May 2009 - Baseball Wiretap

Longtime Astros Scout Benjamin Dies At 95
Stan Benjamin was a scout for nearly 40 years.

FOX Sports

Matsui Has Strong Numbers In AL West
Hideki Matsui has owned AL West pitching in his career.

FOX Sports

Will McGwire Receive Hall Of Fame Votes?
Tony La Russa, not surprisingly, thinks Mark McGwire should be in Cooperstown.

MLB.com

Mets May Have Interest In Pinerio
Joel Pineiro went 15-12 with a 3.49 ERA for St. Louis in 2009.

ESPN

Sources: Diamondbacks Add Howry To Pitching Staff
Veteran reliever Bobby Howry has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Diamondbacks.

ESPN

Carroll's Contract Doesn't Include 'Manny Clause'
Jamey Carroll wasn't required to make a charitable contribution to the Dodgers foundation.

Los Angeles Times

Athletics Talking With Adrian Beltre
The Athletics have expressed interest in free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre.

CSN Philly

Alomar Eyes First-Ballot Hall Nod
Roberto Alomar is looking to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

MLB.com

Mets Add Escobar Via One-Year Deal
The Mets have added Kelvim Escobar to their bullpen.

New York Daily News

Cleveland Likes Perez As Starter
Rafael Perez has gone 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA in winter ball.

MLB.com

Berkman Isn't Expected To Leave Houston
Lance Berkman is expected to finish his career in Houston by many.

MLB.com

Astros Unlikely To Court Ben Sheets
Ben Sheets isn't expected to come cheap.

MLB.com

Should Mets Give Bay Ultimatum?
Many believe it's time for the Mets to put an expiration date on their offer to Jason Bay.

New York Daily News

Yankees Talking To Reed Johnson
The Yankees have been in talks with Reed Johnson.

New York Daily News

Kouzmanoff Trade Rumors Have Dissipated
It's appearing less likely that the Padres will trade Kevin Kouzmanoff.

MLB.com

Pirates Considering Gregg, Dotel
The Pirates are looking to replace Matt Capps.

Post-Gazette

Mets Closing In On Escobar
The Mets are reportedly close to signing Kelvim Escobar.

MLB.com

Chan Ho Park Sues Former Teammate Chad Kreuter
Chan Ho Park filed a lawsuit against his former Dodger teammate Chad Kreuter, accusing him of failing to fully pay off a loan.

AP

Duchscherer Stays With Athletics
Justin Duchscherer is going to re-sign with Oakland.

ESPN

DeRosa Leaning Towards Giants
The Giants might be close to landing Mark DeRosa.

Twitter (Buster Olney)

Guardado Gets Non-Guaranteed Deal From Nats
Eddie Guardado won't be added to Washington's active roster and won't have a physical right away.

Washington Post

Yankees Won't Make Another Splash
The Yankees will likely add an outfielder.

Star-Ledger

Braves Want To Play Glaus At First Base
The Braves want to play Troy Glaus at first base.

MLB.com

Oakland Could Re-Sign Duchscherer
The Athletics are hoping that they'll be able to re-sign pitcher Justin Duchscherer.

San Francisco Chronicle

Red Sox Could Make Bay Another Offer
Jason Bay may not be done in Boston after all.

WEEI

Steroids Is AP Sports Story Of Year
The Associated Press has named baseball's ongoing drug problem as the 2009 Story of the Year.

Yahoo! Sports

Oliver Doesn't Want To Be Brett Favre
Darren Oliver doesn't want to become Brett Favre.

ESPN

Capps, Nationals Agree On One-Year Deal
Matt Capps will close games for the Nationals.

ESPN

Pirates Have Made Offer To Dotel
Pittsburgh has reportedly offered Octavio Dotel a one-year deal.

NBC Sports

Phillies Talking To MacDougal
Mike MacDougal closed games for the Nationals last season.

Philadelphia Inquirer