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Phillies get Hunter Pence (and get to keep Dominic Brown)

Tigers get Fister (ool).

The Giants got Beltran earlier this week, of course.

Harden to the Red Sox (pending physical).

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:Harden to the Red Sox (pending physical).

Never mind.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1355325&srvc=rss

Remember when the Celtics stole the red sox's headlines the day before the MLB trade deadline by acquiring KG?

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:The Giants got Beltran earlier this week, of course.

Great trade for the Mets. They weren't doing anything this year and couldn't have collected picks if they offered Beltran arbitration. Now they have another top 30 prospect, a young SP.

And now we understand the Bedard trade a bit better.

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/6823393/boston-red-sox-clay-buchholz-stress-fracture

Interesting facts about Érik Bédard:

1) He is known to have a prickly personality (drop the "ly" if you want) with both the media and his teammates.
b) He was no higher than third on the Red Sox's wish list (deals for both Kudora and Harden fell through before the Bédard trade was made).
iii) He is poutine-stained.
4) He is a very good pitcher when healthy.

At least Wandy Rodriguez got to be a star for one day. The Yanks will probably make a waiver deal for him since that contract will likely clear.

claver2010 {l Wrote}:

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:The Giants got Beltran earlier this week, of course.

Great trade for the Mets. They weren't doing anything this year and couldn't have collected picks if they offered Beltran arbitration. Now they have another top 30 prospect, a young SP.

They seem to be happy with Lucas Duda so far as well.