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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Carlos Gonzalez on trade block following Troy Tulowitzki deal  —  After their stunning trade of franchise shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies are said to be planning to move star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, as well.  —  “They expect to move him,” one GM with an interested team said.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Troy Tulowitzki, LaTroy Hawkins From Rockies For Jose Reyes And Pitching Prospects  —  The Blue Jays have officially struck a stunning deal to acquire Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins in exchange for Jose Reyes and a trio of minor league pitchers.
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Tulowitzki is hitting .300 this season, with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs  —  The Denver Post  —  CHICAGO — In the quiet and shocked visitors clubhouse at Wrigley Field Monday, Rockies players watched star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki enter manager Walt Weiss' office for a long meeting.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
Will Tulo's contract outweigh his talents, make Jays regret trade?  —  My immediate reaction to the news, busted out by Ken Rosenthal, that Troy Tulowitzki is the Blue Jays' new shortstop: Whaaaaat?  —  Oh, it's not that Tulowitzki's not a really good player; a simple projection system says he's still the best shortstop in the majors.
Discussion: Blue Jays Plus
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago:
Kris Bryant HR delivers Cubs' MLB-leading 10th walk-off  —  The big news late Monday night at Wrigley Field was the Colorado Rockies' trade of face-of-the-franchise shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays after the game.  —  Whether Tulowitzki traveled to Toronto on the ball Kris Bryant hit …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Yahoo Sports:
Inside the shocking trade of Troy Tulowitzki
Associated Press:   Bryant's 2-Run HR in 9th Lifts Cubs to 9-8 Win Over Rockies
Benjamin Morris / FiveThirtyEight:
How Weird Is Alex Rodriguez's Resurgence?  —  Once-disgraced slugger Alex Rodriguez turned 40 years old Monday, and he's still hitting home run hat tricks.  His remarkable return to form (at the moment he's a top-10 hitter despite missing all of last year) has even New York fans who loathed him not long ago mulling his redemption.
Discussion: CBSSports.com
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Billy Witz / New York Times:   On His 40th Birthday, Alex Rodriguez Blows It Out With a Swing
Baseball America:
Trade Central: Mets Get Clippard To Help Back Of 'Pen  —  THE DEAL  —  The suddenly aggressive Mets made their second trade in four days, acquiring righthanded reliever Tyler Clippard—who was traded to Oakland by Washington last offseason—from the Athletics for righthander Casey Meisner.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Would Dodgers trade Yasiel Puig?  Unlikely, but he can't rule it out  —  Yasiel Puig has played in only 53 of the Dodgers' 100 games.  After spending five weeks on the disabled list because of a strained hamstring, he is batting .253 with six home runs and 22 runs batted in.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Willing To Listen On Yasiel Puig
Associated Press:
Casali Hits 2 HRs to Help Rays Top Tigers 5-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Curt Casali homered twice, Nathan Karns took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Monday night.  —  Casali's first homer came on the first pitch of the third inning …
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Steve Schrader / Detroit Free Press:
GM Dombrowski: Tigers not sellers yet
Discussion: Know Hitter and MLB Daily Dish
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks top pick Dansby Swanson hit in face during simulated game  —  SEATTLE - Dansby Swanson's first day on the field for the Diamondbacks didn't go exactly as planned.  —  Swanson, the No. 1 overall pick in last month's draft, was hit in the face by a fastball from fellow prospect Yoan Lopez …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Goldschmidt Homers, Scores Winning Run in Arizona's 4-3 Win  —  SEATTLE — Paul Goldschmidt hit his 22nd homer of the season in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th on Jake Lamb's sacrifice fly as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday night.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Crawford Homers to Back Heston as Giants Win Again, 4-2  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford hit a two-run homer to help rookie Chris Heston win his fifth consecutive decision, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Monday night for their sixth straight victory.
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Gerardo Parra trade market: Mystery team joins Angels, Mets, Orioles  —  The Angels, Mets, Orioles and a “mystery team” are said to be in the mix for Brewers outfielder Gerardo Parra, who's raised his trade value with an excellent season in Milwaukee.  —  Parra is a certain bet …
Bill Pennington / New York Times:
A Thesis Could Be Written on Haverford College's Influence in Baseball  —  With a restful duck pond at the main entrance and an arboretum of 1,400 labeled trees and shrubs dwarfing the few ball fields on its campus, Haverford College looks nothing like an athletic powerhouse.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants “Making Strong Push” For Cole Hamels  —  The Giants are “making a strong push” for Phillies lefty Cole Hamels, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter.  San Francisco has previously been mentioned as a suitor, but it appears that the team is looking to make a serious attempt at landing the lefty.
 
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