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Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Rangers, Maya, Lowell

Sunday night linkage..

• The three newest members of the Dodgers are happy to be in Los Angeles, writes MLB.com's Ken Gurnick.
• The Rangers were the biggest winners at the deadline, writes Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.
• Yunesky Maya tells Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald (Spanish link) that he has been training hard and "in about three weeks" the Nationals can save him a spot on the roster (translation courtesy of Nick Collias).  Earlier today the Nats confirmed that they have inked the 28-year-old hurler to a four-year deal.
• Major league sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that a three-way trade was discussed in which Mike Lowell could have landed with the Yankees.  In the discussed deal, the Red Sox would have sent Lowell to the Rangers, who would then send the veteran to the Yankees.
• Daniel Barbarisi of The Providence Journal writes that despite his strong first half, Clay Buchholz still couldn't bring himself to relax at the deadline.
• The Giants haven't talked to Carlos Delgado's people since this winter, tweets Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com.
• MLB.com's James Hall writes that Indians manager Manny Acta is happy to have July 31st in the rear view mirror.  Jake Westbrook, Kerry Wood, Austin Kearns, and Jhonny Peralta were all shipped out in advance of the deadline.
  
• The future of Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu is clearly in doubt, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
• Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos had his eye on center fielder Anthony Gose for quite some time, writes Jordan Bastian of MLB.com.  Anthopoulos finally got his man in exchange for first baseman Brett Wallace.

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