PRO Rumors: 43.5 hour Trade Deadline countdown, Angels being buyers or sellers, Padres, Mets and Ted Lilly
ByWow! What a day.
We started with the Roy Oswalt rumors late last night into this morning, then we saw the Astros quickly move newly-acquired OF Anthony Gose to the Toronto Blue Jays for IF Brett Wallace (yes, Brett not Michael – inside joke), then the Rangers and Marlins finally agreed on Jorge Cantu, then the Padres snagged Miguel Tejada from the Orioles, and finally Buck Showalter unofficially became the manager of Tejada’s former club. But the day is not done yet! So who knows what may happen.
We still have about 43.5 hours before the Trade Deadline hits, and there may be a few more trades, so keep on checking back. In the meantime, check out these PRO Rumors:
When Los Angeles GM Tony Reagins was asked if he was buying or selling, he said, “We’re looking to improve. That’s about as plain as I can put it. We’re still looking at opportunities. I got a lot of phone calls today.” (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)
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Tom Krasovic of AOL FanHouse says the Padres are working on another trade, and he specifically said it’s a move beyond the 1-for-1 for Tejada.
The Angels are not ready to become sellers yet, but it could change in the next 36 hours, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. If they hit the market, Maicer Izturis is safe from being moved.
Ken Davidoff of Newsday says the Mets and Cubs are talking about Ted Lilly, but Davidoff doubts a trade will occur.

