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TORONTO — On Tuesday afternoon, Jack Flaherty was in St. Louis, still a member of the Cardinals, the only organization he had known during his 10-year pro baseball career. Shortly before the 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, he was traded for the first time, getting sent to the Orioles. By Wednesday afternoon, Flaherty had arrived at … Read more

Braves acquire Brad Hand from Rockies \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”There have been some encouraging signs, as Hand has allowed just one run on three hits over six innings since the All-Star break. Four of the seven appearances within that span were completed at Coors Field.\n\nHand didn’t sign with the Rockies until Spring Training was already underway, but he … Read more

Cincinnati Reds trade for Sam Moll \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Reds, who are surprise contenders for a postseason spot and lead the National League Central by 1 1/2 games over Milwaukee, have been looking to add rotation and bullpen help. While the rotation ranked 27th in the Major Leagues in ERA (5.18) and 22nd in innings (537), Reds … Read more

The Cubs announced themselves as buyers on Monday by agreeing to a deal with the Nationals for infielder Jeimer Candelario in exchange for Chicago’s No. 14 prospect, shortstop Kevin Made, and No. 16 prospect, left-handed pitcher DJ Herz. Candelario, who debuted the Cubs in 2016 before being traded to the Tigers the following year, was … Read more