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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
10 Degrees: Red Sox want to trade Josh Beckett — The dysfunctional 2012 Boston Red Sox are trying to rid themselves of a major piece of their 2011 meltdown: Josh Beckett. — Boston officials have placed calls to teams including Texas and Atlanta within the last two days gauging interest …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Five teams to keep a close eye on — Phillies, Dodgers, Rangers, Giants and Cubs could be big players at deadline … Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. — As that cool countdown clock atop our ESPN.com MLB page …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Cliff Lee Trade Unlikely — 4:06pm: Philadelphia's discussions with Texas about Lee have all but ended, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark (via Buster Olney on Twitter). A trade sending Lee back to Texas is “not going to happen,” Stark reports (on Twitter).
Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Heel pain likely to delay Sox DH Ortiz's return — NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz canceled his planned exercises in Yankee Stadium on Sunday, making it unlikely that he will return from the disabled list on Wednesday, when he is first eligible to come back.
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Indians may deal Masterson; Rangers, Red Sox went to see him
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Ciriaco delivers against Yanks again, Red Sox win
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Francona apologies to Valentine for clubhouse sitdown
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Vicente Padilla-Mark Teixeira feud spices up rivalry
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Yankees' Mark Teixeira reveals that he snapped out of funk by defying ‘order’ to change swing — It was a little more than a year ago, at about the time Teixeira, a switch hitter, had 25 home runs by the end of June, when he says someone of prominence in the Yankee organization essentially insisted …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Sox starter Sale to get extended break — ARLINGTON, Texas — Chris Sale's next start remains uncertain as the Chicago White Sox haven't said when their prized left-hander will make his next start. — “Going through a little dead-arm period I guess,” said Sale, who has thrown 124 innings …
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Ned Yost bans fraternizing on the basepaths because it angers Rex Hudler — Maybe there's more to this story than meets the eye, but what's meeting the eye here seems pretty dumb: Royals announcer Rex Hudler has made it his personal mission to stop Royals players from being friendly …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers dismiss bullpen coach amid relief woes — Kyles replaced by Tunnell in fourth season working with Milwaukee's relievers — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have tried player moves and role changes to fix their struggling relief corps, to no avail, so on Monday they dismissed the bullpen coach.
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Scott Miller / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Cubs talks with Dodgers for Dempster appear to be gaining momentum — Still hoping to add a starting pitcher, the Dodgers continue to engage the Cubs in discussions for Ryan Dempster and indications are that those talks are gaining momentum, according to CBSSports.com sources.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Sources: Giants, Phillies are at least discussing a trade involving Hunter Pence — The Giants are trying to swing for Hunter Pence, CBSSports.com has confirmed. — While Giants people have denied a report from Sunday that there is a deal “in place” for Pence, and that appears to be the case …
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Scott Miller / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Mariners phones ringing often on League — Reliever Brandon League is a popular man in these last hours before Tuesday's trade deadline, with the White Sox, Dodgers, Giants and “more than a handful of other clubs” contacting the Mariners about him, according to CBSSports.com sources.
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Russell A. Carleton / Baseball Prospectus:
Seven Minutes of Terror — There are two types of days in my world, both marked by how they begin. One day involves my waking up, going downstairs, having a leisurely glass of orange juice, and packing my lunch. Soon enough, my daughters will wake up, so I get breakfast ready …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Blue Jays, Dodgers, Giants among teams thought interested in Twins' Morneau — At least the Dodgers, Blue Jays and Giants appear to have some interest in Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, who is making a nice comeback this year. — The Dodgers are looking at a multitude of offensive options, perhaps as many as 10.
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NY Daily News:
With Alex Rodriguez injured, Yankees show interest in Padres' Chase Headley — Headley could be viewed as stopgap at third base as the broken bone in Alex Rodriguez's left hand heals and as a potential replacement in the outfield in 2013 for Nick Swisher, who is a free agent after the season.
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