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FanHouse TV: Trade Deadline Losers

The MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone and some teams have seriously improved their chances of playing deep into October. Then, there are the rest. FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips breaks down the have-nots at the deadline and identifies the three teams who needed help the most and didn't get any. Click below to...

Yankees Swoop for Kerry Wood

The busy Yankees have acquired right-handed reliever Kerry Wood to bolster their bullpen as the trade deadline comes to a close. Wood, the Indians closer, just came off the disabled list Saturday. He had been out with a blister on his right index finger; before that he was 1-4 with a 6.30 ERA and eight saves in 23...

Sources: Rays Chasing Luke Scott

The Rays are in discussions about Orioles left-handed hitter Luke Scott, FanHouse has learned. FanHouse's Tom Krasovic previously reported that the Dodgers were also involved in negotiations for Scott, but a team source has since told him that the first baseman/outfielder is not a fit in Los Angeles. Scott, 32, has a...

White Sox Tried to Nab Manny Ramirez From Dodgers

The White Sox did make an effort to get Manny Ramirez from the Dodgers on Friday, but it was apparently more of a half-hearted attempt to steal the beleaguered slugger. The White Sox offered no players, just $1 million of the $6.7 million owed to Ramirez for the rest of the season. They wanted the Dodgers to pay the...

Cards Land Jake Westbrook, Send Ryan Ludwick to Padres in Three-Way Swap

The St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres have completed a three-way deal sends Indians starting pitcher Jake Westbrook to St. Louis and move outfielder Ryan Ludwick from St. Louis to the Padres. The deal, according to sources, required the approval of the union because Westbrook, who was scratched...