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July 25 Late Night Roundup

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez suffered a fractured left hand on Tuesday and could miss at least four weeks. That led to speculation the team would look to address the situation with a trade, but general manager Brian Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com that he isn’t targeting a deal for a third baseman. Eric Chavez and Jayson Nix will fill the hole instead.

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that the Brewers have “officially become sellers.” That increases the likelihood of a trade involving ace pitcher Zack Greinke, who has drawn serious interest from several teams but hasn’t shown any in signing an extension with Milwaukee. The Brewers also could deal third baseman Aramis Ramirez, reliever Francisco Rodriguez, catcher George Kottaras and starter Randy Wolf.

Not satisfied with pulling off a trade for Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate late Tuesday night, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti still will look for a starting pitcher and another bat, according to our own Ken Gurnick. The Cubs’ Ryan Dempster remains the team’s prime target.

Losing out on Ramirez didn’t end the A’s pursuit of an infielder, reported our own Jane Lee. The Blue Jays’ Yunel Escobar, the Padres’ Chase Headley and the D-backs’ Stephen Drew could be among the remaining possibilities.

The Reds have “kicked the tires” on Twins center fielder Denard Span but are more likely to end up with the Phillies’ Shane Victorino or Juan Pierre, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com.

– Andrew Simon

Posted on July 26, 2012 at 1:40 am
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Phillies, Brewers in the hunt for Beltran as Giants’ interest wanes

As the Mets’ All-Star right field plays in what could be his final home game at Citi Field, the rumors continue to swirl as to where Carlos Beltran could be going before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reported Thursday morning that the Giants, long considered one of the front-runners to land Beltran, are having second thoughts due to the fact that the Mets are holding out for a high-end prospect. On the other hand, he writes that the Phillies are willing to part ways with prospects so long as the Mets take on a large portion of the $6 million Beltran is owed for the rest of the season, a payment the Mets are thought to be willing to make.

According to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney, the Brewers are also interested in Beltran, but will have trouble rustling up the prospects to pay for him after gutting their farm system to acquire Shaun Marcum and Zack Greinke this past off-season.

In addition, Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Sandy Alderson has given a list of potential destinations to Beltran for his approval. According to Brown, Beltran, who has a full no-trade clause, has not ruled out any of the teams presented. The teams listed are thought to include the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and possibly the New York Yankees.

– Aaron Taube