7/30 00:25: Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says that it is unlikely the Twins will deal for Lilly.

7/29 10:57: Once all of the Roy Oswalt rumors go away, the Chicago Cubs’ left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly will become the best pitcher left on the market, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. This is barring a last-minute mystery starting becoming available of course.

Rosenthal reminds us that last July the Mariners’ Felix Hernandez was dangled at the last minute, and he suggests that Kansas City Royals’ Zack Greinke could be this year’s mystery pitcher that could make noise in the next 48 hours.

Teams such as the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers could enter the mix on Lilly. One stipulation to note – the Twins are on Lilly’s no-trade list, so he would need to be compensated in some way to pitch for Minnesota, but according to a source, Lilly is more open to a trade.

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