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Oct. 25-Nov. 3 

Atlanta Braves 

Traded: RHP Derek Lowe and cash to Indians for LHP Chris Jones 

Elected free agency: C J.C. Boscan, OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Todd Redmond 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Stephen Marek, C J.C. Boscan, OF Wilkin Ramirez, OF Antoan 

Richardson (all four players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Signed: LHP Jose Lugo (re-signed) 

Righthander Todd Redmond has been a fixture in the Triple-A Gwinnett rotation for the past three seasons, 

putting up a 3.83 ERA and 1.25 WHIP over 83 appearances and 477 innings. He threw a nine-inning no-hitter 

against Louisville on May 28, 2010, and this year turned in arguably his finest season in the high minors. 

Redmond led the International League with 169 2/3 innings, while finishing second with a 1.17 WHIP, third with a 

2.92 ERA and fifth with 142 strikeouts. He lacks a plus pitch, but he's proven extremely durable, throwing at least 

160 innings in five of six full seasons, and he holds velocity on his tailing, low-90s fastball deep into starts. The 

26-year-old Redmond would have qualified for minor league free agency had the Braves left him unprotected. 

He previously spent time on Atlanta's 40-man roster in ’09. 

Baltimore Orioles 

Elected free agency: C Jake Fox 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Chris Jakubauskas, C Jake Fox (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Boston Red Sox 

Elected free agency: OF Joey Gathright 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: SS Jonathan Mota (re-signed) 

Chicago White Sox 

Released: 2B Austin Yount 

Cincinnati Reds 

Released: RHP Cesar Caceres, RHP Po-Cheng Chi, RHP Scott Gaffney, RHP Pat Quinn, LHP Tom Cochran, 

LHP Matt Leonard, LHP Luca Panerati, 2B Jake Kahaulelio, 3B Jorge Jimenez, SS Cristobal Rodriguez, OF Phil 

Bauer 

Elected free agency: RHP Jared Burton, RHP Daryl Thompson 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Denis Phipps 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jared Burton, RHP Daryl Thompson (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 

21-year-old Italian left-hander Luca Panerati spent four seasons in professional baseball. In 2011 he mostly 

played for the Dayton Dragons in the Midwest League. In 17 games in Single A he was 1-1 with an ERA of 4.15. 

He struck out 25 batters in 34 2/3 innings, walking 9. Overall he has a career ERA of 4.59 in 52 games, splitting 

time at the Rookie and Single A levels. It is going to be difficult to find a new team in the US and he probably will 

return to the Italian Baseball League. 

The Reds quietly re-signed Dominican outfielder Denis Phipps last offseason following a season in which he 

topped out in Double-A and batted just .228/.295/.336 in 104 games for Carolina. Cincinnati believed in his raw 

tools, athleticism and bat speed, even though he hadn't produced results since rookie ball. The 26-year-old 

Phipps rewarded the organization in ’11 by batting a composite .346/.397/.527 with 12 homers in 122 games at 

Double-A and Triple-A. He still struck out more than you'd like to see (nearly 25 percent of plate appearances 

with Louisville) for a batter with gap-to-gap power, so don't be surprised if he gives back some progress next 

season. The Reds added Phipps to 40-man roster to prevent him from leaving as a minor league free agent. 

Cleveland Indians 

Traded: LHP Chris Jones to Braves for RHP Derek Lowe and cash 

Elected free agency: OF Jerad Head 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Trevor Crowe (Triple-A) 

Colorado Rockies 

Signed: RHP Josh Sullivan (re-signed)

Detroit Tigers 

Elected free agency: LHP Brad Thomas 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Brad Thomas, C Omir Santos (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Signed: SS Audy Ciriaco (re-signed), SS Argenis Diaz (re-signed) 

Florida Marlins 

Signed: RHP Brett Zawacki (re-signed) 

Kansas City Royals 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chase Hentges 

Los Angeles Angels 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Luis Jimenez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Efren Navarro, SS Gil Velazquez, OF Chris Pettit (all three players outrighted 

to Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Baudilio Lopez 

Major shoulder surgery wiped out Luis Jimenez's ’09 campaign before he had even tasted full-season ball, but 

he's hit his way to Double-A in two years since, and his journey culminated in a place on the Angels' 40-man 

roster. He could have departed as a minor league free agent otherwise, as he was signed in August 2005 out of 

the Dominican Rep. The 23-year-old Jimenez swings aggressively at the first fastball he believes he can handle, 

but he puts a lot of them in play with authority. He batted .290/.335/.486 with 18 homers in 490 at-bats for 

Arkansas this season, and he led the Texas League with 40 doubles, placed second with 94 RBIs and third with 

59 extra-base hits. Jimenez might have even more power in store—he slugged 13 of 18 homers on the road— 

because Arkansas' home park suppresses power. 

