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| Thursday, October 8th , 2009 |
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| Washington Wizards: Placed RP Pedro Feliciano on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: Activated RP Pedro Feliciano from the injured list. |
| Washington Wizards: Released SS Alex S Gonzalez. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed RP Pedro Feliciano on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: Activated RP Pedro Feliciano from the injured list. |
| Washington Wizards: Released SS Alex S Gonzalez. |
| Wednesday, October 7th , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Retired #25 in honor of Carlos Delgado. |
| Monday, October 5th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Placed 3B Victor Cancino on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 10/04/2009. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed RP Brandon Lyon on the 60-day injured list. |
| Florida Marlins: Placed C Paul Lo Duca on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 10/02/2009. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Jamie D'Antona on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Activated 2B Jamie D'Antona from the injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Tim Hartshorn on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Activated 2B Tim Hartshorn from the injured list. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed RP Kenichiro Idemoto on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: Activated RP Kenichiro Idemoto from the injured list. |
| Saturday, October 3rd , 2009 |
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| Chicago Cubs: SP Jason Gray returns from his rehab assignment. |
| Friday, October 2nd , 2009 |
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| Cleveland Spiders: Signed RF Grady Sizemore to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $9,250,000. |
| Wednesday, September 30th , 2009 |
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| Arizona Firestorm: Signed Managername %name to a %number-year contract extension. |
| Monday, September 28th , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: SS David Maroul returns from his rehab assignment. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed C Refugio Cervantes on the active roster. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Activated 3B Adam Kennedy from the injured list. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Placed CF Lorenzo Cain on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/25/2009. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Placed RP Cary Hiles on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/26/2009. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Signed 1B Coach Pat McNeill to a 3-year contract extension. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SS Victor Rodriguez on the 60-day injured list. |
| Houston Astros: Placed LF Ryan Thompson on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Activated LF Ryan Thompson from the injured list. |
| Houston Astros: LF Fernando Seguignol was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: LF Rene Reyes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed SS Hanley Ramirez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/25/2009. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SP Tom Bennett on the 60-day injured list. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed C Refugio Cervantes on the active roster. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed RP Armando Benitez on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed RP Pedro Feliciano on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/25/2009. |
| Wednesday, September 23rd , 2009 |
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| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed free agent RP Armando Benitez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Tuesday, September 22nd , 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Claimed C Refugio Cervantes off waivers from Milwaukee. |
| Monday, September 21st , 2009 |
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| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SP Ben Sheets on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Activated SP Ben Sheets from the 60-day injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Tim Hartshorn on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/19/2009. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Sent SS David Maroul to Triple A Syracuse for injury rehab. |
| Saturday, September 19th , 2009 |
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| Washington Wizards: Placed RP Kenichiro Idemoto on the 15-day injured list. |
| Friday, September 18th , 2009 |
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| Florida Marlins: Signed CL Francisco Rodriguez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,300,000. |
| Thursday, September 17th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed -name %name to a %number-year contract extension. |
| Wednesday, September 16th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed Team Trainername %name to a %number-year contract extension. |
| Monday, September 14th , 2009 |
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| Washington Wizards: Placed LF Denard Span on the 60-day injured list. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed RP Scott Adair on the active roster. |
| Anaheim Angels: Activated RP Scott Adair from the injured list. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed CL Rafael Soriano on the active roster. |
| Anaheim Angels: Activated CL Rafael Soriano from the injured list. |
| Atlanta Braves: SP Mo Christmas was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: Placed 2B Jason Bartlett on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Activated 2B Jason Bartlett from the injured list. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 3B Alfonso Quintero was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: RP Alfredo Aceves was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: C Refugio Cervantes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed C Michael Barrett on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Activated C Michael Barrett from the injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Jamie D'Antona on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/13/2009. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed LF Denard Span on the 60-day injured list. |
| Monday, September 7th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Placed RP Tony Urrutia on the 60-day injured list. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Placed 3B Adam Kennedy on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/06/2009. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Brian Reed was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Tom Graham was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: RP Matt Harrison was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: C Victor Villatoro was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed RF Corey Hart on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated RF Corey Hart from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Franklin Gutierrez on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated CF Franklin Gutierrez from the injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Alexander Smit on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed SS Edgar Renteria on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Placed LF Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 09/06/2009. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 3B Danny Cruz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| San Diego Padres: SP Virgil Vasquez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed Assistant GM Randy Ready to a 4-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed Scouting Director Mike Strahler to a 3-year contract extension. |
| Sunday, September 6th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed CL Emerson Bello to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $20,200,000. |
| Saturday, September 5th , 2009 |
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| Cleveland Spiders: Signed 2B Freddy Sanchez to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $15,800,000. |
| Monday, August 31st , 2009 |
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| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Mets: Placed RP Ricky Trlicek on the active roster. |
| Oakland Athletics: Signed Scouting Director Billy Beane to a 4-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed RP Justin James on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/28/2009. |
| Seattle Mariners: SP Justin Hampson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Sent SS Luis Maza to Triple A Memphis for injury rehab. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed 3B David Maroul on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/28/2009. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Marc Barcelo on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, August 25th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed C Mike Sweeney to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $30,400,000. |
