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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Lackey; Kelly, Craig To Boston — In their second blockbuster trade of the day, the Red Sox sent veteran starting pitcher John Lackey to the Cardinals along with minor leaguer Corey Littrell and about $1.75MM in cash in exchange for young starter Joe Kelly and outfielder/first baseman Allen Craig.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
A's Acquire Lester, Gomes; Cespedes To Boston — 2:12pm: The A's are paying $650K of Cespedes' salary but are getting back $1.8MM from the Red Sox for Lester's salary, tweets Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. — 11:35am: The teams have announced the trade.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox send Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes to A's for Yoenis Cespedes — Jon Lester appears likely to front the Athletics rotation into the postseason. (AP) — According to multiple industry sources, the Red Sox have sent Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes to the Athletics in exchange for power hitting outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Looking to bolster pitching, Royals consider John Lackey of Red Sox, Bartolo Colon of Mets at trade deadline — › — ‹ — As his baseball operations department foraged for solutions to improving the Royals' roster, general manager Dayton Moore sought to diminish expectations heading …
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TSN.ca:
Athletics trade LHP Milone to Twins for OF Fuld — The Sports Network — The Oakland Athletics continued to wheel and deal on Thursday, as they shipped lefty Tommy Milone to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Sam Fuld. — This, of course, comes on the heels of Oakland acquiring lefty Jon Lester …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Don't rule out a David Price trade — As the hours ticked down to the trade deadline Thursday morning, a fascinating topic was circulating big league front offices that had nothing to do with the A's and Red Sox: — “Don't be surprised,” said an executive of one team, “if you see David Price get traded today.”
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
David Price likely staying put
David Price likely staying put
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Asdrubal Cabrera — 2:32pm: The Indians are paying the entirety of the $3.33MM remaining on Cabrera's deal, tweets MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, who says that Cleveland is very high on walters. — 2:21pm: The Nationals have officially announced the acquisition …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Acquire Gerardo Parra — The Brewers officially acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Gerardo Parra from the Diamondbacks today for minor leaguers Mitch Haniger and Anthony Banda. — Parra, 27, is hitting .259/.305/.362 in 440 plate appearances this year, playing mostly right field for Arizona.
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda power Mets in 11-2 blowout over Phillies — With a three-run home run from Murphy, a two-run shot from Duda and a five-run seventh inning, the Mets clinched their second straight series against the Phillies and gave the win to Zack Wheeler, who is 3-0 with a 1.63 ERA over his last six starts.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda homer in Mets' rout of Phillies
Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda homer in Mets' rout of Phillies
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Giants part ways with Uggla, Colvin — Struggling second baseman hitless in four games; outfielder batted .223 — SAN FRANCISCO — Clearing roster room for what could be multiple player moves before Thursday's Trade Deadline, the Giants released second baseman Dan Uggla and outfielder Tyler Colvin …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Chris Denorfia — The Mariners have acquired Chris Denorfia from the Padres in exchange for outfielder Abraham Almonte and minor league right-hander Stephen Kohlscheen, the teams announced. — Denorfia, 34, is hitting just .242/.293/.319 this season …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
The Royals, Giants, Mariners and to a lesser degree the Reds and Indians are in on Rangers outfielder Alex Rios, one of the better hitters on the market. — The Yankees do not seem to be heavily involved at this point. — Rios is perhaps the best all-around outfielder on the market, though his power is down a bit.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Claim Angel Sanchez; Designate Wall — The Pirates claimed righty Angel Sanchez off waivers from the White Sox, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Nightengale adds that the Bucs designated righty Josh Wall for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Sanchez.
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Bucs Dugout
Blake Schuster / Chicago Tribune:
Struggles deepen for Cubs' Jackson — While Chicago Cubs backup catcher John Baker was fist-pumping his way back to the dugout after recording the first - and likely only - victory of his major league pitching career, starter Edwin Jackson was sitting back in the clubhouse amazed that he let his club get into this mess.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Justin Masterson — The Cardinals have bolstered their starting rotation depth by acquiring Justin Masterson from the Indians in exchange for top outfield prospect James Ramsey. Both teams have officially announced the deal. Right-hander Michael Wacha has been moved …
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