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Rangers Bid For Halladay Appears Over

A major league source claims that the Rangers are "unlikely" to land Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay.

Texas is refusing to include left-hander Derek Holland in a package for Halladay, which is just one of the reasons that a deal doesn't appear imminent.

Halladay's remaining salary for 2009, roughly $4.75 million, and the pitcher's no-trade clause raised red flags as well, the source told FOX Sports.

Toronto was asking for Holland, Class AA first baseman Justin Smoak and two other top prospect from Texas.

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Nolan Ryan Confirms Halladay Discussions

Club president Nolan Ryan confirmed Thursday night that the Rangers and the Blue Jays are having trade discussions about pitcher Roy Halladay, according .

"We've had discussions with them, yes," Ryan said after the Rangers' 7-1 victory over the Mariners. "Nothing has been done. It's been going on for a while and there have been names talked about. There hasn't been a deal struck and it's still premature to make a prediction whether it will happen."

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Vicente Padilla Diagnosed With Swine Flu

Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla has been diagnosed with swine flu, but he's expected to make his next start.

Padilla was scratched from his scheduled start against the Red Sox on Wednesday because of flu-like symptoms.

"He was as surprised as anyone when we told him this was the case," Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine said of Padilla. "From everything we've been told, this is certainly a different strain of the normal flu and by nature might be deemed more serious, but you really wouldn't treat it any differently."

The team held a meeting Wednesday advising everyone to take necessary hygiene precautions.

"Without speculating, I think it is reasonable to expect that we may find some of our other guys have it," Levine said. "We've been medicating our players. We would use the same medication and the same kind program to rehabilitate them and they've all shown improvement. Those are the positive signs."

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