| New York Mets: Claimed RP Ricky Trlicek off waivers from San Diego. |
| Monday, August 24th , 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed SP Esteban Loaiza on the 60-day injured list. |
| Atlanta Braves: Signed Scouting Director Jeffrey Bridges to a 5-year contract extension. |
| Atlanta Braves: Placed 1B Ryan Klesko on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: Activated 1B Ryan Klesko from the injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Sent RP Joe Davenport to Triple A Norfolk for injury rehab. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed Assistant GM Gene Tenace to a 3-year contract extension. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed Team Trainer Cody Moore to a 5-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Tigers: SS Edgar Renteria was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Alexander Smit was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Francisco Cordova on the active roster. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed SP Esteban Loaiza on the 60-day injured list. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SS Willis Otanez on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: 3B David Bell was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Saturday, August 22nd , 2009 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed Assistant GM Junior Moore to a 5-year, $180,000 per year contract. |
| Friday, August 21st , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed LF Shaun Boyd to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $3,800,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed LF Skip Schumaker to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,200,000. |
| Wednesday, August 19th , 2009 |
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| San Diego Padres: Fired 1B Coach Joel Casas. |
| Tuesday, August 18th , 2009 |
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| Kansas City Royals: Placed RP J.D. Brammer on the active roster. |
| Monday, August 17th , 2009 |
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| Arizona Firestorm: Activated SP Zack Greinke from the injured list. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Activated SP Elvin Hernandez from the injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: Sent 3B Juan de la Vega to Triple A Toledo for injury rehab. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: SS Oswaldo Navarro was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed RF Brady Clark on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| San Diego Padres: Fired Assistant GM Eric Haight. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed 3B Coach Johnny Grubb to a 5-year contract extension. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SP Kyle Lohse on the active roster. |
| Friday, August 14th , 2009 |
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| Washington Wizards: Signed RP Kenichiro Idemoto to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $880,000. |
| Wednesday, August 12th , 2009 |
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| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed free agent SS Willis Otanez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Tuesday, August 11th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Claimed SP Kyle Lohse off waivers from Toronto. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed RF Brady Clark off waivers from Detroit. |
| Monday, August 10th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Placed CL Rafael Soriano on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/07/2009. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed RP Scott Adair on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/2009. |
| Anaheim Angels: Sent RP Allan Simpson to Triple A Salt Lake for injury rehab. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP David Riske was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Francisco Cordova was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Alexander Smit on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: SS Mark Bellhorn was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: Placed SS Tomas Perez on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Activated SS Tomas Perez from the injured list. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed RP Shane Majors on the active roster. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Activated RP Shane Majors from the injured list. |
| New York Mets: Signed Hitting Coach Keith Hernandez to a 3-year contract extension. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed 2B Juan Henderson on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/07/2009. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SS Kevin Stocker on the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: SP Brian Tollberg was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: RP Armando Benitez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: RP Ryan Madson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: RP Jason Frasor was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tuesday, August 4th , 2009 |
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| Cleveland Spiders: Signed RP Chris Mowday to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $16,200,000. |
| Monday, August 3rd , 2009 |
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| New York Mets: Signed free agent LF Aaron Rowand to a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed SS Alex S Gonzalez on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Franklin Gutierrez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2009. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Marc Barcelo was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: LF Eddy Martinez-Esteve was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: RP Jose Perez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Franklin Gutierrez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2009. |
| Detroit Tigers: RF Brady Clark was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed SS Edgar Renteria on the active roster. |
| Florida Marlins: SP Edgar Armendariz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: Sent SS Danny Espinosa to Triple A Round Rock for injury rehab. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed 1B Ryan J Braun on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Activated 1B Ryan J Braun from the injured list. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 1B Chase Headley on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SP Hermínio Conte on the 60-day injured list. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: C Jason LaRue was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed SP Kyle Lohse on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed SP Brian Tollberg on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: RP James Riley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed CF Andruw Jones on irrevocable waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed SS Alex S Gonzalez on the active roster. |
| Saturday, August 1st , 2009 |
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| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed SS Kevin Stocker to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000. |
| Friday, July 31st , 2009 |
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| The Cleveland Spiders traded 28-year old LHP Josh Girdley to the Chicago Cubs, getting 19-year old minor league RHP Nathan Eovaldi and 21-year old minor league CF Omar Nava in return. |
| The Tampa Bay Giants traded 34-year old CF Richard Hidalgo (retaining 25%) and 29-year old RHP Dustin Lansford to the Boston Red Sox, getting 22-year old minor league RHP Tanner Roark, 18-year old minor league RHP Shelby Miller, and 24-year old minor league RHP Vittoriano Fonzio in return. |
| The Tampa Bay Giants traded 34-year old 2B David Eckstein (retaining 50%) to the Minnesota Twins, getting 24-year old minor league RHP Rob Wooten and 22-year old minor league 2B Yangervis Solarte in return. |
| The Minnesota Twins traded 19-year old minor league RHP Ciro Zavala and 24-year old minor league RHP Blake Parker to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 29-year old 1B Ryan Howard in return. |
| Atlanta Braves: Placed 2B Wilmer Pino on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: Activated 2B Wilmer Pino from the injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed LF Carlos Gonzalez on the 60-day injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Amaury Telemaco was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed CF Richard Hidalgo on the active roster. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed CL Dustin Lansford on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed 1B Ryan Howard on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed 2B David Eckstein on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed C Michael Barrett on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/28/2009. |
| Seattle Mariners: RP Oscar Candelario was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: SP Hermínio Conte was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed RP Shane Hawk on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/28/2009. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed SS Luis Maza on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/30/2009. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Sent C Ryan Doumit to Triple A Memphis for injury rehab. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Bobby Calderon on the active roster. |
