July 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

Jenks Will Be Ready For Opening Day
Bobby Jenks is dealing with mild irritation in his right calf.

Chicago Tribune

Dodgers Grant Gagne His Release
Eric Gagne's time with the Dodgers may be over for good this time.

ESPN

Grading The Deal: Twins Keep Mauer With $184M Deal
Joe Mauer gets to stay in his hometown, where he is comfortable and beloved, but he didn't exactly give the Twins a hometown discount.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Mauer Signs $184M Extension
The Minnesota Twins and Joe Mauer have agreed on the richest contract ever for a catcher, an eight-year, $184 million deal.

USA Today

Beltran Could Return To Mets Early
Carlos Beltran could be in the lineup by the end of May.

New York Daily News

Officials Meet With Yankees About HGH Testing
Representatives from the players' union are visiting spring training camps.

ESPN

Scully Returns To Dodgers, Discusses Fall
Vin Scully was embarrased by the commotion surrounding his recent fall.

ESPN

Signs Indicate Mauer, Twins Nearing Deal
The Twins just might lock up Joe Mauer before Opening Day.

ESPN

Nathan Will Miss 2010 Season
Joe Nathan hopes to have Tommy John surgery within two weeks.

ESPN

Tulowitzki Isn't Worried About History Of Slow Starts
Troy Tulowitzki has a .283 career average, but hits just .187 in April.

MLB.com

Oswalt To Start Eighth Opener
Roy Oswalt owns the franchise record for consecutive Opening Day starts.

Yahoo! Sports

Granderson's Hand Feels Fine
Curtis Granderson was hit on the hand Friday night.

New York Post

Navarro Suffers Nerve Contusion In Leg
The Rays are still hoping Dioner Navarro will be ready for Opening Day.

ESPN

Torre Confident In Belliard At First
Ronnie Belliard could be the Dodgers' starting first baseman.

ESPN

Washington Situation Brought Daniels, Ryan Closer Together
The situation last summer with Ron Washington actually brought Jon Daniels and Nolan Ryan closer together.`

Dallas Morning News

Meloan Will Be Out For Season
John Meloan told The Chronicle that an MRI exam done Friday showed a ligament tear in his right elbow.

San Francisco Chronicle

Phillies Will Use Aumont As A Starter
The Phillies have decided to use Phillippe Aumont as a starter, which was his original path with the Mariners.

Chicago Tribune

Brewers, Mets, Twins, Marlins Scouting Lowell
The teams scouting Mike Lowell include the Mets, Marlins, Brewers and Twins.

Chicago Tribune

Mets Release Josh Fogg
The Mets released pitcher Josh Fogg.

Star-Ledger

Longoria The Best Value In Baseball?
Evan Longoria will earn $950,000 this season.

Toronto Star

Toronto Has Huge Asset In Tango
Tom Tango, one of Toronto's offseason additions, is a self-taught expert in the science of baseball statistics (referred to as sabermetrics).

Toronto Star

Ozzie Advised Son To Submit Resignation
After a Friday-morning conversation with White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and general manager Ken Williams, Ozzie Guillen told his son Oney to resign.

MLB.com

Selig In Favor Of Realignment
Commissioner Bud Selig said Saturday he's in favor of some realignment of baseball's divisions.

MLB.com

Kerry Wood May Miss Two Months Of Season
Another AL Central closer is on the shelf.

MLB.com

Lee Believes Cardinals Are Better Than Cubs On Paper
If the Cubs don't win now, the team may be a very different look in 2011.

Chicago Tribune

Fien Back With Tigers After Waiver Carousel
The Tigers announced Saturday morning that they've re-signed Casey Fien to a minor-league contract.

MLB.com

Embree Back With Boston
Alan Embree signed a minor league contract with Boston.

The Republican

Nats Send Strasburg To Double-A
Stephen Strasburg has been Washington's best pitcher in Spring Training.

MLB.com

Strasburg Strikes Out Eight In Friday's Start
Stephen Strasburg made his third Spring Training start on Friday against the Cardinals at Space Coast Stadium, and it was a good one.

MLB.com

Guillen's Son Submits Resignation, Possibly Over Twitter Use
Oney Guillen, Ozzie's middle son, resigned from the organization.

MLB.com