Baseball Beat: Wednesday, December 12th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, December 12th edition of Baseball Beat. Charley Steiner is on vacation, but Chuck Wilson will be hosting. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Jeff Zrebiec, Baltimore Sun
Guest: Mike Fish, ESPN.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Ken Rosenthal, XM MLB Insider; FoxSports.com
Guest: Paul Hoynes, Cleveland Plain Dealer (Indians Beat)
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Jack Magruder, East Valley Tribune (Diamondbacks Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Sean McAdam, Providence Journal; ESPN.com
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Wittenmyer, Chicago Sun-Times (Cubs Beat)
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Andrew Baggarly, San Jose Mercury News (Giants Beat)

Guest Summaries:
Zrebiec discussed his breaking news that the Baltimore Orioles traded Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros. Fish discussed his investigative work on steroids in baseball including Thursday’s release of the Mitchell Report. Rosenthal discussed the breaking news of the Baltimore/Houston trade. Hoynes discussed the Cleveland Indians including Josh Barfield’s future, rotation questions, and trade rumors surrounding talks with Oakland. Magruder discussed the Arizona Diamondbacks including trade discussions with Oakland and Mitchell Report. McAdam discussed the Boston Red Sox including trade talks with the Minnesota Twins for Johan Santana and whether Jacoby Ellsbury is worth dealing. Wittenmyer discussed the Chicago Cubs including their signing of Fukudome, Ryan Theriot as shortstop, and Mark DeRosa. Baggarly discussed the San Francisco Giants including the trade discussions with the Toronto Blue Jays for Alex Rios, interest in Hideki Matsui, and Pedro Feliz future in San Francisco.