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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.
Associated Press:
Lackey Goes From Red Sox to Cards for Kelly, Craig — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox traded right-hander John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals for right-hander Joe Kelly and outfielder Allen Craig before Thursday's deadline. — The deal leaves the Red Sox without their top two starters.
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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
Athletics trade LHP Milone to Twins for OF Fuld
Discussion:
Canadian Press and Baseball Prospectus
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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Canadian Press and MLB Trade Rumors
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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Bless You Boys, Red Reporter and Full Count
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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Bless You Boys, Lookout Landing, Athletics Nation and Associated Press
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Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
WE'RE ALL WINNERS! — In the wake of the three-team trade headlined by David Price, I've a difficult time escaping the conclusion that the Tampa Bay Rays, yet again, are the smartest kids in the room. Stick with me here for just a few minutes ... David Price is a wonderful pitcher, no question.
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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Acquire David Price In 3-Team Deal With Rays, Mariners
Tigers Acquire David Price In 3-Team Deal With Rays, Mariners
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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
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Acquire Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez For Colin Moran, Jake Marisnick, Comp Pick — The Marlins have announced a multi-player trade with the Astros that will bring starter Jarred Cosart, shortstop Enrique Hernandez, and outfielder Austin Wates to Miami in exchange for third baseman Colin Moran …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Fielding Interest In Cosart, Not Shopping Keuchel
Astros Fielding Interest In Cosart, Not Shopping Keuchel
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Fish Stripes, The Crawfish Boxes and MLB Daily Dish
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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Minor League Ball, MLB Daily Dish, Let's Go Tribe and Metsblog
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 …
Discussion:
Gaslamp Ball, Baseball Prospectus, Minor League Ball, Lookout Landing and MLB Daily Dish
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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Baseball Prospectus, Over the Monster, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish and CBSSports.com
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs ship Bonifacio, Russell to Braves — The Chicago Cubs have traded utility player Emilio Bonifacio and left-handed reliever James Russell and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for Class-A catcher Victor Caratini. — The deal was completed during the sixth inning of the Cubs' game with Colorado at Wrigley Field.
Discussion:
Minor League Ball, Baseball America and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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Metsblog
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 …
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and HardballTalk
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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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McCovey Chronicles