Rumors for July, 2011
Mets trade Carlos Beltran to the Giants for Zack Wheeler- pending Beltran’s approval
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The San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets have agreed to a deal that will send outfielder Carlos Beltran to San Francisco in exchange for pitching prospect Zack Wheeler reports Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.
Heyman adds that Beltran has 24 hours to approve or block the deal and that the Mets are eating a “significant” portion of Beltran’s contract.
The Mets are sending approximately $4 million ($6 million remaining on contract) to the Giants to complete the deal reports Andy Martino of the New York Daily News.
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Braves acquire Wil Nieves from the Brewers
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The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Wil Nieves for cash considerations from the Milwaukee Brewers according to Brewer Nation. The Braves are in need of a catcher after they placed Brian McCann on the Disabled List.
Nieves is hitting .140/.189/.180 in 50 AB’s with the Brewers in 2011.
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Nationals designate Matt Stairs for assignment
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The Washington Nationals have designated Matt Stairs for assignment according to Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com.
Stairs was hitting .154/.257/.169 with 2 RBI’s in 65 AB’s for the Nationals in 2011.
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Blue Jays acquire Colby Rasmus from Cardinals
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The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Colby Rasmus from the St. Louis Cardinals in an eight-player deal according to Buster Olney of ESPN.
In addition to Rasmus, the Blue Jays will get hurlers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet and P.J. Walters from St. Louis. The Blue Jays are shipping Marc Rzepcynski, Octavio Dotel, Corey Patterson and three players to be named later or cash considerations (via Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports) and recently acquired Edwin Jackson to the Cardinals.
Olney adds that Miller will be flipped to the White Sox.
Earlier today, we learned that the White Sox traded Jackson and Mark Teahen to the Blue Jays for Jason Frasor and Zack Stewart.
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Video of Ervin Santana completing no-hitter
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Congratulations to Ervin Santana for throwing a no-hitter. The Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians today 3-1. In case you missed, here’s a link to the video:
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Colby Rasmus trade to Blue Jays is imminent
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Fresh off their acquisition of Edwin Jackson, the Blue Jays appear set to acquire Colby Rasmus. Buster Olney of ESPN says the deal will include Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet and P.J. Walters for Jackson, Marc Rzepcynski, Octavio Dotel and Corey Patterson.
The deal seems a bit odd as the Cardinals have demanded a big return for Rasmus. At the season’s end, they will have Rzepczynski who may end up being only a left specialist, Patterson and two draft picks (Jackson and Dotel are set to be free agents and both look to be Type-B’s).
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Giants close to acquiring Carlos Beltran
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In a Tweet by Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, sources tell him that the Giants and the Mets are closing in on a deal for Carlos Beltran. The logistics are currently being worked out now.
It now appears according to Olney that top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler will be going back to New York as part of the deal.
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Beltran NOT going to Texas- Giants still front runners
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According to a source close to Joe McDonald of ESPNBoston, the Red Sox are out of the Beltran talk. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports adds that Beltran is not going to the Rangers and that the Giants are presumed to be front runners.
Earlier today, we learned that both the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants were making progress in trade talks involving Carlos Beltran ESPNNewYork.com reports. The Atlanta Braves are still involved, but the Rangers and Giants are moving along in talks with the Mets.
Buster Olney of ESPN says that the Indians have walked away from the Beltran talks. They are convinced that Scott Boras (Beltran’s agent) is controlling the process.
Now that the Braves will be without Brian McCann for a few weeks due to his recent injury, the Braves need for Beltran may increase and force them to give up a top level prospect, something they were against in recent days.
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The Chicago White Sox have traded Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jason Frasor and Zack Stewart according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.
Royals sign Adalberto Mondesi for $2 million
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The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a deal with Adalberto Mondesi (Raul Mondesi’s son) for $2 million according to Ben Badler of Baseball America.
Mondesi’s scouting report (via Baseball America) says he is a 5-foot-11, 160 pound switch-hitter. He played in the DPL and trained with Basilio Vizcaino (known as Cachasa).
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