Randy Moss To Be Traded Back To The Vikings?

Multiple sources are telling Ugg Boots that the New England Patriots will trade Randy Moss back to the Minnesota Vikings. This is a huge trade for the Vikings who desperately need a deep threat after WR Sidney Rice had hip surgery earlier in the summer. It hasn't been specified what the Pat's will get in return but the trade is apparently a done deal. We'll report as soon as we can when the deal is finalized.




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Latest MLB Trade Deadline News

Alessandra Ambrosio

With the MLB trade deadline just about 20 minutes away here are some last minute stories to keep an eye on:

Rangers trade Jarrod Saltalamacchia to Red Sox for Roman Mendez, Chris McGuinness, a player to be named later and cash (Dan Roche)

Royals extended manager Ned Yost through 2012 (Bob Dutton)

Yankees designated Chan Ho Park for assignment to make room for Kerry Wood (Bryan Hoch)

Red Sox traded Ramon Ramirez to Giants (Rob Bradford)

Royals trade Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth to Braves (Ed Price)

Orioles traded Will Ohman to Marlins (Dan Connolly)

Tigers traded Wilkin Ramirez to Braves for player to be named later or cash

Pirates trade Octavio Dotel to Dodgers for James McDonald and Andrew Lambo (Ken Rosenthal)

Pirates trade Javier Lopez to Giants for Joe Martinez (Andrew Baggarly)

Indians trade Kerry Wood to Yankees for a player to be named later or cash (Jayson Stark)

Red Sox designated Jeremy Hermida for assignment (Heidi Watney)

Adam Dunn to the White Sox for Edwin Jackson and others is "far from over." (Ken Rosenthal)

Dodgers, Rays and Marlins in the mix for Brandon League (Jayson Stark)

Cubs traded Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to Dodgers for Blake DeWitt, Brett Walch and Kyle Smit (Jayson Stark)

Diamondbacks trade Chris Snyder, Pedro Ciriaco and $3 million to Pirates for D.J. Carrasco, Bobby Crosby and Ryan Church (Ken Rosenthal)

Cardinals, Padres, and Indians completed a complicated three-team deal - Jake Westbrook and Padres prospect Nick Greenwood go to the Cardinals, the Padres get Ryan Ludwick, and the Indians get prospect Corey Kluber (MLBTR)

Yankees Trade For Lance Berkman

It is being reported that the New York Yankees have acquired 1B Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros. The Yankees paying for big name players? Shocking. Berkman has ten and five rights (been in the league 10 years and with the same team the last 5) which means he can veto any trade. Apparently he approved the deal but still has 24 hours to make a final decision which means nothing will be final until tomorrow. The Yankees were considered the front-runners to land Adam Dunn but it appears the Nationals asking price was too high for them.

Berkman is in the middle of a down year, hitting .245 with 13 HR but can still provide a lot of power when needed. His fantasy value goes way up with the move to the 2nd friendliest HR park in MLB and a WAY better lineup. He will play mostly DH for the Yankees and has a club option for $15 million next season (with a $2 million buyout). Annnnddd the rich get richer.

Diamondbacks Trade Edwin Jackson to White Sox & Other Deadline News

Edwin Jackson after throwing his no-hitter

The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Daniel Hudson and David Holmberg. Jackson has a 5.16 ERA and 8.1 K/9 on the year and threw a no-hitter on June 25. The White Sox are in talks with the Washington Nationals to potentially flip Jackson for slugger Adam Dunn. I'm not a big Edwin Jackson believer as he hasn't truly proven himself and is owed $8.35 million next year before he'll be eligible for free agency after the 2011 season.

The Nationals are moving in the right direction with young talent that should help them compete in a few years and it would be a mistake to acquire Edwin Jackson for Adam Dunn. They should trade Dunn but they can get more than Edwin Jackson. The Nationals should not be interested in a guy who will make $8.35 million next year and then hit free agency, they need long-term players. If Matt Capps can get them Wilson Ramos, Adam Dunn should get them something even better.

Daniel Hudson is a great addition to the Diamondbacks after they basically gave Dan Haren to the Angels for a bag of baseballs (Joe Saunders). MLBTR had this to say about Hudson and Holmberg...

"Hudson, 23, rocketed up Chicago's farm system last year with 'three solid pitches and natural deception,' according to Baseball America. He's spent most of this season in Triple A, posting a 3.47 ERA, 10.4 K/9, and 3.0 BB/9 with 13 home runs allowed in 93.3 innings. The D'Backs might be concerned that their revamped rotation is built around flyball pitchers, with Ian Kennedy and Joe Saunders already in the fold, but interim GM Jerry Dipoto told MLBTR, 'pitchers with good stuff work just about anywhere' while noting that Kennedy and Hudson miss bats. The D'Backs will have Hudson under team control through 2016 even if they keep him in the Majors the rest of the season."

Holmberg, 19, was drafted in the second round, 71st overall out of high school by the White Sox last year. The southpaw was ranked eighth among Sox prospects by BA heading into the season, with the projection of a 'middle of the rotation workhorse at best.'"

In other MLB trade deadline news...

