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ESPN:
San Diego Padres acquire All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier from Pittsburgh Pirates, sources say — MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres — The San Diego Padres are acquiring second baseman Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Gaslamp Ball, Lookout Landing, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
‘Keep it light.’ As Texas Rangers losing streak hits 12 games, manager, radio team adapt — Games are supposed to be fun after all. And baseball is just a game. — That's an easy concept in theory, of course, but when you're a major league baseball team struggling at an historic rate …
The Athletic:
Twins, Byron Buxton can't reach agreement on contract extension, increasing chance of offseason trade — Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton could not agree on a contract extension, increasing the possibility he will be traded this offseason and perhaps making the team more willing …
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CBSSports.com, Phillies Nation, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
2021 hindsight: Inside the Trevor Bauer disaster and how the Dodgers got here — What could be Trevor Bauer's last public comment in a Dodgers uniform was uttered in frustration as the pitcher stood up to leave a videoconference following a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on June 28.
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The Athletic, MLB Trade Rumors, True Blue LA and ESPN
Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers players shutting out the noise as trade deadline draws near — Kansas City, Mo. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch was talking last week about the upcoming series in Minnesota and offhandedly remarked that maybe the Twins will trade Nelson Cruz by then. — Well, about that. The Twins did, in fact, trade Cruz.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Some players say Los Angeles Angels failing in treatment at minor league level, as GM vows to address it — While consolidating the minor leagues during the 2020 season, Major League Baseball claimed that reducing and realigning its developmental leagues would increase player salaries at all levels …
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FanGraphs Baseball, Lookout Landing, Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and Orange County Register
Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
Taijuan Walker has come back to Earth at the worst time for the Mets — After a dominant first half, Taijuan Walker has looked human for the better part of a month. It finally caught up to the Mets on Saturday night, when Walker gave up six runs in four innings and the Mets fell to the Blue Jays, 10-3.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Marlins, Reds, Rockies should take advantage of MLB trade frenzy — The Marlins should have Sandy Alcantara on the trade market, just as the Reds should have Luis Castillo and the Rockies should have German Marquez. — There is no joy in recommending that your favorite team should shop its ace.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Fish Stripes
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
The Padres made a push for Nelson Cruz; Boras on Max Scherzer's no-trade clause; more notes — Two Triple-A right-handers who ranked among the better prospects in the Rays' pitching-rich system might sound like a steep price for a rental hitter, even one as gifted as Nelson Cruz.
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Federal Baseball, MLB Trade Rumors, DRaysBay, Tampa Bay Times, Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Nation
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ESPN:
Tampa Bay Rays acquire slugger Nelson Cruz in four-player trade with Minnesota Twins — CLEVELAND — Nelson Cruz packed up his big bat and joined a contender. — The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Cruz, one of baseball's most proven sluggers, in a four-player trade with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
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Defector and The Good Phight
Jim McBride Globe / The Boston Globe:
Cole Popovich out on Patriots coaching staff — Cole Popovich, who shared offensive line coaching duties with Carmen Bricillo the last season, will not be coaching with the Patriots this season, according to a league source. — This season Bricillo will coach the offensive line alone.
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ProFootballTalk and Boston.com