June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Magglio Ordonez Doesn't Want Minors Deal
Magglio Ordonez, a career .309 hitter, is looking for work as a 38-year-old and doesn't want to sign a Minor League contract.

Yahoo! Sports

Official: No Truth To Rumors Of Angelos Selling Orioles
An Orioles official said there is "absolutely no truth" to recent rumors that owner Peter Angelos is shopping the club.

Baltimore Sun

Damon Sees Himself As 'Perfect Fit' For Yankees
The Yankees are believed to prefer Raul Ibanez at this point.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Pirates Would Send 'B-Level' Prospects To Yankees For Burnett
The Yankees and Pirates have decided on which players would go to New York in a potential trade for A.J. Burnett.

Ken Davidoff/Newsday (via Twitter)

Inge Will Compete For Time At Second
Brandon Inge has never played a regular-season game at second base.

Detroit Free-Press

Red Sox Won't Rush Crawford, Likely To Miss 'Weeks'
The outfielder is recovering from wrist surgery.

ESPN.com

Milo Hamilton To Leave Booth After 2012 Season
Milo Hamilton will retire as the radio voice of the Astros after the 2012 season.

AP

Santana Set For Bullpen Session
Johan Santana is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Friday at the team's Spring Training complex.

MLB.com

La Russa To Assist Tigers During Spring Training
Tony La Russa will spend this Spring Training with the Tigers in a non-uniform, non-official capacity.

MLB.com

Burnett Rejects Trade For Abreu
A.J. Burnett utilized his limited no-trade clause to reject being swapped for Bobby Abreu.

MLB.com

Average Raise For MLB Players Declines
The overall rise of salaries for players in arbitration has slowed to its lowest level since 2007.

ESPN.com

Hall Of Fame Catcher Gary Carter Dies At 57
Gary Carter, who helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series, died Thursday at age 57.

ESPN.com

Giants Sign Ramon Ortiz, Add Justin Christian To Spring Roster
The Giants have signed veteran Ramon Ortiz to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league camp.

MLB.com

Zambrano Ready For Opportunity With Marlins
Carlos Zambrano appears thankful for a new opportunity with the Marlins this season.

MLB.com

Report: Revised Bids For Dodgers Sought
The remaining 11 bidders for the Dodgers have been asked to submit revised bids within a week.

ESPN.com

Garrett Jones Loses In Arbitration To Pirates
Outfielder Garrett Jones has been awarded the Pirates' offer of a $2.25M salary for the 2012 season.

ESPN.com

Red Sox Spring Regimen Draws Frowns
Bobby Valentine said Wednesday that his spring training regimen has so far been met with some grumbling from players.

ESPN.com

Hamilton Committed To 'Makeover'
Josh Hamilton is committed to figuring out why he has another alcohol relapse.

ESPN.com

Soler Works Out For Blue Jays
Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos and members of the team's front office watched Jorge Soler work out on Wednesday morning.

MLB.com

Shoulder Injury Led To Heyward's Swing Issues
He compensated because of the injury and produced ground balls at an alarming rate.

Keith Law/ESPN.com

Mariners Will Give Catricala Look At Third
Vinnie Catricala has arrived at camp with the Mariners.

Geoff Baker/Seattle Times (via Twitter)

Yankees Set Soft Deadline For Burnett Trade
The Yankees have set a soft deadline of Saturday for trade discussions involving A.J. Burnett.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Wife: Gwynn 'Looks Good' After 14-Hour Surgery
Tony Gwynn is doing well after a 14-hour surgery to remove a malignant tumor from the inside of his right cheek.

Tom Friend/ESPN.com

Twins, Casilla Agree To $1.38M Contract
The deal, completed Wednesday, allowed the two sides to avoid arbitration.

Associated Press

Felix Hernandez Happy Remaining With Mariners
Felix Hernandez has echoed the sentiment of Seattle's front office, saying he is "not going anywhere."

Associated Press

Sources: Cubs Haven't Reached Agreement With Soler
The top contenders to sign Jorge Soler are the Cubs, Yankees, Phillies, Rangers and Marlins.

CSN Chicago

Sources: A's Didn't Give Cespedes No-Trade Clause
The move gives Oakland the flexibility to trade Yoenis Cepedes.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Cruz's Deal With Rangers Heavily Backloaded
Nelson Cruz backloaded contract will also pay him a $500,000 signing bonus and an increased salary of $10.5 million in 2013.

Boston Herald

Selig Will Intervene If Mets Don't Address Debt Soon
Bud Selig hasn't yet stepped in and taken action against the ownership of the Mets, but that doesn't mean he won't in the future.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

'Excited' Pineda Arrives Early For Workouts
Michael Pineda joined early Spring Training workouts Tuesday at the Yankees' minor league complex.

Associated Press