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5:40 PM ET, July 31, 2019

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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Acquire Mark Melancon  —  3:34pm: Rather surprisingly, the Braves are believed to be taking on all the remaining salary owed Melancon, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (Twitter link).  —  2:54pm: Righties Tristan Beck and Dan Winkler are going to the Giants in the deal …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Tanner Roark  —  The Athletics have struck a deal to acquire righty Tanner Roark plus cash from the Reds, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter link).  Outfielder Jameson Hannah is headed to Cincinnati in return, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link).
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Acquire Shane Greene  —  3:13pm: Lefty Joey Wentz is going to the Tigers, per Jon Morosi of MLB.com.  —  2:22pm: The Braves will acquire Greene, pending medicals, Buster Olney of ESPN tweets.  —  2:10pm: The Braves are nearing a deal for Tigers closer Shane Greene, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals To Acquire Hunter Strickland  —  The Nationals will acquire reliever Hunter Strickland from the Mariners, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.  Lefty Aaron Fletcher's going to Seattle in return.  —  Strickland's the third reliever of the day heading to the bullpen-needy Nationals.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Who's staying?  Who's going?  Here are the storylines to watch on trade deadline day 2019  —  General managers, you're on the clock.  Wednesday is the last day for baseball trades until the offseason.  Here are the main storylines to follow on Deadline Day 2019:  —  The Yankees
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Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Report: Trevor Bauer Traded to Reds, Yasiel Puig to Indians in Three-Team Deal  —  Trevor Bauer is headed to the Reds as part of a three-team deal with the Indians and Padres.  —  The Indians have traded ace righthander Trevor Bauer to the Reds, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Trevor Bauer to Reds, Yasiel Puig to Indians, top prospect Taylor Trammell to Padres in three-team trade
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Joe Kay / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Reds beat Pirates 4-1, both teams behave day after brawl  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Clint Hurdle and David Bell had little interaction while exchanging lineup cards one day after their teams fought on the field, and the Pirates and Reds were on good behavior Wednesday during Cincinnati's 4-1 victory …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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Joe Kay / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Going out swinging: Puig brawls again as Reds finish trade
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, Rays Agree To Swap Aguilar, Faria  —  The Rays and Brewers have agreed to a trade sending first baseman Jesus Aguilar from Milwaukee to Tampa Bay, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports (Twitter links).  Milwaukee is acquiring right-hander Jake Faria in return.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Acquire Zac Gallen From Marlins For Jazz Chisholm  —  2:10pm: The deal is now official.  —  1:48pm: The Diamondbacks and Marlins have reportedly struck a deal involving two intriguing young players.  Righty Zac Gallen is going to Arizona and shortstop Jazz Chisholm heading to Miami in return …
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Astros acquire Zack Greinke from Diamondbacks  —  In what is now the biggest trade to have been made this month, the Astros have acquired starter Zack Greinke from the Diamondbacks, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reports.  Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the D-Backs will receive 1B/OF Seth Beer …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Acquire Nate Jones  —  The Rangers announced that they've acquired right-hander Nate Jones, international bonus allotments and cash from the White Sox in exchange for minor league right-handers Joe Jarneski and Ray Castro.  —  It's an unexpected swap, as Jones landed on the 60 …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers To Acquire Drew Pomeranz, Ray Black  —  1:27pm: ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets that hard-throwing righty Ray Black will also go to Milwaukee.  —  1:25pm: Lefty Drew Pomeranz is one player headed to the Brewers in the swap, tweets Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins To Acquire Sam Dyson  —  The Twins have acquired reliever Sam Dyson from the Giants, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic.  Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register was first to report rumblings of the deal.  According to Birch, prospects Prelander Berroa, Jaylin Davis and Kai-Wei Teng will head to the Giants in the swap.
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants To Acquire Scooter Gennett  —  The Giants have acquired second baseman Scooter Gennett from the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.  The Reds will get cash considerations in return, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.  —  It's a win-now move by the Giants, who have charged …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Jedd Gyorko  —  3:33pm: Southpaw Tony Cingrani is heading to St. Louis, likely for salary relief (as he's out for the year), along with righty Jeffry Abreu.  The Dodgers also obtain international spending capacity and cash considerations in unannounced amounts.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Acquire Corey Dickerson  —  2:43pm: The trade is now official.  The Phillies designated outfielder Dylan Cozens for assignment to make room for Dickerson.  —  2:14pm: MLB.com's Todd Zolecki tweets that the Phillies will send international bonus allotments and a player to be named later to Pittsburgh.
 
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