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Reports: Brewers near deal to send catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Indians — The Milwaukee Brewers have an agreement in place to trade All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy to the Cleveland Indians, according to multiple reports. — Lucroy, 30, must first approve the deal because of his limited …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Brewers All-Star Jonathan Lucroy vetoes trade to Indians — Just when the Cleveland Indians were getting ready to plan that parade route after stunning the baseball world with the acquisition of New York Yankees closer Andrew Miller, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy derailed the celebration.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, Indians Reach Agreement On Jonathan Lucroy Trade; Lucroy Must Waive No-Trade Clause — JULY 31: MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo reports that right-hander Shawn Armstrong is also a part of the proposed Lucroy package (Twitter link). The 25-year-old has risen through Cleveland's minor league ranks …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Pushing To Move Derek Norris; Brewers, Rangers, Astros Have Interest — 12:34pm: Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports tweets that in addition to the Brewers, the Rangers and Astros are also showing interest in Norris. Of course, the Norris fit only makes sense for the Brewers if Lucroy …
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Kerouac Smith / Fox Sports:
Cleveland Indians trade for Yankees reliever Andrew Miller — The Indians are clearly going for it this season — The Cleveland Indians continue to be active at the trade deadline, striking a deal with the New York Yankees for reliever Andrew Miller. — FOX Sports MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reported …
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Hellickson Uses Arm, Bat to Help Phillies Beat Braves — ATLANTA — Jeremy Hellickson pitched into the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run double to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the bumbling Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday night.
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
Trade Central: Braves Swap Olivera For Kemp
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Braves Swap Matt Kemp, Hector Olivera
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Working To Trade Matt Kemp, Talking With Braves
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Zach Duke — The Cardinals announced that they have acquired left-handed reliever Zach Duke from the White Sox in exchange for minor league outfielder Charlie Tilson. — Duke, 33, is pitching well in the second season of a three-year, $15MM contract signed with the White Sox prior to the 2015 campaign.
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Associated Press:
Moreland's Game-Ending HR Gives Rangers 2-1 Win Over Royals — ARLINGTON, Texas — Mitch Moreland homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. — Moreland's 17th homer landed in the second deck of seats in right field.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics, Royals Swap Billy Burns, Brett Eibner
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Tyler Clippard — 10:50am: The Diamondbacks have announced the trade — a one-for-one swap of Clippard and Campos. — 10:19am: The D-backs are receiving right-hander Vicente Campos from the Yankees in the trade, reports MLB.com's Steve Gilbert (via Twitter).
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Orioles talking to Mariners about Wade Miley — The Baltimore Orioles are taking a hard look at Seattle Mariners lefty Wade Miley, sources said. Baltimore has been seeking a starter, especially a left-handed one, for weeks, as it tries to hold on in the tough AL is afternoon with a loss at Toronto.
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Yankees gauging interest in catcher Brian McCann
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Iglesias' Ninth-Inning Infield Single Gives Tigers 3-2 Win — DETROIT — Jose Iglesias drove in the game-ending run on an infield single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. — With the Astros up 2-1 …
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De La Rosa, Rockies win 5th straight, Mets lose 4th in row … NEW YORK — Now that they've reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see what's on deck. — De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Wade Davis Placed On Disabled List — JULY 31: The Royals announced that Davis has been placed back on the 15-day disabled list with a flexor strain in his right arm. The move is retroactive to July 27, and no timeline has been issued on Davis' recovery. Lefty Matt Strahm is coming up from Double-A to take his roster spot.
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Trade Deadline Daily: Mets join the party on Jay Bruce — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce is probably the hottest name on the market and his name is sure to come up in plenty of rumors between now and Monday's non-waivers trade deadline. Here's the latest on Bruce, who has six homers in his past six games and 25 on the season:
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