June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Mets Will Platoon Jason Bay, Won't Release Him With $16M Owed In 2013
Jason Bay will predominately play against left-handed pitching during the rest of the season.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Washington, Oswalt Meet To Discuss Bullpen Role
Roy Oswalt will pitch out of the bullpen for the Rangers after meeting with Ron Washington.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

Justin Upton Tries To Put Rumors Aside, Focus For Teammates
Justin Upton has an OPS of .917 during his first 90 at bats in August and Arizona is four games back of San Francisco in the National League West.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Mariners May Cut Chone Figgins Despite Money Owed In 2013
Chone Figgins is owed about $2.7 million over the remainder of the season and $8 million for 2013.

Seattle Times

Jose Reyes Pushes Hit Streak To 25 Games
Jose Reyes reached on an infield single to extend his hitting streak, the longest in the Majors this season.

Associated Press

Reds To Retire Larkin's No. 11
Barry Larkin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in July.

ESPN

Strasburg Approaching Final Starts If Nationals Keep Limit In Place
Stephen Strasburg has thrown just over 127 innings this season, which means he may only have a few starts left.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Angels, Dodgers To Pursue Zack Greinke
The Angels and Dodgers will both pursue Zack Greinke in free agency.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Dodgers Were On Cliff Lee's No-Trade List
The Dodgers claimed Cliff Lee on waivers last week, but a move to Los Angeles might not have been likely.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports (via Twitter)

Loria Angry With Marlins' 2012 Performance
The Marlins are near the bottom of the standings despite entering the season with high expectations.

Clark Spencer/Miami Herald

Attendance At Marlins Park 25 Percent Less Than Expected
The Marlins have already reduced their payroll, which was $101 million to begin the season.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Hutchison, McGowan To Have Surgery
Drew Hutchison and Dustin McGowan are scheduled to have surgery on Thursday.

Associated Press

Thome Can't Swing For 30 Days
Jim Thome won't swing a bat for 30 days and his status for the remainder of the season is in doubt.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Garza 'Likely' To Remain With Cubs In 2013
The Cubs were shopping Matt Garza ahead of last week's trade deadline until he went down with a triceps injury.

Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune

Lohse Open To Mid-Season Contract Talks
Kyle Lohse ranks second in the National League with a 2.79 ERA and third with 148 1/3 innings pitched.

Jenifer Langosch/MLB.com

Victorino Wants To Re-Sign With Dodgers
Shane Victorino likes playing on the West Coast, where he is closer to his parents in Maui.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Management Issues Support For Bobby Valentine
Amid urging from the media and public that he should be fired, Red Sox management issued support for manager Bobby Valentine on Monday.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Peter O'Malley Agrees To Buy Padres For $800M
The purchase price of the Padries is believed to be around $800 million.

Associated Press

Phillies Streak Of Sellouts Ends At 257
The Phillies' sellout streak is the longest ever in the NL and third-longest in Major League history.

Associated Press

Barry Bonds Regrets Strained Relationship With Media
Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career home run record five years ago.

Barry M. Bloom/MLB.com

Giants Acquire Jose Mijares
The Giants have claimed Jose Mijares off waivers from the Royals.

Cash Kruth/MLB.com

Yankees Shut Down Banuelos
The Yankees are shutting down Manny Banuelos, their top pitching prospect, for the remainder of 2012.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Nationals Claim Cesar Izturis
Cesar Izturis appeared in 57 games with Milwaukee this season.

ESPN

Dempster Denies Listening To Cubs, Dodgers Negotiate
In comments shortly after the non-waiver trade deadline last Tuesday, Theo Epstein seemed to imply that Ryan Dempster was listening to negotiations.

ESPN

Helton To Have Season-Ending Hip Surgery
Todd Helton batted just .238 this season, by far the lowest average of his 15-year career in the majors.

Associated Press

Oswalt Refuses To Pitch Third Inning Of Relief
Roy Oswalt refused to go out to the mound and pitch another inning of relief for the Rangers on Sunday against the Royals.

ESPN

30-Team MLB Scoop, August 6th Edition
Craig Kimbrel's insane strikeout-to-walk ratio, the Astros continue to throw wild pitches, the Angels disappoint and Ichiro's Yankee hitting streak.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Agents: Matt Kemp Left $100M On Table
The belief is that Matt Kemp would have surely gotten more than Albert Pujols did (10 years, $240 million) this past winter.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Lincecum Believes Competitive Side Will Get Him Through
The Giants are 4-1 with Tim Lincecum on the mound since the All-Star break.

CSN Bay Area

Garza Sent Back To Chicago With Arm Stiffness
The Cubs have sent Matt Garza back to Chicago for tests after he complained of stiffness in his right arm.

Chicago Tribune