Los Angeles Dodgers 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Alfredo Silverio, OF Scott Van Slyke 

Signed: RHP Will Savage (re-signed) 

First baseman/left fielder Scott Van Slyke (a 14th round pick in 2005) led the Southern League in hitting (.348) 

and doubles (45) and finished runner-up to Paul Goldschmidt in on-base (.427) and slugging (.595). 

Chattanooga teammate Alfredo Silverio, who was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent, on Nov. 

13, 2003 out of the Dominican Rep., led the way with 76 extra-base hits (16 homers, 42 doubles and a minor 

league-leading 18 triples) and 289 total bases while batting .306/.340/.532 in 533 at-bats. Scouts like Silverio's 

chances to become a reliable center-field option with a chance for all five tools to play at the big league level. 

Adding him and Van Slyke to the 40-man roster ensured that they can't depart via minor league free agency. 

Milwaukee Brewers 

Released: 3B Steffan Wilson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Mark DiFelice, LHP Mitch Stetter, SS Josh Wilson (all three players 

outrighted to Triple-A) 

Minnesota Twins 

Released: 1B Kelvin Silvania 

Elected free agency: OF Jason Repko 

New York Mets 

Signed: C Jean Luc Blaquiere (re-signed), OF Raul Reyes (re-signed) 

New York Yankees 

Signed: RHP Ronny Marte (re-signed), 2B Reegie Corona (re-signed) 

Oakland Athletics 

Released: 2B Neudy Clime 

Philadelphia Phillies 

Signed: C Tuffy Gosewisch (re-signed) 

Pittsburg Pirates 

Elected free agency: LHP Brian Burres

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Kevin Hart, LHP Brian Burres, LHP Aaron Thompson, 1B Steve Pearce, 3B 

Brandon Wood (all five players outrighted to Triple-A) 

St. Louis Cardinals 

Released: RHP Bryan Augenstein, RHP Cale Johnson, LHP Manuel de la Cruz, OF D'Marcus Ingram, OF Jim 

Rapoport 

San Diego Padres 

Elected free agency: C Rob Johnson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Rob Johnson (Triple-A) 

Tampa Bay Rays 

Signed: RHP Jairo de la Rosa (re-signed) 

Texas Rangers 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Omar Beltre, RHP Eric Hurley, RHP Merkin Valdez, 3B Esteban German, 

SS Andres Blanco (all five players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Signed: SS Guilder Rodriguez (re-signed) 

Toronto Blue Jays 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Jesse Carlson, OF Adam Loewen (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Signed: RHP Sean Shoffit (re-signed), 2B Ivan Contreras (re-signed) 

Oct. 19-24 

Arizona Diamondbacks 

Elected free agency: LHP Alberto Castillo, 3B Sean Burroughs 

Added to 40-man roster: OF David Winfree 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Alberto Castillo, C Robby Hammock, 3B Sean Burroughs (all three players 


Drafted in 2003, David Winfree has logged nine seasons in the minors, the last three in Triple-A, yet prior to this 

move by the Diamondbacks had never spent time on a 40-man roster. The 25-year-old righthanded hitter 

appeared in 39 games for Reno this season, batting .321/.389/.575 with nine homers, but did not play after July 

23. 


Signed: OF Jake Rife (Chico (North American)) 

Activated from the Restricted list: RHP Paul Bacot 

Released: RHP Paul Bacot, LHP Tyler Stovall, C Nathan Raffle 

Poor control undid lefty Tyler Stovall, an ’08 second-round pick out of Hokes Bluff, Ala. He walked 9.4 batters per 

nine innings in his 42 appearances for low Class A Rome during the past two seasons. 

We last heard from Paul Bacot, an ’03 second-rounder from an Atlanta high school, back in June ’06 when the 

Braves placed him on the restricted list. There he spent the past six seasons. 


