July 22, 2008Pat Gillick, Senior Vice President & General ManagerPhiladelphia PhilliesCitizens Bank ParkOne Citizens Bank WayPhiladelphia, PA 19148-5249Dear Mr. Gillick,With the recent trade for Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics, it has become apparent that the Phillies are not going to   more...
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It's official -- the NL Central race is on as the Cubs have answered the Brewers acquisition of CC Sabathia by picking up P Rich Harden and P Chad Gaudin from the A's for OF Matt Murton, P Sean Gallagher, IF Eric Patterson and C Josh Donaldson.But the Brewers aren't done. CNNSI believes the Crew   more...

Though slated as the starting pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Tigers, Anthony Castrovince's MLB.com blog reports that an unconfirmed deal has been made. According to a Major League source, the Indians and Brewers have completed a trade in which Sabathia, the reigning American League Cy   more...
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I can't believe the course of events that are taking place, but it appears that CC Sabathia is going to be a Brewer. The only thing that is crazier than that is that it may happen before the end of the weekend.The Indians have been scouting the Brewers Minor League system and they may be ready to   more...
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CC Sabathia is on the verge of being traded to Milwaukee for Matt LaPorta
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Last week Pat Gillick told the media that if things on the trade front didn't progress as he hoped, he would have to turn to his "B List". I thought it was just another example of Gillick smoke-screening the media, and not letting them see his hand. Unfortunately after hearing the most recent   more...
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The trade rumors continue. SI.com writer Jon Heyman has reported the Phillies are in trade talks with the Toronto Blue Jays for starter A.J. Burnett. While it's unknown how far talks have gone, Blue Jays executive Tony LaCava was in Reading this week, scouting the likes of Greg Golson, Lou Marson,   more...
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Written by Consigliere It's that time of year again when we hear "buyer" and "seller" in every other baseball story. July 31st marks the non-waiver trading deadline and teams begin to analyze each plate appearance, each pitch thrown and each contract on the books. Some teams are in the hunt   more...
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So my beloved Tribe has dealt away Sabathia to Chicago's own second city after rejecting an extension with Cleveland worth $72 million over 4 years. To those of us Cleveland fans you either feel betrayed, or by this point are so used to similar situations that you are just sad to seem him go. To   more...
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Step aside Morgan Ensberg, we have a new underachiever in town. Typically, I would be excited to hear that the Indians signed a former first-round draft choice. However, with the recent news, I can't help but be less than thrilled…The Cleveland Indians today signed RHP JEFF WEAVER to a free agent   more...
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The groundwork appears to be laid for a trade of C.C. Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers.Milwaukee drafted Matt LaPorta with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 draft, and he appears to be the centerpiece of this possible trade. The Brewers would hate to part with him, but they want to win   more...
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Ken Rosenthal reports that the Dodgers are interested in dealing for Sabathia and Wilson.First, let's deal with the Sabathia rumor. "The Brewers aren't the only team pushing hard for Indians left-hander C.C. Sabathia. The Dodgers also are heavily in the mix, according to major-league sources.   more...
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Driving home last night with the trade announcement buzzing in my mind, I tried to answer the questions that kept popping up in my head. Unfortunately, I had more questions than I could answer... the biggest one being how long are the Indians going to suck? I will concede that C.C. Sabathia and the   more...
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New York, New York. What will they think of next. Hey folks Matt Eisenman here and im about to talk about the New York Yankees. I know some Boston Red Sox fan will probably say something and i dont blame them I would get tired of it too. Here it goes. The Yankees need one big bat to help them get   more...

C.C. Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers is picking up.
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