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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.
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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.
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 …
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Chico and Mock are top prospects — Upper-level Minor Leaguers will help bolster farm system — In this trade, the Nationals got two upper-level starting pitching prospects, something the organization needed. — Matt Chico's been a little bit up and down since being taken in the third round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.
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 …
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THE BELTWAY BOYS
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?
Brian J Oliver / Nationals Farm Authority:
Livan to the Diamondbacks — The rebuilding of the farm began this afternoon. Contrary to earlier reports that Livan Hernandez had been pulled back from waivers after a deal failed to materialize, the Nationals traded Hernandez to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The Sporting Brews
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
For Maine and the Mets, the New Math Has Lots of Zeroes — Sunday was memorable for different reasons for David Wright, left, and José Reyes. Wright signed a six-year, $55 million contract extension, and Reyes hit a grand slam. — John Maine chose to study mechanical engineering …
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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 …
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phils trade Franklin to Reds — Cincinnati to send player to be named — ATLANTA — Ryan Franklin found a home on Monday, when the Phillies sent him to Cincinnati for a player to be named. — Franklin, 33, had been designated for assignment July 30 after going 1-5 with a 4.58 ERA in 46 relief appearances.
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Michael Gluskin / MLB.com:
Notes: Cairo to head to disabled list — Pavano to make rehab start Thursday; Dotel could debut soon — BALTIMORE — The Yankees will place Miguel Cairo on the 15-day disabled list after he strained his left hamstring running out a ground ball Saturday night.
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The Sporting Brews
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 …
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.