The Nationals (jesus they are busy) have traded Cristian Guzman to the Texas Rangers (Anthony Andro)

The Dodgers and Tigers are talking to the Cubs about a Ted Lilly trade (Jayson Stark)

The Mets traded Mike Jacobs to the Blue Jays (Andy McCullough)

The Yankees are seriously considering trading for Lance Berkman (Joel Sherman)

The Padres are talking about trading for Paul Maholm - championship! (Paul Morosi)

Nationals Trade Matt Capps to Twins For Wilson Ramos

Saaawweeettt 'stache

The Washington Nationals decided to sell high on Matt Capps and traded him to the Minnesota Twins for catcher Wilson Ramos and pitcher Joe Testa. Capps has 25 saves with a 2.80 ERA and 1.33 WHIP this season. Capps is not as good as his 2.80 ERA suggest but overall he is an above average reliever that converts saves when called upon (even if he makes everyone a little nervous while doing so). He is expected to become the new closer in Minnesota while Jon Rauch will move to a set-up role. Rauch took over as closer when Joe Nathan was injured before the season and posted solid numbers of 21 saves with a 3.05 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Nationals rookie Drew Storen is expected to become the new closer in Washington and should be picked up in all fantasy leagues.

The catching prospect the Nationals are receiving, Wilson Ramos, has had to deal with injuries in the minors but has the potential to develop into their catcher of the future. The Twins are already set at catcher for next 8 years with one of the best in the game, Joe Mauer, so Ramos was expendable. Ramos is a very solid defensive catcher, throwing out 43% of would-be base stealers, and can swing the bat too. Overall this was a a definite win for the Nubinals as they traded a player they don't even need (and who isn't in their long-term plans) for one of the best catching prospects in the game. Ramos was ranked #58 among all MLB prospects on Baseball America's preseason list. Now the only question is who they will trade Adam Dunn to (and when).

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Roy Oswalt Traded to Phillies and Other Deadline News

Roy Oswalt has officially accepted a trade to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies are sending the Astros pitcher J.A. Happ and 2 prospects, OF Anthony Gose and SS Jonathan Villar. The Astros will pay $11 million of the $23 million Oswalt is owed through the 2011 season. The Phillies would have been better keeping Cliff Lee for an entire season rather than acquiring Oswalt for half a season. Even after winning 7 straight they are still 3 games back of the Braves in the NL East - god I hope they don't make the playoffs after making this deal. Immediately after the trade was finalized the Astros sent Anthony Gose to the Blue Jays for Brett Wallace. Toronto acquired Michael Taylor in the Roy Halladay deal with the Phillies and immediately traded him to the Athletics for Brett Wallace. Confused yet?

In terms of fantasy value, Oswalt should stay where he's currently ranked. The move to Citizens Bank will hurt his ERA a little but playing on a much better offensive team should get him more wins. Think a 3.50 ERA and 6-8 wins the rest of the way. The fantasy value for J.A. Happ remains useless.

In other MLB trade deadline news...

The Orioles traded Miguel Tejada to the Padres for Wynn Pelzer (Dan Hayes Twitter)

The Rays are the favorites to acquire Adam Dunn (Twitter)

The White Sox, Nationals and Diamondbacks are talking 3-way trades (Jon Heyman)

The Marlins traded Jorge Cantu to the Rangers (Joel Sherman)

The Orioles hired Buck Showalter as manager (Ken Rosenthal)

The White Sox are considering Lance Berkman if they don't get Adam Dunn (Buster Olney)

In the "hilarious story of the day"...

Mike Lowell hit 3 HRs Tuesday night on a rehab assignment in Pawtucket. David Ortiz was asked on Wednesday if he saw what Lowell did the night before. He replied...

“Mikey Lowell is bombing some fuckers down there, right? That’s what he’d do here, too. Bomb fuckers. We all know that. That’s what we do for a living -- bomb fuckers."

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Chris Paul Wants Out of New Orleans

Chris Paul, aka CP3, is without a doubt one of the best point guards in the game and was seriously missed last season for the NBA. Now that he's back from injury, he realized how shitty of a team he's on and wants to get out of there. He told team officials today that if the team doesn't look like winning a championship then he wants to be traded. Paul then gave a list to the Hornets with teams like the Lakers, Magic, and at the top of the list, the New York Knicks. Paul most likely wants to go to NY because Amare is there now and there is a very good chance Carmelo Anthony will join them next year. I can't blame Chris Paul for wanting out because New Orleans is a horrible team that most certainly do NOT look like they are winning a title soon. He saw what happened in Miami and it's clear he is now interested in a dream team.

Here's a nice little compilation on how freaking good Chris Paul is:

Mark Cuban is Really Rich (Plus Other NBA Trades/Signings)

The Mavs traded for centers Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca from the Bobcats in exchange for "center Erick Dampier, forward Eduardo Najera, shooting guard Matt Carroll and cash considerations". The Bobcats get rid of Chandler's $12.5 million contract and they acquire Dampier's non-guaranteed $13 million one. That means they can cut him without any consequences.

On Monday it was thought that the Bobcats and Raptors had agreed to a trade that would have sent Tyson Chandler and Boris Diaw to the Raptors for Jose Calderon and Reggie Evans. The Raptors are a little salty-dog-cafe that the Bobcats backed out and traded with the Mavs because they thought the agreement was final. Reggie Evans even posted a thank you note to the Toronto fans on his twitter page.


In other NBA news:

• The Timberwolves traded Al Jefferson to the Jazz for center Kosta Koufos and two future first-round draft picks
• The Nuggets signed forward Al Harrington to a 5-year, $34 million deal
• Zydrunas Ilgauskas will sign with the Heat
  
• Kobe Bryant and Raja Bell are meeting today to discuss the possibility of Bell joining the Lakers
  

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