July 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

Brewers Trade Edmonds To Reds
The Brewers have traded Jim Edmonds to the Reds in exchange for Chris Dickerson.

ESPN.com

Cardinals Ahead Of Yanks, Braves, Twins And Giants In Power Rankings
Matt Holliday, Albert Pujols, Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garc?a and the Cardinals own the top slot in the Opsera.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Eric Chavez Mulling Retirement
Oakland has a $12.5 million option on Eric Chavez for the 2011 season.

San Francisco Chronicle

Delgado Considered White Sox, Rockies and Mariners
Carlos Delgado opted to sign a minor league deal with Boston late last week.

Providence Journal

Yankees Push Burnett Back To Tuesday
A.J. Burnett was scratched from Sunday night's start with a bad back.

New York Daily News

Giants Drop Sanchez In Batting Order
Freddy Sanchez is headed for career lows across the board.

MLB.com

Jack Wilson Slips In Bathroom, Breaks Hand
Jack Wilson is likely headed to the disabled list after breaking his hand in an accident at home.

ESPN

Pedroia Hopes To Return Next Week
Dustin Pedroia hopes to return when the Red Sox finish their current road trip.

ESPN

Jeter Passes Ruth On All-Time Hit List
Derek Jeter is 39th on baseball's all-time hit list.

ESPN

Dodgers Designate Anderson, Recall Gibbons
Jay Gibbons was batting .347 with 19 homers and 83 RBIs in 94 games.

MLB.com

Padres Could Get Young Back In September
Chris Young has been on the disabled since throwing six scoreless innings in the second game of the season.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Pirates Fire Joe Kerrigan, Gary Varsho
The Pirates claim pitching coach Joe Kerrigan and bench coach Gary Varsho are no longer right for the franchise.

ESPN

Oakland's Watson Taken To Hospital
Matt Watson complained of discomfort in his side and back when he arrived at the clubhouse on Sunday.

ESPN

Chris Coghlan To Have Knee Surgery
Chris Coghlan hurt himself celebrating a walkoff win on July 25.

ESPN

Wells Leaves Game With Dislocated Toe
Vernon Wells injured his toe while jumping against the outfield fence against the Rays.

ESPN

Morrow Falls One Out Shy Of No-Hitter
Brandon Morrow gave up a single with two outs in the ninth inning, then recorded his 17th strikeout to end the game.

ESPN

A-Rod Has Bruised Shin, Status Unknown
Alex Rodriguez has a bruised shin and his availability will updated on a daily basis.

MLB.com

Gonzalez Is First D-Back To Have Number Retired
Luis Gonzalez had his No. 20 retired on Saturday at Chase Field.

Yahoo! Sports

Detroit's Leyland: If I'm The Problem, Fire Me
Jim Leyland hopes to remain with the Tigers, but he's realistic.

Detroit News

Pirates May Look To Deal Doumit
The Pirates will have $10 million committed to catchers in 2011 if they keep Ryan Doumit to go along with Chris Snyder.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blue Jays Club Eight HRs In Victory
Toronto leads the Majors with 175 home runs this season.

ESPN

MLB Suspends Angels' Hunter Four-Games
Torii Hunter has received a four-game suspension and was fined for his inappropriate actions on Friday night in Detroit.

Press Release

Prior Still Hopes To Return To Majors
Mark Prior signed with the Orange County Flyers this week.

MLB.com

Sandoval Will Skip Winter Ball To Work On Conditioning
Pablo Sandoval wants to focus on his conditioning this offseason rather than play winter ball in Venezuela.

San Francisco Chronicle

Utley Planning For Late August Return
Chase Utley is itching to get back on the field.

Courier Post Online

Mets Release Cora, Option Feliciano
The Mets have promoted outfielder Fernando Martinez and infielder Ruben Tejada from Buffalo.

ESPN

Javier Vazquez Has 'Dead Arm'
Javier Vazquez isn't expected to miss any starts, but he'll work less on off-days.

ESPN

A-Rod Day-To-Day After BP Injury
Lance Berkman accidentally hit Alex Rodriguez with a liner during batting practice on Saturday.

ESPN

Blue Jays' Arencibia Homers On First Career Pitch
Blue Jays rookie catcher J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run homer on the first pitch of his major league career on Saturday.

AP

Red Sox Sign Delgado To Minor League Deal
The Red Sox have signed Carlos Delgado to a minor league deal and have sent him to Pawtucket for conditioning.

ESPN.com