Signed: RHP Charles Haeger (re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Joey Gathright (Triple-A) 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: SS Jonathan Mota (re-signed), OF Jim Adduci (re-signed) 


Signed: OF Yoandy Barroso (NDFA—Florida International) 

Released: C Jose Ramos 

Elected free agency: RHP Josh Kinney


Elected free agency: RHP Mitch Talbot 

Houston Astros 

Signed: RHP Alberto Arias (re-signed), LHP Xavier Cedeno (re-signed) 


Signed: LHP Enmanuel Camacho 

Released: LHP Jose Sanchez 


Signed: RHP Raul Burgos (re-signed), RHP Mike Parisi (re-signed), LHP Scott Rice (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Eric Krebs 

Krebs was put on the Voluntatily retired list out of spring training back in march. 


Signed: RHP Roque Mercedes (re-signed), RHP Jesus Sanchez (re-signed), C Anderson de la Rosa (resigned) 


Released: RHP Nick Alloway, RHP Marcus Limon, RHP Bobby O'Neill, RHP Kyle Wahl, LHP Nick Cicio, LHP 

Justin Parker, LHP Sam Spangler, LHP Matt Tone, 2B Jamaal Hawkins, 3B Nick Romero, OF Brandon 

Henderson, OF Derek McCallum 

Elected free agency: LHP Phil Dumatrait, C Rene Rivera, 2B Brian Dinkelman, 2B Matt Tolbert 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Phil Dumatrait, 2B Brian Dinkelman (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Among many others, the Twins cut free a pair of recent college picks who topped out at high Class A Fort Myers. 

Former San Diego State third baseman Nick Romero (fifth round, ’08) batted .229/.317/.329 in 300 games with 

the Miracle. Left fielder/second baseman Derek McCallum (fourth round, ’09), batted just .215/.295/.302 in 784 

plate appearances with Fort Myers. He played college ball at the University of Minnesota. 

New York Mets 

Elected free agency: RHP Dale Thayer 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Manny Alvarez, RHP Dale Thayer, 1B Valentino Pascucci (all three players 



Signed: C Jose Gil (re-signed) 


Released: OF Tyreace House 

Former football and track star Tyreace House (sixth round, ’08) spent the last two years in the Midwest League 

compiling one of the more interesting batting lines you'll see. The 23-year-old center fielder hit .220/.348/.254 

while showing a shaky feel for hitting, great patience (139 walks), solid speed (64 steals in 83 attempts) and no 

power (21 extra-base hits in 947 PA). 


Released: RHP Craig Fritsch, RHP Siulman Lebron, RHP Juan Morillo, 1B Matt Holland, SS Kenny Miramontes, 

SS Nerio Rios, OF Luis Amaro, OF Jorge Castillo, OF Witer Jimenez, OF Jorge Miranda, OF Bernardo Solarte 


Signed: C Eddy Rodriguez (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: RHP Jeff Fulchino 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jeff Fulchino (Triple-A) 


Released: 3B Ryan Terry


Signed: RHP Bobby Korecky (re-signed) 

Released: 2B Justin McClanahan 

Washington Nationals 

Signed: SS Chris McConnell (re-signed), OF Chris Rahl (re-signed) 

Released: 2B Johan Rodriguez 

Rahl signed as Arizona's 5th round selection in the 2005 June free-agent Draft out William & Mary. He would 

have been eligible for minor league free agency. He has hit .280/.328/.417 with 25 SB at AA-Harrisburgh in 

2011, his fifth at the level. 

Oct. 11-18 


Released: RHP Evan Danieli, RHP Luis De Luna, RHP Wei Huang, RHP Dan Jurik, LHP Alexis Pinto, C Meng 

Tsai, 3B Jordan Kreke 

The Braves cut ties with two Taiwanese players: rigthy Huang (21) spent three seasons in the GCL Braves’ 

roster, posting decent numbers: 3-2, 3.38 ERA in 37.1 inning pitched overall, missing time with injuries; Tsai (21) 

hit .273/.385/.409 in 15 games between GCL and Appalachian League in 2011, his second pro season. 


Signed: 1B Darryl Crosier 

Elected free agency: RHP Jeremy Accardo, RHP Mitch Atkins 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jeremy Accardo (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: C Jordan Wolf 

The Orioles initially signed Darryl Crosier, a Maryland-Eastern Shore product, in May 2010, only to release him 

in June. Now he's back with the organization. 


