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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Alderson wants to see more before deadline buy or Murphy sell — Mets GM Sandy Alderson (inset) wants to see the Mets play 10 more games before making a trade deadline call on second baseman Daniel Murphy and others. — SAN DIEGO — Despite the Mets' improved play heading into the All-Star break …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Daniel Murphy would be amenable to contract extension — When he missed Opening Day for the birth of his first son, Noah, Daniel Murphy recalled the support he received “from the top of the organization to the bottom.” — As talk radio hosts skewered Murphy for leaving the team …
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Metsblog
TSN.ca:
Jays open series with Rangers to start second half — The Sports Network — The Toronto Blue Jays start their second-half quest to regain ground in the American League East as they open a three game series with the Texas Rangers tonight at Rogers Centre. — Toronto went into the break two games above .500 at 49-47.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Designate Carlos Pena For Assignment
Rangers Designate Carlos Pena For Assignment
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Lone Star Ball and Bluebird Banter
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notes: Wainwright will rest this weekend — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — The made-for-television duel between the National League's top two pitchers and the aces Cardinals manager Mike Matheny chose between for this past week's All-Star Game start won't happen.
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HardballTalk
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Fail To Sign Aiken, Nix, Marshall — 5:25pm: The Astros have released their own statement, saying that the club's final offer was “extremely fair considering all the factors involved in this case” and insisting that the team “approached these negotiations in good faith and with the best interests …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Release Dan Uggla — 2:05pm: The Braves announced that they have officially released Uggla (Twitter link). — 1:40pm: The Braves will release embattled second baseman Dan Uggla, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). — The 34-year-old Uggla's tenure …
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Talking Chop, MLB Daily Dish and Athletics Nation
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Greenberg could follow Selig - but will he? — Commissioner Bud Selig already asked him. — He said no. — Baseball owners asked again, with a request as recently as last week. — No again. — While Major League Baseball searches for the next commissioner to replace Bud Selig …
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LEEInks
Fox Sports:
NINE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE BEST CHANGEUP IN BASEBALL … If the baseball season ended today, an awful lot of people would be awfully confused, and the Seattle Mariners would qualify for the playoffs. — There's no bigger reason for the Mariners' success than Felix Hernandez …
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FanGraphs Baseball and U.S.S. Mariner
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Phillies currently not looking to deal Cole Hamels — According a major league source, the Phillies are currently showing no inclination to trade Cole Hamels. — Hamels has been the subject of rumors involving the Red Sox recently, with the Boston Globe suggesting the Red Sox might …
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CBSSports.com, MLB Daily Dish, MLB Trade Rumors, HardballTalk, The Boston Globe, Phillies Nation, LEEInks and Fire Brand
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Fedde agrees, but no deal with second-rounder — Right-hander was Nats' first pick, No. 18 overall; Suarez says he's returning to college — The Nationals and their top Draft pick, Erick Fedde, reached agreement on a deal before Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline, the team announced.
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Federal Baseball
Fox Sports:
CUBS SLUGGER RIZZO: THE MAKING OF AN ALL-STAR … Thanks to the desires of the fans' Final Vote, Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was an All-Star, and a well-deserved one at that. The towering lefty has crushed the ball this season to the tune of a .275/.381/.499 line …
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Baseball Prospectus
Steven Petrella / MLB.com:
Victorino could rejoin Sox after two-game Triple-A stint — Shane Victorino has had a whirlwind of a rehab. While recovering from a strained hamstring, he slipped a disk in his back in June. While trying to get to a game for Double-A Portland Saturday, he got stuck in traffic.
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Boston Globe, Royals Review and HardballTalk