June 2015 - Baseball Wiretap

Mariners Posted $11.6M Profit In 2014
The Mariners had their best record since 2007 and attendance was north of two million, which helped the franchise recover from a $3.6 million loss in 2013.

Greg Johns/MLB

Gavin Floyd To Have MRI On Elbow
Floyd, 32, had his spring debut postponed Sunday because of general soreness.

Associated Press

Mesoraco Sidelined With Concussion
Devin Mesoraco is sidelined indefinitely because of a mild concussion that he suffered when a foul ball hit him on the mask.

Associated Press

Mariners, Kevin Correia Agree To Minors Deal
Kevin Correia is coming off a two-year, $10 million contract.

Ryan Divish/Seattle Times

Span Has Core Surgery, Out At Least 4-6 Weeks
Denard Span had surgery Monday to repair a right core muscle injury and will miss the start of the season for the Nationals.

Associated Press

Cliff Lee: Surgery Could End Career
Cliff Lee is awaiting a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews on his ailing left elbow and says surgery would end his season and possibly his career.

ESPN

Sandoval: Giants Made It Easy To Leave
Pablo Sandoval felt disrespected by the Giants and knew as early as spring training last season that he would leave the team as a free agent.

ESPN

Rangers Will Get Money Back If Darvish Misses Season
The Rangers could get more than half of Yu Darvish's $10 million salary back if he misses the season.

Evan Grant/Dallas Morning News

Heyward Embracing Opportunity With Cardinals
The Cardinals intend to install Jason Heyward near the top of their order, likely batting No. 2 as he did the first two games of spring training.

Derrick Goold/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Red Sox In No Rush To Trade Craig
The Red Sox are in no rush to trade Allen Craig, who they coveted long before acquiring him from the Cardinals via trade last summer.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Yankees Have Come Closest On Hamels
Of all the teams that have expressed interest in Cole Hamels, the Yankees have come closest to acquiring the left-hander.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Rick Porcello's Contract Status Not An Issue
Rick Porcello signed a one-year, $12.5 deal this winter with the Red Sox, avoiding arbitration.

ESPN.com

Lance Lynn Leaves Game With Hip Injury
Lance Lynn left Sunday's game in the second inning with a left hip flexor strain.

Yahoo.com

Nine Braves Combine For 10-Inning No-Hitter, And 2-2 Spring Tie
Cody Martin and eight Braves pitchers combined for a 10-inning no-hitter for Atlanta on Sunday.

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Josh Collmenter To Start Opening Day For D-Backs
New manager Chip Hale has confirmed Josh Collmenter will be the the D-Backs' Opening Day starter.

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A-Rod Gets Spring Start At Third Base
A-Rod served as a DH in his first two spring training games.

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Cliff Lee Has Renewed Elbow Soreness
Cliff Lee started only 13 games in 2014 due to an elbow strain.

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Masahiro Tanaka Sharp In Simulated Game
Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka threw 23 of 29 pitches for strikes on Saturday.

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Jim Harbaugh Coaches First Base For The A's
Jim Harbaugh was in full uniform, wearing No. 4, his old number as a quarterback.

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A's Reddick Expected To Miss Opening Day
Josh Reddick will be out four to six weeks with a strained oblique.

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Royals Sign Chris Young To One-Year Deal
Chris Young posted a 12-9 record with a 3.65 ERA for the Mariners last season.

Press Release

Darvish Considering Tommy John Surgery
Yu Darvish will seek other medical opinions before deciding on surgery.

ESPN.com

Jon Lester Sharp In Spring Debut For Cubs
Jon Lester faced the minimum in his spring debut on Friday, in front of 15,331.

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Mets' Harvey Throws Two Perfect Innings
Matt Harvey topped out at 99 mph with his fastball on Friday.

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Rangers Sign Joe Beimel
The contract isn't guaranteed, but Joe Beimel will make $1.5 million if he breaks camp with the Rangers.

Evan Grant/Dallas Morning News

Yasmany Tomas Getting Comfortable At Third Base
Yasmany Tomas played third base for the Diamondbacks in a Cactus League game on Thursday for the first time.

Nick Piecoro/Arizona Republic

Harvey Tosses Two Scoreless Innings
Matt Harvey retired all six Tigers batters he faced and topped out at 99 mph with his fastball on Friday at Tradition Field.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Samardzija, White Sox Haven't Discussed Contract
The White Sox acquired Jeff Samardzija from the Athletics via trade and the belief at the time was that Chicago would attempt to lock him up over the long-term.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Vogelsong Returned To Giants After Astros Decreased Offer
Ryan Vogelsong, who had a deal in place with the Astros before re-signing with the Giants, had his offer reduced following a physical.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

MLBPA Backs Hamilton, Calls Leaks 'Cowardly'
The MLBPA has come to the defense of Josh Hamilton, issuing a statement critical of news leaks that it calls "cowardly" and intended to hurt Hamilton "personally and professionally."

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN