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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Philly blockbuster could disrupt quiet deadline — The Tampa Bay Rays want to do it, but come on, man, how can they? — The Boston Red Sox don't really want to do it from an emotional standpoint, but from the business side, they've got no choice. — The Philadelphia Phillies sort of want to do it …
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HardballTalk, Dan Shaughnessy Watch and FanGraphs Baseball
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Eight landing spots for Jon Lester — Dodgers, Cards and Brewers among Red Sox left-hander's potential suitors — With every day, every Red Sox loss, every rumor, the odds increase that Jon Lester is going to be wearing a different uniform by this weekend. But which uniform?
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MLB Trade Rumors, Federal Baseball and Bucs Dugout
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Brewers among several teams to inquire about Red Sox ace Jon Lester
Brewers among several teams to inquire about Red Sox ace Jon Lester
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CBSSports.com, Comcast SportsNet, baseballmusings.com, NESN.com, Full Count, MLB Daily Dish, Over the Monster, JSOnline and CBSSports.com
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jon Lester Scratched From Tomorrow's Start
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Sox weighing offers for Lester, Miller
Sox weighing offers for Lester, Miller
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MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review, Full Count and MLB Trade Rumors
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Major League Baseball Embroiled in Explosive Legal War Over TV Deals (Exclusive) — Over MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's stern warning, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles hurl accusations at each other and have stepped into open court spilling secrets.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Bleed Cubbie Blue, CBSSports.com and HardballTalk
Canadian Press:
Amid trade rumours, Hamels dominates to help Phillies top Mets — NEW YORK — Cole Hamels pitched eight shutout innings and finally got some run support when Chase Utley hit a grand slam as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-0 on Tuesday night.
Discussion:
The Good Phight, Amazin' Avenue and Phillies Nation
Associated Press:
Gibson Pitches Twins to 2-1 Victory Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyle Gibson bounced back for a rocky start to shut down Kansas City, and the Minnesota Twins held on through a shaky ninth to beat James Shields and the Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night. — Gibson (9-8) allowed only a single …
Discussion:
Royals Review
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs reliever James Russell wants to start — As the Cubs try to figure out what their starting rotation will look like next year — or even down the stretch this year — James Russell believes he has one solution: — James Russell. — The left-handed reliever hasn't started since emergency duty …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — The Cubs made their big deal already …
(USATSI) — The Cubs made their big deal already …
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Pinstripe Alley and CBSSports.com
Canadian Press:
Abreu, White Sox use monster seventh to beat up on Tigers — DETROIT — Jose Abreu and Adam Dunn hit consecutive home runs, part of a seven-run seventh inning that sent the Chicago White Sox to an 11-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. — Chicago sent 12 hitters to the plate …
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South Side Sox
Canadian Press:
Leake goes eight, has RBI as Reds shut out Diamondbacks — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Mike Leake pitched into the eighth inning and singled home a run — a rare commodity for the Reds these days — leading Cincinnati to a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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AZ Snake Pit
Brian Costa / Wall Street Journal:
The Pitchers Who Drive Ticket Sales the Most — When New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was diagnosed with a tear in his right elbow ligament earlier this month, the damage to his team was obvious. With a 12-4 record and 2.51 earned-run average, Tanaka had been easily the Yankees' most valuable pitcher.
Discussion:
NESN.com, New Jersey Online and River Avenue Blues
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — Rays GM Andrew Friedman is going to make the most interesting call of the next two days: Whether or not to trade David Price. — Colleagues suggest Friedman has the guts to deal Price when the team has rallied from nowhere to the cusp of the AL pennant race.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and HardballTalk
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Designate Jason Lane For Assignment — The Padres have designated Jason Lane for assignment, reports Corey Brock of MLB.com (via Twitter). Taking his active roster spot will be shortstop Everth Cabrera, who has been activated from the DL. — San Diego will hope to get Lane through waivers …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Unlikely To Move Top Young Arms, Not In On Kurt Suzuki — The Orioles have given multiple executives the impression that they are unwilling to deal any of their best young pitching prospects to add to the MLB roster, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish and Camden Chat
John Jeansonne / Newsday:
Travis d'Arnaud homers to back Bartolo Colon as Mets beat Phillies for 14th win of July … It is a chore, of course, but the Mets lately have been doing their best to drag their followers from doubt to faith, from realism to magic. — With Monday night's 7-1 victory over the Phillies …
Discussion:
NY Daily News, Metsblog and ESPN
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