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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Seattle Mariners have been involved in trade discussions with the Tampa Bay Rays for starter David Price&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;utilityman Ben Zobrist, though no deal is imminent, reports Fox Sports' Jon Morosi.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mariners are 51-44, and in pole position for the second AL wild card spot. Last offseason saw Seattle spend big on second baseman Robinson Cano, who signed a 10-year, $240 million contract with the team, and closer Fernando Rodney, who signed for two years and $14 million.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trade rumors have swirled around Price since long-term extension talks stalled between the left-hander and the Rays last offseason. Price is eligible to become a free agent in November 2015.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VERDUCCI: 10 big questions for the second half&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Price made his fourth career All-Star game this year, after going 9-7 with a 3.23 ERA and 10.0 K/9 rate in the first half. Zobrist, a two-time All-Star, is batting .266/.352/.401 with six home runs this season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morosi also reported that the Mariners began talks with the Rays after their attempts to acquire Phillies outfielder&amp;nbsp;Marlon Byrd stalled.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is July 31.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Alex Hampl&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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