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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Surveying the deadline landscape — More Marlins moves? Phillies cutting costs? Another bat for Dodgers? — Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. — Hanley Ramirez? Traded. ... Cole Hamels?
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
A's move into second place, but finish second in Hanley derby, too
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Marlins Trades Hanley Ramirez to Dodgers
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Hardball Times and Associated Press
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Hanley Ramirez traded to the Dodgers
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Baseball Time in Arlington, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk and Fish Stripes
ESPN:
Source: Marlins trade IF Ramirez to Dodgers
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Red Sox Monster, Fish Stripes and Associated Press
Associated Press:
MIAMI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired former NL …
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Sports Illustrated, FanGraphs Baseball, Hit and Run and baseballmusings.com
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Hanley Ramirez must go, Marlins executives decide
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HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish and CBSSports.com Sports News …
Fox Sports:
Sources: Hamels to stay with Phillies — Cole Hamels will remain with the Philadelphia Phillies. — The left-hander is close to completing a six-year contract extension for more than $137.5 million, according to major-league sources. — The deal will be the second largest ever awarded …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Phillies Extend Cole Hamels — The Phillies announced that they have signed Cole Hamels to a six-year contract extension worth at least $144MM. The contract, which includes limited no-trade protection for Hamels, includes an option for a seventh year. — Hamels' extension …
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Phillies Nation, Getting Blanked, The Good Phight and MLB Daily Dish
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cole Hamels: Six-year, $144 million deal with Phillies — Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a six-year, $144 million contract extension that will be announced at a noon ET press conference today at Citizens Bank Park, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.
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Philliesflow.com, SI Tracking Blog, Lone Star Ball and Baseball Nation
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Yankees 3B Chavez to fill in for injured A-Rod … New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he has found a replacement for Alex Rodriguez without even making a phone call to another team. — “Eric Chavez is the solution,” Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com on Wednesday …
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SI Tracking Blog
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' mettle to be tested once more with Alex Rodriguez headed to disabled list — SEATTLE — Alex Rodriguez walked into the clubhouse fully dressed, though it was hard to fathom how he accomplished such a task without assistance. A wrap covered his left hand, shielding the broken bone that may take weeks to heal.
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Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Daily Dish, Lookout Landing and Sliding Into Home
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' Cashman will monitor market for third baseman
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MLB Rumors, New York Yankees Fan Blog, NoMaas.org and Full Count
Associated Press:
A-Rod breaks hand in Yankees loss to Mariners
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TSN.ca, Pinstripe Alley and Baseball Nation
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
GM: Ichiro made concessions to join Yankees
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Lookout Landing and Sliding Into Home
Fox Sports:
Greinke ups value in strong return — Apparently, Zack Greinke is healthy. — Now it gets interesting. — After a 10-day layoff — reason: battery recharge — Greinke demonstrated his health to every interested general manager and scout with a command performance Tuesday night.
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Lone Star Ball
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Associated Press:
Strasburg Ks 11 as Nationals complete sweep of Mets — NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 in seven dominant innings, Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa hit consecutive homers and the Washington Nationals completed a sweep of the free-falling New York Mets on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory.
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
R.A. Dickey unravels in sixth inning of the NY Mets' 5-2 loss against Nationals at Citi Field — Dickey may have taken the loss but make no mistake: this was another all-systems failure. The offense managed just two hits in seven innings against Washington starter Gio Gonzalez.
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Amazin' Avenue, New Jersey Online, New York Times and Associated Press
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Giants to host semis, final of World Baseball Classic — Arizona, Miami join San Francisco as venue sites for 2013 event — The Giants will host the semifinals and final of the World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (Getty Images) — It is David Wright being tackled …
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Baseball America and Getting Blanked
Associated Press:
Kevin Correia, Pirates avoid sweep on Garrett Jones' double … PITTSBURGH — Kevin Correia, in jeopardy of losing his spot in Pittsburgh's crowded starting rotation, won his career-best fifth straight start and Garrett Jones hit a tiebreaking double to lead the Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Wednesday.
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Mike Aviles' RBI single in 9th lifts Red Sox over Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas - Mike Aviles blooped a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox [team stats] beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 Tuesday night, ending a four-game losing streak. — Red Sox reliever Vicente Padilla …
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Boston Herald, Yahoo! Sports and ESPN
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Carl Crawford dropped to seventh
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Boston Dirt Dogs and The Soxaholix
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox won't trade Jon Lester — Teams hoping that the Boston Red Sox might be willing to part with left-hander Jon Lester are advised to look elsewhere. — Despite his disappointing performance, the Red Sox will not trade Lester, a major league source said Wednesday …
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Over the Monster, Associated Press and MLB
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Texas' Washington: Ryan right about Hamilton — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said Wednesday that he agreed with CEO Nolan Ryan's take earlier this week that Josh Hamilton sometimes gives away at-bats. — The manager, on The Ben and Skin Show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM …
Associated Press:
Giants stay hot, beat Padres late — SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 Tuesday night, their ninth victory in 11 games since the All-Star break. — Brandon Belt walked to open the ninth and Angel Pagan singled.
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McCovey Chronicles and Associated Press
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Padres intend to keep Volquez, who had been a trade target
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Gaslamp Ball, MLB Rumors and Full Count
