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Posted by Jayson Stark Left-handed reliever Ron Mahay could be on the verge of heading to the Phillies. According to clubs that have been speaking with the Royals, they've been having extensive conversations with the Phillies about a trade that would send Mahay to Philadelphia for shortstop prospect Jason Donald, a member of the U.S. Olympic baseball team. It's believed that as many as 10 ...
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BDD: Teixeira; Here: Rumors
crashburnalley.com — BDD: Teixeira; Here: Rumors July 29th, 2008 Posted in Baseball Digest Daily , Philadelphia Phillies , MLB At Baseball Digest Daily, I determine the market for Atlanta Braves first baseman Mark Teixeira. Surprising results. Rumors Jayson Stark : Left-handed reliever Ron Mahay could be on the verge of heading to the Phillies. According to clubs that have been speaking with the Royals, they’ve been having extensive conversations with the Phillies about a trade that would send Mahay to Philadelphia for shortstop prospect Jason Donald, a member of the U.S. Olympic baseball team. […] in Donald, the Phillies have a ...

Phillies Working On Mahay Trade
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies have been having extensive conversations with the Royals about lefty Ron Mahay.  The Royals would receive shortstop prospect Jason Donald in return. Mahay has been quite popular, and the Phillies are able to fill a need for them with Donald. ...

Mahay for Donald? Just kill me already
The Good Phight — Update, 1.50pm: Stark now says the Phillies are "not close." Jayson Stark puts the bullet in the chamber: Left-handed reliever Ron Mahay could be on the verge of heading to the Phillies. According to clubs that have been speaking with the Royals, they've been having extensive conversations with the Phillies about a trade that would send Mahay to Philadelphia for shortstop prospect Jason Donald, a member of the U.S. Olympic baseball team. It's believed that as many as 10 teams have contacted the Royals about Mahay, who is signed for next year at $4 million. Most of them have come away with the ...

Phillies Trying for Mahay
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — Once believed to be close to a “done deal”, Jayson Stark of ESPN is reporting that the Phillies & Royals are NOT close on a deal for Mahay. The rumored trade hadPhiladelphia dealing SS Jason Donald in exchange for the lefty-specialist. The Phillies are looking for a second option in the pen from the left-side to team-up with J.C. Romero in late game situations. “It’s believed that as many as 10 teams have contacted the Royals about Mahay, who is signed for next year at $4 million. Most of them have come away with the impression that the Royals aren’t motivated to trade him”, Stark said. ...

Phillies Notes: Happ re-called, Feliz to the DL, Mahay deal?
All Things Philly Sports — Some Phillie news just before they start their 3 game series with the Nationals: Happ is back As had been speculated since Adam Eaton was sent to the minors and he was pulled from his last start, J.A. Happ was called up today. He will be the second lefty option out of the pen. There is also a chance that sometime down the road the Phillies will put him in the starting rotation and allow Brett Myers to return to the bullpen to be a set-up guy. That time could come soon if Myers is rocked again today. Feliz to the DL Pedro Feliz hadn't played since July 24th with a bad back so the Phillies placed him ...

Royals Trade Rumors
Royal Reflections — It's that time of year again and the Royals trade rumors are all over the place. Here's a rundown: Ron Mahay is drawing interest from as many as ten teams according to Jayson Stark. Both the Phillies and the Red Sox are known to be interested. The evil Yankees are thought to be interested in Brian Bannister. According to Bob Dutton, the Yankees might be willing to part with Melky Cabrera for Bannister. A couple of teams are thought to be interested in Miguel Olivo; the evil Yankees are looking for a catcher and Olivo is in the mix, and the Blue ...

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