July 2009 - Baseball Wiretap

Red Sox Won't Give Bay Fifth Year
The Red Sox aren't willing to offer Jason Bay a five-year deal.

ESPN

Balfour Signs One-Year Deal With Rays
Tampa Bay signed Grant Balfour to a $2.05 million deal on Saturday.

MLB.com

Cust Could Still Return To Oakland
Jack Cust could still return to the Athletics.

San Francisco Chronicle

Jays Reportedly Give Buck One-Year Deal
Toronto appears to have landed John Buck.

ESPN

A's Allow Jack Cust To Hit Market
Jack Cust is now a free agent.

Yahoo! Sports

Braves Waiting To Trade Lowe
The Braves are waiting for a market to develop for pitcher Derek Lowe.

FOX Sports

Rays, Navarro Reach One-Year Deal
Dioner Navarro will make $2.1 million in 2009.

Tampa Tribune

Garrett Atkins Hits Free Agent Market
Garrett Atkins slumped during the 2009 season.

ESPN

Royals Reach One-Year Deal With Bannister
Brian Bannister will make $2.3 million in 2010.

ESPN

Correia Agrees To 1-Year, $3.6M Deal With Padres
The Padres have re-signed Kevin Correia.

ESPN

Reds Let Gomes Become A Free Agent
Jonny Gomes has become a free agent.

ESPN

Mets Let Redding, Three Others Go
Tim Redding is now a free agent.

ESPN

Report: Injury Holding Up Lowell Deal
The Rangers are looking over Mike Lowell's thumb injury.

ESPN

Wang Becomes A Free Agent
The Yankees failed to offer Chien-Ming Wang a contract for next season by Saturday night's deadline.

AP

Counsell Wants To Stay With Brewers
Craig Counsell is a native of Wisconsin.

FOX Sports

Agent: Bay Turns Down Offer From Red Sox
Jason Bay has rejected Boston's latest offer.

FOX Sports

Pirates Sign Cedeno, Avoid Arbitration
The Pirates have avoided arbitration with shortstop Ronny Cedeno.

MLB.com

Meredith, Albers Agree With Orioles
The Orioles have agreed to one-year deals with right-handed pitchers Cla Meredith and Matt Albers.

Yahoo! Sports

Royals Expected To Let Buck Walk
John Buck appears to be done in Kansas City.

Kansas City Star

Braves Agree To Deal With Diaz, Let Johnson Go
The Braves have re-signed Matt Diaz and let Kelly Johnson go.

ESPN

San Francisco Signs Tony Pena Jr.
Tony Pena Jr. will join the Giants.

FOX Sports

Uggla To Giants Getting 'Warmer'
The Giants are getting closer to Dan Uggla.

FOX Sports

D-Backs Agree To Deal With Augie Ojeda
Augie Ojeda is returning to Arizona.

Arizona Republic

Yankees Likely To Non-Tender Wang
Chien-Ming Wang is expected to hit the free agent market.

MLB.com

Williams: Jenks Is Still Our Closer
The White Sox signed potential closer J.J. Putz on Friday.

Chicago Tribune

Cardinals Offer To Holliday Might Not Be Enough
The Cardinals' offer to Matt Holliday is believed to be worth less than $18 million annually.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Angels' Arredondo To Miss 2010 Season
Jose Arredondo will undergo Tommy John surgery.

ESPN

Strasburg Donates $141K To San Diego State
Stephen Strasburg has donated $141,000 to San Diego State University.

ESPN

Feliz to Start At Third For Houston
Pedro Feliz has changed National League teams.

ESPN

Pudge To Split Time In Washington
Pudge Rodriguez wants to play everyday, but says that winning is paramount.

ESPN