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  <title>MLB Trade Deadline 2009</title>
  <subtitle>Buzz leading up to July 31 non-waiver deadline</subtitle>
  <description>MLB Trade Deadline 2009</description>
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      <post>
        <id>72841</id>
        <blogger>
          <display-name>Jon Heyman</display-name>
          <id>10084</id>
          <city>New York                    </city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <comments-count>0</comments-count>
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        <sport>MLB</sport>
        <title>Red Sox acquire C/1B Martinez from Indians</title>
        <teaser>Cleveland has traded C/1B Victor Martinez to the Red Sox, SI.com has learned.
The Indians receive three young pitchers in the deal: right-hander Justin Masterson, lefty prospect&amp;hellip;</teaser>
        <intro>&lt;p&gt;Cleveland has traded C/1B &lt;strong&gt;Victor Martinez&lt;/strong&gt; to the Red Sox, SI.com has learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Indians receive three young pitchers in the deal: right-hander &lt;strong&gt;Justin Masterson&lt;/strong&gt;, lefty prospect &lt;strong&gt;Nick Hagadone&lt;/strong&gt; and minor league right-hander &lt;strong&gt;Bryan Price&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Sox also traded first baseman &lt;strong&gt;Adam LaRoche&lt;/strong&gt; to the Braves (LaRoche's former team) for first baseman &lt;strong&gt;Casey Kotchman&lt;/strong&gt;. Boston had just acquired LaRoche from the Pirates on Wednesday, July 22.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Sox completed the deal for Martinez without having to part with either coveted starter &lt;strong&gt;Clay Buchholz&lt;/strong&gt; or hard-throwing reliever &lt;strong&gt;Daniel Bard&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The switch-hitting Martinez made his third All-Star team this season and is hitting .284 with 15 home runs, 67 RBIs and 56 runs in 99 games. Martinez, 30, is a career .297 hitter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This deal comes two days after the Indians traded reigning Cy Young winner &lt;strong&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/strong&gt; and outfielder &lt;strong&gt;Ben Francisco&lt;/strong&gt; to the Phillies for four prospects.&lt;/p&gt;</intro>
        <body>&lt;p&gt;Cleveland has traded C/1B &lt;strong&gt;Victor Martinez&lt;/strong&gt; to the Red Sox, SI.com has learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Indians receive three young pitchers in the deal: right-hander &lt;strong&gt;Justin Masterson&lt;/strong&gt;, lefty prospect &lt;strong&gt;Nick Hagadone&lt;/strong&gt; and minor league right-hander &lt;strong&gt;Bryan Price&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Sox also traded first baseman &lt;strong&gt;Adam LaRoche&lt;/strong&gt; to the Braves (LaRoche's former team) for first baseman &lt;strong&gt;Casey Kotchman&lt;/strong&gt;. Boston had just acquired LaRoche from the Pirates on Wednesday, July 22.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Sox completed the deal for Martinez without having to part with either coveted starter &lt;strong&gt;Clay Buchholz&lt;/strong&gt; or hard-throwing reliever &lt;strong&gt;Daniel Bard&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The switch-hitting Martinez made his third All-Star team this season and is hitting .284 with 15 home runs, 67 RBIs and 56 runs in 99 games. Martinez, 30, is a career .297 hitter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This deal comes two days after the Indians traded reigning Cy Young winner &lt;strong&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/strong&gt; and outfielder &lt;strong&gt;Ben Francisco&lt;/strong&gt; to the Phillies for four prospects.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
        <tags>Victor Martinez, Boston, Red Sox, Cleveland Indians</tags>
        <published-at>2009-07-31T14:23:08-04:00</published-at>
        <created-at>2009-07-31T14:23:08-04:00</created-at>
        <updated-at>2009-08-04T22:02:07-04:00</updated-at>
        <comments-count>245</comments-count>
      </post>
      <post>
        <id>72805</id>
        <blogger>
          <display-name>Jon Heyman</display-name>
          <id>10084</id>
          <city>New York                    </city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <comments-count>0</comments-count>
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        <sport>MLB</sport>
        <title>Peavy accepts trade from Padres to White Sox</title>
        <teaser>The Padres have traded Jake Peavy to the White Sox for four young pitchers, SI.com has learned.
