Baltimore Orioles Wiretap

Mora Wants To Remain In Baltimore

Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora is in the final season of a guaranteed contract and isn't sure what will happen over the next few days.

Mora, who has a no-trade clause, says that he hasn't been asked by the team to considering waiving the clause, which he hopes is an indication that he isn't going anywhere.

"In this business nobody knows," Mora said. "In this business, it's crazy."

Mora added that he would look at any potential trades on a case-by-case basis, but that he wants to remain in Baltimore for as long as possible.

He hopes to move into second place on the team's all-time list of games played by a third baseman. He's currently third with 758, but stands just 24 behind Doug DeCinces. Brooks Robinson is first with 2,870 games played.

"I want to be an Oriole forever, especially when you look at the numbers, and I'm behind Brooks Robinson playing third base," Mora said. "You kind of look at that as neat."

Via Baltimore Sun

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Mitre Replaces Wang In Yanks' Rotation

Sergio Mitre will be the Yankees' fifth starter while Chien-Ming Wang is on the disabled list.

New York manager Joe Girardi said on Friday night that the team plans to call Mitre up and start the right-hander against Baltimore on Tuesday night.

Mitre is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two starts for Class A Tampa, and 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.

"He's a sinker, curveball, changeup guy," Girardi said. "His sinker's probably 88-91 [mph]. He's going to throw a lot of strikes; he's going to get a lot of groundballs when he's throwing the ball well. I've always thought he's had kind of a bulldog attitude."

Via ESPN

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Dodgers Looking At Frasor, Sherrill

The Dodgers are looking at Jays reliever Jason Frasor, major-league sources say, and Orioles closer George Sherrill is another reliever on their wish list.

General manager Ned Colletti has identified setup relief as a principal area of need, and Frasor and Sherrill are two of the better options available.

Via FoxSports

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