June 2015 - Baseball Wiretap

Blue Jays Nearing Two-Year Deal With Estrada
If agreed to, the contract is believed to be worth between $24 million and $29 million.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Nationals Have Interest In Ben Zobrist
He isn't believed to be a top target for the club, but they have long been interested in him.

James Wagner/Washington Post

Boras Positioning Chris Davis As Outfielder In Free Agency
Scott Boras is marketing Chris Davis as a potential outfield option in free agency.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Source: Colby Rasmus Accepts Qualifying Offer From Astros
Rasmus is the first free agent to accept a qualifying offer since it was introduced three years ago.

Associated Press

Angels Get Simmons In Trade With Braves
The Braves have traded Andrelton Simmons to the Angels for Erick Aybar and top pitching prospects Sean Newcomb and Chris Ellis.

ESPN

Source: Yankees Planning Run At Wei-Yin Chen
Chen, 30, is 46-32 with a 3.72 ERA in four Major League seasons with the Orioles.

Mark Feinsand/New York Daily News

Cubs, Mariners, Royals Interested In Jackie Bradley
Amid reports that Dave Dombrowski could break up the young outfield of the Red Sox, the Cubs, Mariners and Royals have shown interest in Jackie Bradley, Jr.

Jon Morosi/FOX Sports

Mets Inquired With Braves About Simmons
The Mets have inquired with the Braves multiple times regarding Andrelton Simmons, but found the asking price to be too high.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Athletics Hire Mark Kotsay As Bench Coach
During a 17-year Major League career, Kotsay spent the 2004-07 seasons with the A's.

Associated Press

Mariners Acquire Joaquin Benoit From Padres
San Diego received two minor league prospects -- right-handed pitcher Enyel De Los Santos and infielder Nelson Ward.

Associated Press

Dodgers View Price As Fallback Option To Greinke
Both pitchers could receive contracts worth more than $200 million on the free agent market.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Red Sox Interested In Aroldis Chapman?
The Reds are willing to listen to offers and the Red Sox may have interest in electric closer Aroldis Chapman.

Ian Browne/MLB

Braves Open To Trading Andrelton Simmons
The Braves are listening to offers from teams that have shown interest in Andrelton Simmons, but this doesn't mean they are actively shopping the shortstop.

Mark Bowman/MLB

Boras Plans To Discuss Arrieta's Future With Cubs
Scott Boras discussed a potential contract extension between the Cubs on Jake Arrieta while meeting with reporters on Wednesday.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN

Blue Jays Discussing Long-Term Deal With Estrada
The Blue Jays are discussing a multi-year deal with Marco Estrada in advance of Friday's deadline for the pitcher to accept or decline the one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Marlins To Exclude Boras From Fernandez Talks
The Marlins will continue their feud with Scott Boras, saying the agent will be left out of any future talks regarding Jose Fernandez's workload.

ESPN

Reds, D-Backs Have Discussed Phillips, Hill Swap
The talks aren't said to have reached a serious stage at this time, but the two infielders would be the center of the deal.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Chris Iannetta Drawing Interest From Mariners
Chris Iannetta, 32, is a free agent after spending the last four years with the Angels.

Bob Dutton/News Tribune

Overdose Not Ruled Out In Tommy Hanson's Death
Tommy Hanson wasn't breathing when emergency crews tried to help him Sunday at a friend's home near Atlanta.

Associated Press

Sources: Lopsided Marlins-Pirates Trade Was Compensation Deal
The Pirates and Marlins worked out a seemingly lopsided trade last month that was arranged because the Pirates demanded compensation in exchange for allowing highly regarded special assistant Jim Bene

Jayson Stark/ESPN

Yankees Acquire Aaron Hicks From Twins
The Yankees have acquired Aaron Hicks from the Twins in exchange for John Ryan Murphy.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN

Phillies Open To Moving Ken Giles
Ken Giles, 25, notched a 1.80 ERA and 15 saves over 69 appearances last season, after posting a 1.18 ERA in 44 games during his 2014 rookie campaign.

Todd Zolecki/MLB

Tigers Interested In Signing Hisashi Iwakuma
The Tigers haven't revealed all their targets, but general manager Al Avila acknowledged on Tuesday that they have interest in Hisashi Iwakuma.

Jason Beck/MLB

Dodgers Wanted To Sign Greinke During Season
The Dodgers reached out to Zack Greinke during the season in an attempt to prevent him from reaching free agency, says general manager Farhan Zaidi.

Ken Gurnick/MLB

Teams Showing Trade Interest In Papelbon, Storen
Mike Rizzo says he won't move Papelbon or Storen unless he receives a "real baseball offer."

Jon Morosi/FOX Sports

Report: Blue Jays Preparing Offer For Greinke
The Blue Jays like Zack Greinke more than David Price and are preparing an offer for the right-hander, according to Steve Phillips of MLB Network Radio.

Steve Phillips/MLB Network Radio

Reds Willing To Listen On All Players
There was some hesitation about a complete fire sale prior to the July 31 trade deadline, but owner Bob Castellini is now on board with the idea, according to sources.

C. Trent Rosecrans/Cincinnati Enquirer

Mariners To Offer Hisashi Iwakuma Two-Year Deal
Seattle already extended the one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer to the pitcher.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Mets Have Fielded Calls About Starting Rotation
The belief is that the Mets are unlikely to break up a young core that consists of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Howie Kendrick Seeking Four-Year Deal
Besides the Dodgers, who could re-sign the 32-year-old, the Angels, Yankees, Diamondbacks and Royals may be in the market for a second baseman.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports