May 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Padres To Restart Extension Talks With Maybin
San Diego expects to contact Cameron Maybin's representatives in January.

Dan Hayes/North County Times (via Twitter)

White Sox Expected Danks To Draw More Interest
After failing to sign him to a contract extension, the White Sox put John Danks on the trade market.

Buster Olney/ESPN.com

Cubs Unsure Of Cashner's Future Role
The Cubs don't have much depth in their pipeline behind Andrew Cashner in terms of starting pitchers.

Buster Olney/ESPN.com

Rockes Looking To Trade Seth Smith
Having signed outfielder Michael Cuddyer, the Rockies are hoping to trade Seth Smith this offseason.

MLBlogs.com

A's One Of Four Talking To Hisashi Iwakuma
The right-hander is 55-31 over the last five years in Japan.

Joe Stiglich/Bay Area News (via Twitter)

Barry Bonds Appeals Conviction
Barry Bonds is appealing his felony obstruction conviction.

Associated Press

Marlins Declare Stanton, Morrison Off Limits
The Marlins are looking for starting pitchers, but they have declared Mike Stanton and Logan Morrison "off limits."

MLBlogs.com

Orioles Have Interest In Fielder, But Not At Current Price
Prince Fielder is too expensive for the Orioles.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Encarnacion Playing Left Field This Winter
Edwin Encarnacion may have a new position with the Blue Jays soon.

Toronto Sun

Reds Want To Sign Marshall Long-Term
Cincinnati acquired Sean Marshall in a trade with Chicago this week.

John Fay/Cincinnati Enquirer (via Twitter)

Winning Bid For Darvish More Than Payroll Of Five Teams
The Indians, Padres, Pirates, Royals and Rays all had lower payrolls this past season.

Dallas Morning News

Yankees Were Concerned About Beltran's Knees
The Yankees briefly considered courting free-agent outfielder Carlos Beltran, but they opted not to.

Bob Klapisch/The Record (via Twitter)

Red Sox Offered Position Players For Gio Gonzalez
The Nationals acquired Gio Gonzalez from the Athletics, but the Red Sox and Blue Jays were also in serious pursuit of the left-hander.

Jim Bowden/ESPN.com

Beane Building Team In Expectation Of New Stadium
Athletics general manager Billy Beane says he is constructing his roster as though the team will get a new stadium in the near future.

Jane Lee/MLB.com

Nationals Seeking To Improve Bench
Washington is unlikely to sign utilityman Greg Dobbs, according to a source.

William Ladson/MLB.com

Seven Teams Still Seeking Starting Pitcher
Hiroki Kuroda, Edwin Jackson, Roy Oswalt, Jair Jurrjens and some of Tampa Bay's pitchers are on the market.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports (via Twitter)

Fox Wins Ruling Against Dodgers
A U.S. District Judge in Delaware dealt a significant blow to the Dodgers' plans to sell the media rights to future games.

Associated Press

Torrealba Strikes Ump In Venezuelan Game
Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba struck a home plate umpire in the face after striking out in a Venezuelan League game on Friday.

ESPN.com

Nationals Signing Mark DeRosa?
The Nationals are close to signing veteran utilityman Mark DeRosa, according to a source.

Yahoo! Sports

Rangers Release Former First-Round Pick
Texas openly admitted a huge draft mistake by cutting loose the 12th overall pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Dallas Morning News

Some Waiting For Rizzo, Nationals To 'Bail Out' Boras
Many are waiting for Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo to "bail out" agent Scott Boras and any one of his clients this winter.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN.com (via Twitter)

Source: Kuroda, Saunders Too Expensive For Rockies
Colorado won't seriously flirt with Hiroki Kuroda or Joe Saunders unless their respective prices come down.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Red Sox Name Ochoa First-Base Coach
Bobby Valentine's coaching staff was officially finalized on Friday.

Joe McDonald/ESPN.com

Cubs May Add Depth By Trading Garza
Matt Garza was arguably the best starting pitcher for the Cubs last season.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Indians Called Yankees About Swisher
The Indians are one of several clubs that have called the Yankees about outfielder Nick Swisher, according to a report by FOX Sports.

Yahoo! Sports

Marlins Considering Joe Saunders
The Marlins are flirting with the idea of signing left-hander Joe Saunders, according to a report.

Yahoo! Sports

Yankees Have Lowest Luxury Tax Bill Since 2003
The Yankees have been hit with a $13.9 million luxury tax penalty on Thursday, their lowest since 2003.

Associated Press

Seven Teams Looking At One-Year Deal For Oswalt
There are seven teams, including two from the National League East, that are interested in signing veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt to a one-year deal.

CSN Philly

Toronto's Bid For Darvish Not As High As Initially Thought
The Rangers won the bidding rights for Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish with a $51.7 wager this month.

Dallas Morning News

Rangers Still Pursuing Oakland's Bailey
Texas has already spent considerable money to add Joe Nathan and Yu Darvish this offseason.

Dallas Morning News