May 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

White Sox Trade For D-Backs' Jackson
The White Sox have acquired RHP Edwin Jackson from the D-Backs for RHP Daniel Hudson and LHP David Holmberg.

ESPN.com

Rangers Inquired About Josh Johnson
The Marlins quickly made it known that Josh Johnson wasn't available.

MLBlogs Network

Yankees Done Pursuing Dunn
The Yankees believe Washington was asking for too much in return for Adam Dunn.

New York Post

Maddon Says A-Rod's Steroid Use Has Curbed Interest In HR Chase
Joe Maddon explained why there hasn't been much national attention around Alex Rodriguez's chase for 600 home runs.

New York Daily News

Mets Wouldn't Part With Niese, Davis
The Mets wouldn't sell their farm to add an elite pitcher.

New York Times

Brewers Won't Trade Fielder, Hart
The Brewers are done dealing, meaning Prince Fielder and Corey Hart will remain in Milwaukee.

Keith Law/ESPN

El Duque Makes Minors Debut For Nats
Orlando Hernandez, 44, last pitched in the majors with the Mets in 2007.

ESPN

Twins Get Capps From Nationals
The Twins have acquired closer Matt Capps from the National late Thursday night.

AP

Miss Iowa Throwing Out First Pitch On Friday In Washington
Katherine Connors' 15 minutes of sports fame will continue.

ESPN

Posey Ends Streak At 21, One Shy Of McCovey
Buster Posey had his hitting streak snapped at 21 games, one shy of tying Hall of Famer Willie McCovey's San Francisco rookie record, set in 1959.

Jays Send Wallace To Houston For Gose
The Blue Jays acquired Anthony Gose, as the Astros flipped him after acquiring him from the Phillies in a trade for Roy Oswalt.

MLB.com

Rangers Make Deal For Jorge Cantu
The Rangers have completed a deal with the Florida Marlins for infielder Jorge Cantu.

MLB.com

Source: Padres Trade For Tejada
The NL-West leading Padres have traded for Orioles infielder Miguel Tejada.

AP

Miguel Batista Sending Flowers To Miss Iowa
Miguel Batista filled in for Stephen Strasburg when the rookie was forced to miss his start.

Washington Post

Yankees Unlikely To Pursue Catcher
The Yankees are unlikely to pursue a catcher via trade, according to a source.

Ken Rosenthal/FoxSports

Red Sox Interested In Hoffman
The Red Sox have inquired about Trevor Hoffman.

Ken Rosenthal/FoxSports

Source: Showalter To Manage Orioles
The Orioles have hired ESPN analyst Buck Showalter as their next manager.

ESPN.com

Strasburg's Injury Concerns Due To 'Upside-Down Arm Action'
Stephen Strasburg's pitching motion is similar to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood.

New york Post

Phillies Interested In Jose Bautista
The Phillies are interested in Jose Bautista.

Bob Elliott/Toronto Sun (via Twitter)

Cardinals Pursuit Of Tejada Has 'No Traction'
The Cardinals have mild interest in Miguel Tejada.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Top Trade Targets For Rays Now Off Market
Tampa Bay's two biggest targets, Royals right fielder David DeJesus and Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth, are off the board.

FoxSports

Phillies Acquire Roy Oswalt
Roy Oswalt needs to approve the proposed trade to Philadelphia.

Ken Rosenthal/FoxSports

Twins, Dodgers Active On Acquiring Lilly
Ted Lilly has the Twins on his no-trade clause.

FoxSports

Dodgers Complete Trade For Podsednik
Scott Podsednik has been dealt to the Dodgers.

RealGM Staff Report

Brian Wilson Fined $1k For Orange Shoes
Brian Wilson was fined $1,000 for wearing orange shoes in Tuesday's game.

San Francisco Chronicle

Oswalt Wants Notice About Trade Proposals
Roy Oswalt doesn't want to be approached about a potential trade right before Saturday's deadline.

MLB.com

Phillies Call Up Domonic Brown
Philadelphia's top prospect has been called up to the Majors.

Yahoo! Sports

Dodgers Getting 'Closer' To Podsednik
The Dodgers covet Scott Podsednik.

Jayson Stark/ESPN (via Twitter)

Webb May Need Time In Bullpen
A stint in the bullpen could speed up Brandon Webb's return to Arizona's starting rotation.

Arizona Republic

Lee Rejected Trade To Angels
Veteran Derrek Lee rejected a proposed trade to the Los Angeles Angels.

MLB Network