June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Yankees Broadcaster On M's Plunking Batters: 'That's Enough'
Felix Hernandez hit three Yankees on Tuesday night, including Alex Rodriguez, who broke his hand.

Seattle-PI

Trout's OPS Increases With Each Plate Appearance
Mike Trout has gotten better as the season has progressed and also improves over the course of a game.

Los Angeles Times

Phillies Won't Trade Cliff Lee
The Phillies also have no plans to move Cliff Lee in August, when players can be dealt after being placed on waivers.

MLB Trade Rumors

Dodgers May Also Acquire Soriano, LaHair In Dempster Deal
Negotiations between the Dodgers and Cubs on Ryan Dempster have stalled.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Garza Out Until After Trade Deadline
Matt Garza has been mentioned in a number of trade rumors this month.

Doug Padilla/ESPN.com

Sources: Marlins Asking Too Much For Josh Johnson
The Marlins are asking for a team's top two or three prospects in a trade for Josh Johnson.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Phillies May Place Lee On Block
The belief is that Cole Hamels' contract might push Cliff Lee out of Philadelphia.

Tim Brown/Yahoo! Sports

Hamels Wouldn't Give Himself Deal He Received From Phillies
"I would give big money, but not for long years," Cole Hamels said during a May conversation about the frailty of pitchers.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Arencibia Breaks Hand, Out Six Weeks
J.P. Arencibia is expected to miss about six weeks after fracturing his right hand on Wednesday against the Athletics.

Toronto Star

Rangers, Angels, Braves, White Sox Pushing For Greinke
Zack Greinke is scheduled to pitch on Sunday for Milwaukee, two days before the non-waiver trade deadline.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Dodgers Reject Chicago's Recent Dempster Offer
The issue appears to be that the Dodgers don't want Ryan Dempster as much as the veteran wants to pitch for them.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

A's Move Trade Focus To Yunel Escobar
Toronto's Yunel Escobar, 29, is making $5 million this year and next, and there are club options at the same salary for 2014 and 2015.

San Francisco Chronicle

Red Sox Aren't Close To Dealing Beckett
The Red Sox have fielded some calls about Josh Beckett, but talks have only been exploratory at this point, according to major league sources.

Rob Bradford/WEEI.com

Rays Holding Onto Shields, Waiting For Better Offers
The Rangers, Dodgers and Angels are the main suitors for Rays right-hander James Shields, according to sources.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Scout Expects Rangers To Acquire Greinke
The Brewers have admitted that they expect to trade Zack Greinke before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

At Least Five Teams Have Asked About Shields
The Rangers, Angels, Dodgers, Cardinals and Indians have shown interest in James Shields.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Mets' Matt Harvey K's 11 In Debut
Matt Harvey had 11 strike outs over 5 1/3 innings on Thursday night, his ML debut with the Mets.

ESPN.com

Report: Rockies Visit Victims Of Aurora Shooting
Rockies manager Jim Tracy and 12 players paid visits to five of the victims in the Aurora movie theater shooting on Thursday.

ESPN.com

Indians Looking To Improve As Deadline Approaches
Indians GM Chris Antonetti said Thursday he is involved in numerous talks to improve the team.

AP

Starling Marte Homers On First ML Pitch
Prized Pirates prospect Starling Marte made his major league debut something special, hitting a home run on his first ML pitch Thursday night.

ESPN.com

Unhappy Correia Moved To Pirates' Bullpen
Kevin Correia is unhappy with a move to the Pirates' bullpen, but says he'll "have to live with it."

AP

Bonds Requests Another Delay In Appeal
Barry Bonds' lawyers have requested a delay in his appeal of his obstruction of justice conviction.

ESPN.com

Police Officer Fired Over Taunting Crawford
A Massachusetts mayor has fired officer John Perrault for racist comments directed at Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford.

ESPN.com

Report: Brewers GM Says Greinke Will Be Traded
Brewers GM Doug Melvin says Zack Greinke will be traded before next Tuesday's deadline.

ESPN.com

Pirates Recall Starling Marte From Indy
The Pirates have recalled their prized prospect Starling Marte to make him their starting left fielder.

ESPN.com

O's Recall Dana Eveland From Norfolk
The Orioles recalled reliever Dana Eveland from Triple-A Norfolk to help their overworked bullpen.

AP

Gee To Have Surgery On Pitching Shoulder
Dillon Gee will have right shoulder surgery on Friday to fix artery damage.

ESPN.com

Reinsdorf Would Like To See Contraction
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf would like to see two teams contracted.

ESPN.com

Hamilton Discusses Struggles At The Plate
Josh Hamilton's plan is to try to be more focused and patient at the plate in order to climb out of his slump.

ESPN.com

Padres Now Expected To Trade Headley
The Orioles, Indians, Pirates and Athletics are among as many as 10 teams to have checked in on Chase Headley.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports