June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Lucchino Disputes Assertion Of Red Sox Frugality
Larry Lucchino is the Red Sox's president and chief executive officer.

MLB.com

White Sox Close To Deal With Former USC QB
The White Sox are closing in on a Minor League contract with former Arkansas and Southern California quarterback Mitch Mustain, according to a source.

Associated Press

Yankees Want Garrett Jones In Deal With Pirates For Burnett
The Yankees and Pirates have been in discussion about a trade that would send A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh.

Yahoo! Sports

FanGraphs Ranks Fielder Signing Second-Worst This Offseason
The Tigers signed Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract last month, but it hasn't been universally well-received.

Detroit News

Beane Will Attend Oscars To Back 'Moneyball'
Brad Pitt was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor for playing A's general manager Billy Beane in "Moneyball."

San Francisco Chronicle

A's Will Decide On Manny Ramirez Soon
Oakland scouts saw Manny Ramirez work out recently and they remain interested in signing the veteran to serve as their designated hitter.

Buster Olney/ESPN.com (via Twitter)

Indians, Cabrera Agree On $4.55M Deal
The Indians have agreed to a $4.55 million, one-year contract with infielder Asdrubal Cabrera.

Associated Press

Extension Could Be Coming For Garza
Matt Garza avoided arbitration with Chicago by signing a one-year, $9.5 million deal on Feb. 3.

ESPN.com

Soriano Could Start Season With Cubs
Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer says that it's unlikely Alfonso Soriano will start the season with another team.

ESPN.com

Orioles Beat Bergesen In Salary Arbitration
The Orioles have defeated Brad Bergesen in salary arbitration, giving clubs a 3-2 lead over players this year.

Associated Press

Loney Blames Behavior In Crash On Blow To Head
James Loney hit several cars in a November traffic incident.

Los Angeles Times

Wainwright Says He Feels 'Danged Good'
Adam Wainwright is less than a year removed from elbow ligament replacement surgery, but says that he feels great.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

No Progress Between Oswalt, Red Sox
The Red Sox could use another starting pitcher and Roy Oswalt still needs a home for the 2012 season, but the two sides aren't close to a deal.

Boston Herald

Padres, Red Sox Both Have Two Prospects That Just Missed Law's 100
There were 10 players that just barely missed the cut on the list of Keith Law's Top 100 prospects for the 2012 season this week.

Keith Law/ESPN.com

Youkilis Engaged To Tom Brady's Sister
It has been revealed that Kevin Youkilis is engaged to Julie Brady, the sister of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Boston Herald

Law Names Trout Top Prospect Over Harper
Keith Law ranked L.A.'s Mike Trout at the top and put Bryce Harper second, with Rays pitcher Matt Moore coming third.

Keith Law/ESPN.com

Shoulder Surgery Will Sideline Harden For Season
Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season after undergoing right shoulder surgery last week.

MLB.com

O's Scouts Banned For Signing Korean Teen
South Korea's governing body has banned Orioles scouts for prematurely signing a local high school pitcher.

ESPN.com

Cespedes May Leave U.S.
Yoenis Cespedes could be heading back to the Dominican Republic.

ESPN.com

Victorino To Appear On 'Hawaii Five-O'
Shane Victorino will be a guest star on Monday's episode of "Hawaii Five-O."

AP

Phil Garner Will Stay With A's As Adviser
Phil Garner will remain with the A's in a part-time special adviser role.

AP

GM Alderson Pokes Fun At Mets' Finances
Even Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is poking fun at the team's financial woes.

ESPN.com

Mota Finalizes Deal With Giants
The Giants have finalized a $1M, one-year deal with the Giants.

ESPN.com

Royals Agree To Terms With Alex Gordon
The Royals and outfielder Alex Gordon have agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

Press Release

D-Backs, Breslow Agree To One-Year Deal
Reliever Craig Breslow and the Diamondbacks have agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,795,000.

ESPN.com

Oil Can Boyd Used Cocaine While Pitching
Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd has revealed that he was under the influence of cocaine while pitching.

ESPN.com

Rangers, Nelson Cruz Agree On Deal
The Rangers and Nelson Cruz agreed to a two-year, $16M deal on Thursday.

ESPN.com

A's Frustrated Over San Jose Indecision
A's owner Lew Wolff said that the indecision by MLB over his club moving to San Jose has been "excruciating."

ESPN.com

Astros, Lowrie Agree To One-Year Deal
Jed Lowrie and the Astros agreed to a $1.15M, one-year deal on Wednesday.

ESPN.com

Royals, Gordon May Be Nearing Deal
The Royals and Alex Gordon are expected to avoid arbitration by agreeing to a multiyear contract.

Yahoo! Sports