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MLB Trade Rumors: Are the Arizona Diamondbacks in Contention for Carlos Beltran?
New York’s most talked-about outfielder in years, Carlos Beltran already has a plethora of clubs going after him. According to reports , teams such as the Diamondbacks would be able and willing to pursue Beltran if the Mets would be willing to pay most or all of Beltran’s contract. Beltran is currently listed as day-to-day, but is in the midst of a solid season in his own right — batting .287 …

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MLB: Phillies Jarred Cosart and Jonathan Singleton Receive Midseason Praise
Recently, three highly regarded websites came out with their updated prospect rankings. Keith Law from ESPN, Kevin Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus and J.J. Cooper from Baseball America each published their new top 50 prospects in baseball, excluding the slew of prospects called up this year. Jarred Cosart was a unanimous selection among the three lists, while Jon Singleton cracked the top 50 …

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MLB Trade Rumors: Ranking Each Team’s Best Minor League Trade Asset
There’s an obvious reason why teams like Pittsburgh, Toronto, Milwaukee and Cincinnati are the teams dealing away players at the trade deadline, to teams like Boston, New York and Philadelphia. The first group are teams that spend the majority of the season near the bottom of the standings, while the second group are consistently challenging for playoff spots. For the first time in a long while …

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MLB Trade Rumors: Could Carlos Beltran Land in Philadelphia?
Carlos Beltran is rumored to be on the move , and the Philadelphia Phillies are in the running to land the outfielder, according to Ken Rosenthal. If and only if the New York Mets are willing to eat a lot of his salary (which Rosenthal says they are), I would like to see Beltran in the Philadelphia lineup. I know that Phillies fans by nature have to dislike the Mets, and Beltran has been there a …

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MLB All Star Game Posts Worst Ratings Ever
It may have “counted” this time, but once again, no one cared. For the second straight year, the MLB All Star game posted its lowest ratings ever . The fact that a number of star players didn’t bother to show up along with Bud Selig’s misguided attempt to make the game relevant conspired to drive interest in the midsummer classic to an all time low. The bad news for MLB is that the audiences are …

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