Yankees Focused On Gagne, Wheeler, Qualls

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It seems highly likely that the Yankees will make a move to upgrade their bullpen before the Tuesday trade deadline.  They appear to have three main targets. Kat O'Brien of Newsday says the Yanks have had serious discussions with Texas regarding Eric Gagne .  Though Gagne wants to close, remember that he can be traded to New York without his consent.  A Rivera-Gagne combo ... [link]

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Mariners looking at Reyes and... E-Jax?!
Published 7/28/2007 at Rays of Light
... ) Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times has a few new names for us: the Mariners have "serious interest" in reliever Al Reyes and may go for Edwin Jackson as well. Their interest in Reyes isn't surprising, as he's been very good save for a handful of abysmal outings. It's not as if he's been consistently medicore. The E-Jax part has me scratching my head. On the one hand, is E-Jax being used as a "if you want Al, you've gotta take Jackson" piece? On the other, you have to remember that they've got Bill Bavasi - maybe the worst GM in baseball - running the show. Also, in an update on yesterday, these "sources" all disagree on the Yankees' interest in Ty Wigginton, again according to MLBTradeRumors. ( Source ) Another Yankee-related note from O'Brien's article - the Yankees are not pursuing Ty Wigginton anymore. Other writers do not agree. Dan Graziano indicates that Wiggy is still in play and the Yankees might ...

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