“I’ll say about two weeks, but it may be at least three weeks”

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Whether or not he was simply playing coy with reporters, Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth said he had not heard any trade rumors involving his name, and his focus remains solely on playing for Philadelphia.

“What rumors?” Werth asked before Friday’s game. “I haven’t really heard anything. I don’t read those sites.”

Baseball sources told MLB.com that a rumor circulating early on Friday that Werth may be headed to the Yankees for starting pitcher Javier Vazquez was untrue.

Speculation is nothing new for Werth, a 31-year-old right fielder who will be a free agent after this season. And while Friday’s proposed move doesn’t appear to have teeth, rumors are not likely to die down anytime soon as the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches.

“It’s definitely part of the game,” Werth said. “If something like that happens, I’ll find out about it and I’ll deal with it then. But right now, my focus is playing baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies and my teammates here and winning ballgames.”

Source: http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/