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mlbtraderumors.com - 15 days ago
Odds & Ends: Hardy, Tejada, Cardinals, Mariners
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Here's a few links to close out the night... Tony Massarotti of The Boston Globe says that the Red Sox "had been engaging with the Brewers in on-and-off discussions involving (J.J.) Hardy since the trading deadline." Massarotti's source says the Brewers wanted either Clay Buchholz or Daniel ...
boston.com - 15 days ago
Sox were in on Hardy
— boston.com — Before you ask the obvious question, here's the answer: yes, the Red Sox were in on discussions for shortstop J.J. Hardy, who was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins earlier today. According to a baseball source, the...  ... (more) Sox were in on Hardy

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metsblog.com - 15 days ago
Read: Red Sox and Beckett
— metsblog.com — Peter Gammons of ESPN.com wonders whether or not the Red Sox might consider trading Josh Beckett. Gammons says that Beckett will travel to Boston in the coming weeks and see what the Red Sox’ feelings are on a contract extension. Beckett, ... (more) Read: Red Sox and Beckett

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lookoutlanding.com - 15 days ago
J.J. Hardy to the Twins
— lookoutlanding.com — Carlos Gomez is the return. More later. [ Source ] Later: Hardy is a guy that we'd all been hoping that the Mariners would make a play on this offseason to address the shortstop position, so it's a bit of a shame that he's been taken off the ... (more) J.J. Hardy to the Twins

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Viva El Birdos — ... This JJ Hardy story continues to intrigue me in a "what were they thinking?" sense. fourstick said they traded JJ Hardy -- one of the best defensive SS in the business -- for basically Jon Jay. I agree with that comp. Elsewhere I saw commenters wondering why JJ hadn't ended up in Boston, rich in starting pitching and needy in the SS position. MLB Trade Rumors has an answer of sorts - that the Brewers demanded either Clay Buchholz or Daniel Bard and wouldn't budge. The notion that you would stick to a demand for two of the top prospects around and then settle with ...

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