MLB Trade Rumors Live Blog: Jorge Cantu Dealt to the Texas Rangers?

4:55pm CDT – The Padres have sent minor league right-hander Wynn Pelzer and cashto the Orioles for Tejada.

4:45pm CDT – Also got word that Marlins infielder Jorge Cantu has been pulled out of the game in the eighth inning with the Marlins up 5-0. No word that a deal has been made but Cantu could be on his way to the Rangers.

4:42pm CDT – Deal has been confirmed by both sides. The Padres have acquired Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles. No indication on who the Padres are sending to the Orioles.

4:34pm CDT – Dan Hayes from the San Diego North County Times talked to both Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Stairs about Miguel Tejada and both are very high on him.

4:23pm CDT – According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun, Miguel Tejada has been scratched from the Orioles lineup tonight. Dan believes that Tejada might have been traded to the San Diego Padres.

2:50pm CDT – Amy Nelson of ESPN spoke to Roy Oswalt who is flying to Washington DC tonight to join the team for the opening of a series against the Nationals. He is expected to start the first game of the series tomorrow night.

2:37pm CDT – Apparently the San Diego Padres tried to make a late run at Roy Oswalt as well but the two sides just couldn’t match up.

2:35pm CDT – According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the St. Louis Cardinals tried to re-start conversations with the Astros but it was too little too late.

2:30pm CDT – Astros’ outfielder Hunter Pence, via Twitter, weighed in on his former teammate being traded today.

“Good for Roy, He got what he wanted. Time for the stros to continue to move forward and get this program going in the right direction.”

2:27pm CDT – Now that Roy Oswalt is officially off the board, Ted Lilly, Jake Westbrook, and a few other available pitchers will start to get a lot more interest from teams still needing pitching.

One pitcher you most likely won’t see traded is right-hander Brett Myers who Houston said they would hang on to if Oswalt accepted the deal to the Phillies. Now that he has, Myers is probably off the table.

2:13pm CDT – Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia says Roy Oswalt has made a few phone calls to Houston teammates to let them know he’s headed to Philadelphia.

2:09pm CDT – MLB.com’s Jennifer Langosch reports that the Pirates have released reliever Brendan Donnelly.

2:08pm CDT – MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart and ESPN’s Jayson Stark both confim that the deal is done. Stark confirms that Anthony Gose is part of the package headed to Houston.

2:04pm CDT – Ken Rosenthal has an update on the Yankees. He says they are no longer in the running for Adam Dunn and are now looking into other options.

1:59pm CDT – Matt Gelb and Ken Rosenthal both have reported that the deal is official. Gelb has a funny tidbit about J.A. Happ running the warning track as if no one has told him he’s been traded.

1:45pm CDT – The players headed to the Astros in the Roy Oswalt deal are pitcher J.A. Happ, outfielder Anthony Gose, and shortstop Jonathan Villan.

1:41pm CDT – Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports that Oswalt’s 2012 option is actually a mutual option. With him being traded, his buyout will increase another $1 – $2 million more than what it originally was.

He adds that if Oswalt opts out on his own, the buyout will remain at $2 million.

1:40pm CDT – Ken Davidoff said that the Rangers and Brewers never got far at all in trade talks surrounding Prince Fielder.

1:34pm CDT – Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Enquirer reports that Roy Oswalt has accepted the trade to the Phillies. The Astros are waiting to hear back from the Phillies to finalize the details.

1:30pm CDT – Ken Davidoff says the Brewers are not opposed to trading first baseman Prince Fielder but have not received the right offer to pull the trigger.

1:07pm CDT – Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning New is holding a chat with fans this afternoon. He was asked about the trade talks between the Rangers and Marlins. Grant says that while money seemed to be the big hangup before, the fact that the Marlins are now willing to pay all of Cantu’s contract could make the deal move. The remaining question, according to Grant, is do the Rangers go with someone that has experience at both second base and first. He mentions Ty Wigginton as someone that might work better than Cantu.

1:05pm CDT – Ken Rosenthal says the Brewers are unlikely to move Trevor Hoffman

1:00pm CDT – Former San Diego Padres’ closer Trevor Hoffman is getting some interest from the Boston Red Sox but they are one of Hoffman’s five teams on his no-trade list.

12:58pm CDT – Danny Knobler of CBS Sports is reporting that the Orioles have a new manager as they have come to terms with Buck Showalter

12:56pm CDT – Salisbury also reports that J.A. Happ and Anthony Gose are definitely involved in the deal. Still nothing official from Oswalt or either team as of yet.

12:54pm CDT – Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia has been reporting that Oswalt has been getting text messages from former teammate, soon to be current teammate, Brad Lidge about the “lay of the land.”

12:47pm CDT – Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Florida Marlins are willing to pay most, if not all, of Jorge Cantu’s remaining contract in order to get a deal done.

12:43pm CDT – MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart contact Roy Oswalt’s agent and was told “no news yet.”