Signed: C Adam Ricks (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Chase Cooney, RHP Jean Duque, SS Jerry Puentes 

Elected free agency: RHP Shane Lindsay 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Josh Kinney, RHP Shane Lindsay, LHP Leyson Septimo 

(all four players outrighted to Triple-A) 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Mitch Talbot, OF Jerad Head (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 


Signed: OF Luis Terrero (Mexico City (Mexican)) 

Luis Terrero ranked as the Diamondbacks' No. 2 prospect in ’02, but he hit just .239/.317/.355 (72 OPS+) in 

three trials with Arizona. Now 31 years old, he's spent two of the last three years in the Mexican League, and the 

Rockies are his fifth major league organization in the last seven years. Terrero batted .390/.485/.770 in 382 atbats 

for Mexico City this year, leading the ML in slugging, RBIs (110), extra-base hits (67) and runs (109). He 

finished second in the batting race and with 38 homers. 


Signed: RHP Jonnathan Aristil (re-signed), RHP Jose Valdez (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: RHP Jose Valdez (and subsequently re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Alberto Arias, RHP Jose Valdez, C J.R. Towles (all three players outrighted 

to Triple-A) 


Signed: RHP Mario Santiago (re-signed), LHP Andrew Dobies (re-signed), LHP Edgar Osuna (re-signed), 1B 

John Whittleman (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Andrea Pizziconi, 1B Brian Gaylord

20-year-old right-handed pitcher Andrea Pizziconi began his professional career in 2010 with the Arizona 

Diamondbacks before joining the Royals one year later. He split time between Rookie and Short season level, 

going 3-3 with an ERA of 4.47 in 33 career appearances (eight starts). He struck out 49 batters in 88 2/3 innings, 

while walking 40. He made 16 appearances for Rookie-level Burlington after joining the Royals in the June 2011 

trade that sent catcher Lucas May to the Diamondbacks. He logged 22 strikeouts, 21 walks and six homers 

allowed in 39 2/3 innings for the B-Royals. He allowed two hits, two runs and two walks in two innings, pitching 

for Italy in the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup. Pizziconi could return to the Italian Baseball League with 

Fortitudo Bologna a possible destination according to reports from Italy. 


Signed: RHP Cody Evans (re-signed), 3B Jose Alvarez (re-signed) 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Ian Snell 


Signed: C Dayton Buller (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: OF Brandon Boggs 


Elected free agency: OF Jeremy Reed 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Anthony Slama, C Rene Rivera, 2B Matt Tolbert, OF Jason Repko (all four 

players outrighted to Triple-A) 

New York Mets 

Elected free agency: 2B Luis Hernandez 


Elected free agency: LHP Raul Valdes 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Raul Valdes, 2B Reegie Corona (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 


Signed: RHP Gary Daley (re-signed), RHP Jose Guzman (re-signed), RHP Jonathan Ortiz (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Jeiler Castillo, RHP Michael Hart, RHP Aaron Larsen, RHP John Meloan, 1B Chris Affinito, 3B 

Jonatan Santana, OF Jose Rivero 

Dominican righty Ortiz (26) pitched a solid 5-2-1, 4.02 ERA (1.32 WHIP) in 65 innings (60 K, 24 BB) for AA- 

Midland in 2011. He would have become a minor league free agent after the World Series. 

Jeiler Castillo and Jose Rivero both joined Oakland following last year's minor league Rule 5 draft. The 

Diamondbacks drafted Rivero and then sold him to the Athletics. 


Signed: RHP Drew Naylor (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: 2B Pete Orr, OF Brandon Moss 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Pete Orr, OF Brandon Moss (both players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Siulman Lebron, RHP Miguel Nunez, LHP Pedro Lora, 3B Jake Smith, SS Nerio 

Rios, OF Gauntlett Eldemire 


Elected free agency: C Kyle Phillips 

San Francisco Giants 

Released: RHP Marc Kroon, IF/OF Edgar Gonzalez 

The first year in the U.S., after spending six in Japan, wasn’t an easy one for 38-year-old Kroon. He saved 20 

games for AAA-Fresno, but recorded ugly 5.11 ERA and WHIP (1.64) in 49.1 IP (52 SO, 33 walks). 

Edgar Gonzalez, the brother of Red Sox 1B Adrian, played in Japan in 2010 for Yomiuri. He hit a good 

.315/.378/.457 with 30 doubles, 14 HR, 82 RBI & 14 SB for Fresno.

