June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Two Of Three Executives Would Give Cano $200M
Robinson Cano is just a year away from free agency and is believed to be dreaming of a $200 million deal.

Jayson Stark/ESPN.com

Greinke Has Allowed Home Run In Eight Straight Starts
Zack Greinke has surrendered a homer in eight of his nine appearances with the Angels.

Associated Press

Orioles Lose Chance To Gain Tiebreaker Over Yankees
The Orioles and Yankees finished their regular-season series with nine wins apiece.

Associated Press

Yankees Don't Want To Have To Rely On Others In Playoff Race
The Yankees defeated the Orioles to regain first place in the American League East on Sunday afternoon.

Associated Press

Yankees Concerned About Sabathia's Workload, Decreasing Velocity
CC Sabathia averaged 92.1 miles per hour on his fastball against the Orioles on Saturday.

Bryan Hoch/MLB.com

Red Sox May Pull Dice-K From Rotation
Daisuke Matsuzaka may not make his next start for the Red Sox after failing to get out of the second inning against the Blue Jays on Saturday night.

Peter Abraham/Boston Globe

White Sox Benefited From New York's Miscall On Quintana
The Yankees did not put Jose Quintana on the 40-man roster last winter, allowing him to sign with the White Sox.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Will Blue Jays Look To Lock Up Rasmus?
The Blue Jays have worked to lock up young players to solidify their core and Colby Rasmus may be next in line.

Richard Griffin/Toronto Star

Beinfest May Be Losing Power With Marlins
Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has said that the franchise will be under evaluation this offseason after a horrendous 2012 campaign.

Buster Olney/ESPN.com

Boras Says He Let Nationals Make Decision On Strasburg
When it came time for the Nationals to make the final call on Stephen Strasburg, Scott Boras deferred to Mike Rizzo and Davey Johnson.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN.com

Teixeira May Miss Remainder Of Season
Mark Teixeira missed 10 games with a calf injury before starting against the Orioles.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com

Orioles Lose Markakis For Six Weeks
Nick Markakis broke his left thumb when he was hit on the hand by a pitch from CC Sabathia.

David Ginsburg/Associated Press

Chipper's Advice To Mets: Treat Wright Well
Chipper Jones has spent his entire career with the Braves because they never allowed him to really explore the free agent market.

Fred Kerber/New York Post

Manuel Will Consider Shuffling Coaching Staff
Charlie Manuel, who will be entering the final year of his contract with the Phillies, appears open to changing some of his staff after a disappointing 2012 season.

Matt Gelb/Philadelphia Inquirer

Perez's Comments Made Have Written Him Ticket Out Of Cleveland
Chris Perez speaks his mind, perhaps even when he shouldn't, and the Indians have taken notice.

Paul Hoynes/Cleveland Plain Dealer

Teixeira Rips Umpires After Orioles Top Yankees
Mark Teixeira sounded off after he was called out at first base for the final out of Saturday's game.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com

Strasburg 'Not Too Happy' With Decision To Be Shut Down
Stephen Strasburg's final start of the 2012 season was supposed to come on Sept. 12.

Associated Press

Clemens Expects To Be With Astros In 2013
Roger Clemens threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Independent League on Friday, striking out one and allowing two hits.

Mike Axisa/MLB Trade Rumors

Francis Expects To Re-Sign With Rockies
Jeff Francis will be a free agent this winter, but he expects to remain with the Rockies.

Troy Renck/Denver Post (via Twitter)

Rangers To Give Matt Harrison Extra Rest
The 15-game winner was scheduled to start on Sunday, but he won't pitch until Tuesday.

Associated Press

Kemp To Undergo Shoulder MRI
Matt Kemp is currently mired in a 3-for-29 slump.

Mark Saxon/ESPN.com

Mets Present Chipper Jones With Shea Stadium Painting
The Mets presented Chipper Jones with an interesting painting of Shea Stadium before Friday's game as the Braves began a series in New York.

Mark Townsend/Big League Stew

Manuel Isn't Thinking About Retirement
Charlie Manuel will return to the Phillies for the 2013 season, which may turn out to be his last.

Leslie Gudel/CSN Philly

Valentine Plans To Return To Red Sox Next Season
Despite the overwhelming belief that he will be fired after the season, Bobby Valentine plans to return as manager of the Red Sox in 2013.

Steve Buckley/Boston Herald

Pierzynski Calls PEDs Rumors 'Baseless'
A. J. Pierzynski has called rumors hinting he would be named having used performance enhancing drugs "completely baseless."

Chicago Tribune

Oldest Roster In Majors Plaguing Yankees
The Yankees are in somewhat of a free fall, losing a comfortable lead in the American League East along the way.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Aybar Keeps Replaying McCarthy Incident In His Mind
Erick Aybar hit a line drive against the Athletics on Wednesday night that struck Brandon McCarthy on the side of his head.

Associated Press

McCarthy Still In 'Life-Threatening' Situation
Brandon McCarthy remains in a "life-threatening" situation at a Bay Area hospital two days after being hit in the head by a line drive.

Associated Press

Nationals Shut Down Strasburg After Poor Outing
The Nationals have decided to shut down Stephen Strasburg, effective immediately, after a short outing against the Marlins on Friday night.

Bryon Kerr/MASN Sports (via Twitter)

Pirates Have More Errors (7) Than Hits In Loss
The Pirates certainly didn't look like a playoff team in their 12-2 loss to the Cubs on Friday night.

Associated Press