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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Angels Acquire Dan Haren — It took some time, but the Angels got even. Two weeks after the Rangers acquired Cliff Lee, the Angels traded for a highly-coveted pitcher of their own, obtaining Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks, according to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News.
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USA Today:
Angels acquire Dan Haren for Joe Saunders, 3 others — The first major trade of deadline week came Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels acquired Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks for left-hander Joe Saunders and three other players. — Haren, 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA in 21 starts this year …
Dan Woike / Orange County Register:
Angels send Saunders to Arizona for Haren — The Angels have acquired RHP Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Joe Saunders, minor league pitchers Rafael Rodriguez and Patrick Corbin and a player to be named later. — Haren is 7-8 this season with a 4.60 ERA. He's 86-70 in his eight-year career with a 3.71 ERA.
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Fox Sports:
Mets, Royals discussing possible swap — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — The Mets and Royals are discussing a trade that would result in an exchange of Mets left-hander Oliver Perez …
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Sports Illustrated:
Yanks, Dodgers, Giants among buyers … The Texas Rangers made the big score already by acquiring star left-hander Cliff Lee, and the Braves enhanced their chances, as well, with their addition of steady shortstop Alex Gonzalez but plenty of buyers remain with only five full days to go before the trade deadline.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya doesn't give coaches a vote of confidence … LOS ANGELES — New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya declared manager Jerry Manuel's job safe at the start of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. — Minaya would offer no such assurances …
Cyril Morong / Cybermetrics:
Was It Easier To Be A Good Clutch Hitter In The “Old” Days? — I first reported on this issue in a post last year Did The Increased Use Of Relief Pitching Cause A Decline In Clutch Hitting? Back in the 1950s and 1960s, as I show at this earlier post, hitting in non-close and late situations …
Nick Coman / NESN.com:
Red Sox Season Statistical Anomaly Due to Poor Situational Play — The Red Sox are first in the league in OPS and second in runs scored. Their pitchers throw at the highest average velocity in the majors, and their rotation, even given the injuries, ranks as having the second highest sabermetric value.
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Yankees 12, Royals 6: Rodriguez Is Hit by Pitch, but Says He'll Be Fine — After the Yankees' 12-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Alex Rodriguez left Yankee Stadium with a purple mark on his left hand, a smile on his face and — for the third day — a total of 599 home runs in his eventful career.
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TSN.ca:
Rollins, Phillies rally to down Rockies — The Sports Network — Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jimmy Rollins drove in the tying run and scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning as Philadelphia clipped Colorado, 4-3, in the third edition of a four-game set from Citizens Bank Park.
Alex DiFilippo / MLB.com:
GM: No mortgaging future to fill holes — DETROIT — With outfielder Magglio Ordonez and second baseman Carlos Guillen landing on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski's job got a little bit harder. — The Trade Deadline is less than a week away …
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Martin, Kershaw help Dodgers edge Mets — Sports Network — Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Russell Martin's two-out double in the eighth inning drove in the only run of the game as Los Angeles subdued New York, 1-0, to finish off a four-game set. — Clayton Kershaw (10-5) …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Dunn pays visit to Uecker in radio booth — MILWAUKEE — During Saturday's game, Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn, who had the day off, went to the radio booth to see Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker, who to returned to work this weekend after undergoing heart surgery on April 30.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Hearts on display during induction speeches — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — During a late July weekend in the summer of antiperspirant, the three H's descended on this spiritual home of baseball and made for a wonderfully comforting experience. — Harvey, Herzog and The Hawk triumphantly crossed …
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Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
How much of a mind game is playing for next contract? — Charlie Manuel, when asked on June 8 whether Jayson Werth's impending free agency could be contributing to his slump: — “In some ways, it has to. I definitely think that. In know in his mind he thinks about it.” Werth, responding to the Phillies manager's comments:
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Rizzo: Starters remain biggest need for Nats — General manager Mike Rizzo has been a busy man, trying his best to improve the Nationals, who have a 42-56 record entering Sunday's action against the Brewers. — MLB.com caught up with Rizzo recently at Miller Park to talk about the team …
