June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Harper Injured After Collision With Wall
Bryce Harper received 11 stitches in his chin and jammed his shoulder, but didn't sustain a concussion after slamming into the wall in right field.

Associated Press

Bruce Bochy To Present Ring To Melky Cabrera
Melky Cabrera will receive his championship ring from the Giants on Tuesday in Toronto.

ESPN.com

Granderson Could Join Yankees In Seattle
Curtis Granderson has yet to play this season because of a broken forearm.

Jack Curry/YES Network (via Twitter)

Phillies Sign Germany's Julsan Kamara
Julsan Kamara has been signed to a seven-year minor league contract.

Mister-Baseball.com

Source: Mets Agree To Deal With Rick Ankiel
Rick Ankiel was designated for assignment by the Astros last week.

Adam Rubin/ESPN (via Twitter)

George Postolos Resigns As Astros' President
He is returning to sports consulting work in the midst of the team's third consecutive season of struggles.

Associated Press

Indians Send Chisenhall To Triple-A
Lonnie Chisenhall, who was given the everyday job in spring training, is batting .213 with three home runs and 11 RBIs.

Associated Press

Overbay's Play Allowing Teixeira To Fully Heal
The Yankees have received unexpected production from Lyle Overbay.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Shelby Miller Quietly Comparable To Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey has received most of the attention as baseball's best rookie pitcher, but Shelby Miller has been just as good.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Bautista Heating Up, Crushing Fastballs
Jose Bautista hit just .200 in April as he became a three-outcome hitter: home run, walk or strikeout.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Westbrook Lands On DL With Elbow Pain
The Cardinals have placed Jake Westbrook on the disabled list with elbow pain that he has been trying to ignore since spring training.

Associated Press

Sale Takes Perfect Game Into Seventh
Chris Sale finished with a one-hitter as the White Sox topped the Angels 3-0 in prime time.

Associated Press

Cubs Agree To $41M Deal With Anthony Rizzo
The new contract has club options that could make it worth $73 million over nine years.

ESPN

Porter Believes In Houston's Long-Term Vision
The Astros are struggling as expected under first-year manager Bo Porter in their first year as an AL club.

Brian T. Smith/Houston Chronicle

Rockies Place Michael Cuddyer On DL
Michael Cuddyer is among the league leaders with a .319 average along with seven home runs, eight doubles and 23 RBIs.

Associated Press

Astros Designate Humber For Assignment
Just a year removed from pitching a perfect game, Philip Humber had a terrible start to 2013.

Associated Press

Rivera, Chamberlain OK After Harsh Exchange
Joba Chamberlain publicly warned Mariano Rivera not to "shush" him.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN

Cardinals Were Confident In Pitching Depth
Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia, Lance Lynn, Jake Westbrook and Shelby Miller have a 2.20 ERA, leading the majors through Friday.

Tyler Kepner/New York Times

Scouts Impressed With Goldschmidt's Consistency
Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .306/.404/.560 with nine home runs and 30 RBI in 37 games.

Nick Piecoro/Arizona Republic

Zambrano, Phillies Report 'Ridiculously Premature'
Ruben Amaro said the Phillies would consider signing Carlos Zambrano if he looked good.

Jim Salisbury/CSN Philly

Halladay Apologizes For Pitching Hurt, Feels Obligation To Phillies
Roy Halladay will have shoulder surgery this week and the best case is that he may be able to return to the mound in three months.

Matt Gelb/Philadelphia Inquirer

Greinke May Start On Wednesday
Zack Greinke broke his collarbone about a month ago.

Austin Laymance/MLB.com

Cardinals Tie Mark By Retiring 40 Straight
The Cardinals have fallen just short of a no-hitter in consecutive days.

Paul Casella/MLB.com

Hanrahan To Have Season-Ending Surgery
Joel Hanrahan will undergo season-ending surgery next week to repair a damaged flexor tendon in his throwing arm.

Jason Mastrodonato/MLB.com

Roy Oswalt Wants To Improve Reputation
Roy Oswalt, who signed a $1.5 million deal with the Rockies earlier this month, had more than money on his mind.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Marlins Don't Have Timetable For Stanton
Giancarlo Stanton hasn't played since April 29 because of a hamstring injury.

Joe Capozzi/Palm Beach Post (via Twitter)

Chris Carpenter Throws Bullpen Session
Chris Carpenter took another step toward to a possible return by tossing a pain-free bullpen session on Friday night.

Associated Press

Girardi Wins 500th Game With Yankees
Joe Girardi reached the milestone in his 844th game as Yankees skipper.

Bryan Hoch/MLB.com

Wei-Yin Chen 'Will Have Better Career' With Boras
Wei-Yin Chen is in the second year of a three-year deal he signed before the 2012 season that pays him $11.388 million.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Haren Expects Angels To Turn Things Around
Dan Haren was on an Angels team that also got off to a slow start, going 15-19 after 34 games in 2012.

Bill Ladson/MLB.com