June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Napoli Likely To Sign One-Year Deal With Rangers
Free agent Mike Napoli and the Rangers are likely to agree on a one-year deal.

MLB.com

Darvish Visits Arlington, Rangers
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish and his father are in Arlington to get a better sense of the Rangers organization.

ESPN.com

Cubs Deal Zambrano To Marlins
The Cubs trade pitcher Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for veteran Chris Volstad.

ESPN.com

Luhnow: Astros Are 'Open For Business'
Wandy Rodriguez, Brett Myers and Carlos Lee will like enter Spring Training with the Astros, but trades could be near.

MLB.com

Choo Ready To Bounce Back In 2012
Shin-Soo Choo endured a rough 2011 season that saw him deal with both injuries and off-field problem.

MLB.com

Padres Nearly Done Building Roster
Having traded right-hander Mat Latos to the Reds for a host of players, the Padres are nearly done building their roster for 2012.

MLBlogs.com

Tigers Aren't Discussing Trade For Starter
The Tigers like their young prospects and have not made any calls about starting pitchers.

MLBlogs.com

Torre Steps Down From MLB Job To Pursue Bid For Dodgers
Joe Torre has stepped down from his job as an executive vice president of baseball operations for MLB to pursue a bid to purchase the Dodgers.

New York Times

Pirates Sign Jo-Jo Reyes
The Pirates have agreed to a minor league deal with left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes, according to a source.

MLBlogs.com

Fernando Rodney Says He's Joining Rays
Fernando Rodney will make $2 million with Tampa Bay in 2012.

MLB.com

Long: A-Rod Has 'Got To Feel Like He's 25'
Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long believes that Alex Rodriguez is primed for a big season in 2012.

MLB.com

Reds Only Offering Cordero One-Year Deal
The Reds don't want to offer more than one guaranteed year to the 37-year-old closer.

MLB.com

Yankees Not Signing Hiroyuki Nakajima?
The Yankees spent $2 million to negotiate with Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, but they may not end up signing him.

Yahoo! Sports

Edwin Jackson Seeking $15-17 Million?
Last season, Edwin Jackson went 12-9 with 148 strikeouts and a 3.79 ERA for the White Sox and Cardinals.

Yahoo! Sports

Harden Drawing Interest As Starter, Reliever
Rich Harden is drawing interest from teams that would use him as either a starter or a reliever.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Cubs Agree With Reed Johnson
The Cubs and outfielder Reed Johnson have agreed to a $1.15 million, one-year contract.

Associated Press

Report: Dobbs, Marlins Reach Two-Year Deal
Greg Dobbs, an eight-year veteran, hit .275 in 134 games for the Marlins last season.

Associated Press

Source: Coco Crisp To Sign With A's
Coco Crisp has agreed to a new two-year deal with the Athletics, according to a league source.

ESPN.com

Nationals Meet With Boras To Discuss Fielder
The Nationals recently met with Scott Boras, the agent for Prince Fielder, according to a source.

MLB.com

Red Sox Still Interested In Hiroki Kuroda
Hiroki Kuroda is believed to be seeking a deal worth around $12 million annually.

Yahoo! Sports

Indians, Robinson Tejeda Agree To Deal
The Indians have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent reliever Robinson Tejeda and invited him to Spring Training.

Associated Press

Braves, Bourn Yet To Discuss Extension
Michael Bourn and the Braves may be interested in extending their relationship.

Examiner

Baltimore To Hire Peterson, Correnti
Orioles vice president Dan Duquette is expected to finalize two interesting hires -- Rick Peterson and Chris Corrent.

Baltimore Sun

Source: Mets Sign Quintanilla
The Mets have signed Omar Quintanilla to a minor league contract, according to a major league source.

Adam Rubin/ESPN.com

Orioles Get Miller From A's For Cash
Baltimore has added outfielder Jai Miller.

Associated Press

Yu Darvish Visiting Arlington, Rangers
Yu Darvish and his father are in Arlington to take his first look at the area and get a better sense of the Rangers organization.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Boras Clients Set To Dominate Market
The offseason has been in full swing for quite some time, but the approaching market will once again be dominated by agent Scott Boras.

MLB.com

If Price Drops, Braves Could Pursue Ross
Cody Ross is believed to be seeking a two-year, $10 million deal.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Coco Crisp Decides On Mystery Team
Coco Crisp has decided where to play in 2012, but he isn't revealing the identity of the team just yet.

Yahoo! Sports

Athletics 'In Talks' With Cody Ross
The Athletics "are currently in talks" with the representatives for free-agent outfielder Cody Ross.

Hard Ball Talk