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MLB.com:
Nationals acquire pitching prospects Garrett Mock and Matt Chico from Diamondbacks in exchange for Livan Hernandez — The Washington Nationals today acquired a pair of 23 year-old starting pitchers, righthander Garrett Mock and lefthander Matt Chico, from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Livan Hernandez.
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Associated Press:
Nats deal Livan Hernandez to D-Backs for prospects — WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals ace Livan Hernandez was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday for a pair of minor league pitchers. — Hernandez, 31, is 9-8 this season with a career-high 5.34 ERA in 24 starts.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals Send Hernandez to Diamondbacks — Washington Gets Two Pitching Propsects in Return — The Washington Nationals today traded workhorse right-hander Livan Hernandez, the man who brought baseball back to the nation's capital by throwing the first pitch at RFK Stadium last year …
ESPN:
Waiver deal fails, so Livan staying put in D.C. — Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez — the subject of much trade speculation — will be staying in Washington for the rest of the season, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported Sunday night. — The reason?
Baseball America:
Arizona Turns To Hernandez For Boost — With the Diamondbacks one game back in the National League wild-card race and two out in the NL West hunt, they're looking for someone to put them over the top. They hope Livan Hernandez can give them that boost after trading for him on Monday …
MLB.com:
Hernandez reinforces D-Backs rotation — Arizona sends two Minor Leaguers for veteran right-hander — The Diamondbacks made a move to strengthen their starting rotation Monday when they acquired veteran right-handed pitcher Livan Hernandez from the Washington Nationals for two Minor League pitchers.
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Out in the Desert
Brian J Oliver / Nationals Farm Authority:Livan to the Diamondbacks — The rebuilding of the farm began this afternoon.
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The Sporting Brews
New York Post:
LO DUCA'S SEXY WIFE — MODEL RIPS HIS — 'ADULTERY' IN DIVORCE SUIT — By CARY CARDWELL in San Antonio and LARRY CELONA in New York — Met catcher Paul Lo Duca is having an All-Star season on the field - but his personal life is in shambles after his Playboy-model wife accused …
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Deadspin, Crosstown Rivals, Metsblog.com, Hot Foot, Mostly Mets and Can't Stop The Bleeding
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Maine man is zero hero — John Maine's Met career got off to an inauspicious start. The 25-year-old righthander, whom the Mets acquired in January in the deal that sent Kris Benson and his outspoken wife Anna to Baltimore, felt the middle finger on his right hand pop as he was warming up for his first Mets start back on May 2.
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John Walsh / The Hardball Times:
Confessions of an RBI Fanatic — I have a confession to make: I'm a big fan of the RBI. That may not sound so bad to many of you, but think about my position. Here I am writing for an "analysis-oriented" baseball website. Not only that, but my own writing is often supported by quite …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Bullpen is able to share the blame — Failure to protect lead a group effort — Rookie Ben Zobrist was a pest to Red Sox pitchers, hitting a solo homer in the third and a two-run double in the seventh. (AP Photo) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There they were, lined up in perfect order for the win.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Will Lee be re-signed? — Beat writer T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions … Please explain the Rangers shift in philosophy. At the 2005 Winter Meetings, the Rangers stated we must trade Alfonso Soriano, due to his impending free agency. Now, seven months later, the Rangers acquire an impending free agent.
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Lone Star Ball
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock — Josh Bell, 3b, Short-season Ogden (Dodgers) — The Dodgers feel like they got a steal in Bell when they were able to nab him in the fourth round of the 2005 draft after a case of draft-itis led to a disappointing senior season. After a solid pro debut …
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Mike's Mets
Greg Wilson / NY Daily News:
Ka-ching fever — City cashing in on record crowds for Yanks, Mets — New York has a serious case of baseball fever — and it's more than just the fans who are cheering. — The high-flying Mets and Yankees are on a pace to sell more than 7.5 million tickets this season, which would set an attendance record for New York.
Jamey Newberg / MLB.com:
Going Deep: Waiver wire 101 — Braves' move with Andruw Jones was routine — As we've discussed in this space, teams seek Major League waivers on just about every one of their players every August. The upside is that clubs who get their players through waivers are free to trade them …
