June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Baltimore Favored To Host 2016 All-Star Game
Tropicana Field and the new Yankee Stadium are the only current American League parks never to host the All-Star Game.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Elijah Dukes Arrested In Tampa
Elijah Dukes was arrested Monday night, apparently for failing to appear in court on several drug and traffic charges.

Laura C. Morel/Tampa Bay Times

Dodgers Decline Mattingly's Request For Option To Be Picked Up
Don Mattingly will enter the season without any guarantees beyond 2013.

Bill Plaschke/Los Angeles Times

DeRosa Signs $775,000 Deal With Blue Jays
Mark DeRosa gives Toronto more infield and outfield depth as they try for their first playoff berth since 1993.

Associated Press

Phillies Sign Delmon Young To One-Year Deal
Young batted .267 with 27 doubles, 18 homers and 74 RBIs for Detroit last season.

Associated Press

Beltran Hoping To Remain With Cardinals Beyond 2013
Entering the final year his of his two-year pact with the Cardinals, Carlos Beltran hopes to remain with the team beyond the 2013 season.

Jenifer Langosch/MLB.com

Nationals Open To Long-Term Deals With Desmond, Zimmermann
Jordan Zimmermann is the only remaining Washington play eligible for arbitration.

James Wagner/Washington Post

Murphy, Rangers May Discuss Multi-Year Deal
David Murphy, who agreed to a $5,775,000 salary for 2013, can be a free agent after this season.

T.R. Sullivan/MLB.com

Rockies Offer Torrealba Minors Deal
Yorvit Torrealba split last season between the Rangers, Blue Jays and Brewers.

Troy Renck/Denver Post (via Twitter)

Hernandez, Mariners Discuss Long-Term Contract
Nothing is close, but Seattle is weighing a four-year, $100 million offer to King Felix.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Astros Sign Erik Bedard
The Astros have signed Erik Bedard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

Associated Press

Report: Cincinnati To Host 2015 All-Star Game
The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star Game in Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park, according to a report.

ESPN

Former Players Want Marvin Miller In Hall Of Fame
Miller has been turned down five times by various Hall of Fame committees that considered baseball executives.

Associated Press

Liriano, Pirates Agree To Revised Contract
Francisco Liriano reached preliminary agreement with the Pirates on a two-year, $12.75 million contract shortly before Christmas.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Fans React Positively To Wrigley Renovation Plan
Fan reaction to the recently-announced five-year, $300 million Wrigley Field renovation plan has been positive thus far.

Carrie Muskat/MLB.com

Report: Rockies Aggressively Pursuing Lowe, Pavano
Colorado would like to finalize a deal with a veteran pitcher by the end of the week.

Ricky Doyle/NESN

Pedro Feliciano Returns To Mets
The Mets have brought back Pedro Feliciano, signing him to a minor league contract so he can compete for a spot in the bullpen.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Murphy, Rangers Reach $5.75M Deal
David Murphy was the last arbitration-eligible player for the Rangers who had yet to agree on a new deal.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

Indians Sign Ben Francisco
Ben Francisco played for the Blue Jays, Astros and Rays last season.

Ben Nicholson-Smith/MLB Trade Rumors

Justin Smoak Primed For Breakout Season?
The Mariners have acquired a number of players that could compete for time at first base and designated hitter, which means this will be a big spring for Justin Smoak.

Greg Johns/MLB.com

Wright Engaged To Model Molly Beers
The couple have been linked for years, but over the holidays the third baseman proposed marriage to the model.

David Brown/Big League Stew

Braves Haven't Ruled Out Bourn, Justin Upton
While there have been no new developments, the Braves still haven't ruled out Michael Bourn or Justin Upton.

David O'Brien/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rockies Reach Minors Deal With Volstad
The Rockies have agreed to a minor league contract with Chris Volstad worth $1.5 million.

Troy Renck/Denver Post (via Twitter)

Musial Among Best Left Fielders Ever
Barry Bonds, Stan Musial, Ted Williams and Rickey Henderson are above all other left fielders.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Cardinals Prepared To Increase Payroll
Their payroll is around $115 million for 2013.

Derrick Goold/St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Twitter)

Cubs Announce $300M Renovations At Wrigley
The team will pay for much of the bill, according to chairman Tom Ricketts.

Mark Townsend/Big League Stew

Batista Joins Rockies With Minor League Deal
The 41-year-old will receive an invite to spring training and a chance to play with his twelve major league club next season.

Matt Sullivan/MLB Daily Dish

Report: Dodger Arrested For Doing Motorcycle 'Wheelies'
Justin Sellers was reportedly arrested in Sacramento this weekend for what appears to be a reckless driving incident.

Matt Snyder/CBS Sports

Johnson Was Surprised Nationals Signed Soriano
The Nationals signed Rafael Soriano this past week in a move to bolster their bullpen.

James Wagner/Washington Post

Source: Rockies Haven't Discussed Trading Gonzalez, Fowler
While Colorado isn't shopping the pair of outfielders, Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler have long been mentioned in rumors.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)