| The New York Mets traded 33-year old RHP Scott Williamson to the San Diego Padres, getting 23-year old minor league 2B Eric Sogard and 22-year old minor league 1B Ike Davis in return. |
| The Cleveland Spiders traded 31-year old LHP Mike V Gonzalez to the San Diego Padres, getting 20-year old minor league SS Gerardo Valencia and 22-year old minor league C Yan Gomes in return. |
| The Washington Wizards traded 23-year old minor league LHP Joe Savery and 20-year old minor league CF Mario Martines to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 36-year old 2B Alex S Gonzalez (retaining 80%) in return. |
| The Chicago Cubs traded 17-year old minor league C Omar Narvaez and 17-year old minor league SS Mario Garcia to the Colorado Rockies, getting 25-year old RHP Mitchell Boggs and 33-year old 3B Carlos Guillen (retaining 20%) in return. |
| The Seattle Mariners traded 23-year old 3B Carlos Santana to the Cleveland Spiders, getting 25-year old 1B Chase Headley, 22-year old minor league 1B Yonder Alonso, 18-year old minor league RF Avisail Garcia, and 22-year old minor league RHP Kenny Fernandez in return. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed C Carlos Santana on the active roster. |
| The Anaheim Angels traded 16-year old minor league LHP Pablo Estrada, 19-year old minor league 2B Cesar Hernández, 17-year old minor league LF Roberto Montelongo, and 19-year old minor league RHP Trevor Rosenthal to the Vancouver Mounties, getting 25-year old 3B Victor Cancino in return. |
| Wednesday, July 29th , 2009 |
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| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed free agent SP Bobby Calderon to a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000. |
| Monday, July 27th , 2009 |
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| Arizona Firestorm: Placed SP Elvin Hernandez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/24/2009. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Sent 1B Chase Headley to Triple A Buffalo for injury rehab. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Alexander Smit was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Francisco Cordova on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed 1B Coach Barry Larkin to a 3-year contract extension. |
| Tuesday, July 21st , 2009 |
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| Kansas City Royals: Claimed RP J.D. Brammer off waivers from Houston. |
| Monday, July 20th , 2009 |
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| The Houston Astros traded 18-year old minor league RHP Hansel Robles, 20-year old minor league LHP Patrick Corbin, 16-year old minor league 3B Alejandro Jimenez, and 17-year old minor league RHP Rodolfo Terrazas to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 22-year old SS Danny Espinosa (retaining 100%) in return. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed RP Allan Simpson on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/2009. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Placed SP Zack Greinke on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/2009. |
| Detroit Tigers: SS Edgar Renteria was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed SP Roberto Arzu on the 60-day injured list. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed RP Shane Majors on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/2009. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed 1B Ryan J Braun on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/2009. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: SP Scott Feldman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed RF Alex Sanchez on the active roster. |
| New York Mets: Placed LF Jose Guillen on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/2009. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SP Ben Sheets on the 60-day injured list. |
| Texas Rangers: Sent RF Luis Hernandez to Triple A Oklahoma for injury rehab. |
| Washington Wizards: Sent SP Chuck Wanke to Triple A Erie for injury rehab. |
| Friday, July 17th , 2009 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Signed SP David Manning to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $540,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed CF Jose Munoz to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000. |
| Florida Marlins: Signed RP Todd Pennington to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,900,000. |
| Tuesday, July 14th , 2009 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed RF Alex Sanchez off waivers from San Diego. |
| Monday, July 13th , 2009 |
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| The Tampa Bay Giants traded 36-year old LF Shawn Green (retaining 55%) to the Houston Astros, getting 37-year old LF Ryan Radmanovich, 24-year old minor league 2B Alden Carrithers, 20-year old minor league RHP Jarrod Parker, and 26-year old minor league 1B Bret LeVier in return. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Francisco Cordova was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Alexander Smit on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Signed Team Trainer Dave Helmkamp to a 4-year contract extension. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: RP Devin Anderson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed SP Derrick Lewis on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed LF Ryan Radmanovich on the active roster. |
| Thursday, July 9th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed SP Chris Carpenter to a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $43,400,000. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent SP Derrick Lewis to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Wednesday, July 8th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Fired Bench Coach Bob Christian. |
| Houston Astros: Fired Assistant GM Jonathan West. |
| Houston Astros: Signed Assistant GM Bobby Sprowl to a 3-year, $130,000 per year contract. |
| Monday, July 6th , 2009 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Sent RP Jose Perez to Triple A Charlotte for injury rehab. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated 2B Jeff Bianchi from the injured list. |
| Colorado Rockies: Placed RP Eric Abreu on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/03/2009. |
| Houston Astros: LF Ryan Radmanovich was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Released RP Keith Foulke. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Freddy Garcia on the active roster. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Activated SP Freddy Garcia from the injured list. |
| New York Yankees: Signed Scouting Director Ed Ruffalo to a 5-year contract extension. |
| New York Yankees: Signed Hitting Coach Jason Cloud to a 5-year contract extension. |
| New York Yankees: Signed 1B Coach Bobby Carrier to a 3-year contract extension. |
| New York Yankees: Signed 3B Coach Justin Waters to a 3-year contract extension. |
| San Diego Padres: CF Alex Sanchez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: LF Shawn Green was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed SP Chuck Wanke on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/04/2009. |
| Monday, June 29th , 2009 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed 1B Ryan Klesko on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/28/2009. |
| Atlanta Braves: Placed 2B Wilmer Pino on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/26/2009. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed CL Jonathan Papelbon on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Activated CL Jonathan Papelbon from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed SS Bobby Crosby on the active roster. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Activated SS Bobby Crosby from the injured list. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed 2B Freddy Sanchez on the active roster. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Activated 2B Freddy Sanchez from the injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Alexander Smit was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Francisco Cordova on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed 1B Tony Alderette on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed CF Joey Gathright on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Activated CF Joey Gathright from the injured list. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: Sent 2B Erick Aybar to Triple A Tacoma for injury rehab. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Brian Carpenter on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/27/2009. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed SS Danny Espinosa on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/26/2009. |
| Washington Wizards: SS Willis Otanez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: Fired Pitching Coach Josh Howard. |
| Washington Wizards: Signed Hitting Coach Robin Yount to a 3-year contract extension. |
| Washington Wizards: Signed Manager Rich Hinton to a 5-year contract extension. |
