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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Trade deadline primer: 10 teams, players to watch — The St. Louis Cardinals traded away their homegrown center fielder (Colby Rasmus) this time a year ago, drawing the wrath of their fans and the local news media — before going on to win the World Series.
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MLB Daily Dish
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Ryan Dempster trade might be imminent — The Cubs' Jeff Baker rounds the bases after his fifth-inning home run Tuesday against the Marlins at Wrigley Field. Tom Cruze~Sun-Times — Reports continue to circulate about the trade market for right-hander Ryan Dempster …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
First Draft lottery to award 12 extra selections — Small-market and lowest-revenue teams in pool to win picks at end of first two rounds — Now that Major League Baseball has gone through its first Draft and signing period under the new rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement …
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MLB Rumors, Baseball Nation, Beck's Blog, baseballmusings.com, Minor League Ball and Bucs Dugout
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
The New Draft Pick Compensation System
Associated Press:
Wild Pitch Gives Nats 5-4 Win Over Mets — WASHINGTON (AP) — Pedro Beato threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning that allowed the winning run to score, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-4 after blowing a late lead Tuesday night.
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ESPN:
David Ortiz says heel is swollen … Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is awaiting the results of an MRI on his injured heel but admitted Tuesday that he is “in a lot of pain.” — Ortiz suffered the injury in bizarre fashion while circling the bases on teammate Adrian Gonzalez's home run …
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish, Over the Monster, Surviving Grady, Boston Globe, Yahoo! Sports and HardballTalk
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Matt Pepin / Boston Globe:
David Ortiz not headed for disabled list
David Ortiz not headed for disabled list
Discussion:
the joy of sox, ESPN and South Side Sox
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Source: No tear in Ortiz' Achilles
Associated Press:
Roy Oswalt Shuts Down A's as Rangers Win 6-1 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Roy Oswalt baffled Oakland's batters to beat the Athletics for the first time, and Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre each hit solo home runs in the Texas Rangers' 6-1 victory Tuesday night.
Discussion:
Athletics Nation
Associated Press:
Sabathia Comes Off DL, Pitches Yanks Past Jays 6-1 — NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia carried a shutout into the seventh inning during his sparkling return from the disabled list and the steamrolling New York Yankees got an early three-run homer from Andruw Jones in a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
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Baseball Prospectus, TSN.ca, Boston Herald, Pinstripe Alley and Associated Press
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Posey drives in 5 runs as Giants beat Braves 9-0 — ATLANTA—Georgia native Buster Posey drove in five runs with three hits, Barry Zito combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night. — Giants manager Bruch Bochy …
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McCovey Chronicles, Talking Chop, CBSSports.com, Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
Dan Snierson / Inside TV:
TLC orders Pete Rose reality series — EXCLUSIVE — Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader is hoping for one more — in the form of a TV show. EW has learned that TLC has begun production on a reality series starring Pete Rose, the polarizing 17-time All-Star who was banned …
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Red Hot Mama, HardballTalk and Deadspin
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Lee hits grand slam, Marlins beat Cubs 9-5 — CHICAGO—Carlos Lee hit a grand slam and the Miami Marlins beat the Cubs 9-5 on Tuesday night, giving Ozzie Guillen a win in his first game back managing in Chicago. — Lee's slam against Travis Wood highlighted a five-run fifth and tied …
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Fish Stripes and Yahoo! Sports
Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
K-Rod earns save as Brewers beat Cardinals 3-2 — MILWAUKEE—Francisco Rodriguez picked up a save on his first night as Milwaukee's new closer, Rickie Weeks hit a mammoth home run and Randy Wolf won his first game since April 30 as the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday.
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
NOT FORGIVING OR FORGETTING HAS LED CARL CRAWFORD TO A FAMILIAR PLACE — “Carl's playing with a real fire. It's a good thing to see.” — Bobby Valentine after the Red Sox' 7-5 loss to the White Sox Tuesday night. — Carl Crawford evidently isn't the forgetting type …
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baseballmusings.com and HardballTalk
Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Hardy's E, Britton's walks doom Orioles v. Twins — MINNEAPOLIS—J.J. Hardy is one of the players Baltimore manager Buck Showalter knows he can lean on when things get tough. — The Orioles are having a pretty hard time lately, and for one of the few times in Hardy's season and a half in Baltimore …
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Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Trout's long homer leads Angels to win over Tigers — DETROIT — Mike Trout had another four-hit game for Los Angeles, including a 430-foot homer that was part of an early power show in the Angels' 13-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. — Trout, Mark Trumbo and Albert Pujols …
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Bless You Boys
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Vernon Wells' imminent return to Angels could be problematic
Vernon Wells' imminent return to Angels could be problematic
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Halos Heaven and HardballTalk
John Harper / NY Daily News:
Season looks lost for the NY Mets, but Matt Harvey may be a find — As Terry Collins tries to keep playoff hopes together, prized prospect may not have any reason to come up and pitch. — Matt Harvey did his best pitching Monday in Triple-A start with Buffalo when he had to work out of trouble.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com, New York Times and Bats

