7/31 09:53: Tom Krasovic says #Padres minor league RHP Corey Kluber goes to #Indians

He adds, San Diego Padres Minor League LHP Nicholas Greenwood goes to the Cardinals.

7/31 09:50: Jon Heyman confirms the deal and adds that the Indians will get prospects.

7/31 09:42: Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets, “#mlb #Padres The deal is official. The Padres get Ludwick and the Cardinals get Westbrook in 3-way deal.”

7/31 09:27: Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com tweets, “According to multiple reports, former #Indians OF Ryan Ludwick would go from #Cardinals to #Padres to complete Westbrook deal.”

7/31 09:21: Buster Olney of ESPN says that the San Diego Padres continue to work on the three-team deal. It’s unclear as to what the Padres are putting into the pot.

7/31 09:12: Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets, “Westbrook has agreed to lower the $2M bonus that is part of his contract to facilitate the trade from #Indians to #Cardinals”

Sherman adds that the San Diego Padres were the mystery third team involved, but they have since fallen out.

Sherman again adds, “Players aren’t allowed to lower base pay as part of CBA, but this $2M could only be earned in a trade, so Westbrook could lower that and get union’s blessing, and union has blessed it. Westbrook, in other words, wants to get traded into a pennant race, this deal will get done with Westbrook not starting today for #Indians and becoming No. 4 starter for #Cardinals”

7/31 09:03: Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com says the a third team may be involved in the deal.

7/31 08:26: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says Deal at union level. Trying to work through $$$. Westbrook gets more than 2M in bonuses if he is traded. Also nearly 4M on contract remaining.

7/31 08:20: Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer says the Indians are getting closer to trading Westbrook. Deal is close.

7/31 08:14: Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports tweets, “The Cardinals and Indians are having discussions about Jake Westbrook, who’s due to start this afternoon in Toronto.”

7/30 19:36: The Indians will move Westbrook, only if they get the value they are seeking, according to a source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. They are not under financial pressure to move his contract.

7/30 17:16: Jayson Stark of ESPN says the St. Louis Cardinals have made Cleveland Indians’ pitcher Jake Westbrook their number one target. The Cardinals are no longer pursuing Colorado Rockies’ Aaron Cook or Washington Nationals’ Livan Hernandez. The chances of Westbrook ultimately being deal are no better than “50-50″ according to a one source familiar with the discussions. The Indians owe Westbrook near $4 million for the rest of this season, and Westbrook will receive a $2 million bonus if he gets traded.

7/30 13:54: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says the Cleveland Indians know they can move starting pitcher v but Rosenthal wonders if they could get the right price for him. Earlier this week, Jayson Stark of ESPN said that Westbrook seems like the most likely of the Indians’ starting pitchers to be traded. The other possible pitcher to be traded is Fausto Carmona.

Here’s an excerpt from PRO Rumors Top 10 MLB starting pitchers that could be traded by July 31.

Jake Westbrook, Cleveland Indians, RHP: Westbrook is a free agent after this season, and has about $4.48 million left on this year’s contract, so he’d be a good fit for a team that doesn’t want to take on payroll beyond this season. The Indians are in selling mode, and would like to get something for him instead of letting him walk, so expect the team to make a deal. The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets have been mentioned as possible future Westbrook employers.