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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Ichiro Suzuki — A legendary figure in Seattle will be changing uniforms, but won't have to go farther than the visitors' clubhouse to join his new team. The Yankees, who are playing in Seattle tonight, have acquired Ichiro Suzuki and cash from the Mariners …
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Yankees acquire Ichiro for two prospects — Mariners receive right-handers Mitchell, Farquhar in return — The Mariners made it official Monday evening: Ichiro Suzuki is heading to the Yankees. — The Yankees will send right-handers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to Seattle in exchange for Suzuki …
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baseballmusings.com
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Sources: Rangers' Lewis likely done for season … ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-handed starter Colby Lewis has a torn ligament in his pitching arm and is expected to have surgery and miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPNDallas.com on Monday.
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Baseball Time in Arlington and HardballTalk
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Blair Angulo / ESPN:
Mike Trout's ‘not Willie Mays’ … ANAHEIM, Calif. — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington thinks it's time to tap the brakes on the comparisons being made of Los Angeles Angels rookie outfielder Mike Trout. — “He's not Willie Mays,” Washington said after the Angels beat the Rangers 7-4 on Sunday night.
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Fox Sports:
Crunch time for Hamels, Phillies — If you're Cole Hamels, and the Phillies offer you more than $130 million, it doesn't mean you have to say yes. — Hamels waited this long for the Phillies to engage him; he might want to wait three more months to satisfy his curiosity about the free-agent market …
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Phillies Nation, CBSSports.com Sports News …, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Phils' talks with Hamels enter ‘sensitive’ phase — The Philadelphia Phillies and pitcher Cole Hamels' representatives expect to ramp up the pace of contract talks this week as they approach what a source said is a “sensitive” stage of negotiations. — The two sides took a brief hiatus …
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MLB Daily Dish, Baseball Time in Arlington, MLB Rumors and Baseball Nation
Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Source: Boston eyes Marlins Johnson, Sanchez — ARLINGTON, Texas — In the wake of the continued struggles of Jon Lester and Josh Beckett, the Boston Red Sox have directed their attention toward acquiring a starting pitcher before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Braves Could Acquire Ryan Dempster — 6:20pm: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports writes that Dempster to the Braves now has a 50-50 chance of happening. — 3:30pm: The teams are awaiting Dempster's approval, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports (on Twitter). — 2:57pm: Dempster is in the Cubs …
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HardballTalk, Getting Blanked, Where Have You Gone …, Talking Chop and MLB Daily Dish
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Braves Moving Toward Deal For Ryan Dempster — 12:59pm: The Braves seem to be close to acquiring Ryan Dempster, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links). The Braves are believed to be high on the list of teams to which Dempster would approve a trade, Heyman notes.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, FanGraphs Baseball, MLB Daily Dish, Bucs Dugout and Baseball Nation
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Acquire Omar Infante, Anibal Sanchez — 4:59pm: The teams also swap the picks they obtained in last week's competitive balance lottery, Peter Gammons of MLB Network tweets. The Marlins obtain prospects Rob Brantly and Brian Flynn along with Turner, Gammons tweets.
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baseballmusings.com, Bless You Boys and Baseball Nation
Fox Sports:
Brewers may start shopping players — Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin is not yet ready to declare his team an outright seller. But clearly, Melvin is moving closer to such a decision. — The Brewers, who were swept by the Cincinnati Reds this weekend …
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mlbbuzz and MetsBlog.com
New York Post:
Young and fearless A's expose Yankees' flaws — OAKLAND — All of the Yankees' flaws were exposed in this four-game series against the young, upstart, pitching-rich, living-right A's. — The Yankees couldn't get the big hit when they needed it. They couldn't get the big out, either.
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Pinstripe Alley
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Eric Seidman / FanGraphs Baseball:
Quentin Stays in San Diego — The Padres aren't going anywhere this season but that doesn't automatically qualify the 41-56 club as deadline sellers. While Carlos Quentin, Chase Headley and Huston Street have attracted plenty of attention on the trade market, general manager Josh Byrnes …
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Associated Press:
A's surging up standings despite league's lowest payroll — OAKLAND, Calif. — Moneyball, take two? — Exactly a decade after the Oakland Athletics inspired the book that became a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt last summer, baseball's most frugal franchise is becoming a must-see attraction again.
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Bluebird Banter