Seattle Mariners 

Signed: C Jesus Sucre (re-signed) 


Released: RHP Andy Bass, RHP Brooks Belter, RHP Omar Bencomo, RHP Mickey Jannis, RHP Dave Laufer, 

RHP Ryan Turner, LHP Michael Jarman, LHP Shawn Smith, 2B Jonathan Koscso, 3B Tanner Biagini, OF Dustin 

Biell, OF Brian Bryles, OF Reid Fronk, OF Chris Winder 

The Rays cut ties with four players selected in this year's draft, three of who played for short-season Hudson 

Valley: Andy Bass (18th round), Brooks Belter (25th), Jonathan Koscso (29th) and Ryan Turner (32nd). 

Texas Rangers 

Released: 1B Jose Julio Ruiz 

Cuban Ruiz hit .270 with 15 HR and 66 RBI between AA-Frisco (where he played 106 games, earning Mid- 

Season All-Stars honors) and AAA-Round Rock (19 games). 


Released: RHP Jose Lorenzo, C Matt Liuzza 


Returned Rule 5 pick: RHP Elvin Ramirez (to Mets) 

Elvin Ramirez spent the entire season on Washington's 60-day disabled list, prohibiting him from returning him to 

the Mets at an earlier date. Had the Nationals kept Ramirez, they would need to keep him on the active roster for 

90 days next season before they could option him to the minors. If not added to the 40-man roster by the Mets, 

Ramirez will be declared a minor league free agent after the World Series. 

Oct. 4-10 


Released: RHP Sammy de los Santos, RHP Sean Johnson, RHP Mike Lebo, RHP Jason Postill, RHP Greg 

Robinson, RHP Drew Zizinia, LHP Johan Jaime, LHP Diony Santana, C Jose Alegria, C Jhoan Pimentel, 1B 

Ramon Castillo, 1B Joe Weik, SS David Narodowski, OF Westley Moss, OF Roberto Rodriguez 

Elected free agency: SS Cody Ransom, OF Ryan Langerhans 

Chicago Cubs 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Justin Berg (Triple-A), RHP Brian Schlitter (Triple-A) 


Signed: LHP Brad Furnish (re-signed), 1B Seth Loman (re-signed), 2B Drew Thompson (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Austin Evans, LHP Kevin Rath, C Rafael Vera, 1B Mike Schwartz, 3B Jeffer Patino 

Elected free agency: 3B Dallas McPherson 


Elected free agency: RHP Chad Reineke 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Matt Daley, RHP Jim Miller, RHP Greg Reynolds, RHP Cory Riordan, C 

Jose Morales, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff (all six players outrighted to Triple-A) 

Elected free agency: RHP Jim Miller, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff 


Released: OF Timo Perez 

The Tigers cut Timo Perez after he failed a test for Ritalinic Acid and Methylphenidate. He must serve a 50game 

suspension before he can suit up with another affiliated club.


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Brian Sanches (Triple-A), OF Vinny Rottino (Triple-A) 

Elected free agency: RHP Brian Sanches, 2B Joe Thurston, OF Vinny Rottino 

Sanches put together a solid season with the Marlins: in 39 games (61.2 IP), he went 4-1, 3.94 ERA (1.43 

WHIP) and would have been eligible for salary arbitration for the first time in 2012, meaning a consistent 

increase of the $425K he has earned this season. 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Blake King, RHP Lance Pendleton, LHP Xavier Cedeno (all three players 


Elected free agency: RHP Lance Pendleton, C Brian Esposito 


Released: RHP Ezequiel Amador, RHP Gary Cuevas, RHP Casey Edelbrock, RHP Nathan Johnson, RHP 

Robbie Penny, LHP Omar Gomez, C Dale Cornstubble, C Paul Krebs, 1B Joey Lewis, 3B Derek Hamblen, SS 

Gerard Hall, SS Lance Zawadzki, OF Steven Brooks, OF Justin Fradejas, OF Nick Francis, OF Darian Sandford 

Elected free agency: RHP Robinson Tejeda 

The 26-year-old Zawadzki was selected by the Padres in the 4 th round of the 2007 Draft and made the MLB 

debut with S. Diego in 2010 (.200/.300/.257 in 20 games), then was claimed off waivers by the Royals on Nov. 5, 

2010. This past season, the switch-hitter hit .233/.288/.383 with 13 doubles, 6 triples, 8 HR and 15 SB in 91 

games at Triple A-Omaha. 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Eugenio Velez (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Robert Boothe 


