Tuesday Rangers Trade Rumors: The End Of All Things

I'll be running a live chat to take us the rest of the way home beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT, so, uh, there's that:

● 11:35 a.m. CDT: Per Jon Paul Morosi: "As I said on MLB Network, Rangers are most likely landing spot for [Shin-Soo] Choo IF he moves. No momentum toward deal as of one hour ago." (Twitter)

● 11:25 a.m. CDT: ESPN.com's Jim Bowden tweets: "Cubs and Dodgers finally closing in on the Dempster deal, according to a source close to the negotiations" (Twitter)

● Per Jon Paul Morosi: "Rangers not optimistic about chances of trading for [Shin-Soo] Choo or [Josh] Willingham" (Twitter)

● Hunter Pence has reportedly been traded to the Giants (Jon Heyman, Twitter)

● 11:15 a.m. CDT: Per Jon Heyman: "[Hear Rangers] definitely out on [Cliff Lee and Josh Beckett]. In talks with [Cubs] about Matt Garza. A chance there, but one person said "doubtful." (Twitter)

● 10:45 a.m. CDT: The Rangers have reportedly expressed some degree(s) of interest in Cubs right-handers Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster; the former, however, is presently sidelined with a triceps problem and has not pitched since July 21st (with the Cubs additionally asking for Mike Olt in exchange for Garza, which is obviously a non-starter), whereas the latter invoked his no-trade rights to kill a deal that would have sent him to the Braves for young right-hander Randall Delgado (a fairly steep price for a non-elite rental arm) (Bruce Levine, ESPNChicago.com; David Kaplan, CSNChicago.com)

● For what it's worth, Jeff Wilson reported earlier in the 10:00 a.m. hour that the Rangers were "not making much headway" on acquiring a starting pitcher, as they see Garza as a risk given his current triceps problem; however, the extra year of club control -- Garza has one final year of arbitration eligibility remaining in 2013, albeit for a price north of $10 million -- could prove attractive to the Rangers if they are troubled by the prospect of Neftali Feliz missing time into next year (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

● Per Ken Rosenthal: "Source: Rangers consider quality of available starting pitchers to be "minimal." May wait until August waiver period to see if that changes ... As of early this [morning], Rangers did not think they had a match for Cubs' Garza. Obviously, that can change." (Twitter)

● Last night's Jake Brigham-for-Geovany Soto deal has been formally approved by the commissioner's office (the cash subsidy coming the Rangers' way required approval from the league), and with Yorvit Torrealba now designated for assignment, the word is that the Rangers and Nationals are expected to discuss Torrealba today (Adam Kilgore, Twitter)