| Washington Wizards: Appointed Curt Boggs as Pitching Coach. |
| Friday, June 26th , 2009 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed SP Scott Karl to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000. |
| Wednesday, June 24th , 2009 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent 1B Tony Alderette to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Tuesday, June 23rd , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Claimed RP Rip Warren off waivers from Minnesota. |
| Monday, June 22nd , 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Jesus Gonzalez, returned to original Organization Boston Red Sox. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Sent 1B Anatolio Grimaldi to Triple A Norfolk for injury rehab. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Joe Davenport on the 60-day injured list. |
| Boston Red Sox: Sent CF Juan Pierre to Triple A Pawtucket for injury rehab. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed 3B Juan de la Vega on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/20/2009. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: RF Adam Olow was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Jesus Gonzalez, returned to original Organization Boston Red Sox. |
| Sunday, June 21st , 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Fired Pitching Coach Jeremy Lux. |
| Friday, June 19th , 2009 |
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| Texas Rangers: Signed RP Jeriome Robertson to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,000,000. |
| Houston Astros: Fired 3B Coach Dave Cripe. |
| Thursday, June 18th , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent SP Victor Zambrano to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent SP Ryan Madson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Monday, June 15th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: 2B Chris Coghlan was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Ricky Nolasco on the active roster. |
| Boston Red Sox: Activated SP Ricky Nolasco from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 2B Jeff Bianchi on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/14/2009. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Francisco Cordova on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Francisco Cordova was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Alexander Smit on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed CF Joey Gathright on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/13/2009. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: LF Mike Dean was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed LF Angelo Benavides on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: RP Rip Warren was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: RP Edgardo Ramos was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Mets: Released RF Reed Johnson. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: RP Ryan Schwabe was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: 1B Mike Myers was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Fired 1B Coach Floyd Wicker. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Appointed Mark Bailey as 1B Coach. |
| Thursday, June 11th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Fired Pitching Coach Frank Tanana. |
| Monday, June 8th , 2009 |
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| Detroit Tigers: C Saul Soto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RF Daniel Fornes on the active roster. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed C Ryan Doumit on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/05/2009. |
| Wednesday, June 3rd , 2009 |
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| Texas Rangers: Signed C Ramon J Hernandez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000. |
| Tuesday, June 2nd , 2009 |
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| Minnesota Twins: Claimed LF Angelo Benavides off waivers from Detroit. |
| Monday, June 1st , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: RP Cory Lidle was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed 1B Cristhian Presichi on the active roster. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed CF Juan Pierre on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/31/2009. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed 2B Freddy Sanchez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/29/2009. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Alexander Smit was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Francisco Cordova on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Francisco Cordova was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Freddy Garcia on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/31/2009. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: RP Bobby Calderon was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Jaret Wright on the active roster. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Activated SP Jaret Wright from the injured list. |
| Thursday, May 28th , 2009 |
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| New York Mets: Signed free agent 1B Derrek Lee to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Tuesday, May 26th , 2009 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Claimed 1B Cristhian Presichi off waivers from Milwaukee. |
| Monday, May 25th , 2009 |
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| The Texas Rangers traded 16-year old minor league LHP Rich Granados to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 33-year old C Ramon J Hernandez (retaining 100%) in return. |
| Chicago White Sox: Placed RP Jose Perez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/22/2009. |
| Detroit Tigers: CF Angelo Benavides was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RF Brady Clark on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: RF Daniel Fornes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: RP Ryan Madson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Thursday, May 21st , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: SP Derrick Lewis was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Tuesday, May 19th , 2009 |
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| Detroit Tigers: Claimed RF Brady Clark off waivers from Boston. |
| Monday, May 18th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Erick Aybar on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2009. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Anibal Sanchez on the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed SS Bobby Crosby on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/15/2009. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Francisco Cordova was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Alexander Smit on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Placed LF Ryan Radmanovich on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 1B Cristhian Presichi was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Placed CF Charlie Blackmon on the active roster. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Activated CF Charlie Blackmon from the injured list. |
| Saturday, May 16th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed RF Nelson Cruz to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $17,680,000. |
| Wednesday, May 13th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent RP Jose Valverde to a 1-year contract worth a total of $560,000. |
| Monday, May 11th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF John Mayberry, returned to original Organization New York Mets. |
| Atlanta Braves: 3B Luis Rodriguez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Atlanta Braves: Placed 3B Chipper Jones on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: Activated 3B Chipper Jones from the injured list. |
| Boston Red Sox: RF Brady Clark was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Sent 1B Ruben Reyes to Triple A Louisville for injury rehab. |
| New York Yankees: Placed 3B Nomar Garciaparra on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Activated 3B Nomar Garciaparra from the injured list. |
| Anaheim Angels: Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF John Mayberry, returned to original Organization New York Mets. |
| Friday, May 8th , 2009 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Signed RP Matt Perisho to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,200,000. |
| Anaheim Angels: Signed SP Gary Majewski to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $5,600,000. |
| Monday, May 4th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: SP Derrick Lewis was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Colby Miller on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Alexander Smit was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Francisco Cordova on the active roster. |
| New York Mets: Placed SP Francisco Cordoba on the 60-day injured list. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed SP Stevenson Agosto on the 60-day injured list. |
| Friday, May 1st , 2009 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Claimed RP Colby Miller off waivers from Seattle. |
| Anaheim Angels: Claimed LF John Mayberry off waivers from Seattle. |
