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Brewers Trade For Jonathan Schoop

Jul 31, 2018 4:53 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Jonathan Schoop from the Baltimore Orioles.

Schoop, 26, was hitting .244 with 17 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Orioles this season.

Schoop was an All-Star in 2017.

Milwaukee (62-47) entered Tuesday's action one game behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

 

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Pirates Acquire Chris Archer From Rays

Jul 31, 2018 4:39 PM

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded for Chris Archer while sending back Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Archer is 3-5 with a 4.31 ERA in 17 starts this season. He will be a front-line starter in a Pirates rotation that already includes Jameson Taillon.

Archer is a two-time All-Star. 

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Dodgers Acquire Brian Dozier From Twins For Logan Forsythe

Jul 31, 2018 4:38 PM

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded for Brian Dozier from the Minnesota Twins for Logan Forsythe.

Dozier, who was the fifth player traded by the Twins in the last five days, is batting just .224 but has 16 home runs and 52 RBIs this season.

Dozier will become a free agent this winter.

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Phillies Acquire Wilson Ramos From Rays

Jul 31, 2018 4:36 PM

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Wilson Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ramos is batting .297 with 14 home runs this season for the Rays. 

Ramos was an All-Star this season.

The acquisition of Ramos comes four days after the Phillies bolstered their offense by receiving infielder Asdrubal Cabrera in a trade with the New York Mets.

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Diamondbacks Trade For Brad Ziegler

Jul 31, 2018 1:31 PM

The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired Brad Ziegler from the Miami Marlins.

Ziegler, 38, spent parts of six seasons with the Diamondbacks from 2011 to 2016, posting a 2.49 ERA and 62 saves over that stretch.

Ziegler has pitched to a 0.64 ERA in his past 28 appearances

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Indians Acquire Leonys Martin From Tigers For Willi Castro

Jul 31, 2018 1:30 PM

The Cleveland Indians have acquired Leonys Martin and Kyle Dowdy from the Detroit Tigers for Willi Castro.

Martin, 30, is batting .251 with nine home runs in 78 games this season, his first with the Tigers. 

Martin will be a free agent this winter.

Castro, 21, is batting .245 with five homers and 13 stolen bases this season at Double-A Akron.

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Rays Acquire Tommy Pham From Cardinals

Jul 31, 2018 1:28 PM

The St. Louis Cardinals have traded Tommy Pham to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a four-player deal.

The Rays also received international slot money from the Cardinals, who acquired minor leaguers Justin Williams, Genesis Cabrera and Roel Ramirez in the deal.

Pham is batting .248 with 14 home runs and 41 RBIs in 98 games this season for the Cardinals. 

The Cardinals have a crowded outfield with Marcell Ozuna, Dexter Fowler and Harrison Bader.

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Nationals Pull Bryce Harper From Trade Block

Jul 31, 2018 12:20 PM

The Washington Nationals will not trade Bryce Harper at the deadline.

Mike Rizzo told The Washington Post in a text message that Harper "is not going anywhere." 

The Nationals (52-53) are 5½ games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.

The Nationals spoke with teams on Tuesday to gauge what type of trade package they could receive for Harper.

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Nationals Now Gauging Trade Interest In Bryce Harper

Jul 31, 2018 8:08 AM

The Washington Nationals have spoken to some clubs to determine the level of interest should they decide to consider trading Bryce Harper.

The Nationals are one game under .500 leading into Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline.

Harper will be a free agent this offseason.

Washington wants a front-line starter and more in any possible deal, according to a report.

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Rays Have Asked Teams To Make Best, Final Offers For Chris Archer

Jul 31, 2018 8:03 AM

The Tampa Bay Rays have asked interested teams to make their best and final offers for Chris Archer, according to a report.

The Rays have been in touch with as many as 12 teams about the right-hander.

Reports have varied regarding how serious the Rays are about moving Archer, who remains on a team-friendly contract.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres have been linked to Archer.

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Angels Trade Ian Kinsler To Red Sox
The Red Sox expect Ian Kinsler to be their regular second baseman with Dustin Pedroia sidelined indefinitely.

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Reds Trade Adam Duvall To Braves
The Reds will receive right-handers Lucas Sims and Matt Wisler and outfielder Preston Tucker.

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Pirates Land Keone Kela From Rangers
The Pirates have acquired reliever Keone Kela from the Rangers for two players to be named later.

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Yankees Acquire Lance Lynn From Twins
Lance Lynn joined the Twins in March on a $12 million, one-year contract that includes bonuses of $1 million each for pitching 170 and 180 innings.

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Astros Acquire Roberto Osuna From Blue Jays
Roberto Osuna hasn't pitched since May 6, and has been serving a 75-game suspension for violation of Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.

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Nationals Not Considering Trade Of Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper is set to become a free agent this winter.

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Rays 'More Willing Than Ever' To Trade Chris Archer
Chris Archer is controllable through 2021 on a team-friendly deal.

Marc Topkin/Tampa Bay Times

Orioles Send Brad Brach To Braves For International Bonus Slot
The Braves have acquired Brad Brach from the Orioles for $250,000 of international signing bonus allocation money.

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Diamondbacks Acquire Eduardo Escobar From Twins
Eduardo Escobar, 29, has a .274/.338/.514 slash line this season

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Astros Acquire Ryan Pressly From Twins
Ryan Pressly was 1-1 with a 3.40 ERA (47 2/3 innings pitched, 18 earned runs), 19 walks and 69 strikeouts for the Twins this season.

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Royals Trade Mike Moustakas To Brewers
Mike Moustakas, who will become a free agent this winter, is hitting .249 with 20 homers.

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Phillies Acquire Asdrubal Cabrera From Mets
Asdrubal Cabrera has primarily played second base this season for the Mets.

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Nationals Could Become Sellers By End Of Weekend
The Nationals have already begun gauging interest in players should they decide to move them.

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Brewers, Reds Discussing Matt Harvey Trade
The Brewers and Reds are engaged in ongoing talks regarding a Matt Harvey trade.

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Rangers Trade Cole Hamels To Cubs
The Cubs have acquired Cole Hamels from the Rangers for a group on minor league prospects, according to sources.

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Nationals Won't Definitively Rule Out Trading Bryce Harper
The Nationals are on the outside of the playoff picture in the National League, which has led to speculation that they could become sellers as the trade deadline approaches.

Scott Allen/Washington Post

Yankees Might Have Interest In Deal For Cole Hamels
The Yankees remain in the market for a starting pitcher and the Rangers continue to look for a partner to move Cole Hamels.

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Diamondbacks Acquire Matt Andriese From Rays
The Rays received minor league catcher Michael Perez and right-handed pitcher Brian Shaffer in the deal.

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Red Sox Acquire Nathan Eovaldi From Rays
The Rays will receive minor league left-hander Jalen Beeks.

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Teams Coveting Relievers In Trade With Reds
The Braves, Phillies, Red Sox and Rockies have all engaged the Reds in trade talks regarding relief pitchers.

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