June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Cuban Left-Hander Concepcion Nears Free Agency
Gerardo Concepcion has established residence in Mexico.

Enrique Rojas/ESPN.com

Braun To Accept MVP, Give Speech
Ryan Braun faces a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

ESPN.com

Giants Give Sandoval Three-Year Extension
The Giants have expressed faith in Pablo Sandoval by agreeing to a three-year extension with the third baseman.

MLB.com

Crawford Has Surgery, May Miss Opening Day
Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist on Tuesday, putting in doubt his availability for Opening Day.

MLB.com

K-Rod Inks $8M Contract With Brewers
The Brewers will pay Francisco Rodriguez $8 million in 2012 to be their setup man.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Diamondbacks End Up Re-Signing Saunders
After going back-and-forth in recent months, the Diamondbacks and left-hander Joe Saunders have reached an agreement on a one-year, $6 million deal.

Arizona Republic

Pineda Isn't A Lock To Be New York's No. 2 Starter
The Yankees may take a more conservative approach with still-developing Michael Pineda.

MLBlogs.com

Source: Yankees Aren't 'Out' On Cespedes
As many as six teams are interested in Cespedes and New York may be one of them.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com

Cubs Have Shown Most Interest In Cespedes
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes said the Cubs have shown the most interest in him, but that doesn't mean he'll be signing with Chicago.

ESPN.com

Dodgers Strike Deals With Ethier, Loney, But Not Kershaw
Clayton Kershaw is requesting a $10 million salary for 2012.

Tony Jackson/ESPN.com

Darvish Deadline Looms For Rangers
The Rangers have until Wednesday afternoon to strike a deal with Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Lincecum Asks For $21.5M In Arbitration
Tim Lincecum asked for $21.5M in salary arbitration Tuesday and was offered $17M by the Giants.

ESPN.com

Fielder Has Made It 'Very Clear' He Wants To Sign With Rangers
Prince Fielder remains unsigned as February approaches, but he may be nearing a destination.

Dallas Morning News

Price, Upton Get One-Year Deals From Rays
B.J. Upton will earn $7 million in 2012, while David Price will take home $4.35 million.

Associated Press

Red Sox Have Deal With Ellsbury, Not Ortiz
The Red Sox have avoided arbitration with center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury by agreeing to a one-year, $8.05 million deal.

Gordon Edes/ESPN.com

Phillies Give Hamels $15M For 2012
The salary is the highest ever for any arbitration-eligible pitcher before being eligible for free agency.

ESPN.com

Tigers Likely Lose Victor Martinez For Season
Victor Martinez has injured his left knee and is likely to miss most of the 2012 season.

Associated Press

Peterson Joins Orioles As Pitching Coordinator
Rick Peterson has officially joined the Orioles organization and is expected to serve as the team's pitching coordinator.

MLB.com

Agreement With Darvish Would Take Rangers Out Of Fielder Race
The Rangers want to have a backup plan in place in the event that they aren't able to sign Yu Darvish by Wednesday's deadline.

MLB.com

Colorado's Mystery Offer Is To Jamie Moyer
The Rockies were reported early Monday to have extended an offer to a mystery starting pitcher.

Denver Post

Yankees Could Bring Back Hideki Matsui
The Yankees are in need of a designated hitter and are only going to spend between $1 million and $2 million on the position.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Rays, Lefty Howell Reach $1.35M Deal
J.P. Howell made 46 appearances in 2011 after missing the entire 2010 season following shoulder surgery.

Associated Press

Hamilton's Father-In-Law Backs Out Of Support Role
Michael Dean Chadwick was offered the position of Josh Hamilton's accountability partner, but declined.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Pagan Will Make $4.85M In 2012 With Giants
San Francisco acquired Angel Pagan from the Mets last month.

Associated Press

Hanrahan Avoids Arbitration With Pirates
The two sides reached an agreement on a one-year, $4.1 million deal.

Associated Press

Brewers, Morgan Reach $2.35M Deal
The Brewers have reached an agreement on a one-year deal with outfielder Nyjer Morgan.

Associated Press

Source: Reds, Ludwick Agree To One-Year Deal
The Reds and free-agent Ryan Ludwick agreed to a one-year, $2.5M deal on Monday.

AP

Berkman Could Return To Astros As DH In 2013
Lance Berkman will be a 37-year-old free-agent after the 2012 season, coming off a two-year deal with the Cardinals.

Houston Chronicle

Source: Red Sox Would Have To Move Payroll To Sign Oswalt
The Red Sox are somewhat unlikely to sign Roy Oswalt despite reports that they remain in talks with his agent.

Rob Bradford/WEEI.com

Rockies Make Offer To Mystery Starting Pitcher
Colorado general manager Dan O'Dowd won't disclose the identity of the free agent he extended an offer to recently.

Denver Post