April 2018 - Baseball Wiretap

A's Acquire Tanner Anderson From Pirates
Pittsburgh will receive a player to be named later or cash.

Associated Press

Cubs Pitching Coach Jim Hickey Resigns
Jim Hickey cited personal reasons for the decision.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN

Mets Release Jenrry Mejia
Jenrry Mejia was suspended three times for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.

Associated Press

Adrian Beltre Retires After 21 Seasons
He retires with a career 286/.339/.480 line.

RealGM Staff Report

Cardinals In Position To Make Offers To Bryce Harper, Manny Machado
The Cardinals haven't landed a big name in a while, but they were in the bidding for Jason Heyward and David Price and were willing to take on Giancarlo Stanton in a trade.

Derrick Goold/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nationals, Kurt Suzuki Agree To Two-Year Deal
The Nationals have agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with Kurt Suzuki.

ESPN

Mariano Rivera Among 20 New Hall Of Fame Candidates
Mariano Rivera and Roy Halladay are among 20 new candidates for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Associated Press

Yankees Acquire James Paxton From Mariners
James Paxton won't be a free agent until after the 2020 season.

ESPN

Reggie Jackson: Manny Machado's Lack Of Hustle Won't Work In New York
Much has been made about Manny Machado's admitted lack of hustle on the field.

Wallace Matthews/New York Daily News

Cubs May Be In On Bryce Harper After All
The Cubs aren't expected to be big spenders this offseason, but that may not rule them out of the Bryce Harper sweepstakes entirely.

Bernstein & McKnight/670 The Score

Mets Won't Deal Noah Syndergaard For Package Of Prospects
Noah Syndergaard is receiving significant trade interest this offseason, but the Mets won't deal him for a package of prospects.

Ken Rosenthal/The Athletic

Nathan Eovaldi Drawing Plenty Of Interest
It is being reported that the Brewers, Phillies, Braves, Angels, White Sox, Blue Jays, Giants, Padres, and Red Sox are interested in free-agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.

MLB.com

Astros Send Pitching Prospect To Jays For Aledmys Diaz
The Astros gave up minor league pitcher Trent Thornton to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

ESPN.com

Phillies Ready To Spend Big In Free Agency
Phillies owner John Middleton said he's planning to spend, "and maybe even be a little stupid about it."

ESPN.com

Rangers Name Julio Rangel Pitching Coach
Julio Rangel has previously worked with the Giants and Indians as a pitching instructor and coordinator at the minor league level.

ESPN.com

O's Hire Mike Elias As New GM
The Orioles have also given former Astros assistant GM Mike Elias the title of executive vice president.

ESPN.com

Kenley Jansen To Have Heart Surgery
Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen will have heart surgery on November 26 to correct a irregular heartbeat.

ESPN.com

Red Sox Re-Sign Steve Pearce
The Red Sox have signed World Series MVP Steve Pearce to a one-year, $6.25 million deal.

ESPN.com

Diamondbacks 'Aggressively Shopping' Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke has three years and $95.5 million remaining on his contract.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Safeco Field Will Be Renamed In 2019
The Mariners will play in a ballpark under a new name next season.

Maury Brown/Forbes

Marlins Unveil New Logo, Color Scheme
The Marlins are rebranding under Derek Jeter and have unveiled a new logo and color scheme.

Associated Press

Christian Yelich Runs Away With NL MVP Award
Christian Yelich topped Nolan Arenado and Javier Baez to take home National League MVP honors on Thursday night.

Bradford Doolittle/ESPN

Mookie Betts Tops Mike Trout, Jose Ramirez For AL MVP
Mookie Betts also won the batting title, recorded a 30/30 season, earned a Gold Glove and led all of baseball in slugging percentage.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Red Sox Reward Alex Cora With Contract Extension
Alex Cora was one of the lowest-paid managers in baseball last season, but the Red Sox have rewarded him with a contract extension.

ESPN

Jacob deGrom, Blake Snell Win Cy Young Awards
Both deGrom and Snell earned their first Cy Young award.

RealGM Staff Report

Yankees Have Concerns About Manny Machado's Hustle Comments
The Yankees have the money to spend on Manny Machado, but Hal Steinbrenner admitted that the infielder's comments about hustling during the postseason will have to be explained.

Associated Press

Gabe Kapler Loses Malibu Home In Wildfire
Over the weekend the Malibu home of Gabe Kapler was incinerated by raging wildfires in California.

Matt Gelb/The Athletic

Orioles Expected To Hire Mike Elias As GM
The Astros are looking for a new lead executive and Mike Elias is the leader to be named the club's general manager.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Bob Melvin, Brian Snitker Named Managers Of The Year
Bob Melvin and Brian Snitker have been named Manager of the Year in the American and National League, respectively.

RealGM Staff Report

MLB Probing Racism Claim Against Mariners
Major League Baseball is investigating claims of racial discrimination in the Mariners organization made by a former employee.

ESPN