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11:55 PM ET, July 28, 2015

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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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Yahoo Sports:
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.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Persistence helped Jays land Tulowitzki; is pitching next?
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago:
Kris Bryant HR delivers Cubs' MLB-leading 10th walk-off
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
Will Tulo's contract outweigh his talents, make Jays regret trade?
Discussion: Blue Jays Plus
Andy Martino / New York Daily News:
Toronto Blue Jays offered Jose Reyes “to everyone in baseball,” but Mets not interested in reunion
Discussion: New York Post and Metsblog
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Troy Tulowitzki, LaTroy Hawkins From Rockies For Jose Reyes And Pitching Prospects
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Tulowitzki is hitting .300 this season, with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs
Discussion: On the Rox and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Hosmer's Homer in 9th Lifts Royals to 2-1 Win Over Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Eric Hosmer's homer with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Cleveland Indians, who have lost eight straight at home — their longest home losing streak in 40 years.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Royals Review
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ESPN:
Royals acquire Ben Zobrist from A's  —  46m - MLB BEN ZOBRIST KANSAS CITY ROYALS OAKLAND ATHLETICS + more
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 …
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
Associated Press:
Crawford Homers to Back Heston as Giants Win Again, 4-2
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
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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Associated Press:
Fernandez Remains Perfect in Miami, Marlins Top Nats 4-1  —  MIAMI — Jose Fernandez stayed unbeaten in his home career, Dee Gordon's standup triple led to him scoring the go-ahead run in his return to the lineup and the Miami Marlins topped the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire David Murphy From Indians  —  The Angels announced that they've acquired outfielder David Murphy from the Indians in exchange for infield prospect Eric Stamets.  Initial news of the swap came just minutes before the Angels announced the acquisition of fellow lefty-swinging outfielder David DeJesus.
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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?
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Pinstripe Alley
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Benjamin Morris / FiveThirtyEight:
How Weird Is Alex Rodriguez's Resurgence?
Discussion: CBSSports.com
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Associated Press:
Davis Hits 2 HRs, Has 5 RBIs as Orioles Beat Braves 7-3  —  BALTIMORE — Chris Davis homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.  —  Davis hit a three-run shot in the first inning …
Discussion: Camden Chat
Associated Press:
White Sox Beat Red Sox 9-4  —  BOSTON — Jose Abreu and Geovany Soto homered and drove in three runs apiece and Jeff Samardzija pitched eight strong innings for the Chicago White Sox in a 9-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  —  The White Sox quickly spoiled Boston's pregame party …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Blair Sheade / Chicago:
Report: A potential Cubs — San Diego Padres trade still in the works  —  A lot of trade rumors fly around during this time of year (right before trade deadline), and the Cubs have most recently been connected to the San Diego Padres as potential trade partners.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
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