June 2016 - Baseball Wiretap

Marlins Reach Five-Year, $80M Deal With Wei-Yin Chen
The contract includes a sixth-year vesting option.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Parra Agrees To Three-Year, $27.5M Deal With Rockies
The 28-year-old is a two-time Gold Glove winner who can play all three outfield positions.

ESPN

Dodgers Hire Anthopoulos As VP Of Baseball Operations
The Dodgers have hired Alex Anthopoulos as vice president of baseball operations.

Associated Press

Sources: Reds Agree To $6M Deal With Alfredo Rodriguez
The Reds have agreed to a $6 million contract with Cuban shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez, according to sources.

Jesse Sanchez/MLB

Chris Davis, Orioles In Holding Pattern
The Orioles continue to wait on Chris Davis, who remains available on the free agent market.

Brittany Ghiroli/MLB

Cardinals Confident No Other Employees Implicated In Hacking Scandal
The Cardinals are awaiting potential punishment from Major League Baseball after a former club executive pleaded guilty Friday to multiple counts of illegally accessing confidential information in the

Derrick Goold/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cuban Shortstop Armenteros, 16, Eligible To Sign
Major League Baseball has reportedly declared Cuban outfielder Lazaro Armenteros a free agent.

ESPN

Chapman Will Enter Season As Yankees' Closer
Joe Girardi says that Aroldis Chapman, who the Yankees acquired via trade last month, will enter the season as the club's closer.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Gerardo Parra Seeking Three-Year Deal
The Rockies are reportedly one of a few teams interested in the outfielder and a decision could come soon.

Thomas Harding/MLB

Orioles Interested In Minors Deal With Gavin Floyd
They reportedly invited Floyd for a tryout and plan to offer him a Spring Training deal if things go well.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Cardinals Sign Korean Reliever Seung-Hwan Oh
The Cardinals have signed Korean pitcher Seung-Hwan Oh to a one-year contract with a club option for a second year.

Associated Press

J.P. Ricciardi Could Take On Larger Role With Mets
J.P. Ricciardi, who has had a large voice in the Mets front office in recent years, could take on a bigger role with Paul DePodesta leaving for the NFL.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Blue Jays In Contact With Bautista, Encarnacion On Extensions
The Blue Jays have significant decisions to make soon with Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion both only signed through this season.

Chad Thornburg/MLB

St. Petersburg To Vote On Rays' Stadium Search This Week
The St. Petersburg city council will vote on a long-awaited proposal that would allow the Rays to search for a new home this week.

Charlie Frago/Tampa Bay Times

Rangers Haven't Offered Chi Chi Gonzalez For Miami's Ozuna
However, Thad Levine did confirm to MLB Network Radio that the Rangers and Marlins have held discussions.

Jim Bowden/MLB Network Radio

Discipline For Chapman, Puig, Reyes Expected Before March 1
The three players all face possible suspensions for recent domestic violence incidents.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Mariners To Retire Griffey's No. 24
The Mariners will welcome Ken Griffey, Jr. back and retire his No. 24 at Safeco Field.

Associated Press

A's Don't Want To Trade Sonny Gray
Several teams are being aggressive in their interest in trading for pitcher Sonny Gray.

MLB.com

Cardinals Appear Ready To Deal For Seung-Hwan Oh
According to reports, South Korean Seung-Hwan Oh will go through physicals on Monday.

MLB.com

Agent: Justin Upton Still Seeks Long-Term Deal
Justin Upton isn't interested in a short-term deal on the free-agent market.

ESPN.com

Nationals GM Expects Keeping Jonathan Papelbon
Nationals GM Mike Rizzo didn't rule out trading reliever Jonathan Papelbon when he spoke to reporters on Saturday.

ESPN.com

Nationals Trade Storen To Jays For Revere
The Nats accommodated Drew Storen's request for a trade, sending him to the Blue Jays for Ben Revere.

ESPN.com

Padres Still In Contact With Ian Desmond, Alexei Ramirez
The Padres are still looking for a shortstop and have placed a priority on adding one to the Major League roster.

Dennis Lin/San Diego Union-Tribune

Padres To Sign Adam Rosales
Adam Rosales will provide a veteran utility option to the organization.

Matt Eddy/Baseball America

Nationals Hire Dan Jennings
Dan Jennings, who served in the front office and dugout last season, left the Marlins in October.

Bill Ladson/MLB

Former Cardinals Executive Pleads Guilty To Hacking Astros
Chris Correa, the former scouting director of the Cardinals, has pleaded guilty to five criminal charges in connection with unauthorized access of the Astros' database.

Jenifer Langosch/MLB

Pablo Sandoval Joins Beverly Hills Sports Council
Pablo Sandoval has changed agents and will now be represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Sandy Alderson Says He's Back To Working 100 Percent
A little more than two months after collapsing at Citi Field, Sandy Alderson says he's back to working 100 percent.

Associated Press

Giants Plan To Use Denard Span As Center Fielder, Leadoff Hitter
The Giants added Denard Span to their outfield fix on Thursday and have big plans for the veteran.

Andrew Baggarly/San Jose Mercury News

Griffeys Lobby For Edgar Martinez's Election To HOF
Ken Griffey, Jr. and his father, Ken Sr., offered strong endorsements for Edgar Martinez's inclusion in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN