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Trade Buzz: Boston adds Buchholz to Halladay offer — Buzz up! … The Boston Red Sox have offered at least three players - no-hit pitcher Clay Buchholz — , Triple-A pitching prospect Michael Bowden — and top outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland - to the Toronto Blue Jays for ace Roy Halladay
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MLB trade deadline buzz: Monday's edition — With the July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, FOXSports.com baseball reporters Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have all the latest buzz. All times below are ET. — The latest on Halladay — 10:03 p.m.
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MLB trade deadline buzz: Tuesday's edition — With the July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, FOXSports.com baseball reporters Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have all the latest buzz. All times below are ET. — Reds not giving up on Rolen — 11:51 a.m.
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
MIDDAY TRADE CONFIDENTIAL, JULY 28 — News, notes and rumors from around the league: —In the late afternoon on Monday, the Rangers were convinced they were the front-runners to get Ryan Garko from the Indians. They were surprised when he ended up going to the Giants instead.
Buster Olney / MLB:
Sources: Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians exploring Cliff Lee trade — The Phillies are intent on getting a frontline starting pitcher, whether they get Roy Halladay or not, and with the Indians' Cliff Lee seemingly lined up as the clear No. 2 choice for Philadelphia …
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Phillies leaning toward Cliff Lee, Tribe leaning toward holding pat: Indians Insider — ANAHEIM, Calif. — With the Phillies' pursuit of Roy Halladay apparently stalled, they have turned their attention, as expected, to the Indians and Cliff Lee. The Indians, however …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:Roy Halladay Rumors: Tuesday
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Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:Halladay will be traded at some point, and Philly's a perfect fit now
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Red Sox trade for outfielder Brian Anderson — The Red Sox today traded for righthanded hitting White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson, sending Mark Kotsay to Chicago in return. Anderson, who is hitting .238 with two homers on the season, was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on July 20.
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Alex Speier / WEEI:
WORLDS APART? RED SOX AND MATSUZAKA STRUGGLE TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND … Though he is now in his third year in the United States, it is increasingly clear that Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox still are dealing with their differences as they approach the issue of how to keep the pitcher both healthy and effective.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking news: Surgery for Wang — Chien-Ming Wang needs season-ending shoulder surgery It'll be tomorrow morning — More to come. — UPDATE, 10:49 p.m.: Wang needs a tear in his capsule repaired, apparently. The capsule is the soft-tissue membrane. Typically, the capsule is tightened in surgery.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang to have season-ending surgery — Yanks will know more about his recovery time after procedure — ST. PETERSBURG — Chien-Ming Wang will have arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder capsule on Wednesday under the care of Dr. James Andrews and will miss the remainder of the 2009 season.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Wilpon apologizes to News writer over Minaya mess … Jeff Wilpon threw his support behind embattled GM Omar Minaya Tuesday, but the Mets' chief operating officer also issued a public apology to Daily News beat writer Adam Rubin that went beyond the one Minaya had given the previous day.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:Rubin: Lobbying for the truth
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers eye the market for a starter — Millwood, Padilla's health remain issues for rotation — ARLINGTON — The Rangers are scrambling to figure out their rotation this week. Roy Halladay is not going to be an option. — The Rangers have had discussions with the Blue Jays concerning Halladay …
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John Perrotto / PiratesReport.com:
Phillies eyeing Duke and other rumors — PITTSBURGH _ Charlie Manuel likes Zach Duke enough that he put the Pirates left-hander on the National League squad for the All-Star Game in St. Louis earlier this month. — The Philadelphia Phillies manager also likes Duke enough …
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Buehrle retires 45 straight to set MLB record, but Twins prevail — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Perfect again into the sixth inning against Minnesota, Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle wound up with a loss despite a record-setting performance. — Coming off the 18th perfect game in major league history …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks surpass 1 million registered users — First team in Majors to reach mark via its official Web site — All Michael Evans intended to do was make sure his e-mail inbox would be updated with the latest information on his favorite Yankees. He could have never imagined making Internet history.
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Chris Hine / New York Times:
Pelfrey Helps Mets to 4th Win in a Row — Just four days ago, the Mets' season seemed destined to spiral to a point where the playoffs seemed like a pipe dream. The losses kept piling and their large disabled list welcomed a new member in Gary Sheffield, one of the few big bats the Mets had remaining.
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As injuries mount, Brewers still shopping — I just called Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to see if the news of Jeff Suppan's rib-cage strain — an injury that often sends a pitcher to the disabled list — changes his plan of attack for Friday's nonwaiver trade deadline. — The answer was no.
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