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D-Backs won't trade for Teixeira, Ramirez
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SAN DIEGO - It appears Mark Teixeira and Manny Ramirez will not be Diamondbacks.
The D-Backs have been linked to both sluggers in recent published reports, but a major league source with knowledge of the situation said there is “no way” either will end up with the D-Backs before the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline.
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The D-Backs have had no discussions with Boston about Ramirez, the source said Monday, countering a report in the Providence (R. I.) Journal that said the D-Backs were believed to be one of four teams that contacted the Red Sox about Ramirez.
“That’s a non-issue,” the source said.
As for Teixeira, the D-Backs have had discussions with Atlanta for several days but have not found enough common ground to make a deal work.
After the D-Backs inquired about Teixeira earlier this month, Atlanta came back with an offer that the D-Backs dismissed out of hand — Chad Tracy and minor league right-handers Max Scherzer and Jarrod Parker, according to two sources. Atlanta also brought up Conor Jackson.
The sides just don’t match up, the source said.
The only thing that could change the balance is if Atlanta comes way down in its demands, a source said, and would take a starter — Tracy — and a mid-level prospect. Atlanta risks getting nothing for Teixeira, since he will be a free agent after this season.
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