June 2014 - Baseball Wiretap

Indians Exploring Swisher Trades
The Indians are exploring a number of trade options, including deals in which they could move Nick Swisher and the $30 million remaining on his deal.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Marlins Showing Strong Interest In LaRoche
Miami is looking to add a power bat to the middle of their order alongside Giancarlo Stanton.

Jayson Stark/ESPN

White Sox Sign Duke To Three-Year, $15M Deal
Zach Duke, a former starter who has pitched mostly in relief the last four seasons, was effective out of the bullpen for the Brewers this past season.

Doug Padilla/ESPN

Hudson Plans To Retire After 2015 Season
Hudson plans to fulfill his $23 million, two-year contract with the Giants.

Associated Press

Mets Will Place Soft-Cap On Harvey's Innings
Matt Harvey's in-season innings will be managed in order to keep him available to pitch deep into October without reaching an innings cap.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Stanton's Deal With Marlins Is Backloaded
If Giancarlo Stanton opts out of the deal after the first six seasons, he would be walking away from $218 million over the final seven years, according to sources.

Jayson Stark/ESPN

Cubs Didn't Want To Block Schwarber By Signing Martin Long-Term
The Cubs lost in their bid to sign Russell Martin, who received a five-year, $82 million deal from the Blue Jays.

Carrie Muskat/MLB

Yankees Have Had Contact With Scherzer's Agent
The Yankees have insisted that they won't spend big this offseason, but there may be some indications that they could reverse course.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Braves To Meet With Lester On Thursday
Jon Lester is drawing interest from the Red Sox, Cubs and Blue Jays as well.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Red Sox To Meet With Lester Before Cubs
That seems to indicate that Boston met with the left-hander on Monday, but nothing has been confirmed.

Rob Bradford/WEEI

Jays Were Only Team To Offer Martin Fifth Year
That was the difference maker, along with the $82 million they offered the veteran catcher.

Jim Bowden/ESPN

Multiple Teams Interested In Masterson
Justin Masterson is coming off a disappointing season in which injuries were an issue, but he is still drawing interest.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Toronto Interested In Lester, Miller
The Blue Jays are one of the six teams in the market for Jon Lester, even after signing Russell Martin.

Mark Polishuk/MLB Trade Rumors

Cardinals Acquire Jason Heyward From Braves For Shelby Miller
The Cardinals have acquired Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden from the Braves for Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins.

Jon Morosi/Fox Sports

Jays Agree Upon Five-Year $82M Deal With Russell Martin
The Blue Jays have agreed upon a five-year deal with Russell Martin.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Sources: Marlins, Stanton Have $325M Deal In Place
The deal is the largest in North American sports history, eclipsing Alex Rodriguez's $275 million contract with the Yankees.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Cubs Appear To Be Front-Runners For Martin
Russell Martin could receive a deal in the four-year, $64 million range on the open market.

Charlie Wilmoth/MLB Trade Rumors

Padres Have Interest In Pablo Sandoval
Pablo Sandoval is due to visit Boston this week, though no exact day has been set yet.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Cubs, Hammel Have Mutual Interest In Return
The Cubs were one of at least nine teams that had shown interest in Jason Hammel at the general manager meetings, according to a source.

Patrick Mooney/CSN Chicago

Reds Release Carlos Marmol
Carlos Marmol signed a Minor League deal with Cincinnati back in May.

Matt Eddy/Baseball America

Tigers Not Closing Door On Scherzer
Max Scherzer is considered by many to be the top free-agent pitcher on the market.

MLB.com

Cubs Send Aroyds Vizcaino To Braves For Tommy La Stella
Arodys Vizcaino returns to Atlanta, where he began his professional career.

MLB.com

MLB All-Stars Record First Win In Japan
Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer in Sunday's 4-1 win over Japan.

ESPN.com

Eddie Rosario Leads Salt River To AFL Title
Salt River defeated Peroia 14-7 in Saturday's Arizona Fall League's title game.

MLB.com

Rays Interview Barry Larkin For Manager
Barry Larkin's only managing experience came in 2013 when he guided the Brazilian team in the WBC.

MLB.com

Cuba's Yoan Moncada Cleared For Free Agency
Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada has been cleared by MLB to sign as a free agent.

ESPN.com

Robinson Cano Breaks Toe In Japan
Robinson Cano has fractured his right small toe and will have to stop any baseball activities for 3-4 weeks.

ESPN.com

Canseco: My Finger Fell Off During Poker Game
Jose Canseco claims his surgically re-attached finger fell off during a recent poker game.

ESPN.com

Japan No-Hits MLB All-Stars
Japan beat the MLB All-Stars 4-0 Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their five-game series.

ESPN.com

D-Backs Acquire Hellickson From Rays
New D-Backs GM Dave Stewart sent the Rays two prospects, Andrew Velazquez and Justin Williams, for Jeremy Hellickson.

ESPN.com