July 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

Yankees Interested In Wes Helms
The Yankees are interested in acquiring Wes Helms.

MLB.com

Lowell Giving Up Hope On Release From Red Sox
Mike Lowell wants the Red Sox to release him, but he's not expecting the club to abide.

ESPN

Nationals Don't Exect To Trade Dunn
The Nationals don't expect to trade Adam Dunn due to the offers received by GM Mike Rizzo.

MLB.com

Derrek Lee Willing To Forgive Zambrano
Derrek Lee isn't concerned with his recent incident with Carlos Zambrano.

Chicago Tribune

Padres Hope To Add At Deadline
San Diego plans to add pieces this month.

ESPN

Manny Leaves With Tightness In Calf
Manny Ramirez is listed as day-to-day.

ESPN

Kerry Wood Goes On DL With Blister
Kerry Wood has made 14 trips to the disabled list in his career.

ESPN

Miguel Cabrera's Hit Streak Reaches 20 Games
Detroit lost to Cleveland 8-2 on Friday night.

MLB.com

GM: Asking Price For Haren Too High
Arizona wants two starters and a reliever for Dan Haren.

Jon Heyman/Sports Illustrated

Joe Nathan Close To Playing Catch
Joe Nathan hopes to begin soft tossing this weekend.

ESPN

Strasburg Shuts Out Marlins Over Six
Stephen Strasburg struck out seven batters on Friday night.

ESPN

Yankees Honor Steinbrenner, Sheppard With Walk-Off
Nick Swisher hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth.

ESPN

Bengie Molina Hits For Cycle At Fenway
Rangers catcher Bengie Molina hit for the cycle Friday night at Fenway Park.

AP

Zito K's 10, Giants Shut Out Mets Again
Barry Zito struck out 10 in eight dominant innings and the Giants beat the Mets 1-0 on Friday night.

AP

Ackley Homers In First Triple-A At Bat
Dustin Ackley homered on the second pitch he saw in his Class AAA debut.

Seattle Times

Chapman's Debut Likely To Wait Until September
Aroldis Chapman is still struggling with his command, which is dealying his big league debut.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Pirates Will No Longer Platoon Milledge
Lastings Milledge will open the Pirates' second half as their regular right fielder.

Post-Gazette

Sneeze Has Latos Headed To DL
Mat Latos landed on the disabled list Thursday with pain in his side.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Yankees Interested In George Sherrill
The Yankees are believed to be looking for help in the bullpen.

New York Post

Lilly, Hendry Meet To Discuss Future
Ted Lilly is considered Chicago's biggest trade chip.

Chicago Tribune

Mets Considering Brett Myers
Brett Myers has quietly put together a good season for the Astros.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Carlos Beltran Goes 1-For-4 In Return
Carlos Beltran hadn't played since having arthroscopic surgery to address an arthritic right knee.

ESPN

Legal Battle May Force McCourt To Sell Dodgers
The Dodgers are expected to be worth about $700 million.

ESPN

Lincecum Shuts Down Mets 2-0
The Giants opened the second half of the season by beating the Mets 2-0 on Thursday night.

AP

Dodgers Bring Back Manny From DL
The Dodgers activated outfielder Manny Ramirez for Thursday night's game against the Cardinals.

MLB.com

Cardinals Give GM Mozeliak Extension Through 2013
Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. awarded general manager John Mozeliak a three-year contract extension in a vote of confidence Thursday.

MLB.com

Orioles Place Wieters On DL With Hamstring Strain
The Orioles placed catcher Matt Wieters on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring on Thursday.

MLB.com

Baylor Hopes For One More Chance As Manager
Don Baylor is the current hitting coach of the Rockies and was once their manager.

Denver Post

Mariners Promote Dustin Ackley To Triple-A
Dustin Ackley will join the Tacoma Rainiers Thursday after being promoted from Class AA West Tennessee.

Seattle Times

Cubs Anxious To Trade Off Players
Chicago GM Jim Hendry is anxious to trade away some of his personnel as the Cubs are buried in the NL Central.

Chicago Sun-Times