May 2018 - Baseball Wiretap

White Sox Interested In Bryce Harper, Manny Machado
There is obviously no guarantee the White Sox will be able to land either hitter, but they would like to make a big splash this offseason.

Jon Morosi/MLB

Giants Want To Hire Farhan Zaidi Away From Dodgers
The Giants would reportedly like to hire Farhan Zaidi away from the Dodgers to become their lead decision-maker.

Jeff Todd/MLB Trade Rumors

Cubs, Joe Maddon Won't Talk Extension This Offseason
The Cubs have won more regular season games than anyone in baseball over the last four years.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN

Yankees Want To Re-Sign CC Sabathia, J.A. Happ
New York finished the season of a rotation consisting of Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, Lance Lynn, CC Sabathia and J.A. Happ.

Associated Press

Red Sox, Nationals Only Clubs To Exceed Luxury Tax
The Red Sox and Nationals were the only two clubs to exceed the $197 million luxury tax threshold this season.

Jon Morosi/MLB

Cubs Won't Make Plays For Bryce Harper, Manny Machado
The Cubs have long been linked to Bryce Harper and Manny Machado in free agency, but they reportedly "will not be a factor" for either.

David Kaplan/NBC Chicago

Padres May Attempt To Land Front-Line Starter
The Padres have a deep farm system and Joel Sherman of the New York Post suggests that A.J. Preller could use it to acquire a front-line starting pitcher.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Yankees 'Will Not Be In On' Bryce Harper
The Yankees are expected to be active this offseason, but Bryce Harper won't be one of their targets.

Steve Phillips/MLB Network Radio

Seven Players Receive Qualifying Offers
In six years, only five of the 73 players issued a qualifying offer have accepted it.

ESPN

Braves Match Red Sox With Three Gold Gloves
The World Champion Red Sox had the most AL players winning Gold Gloves, with Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Ian Kinsler receiving honors on Sunday night.

ESPN.com

Cubs Pick Up Option On Cole Hamels
The Cubs also trade Drew Smyly to the Rangers for a player to be named.

ESPN.com

Indians Will Listen To Trade Offers
The Indians plan to hold on to Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez, but are willing to listen to offers for some of their other veteran players.

ESPN.com

Reports: Rangers Hire Chris Woodward As Manager
The Rangers have hired Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward as their new manager.

ESPN.com

Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw Agree To Three-Year Deal
The deal will pay pitcher Clayton Kershaw $93 million, and will include incentives based on workload and performance.

ESPN.com

Marco Gonzales Reaches Two-Year Deal With Mariners
The deal guarantees Marco Gonzales $1.9 million even though the left-hander is still two full years from reaching arbitration.

Jon Heyman/Fancred Sports

David Freese, Dodgers Agree To One-Year, $5M Deal
The Dodgers are bringing David Freese back on a one-year, $5 million deal.

ESPN

Cubs Pick Up Options On Brandon Kintzler, Pedro Strop
The Cubs have exercised their club option on the contract of Pedro Strop, while fellow reliever Brandon Kintzler picked up his player option.

Associated Press

Yankees, Brett Gardner Agree On One-Year Deal
Brett Gardner has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Yankees after the club declined the 2019 option on his previous contract.

Bryan Hoch/MLB

David Price Won't Exercise Opt-Out With Red Sox
David Price is staying with the Red Sox as he will not exercise the opt-out clause in his contract.

CBS Sports

Manny Machado Issues Thanks To Dodgers With Free Agency Looming
Manny Machado was noncommittal about his future following the World Series, but he may have shed some light on his plans through an Instagram post on Wednesday.

ESPN

Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw Extend Option Deadline
The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw have agreed to extend the deadline for Kershaw to decide whether to exercise his contract option until Friday at 4 p.m. ET.

ESPN

Astros Decline Brian McCann's $15M Option
The Astros have declined their $15 million club option for next season on Brian McCann.

Associated Press