June 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Source: Cubs Will Go Through Complete Rebuild
Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer may be looking to remake the Cubs entirely.

CSN Chicago

Beltran Turned Down 'Aggressive' Offer From Indians
The Indians have tried to acquire Carlos Beltran twice this year unsuccessfully.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Source: Reds, Cubs Agree On Marshall Trade
The Cubs and Reds have agreed in principle to a trade that will send pitcher Travis Wood and two minor-leaguers to the Cubs for left-handed reliever Sean Marshall.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Judge Considers Sale Of Dodgers TV Rights
A Delaware judge is considering whether to halt a process for the Dodgers to sell media rights to future games.

ESPN.com

Cubs Agree To One-Year Deal With Corpas
The Cubs have agreed to a one-year deal with relief pitcher Manuel Corpas.

MLB.com

Cardinals, Beltran Reach Agreement
Carlos Beltran agreed to a two-year, $26M deal with the Cardinals.

ESPN.com

Yankees, Red Sox Only Teams Hit By Luxury Tax
The Yankees and Red Sox are the only teams that will have to pay a luxury tax.

ESPN.com

Bonds Appealing Conviction
Barry Bonds is officially appealing his felony obstruction conviction.

ESPN.com

Twins, Marquis Agree To One-Year Deal
Free agent pitcher Jason Marquis has agreed to a one-year, $3M deal with the Twins.

ESPN.com

Source: Nats Add Gio Gonzalez To Rotation
The A's have dealt left-hander Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals Thursday for four prospects.

ESPN.com

Report: Twins Close To Deal With Jason Marquis
Free-agent Jason Marquis appears close to reaching an agreement with the Twins.

MLB.com

Source: Nats, DeRosa Agree To One-Year Deal
Veteran Mark DeRosa and the Nationals have agreed to terms on a one-year deal.

MLB.com

Source: McClure To Be Named Red Sox Pitching Coach
The Red Sox are expected to name Bob McClure their new pitching coach.

ESPN.com

Source: Danks Gets Extension from White Sox
The White Sox and John Danks have reached an agreement on a 5-year, $65M deal, a source told ESPN Chicago.com on Wednesday night.

ESPN.com

Nationals Pursuing Gio Gonzalez
The Nationals have made trying to acquire left-hander Gio Gonzalez their top priority, according to a source.

MLB.com

Valentine Making Crawford Priority In 2012
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine plans to meet with outfielder Carl Crawford shortly after the new year.

MLB.com

Rangers Acquire Luis Martinez From Padres
The Rangers have acquired catcher Luis Martinez from the Padres for minor league pitcher Ryan Kelly.

Associated Press

Beltran Expected To Choose Team Soon
Carlos Beltran is expected to select his next team this week, a source familiar with his plans said.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Indians Sign LaRoche To Minor League Deal
Andy LaRoche will have a chance to win the club's utility infield job.

Associated Press

Cubs, Reed Johnson Agree To Deal
The Cubs have agreed in principle on a one-year contract with outfielder Reed Johnson, according to a league source.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Red Sox Shuffle Coaching Staff
Jerry Royster will join Boston as third-base coach, replacing Tim Bogar, who will move to bench coach.

Gordon Edes/ESPN.com

Source: Buckner To Coach Cubs Class A Team
The news ends speculation that Bill Buckner could rejoin the Red Sox coaching staff under Bobby Valentine.

ESPN.com

Rockies, Blake Agree To One-Year Deal
Casey Blake was limited in 2011 because of a number of injuries.

MLB.com

Seattle's Zduriencik: Fielder Rumors Are Baseless
Following reports that the Mariners had have advanced talks with free-agent Prince Fielder, Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik has refuted rumors.

MLB.com

Rangers, Napoli Discussing Long-Term Deal
The Rangers have had "several conversations" with catcher Mike Napoli about a long-term deal, according to a report.

Yahoo! Sports

Cubs Hire Two Scouts From Red Sox
Cubs president Theo Epstein has added two scouts from the Red Sox.

Chicago Tribune

Ronald Belisario Suspended For 25 Games
Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario must serve a 25-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, according to a source.

Los Angeles Times

Braves Nearly Dealt Jurrjens To Reds
The Braves and Reds discussed Jair Jurrjens, but talks broke down when Cincinnati landed Mat Latos.

MLB.com

Andruw Jones No Longer A Lock To Re-Sign With Yankees
The Red Sox are believed to have interest in Andruw Jones.

New York Daily News

Red Sox Haven't Ruled Out Oswalt
However, two sources say that Roy Oswalt isn't currently a priority for Boston at this time.

Pete Abraham/Boston Globe