The Washington Nationals, after sorting through dozens of offers, have decided not to trade slugger Alfonso Soriano, according to Scott Miller of Sportsline.
They will reportedly look to lock him up longterm, as he will be a free agent this winter.
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According to Jayson Stark, Jim Bowden reportedly has two teams he can do an Alfonso Soriano deal with right now, one is an American League team and the other is in the National League.
The Twins are reportedly the team from the AL, as the A's have dropped out of the running.
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Sources are saying that the Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins and most recently, the Oakland Athletics have emerged as the finalists in the Alfonso Soriano sweepstakes.
It is unknown whether the A's would keep Soriano or re-package him in another deal. Oakland GM Billy Beane has a history of working three-way deals, but if the A's hope to contend this season, Soriano makes sense because Oakland's offense is strongly lacking.
Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden is expected to move Soriano today with a conclusion expected to push right up against the deadline.
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Nationals Jul 2006 Archive
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 31, 2006
According to two National League sources, the Marlins have contacted the Nationals about acquiring Alfonso Soriano.
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Washington Times | Jul 31, 2006
Baseball sources said a number of teams still remained in the running for Alfonso Soriano last night, including the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and St.
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Washington Post | Jul 31, 2006
Pitcher Livan Hernandez is being targeted by the New York Mets, but to this point, the Nationals won't pick up any of his $7 million salary in 2007.
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Washington Times | Jul 30, 2006
Nationals' GM Jim Bowden continues to hold discussions with at least five teams interested in acquiring Alfonso Soriano.
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Washington Post | Jul 29, 2006
The Houston Astros, for example, are aggressively pursuing offensive help and could now be players for Alfonso Soriano.
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KNBR 680 Radio / Darryl Reina, RealGM / SFGiants.com | Jul 28, 2006
San Francisco Giants GM Brian Sabean has announced acquiring LHP Mike Stanton from the Washington Nationals for minor league pitching prospect Shairon Martis.
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Washington Post | Jul 26, 2006
The Tigers, Angels, Dodgers, Yankees and White Sox all remain interested in doing business with Jim Bowden on Alfonso Soriano.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 25, 2006
The Alfonso Soriano trade report on Monday may have been a bluff in order to drive up the price for Alfonso Soriano for teams such as the Tigers and Yankees.
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MLB.com | Jul 25, 2006
Nationals general manager Jim Bowden says that there is no deal in place involving Alfonso Soriano.
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Associated Press | Jul 24, 2006
Jose Guillen will undergo season-ending surgery
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ESPN.com | Jul 24, 2006
The White Sox are reported to be "extremely close" to trading for the Nats' Alfonso Soriano, according to a source close to the situation.
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AP | Jul 24, 2006
Alfonso Soriano says he wants to stay with the Nationals, but doubts he'll reach an agreement before the July 31 trade deadline.
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Detroit News | Jul 22, 2006
If the Nationals do indeed deal Alfonso Soriano, Detroit appears to be the destination.
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Detroit Free-Press | Jul 18, 2006
The Tigers are one of at least four clubs pursuing Alfonso Soriano ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
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ESPN.com | Jul 14, 2006
The Nationals signed free-agent outfielder Luis Matos on Friday and designated outfielder Marlon Byrd for assignment.
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Press Release | Jul 13, 2006
The Reds dealt Felipe Lopez and Austin Kearns to the Nationals for Gary Majewski and four other players.
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aol.com | Jul 9, 2006
President George W.
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Washington Post | Jul 6, 2006
"I don't want to leave. I want to stay here and build something from this group that we have here."
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Yahoo.com | Jul 1, 2006
The Nationals will retain general manager Jim Bowden when the team is officially sold to a group headed by Theodore Lerner, incoming team president Stan Kasten announced Friday.
