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ESPN:
Slumping Red Sox send Wells to San Diego — The Boston Red Sox traded pitcher David Wells to San Diego on Thursday, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported. — Details on what the Red Sox will get from San Diego were not immediately available. — Wellls was scratched …
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MLB.com:
Padres acquire left-handed pitcher David Wells in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations — SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres today acquired left-handed pitcher David Wells from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
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San Diego Spotlight
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Wells dealt back to hometown Padres — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander David Wells was traded Thursday from the Boston Red Sox to his hometown San Diego Padres, who are contending for a playoff spot. — "He's a Padre," Gregg Clifton said by phone from Arizona.
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The Catbird …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Padres acquire Red Sox's Wells — David Wells is going home — again. — The Padres won the last-minute sweepstakes for Wells, acquiring the veteran left-hander from the Red Sox on Thursday in exchange for a player to be named or cash. The player is Class AAA catcher George Kottaras, FOXSports.com has confirmed.
Sports Illustrated:
Wells dealt back to hometown Padres — Jon Heyman, SI.com — The Padres have acquired veteran lefthanded pitcher David Wells from the Red Sox for their playoff push. — San Diego had been battling the Dodgers, Reds, Cardinals and possibly the Phillies for Wells as the deadline approached.
Associated Press:
After acquiring Nevin in May, Cubs trade him to Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins acquired first baseman Phil Nevin and cash from the Chicago Cubs on Thursday for a player to be named, a deal made on the final day players must be in an organization to be eligible for postseason play.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins add veteran bat Nevin — Cubs to receive player to be named in deal — MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have been seeking a strong bat in their lineup to flourish in the designated hitter slot all season long. — Now they may have found that bat — on the waiver wire.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets can't sweep Rockies — DENVER — This is shaping up to be a pivotal weekend for the Mets in determining the status of their playoff rotation. — Tom Glavine, coming off a blood clot scare, starts tonight in Houston. Pedro Martinez, slowly healing from a calf strain, is expected to take the mound in Port St. Lucie.
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Adam Rubin / NY Mets Blog:
Notes: Mets Add Hernandez, Get Set for Playoffs — Here's the reason the Mets needed to add Anderson Hernandez, or some position player, to the roster before Sept. 1 - at least according to Mets officials. — Let's say the Mets wanted to call up Lastings Milledge, or any other position player …
Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
Ortiz said he plans to be back in Red Sox lineup on Saturday — BOSTON —David Ortiz said he is in good health after experiencing heart palpitations and expects to return to the lineup Saturday, welcome news for a Boston Red Sox team reeling from injuries. — "My health is fine.
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Bill Finley / New York Times:
Disappointing Year for Red Sox Takes Turn for the Worse — It can no longer be said that nothing is going right for the crumbling Boston Red Sox. David Ortiz, who has been sidelined while having precautionary tests on his heart, was released from the hospital Thursday and expects to return to the lineup Saturday.
Sports Illustrated:
Yankees' Pavano has new complaint — NEW YORK — Carl Pavano is now complaining of shoulder pain, the latest in a series of ailments for the New York Yankees' $40 million pitcher. — Pavano is telling Yankees officials that his shoulder is now bothering him, in addition to his ribs, a source told SI.com.
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NY Daily News:
Cashman sticks to rib story, while rest take to ribbing Pavano — The empty spaces between Brian Cashman's cautious words were big enough to drive a garbage truck through. He said Carl Pavano isn't afraid to pitch for the Yankees, that the forever-ailing pitcher is sorry for taking so long …
Mark Gonzales / Associated Press:
Sox's power trip hits road — Sox hit 200th HR but exit Cell launching pad for bulk of stretch run — The game ended Thursday with Jermaine Dye on deck. — "I actually was tired," said Dye, the White Sox's hottest hitter who didn't get a chance to hit a game-tying homer in Thursday's puzzling 10-inning, 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Discussion:
Exile in Wrigleyville
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ESPN:
Thursday, Aug. 31: Honorable Mention — In a land of big names, some players can easily get overshadowed. Jerry Crasnick puts a stop to that, however, by pointing out eight underappreciated players who deserve recognition. Story — • Baseball Tonight: Who are the top under-the-radar players?
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' roster needs radical surgery — GM Jim Hendry should make no small plans when reshaping the Cubs roster for '07 — The Cubs look to be playing out the string in September, but general manager Jim Hendry's to-do list figures to keep him busy. — Besides going over his list …
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Backe to undergo elbow surgery — Astros starter hopes to return by end of next season — HOUSTON — If the Astros make another miracle run through October this year, they'll have to do it without Brandon Backe. Opting to no longer put off the inevitable, the right-hander decided …
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Associated Press
John Nadel / Associated Press:
Dodgers acquire Anderson from Nationals — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a left-handed bat for the stretch drive late Thursday, acquiring infielder-outfielder Marlon Anderson from the Washington Nationals and cash for pitching prospect Jhonny Nunez.
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The Catbird …
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Position Breakdown: Right-Handed Starters — With nearly one-third of all rosters consisting of right-handed pitchers, I decided to take this list up to 20. As always, to be eligible for the rankings, one must be in the minor leagues currently, so a guy like Matt Garza is not eligible.