12:14pm CDT – The Kansas City Royals have been getting interest from teams in outfielder Willie Bloomquist. According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Yankees, Phillies, Angels, and Padres have “kicked the tires” on him.

12:10pm CDT – Ken Rosenthal chimes in on the news, reporting that Oswalt’s 2012 option will NOT be picked up by the Phillies. Jayson Stark has an update that the Astros will be sending $11 million to the Phillies to cover a part of Oswalt’s remaining contract.

12:09pm CDT – The Roy Oswalt deal is not official yet though Jayson Stark reports that he expects Oswalt to waive his no-trade clause. When, or if, that deal becomes official, you’ll see a lot of teams turn their attention to Ted Lilly, Jake Westbrook, and a few other pitchers that may become available.

12:05pm CDT – According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, Roy Oswalt is expected to waive his no-trade clause and head to the Philadelphia Phillies. Nothing official as of yet.

12:00pm CDT – The Chicago Cubs are getting a lot of calls about left-hander Ted Lilly but have opted to wait until Roy Oswalt makes his decision before they get serious about a deal.

11:57am CDT – SI.com’s Jon Heyman reports that the Mets and Blue Jays had talks surrounding Jays’ reliever Scott Downs but the Mets are unwilling to give up outfield prospect Kirk Neuwenhuis and another prospect to get the deal done.

11:52am CDT – A note on Tom Krasovic’s article on Joba Chamberlain. The Yankees were receptive to trading him to Arizona for Dan Haren before the Angels landed him.

11:48am CDT – Nothing yet from the Roy Oswalt camp. I would imagine we should hear something from him in the next two to three hours. Give him time to board a plane for Philadelphia to get his physical done and get ready to pitch tomorrow night.

11:44am CDT – Tom Krasovic of AOL Fanhouse says the Yankees were receptive to trading Joba Chamberlain.

11:26am CDT – Danny Knobler of CBS Sports says the Rockies would like to trade Aaron Cook but aren’t finding any takers.

11:14am CDT – Quick note from yesterday that I didn’t get a chance to talk about. The Angels and Cubs apparently had a deal, or close to a deal, in place that would have sent first baseman Derrek Lee to Anaheim. But, Lee didn’t want to leave Chicago and used his no-trade clause to kill the deal.

Honestly I was a tad bit surprised seeing as he could have gone to a contender instead of staying with the Cubs. But, I guess when you’ve been in one city on one team for that long, it’s familiarity that takes precidence.

10:57am CDT – There’s been a lot of talk around North Texas about the Rangers possibly chasing down Brewers’ first baseman Prince Fielder. While I agree that he’s definitely a better offensive option than what the Rangers currently have in Chris Davis, I’m not in agreement with Gavin Dawson of 105.3 FM The Fan in Dallas who’s willing to give up whatever prospects it takes to land Fielder.

The Phillies did that to acquire Cliff Lee, then Roy Halladay, and are about to do it again to land Roy Oswalt. While Lee helped them get to the World Series last year, with Halladay they still sit at three and a half games back of the NL East leading Atlanta Braves.

The Rangers made the right deal to get Cliff Lee but I don’t know that they wouldn’t have to give up players they’ll need in the future to land Fielder.

10:47am CDT – Roy Oswalt just called ESPN and wants his own one hour special to announce his “decision.”

10:44am CDT – Ken Rosenthal reports that Jonathan Singleton is NOT in the deal and that the money coming back to the Phillies is less than $12 million.

10:42pm CDT – The ball is still in Oswalt’s court. The Astros are on the schedule today but he is expected on the hill tomorrow.

10:26am CDT – ESPN’s Jayson Stark has an update on the pending Roy Oswalt trade. The Astros would receive Triple-A pitcher J.A. Happ and two prospects in the deal and would send Roy Oswalt and $12 million to the Phillies.

10:21am CDT – There’s still interest in Cleveland Indians’ right-hander Fausto Carmona but Ken Rosenthal says the chances of the Indians trading him is “one in a million.”

10:19am CDT – ESPN’s Jayson Stark reports that if Jonathan Singleton isn’t in the deal from the Phillies, another player that has been discussed is first baseman prospect Matthew Rizzotti who’s hitting .364 in Double-A.

10:16am CDT – A quick note on the New York Yankees from Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Even though catcher Jorge Posada is dealing with injuries, Rosenthal says the Yankees are unlikely to trade for a catcher before the deadline. They are also not confident about landing first baseman Adam Dunn from the Nationals.

10:08am CDT – ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick checks in on the pending Roy Oswalt trade. Crasnick says that another name Houston has talked about is Jonathan Singleton.

10:04am CDT – Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports notes that Corey Hart hasn’t started in over a week and that the odds of him being traded at this point are slim.

