June 2009 - Baseball Wiretap

Big Contingent Of Scouts At Rogers Centre For Cliff Lee's Start
The Phillies, Dodgers, Brewers and Red Sox had scouts in attendance on Tuesday to watch Cliff Lee.

Plain-Dealer

Angels Interested In Top Cuban Prospect Chapman
Ardoldis Chapman's fastball has been clocked at 100 mph, but he is considered a raw talent whose secondary pitches need work.

Los Angeles Times

Mets VP Challenges Double-A Players To Fight
Omar Minaya has acknowledged Tony Bernazard, VP of player development, confronted the Double-A Mets.

New York Daily News

Gonzalez Thinks Being Traded Might Be Best For Everyone
Adrian Gonzalez can certainly understand why it might be in the best interest of the Padres to trade him.

Union-Tribune

Giants, Tigers, Yankees Interested In Matt Holliday
Matt Holliday has been swinging a more effective bat in July.

Mercury News

Manny Listed Day-To-Day After HBP, X-Rays Negative
Manny Ramirez is listed day-to-day after being hit by a pitch in the Dodgers-Reds game on Tuesday night.

AP

Yankees Won't Make HR-Induced Changes
The Yankees don't plan to make any changes to their new stadium in the wake of all the home runs it has seen.

New York Times

Nationals Making Movement With Strasburg
The Nationals appear to be moving towards signing Stephen Strasburg, but they refuse to do so through the media.

Washington Post

Girardi Doesn't Get Assurance Past 2009
Hal Steinbrenner refuses to give Yankees manager Joe Girardi a vote of confidence past this season.

New York Daily News

Jays Institute Deadline For Halladay Deal
Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi says that the club will most likely enforce an internal deadline of July 28 to trade Roy Halladay.

New York Times

Braves Don't Expect To Be Sellers
The Braves expect to be in the playoff race by the time the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Giants Unlikely To Deal Sanchez
The Giants aren't expected to trade Jonathan Sanchez, but the decision has nothing to do with last week's no-hitter.

San Jose Mercury News

Pedro Throws 64 Pitches In Simulated Game
Pedro Martinez threw 64 pitches over four innings in a simulated game for the Phillies on Tuesday.

ESPN

A's Win Despite 11 ERs Allowed From Starter
Gio Gonzalez allowed 11 ER in 2 2/3 IP during his start on Monday against Minnesota.

ESPN

Jose Guillen Embarrassed By Salary
Royals outfielder Jose Guillen has been extremely disappointed in his play this season.

Kansas City Star

Sources: Minaya's Job Isn't Safe
Mets general manager Omar Minaya said on Monday that he received a vote of confidence from COO Jeff Wilpon a few weeks ago.

New York Daily News

Schmidt Wins, Manny Surpasses Mantle
Jason Schmidt won in his return to the Dodgers on Monday night, and Manny Ramirez drilled a memorable home run.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers In Race For Halladay
The Dodgers are interested in dealing for Roy Halladay, but they won't trade their top young players to acquire him.

ESPN

Source: Pedro's Deal Incentive-Laden
The Phillies are giving Pedro Martinez less than $1 million for the remainder of the season.

ESPN

Wang Suffers Setback During Session
Chien-Ming Wang has suffered a setback in his recovery from a strained right shoulder.

ESPN

MLB Didn't Want Obama Wearing White Sox Jacket
Major League Baseball wanted President Barack Obama to wear an All-Star jacket when he threw out the first pitch in last week's game.

Chicago Tribune

Adrian Gonzalez Could Be Dealt To Boston
It's conceivable that the Padres would trade Adrian Gonzalez for the right price.

Boston Globe

Mets Could Use Livan Hernandez As Infielder
The injury bug has hit the Mets so hard that manager Jerry Manuel mentioned using Livan Hernandez as an option as first or third base.Hernandez has a career .229 average

New York Post

Milledge Is Lighting Up Triple-A
Lastings Milledge is hitting .448 in eight games for Indianapolis, but no timetable for his return to the majors is known.

Post-Gazette

Milwaukee A Good Landing Spot For Penny?
Brad Penny is a decent option on the trade market, and ESPN's Buster Olney writes that the Brewers could show interest.

ESPN

Jays Asking Too Much For Halladay
Some baseball insiders believe the likelihood that the Blue Jays will trade Roy Halladay is decreasing.

ESPN

Scouts Take In Halladay's Latest Gem
A number of scouts were on hand to watch Roy Halladay throw a complete game against the Red Sox on Sunday.

Toronto Sun

White Sox Activate Quentin, Demote Anderson
The White Sox have activated outfielder Carlos Quentin for Monday night's game against the Rays.

ESPN

Gonzalez Released From Hospital, Headed To 15-Day DL
Padres infielder Edgar Gonzalez was released from the hospital late Sunday night.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Mets Will Likely Wait On Acquiring Lugo
The Mets are unlikely to trade for Julio Lugo, but they are expected to sign the infielder when he becomes a free agent.

New York Daily News