June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Mariners Deny Rumors Team Up For Sale
In the wake of the Ichiro Suzuki trade to the Yankees, many are wondering whether the Mariners will soon be for sale.

Scott Miller/CBS Sports

Upton Brothers Each Hit 100th Home Run
Brothers Justin Upton and B.J. Upton each hit the 100th home run of their career on Friday night, just about an hour apart.

Associated Press

Longoria May Rejoin Rays This Week
Evan Longoria has been sidelined since May 1 because of a partially torn left hamstring.

Associated Press

Josh Beckett To Skip Sunday Start
Josh Beckett has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Red Sox on Sunday because of a stiff back.

Gordon Edes/ESPN.com

Dodgers Claim Cliff Lee, Phillies Won't Agree To Trade
The Dodgers were the mystery team that put a claim in on Cliff Lee late this week, according to sources.

Jayson Stark/ESPN

Dodgers Acquire Joe Blanton
The Dodgers have acquired Joe Blanton from the Phillies for a player to be named later.

Arash Markazi/ESPN.com

Hamilton Reveals Issues As Plate Discipline, Tobacco Use
Josh Hamilton is struggling with his plate discipline and in an attempt to quit chewing tobacco.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

Dempster Thanks Chicago In Tribune Ad
Ryan Dempster formally said goodbye to Cubs fans on Friday by taking out an advertisement in the Chicago Tribune.

MLB.com

Nationals Acquire Suzuki From Athletics
The Nationals have acquired Kurt Suzuki from the Athletics in exchange for minor leaguer David Freitas.

MLB.com

Dempster's Free Agent Value Could Go Down By Pitching In Texas
Ryan Dempster didn't make it through five innings in his first start for Texas on Thursday night.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Executive Believes Phillies Should Let Cliff Lee Go On Waivers
An American League executive believes the Phillies should considering letting Cliff Lee go if he is claimed on waivers by the Friday afternoon deadline.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Tigers Release Don Kelly
The Tigers have designated Don Kelly for assignment to make room on the roster for outfielder Andy Dirks.

Associated Press

MLB, Officials Probe Facebook Hacking
The Facebook pages of the Cubs, Yankees and other teams have been restored after briefly being hacked.

Associated Press

Mets, Marlins Discussed Jason Bay For Heath Bell Trade
The Marlins and Mets discussed a trade involving Jason Bay for Heath Bell and John Buck.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

RealGM's MLB Team Rankings Through 8/3
The Reds have moved into second place in our rankings despite playing without slugger Joey Votto as of late.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Angels Reportedly Option Richards, Recall Carpenter
Garrett Richards is no longer needed with the acquisition of Zack Greinke from the Brewers last week.

Jack Moore/CBS Sports

D-Backs Release Scott Podsednik
Arizona acquired the outfielder in a trade with Boston last month.

Nick Piecoro/Arizona Republic (via Twitter)

Hamilton Not Ready To Reveal Mystery Issue
Josh Hamilton stirred up rumors last week when he made cryptic comments about something God has shown him recently.

Star-Telegram

Red Sox 'Still Gathering Info' On Derek Lowe
Cleveland designated the right-hander for assignment on Wednesday.

Boston Herald

Attic Card Collection Sells For More Than $566K
A baseball card collection found in an Ohio attic fetched $566,132 in an online auction this week.

Associated Press

Beckett Skips Session, Could Miss Start
Josh Beckett left in the third inning of Tuesday's game against the Tigers after suffering back spasms.

Joe McDonald/ESPN.com

Johnson Admits Nationals Leaning Towards Shutting Strasburg Down
The Nationals are in first place, but they want to be careful with their future.

ESPN.com

Eddy Rodriguez Homers In First At-Bat
It didn't take long for Eddy Rodriguez to make an impact with the Padres.

MLB.com

Improving Votto Won't Play This Weekend
Joey Votto is making progress in his recovery from knee surgery, but will not play for the Reds this weekend.

MLB.com

A's Call Up Strikeout Leader Dan Straily For Friday Start
Dan Straily has 175 strikeouts in 138 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this year.

Jane Lee/MLB.com

Lew Ford Records First Hit In Five Years
Ford recorded a hit on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, his first Major League knock since Sept. 21, 2007 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

Yahoo! Sports

Angels, Greinke Haven't Discussed Extension
The Angels have not discussed a potential contract extension with Zack Greinke, who they acquired from the Brewers last Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Carlos Lee, Crawford Among Players On Waivers
A number of players have been placed on waivers this week, according to numerous reports.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Phillies Place Cliff Lee On Waivers
Teams can place high-profile players on waivers in August to determine interest from other teams.

MLB Trade Rumors

Red Sox Don't Expect Beckett To Go On DL
The right-hander suffered back spasms on Tuesday night during his start against the Tigers.

Joe McDonald/ESPN.com