San Diego gets Clayton Richard (LHP), Adam Russell (RHP), Aaron Poreda (LHP) and&amp;hellip;</teaser>
        <intro>&lt;p&gt;The Padres have traded&lt;strong&gt; Jake Peavy&lt;/strong&gt; to the White Sox for four young pitchers, SI.com has learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Diego gets &lt;strong&gt;Clayton Richard &lt;/strong&gt;(LHP), &lt;strong&gt;Adam Russell&lt;/strong&gt; (RHP), &lt;strong&gt;Aaron Poreda&lt;/strong&gt; (LHP) and &lt;strong&gt;Dexter Carter&lt;/strong&gt; (RHP).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Peavy, who has a full no-trade clause, rejected a similar trade to the White Sox back in May, but accepted a second time around. He is currently on the disabled list with a strained tendon in his right ankle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Peavy is 6-6 with a 3.97 ERA this season. At age 28, Peavy is a two-time All-Star and won the National League Cy Young Award in 2007 with a 29-6 record and 2.54 ERA.&lt;/p&gt;</intro>
        <body>&lt;p&gt;The Padres have traded&lt;strong&gt; Jake Peavy&lt;/strong&gt; to the White Sox for four young pitchers, SI.com has learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Diego gets &lt;strong&gt;Clayton Richard &lt;/strong&gt;(LHP), &lt;strong&gt;Adam Russell&lt;/strong&gt; (RHP), &lt;strong&gt;Aaron Poreda&lt;/strong&gt; (LHP) and &lt;strong&gt;Dexter Carter&lt;/strong&gt; (RHP).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Peavy, who has a full no-trade clause, rejected a similar trade to the White Sox back in May, but accepted a second time around. He is currently on the disabled list with a strained tendon in his right ankle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Peavy is 6-6 with a 3.97 ERA this season. At age 28, Peavy is a two-time All-Star and won the National League Cy Young Award in 2007 with a 29-6 record and 2.54 ERA.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
        <tags>Jake Peavy, San Diego, Padres, Chicago, White Sox, Clayton Richard, Adam Russell, Aaron Poreda, Dexter Carter</tags>
        <published-at>2009-07-31T16:21:40-04:00</published-at>
        <created-at>2009-07-31T16:21:40-04:00</created-at>
        <updated-at>2009-08-01T12:28:37-04:00</updated-at>
        <comments-count>52</comments-count>
      </post>
      <post>
        <id>72843</id>
        <blogger>
          <display-name>Jon Heyman</display-name>
          <id>10084</id>
          <city>New York                    </city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <comments-count>0</comments-count>
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        <sport>MLB</sport>
        <title>Rolen headed to Reds</title>
        <teaser>The Blue Jays have traded third baseman Scott Rolen to the Reds, SI.com has learned.
Cincinnati dealt away 3B Edwin Encarnacion, RHP Josh Roenicke and minor league right-hander&amp;hellip;</teaser>
        <intro>&lt;p&gt;The Blue Jays have traded third baseman &lt;strong&gt;Scott Rolen&lt;/strong&gt; to the Reds, SI.com has learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati dealt away 3B &lt;strong&gt;Edwin Encarnacion&lt;/strong&gt;, RHP &lt;strong&gt;Josh Roenicke&lt;/strong&gt; and minor league right-hander &lt;strong&gt;Zach Stewart&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rolen agreed to waive his no-trade clause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rolen is batting .320 with eight homers and 43 RBIs. The Blue Jays included cash to pay part of Rolen's salary. Rolen has one more year left on an eight-year, $90 million deal he signed with the Cardinals. The 34-year-old Rolen is a five-time All-Star. He was the 1997 NL Rookie of the Year with Philadelphia and helped St. Louis win the 2006 World Series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 26-year-old Encarnacion led the Reds in errors last season with 23, and missed two months of this season with a chipped bone in his left wrist. He is batting .209 with five homers and 16 RBIs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roenicke didn't have a record in 11 appearances with the Reds. He had a 2.70 ERA in two stints with Cincinnati this season. Stewart was promoted to Triple-A Louisville during this season and had two saves in nine appearances.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a separate deal, Cincinnati sent utilityman &lt;strong&gt;Jerry Hairston&lt;/strong&gt; to the Yankees.&lt;/p&gt;</intro>