9:49am CDT – ESPN’s Jayson Stark reports that while there isn’t a former deadline set for Roy Oswalt to make his decision on the trade, both him and Triple-A pitcher J.A. Happ are scheduled to pitch tomorrow so both teams would like to have a decision today.

9:41am CDT – A lot of San Diego Padre fans are waiting to see what general manager Jed Hoyer is going to do. There are those around San Diego who are under the impression there aren’t going to be any moves prior to Saturday, that all of the moves the team makes will come in August.

The Dodgers made a move yesterday, picking up Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals. Now we’ll see how the Giants, as well as the Padres, respond to that.

9:32AM CDT – Danny Knobler of CBS Sports weighs in on the pending Roy Oswalt trade. He said that though Astros’ general manager Drayton McClane has killed an Oswalt deal before (2007 to the Mets) it doesn’t look like that will happen this time around.

9:15am CDT – Amy Nelson of ESPN has an interested note on the pending Oswalt trade.

“Phils would need 2 compensate Oswalt 4 waiving no trade, & also 4 no income tax in TX. imagine that’d be part of $ discussions.”

9:05am CDT – Ken Rosenthal reports that the Roy Oswalt to the Phillies deal is a three-for-one deal and that Triple-A pitcher J.A. Happ is part of the deal. Rosenthal also says that the Astros are going to pay a “significant amount” of Oswalt’s remaining contract which is more than $23 million.

8:53am CDT – Funny little tidbit from Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan, funny enough for me to pass it along.

“Oswalt’s checklist: 1) Approve deal to Philadelphia. 2) Prepare for Cliff Lee comparisons the rest of the season. 3) Weep accordingly.”

8:51am CDT – Ken Rosenthal tweets what we’ve already known but just to confirm that a deal is in place pending Roy Oswalt’s approval.

8:47am CDT – SI.com’s Jon Heyman says he’s hearing that the Astros are sending a lot of money to Philadelphia to help cover what’s left of Oswalt’s contract. That will definitely help the Phillies as far as payroll over the next year or two.

8:45am CDT – Quick note on the Prince Fielder to the Rangers rumor that surfaced yesterday. Looks like that fell apart quicker than the rumor started. Not sure the Ranger will be willing to give up what Milwaukee is asking.

Speaking of the Brewers, with all the rumors that surrounded Corey Hart going to the Giants, it seems now that Hart will end up staying put unless the Brewers lower the price tag. I don’t see the Giants trading Jonathan Sanchez and that’s what Milwaukee wants.

8:40am CDT – Seems the only way the Astros trade Brett Myers is if Roy Oswalt nixes the trade to Philadelphia, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal also says that Cubs’ left-hander Ted Lilly is the best left-handed pitcher on the market and that infielder Ryan Theriot could be traded as well.

8:34am CDT – Speaking of Ted Lilly, the Mets are unlikely to land the Cubs’ left-hander because they are unwilling to pick up Lilly’s remaining $4.37 million plus give up prospects as well.

8:10 a.m. CDT— SI.com’s Jon Heyman says the Astros apparently told the Mets they are wanting to hang on to right-hander Brett Myers especially with Roy Oswalt likely on his way out. The Mets apparently preferred Myers to Cubs’ left-hander Ted Lilly.

8:03 a.m. CDT— While the day is still young and there’s a lot more rumors to come today, I’m curious to get your take on which has been the bigger deal so far. Was it Cliff Lee to Texas? Dan Haren to the Angels? Or will it be Roy Oswalt to Philadelphia, IF he approves it? Which of the three pitchers will have the most success with their new teams?

7:49 a.m. CDT— Joel Sherman of the New York Post has the framework for the Oswalt deal. Seems the two teams looked at the Jake Peavy deal when he was traded from San Diego to Chicago last year. A pitcher still under contract and money left for four pitching prospects.

7:47 a.m. CDT— While Roy Oswalt is the hot topic this morning, there is other trade news going on today. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick thinks the Mets will be able to trade outfielder Jeff Francoeur sometime in August as he’s expected to clear waivers.

7:45 a.m. CDT— While we wait for Roy Oswalt to make his decision sometime today, SI.com’s Jon Heyman reports that the Phillies had been discussing J.A. Happ, Vance Worley, and two younger pitchers. Could be the players heading to Houston in return for Oswalt.

Also, Ken Davidoff reports that Oswalt had told friends he would not require a team to pick up his 2012 option. Seems we’ll see if he holds true to that statement.

Good morning baseball fans. Another day of trade rumors is upon us as we’re just two days away from baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline which comes up this coming Saturday.

We’ll get this started quickly as there’s one report that broke late last night on the Roy Oswalt front.

According to several sources, the Phillies and Astros intensified trade talks and eventually came to an agreement on the players, money, etc. The only thing that everyone is waiting for is the decision from Roy Oswalt as to whether he’ll waive his no-trade or whether he’ll opt to stay in Houston and hope they find another suitor.

That’s where we’re starting today. We’ll post updates on this and much more as the day wears on.

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