| Thursday, April 30th , 2009 |
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| Minnesota Twins: Signed RF Jose Barajas to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $39,700,000. |
| Monday, April 27th , 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed RF Ruben Rivera on the active roster. |
| Chicago White Sox: 1B Cesar Fernandez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: Placed 3B Jose Molena on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Frank Diaz, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed RF Ruben Rivera on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: RP Yusmeiro Petit was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Frank Diaz, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| Friday, April 24th , 2009 |
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| Minnesota Twins: Signed SS Hanley Ramirez to a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $66,200,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: CL Jose Valverde was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Thursday, April 23rd , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: SP Colby Miller was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: CL Jose Valverde was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Seattle Mariners: LF John Mayberry was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Tuesday, April 21st , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: CL Jose Valverde was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Seattle Mariners: SP Derrick Lewis was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Seattle Mariners: SS David Lamb was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Chicago White Sox: Claimed 3B Jose Molena off waivers from Anaheim. |
| Monday, April 20th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: RP Justin Hampson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed LF Carlos Ortiz on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 1B Ruben Reyes on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2009. |
| Atlanta Braves: Placed 3B Chipper Jones on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/19/2009. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed 1B Anatolio Grimaldi on the 60-day injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Ryan Bradley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed RP Trey Bullinger on the 60-day injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 1B Ruben Reyes on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2009. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed 1B Chase Headley on the 60-day injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Francisco Cordova was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed SP Domingo Morban on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 3B Tomas Rodriguez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed RF Curtis Granderson on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed 3B Nomar Garciaparra on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2009. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Carlos Belliard on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Placed CF Charlie Blackmon on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/18/2009. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Placed SP Wilson Alvarez on the 60-day injured list. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed LF Carlos Ortiz on the active roster. |
| Sunday, April 19th , 2009 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed SP Domingo Morban off waivers from Seattle. |
| Friday, April 17th , 2009 |
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| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Jaret Wright on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/14/2009. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Byeong-Hak An on the active roster. |
| Wednesday, April 15th , 2009 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent RF Curtis Granderson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $325,000. |
| Tuesday, April 14th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: RP Eddie Priest was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Monday, April 13th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: RP Brandon League was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed 3B Jose Molena on the active roster. |
| Anaheim Angels: 3B Jose Molena was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed SP Gary Majewski on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed RP Santiago Casilla on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed 1B Cristhian Presichi on the active roster. |
| New York Mets: Placed 3B Jose Reyes on the active roster. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed RF Ruben Rivera on the active roster. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: RF Ruben Rivera was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Sunday, April 12th , 2009 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed LF Hideki Matsui to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $10,500,000. |
| Saturday, April 11th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: SP Domingo Morban was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Friday, April 10th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Claimed RP Eduardo Ortiz off waivers from Cleveland. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed RP Santiago Casilla off waivers from Boston. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed 1B Cristhian Presichi off waivers from Minnesota. |
| Anaheim Angels: Claimed 3B Jose Molena off waivers from Minnesota. |
| Washington Wizards: Claimed LF Carlos Ortiz off waivers from St. Louis. |
| New York Mets: Claimed 3B Jose Reyes off waivers from Colorado. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Ryan Bradley on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, April 7th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: RP Gil Meche was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Monday, April 6th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent C Mike Sweeney to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,960,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Willie Cervantes, returned to original Organization Boston Red Sox. |
| The Milwaukee Brewers traded 26-year old CF Miguel Negron to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 23-year old minor league 2B Asdrubal Cabrera in return. |
| The Minnesota Twins traded 27-year old minor league LF Joey Gathright to the Milwaukee Brewers, getting 19-year old minor league SS Edgar Barrera in return. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed LF Manny Ramirez on the active roster. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Activated LF Manny Ramirez from the injured list. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed 2B Marcos Dominguez on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 1B Juan Garcia, returned to original Organization Seattle Mariners. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Placed 2B Asdrubal Cabrera on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 2B Rickie Weeks, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: LF Adam Olow was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed SP Roberto Villegas on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed RP Carlos Marmol on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed CF Freddy Guzman on the active roster. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 1B Juan Garcia, returned to original Organization Seattle Mariners. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 2B Rickie Weeks, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| The Anaheim Angels traded 17-year old minor league RF Robby Rodriguez to the Boston Red Sox, getting 29-year old RHP Gary Majewski (retaining 100%) in return. |
| Sunday, April 5th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent RF Skip Schumaker to a 1-year contract worth a total of $322,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: CF Anthony Sanders was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Friday, April 3rd , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Claimed RP Carlos Marmol off waivers from Washington. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Claimed CF Freddy Guzman off waivers from Houston. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed 2B Marcos Dominguez off waivers from San Diego. |
| Thursday, April 2nd , 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Shane Bazzell was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: RF Ruben Rivera was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Anaheim Angels: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Darin Downs, returned to original Organization Milwaukee Brewers. |
