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Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
What I'm hearing about the MLB trade deadline: Phillies still looking for more relief help  —  The number of teams looking for starting pitching continues to be far greater than the number of starters actually available.  When the game of musical chairs stops at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, some clubs will be left unhappy.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline rumors heat up: Top players available, what to know  —  PHOENIX — We have been talking about this day for months.  —  We have devoted so many TV, radio and podcast hours, and even more written words on something that is often dreadfully boring.  —  And, mercifully, it's finally here.
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
The 8 biggest storylines to watch for on MLB trade deadline day  —  It's deadline day!  Here are the biggest storylines:  —  The demand for starting pitching is so intense that the Chicago White Sox might get their price for Crochet even with all the concerns about his availability for the postseason.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
How Cardinals capitalized on 3-team deal to acquire 2 needs, Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham  —  The Cardinals discovered early in their conversations with the Chicago White Sox that trading for one of the players they wanted, let alone two, would take drawing a third team into the talks.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Cardinals get Erick Fedde in 8-player deal with Dodgers, White Sox  —  The White Sox, Cardinals and Dodgers reached a three-team, eight-player trade Monday that sees St. Louis land starting pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham, and Los Angeles get super-utility man Tommy Edman and reliever Michael Kopech.
New York Times:
Where the Mets stand in their hunt for pitching  —  On Trade Deadline Eve, the starting pitching market started to go haywire.  —  The chief culprits were the Houston Astros, who shipped a huge package of talent to Toronto for two months of Yusei Kikuchi.  The Mets had discussed Kikuchi …
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Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Astros' GM Dana Brown: Starting pitching remains top priority at trade deadline
ESPN:
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. open to 3B; Gleyber Torres balks at move  —  Jazz Chisholm Jr. says he is open to playing third base for the New York Yankees, adding that he “could go and play anywhere and help my team win.”  —  Gleyber Torres, on the other hand, did not sound as receptive to moving to the hot corner.
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Acquire Isaac Paredes For Christopher Morel, Two Prospects  —  The Cubs and Rays have lined up on an eye-opening trade in advance of the deadline, as Isaac Paredes is on his way to Chicago.  Christopher Morel and right-handers Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson, comprise the three-player package heading …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs acquire All-Star Isaac Paredes in trade with Rays
Jack Sommers / Sports Illustrated:
Ketel Marte and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Talk About D-backs Comeback Win  —  Corbin Carroll hit a clutch two-run homer to walk off the Nationals.  But the opportunity was set up by the two veteran stalwarts  —  Ketel Marte and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have lockers right next to each in the corner of the Diamondbacks clubhouse.
Will Graves / Associated Press:
Simone Biles shakes off a calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying  —  The similarities were striking.  Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu.  —  Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics.  USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Mariners get Justin Turner in trade with Blue Jays  —  The Seattle Mariners acquired veteran Justin Turner from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, adding a proven bat with postseason experience to a lineup ravaged by injuries and ineffectiveness.  —  Turner joins outfielder Randy Arozarena …
ESPN:
Reyes Moronta, former MLB pitcher, dies at age 31  —  Former major league pitcher Reyes Moronta, who dominated out of the San Francisco Giants' bullpen for two seasons, died Sunday.  He was 31.  —  According to multiple reports, Moronta died in a traffic accident in his home country of the Dominican Republic.
ESPN:
Royals acquire Michael Lorenzen from Rangers to boost rotation  —  The Kansas City Royals made a move to bolster their starting rotation before the trade deadline, acquiring right-hander Michael Lorenzen from the Texas Rangers on Monday.  —  The Rangers received left-hander Walter Pennington …
 
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