May 2017 - Baseball Wiretap

Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge Named MLB's Top Rookies
Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge have been named Major League Baseball's top rookies in the National and American League, respectively.

RealGM Staff Report

Cardinals, Giants, Phillies, Red Sox In Mix For Giancarlo Stanton
Trade talks involving Giancarlo Stanton are expected to heat up with the winter meetings taking place in Orlando this week.

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Rays Have No Plans To Trade Chris Archer
Chris Archer's name has come up frequently in trade rumors in recent years, but the Rays have no plans to deal the right-hander.

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Eric Wedge Interviews With Yankees For Managerial Job
Eric Wedge is the second person to interview for the job following New York bench coach Rob Thomson on Wednesday.

Associated Press

Mookie Betts Bowls Perfect 300 In PBA Event
Mookie Betts rolled a 300 Sunday night in the final qualifying round of the World Series of Bowling in Reno, Nevada.

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Braves To Name Alex Anthopoulos New GM
Alex Anthopoulos is expected to make final decisions on all baseball matters in Atlanta, though John Hart remains with the team as president of baseball operations.

ESPN

Giants Seeking To Upgrade Center Field, Find Everyday Third Baseman
The Giants have set their offseason priorities and are looking for help in multiple places.

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Aaron Boone Among Candidates To Manage Yankees
Aaron Boone doesn't have an interview scheduled with the Yankees.

Buster Olney/ESPN

Shohei Otani To Be Made Available To MLB Teams
Shohei Otani will be made available to Major League clubs, according to multiple Japanese media reports.

ESPN

Don Mattingly Will Return To Marlins In 2018
Michael Hill confirmed on Thursday that Don Mattingly will return for the third season of his four-year contract as manager.

Associated Press

Jay Bruce Reportedly Seeking Five-Year Deal
Clubs are under the impression that Jay Bruce is seeking a five-year deal worth $80 million to $90 million on the open market.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

A's Interested In Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna
The Athletics are seeking a controllable outfielder via trade this offseason and are interested in Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna of the Marlins.

Susan Slusser/San Francisco Chronicle

Ned Yost Recovering From Broken Pelvis After Fall
Ned Yost is recovering from a broken pelvis he suffered by falling from a tree at his home in Georgia, the Royals have announced.

ESPN

Scott Boras Expects Diamondbacks To Make Offer To J.D. Martinez
J.D. Martinez, 30, is coming off a career season and early indications are that Boras will seek a contract in the $200 million range.

ESPN

John Lackey Intends To Pitch In 2018
There had been speculation that the 39-year-old would retire.

Jon Heyman/FanRag Sports

Orioles Interested In Andrew Cashner, Jason Vargas
The Orioles are looking to add starting pitching this winter and have "definite" interest in Andrew Cashner and Jason Vargas.

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Finalists For BWAA Awards Announced
Aaron Judge is a finalist for both American League MVP and Rookie of the Year. Only two players have won the award in the same season.

Associated Press

Nolan Arenado Headlines 2017 Gold Gloves Winners
Nolan Arenado headlined the group, joining Ichiro Suzuki as the only players to win at least five Gold Gloves to start their careers.

RealGM Staff Report

Roy Halladay Dies In Plane Crash
Roy Halladay posted a picture with his A5 plane in October.

RealGM Staff Report

Rangers Covet Alex Cobb In Free Agency
The Rangers are looking to add pitching this offseason and remain interested Alex Cobb.

Star-Telegram

Cardinals Release Trevor Rosenthal
Trevor Rosenthal underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in August.

ESPN

Nine Players Receive $17.4 Million Qualifying Offer
Players have until Nov. 16 to accept the one-year deal.

Associated Press

GM: Connection To Players Main Reason For Joe Girardi's Firing
The Yankees decided to part ways with Joe Girardi because Brian Cashman felt the manager's "connectivity" with the clubhouse was not good enough.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Greg Holland Declines $15M Option To Become Free Agent
Greg Holland has officially declined the $15 million option in his contract with the Rockies for next season.

Thomas Harding/MLB

Rays Will Extend Qualifying Offer To Alex Cobb
The Rays will extend the $17.4 million qualifying offer to Alex Cobb.

Jon Heyman/FanRag Sports

Matt Wieters To Exercise Player Option, Remain With Nationals
Matt Wieters will reportedly exercise his $10.5 million option to remain with the Nationals in 2018.

R.J. Anderson/CBS Sports

Astros Haven't Made Decision On Visiting White House
The Astros have not decided whether they'll visit the White House to meet with President Donald Trump if an invitation is extended.

Associated Press

Dodgers Decline $17.5M Option With Andre Ethier
Veteran outfielder Andre Ethier is now a free agent.

ESPN.com

Johnny Cueto Declines Opt-Out With Giants
The Giants hold a club option for Johnny Cueto worth $22M for the 2022 season.

ESPN.com

Justin Verlander Marries Kate Upton In Italy
Justin Verlander, 34, and Kate Upton, 25, missed the team's celebratory parade Friday in Houston due to the impending nuptials.

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