Inside Pitch: Braves may be sellers

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Molony's Latest: Francoeur, Bay, Blalock
Published 27 days ago by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
MLB.com's Jim Molony has a new column up. The Braves will listen to offers for Jeff Francoeur and Will Ohman, and maybe Mark Teixeira if the Braves struggle in the next week.  The Royals are said to be interested in Francoeur.  Mike Gonzalez is unavailable. The Braves have scouted Jason ...

Today's Braves Trade Who's and What's it's
Published 27 days ago by gondeee at Talking Chop: Front Page Posts
... The Diamondbacks also could ask for other players back if they traded Jackson and prospects — and they still would have Chad Tracy to play first base next season. The trade would be difficult to construct; the D-Backs also might want money included. One Arizona official says "there isn't much traction" to the Teixeira concept. Another says he would be "surprised" if the team landed a big bat. Still there is a new take on the trade from MLB.com's Jim Molony: The Braves aren't talking, but other teams say they ...

A.J. Burnett Rumors
Published 27 days ago by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Let's put all of the A.J. Burnett rumors and links in one place. Joe Strauss says the Cardinals were one of 15 teams scouting Burnett yesterday.  Strauss says that Burnett's contract allows a trade to the Cardinals, and they "remain intrigued" after Walt Jocketty pursued him as a free agent in '05. Will Carroll says he's been heavily ...

Deadline Countdown: Eight Days
Published 27 days ago by Will Schaffer at Chop-n-Change
No game today but a couple rumors flying around the internet. Here’s the latest from Jim Molony of mlb.com. Frank Wren is listening to offers Will Ohman and Jeff Francoeur but is not interested in trading Mike Gonzalez. Kansas City is one of the teams said to have interest in Francoeur (Not surprising with Dayton Moore at the helm). Mark Teixeira isn’t on the trade block right now but could be depending on how the next week goes. and Jayson Stark from ESPN.com… Stark also says that this next week will decide the direction of the team. The Braves have at least contacted the Rays, Dodgers, Red Sox, Angels, and Yankees, ...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 24
Published 27 days ago at FanHouse
Filed under: Blue Jays, Braves, Brewers, Marlins, Orioles, Rockies, Yankees, MLB RumorsWith the trade deadline right around the corner, our MLB editor brings you the top five rumors every day until July 31. - The Braves continue to indicate that they won't move Mark Teixeira in hopes of contending for the NL East title, but if the team struggles over the next week, that could all change. Atlanta is already a bit of a longshot to make the playoffs, but two injuries to key players should push them over the cliff and turn them into sellers. Chipper Jones hurt his hamstring again last night in Florida and ...

Texas Trade Wind Anemometer & Miscellaneous Rangers Notes
Published 27 days ago by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
I originally set out this evening with the intention of publishing two items - the first on Triple-A Oklahoma’s Nelson Cruz, and which uniform he is most likely to don on the evening of August 1st (which I’ve since pushed back to tomorrow evening), and the second on the plethora of trade rumors and miscellaneous notes swirling around the team whose last six disillusioning games have dealt an excruciating blow to its already dim playoff hopes. Well, one out of two ain’t bad. ● Dan Graziano of the Star-Ledger reports that the New York Yankees have checked into the availability of not only catcher Gerald Laird, but also Washington’s Paul Lo Duca, Kansas City’s Miguel Olivo and ...

Third Base, Third Base, Third Base!
Published 26 days ago by Jesse at Twinkie Town: Front Page Posts
... says the Twins are still in pursuit of Beltre, while Jim Moloney says the Twins are keeping their fingers in the window for Casey Blake...but they're looking at Hank Blalock.  Our own ...