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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.
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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TSN.ca:
Yankees acquire SS Drew from Red Sox for IF Johnson
Yankees acquire SS Drew from Red Sox for IF Johnson
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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
Looking to bolster pitching, Royals consider John Lackey of Red Sox, Bartolo Colon of Mets at trade deadline
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Associated Press:
Lackey Goes From Red Sox to Cards for Kelly, Craig
Lackey Goes From Red Sox to Cards for Kelly, Craig
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Acquire Felix Doubront
Cubs Acquire Felix Doubront
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MLB:
Tigers land David Price in 3-way deal — The Detroit Tigers have added another Cy Young Award winner to their star-studded rotation, acquiring David Price in a blockbuster three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners. — Price acknowledged the deal Thursday …
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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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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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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers acquire Parra from D-backs for prospects — Milwaukee deals Haniger, Banda for left-handed bat, Gold Glove outfielder — ST. PETERSBURG — Gerardo Parra did not immediately know where he would fit into the Brewers' outfield mix after the team swung a trade for him Thursday, but he knew one thing.
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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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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Andrew Miller — The Orioles have issued an announcement of the 1-for-1 swap of lefties. Baltimore will acquire Red Sox reliever Andrew Miller, as Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com first reported (via Twitter). — In return, Boston has picked up left-handed pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Martin Prado — The Yankees acquired infielder Martin Prado from the Diamondbacks, tweets Jack Curry of the YES Network. The D'Backs will receive catching prospect Peter O'Brien and a player to be named later or cash considerations and are not contributing cash to the deal, tweets MLB.com's Steve Gilbert.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Extend Kurt Suzuki — The Twins have signed catcher Kurt Suzuki to a two-year, $12MM contract extension with a third-year vesting option, according to director of communications Dustin Morse. Suzuki is represented by MVP Sports Group. — Last offseason, the Twins made the decision …
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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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Weighing Options With Dan Uggla, Option Tyler Colvin
Giants Weighing Options With Dan Uggla, Option Tyler Colvin
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