| Anaheim Angels: Placed RP Eduardo Rosario on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: CF Gustavo Barajas was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: 1B Joe Jiannetti was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Santiago Casilla was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Gary Majewski was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Chris Reitsma was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Chicago White Sox: RP Jose Rodriguez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: RP Sean Marshall was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: C Wil Nieves was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: 2B Manuel Velez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: 3B Alex Cintron was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Transferred RF Corey Hart to the 60-day IL. |
| Colorado Rockies: RP Juan Jaimes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Colorado Rockies: SS Jose Reyes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: RP Tim Worthington was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: Designated 1B Freddy Guzman for assignment. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 1B Matt Salvesen, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| New York Yankees: RP Carlos Belliard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Oakland Athletics: CL Jesse Crain was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Oakland Athletics: 2B Elias Aguilar was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed RP Shawn Kelley on the 60-day injured list. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: RP Mike J Adams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: SP Shawn Chacon was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Shane Bazzell was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: RF Ruben Rivera was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Samuel Gervacio, returned to original Organization Cincinnati Reds. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: LF Carlos Ortiz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Anaheim Angels: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Darin Downs, returned to original Organization Milwaukee Brewers. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 1B Matt Salvesen, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Jon Durango, returned to original Organization Florida Marlins. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Danny Morocho, returned to original Organization New York Mets. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Ricky Ramirez, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Samuel Gervacio, returned to original Organization Cincinnati Reds. |
| Seattle Mariners: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Vinny Negrete, returned to original Organization New York Mets. |
| Seattle Mariners: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SS Youku Ichikawa, returned to original Organization Baltimore Orioles. |
| Seattle Mariners: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Jose Lopez, returned to original Organization Philadelphia Phillies. |
| Seattle Mariners: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Roberto Villegas, returned to original Organization Toronto Blue Jays. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Placed LF Manny Ramirez on the restricted list. |
| Cleveland Spiders: RP Eduardo Ortiz was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: SP Byeong-Hak An was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: SS Josh Bell was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: SS Enrique Cruz was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: CF John Fagan was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: RP Jeff Bajenaru was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Arizona Firestorm: SP Felix Diaz was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Arizona Firestorm: 1B Luis Galarraga was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Arizona Firestorm: SP Mark Gentile was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Arizona Firestorm: RP Pep Harris was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Tuesday, March 31st , 2009 |
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| Detroit Tigers: Signed RP Alexander Smit to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000. |
| Monday, March 30th , 2009 |
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| Detroit Tigers: Signed 2B Edwin Encarnacion to a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000. |
| Sunday, March 29th , 2009 |
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| Arizona Firestorm: Signed free agent RP Cary Hiles to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000. |
| Saturday, March 28th , 2009 |
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| Arizona Firestorm: Signed free agent RP Julian Heredia to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000. |
| Thursday, March 26th , 2009 |
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| Washington Wizards: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Javier Hurtado, returned to original Organization Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Washington Wizards: Released RP John Maine. |
| Washington Wizards: RP Carlos Marmol was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: RP Tyler Clippard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: C Dave Wallace was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RF Angel Reyes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Ryan Bradley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Victor Zambrano was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: RP Jarrod Washburn was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 1B Michael Aubrey was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 1B André Severino, returned to original Organization Oakland Athletics. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed LF Jesus Romo on the active roster. |
| Oakland Athletics: Activated LF Jesus Romo from the injured list. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SP Steve Kline on the active roster. |
| San Diego Padres: 3B Matthew Brown was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| San Diego Padres: SS Marcos Dominguez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| San Diego Padres: 3B Bert Cook was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Ryan Garko, returned to original Organization Arizona Firestorm. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Brayan Pena, returned to original Organization Detroit Tigers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Edward Mujica, returned to original Organization Cincinnati Reds. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Nyjer Morgan, returned to original Organization Cincinnati Reds. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF Gabe Gross, returned to original Organization Chicago White Sox. |
| Vancouver Mounties: SP Greg Bruso was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Javier Hurtado, returned to original Organization Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Washington Wizards: Released RP John Maine. |
| Washington Wizards: RP Carlos Marmol was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Washington Wizards: RP Tyler Clippard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 1B André Severino, returned to original Organization Oakland Athletics. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Edward Mujica, returned to original Organization Cincinnati Reds. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Ryan Garko, returned to original Organization Arizona Firestorm. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF Gabe Gross, returned to original Organization Chicago White Sox. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick CF Nyjer Morgan, returned to original Organization Cincinnati Reds. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Brayan Pena, returned to original Organization Detroit Tigers. |
| The Anaheim Angels traded 21-year old minor league 1B Logan Morrison, 21-year old minor league RHP Brad Tippett, and 19-year old minor league CF Luis Morales to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 24-year old LHP Eduardo Rosario (retaining 100%) and 22-year old minor league 3B Danny Esquivel in return. |
| Saturday, March 14th , 2009 |
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| Arizona Firestorm: Signed free agent C Dave Nilsson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent SP Steve Kline to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed Assistant GM Roberto Solis to a 3-year, $80,000 per year contract. |
| Thursday, March 12th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Placed CF Ricardo Nanita on the active roster. |
| Anaheim Angels: SP Chris Rojas was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Anaheim Angels: LF Vinny Castaneda was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Anaheim Angels: CF Ricardo Nanita was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed RF Corey Hart on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/09/2009. |
| Houston Astros: Placed 3B Travis Fryman on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: Designated 3B Travis Fryman for assignment. |
| Seattle Mariners: Appointed Lou Whitaker as Manager. |
| Seattle Mariners: Appointed John Jaha as Bench Coach. |
| The Houston Astros traded 27-year old RHP Jose Amancio, 25-year old RHP Jumbo Diaz, 24-year old 1B Prince Fielder, 19-year old minor league RHP Danny Salazar, 17-year old minor league CF Pedro Gonzalez, 18-year old minor league LF Salvatore Valencia, 39-year old 3B Travis Fryman, and 17-year old minor league 3B Jonathan Morales to the Detroit Tigers, getting 33-year old RHP Chris Carpenter (retaining 70%) and 34-year old 2B Frank Catalanotto (retaining 100%) in return. |
