June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Yankees Appear Open To Trading Gardner
The Yankees feel Brett Gardner could be used as a trade piece to address one of their needs for next season.

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Red Sox Announce Signing Of Edward Mujica
Edward Mujica was a closer for a time with the Cardinals this last season.

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Big Papi Calls Cano Leaving Yanks 'Great News'
David Ortiz thinks the Yankees lost "the face" of the team when they failed to re-sign Robinson Cano.

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Mike Napoli Decides To Stay With Red Sox
The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have agreed on a new two-year, $32M deal.

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Carlos Beltran Gets Three-Years, $45M From Yankees
Carlos Beltran hit .296 with 24 home runs and 84 RBIs this past season for the Cardinals.

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Nationals Sign Nate McLouth To Two-Year, $10.75M Deal
Nate McLouth played 146 games last season with the Orioles with a .729 OPS.

James Wagner/Washington Post

Rafael Furcal Signs One-Year, $3M Contract With Marlins
Rafael Furcal will start at second base for the Marlins.

Joe Frisaro/MLB.com

Hiroki Kuroda Close To $16M Deal With Yankees
Hiorki Kuroda has also considered retirement this offseason.

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Scott Feldman Signs Three-Year, $30M Contract With Astros
Scott Feldman had a 3.86 ERA in 30 starts in 2013.

Ken Rosenthal/Fox Sports

Mets Sign Curtis Granderson To Four-Year, $60M Deal
Curtis Granderson and the Mets have agreed upon a four-year, $60 million contract.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Robinson Cano Agrees To 10-Year, $240M Contract With Mariners
Robinson Cano and the Mariners have agreed upon a 10-year, $240 million contract.

Enrique Rojas/ESPN

Alex Rodriguez Earns $20M Per Year From Non-Baseball Business
Alex Rodriguez has become a very wise investor with business ventures in gyms, car dealerships and low-end real estate.

Steve Fishman/New York Magazine

Brian Wilson Agrees To $10M Deal With Dodgers
Brian Wilson posted a 0.66 ERA in 18 games last season.

Dylan Hernandez/Los Angeles Times

Mariners Offer Robinson Cano $240M Over 10 Seasons
Robinson Cano took a private flight from New York to Seattle on Thursday to meet with the Mariners.

Enrique Rojas/ESPN

Yankees To Stay Below Tax Threshold If Rodriguez Remains Suspended
Alex Rodriguez has a $27.5 million base salary and would receive a $6 million bonus for passing Willie Mays on the all-time home run list.

Mark Feinsand/New York Daily News

Yankees Sign Kelly Johnson
Kelly Johnson had a .715 OPS (.305/.410) last season in 407 plate appearances with the Rays.

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Royals Acquire Norichika Aoki From Brewers
Norichika Aoki had an OPS of .726 last season in 674 plate appearances while stealing 20 bases.

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Rockies Sign Justin Morneau To Two-Year, $13M Contract
Justin Morneau had an OPS of .734 in 635 plate appearances last season with the Twins and Pirates.

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Astros Trade For Dexter Fowler
Dexter Fowler hit for an OPS of .874 at Coors Field and .678 on the road in 2013.

AP

Curtis Granderson, Mets Ramp Up Talks
Curtis Granderson and the Mets are making progress on a three-year deal.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Paul Konerko Re-Signs With White Sox
Paul Konerko had an OPS of .669 in 520 plate appearances last season.

Ken Rosenthal/Fox Sports

Tigers Agree To $20M Deal With Joe Nathan
Joe Nathan spent the past two seasons with the Rangers where he returned to his All-Star form.

Ken Rosenthal/Fox Sports

Saltalamacchia Signs Three-Year, $21M Deal With Marlins
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had 15 home runs last season.

AP

Jacoby Ellsbury Agrees To Seven-Year, $153M Deal With Yankees
Jacoby Ellsbury has reached agreement on a seven-year deal with the Yankees worth more than $142 million.

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Brian Wilson Close To Deal With Dodgers
Brian Wilson decided to stop exploring a contract with the Yankees when it became clear that he would not be willing to shave his trademark beard.

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Billy Beane Named Baseball America's Executive Of The Year
The Athletics have reached the playoffs in each of the past two seasons following a 74-88 record in 2011.

San Jose Mercury News

Source: Yankees' Odds Of Re-Signing Robinson Cano Less Than 50-50
The Mariners have become a major player for Robinson Cano.

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A.J. Pierzynski Agrees To Contract With Red Sox
A.J. Pierzynski hit 27 homers for the Chicago White Sox in 2012 and 17 with the Texas Rangers last season.

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A's Trade For Jim Johnson To Replace Balfour
Jim Johnson had a 2.94 ERA while converting 50 of 59 save opportunities.

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Nationals Acquire Doug Fister From Tigers For Three Players
Doug Fister went 14-9 with a 3.67 ERA in 33 games last season for the Tigers.

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