June 2006 - Baseball Wiretap

Van Slyke, Guillen Exchange Barbs

Chicago Tribune

Lugo Sits Amid Trade Discussions
The Blue Jays have been pursuing Julio Lugo, the often benched infielder, before the trade deadline.

The Tampa Tribune

Graffanino Traded To Milwaukee

MLB

RealGM Radio Previews The MLB Trade Deadline
Alfonso Soriano is one of the hottest topics in baseball leading up to the trade deadline and RealGM Radio offers their analysis on where he may end up on August 1.

RealGM Radio

Dodgers Trade Perez To Kansas City For Dessens

Press Release

RealGM's Player Rankings For The Week Of July 25th

Darryl Reina/RealGM

Giuliani Comes To A-Rod's Defense
Alex Rodriguez received support from an unlikely candidate, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

MLB.com

Sosa Mulls 2007 Return, Possibly To Cubs
Sammy Sosa is considering a 2007 return to Major League Baseball and would consider an offer from the Cubs.

Chicago Tribune

ESPN Fires Harold Reynolds

The Columbus Dispatch

Yankees Shopping Wang For Veteran Starter?

The Argus

Schmidt Becomes A 10-And-5 Player On The 30th

The Argus

Angers Interested In Craig Wilson

Tribune-Review

Dodgers And Cardinals Interested In Burrell
The Phillies are certainly shopping Bobby Abreu, but appear more eager to trade Pat Burrell.

Newsday

Cashman: A-Rod Won't Be Traded

New York Times

Soriano To Chicago Report A Big Bluff?
The Alfonso Soriano trade report on Monday may have been a bluff in order to drive up the price for Alfonso Soriano for teams such as the Tigers and Yankees.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox To Hold Onto McCarthy?
Ken Williams of the Chicago White Sox vows to be aggressive heading into the trade deadline, but won't give up his prized prospect.

Chicago Tribune

Damon Was Scratched From Lineup On Monday Night

Associated Press

Sheets To Return To Mound On Tuesday

MLB.com

Bowden Denies Soriano To White Sox Rumor
Nationals general manager Jim Bowden says that there is no deal in place involving Alfonso Soriano.

MLB.com

Guillen To Have Season-Ending Surgery
Jose Guillen will undergo season-ending surgery

Associated Press

White Sox Acquire Closer McDougal

SI.com

Rangers Manager Showalter Leaves Hospital
Rangers manager Buck Showalter has returned home after being hospitalized for dehydration

Associated Press

Cubs Put Derrek Lee On DL
Derrek Lee will head back to the DL with inflammation in his wrist.

Chicago Tribune

Matsui Making Progress
Hideki Matsui is slowly recovering from a broken wrist injury suffered in early May.

Associated Press

Bonds Lawyer Demands Probe Into Records Leak
The controversy surrounding Barry Bonds continues as Bonds' lawyer Michael Rains has demanded a probe into the leaking of Bonds' medical records.

CBS Sports

Source: White Sox Close To Trading For Soriano
The White Sox are reported to be "extremely close" to trading for the Nats' Alfonso Soriano, according to a source close to the situation.

ESPN.com

Angels Would Welcome Bonds

Los Angeles Daily News

Oakland Could Land Sean Casey

Post-Gazette

Girardi Says Marlins Won't Be Dealing Willis

Palm Beach Post

Phillies Reject Yankee Trade Offer For Abreu
The Yankees weren't willing to part with Phil Hughes, so the Phillies weren't willing to part with Bobby Abreu.

New York Post