| Thursday, March 5th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Claimed CF Ricardo Nanita off waivers from Boston. |
| Wednesday, March 4th , 2009 |
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| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed 3B Eric Chavez to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $46,500,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RF Brady Clark to a 1-year contract worth a total of $376,000. |
| Sunday, March 1st , 2009 |
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| Oakland Athletics: Signed SP Roy Halladay to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $55,700,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP Trey Bullinger to a 1-year contract worth a total of $620,000. |
| Saturday, February 28th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed free agent 1B Hank Blalock to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP David Riske to a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000. |
| Friday, February 27th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP Tom Graham to a 1-year contract worth a total of $432,000. |
| Thursday, February 26th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: RP Santiago Casilla was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: CF Ricardo Nanita was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed C Brett Collard on the active roster. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed LF Jesus Romo on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/2009. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed SP Micah Posey on the 60-day injured list. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SS Alex Gonzalez on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SS Jimmy Rollins on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed CF Endy Chavez on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed RF Brent Brede on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed LF Miguel Gradi on the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed RP Dale Brandt on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed C Ramon J Hernandez on the active roster. |
| Monday, February 23rd , 2009 |
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| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent RF Brent Brede to a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent RP Dale Brandt to a 1-year contract worth a total of $395,000. |
| Oakland Athletics: Signed SP Javier Vazquez to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $62,000,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent RP Mike Duvall to a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent SS Alex Gonzalez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent C Ramon J Hernandez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,450,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent SS Jimmy Rollins to a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent CF Endy Chavez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000. |
| Thursday, February 19th , 2009 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed RP Dane De La Rosa on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed 1B Todd Helton on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed 1B Ryan Howard on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, February 17th , 2009 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Signed RP John Smoltz to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,640,000. |
| Saturday, February 14th , 2009 |
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| San Diego Padres: Placed SP Scott Karl on the active roster. |
| San Diego Padres: Placed 1B Reggie Jefferson on the active roster. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Jaret Wright on the active roster. |
| Friday, February 13th , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed free agent 1B Richie Sexson to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,250,000. |
| Minnesota Twins: Signed free agent 1B Todd Helton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000. |
| Thursday, February 12th , 2009 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Claimed RP Dane De La Rosa off waivers from Boston. |
| Monday, February 9th , 2009 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed SP Ty Hartshorn on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: Activated SP Ty Hartshorn from the 60-day injured list. |
| Atlanta Braves: C Tim Flaherty was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RF Bobby Lozano on the active roster. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Placed C Ivan Rodriguez on the active roster. |
| The Toronto Blue Jays traded 23-year old RHP Daryl Thompson and 20-year old minor league 1B Dee Strange-Gordon to the New York Yankees, getting 29-year old 1B Ryan Howard and 20-year old minor league LF Alfredo Segui in return. |
| Wednesday, February 4th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP Luis Pineda to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,120,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Dane De La Rosa was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Friday, January 30th , 2009 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed free agent 1B Reggie Jefferson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Signed free agent C Ivan Rodriguez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,500,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed free agent SP Scott Karl to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed free agent SP Jaret Wright to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent RP Antonio Ashley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000. |
| New York Mets: Signed free agent SS Julio Lugo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent RP Grant Balfour to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,980,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP Francis Morel to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,120,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent C Jayson Werth to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,800,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent RP Jason Mikels to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,050,000. |
| Washington Wizards: Signed CL Dwayne Wagnon to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $18,400,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed free agent 1B Pedro Santana to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Signed SP Tim Lincecum to a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $66,000,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed 1B Evan Longoria to a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $62,500,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Manuel Corpas was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Tuesday, January 27th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP Roger Goedde to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,160,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent 1B Corey Koskie to a 3-year contract worth a total of $17,100,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent RP Tony Penny to a 1-year contract worth a total of $820,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP Justin Duchscherer to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000. |
| New York Yankees: Signed free agent RF Bobby Lozano to a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: RP Logan Ondrusek was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Anaheim Angels: Claimed LF Chris Baca off waivers from Seattle. |
| Monday, January 26th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Ricky Nolasco on the 60-day injured list. |
| Houston Astros: Signed free agent RP J.D. Brammer to a 4-year contract worth a total of $14,050,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent RP Kyle Crowell to a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,100,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent SP Tom Bennett to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,660,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent 2B D'Angelo Jimenez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,700,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent 2B Khalil Greene to a 3-year contract worth a total of $20,300,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed RP Kyle Crowell on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SP Tom Bennett on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed 2B D'Angelo Jimenez on the active roster. |
| San Diego Padres: Placed SP Jose Gonzalez on the active roster. |
| San Diego Padres: Placed RP Steve Rain on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: RP Domingo Morban was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: 2B Jose Moreno was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed SP Carlos Silva on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed RP James Riley on the active roster. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed RP Armando Benitez on the active roster. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Placed SP Wilson Alvarez on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed SP Chuck Wanke on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 2B Ramon Santiago, returned to original Organization Detroit Tigers. |
