June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Sergio Santos To Have Season-Ending Surgery
Blue Jays pitcher Sergio Santos will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.

Associated Press

Cashman Expects Quiet Trade Deadline For Yankees
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman doesn't expect to be extremely active at the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com

Youkilis Salutes Red Sox Fans In Letter
A day ahead of his first game in Boston as a member of the visiting team, Kevin Youkilis saluted the fans of the Red Sox.

ESPN

Valentine Blames Youkilis For Poor Relationship
Bobby Valentine has placed the blame on Kevin Youkilis for their strained relationship.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Yankees Won't Drop Rodriguez In Lineup
Alex Rodriguez is hitting .268 with a .355 on-base percentage and a .435 slugging percentage.

Kristie Ackert, Anthony McCarron/New York Daily News

Youkilis Bracing For Boston Media
Kevin Youkilis is preparing for his return to Boston after the Red Sox traded the infielder to the White Sox last month.

Chicago Tribune

Report: Rangers Send Scout To Watch Upton
The Rangers had a scout at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

Dallas Morning News

Lowrie Out After Spraining Ankle
Astros shortstop Jed Lowrie left Saturday's game against San Francisco with a sprained right ankle after apparently getting spiked.

Associated Press

Sources: Dempster Has Several Suitors
After another stellar start, Ryan Dempster could not avoid questions about his seemingly inevitable departure from the organization.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Braves Acquire Janish From Reds
The Braves have spent the past week attempting to land a shortstop.

Associated Press

Cano Stretches Hitting Streak To 17 Games
The Yankees second baseman hit a two-run home run, his 21st of the season, in New York's 5-3 victory.

MLB.com

Hammel To Miss Next Start
Jason Hammel will miss his next start because of a knee injury.

Associated Press

Philly's Asking Price For Victorino Too High
Buster Olney of ESPN.com writes that the price is "very, very high right now."

Buster Olney/ESPN.com (via Twitter)

Dempster Ties Chicago Mark With 33 Scoreless Innings
Ryan Dempster leads the majors with a 1.86 ERA.

Associated Press

Travis d'Arnaud Likely Out For Season
The Blue Jays top prospect suffered the injury on June 25 while attempting to break up a double play at second base.

MLB.com

Towers, Upton Meet To Discuss Trade Rumors
"We had a good conversation [on Friday], and I think he gets it," Kevin Towers said of Justin Upton.

MLB.com

Mets Have Considered Kelly Shoppach
If the price for Ramon Hernandez is too high, the Mets have considered trading with the Red Sox for Kelly Shoppach.

Peter Gammons/MLB.com (via Twitter)

Westmoreland Undergoes Brain Surgery
Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland had brain surgery Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix.

ESPN.com

Saunders Returns For D-Backs, Starts Against Cubs
The left-hander is 4-5 with a 3.44 ERA in 13 starts this season.

Associated Press

Cardinals Activate Lance Berkman
He had left knee surgery and returned ahead of schedule.

Associated Press

Rangers Set To Get Lewis Back In Rotation
After an extended bullpen session this week, Colby Lewis has been declared ready to rejoin the starting rotation of the Rangers.

Dallas Morning News

Cubs Making Johnson, Baker Available
Chicago has prospects Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters ready to replace Reed Johnson and Jeff Baker.

Chris Cwik/CBS Sports

Royals Want Major League Talent For Broxton
The Royals have some players that have sparked interest on the trade market, including reliever Jonathan Broxton.

Chris Cwik/CBS Sports

Fuentes, Cardinals Nearing Agreement
Brian Fuentes is expected to join the Cardinals, according to a source.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Weaver Has No Regrets About Signing Early Deal With Angels
Jered Weaver signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the Angels last August, passing up the chance to hit the open market.

USA Today

Blue Jays Want Starter More Than Reliever
The Blue Jays are looking to acquire a pitcher this month.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Braves Nearing Deal For Shortstop
The Braves are nearing a deal for a shortstop, according to general manager Frank Wren.

David O-Brien/Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter)

Sabathia Ready To Return To Rotation
CC Sabathia threw a simulated game on Friday and has declared himself ready to return to the rotation on Tuesday.

ESPN.com

Dodgers Activate Kemp, Ethier
The Dodgers activated outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier from the DL Friday.

ESPN.com

Berkman Ready To Rejoin Cardinals
Lance Berkman expects to come off the DL on Saturday and rejoin the Cardinals.

ESPN.com