        <body>&lt;p&gt;The Blue Jays have traded third baseman &lt;strong&gt;Scott Rolen&lt;/strong&gt; to the Reds, SI.com has learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati dealt away 3B &lt;strong&gt;Edwin Encarnacion&lt;/strong&gt;, RHP &lt;strong&gt;Josh Roenicke&lt;/strong&gt; and minor league right-hander &lt;strong&gt;Zach Stewart&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rolen agreed to waive his no-trade clause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rolen is batting .320 with eight homers and 43 RBIs. The Blue Jays included cash to pay part of Rolen's salary. Rolen has one more year left on an eight-year, $90 million deal he signed with the Cardinals. The 34-year-old Rolen is a five-time All-Star. He was the 1997 NL Rookie of the Year with Philadelphia and helped St. Louis win the 2006 World Series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 26-year-old Encarnacion led the Reds in errors last season with 23, and missed two months of this season with a chipped bone in his left wrist. He is batting .209 with five homers and 16 RBIs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roenicke didn't have a record in 11 appearances with the Reds. He had a 2.70 ERA in two stints with Cincinnati this season. Stewart was promoted to Triple-A Louisville during this season and had two saves in nine appearances.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a separate deal, Cincinnati sent utilityman &lt;strong&gt;Jerry Hairston&lt;/strong&gt; to the Yankees.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
        <tags>Blue Jays, Scott Rolen, Reds</tags>
        <published-at>2009-07-31T15:37:54-04:00</published-at>
        <created-at>2009-07-31T15:37:54-04:00</created-at>
        <updated-at>2009-07-31T20:06:55-04:00</updated-at>
        <comments-count>52</comments-count>
      </post>
      <post>
        <id>72861</id>
        <blogger>
          <display-name>Jon Heyman</display-name>
          <id>10084</id>
          <city>New York                    </city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <comments-count>0</comments-count>
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        <sport>MLB</sport>
        <title>Marlins get 1B Johnson from Washington</title>
        <teaser>The Nationals traded Nick Johnson to Florida for left-hander Aaron Thompson, SI.com has confirmed.</teaser>
        <intro></intro>
        <body>&lt;p&gt;The Nationals traded &lt;strong&gt;Nick Johnson&lt;/strong&gt; to Florida for left-hander &lt;strong&gt;Aaron Thompson&lt;/strong&gt;, SI.com has confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
        <tags>Washington, Nationals, Florida, Marlins, Nick Johnson, Aaron Thompson</tags>
        <published-at>2009-07-31T17:13:55-04:00</published-at>
        <created-at>2009-07-31T17:13:55-04:00</created-at>
        <updated-at>2009-08-01T05:25:36-04:00</updated-at>
        <comments-count>4</comments-count>
      </post>
      <post>
        <id>72804</id>
        <blogger>
          <display-name>Jon Heyman</display-name>
          <id>10084</id>
          <city>New York                    </city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <comments-count>0</comments-count>
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        <sport>MLB</sport>
        <title>Nationals trade reliever Beimel to Rockies</title>
        <teaser>The Rockies have acquired Joe Beimel from the Nationals for two minor leaguers, sources said.</teaser>
        <intro>&lt;p&gt;The Rockies have acquired &lt;strong&gt;Joe Beimel&lt;/strong&gt; from the Nationals for two minor leaguers, sources said.&lt;/p&gt;</intro>
        <body>&lt;p&gt;The Rockies have acquired &lt;strong&gt;Joe Beimel&lt;/strong&gt; from the Nationals for two minor leaguers, sources said.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
        <tags>Rockies, Joe Beimel, Nationals, </tags>
        <published-at>2009-07-31T15:46:04-04:00</published-at>
        <created-at>2009-07-31T15:46:04-04:00</created-at>
        <updated-at>2009-07-31T15:47:14-04:00</updated-at>
        <comments-count>0</comments-count>
      </post>
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