| Sunday, January 25th , 2009 |
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| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed free agent SP Carlos Silva to a 6-year contract worth a total of $21,350,000. |
| Friday, January 23rd , 2009 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed LF Ryan Thompson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,500,000. |
| Thursday, January 22nd , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent RP Armando Benitez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent RP James Riley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed free agent RP Steve Rain to a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000. |
| Houston Astros: Signed free agent LF Aaron Rowand to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000. |
| Wednesday, January 21st , 2009 |
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| Washington Wizards: Signed free agent SP Chuck Wanke to a 2-year contract worth a total of $15,200,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed free agent SP Jose Gonzalez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Placed SP Ricky Trlicek on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, January 20th , 2009 |
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| Vancouver Mounties: Signed free agent SP Wilson Alvarez to a 4-year contract worth a total of $22,000,000. |
| Monday, January 19th , 2009 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Freddy Garcia on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SP Cory Lidle on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: RP Hermínio Conte was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: RP Justin Hampson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: LF Chris Baca was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SS Manny Amador on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SS David Lamb on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed CF Anthony Sanders on the active roster. |
| Saturday, January 17th , 2009 |
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| Vancouver Mounties: Placed SS Pokey Reese on the active roster. |
| Florida Marlins: Placed SP Justin Thompson on the active roster. |
| Colorado Rockies: Placed SP Ismael Valdez on the active roster. |
| Thursday, January 15th , 2009 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent SP Cory Lidle to a 1-year contract worth a total of $625,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent SS Manny Amador to a 1-year contract worth a total of $625,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent SS David Lamb to a 1-year contract worth a total of $485,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed free agent CF Anthony Sanders to a 1-year contract worth a total of $625,000. |
| Tuesday, January 13th , 2009 |
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| New York Mets: Activated RP Antonio Santiago from the 60-day injured list. |
| New York Mets: Sent RP Antonio Santiago to Winter Development League Jalisco for injury rehab. |
| New York Mets: Activated SS John Lopez from the 60-day injured list. |
| New York Mets: Sent SS John Lopez to Winter Development League Jalisco for injury rehab. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed C Mike Dean off waivers from Houston. |
| Monday, January 12th , 2009 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed CF Juan Pierre on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Darwin Peguero on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Placed C Greg Connors on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed SP Dave Fleming on the active roster. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed 2B Juan Henderson on the active roster. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Placed RP Nick Brannon on the active roster. |
| Saturday, January 10th , 2009 |
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| Anaheim Angels: Signed RP Brandon Lyon to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000. |
| Thursday, January 8th , 2009 |
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| New York Yankees: Signed free agent SP Dave Fleming to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000. |
| Arizona Firestorm: Signed free agent RP Brent Stentz to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent CF Juan Pierre to a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000. |
| Tuesday, January 6th , 2009 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed free agent SP Ricky Trlicek to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000. |
| Oakland Athletics: Signed free agent 2B Juan Henderson to a 4-year contract worth a total of $25,000,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent SP Freddy Garcia to a 4-year contract worth a total of $17,750,000. |
| Houston Astros: Signed free agent C Greg Connors to a 7-year contract worth a total of $74,000,000. |
| Tampa Bay Giants: Signed free agent RP Nick Brannon to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,120,000. |
| Monday, January 5th , 2009 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Jeff Ridgway on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Amaury Telemaco on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Matt Perisho on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Jarrod Washburn on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Marc Barcelo on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: C Mike Dean was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Rene Aqueron, returned to original Organization Toronto Blue Jays. |
| Houston Astros: Placed LF Ryan Radmanovich on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Placed C Javier Valentin on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Joe Lawrence, returned to original Organization Seattle Mariners. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed 3B Brandon Phillips on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed C Ramon Castro on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed 1B Adam LaRoche on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed RF Scott Podsednik on the active roster. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed C Ryan Doumit on the active roster. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed SP Chan Ho Park on the active roster. |
| Washington Wizards: Placed SP John Maine on the active roster. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Joe Lawrence, returned to original Organization Seattle Mariners. |
| Houston Astros: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Rene Aqueron, returned to original Organization Toronto Blue Jays. |
| Friday, January 2nd , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent 3B David Bell to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000. |
| Vancouver Mounties: Signed free agent SS Pokey Reese to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Signed free agent SP Amaury Telemaco to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000. |
| Florida Marlins: Signed free agent SP Justin Thompson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000. |
| Houston Astros: Signed free agent LF Ryan Radmanovich to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,700,000. |
| Minnesota Twins: Signed free agent C Ramon Castro to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,100,000. |
| Colorado Rockies: Signed free agent SP Ismael Valdez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent SP Chan Ho Park to a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent RF Scott Podsednik to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,400,000. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Signed free agent SP Jarrod Washburn to a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000. |
| Detroit Tigers: Signed free agent RP Darwin Peguero to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,800,000. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent SS Clint Barmes to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent C Ryan Doumit to a 6-year contract worth a total of $48,500,000. |
| New York Yankees: Signed free agent 1B Adam LaRoche to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Signed free agent RP Jeff Ridgway to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000. |
| Washington Wizards: Signed free agent SP John Maine to a 1-year contract worth a total of $420,000. |
| Cleveland Spiders: Signed CF Brad Snyder to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $5,800,000. |
| Thursday, January 1st , 2009 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent SS Alex S Gonzalez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Signed free agent SP Matt Perisho to a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000. |
| Houston Astros: Signed free agent C Javier Valentin to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,020,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent 3B Brandon Phillips to a 10-year contract worth a total of $124,550,000. |
