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Carlos Monarrez / Detroit Free Press:
Rampant trade talk makes for a quiet Detroit Tigers clubhouse — Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias sat quietly in his corner of the clubhouse today, casually scrolling through his phone as a few reporters approached. — Iglesias was quizzically not in the starting lineup coming on the heels of Thursday's off day.
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Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Kelly ‘not scared’ of being thrust onto big stage — Most young players, upon being called up to the major leagues, make an effort to stick to the same pregame routine they employed in the minors. — Cardinals catcher Carson Kelly has not had that luxury. — Kelly made his first big-league start of the season on short notice.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Weaver gets too fine; Cards' revamped lineup takes its lumps
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Erasmo Ramirez From Rays For Steve Cishek — The Marines and Rays have announced a swap of right-handed pitchers, with Erasmo Ramirez heading back to Seattle and Steve Cishek going to Tampa Bay in return. — Seattle will reportedly also send $1MM to Tampa Bay to help account …
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Rays visit Yankees with Duda in tow (Jul 28, 2017) — NEW YORK — In recent seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays were not good enough to consider themselves buyers at the frenzy known as the non-waiver trade deadline. — This year is different. — After adding left-handed reliever Dan Jennings …
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers open to trading Yu Darvish for right price — The Rangers have made it known that Yu Darvish is available but they want a lot in return. — The trade deadline is 3 p.m. Monday so get ready for a rumor and report-filled weekend. — Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal reported this morning …
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FANTASY PLAYS: Darvish at the trade deadline — Yu Darvish's situation is intriguing with the trade deadline nearly here. Speaking of intriguing, there's a breakout season in Baltimore, a future superstar arriving in the majors and a young player struggling mightily. — CHEERS
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Place David Price On DL, Aren't Currently Planning To Pursue Starters — 3:30pm: President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski addressed the Boston media today and definitively stated that he's not in the market for rotation help (Twitter link via the Boston Globe's Alex Speier).
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Jay to bat leadoff for Cubs in series opener at Brewers — Cubs manager Joe Maddon on Kyle Schwarber, the White Sox rebuild and Jon Lester's outing after the 6-3 win over the Sox on Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Anthony Rizzo ‘would love to’ switch hit, but don't expect it to happen
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ESPN:
Astros put George Springer on 10-day DL with quadriceps discomfort — DETROIT — The Houston Astros have placed outfielder George Springer on the 10-day disabled list because of left quadriceps discomfort. — The move, announced before Friday night's game at Detroit, is retroactive to Tuesday.
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Associated Press:
The Tooth Scary: Yanks' Judge visits dentist, starts vs Rays — NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge is all done with the tooth scary — at least for now. — The New York Yankees slugger was back in the starting lineup Friday night, a day after he accidentally lost half of his front left tooth during a home-plate celebration .
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Luke Farrell From Royals — The Dodgers announced on Friday that they've acquired right-hander Luke Farrell from the Royals in exchange for cash. Farrell was designated for assignment earlier this week when Kansas City acquired the trio of Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter from the Padres.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Magic Johnson guarantees World Series victory — Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, and Magic Johnson at Kershaw's 5th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose Celebrity Tournament at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. (Leon Bennett / Getty Images) — Magic Johnson called his shot Thursday night, and he wasn't shy about it.
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Arizona Republic:
Return to St. Louis brings back memories for Descalso — Infielder Daniel Descalso was at breakfast on Thursday morning when someone in the restaurant told him he was in the stands for Game 6. — Descalso wasn't a star during his five seasons in St. Louis, but he was a key role player …
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Hard-throwing prospect Jesen Therrien joins Phillies — Jesen Therrien received a peculiar request during spring training. After spending a day away from the minor leaguers when he pitched in major-league camp, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin wanted the pitcher's autograph.
Alex Tekip / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Mike Napoli drawing interest? — Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli is starting to generate interest on the trade market, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. — The 35-year-old is slashing .207/.287/.466 with 22 home runs and 47 RBIs in 85 games this season.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies scratch Jeremy Hellickson, trade could be near — The Phillies may be near to finding a trade partner for Jeremy Hellickson as the pitcher was scratched from Friday night's start just 30 minutes before he was set to take the mound. — Friday was scheduled to be Hellickson's final start before Monday's trade deadline.
Andy Martino / HuffPost:
Major League Baseball Has A Cocaine Problem — Players say it's a dirty secret that no one — including the league — wants to talk about. … A rookie infielder arrived in the big leagues in 2012, and a few of his teammates decided to take him out to a nightclub after a game.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
MLB plans to move 13 series to foreign countries from 2018-21 — The Dodgers played the opening games of the 2014 season in Sydney, Australia, at the Cricket Ground. (Cameron Spencer / Getty Images) — In an effort to increase baseball's popularity around the world …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trade clock clicking as Cardinals play all angles, shopping and selling — The Cardinals remain in the process of generating a market and offers for starting pitcher Lance Lynn, even as they remain engaged in conversations that could bring in the bat they've been eyeing.
