus more trade week updates … The Giants look like a possible favorite for Carlos Beltran — at the moment, anyway. Beltran prefers the National League, the Mets might prefer a division other than the National League East and, according to sources …
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Phillies Nation
Philly.com:
Montgomery on trade possibilities: Phillies will do whatever it takes — Roy Halladay is allowed a moment of selfishness. He came here to win, and there is an expiration date on the 34-year-old's chance to capture a championship. — “Knowing I'm only here for a certain amount of years,” Halladay said, “yeah, I'd sell the farm.”
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Scutaro Misses Sign, Red Sox Lose to Royals in 14 — BOSTON (AP) — Marco Scutaro couldn't believe what he was seeing when Josh Reddick started sprinting home after Scutaro took a pitch inside. — The problem was: Scutaro knew right away what a gaffe he had made.
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Over the Monster, Boston Globe and The House That Dewey Built
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Hiroki Kuroda likes Yanks, Red Sox?
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Associated Press, MLB.com, Baseball Nation, MLB Rumors and Full Count
Scott Cullen / TSN.ca:
Red Sox reclaim top spot in MLB Power Rankings
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Surviving Grady and Boston Globe
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Daily Rumble: The Carlos Beltran market — It's very likely the Mets won't get the A-plus prospect they desire in any deadline deal … If life was one big fantasy baseball league, the Mets would have no trouble getting their price for Carlos Beltran. — He's the biggest difference-maker …
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Bowman's Blog, Federal Baseball, MetsBlog.com, Talking Chop, Rays Index, MLB and Fox Sports
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New York Post:
BOX SCORE — The Mets have had particular interest in Minor. — The Mets hope the ticking clock toward the deadline will push a suitor to yield a top prospect, and last night a person involved in discussions described the Rangers as aggressively pursuing Beltran, with the Braves and Red Sox as the two other most interested teams.
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ESPN, MetsBlog.com, NY Daily News, Philly.com and MLB Rumors
New York Post:
Rays await major bids for Upton — Another reason the Mets could have trouble getting a good return on Carlos Beltran is that the market is flooded with outfielders, especially righty-hitting ones who would cost less to obtain, such as San Diego's Ryan Ludwick and Oakland's Josh Willingham.
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MetsBlog.com, MLB Rumors, Full Count and Rays Index
Associated Press:
White Sox beat Tigers, pull within 3 1/2 in AL Central — CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched six innings and Carlos Quentin hit a bases-loaded double Monday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 to pull within 3 1-2 games of first in the AL Central.
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South Side Sox
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The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY:
Hall sticking with five-year waiting period for potential inductees — Contrary to a report in Monday's New York Post, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is not considering dropping the waiting period for players to be eligible for induction from five to three years.
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HardballTalk
Reggie Hayes / The News-Sentinel:
Parker feels he belongs in hall of fame — Numbers show MLB domination; drug scandal hurt. — of The News-Sentinel — Dave Parker still swings hard. — Parker, the former Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds slugger, says he believes he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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HardballTalk and ESPN
Larry Stone / Seattle Times:
Is this the most embarrassing point ever for Mariner franchise? — (Jason Vargas reacts after giving up five runs in the fourth inning to the Yankees on Monday as the Mariners lost their 16th consecutive game. Photo by Associated Press). — The fact that I even have to pose the question …
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Hardball Times, Seattle Mariners blog, Sports Illustrated and New York Times
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
CarGo giving wrist more time before swinging — LOS ANGELES — Injured Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is with the team and is being allowed to run and catch fly balls during batting practice, but he will give the sore ligaments in his right wrist four or five more days to heal before increasing …
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