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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Marlon Byrd And John Buck — The Pirates are likely headed for their first playoff berth since 1992, and they made sure to bolster their roster accordingly by acquiring Marlon Byrd and John Buck from the Mets for minor league second baseman Dilson Herrera and a player to be named later.
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Bucs Dugout, Amazin' Avenue, whygavs.com and FanGraphs Baseball
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — The Pirates upgraded their offense with their trade for outfielder Marlon Byrd on Tuesday, and they have their eye on Twins star first baseman Justin Morneau now. — Morneau, the former AL MVP, would appear to be their next target following the trade with the Mets that netted …
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Marlon Byrd Claimed Off Waivers — 9:29am: A National League team was awarded the claim on Byrd, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. — 8:58am: Marlon Byrd has been claimed off revocable trade waivers by an unknown team, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com (Twitter link).
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Mets shop trade of several — NEW YORK — A day after losing right-hander Matt Harvey to a torn ulnar collateral ligament, the New York Mets are poised to be active on the trade front, a source told ESPNNewYork.com. — At least five Mets players are going through the waiver process …
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CBSSports.com, CBSSports.com Sports News …, Metsblog, MLB Rumors, Amazin' Avenue, MLB Daily Dish and Beyond the Box Score
ESPN:
Source: Pirates acquire Byrd, Buck from Mets — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck in a trade Tuesday with the New York Mets, a source told ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin. — Pittsburgh, which is attempting to reach the postseason for the first time since 1993 …
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Faith and Fear in Flushing, New Jersey Online and Deadspin
Fox Sports:
Baseball looks to protect catchers — The big news in baseball Monday revolved around the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in Matt Harvey's right arm. — Such elbow injuries remain a source of immense frustration within the sport; one scout texted me on Monday, saying …
Discussion:
HardballTalk, Federal Baseball and Lone Star Ball
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros shut down Appel, two other prospects — CHICAGO — Right-hander Mark Appel, the No. 1 overall pick in June's First-Year Player Draft, made his final start of the season Sunday for Class A Quad Cities, which clinched a playoff berth in a 5-1 win. Appel allowed one run and four hits …
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HardballTalk and The Crawfish Boxes
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Royals, Red Sox Swap Berry For Mortensen — The Royals and Red Sox have swapped outfielder Quintin Berry for right-hander Clayton Mortensen, according to Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal (Twitter link). — Berry, 28, was claimed by the Royals from the Tigers on June 4 but quickly outrighted to Triple-A Omaha.
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus and Boston Globe
Gabe Kapler / Baseball Prospectus:
Baseball's Biggest Coaching Bias — Most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work …
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Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
Cliff Lee outpitches Zack Wheeler to lead Phillies by Mets — NEW YORK — Philadelphia's Cliff Lee outpitched Zack Wheeler after the Mets learned All-Star starter Matt Harvey has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, Cody Asche had a two-run triple, and the Phillies beat New York 2-1 Monday night.
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ESPN, NY Daily News and Faith and Fear in Flushing
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Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Mets Disclose That Harvey Has Elbow Tear
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MLB.com, NorthJersey.com, Newsday, ESPN and Amazin' Avenue
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Lincecum, Pence, Lopez all claimed but all expected to stay in SF — Giants stars Tim Lincecum, Hunter Pence and Javier Lopez all went on waivers Saturday, and all were quickly claimed by teams. However, “none of them are going anywhere,” according to someone familiar with the situation.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
McCarthy, Goldschmidt Lift DBacks Over Padres 6-1 — PHOENIX — Brandon McCarthy turned in seven strong innings, and Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. — After a shaky first inning, the 6-foot-7 McCarthy …
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Gaslamp Ball and AZ Snake Pit
Canadian Press:
Critics not getting to Blue Jays manager Gibbons — TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons leaned back in his chair Monday afternoon, spat some chewing tobacco juice into a cup and smiled as he answered questions from the dozen reporters gathered in his office for a pre-game media availability.
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MLB Rumors and Bluebird Banter
