June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Saunders Reportedly Agrees To Join Mariners
Seattle hasn't confirmed the report, but they were looking for a veteran pitcher.

Greg Johns/MLB.com

Sources: Indians No Longer Pursuing Thome
Jim Thome, who is healthy and working out, is open to other teams.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Mets Add Final Piece To Bullpen In Lyon
Brandon Lyon posted a 3.10 ERA in 67 appearances split between the Astros and Blue Jays last season.

Anthony DiComo/MLB.com

Rays, Luke Scott Reach $2.75M Deal
Luke Scott hit .229 with 14 homers and 55 RBIs in 96 games with Tampa Bay last season.

Associated Press

Mexico Captures Caribbean Series In 18 Innings
Mexico's Yaquis de Obregon prevailed over a dangerous Dominican squad after 18 innings, outlasting the defending champs with a 4-3 victory that gave the locals a Caribbean Series title to celebrate.

Alden Gonzalez/MLB.com

Felix Hernandez's Deal Would Be Ninth-Highest In MLB History
Felix Hernandez will receive a seven-year, $175 million contract from the Mariners, according to a report.

Larry Stone/Seattle Times

Mariners, Shoppach Agree To One-Year Contract
The M's and catcher Kelly Shoppach have agreed to a one-year deal.

ESPN.com

Aviles Gets Two-Year Deal With Indians
The Indians have agreed to a two-year, $6M deal with infielder Mike Aviles.

ESPN.com

Schilling: PED's Were An Option In 2008
Curt Schilling says that the Red Sox told him PED's were an option to help him extend his career.

ESPN.com

Report: King Felix Gets $175M Deal From Mariners
The Mariners and starting pitcher Felix Hernandez have agreed to a new 7-year, $175M deal.

ESPN.com

Romo Agrees To Deal With Giants
The Giants and reliever Sergio Romo have agreed to a two-year, $9M deal.

ESPN.com

Dodgers Likely Out Of Mix For Rolen
The Dodgers have pretty much eliminated the idea of signing Scott Rolen.

Ken Gurnick/MLB.com

Nationals Add Owings On Minors Deal
Micah Owings has become a hitter after a 32-33 record as a pitcher over six seasons.

Associated Press

Fans To Design Wrigley Field's 100th Birthday Logo
The franchise hasn't won a World Series in the ballpark's life. It will turn 100 years old during the 2014 season.

David Brown/Big League Stew

Davis Wants To See Mets Add Bourn, But Will Leave Recruiting To Wright
Ike Davis doesn't believe his name carries enough weight to help recruit a free agent like Michael Bourn.

Ken Davidoff/New York Post

Leake Agrees To $3.06M Deal With Reds
Mike Leake made $507,500 last season, when he went 8-9 with a 4.58 earned run average in career-high 30 starts.

Associated Press

Source: Marmol Plans To Report To Cubs On Time
Carlos Marmol plans to be in spring training camp on time, despite a domestic abuse allegation in the Dominican Republic, according to a source.

Bruce Levine/ESPN

Helton 'Embarrassed' After DUI Arrest
Todd Helton was arrested early Wednesday morning in a Denver suburb and charged with drunken driving and careless driving.

Associated Press

Angels, Callaspo Agree To $8.975M Contract
Alberto Callaspo will earn $4.1 million this coming season and $4.875 million in 2014.

Alden Gonzalez/MLB.com (via Twitter)

Astros Could Trade Highest-Paid Player Norris
The Astros could soon trade Bud Norris, who is currently their highest-salaried player at $3 million.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

New Report Links Braun, Cervelli, Valencia To Miami Clinic
Unlike the players named in the Miami New Times report, the trio weren't listed next to any specific PEDs.

Jeff Passan & Tim Brown/Yahoo! Sports

Collins Isn't Worried About Lame-Duck Status With Mets
Terry Collins enters the 2013 season in the final year of his contract with the Mets.

Kevin Kernan/New York Post

Chamberlain, Youkilis Exchange Text Messages
Joba Chamberlain received a text message from new Yankees teammate Kevin Youkilis and hopes whatever tension existed between the two is in the past.

Associated Press

Braun Admits Consulting PED Clinic Founder
Ryan Braun claims he only consulted Anthony Bosch to strengthen his appeal of a 2011 positive test result for performance-enhancing drugs.

ESPN

Indians Will Enter Race For Bourn If Price Drops 'A Lot'
The Mets have been linked to Michael Bourn this week, but a number of other clubs are itching to join the race if the free agent becomes cheaper.

Buster Olney/ESPN (via Twitter)

Twenty Players Will Make More Individually Than Entire Astros Roster
Houston has cut costs as they rebuild and move to the American League.

Mike Oz/Big League Stew

D-Backs, Parra Agree To One-Year Deal
The Diamondbacks and Gerardo Parra have agreed to a one-year deal, allowing them to avoid arbitration.

Arizona Republic

Manny Ramirez In Talks With Taiwanese Team?
Manny Ramirez is in talks to play for the EDA Rhinos of the Taiwanese professional baseball league, according to a source.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports

Profar Won't Play In WBC To Focus On Earning Roster Spot
Jurickson Profar, ranked by many as baseball's top prospect, will instead come to spring training with a chance to compete for a roster spot.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

Report: MLB Seeking New Times Records Relating To PEDs
Major League Baseball officials were in Miami on Monday hoping to obtain records from the New Times newspaper that link Major Leaguers to performance-enhancing drugs.

ESPN