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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers look at postseason as Hamels deal drags out … ARLINGTON — Cole Hamels was expected to officially become a member of the Texas Rangers no later than Friday morning after the company that issues insurance policies on player contracts reviewed the trade.
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Associated Press:
Cole Hamels quickly going to work for Texas after 8-player trade finalized — 49m - MLB COLE HAMELS MATT HARRISON JAKE DIEKMAN TEXAS RANGERS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES + more — Tim Kurkjian breaks down the deal that sent Phillies ace Cole Hamels to the Rangers.
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Mike Leake / ESPN:
Mike Leake sent to San Francisco Giants for two minor leaguers
Mike Leake sent to San Francisco Giants for two minor leaguers
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Bleacher Report
Associated Press:
Giants Get RH Mike Leake From Reds for Another Playoff Run
Giants Get RH Mike Leake From Reds for Another Playoff Run
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Lone Star Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants, Reds Discussing Mike Leake
Giants, Reds Discussing Mike Leake
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Mark Lowe — 1:07pm: Lefty Rob Rasmussen is the final minor leaguer headed to Toronto, the Blue Jays revealed in officially announcing the trade. — 12:55pm: Left-hander Jake Brentz is also in the package for Lowe, Heyman tweets. — 12:45pm: Class-A left-hander Nick Wells …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Asking Price On Revere Too High For Blue Jays; Orioles Still Involved
Asking Price On Revere Too High For Blue Jays; Orioles Still Involved
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Camden Chat and MLB Daily Dish
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Tigers to receive package of prospects, including Toronto's No. 1-ranked Norris
Tigers to receive package of prospects, including Toronto's No. 1-ranked Norris
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David Price / Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — BALTIMORE — David Price is heading north of the border.
Last Slide — BALTIMORE — David Price is heading north of the border.
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USA Today:
Mat Latos, Alex Wood join Dodger rotation after 13-player, 3-team trade — The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't get David Price or Cole Hamels at the trade deadline, but they did settle for right-hander Mat Latos and left-hander Alex Wood to bolster their lineup behind Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.
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Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
With baseball's 2nd-worst record, a lost season for Marlins — 3 photos — MIAMI (AP) — Ace right-hander Jose Fernandez is unbeaten and perhaps stronger than ever after recovering from elbow surgery. Giancarlo Stanton remains one of baseball's top power hitters.
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Fish Stripes
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Interested In Tyson Ross — The Red Sox like Tyson Ross quite a bit and have been operating “very quietly” in the trade market for starting pitching, reports ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that the Red Sox have talked to the Padres …
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Boston Herald, Over the Monster, Full Count and Where Have You Gone …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
No Traction Between Yankees, Padres On Kimbrel; Astros Out Too — 2:48pm: Drellich tweets that the Astros are out on Kimbrel as well. — 2:25pm: There have been “zero talks” between the Yankees and Kimbrels in the run-up to the deadline, Sherman tweets. — 2:17pm: Rosenthal tweets …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers In On Carlos Carrasco
Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers In On Carlos Carrasco
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Milwaukee lands RHP prospect Davies from Orioles for outfielder — 2015 MLB.com Top Prospects: Zach Davies has managed to rise to the top of the O's ladder with a three-pitch mix he commands extremely well — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers were busy ahead of Friday's 3 p.m. CT non-waiver Trade Deadline …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Gerardo Parra
Orioles Acquire Gerardo Parra
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles, Brewers Discussing Gerardo Parra
Orioles, Brewers Discussing Gerardo Parra
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Jonathan Broxton — 2:10pm: St. Louis will receive $3MM in the trade, Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets. But $2MM of that is contingent upon the Cardinals declining Broxton's 2016 option, meaning that Milwaukee will effectively be picking up $1MM of Boxton's remaining 2015 tab.
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Mike Vorkunov / New Jersey Online:
With Carlos Gomez traded to Houston Astros, ‘cheese head medicine’ got in way of deal for Mets — NEW YORK — Thursday morning, Scott Boras called Jeff Wilpon, the Mets' chief operating officer, to discuss the events of the night before. What exactly, the agent wanted to know …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Acquire Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers For Four Prospects
Astros Acquire Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers For Four Prospects
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Acquire Kevin Jepsen — 1:44pm: The Twins have announced the trade. — 1:27pm: The Rays will be getting minor league righties Chih-Wei Hu and Alexis Tapia from the Twins, tweets La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. — 12:59pm: The Twins and Rays are in agreement …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs To Acquire Dan Haren — 12:58pm: Shortstop Elliot Soto and righty Ivan Pineyro are going to the Marlins in the deal, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald tweets. — 12:26pm: The Cubs have agreed to acquire righty Dan Haren from the Marlins, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports on Twitter.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets May Have Concerns With Cuddyer; Have Interest In Tigers' Yoenis Cespedes, Rajai Davis — 12:08pm: New York is talking with Detroit about Cespedes, Rosenthal tweets. At this point, he's one of many options, per the report. — 12:05pm: As previously reported, the Mets are open …
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Dan Cahill / Chicago:
White Sox great Billy Pierce dead at 88 — Billy Pierce, one of the White Sox's all-time greats, died Friday morning after a battle with cancer, the team announced. He was 88. … Statement from the White Sox — Billy Pierce, the classy, diminutive yet hard-throwing lefty who followed …
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Associated Press:
Depleted Tigers Get 16 Hits and Squeeze Past Orioles 9-8 — BALTIMORE — Yoenis Cespedes homered and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 on Thursday night after shifting into rebuilding mode by trading two of their best pitchers.
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
White Sox looking to buy at deadline
White Sox looking to buy at deadline
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