Monday, July 30th, 2012
As Tuesday's Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, the Boston Red Sox are reportedly fielding calls for starting pitcher Josh Beckett.
The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers have been in contact with the Red Sox about Beckett, but the team has actually been aggressively shopping the 32-year-old to several teams. ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2012
The Houston Astros have already unloaded Carlos Lee, Brett Myers, Brandon Lyon and Wandy Rodriguez, but that doesn't mean they are done selling. In fact, according to reports, Houston is willing to part with virtually anyone on its roster.
Though the club isn't really interested in moving diminutive second baseman Jose ...
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Thursday, July 26th, 2012
The Philadelphia Phillies made big news on Wednesday by locking up Cole Hamels with a six-year, $144 million contract. While the deal gives both Hamels and the Phillies security long-term, Philadelphia still appears to be in sell-mode. That means fellow starting pitcher Cliff Lee could be on his way out ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
The Miami Marlins are in full-on sell mode right now and they aren't done moving pieces. After shipping Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez to the Detroit Tigers, we have been told the Marlins are ready to start listening to offers for ace starting pitcher Josh Johnson.
The Marlins have been terribly ...
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Friday, July 20th, 2012
The Los Angeles Dodgers have fallen behind in the National League West race and are now desperately trying to right the ship. With that in mind they have officially made an offer to the Chicago Cubs for right-hander Ryan Dempster.
The Dodgers have long been considered the front-runners for Dempster, but ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2012
For most of the season it was assumed that the Philadelphia Phillies would trade left-hander Cole Hamels at some point, since the three-time All-Star will hit free agency when the year is over. The conventional wisdom was that the Phillies couldn't afford to be competitive for him money-wise because of ...
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Carl Crawford finally came off the disabled list on Monday, so obviously now is the time to trade him, right? Apparently that's what the Boston Red Sox are thinking.
Major league sources have told FoxSports' Ken Rosenthal that Boston is aggressively shopping Crawford around the league and has been in contact ...
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