Leyland and stomach have conversation

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Jim Leyland’s gut is telling him that a trade for bullpen help is on the horizon. “I think there is a strong possibility that something could happen in the next few days,” Leyland said. “I think that’s a strong possibility. I don’t know if anything will happen. It’s kind of my gut telling me it’s going to happen, somehow, some way.” It is that time of the year when teams try to get [link]

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