June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Molina Never Wanted To Leave St. Louis
Yadier Molina received a five-year, $75 million extension from the Cardinals earlier this week, putting him under contract through 2017.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Giants Might Use Bumgarner To Split Up Lincecum, Cain
The Giants could use Madison Bumgarner to space out the starts of twin aces Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain.

San Francisco Chronicle

Longoria Hit By Pitch During Intrasquad Game
The pitch was thrown by Tampa Bay reliever Matt Bush.

Associated Press

Victorino Looking For Five-Year Deal With Phillies
Shane Victorino is looking for a five-year deal and is willing to give the Phillies a reasonable hometown discount.

MLB.com

Posey Won't Play In Cactus League Opener
Buster Posey is still recovering from extensive left leg injuries.

MLB.com

Braun's Lawyer Critical Of Collector
Ryan Braun's lawyer criticized the statement from the person who collected the player's drug sample.

ESPN.com

Emotional Varitek Retires A Red Sox
Longtime Red Sox catcher and captain Jason Varitek officially announced his retirement Thursday evening.

ESPN.com

Sizemore Out 8-12 Weeks After Back Procedure
Grady Sizemore is expected to miss 8-12 weeks after a invasive lower back procedure on Thursday in Miami.

ESPN.com

Cubs May Bat Soriano Cleanup
The Cubs may open the season with outfielder Alfonso Soriano as their cleanup hitter.

AP

Yadier Molina Signs Five-Year Deal With Cardinals
The Cardinals have signed catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year contract.

AP

Santana Throws To Mets Hitters
Johan Santana threw 43 pitches to Mets hitters on Thursday.

ESPN.com

Morneau Hopeful To Start On Saturday
Justin Morneau has yet to suffer any setbacks due to concussion-like symptoms.

MLB.com

Burnett To Have Orbital Fracture Surgery
A.J. Burnett will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a fractured right orbital bone.

ESPN.com

Yankees Plan To Lower Future Payroll
Hal Steinbrenner say's his goal is to lower the team's payroll to $189M over the next few years.

AP

Sources: No Deadline On Deal For Playoffs
There is no set deadline to expand the playoffs to 10 teams this season.

AP