June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

A Month Later, Napoli's Deal With Red Sox Still Not Official
The Red Sox agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal with Mike Napoli 33 days ago but the contract still hasn't been finalized.

Tim Brown/Yahoo! Sports

Colorado Writer Rips Larry Walker For Not Caring Enough
Troy Renck of the Denver Post published a column on Thursday listing the reasons why he didn't cast a Hall of Fame vote for Barry Bonds or Larry Walker.

David Brown/Big League Stew

Nationals Are Scouting Javier Vazquez
The Nationals want to add depth to their starting rotation and they sent a scout to Puerto Rico last week to watch Javier Vazquez, according to a team official.

Adam Kilgore/Washington Post

Mariners Are Latest Team Linked To Justin Upton
The Diamondbacks have a surplus of outfielders, which has led to a host of trade rumors.

Venom Strikes

Tigers Shut Down Villarreal For Remainder Of Winter
He is dealing with elbow soreness for the second time this offseason.

Jason Beck/MLB.com

Mets Refinance Debt Against SNY, Funds To Aid Team
Mets owners have refinanced $450 million in loans borrowed against SportsNet New York, according to a report in The New York Post.

Mets Blog

Cubs Never Planned To Sign Jackson And Sanchez
Jed Hoyer and Dave Sveum met with Edwin Jackson in California, while Theo Epstein and ownership met with Anibal Sanchez in Florida.

Jordan Bernfield/WGN Radio (via Twitter)

Rockies Still Looking For Pitching
Troy Renck writes that the Colorado could go for low-risk free agents like Derek Lowe or Freddy Garcia.

Troy Renck/Denver Post (via Twitter)

Dealing Stanton Might Accelerate Miami's Return To Contention
Giancarlo Stanton is not eligible for free agency until after the 2016 season, and he isn't even an arbitration-eligible player until '14.

Hal Bodley/MLB.com

Oliver Wants Raise From Jays Or Trade To Rangers
Darren Oliver is considering retirement if the Jays don't give him a raise or trade him to the Rangers.

MLB.com

Reds Focus On Long-Term Deals For Latos, Bailey
The Reds are beginning to focus their attention to their remaining arbitration-eligible players, including Mat Latos and Homer Bailey.

MLB.com

Royals Sign Blaine Boyer To Minor League Deal
The Royals have signed pitcher Blaine Boyer to a minor league deal for 2013.

Press Release

Swisher Officially Joins Indians
Nick Swisher passed his physical and signed the four-year, $56M deal with the Indians he agreed to last month.

ESPN.com

Astros-Rangers To Open 2013 MLB Season
The Astros' AL debut will be against the Rangers on Sunday night, March 31.

ESPN.com

Romo Facing Summons For Violating Airport Rules
Sergio Romo is facing a misdemeanor summons in Las Vegas alleging he violated airport rules.

ESPN.com

Rangers Interested In Berkman
The Rangers appear to have some interest in veteran Lance Berkman, if he decides to play in 2013.

ESPN.com

Rangers Sign Jason Frasor, Designate Eli Whiteside
The Rangers have signed free-agent pitcher Jason Frasor to a one-year deal.

MLB.com

A's Pleased With Colon's Progress
The Oakland A's are encouraged that Bartolo Colon has maintained the pitching form that helped the club last season.

MLB.com

Yankees Still Looking To Add Significant Pieces
The Yankees have failed to make a major splash this offseason, but that doesn't mean Brian Cashman isn't looking to add meaningful pieces as the season nears.

Bryan Hoch/MLB.com

Angels Now Have Questionable Rotation
A season after featuring a starting rotation headlined by Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson, Zack Greinke, Ervin Santana and Dan Haren, the Angels now appear to lack depth.

Alden Gonzalez/MLB.com

Indians Claim Russ Canzler Off Waivers
The Indians have claimed Russ Canzler off waivers from the Blue Jays.

Jordan Bastian/MLB.com (via Twitter)

Price's One-Year Deal Worth $10.1M
The deal allowed the two sides to avoid arbitration.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Cubs Announce $52M Deal With Edwin Jackson
The Cubs have officially announced the signing of Edwin Jackson.

ESPN

Andruw Jones' Wife Files For Divorce
The wife of Andruw Jones has filed for divorce about a week after she accused him of grabbing her neck and saying he wanted to kill her.

Associated Press

Showalter Acknowledges Similarities Between Orioles, Athletics
The Orioles and Athletics both made huge jumps in the American League last season, making the playoffs before flaming out in the division series.

Lyle Spencer/MLB.com

Johnson Considered About Whether Nationals Will Re-Sign LaRoche
The Nationals are still believed to be negotiating with Adam LaRoche, with the length of a potential contract remaining the sticking point.

Doug Miller/MLB.com

Boras Clients Have Signed For $750M In January
Scott Boras represents remaining free agents Kyle Lohse, Michael Bourn and Rafael Soriano.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Webb To Audition For Teams Later This Month
Brandon Webb will throw a bullpen session in Arizona later this month in front of interested teams.

Dayn Perry/CBS Sports

Indians Have Dialogue With Marcum
However, their pursuit of the free agent may have changed after an agreement was reached with Brett Myers.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Orioles Still Want To Re-Sign Joe Saunders
Joe Saunders pitched to an ERA of 1.59 in huge playoff wins over Texas and the Yankees.

Steve Melewski/MASN