June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Ruben Tejada May File Grievance Against Mets
Ruben Tejada might file a grievance against the Mets for shortchanging him a day of service.

Yahoo Sports

Tigers To Add Wally Joyner, Mick Billmeyer To Staff
Wally Joyner appears to be set to fill the opening as head hitting coach with the Tigers.

ESPN.com

Royals Sign Free Agent Catcher Francisco Pena
The Royals have signed catcher Francisco Pena and added him to the 40-man roster.

Press Release

Surprise Saguaros Win Arizona Fall League Title
Surprise beat Mesa 2-0 on Saturday to win the Arizona Fall League championship.

MLB.com

Scherzer: 'I Don't Want To Be Traded'
Max Scherzer wants to remain in Detroit despite the chance to become a free agent after the 2014 season.

ESPN.com

Yankees, Javier Lopez Share 'Mutual Interest'
The reliever finished 2013 with a 1.83 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.

Andy McCullough/Star Ledger

Chris Young Interested In Playing For Houston
Chris Young was a star at Bellaire High School in Houston.

Brian McTaggart/MLB.com

Astros Have Spoken To Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan pitched eight seasons for the Astros, from 1980-88.

Evan Drellich/Houston Chronicle

Sources: Orioles Interested In Beltran
Baltimore's pursuit of Beltran may hinge on whether or not they move a high-salaried player like Matt Wieters.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Garza Open To Reunion With Twins
Matt Garza has done research on the Twins and is open to a reunion with the organization, according to a source.

Darren Wolfson/1500 ESPN

Ellsbury 'Long Shot' To Return To Red Sox
The Red Sox haven't given up on re-signing Jacoby Ellsbury, but they aren't hopeful.

Craig Forde/Boston Globe

Yankees Keeping Tabs On Kendrys Morales
Morales hit 23 home runs with 80 RBI and a .277 batting average with the Seattle Mariners in 2013.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Cherington Denies Report That Drew Certain To Leave Red Sox
Stephen Drew is seeking a multiyear contract, something that the Red Sox may be looking to avoid.

Craig Forde/Boston Globe

Byrd Says He Jumped At Philly's 'Amazing' Offer
The Phillies agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with Marlon Byrd.

Jim Salisbury/CSN Philly

Source: Phillies Pursuing Edward Mujica
The Phillies are open to offering an eighth-inning reliever a three-year deal.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Cubs Were Never Close To Landing Girardi As Manager
Brian Cashman says he never expected Joe Girardi to leave the Yankees.

Gordon Wittenmyer/Chicago Sun-Times

Reds Plan To Trade Ryan Hanigan
There is interest from multiple teams and Cincinnati expects to receive a good prospect in return.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Twins, Giants May Be Among Those In On Nolasco
Ricky Nolasco reportedly has a few four-year offers on the table.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Rangers Reach Deal With Adam Rosales
The Rangers have agreed to terms on a one-year, $750,000 deal with Adam Rosales.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen Win MVPs
Andrew McCutchen received 28 of 30 first-place votes to win the National League MVP award.

Associated Press

Nolasco Has Multiple Four-Year Offers
The market for starters appears to be benefiting Ricky Nolasco.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Hal Steinbrenner Taking More Active Role In Daily Business
Hal Steinbrenner has been more inquisitive and involved in the give and take, and more assertive in explaining New York's direction.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Brian Wilson Looking For Closer Money
The Rockies are interested in Brian Wilson.

Troy E. Renck/Denver Post

Ted Lilly Aims To Continue Career
Ted Lilly is preparing to return to Major League Baseball by re-establishing his form in Venezuela.

Ben Nicholson-Smith/Sportsnet

MLB To Move Ahead With Instant Replay
Major League Baseball took the first vote in a two-step process on Thursday, unanimously approving funding for expanded instant replay in 2014.

Associated Press

Yankees Expect Jay-Z To Play Role In Cano Talks
Robinson Cano jumped at the chance to join Roc Nation as its first baseball client earlier this year.

Bryan Hoch/MLB.com

Wright Wants Mets To Follow Red Sox Model
David Wright says the Mets remain in "good position to make some moves" and he hopes the club follows the recent model used by the Red Sox.

Marc Craig/Newsday

Astros Offer Playing Time, Future Success To Free Agents
The Astros have lost at least 100 games in three consecutive seasons, but player interest doesn't reflect their recent struggles.

Evan Drellich/Houston Chronicle

Boras Bashes Astros, Cubs, Mets For Lack Of Spending
Scott Boras has stepped up his criticism of teams for a lack of spending.

Associated Press

Carlos Beltran Open To Signing With Royals
Carlos Beltran began his career with the Royals.

Dick Kaegel/MLB.com