July 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

Giants Sign Dontrelle Willis
The Giants have signed Dontrelle Willis to a Triple-A contract.

San Francisco Chronicle

Pedro Has Yet To Throw Off Mound
The Phillies are unlikely to sign Pedro Martinez this summer.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Derrek Lee Noncommittal On No-Trade Clause
The Angels may be an ideal fit for Derrek Lee.

FOX Sports

A-Rod Has Minor Injury To Thumb
Alex Rodriguez isn't expected to miss any time.

ESPN

All-Star Game Earns Lowest TV Rating
Tuesday night's All-Star Game was far from a hit on television.

ESPN

Ripken, Orioles Discussing Adviser Role
Cal Ripken wants to ease into a front office role with Baltimore.

ESPN

Hunter Gives Crawford Sales Pitch On Angels
The Angels are targeting Carl Crawford this offseason and Torii Hunter gave him a sales pitch over the All-Star festivities.

Los Angeles Times

Brewers Want Sanchez Or Bumgarner From Giants For Hart
The Brewers and Giants have discussed a deal centered around Corey Hart.

Hank Schulman/San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter)

Angels Plan To Pursue Crawford In Offseason, Possibly Lee At Deadline
The Angels plan to pursue Carl Crawford in free agency this winter, but Derrek Lee would make an attractive temporary acquisition since he is a free agent this summer.

FoxSports

Dodgers Place Sherrill On Outright Waivers
Major-league sources confirmed to FanHouse that the Dodgers have requested outright waivers on George Sherrill.

FanHouse

Pujols Willing To Talk Extension In Offseason
Agent Dan Lozano told Fox's Ken Rosental that he expects the Cardinals to pick up Albert Pujols? $16 million option for 2011.

Ken Rosenthal/FoxSports

Red Sox Still Have Adrian Gonzalez As Plan A
The Padres are in first place and now are unlikely to trade Adrian Gonzalez, but he remains Boston's top priority.

WEEI

Epstein Laments Quality Of Players On Trade Market
The Red Sox have been badly hit by injuries.

Boston Herald

ASG Has Lowest-Ever TV Rating
Tuesday night's All-Star game earned its lowest-ever television rating.

AP

Jays Send Gonzalez To Atlanta For Escobar, Reyes
Alex Gonzalez signed with the Jays in the offseason and is now a member of the Braves.

Braves.com

A-Rod Says He Was Ready To Play In ASG
Alex Rodriguez says he was ready to come in for the AL on Tuesday night.

Yahoo! Sports

Melvin Says Macha Will Remain In Charge
The Brewers were recently swept at home by the Giants.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Mets 'Deserve' All-Star Game At Citi Field
The Mets are expected to be awarded the 2013 All-Star Game.

New York Daily News

Hal Steinbrenner Could Be More Prudent Than His Father
Hal Steinbrenner doesn't like to talk to the press as his father once did.

ESPN

Rare Strasburg Card Hits Auction Block Again
A sports memorabilia auction house in Maryland is hosting the two-week auction.

ESPN

Selig Gives No Indication Of Moving 2011 ASG
Some players have indicated that they'll boycott next year's All-Star Game if it remains in Arizona.

ESPN

NL Breaks 13-Year ASG Drought
The National League won the MLB All-Star for the first time in 13 seasons, defeating the American League in Anaheim by a final of 3-1.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Bryce Harper Makes History By Winning Golden Spikes Award
Bryce Harper was named the 2010 Golden Spikes Award winner on Tuesday.

MLB.com

Selig Speaks Of His Unique Relationship With Steinbrenner
Bud Selig spoke about George Steinbrenner on Tuesday.

MLB.com

Braves Interested In Cody Ross
The Braves are interested in acquiring Cody Ross from the Marlins.

Buster Olney/ESPN (via Twitter)

Yankees To Wear Patches For Steinbrenner, Sheppard
The Yankees had a difficult week losing both George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard in the matter of days.

Press Release

Fielder Turned Down $100M From Brewers
The Brewers offered Prince Fielder a five-year, $100 million deal earlier this week.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Cliff Lee Will Seek No-Trade Clause
Cliff Lee has played for four teams in the last year.

USA Today

Capps Wants To Remain With Nationals
Matt Capps has 23 saves this season.

MLB.com

Wright Worried About Reyes' Injury Management
David Wright saw that Jose Reyes was injured during Saturday's game against the Braves.

ESPN