June 2015 - Baseball Wiretap

Bautista Critical Of MLB's Replay System
Jose Bautista thought his throw had caught Rougned Odor off second base.

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Red Sox Could Pursue Matt Harvey
The Red Sox are in need of an ace and Dave Dombrowski, the club's new lead executive, loves hard-throwing pitchers.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Kim Ng To Interview For Phillies' GM Job
Kim Ng currently works in Major League Baseball's central office.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Girardi Defends Job Following Playoff Loss
After losing Tuesday's American League Wild Card game to the Astros, Joe Girardi has defended the job he did as manager of the Yankees this season.

ESPN

Lloyd McClendon Fired By Mariners
Jerry Dipoto, hired as the club's general manager earlier this offseason, has decided to hire his own manager.

Associated Press

Mariners Expected To Fire Lloyd McClendon
The Mariners are not expected to bring Lloyd McClendon back as manager, according to a source.

Jim Bowden/ESPN

Cubs To Sign Eddy Julio Martinez
Martinez had been said to be in agreement with the Giants earlier in the week. The deal was only pending a physical, but things reportedly fell apart for financial reasons.

Jesse Sanchez/MLB

Tigers, J.D. Martinez Have Mutual Interest In Extension
J.D. Martinez, 28, is entering his second season of arbitration eligibility after earning $3 million last year.

Chris Iott/MLive

Brewers Formulating Wide-Ranging Plan For Offseason
David Stearns, hired as general manager of the Brewers recently, discussed Thursday a wide-ranging and flexible plan for the team's offseason.

Adam McCalvy/MLB

Cubs To Start Hendricks In Game 2 Against Cardinals
Jon Lester will start Game 1 for the Cubs on Friday, with Jake Arrieta pitching in Game 3 on Monday at Wrigley Field.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN

Vin Scully To Miss Postseason Following Procedure
Vin Scully will sit out the postseason as he recuperates from a medical procedure, the Dodgers announced Friday.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Sean Rodriguez Apologizes For Skirmish, Punching Cooler
Sean Rodriguez has issued an apology on Twitter for his actions in Wednesday night's bench-clearing scuffle and for pummeling a cooler in the Pirates dugout after his ejection.

ESPN

Yankees Could Have Acquired Zobrist From A's For Refsnyder, Warren
The Yankees turned down an offer of Ben Zobrist for Adam Warren and Rob Refsnyder.

Chad Jennings/The Journal News

Mariners Waiting To Make Decision On Lloyd McClendon
Lloyd McClendon is signed through the 2016 season.

Ryan Davish/Seattle Times

Yankees Unlikely To Sign David Price, Yoenis Cespedes
Signing David Price for at least $30 million per year would be another $45 million annually for the Yankees.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Phil Nevin Receiving Interest From Nationals, Marlins
Phil Nevin has been manager of the Reno Aces, AAA affiliate of the Diamondbacks, since the 2014 season.

Zach Buchanan/Arizona Republic

Teams Reliant On Home Runs Retain More Offense In Postseason
There has been a common misconception that teams need to manufacture runs in October rather than hit homers.

Ben Lindbergh/Grantland

Red Sox Tell Hanley Ramirez To Lose 15-20 Pounds
Hanley Ramirez is listed at 225 pounds, but he reported to spring training at 240.

Scott Lauber/Boston Globe

Dusty Baker, Ron Gardenhire Interested In Nationals' Job
Ron Gardenhire is said to be rejuvenated after a year away from the job.

Steve Adams/MLBTradeRumors

Walt Weiss Will Return To Rockies In 2016
Rockies players campaigned for Walt Weiss in the final days of the season.

AP

Dan Jennings Won't Return As Manager Of Marlins
Dan Jennings won't return as manager of the Marlins in 2016, but he'll instead resume his role as general manager.

ESPN

Matt Harvey Misses Mandatory Workout
Matt Harvey is scheduled to pitch Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers on Monday.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Nationals Likely To Pick Manager With Previous Experience
Bud Black would be a logical choice, though Cal Ripken's name has come up as well.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Indians Name Chris Antonetti To President Of Baseball Ops
Chris Antonetti will be the top decision maker of the Indians following the departure of Mark Shapiro to the Blue Jays.

Paul Hoynes/Cleveland Plain Dealer

Marlins Re-Sign Ichiro Suzuki For 2016 Season
Ichiro is 65 hits away from 3,000 in his MLB career.

RealGM Staff Report

CC Sabathia Leaving Yankees To Check Into Alcohol Rehab Center
CC Sabathia had a 4.73 ERA in 29 starts this season.

RealGM Staff Report

Aroldis Chapman Threw 62 Fastest Pitches In MLB During 2015
Aroldis Chapman's fastest pitches ranged from 103.92 mph to 102.36 mph.

AP

Angels Hire Billy Eppler As General Manager
Billy Eppler, 40, is a longtime executive of the Yankees and will now work with Arte Moreno and Mike Scioscia.

AP

Kris Bryant Had MLB's Most Popular Selling Jersey In 2015
Kris Bryant was joined in the top-5 by Madison Bumgarner, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout.

RealGM Staff Report

Supreme Court Rejects San Jose's Appeal Of A's Move
San Jose sued MLB in June 2013 for conspiring to block the relocation.

ESPN