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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Outright Koyie Hill, Designate Tony Gwynn Jr. — The Phillies announced that they have outrighted veteran catcher Koyie Hill off the 40-man roster and designated center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr. for assignment. The team also announced that Cesar Hernandez has been optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Notes: Burnett, Hamels, Lee — Here's the latest on the Phillies and the numerous trade candidates on their roster... - The Pirates had a scout watching A.J. Burnett's start on Friday, Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Bucs are known to be looking for starting pitching …
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Amaro: Lee to be ‘pretty free’ of restrictions — ATLANTA - The prize of the pitching market this July, David Price, plays for a team enjoying its best run of the season. There are no guarantees that Tampa Bay will deal Price, and that steers all focus toward Cliff Lee.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Designate Sergio Santos For Assignment — 3:02pm: Anthopoulos tells reporters, including Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star, that he made no effort to trade Santos and has already placed him on waivers (Twitter link). Santos did not ask to be traded, either.
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Scott Ferguson / TSN.ca:
DIVISION BATTLES THE KEY TO JAYS' PLAYOFF HOPES — The Blue Jays are still hanging in there in the American League East. — With 63 games left to play, they're tied with the Yankees at three full games back of Baltimore. They're also just 1 1/2 games back of Seattle for the second Wild Card spot.
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL Notes: Indians, Royals, Blue Jays, Denorfia
AL Notes: Indians, Royals, Blue Jays, Denorfia
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins, Suzuki Far Apart In Extension Talks — The Twins and catcher Kurt Suzuki recently engaged in extension talks, but the two sides aren't seeing eye to eye in terms of contract parameters, reports Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Berardino characterizes the talks as …
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Mike Berardino / TwinCities.com:
Twins: Kurt Suzuki contract talks fizzled fast — The Minnesota Twins recently broached the subject of a contract extension with all-star catcher Kurt Suzuki, but the talks didn't go very far. — According to two people with direct knowledge, the Twins and Dan Lozano, Suzuki's agent …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Following demotion, Milone wants A's to trade him — The odd man out in the Oakland Athletics' rotation wants to be gone for good. — Left-hander Tommy Milone has asked the club to trade him, major-league sources tell FOX Sports. — The A's sent Milone to Triple A on July 5 …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Trading for Price would be right move for Cubs … The moment the Cubs hired Derek Johnson as their minor-league pitching coordinator in Oct. 2012, many in the industry speculated that it was their first move toward eventually landing Rays left-hander David Price. — Johnson, you see, was Price's pitching coach at Vanderbilt.
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ESPN.com:
Uggla joins Giants on minor-league contract — Dan Uggla has agreed to terms with the San Francisco Giants on a minor league contract. The second baseman will start out at the team's Triple-A affiliate in Fresno, California. — The move came three days after Uggla was released by the Atlanta Braves.
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's consider some 2nd options — Eric Sogard played in his first game since July 12 on Sunday and had two hits and an RBI, but his roster spot remains iffy in the coming weeks - especially as the A's explore second-base options via the trade market. — Nick Franklin, pushed out of a big-league job …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha improving, could begin throwing in two weeks — • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196 — Injured Cardinals righthander Michael Wacha still hasn't been cleared to throw. But general manager John Mozeliak said today that Wacha, who has a stress reaction in his right scapula …
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