April 2009 - Baseball Wiretap

Bruney Eager For 'Challenge' With Nats
Brian Bruney can finally grow a beard with the Nationals.

MLB.com

Rockies, Cubs Discussing Spilborghs Trade
Ryan Spilborghs would be Chicago's fourth outfielder.

ESPN

Cubs Talking With Jose Contreras
Jose Contreras could land with the Cubs.

ESPN

Sandoval Will Shift To First Base
With Mark DeRosa in town, the Giants will move Pablo Sandoval to first base.

San Francisco Chronicle

Cardinals Could Pursue Felipe Lopez
Felipe Lopez could be Plan B after the Cardinals lost Mark DeRosa.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

DeRosa Agrees To Deal With Giants
Mark DeRosa agreed to a two-year deal.

ESPN

Nationals Add Bruntlett, Whitesell
Eric Bruntlett and Josh Whitesell have been invited to spring training.

Yahoo! Sports

Braves Could Use Melky To Get Uggla
The Braves could flip Melky Cabrera to the Marlins for Dan Uggla.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Indians May Put Carmona On Market
Fausto Carmona won 19 games in 2007.

Boston Globe

Arizona Monitoring Valverde's Availability
Jose Valverde could return to the Diamondbacks.

Arizona Republic

Minaya: Mets Are Pursuing Holliday, Bay
Fans are calling for a big free-agent signing in New York.

NY SportsDay

Time Is Right For Giants To Swing Deal
The Giants could grab hold of the NL West division.

ESPN

Twins Unlikely To Pursue Uggla
The Twins need a starter at second and third base.

ESPN

Selig Proud Of 'Wonderful Year'
Bud Selig is happy with how baseball responded to the recession.

MLB.com

Mets Reach Deal With Escobar
The Mets have finally reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year deal with free-agent pitcher Kelvim Escobar.

FOX Sports

Padres Would Get Better Value By Waiting To Deal Gonzalez
The Padres could wait to deal Adrian Gonzalez until July.

FOX Sports

Tejada Could Be Good Fit For Twins
The Twins are in need of a third baseman.

Boston Globe

Seattle Could Still Re-Sign Branyan
Russell Branyan is hoping to cash in on the 31 homers he hit last season.

Boston Globe

Dye Drawing Interest From Yankees
Jermaine Dye hit .250 with 27 home runs and 81 RBI for the White Sox in 2009.

Chicago Tribune

Rangers Are Frontrunners For Garland
Jon Garland split the 2009 season between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers.

Boston Globe

Big Unit Likely To Stay On West Coast
Randy Johnson needs 125 strikeouts for 5,000.

Boston Globe

Sox Would Have To Get Creative To Re-Sign Bay
The Red Sox would have to pay luxury tax if they decided to re-sign Jason Bay.

Boston Globe

Pirates Could Enter Season With Clement At First
Jeff Clement has never played first base in the majors.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Marlins Continue To Shop Uggla
The Marlins might have to reengaged talks with the

Miami Herald

To Get Best Out Of Hermida, Sox Need To Play Him
Jeremy Hermida needs regular playing time to excel.

Boston Globe

Diamondbacks Remain Interested In Kelly Johnson
The Diamondbacks still have interest in free-agent infielder Kelly Johnson.

Arizona Central

Cubs Could Try To Acquire Ellsbury
Chicago needs both a center fielder and a leadoff hitter.

Chicago Tribune

Mariners Still Looking At Infielders
The Mariners have to decide what to do with Jose Lopez.

ESPN

If Holliday Doesn't Re-Sign, Cards Will Focus On Pitching
The Cardinals will focus on pitching if Matt Holliday doesn't re-sign.

ESPN

Mets Could Soon Abandon Pursuit Of Bay
The Mets have roughly $15 million to $22 million to spend.

ESPN