June 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Yankees Looking For Rotation Help
Last July, the Yankees lost out on Cliff Lee, who went to the Rangers, and they ended up losing to Texas in the ALCS.

New York Post

Beltran Wants To Stay In NL?
Carlos Beltran would prefer not to play as a designated hitter.

Newsday

Mets Expect Wright Back On Friday
David Wright has been on the disabled list since May 18.

Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com

Stephen Drew Has Ankle Surgery
Stephen Drew injured his ankle when he slid into home plate on Wednesday night.

Associated Press

Ubaldo Jimenez Wants To Play Winter Ball
Ublado Jimenez wants to play for the Dominican Republic's Licey Tigers in hopes of strengthening his arm.

ESPN.com

L.A. Police Arrest 2 New Suspects In Stow Beating
LAPD no longer considers Giovanni Ramirez as responsible for the attack on Bryan Stow.

ESPN.com

Hamilton Wearing Sunglasses
Josh Hamilton wore new specially ordered sunglasses on Thursday.

ESPN.com

Will Cubs Take Large Hit Trading Soriano?
Alfonso Soriano has more than $60M remaining on his 2006 deal.

ESPN.com

Sizemore Out 4-6 Weeks
Grady Sizemore had a 20-minute hernia operation on Thursday.

ESPN.com

Report: Trevor Gretzky Slgns With Cubs
SDSU coach Tony Gwynn told the Toronto Sun on Thursday that Trevor Gretzky has signed with the Cubs.

ESPN.com

Phillies, Braves Increase Efforts For Beltran
The Mets have increased their scouting efforts of the Phillies and Braves.

ESPN.com

Japan Legend Oh Salutes Matsui
Japanese home run king Sadahura Oh paid tribute to Hideki Matsui after the A's outfielder his his 500th professional home run on Wednesday night.

ESPN.com

Giants Fan Stow Has Emergency Surgery
Giants fan Bryan Stow underwent emergency surgery this week after suffering another seizure.

ESPN.com

D-Backs' Drew Breaks Ankle Sliding Home
Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew broke his right ankle sliding into home plate agains the Brewers on Wednesday night.

AP

Matsui Hits 500th Pro Home Run
Hideki Matsui hit his 500th professional homerun between the U.S. and Japan on Wednesday against Tigers starter Duane Below.

MLB.com

Royals Trade Betemit To Tigers
Detroit has acquired Wilson Betemit for the stretch run.

RealGM Staff Report

Reds Target Wandy Rodriguez, Leadoff Hitter
The Reds would love to acquire Houston's Wandy Rodriguez and either Chone Figgins or Coco Crisp to hit leadoff.

Danny Knobler/CBS Sports

Pirates Mulling Deal For Breslow, Willingham
The Pirates and Athletics are discussing a trade that would improve Pittsburgh's playoff chances.

Rob Biertempfel/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (via Twitter)

Scout: B.J. Upton Is 'Overpriced'
B.J. Upton is hitting just .237 this season, but has 15 home runs.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN.com (via Twitter)

Dodgers Fire Hitting Coach Pentland
The Dodgers are hitting just .250 as a team and are next to last in the National League in runs scored.

Tony Jackson/ESPN.com

Red Sox Will Host Yankees On Fenway's 100th Anniversary
Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912.

Gordon Edes/ESPN.com

Beltran Too Expensive For Red Sox?
The Mets want top-tier prospects in exchange for Carlos Beltran.

Gordon Edes/ESPN.com

Mets Convinced They Won't Deal Reyes
The Mets won't be trading Jose Reyes away this month.

ESPN.com

Pirates Farm Report: Sanchez Not Hitting
Mainly a singles hitter, Tony Sanchez has 53 one-baggers among his 65 hits.

Andrew Perna/RealGM.com

Yankees Farm Report: Banuelos Under Trade Microscope
Manny Banuelos, who has a 3.64 ERA in 18 starts, is drawing more attention than normal after his name was mentioned in trade rumors.

Andrew Perna/RealGM.com

Phillies Farm Report: Singleton Showing Keen Eye
Jonathan Singleton hit .322/.464/.494 with three home runs and 15 RBI in 25 games last month.

Andrew Perna/RealGM.com

Reyes Wants To Sign With Angels?
Jose Reyes may be telling friends that he wants to sign with the Angels, but it remains to be seen if Los Angeles would give him the type of contract he'll likely desire.

Tim Brown & Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Mets Give Beltran Short List Of Teams
The Phillies are believed to be on the list that was submitted to Carlos Beltran on Tuesday.

Tim Brown & Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Rockies Haven't Received Any Offers For Jimenez
At this point, the Tigers, Reds and Yankees appear the most likely teams to deal for Ubaldo Jimenez if the Rockies agree to move him.

Tim Brown/Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Brewers, Royals Discussing Betemit
Milwaukee would love to add Wilson Betemit to their bench.

Jon Morosi/FOX Sports