July 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Yankees Targeting Choo, Beltran Ahead Of Ellsbury
The Yankees want to replace Curtis Granderson in the outfield with a bigger bat.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Royals Would Love To Reunite With Beltran
Carlos Beltran played seven seasons with the Royals and won the 1998 Rookie of the Year with the franchise.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Indians Hope To Bring Back Jimenez, Expect Kazmir To Depart
Cleveland wouldn't mind signing Scott Kazmir to a one-year deal, but they believe he'll find a multi-year contract on the open market.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Rockies Make Offer To Carlos Ruiz
The Rockies made a contract offer to Carlos Ruiz over the past 48 hours.

Troy E. Renck/Denver Post

Mets Prioritizing Offense Over Pitching
The depth of pitching within the organization puts the focus on the offense.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Blue Jays Searching For Starter, Second Base And Catcher
Toronto is looking to sit down with representatives for Matt Garza, Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Cubs Could Enter Race For Masahiro Tanaka
Tanaka was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 28 regular-season games with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2013.

Carrie Muskat/MLB.com

Yankees Have 'No Idea' If Kuroda Wants To Return
As expected, Hiroki Kuroda turned down his one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer from the Yankees by Monday's deadline.

Andy McCullough/Star Ledger

Red Sox 'Absolutely' Want To Re-Sign Napoli
The Red Sox have held talks with Mike Napoli, Jacoby Ellsbury and Stephen Drew, who all declined qualifying offers, about possible returns.

Peter Abraham/Boston Globe

Agents Working Hard To Get Ervin Santana $100M Contract
Ervin Santana's agents have prepared a binder of comparisons to help his case for a $100 million contract.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Mets Like Granderson, But He May Be Too Expensive
Curtis Granderson turned down the qualifying offer in search of a multiyear deal.

David Lennon/Newsday

Cardinals Interested In Trade For Oakland's Lowrie
The Cardinals have also been linked to Troy Tulowitzki, Jurickson Profar, Elvis Andrus and Erick Aybar.

Peter Gammons

Myers, Fernandez Take Home Rookie Honors
Wil Myers and Jose Fernandez were named the Rookies of the Year in their respective leagues on Monday night.

Associated Press

Byrd Agrees To $16M Deal With Phillies
Marlon Byrd hit .291 with a career-high 24 homers and 88 RBIs in 2013.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Cano Widely Expected To Re-Sign With Yankees
Robinson Cano is expected to re-sign with the New York Yankees, according to nearly two dozen baseball executives.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Tigers Open To Dealing Porcello, Scherzer
Detroit believes they could replace Rick Porcello with Drew Smyly, while Max Scherzer should bring back a huge haul as he approaches free agency.

Hardball Talk

Angels, D-Backs, Yankees Looking At Chavez
Eric Chavez signed for a hometown discount of $3 million with Arizona for 2013.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Rangers Focused On Adding To Offense
Texas scored 730 runs in 163 games in 2013, their lowest average per game (4.48) since they moved into Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

No Evidence Rockies Have Real Interest In Moving Tulowitzki
Despite rumors, there is no evidence that the Rockies have any real interest in trading superstars Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Giants Won't Move Posey To Make Room For McCann
The Giants are committed to keeping Buster Posey behind the plate, which means free-agent Brian McCann isn't a realistic option despite interest.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Ellsbury, Drew Won't Accept Qualifying Offers
Jacoby Ellsbury and Stephen Drew, as expected, will not accept their one-year $14.1 million qualifying offers from the Red Sox.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Twins Move Mauer To First Base Full-Time
Joe Mauer recorded 333 plate appearances at catcher in 2013, with 135 coming at designated hitter, 37 at first base and three as a pinch hitter.

Mark Feinsand/New York Daily News

Blue Jays May Look To Move Adam Lind
The Blue Jays picked up their option on Adam Lind, but they may still look to trade him this offseason.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Cruz Tells Rangers He'll Reject Qualifying Offer
The Rangers have been told that Nelson Cruz will reject his one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer, according to a source.

Jeff Wilson/Star-Telegram

If They Land Beltran, Red Sox Would Move Victorino To Center
If they land Carlos Beltran, Boston would move Shane Victorino to center and play Beltran in right field.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Red Sox Could Target Trumbo If They Fail To Re-Sign Napoli
Mike Napoli is five years older and much more costly than Mark Trumbo, who won't become a free agent until after the 2017 season.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Cardinals, Rockies To Discuss Tulowitzki Trade
A few names that have already been mentioned in rumors are Matt Adams and Shelby Miller.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Cubs Unlikely To Gamble In Free Agency
The Cubs have some holes in their roster, but don't expect them to target any high-profile free agents this winter.

Gordon Wittenmyer/Chicago Sun-Times

Rockies Reach Out To Tim Hudson
The Rockies would likely have to overpay Hudson to beat out teams like the Braves and Red Sox.

Troy E. Renck/Denver Post

Mets To Meet With Boras About Choo, Drew
New York's front office will meet with agent Scott Boras this week to get a better idea of the market for each player.

David Lennon/Newsday