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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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Inside the shocking trade of Troy Tulowitzki — There was always an agreement between Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort and his star shortstop, Troy Tulowitzki, spoken out loud so as to be abundantly clear: If the Rockies were to trade Tulowitzki, they were going to ask for his blessing first.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Persistence helped Jays land Tulowitzki; is pitching next? — FOX Sports — When Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos acquired Josh Donaldson last offseason, it was because he wouldn't take no for an answer. — Same thing with Troy Tulowitzki. — Just as Anthopoulos wore …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Troy Tulowitzki, LaTroy Hawkins From Rockies For Jose Reyes And Pitching Prospects
Blue Jays Acquire Troy Tulowitzki, LaTroy Hawkins From Rockies For Jose Reyes And Pitching Prospects
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Troy Tulowitzki, the Blue Jays, and Upgrading Strengths
Troy Tulowitzki, the Blue Jays, and Upgrading Strengths
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago:
Kris Bryant HR delivers Cubs' MLB-leading 10th walk-off
Kris Bryant HR delivers Cubs' MLB-leading 10th walk-off
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Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
Will Tulo's contract outweigh his talents, make Jays regret trade?
Will Tulo's contract outweigh his talents, make Jays regret trade?
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Andy Martino / New York Daily News:
Toronto Blue Jays offered Jose Reyes “to everyone in baseball,” but Mets not interested in reunion
Toronto Blue Jays offered Jose Reyes “to everyone in baseball,” but Mets not interested in reunion
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Tulowitzki is hitting .300 this season, with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs
Tulowitzki is hitting .300 this season, with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Phillies want ‘best’ offers for Cole Hamels by Wednesday — 15m - MLB COLE HAMELS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS TEXAS RANGERS CHICAGO CUBS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS HOUSTON ASTROS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NEW YORK YANKEES BOSTON RED SOX + more — Tim Kurkjian believes Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants “Making Strong Push” For Cole Hamels
Giants “Making Strong Push” For Cole Hamels
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Expect To Trade Papelbon; Nationals “Making Progress” On Deal — 2:44pm: Talks between the Nationals and Phillies are “very complicated” and the sides still have plenty to work out, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com tweets. Papelbon is still likely to be sent to D.C., but there are “hurdles” …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Jonathan Papelbon — 8:05pm: Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post reports (via Twitter) that the Nationals will receive $4.5MM from the Phillies in 2015, which covers all but about $400K of Papelbon's remaining salary. Papelbon's 2016 salary will indeed be $11MM, he adds …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Acquire Ben Zobrist — The Royals have officially acquired Athletics utilityman Ben Zobrist, as first reported by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Young hurlers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea are the two pieces heading back to the A's, as Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com …
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Royals acquire Ben Zobrist from A's — 46m - MLB BEN ZOBRIST KANSAS CITY ROYALS OAKLAND ATHLETICS + more
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
On His 40th Birthday, Alex Rodriguez Blows It Out With a Swing — ARLINGTON, Tex. — For all the years that Alex Rodriguez was the Yankees' carnival act, a ballplayer who seemed to create as many headlines with his behavior as he did with his bat, who would have figured this?
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Benjamin Morris / FiveThirtyEight:
How Weird Is Alex Rodriguez's Resurgence?
How Weird Is Alex Rodriguez's Resurgence?
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels To Acquire David Murphy From Indians — The Angels have reportedly reached an agreement to acquire outfielder David Murphy from the Indians in exchange for infield prospect Eric Stamets. News of the swap came just minutes before the Angels announced the acquisition of fellow lefty-swinging outfielder David DeJesus.
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Andrew Both / Reuters:
Mets Pitcher Mejia Gets 162-Game Drug Ban — (Reuters) - New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia has been suspended for 162 games after testing positive for banned substances a second time, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday. — The ban is one of the longest suspensions in baseball …
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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
Dodgers Willing To Listen On Yasiel Puig
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Fielding Interest In Marcell Ozuna; Indians Have Inquired — The Marlins have been getting calls on outfielder Marcell Ozuna, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports (Twitter links). According to his colleague, Barry Jackson (via Twitter), the Marlins front office is gathering today to decide how to proceed with Ozuna.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
There's been a lot of speculation about whether Tigers ace David Price and others could be traded by Detroit at the trade deadline. But Dave Dombrowski, Tigers president and general manager, made clear they are not in sell mode in response to a text about their current status.
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Associated Press:
Casali Hits 2 HRs to Help Rays Top Tigers 5-2
Casali Hits 2 HRs to Help Rays Top Tigers 5-2
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Steve Schrader / Detroit Free Press:
GM Dombrowski: Tigers not sellers yet
GM Dombrowski: Tigers not sellers yet
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