Elected free agency: C Mike Rivera 


Elected free agency: RHP Eric Hacker 


Elected free agency: C Dane Sardinha 


Signed: RHP Ricky Orta (re-signed) 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: C Elio Sarmiento (re-signed) 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Rommie Lewis (Triple-A) 

Elected free agency: LHP Rommie Lewis, 3B Jayson Nix 

Sept. 27-Oct. 3 


Signed: RHP Mike DeMark (re-signed), RHP D.J. Johnson (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: RHP Armando Galarraga 


Elected free agency: C Wil Nieves 

Recalled: RHP Jairo Asencio, RHP Erik Cordier, RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Stephen Marek, SS Brandon Hicks, 

OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Tyler Pastornicky 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Matt Young (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Dimasther Delgado, LHP Rowdy Hardy, LHP Andy Otero, LHP Cole Rohrbough

Acquired by Atlanta with SS Alex Gonzalez from Toronto for SS Yunel Escobar and pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes on July 

14, 2010, speedy Pastornicky was selected by the Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2008 First-Year Player 

Draft. In 2011, he hit a combined .314/.359/.414 with 27 SB between AA & AAA and earned Southern League 

All-Star honors. 


Signed: RHP Steve Johnson (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: OF Felix Pie 

Recalled: RHP Chris Tillman, LHP Pedro Viola, 1B Joe Mahoney, 1B Brandon Snyder 

Reinstated from DL: OF Kipp Schutz 


Elected free agency: LHP Hideki Okajima, LHP Dennys Reyes, LHP Randy Williams, 2B Drew Sutton 

Recalled: RHP Stolmy Pimentel, 2B Oscar Tejeda 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP Yeiper Castillo, RHP Tom Ebert, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, 

RHP Joe Holtmeyer, RHP Leandro Marin, RHP Brenden Shepard, RHP Corey Vogt, LHP Cesar Cabral, LHP 

Mitch Herold, LHP Miguel Pena, LHP Dennys Reyes, C Jayson Hernandez, 2B Vladimir Frias, 2B Jason 

Thompson, 3B Michael Almanzar, 3B Garin Cecchini, 3B Kolbrin Vitek, SS Brent Dlugach, SS Nick Natoli, OF 

Lucas LeBlanc, OF Juan Linares, OF Wilfred Pichardo, OF Ryan Westmoreland 

Chicago Cubs 

Elected free agency: OF Brad Snyder 

Recalled: RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Kyle Smit, LHP Scott 

Maine, C Welington Castillo 

Designated for assignment: RHP Justin Berg 


Traded: RHP Ricardo Andres and manager Ozzie Guillen to Marlins for RHP Jhan Marinez and SS Ozzie 

Martinez 

Elected free agency: C Donny Lucy, OF Lastings Milledge 

Recalled: RHP Anthony Carter, RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Gregori Infante, RHP Nathan Jones, RHP Jhonny 

Nunez, LHP Hector Santiago, LHP Leyson Septimo 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jhonny Nunez (Triple-A), C Donny Lucy (Triple-A) 


Elected free agency: OF Fred Lewis 

Recalled: RHP Jordan Smith, RHP Daryl Thompson, C Yasmani Grandal, SS Kris Negron 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nick Fleece, OF Juan Silva 


Signed: 2B Tony Mansolino (re-signed), OF Ben Copeland (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: OF Travis Buck 

Recalled: RHP Hector Rondon, LHP Kelvin de la Cruz, OF Thomas Neal, OF Nick Weglarz 


Traded: OF Eliezer Mesa to Athletics to complete deal in which Athletics traded 2B Mark Ellis to Rockies for 

RHP Bruce Billings and a player to be named 

Elected free agency: RHP Edgar Gonzalez 

Recalled: RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Cory Riordan, RHP Casey Weathers, 3B Ian Stewart, OF Cole Garner 


Traded: RHP Jhan Marinez and SS Ozzie Martinez to White Sox for RHP Ricardo Andres and manager Ozzie 

Guillen 

Recalled: RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Jhan Marinez, RHP Omar Poveda, RHP Evan Reed, RHP Elih 

Villanueva, LHP Sean West, SS Ozzie Martinez, OF Chris Coghlan 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Walker Moore, C Jose Behar 


Elected free agency: C Robinson Cancel 

Recalled: RHP Jorge De Leon, RHP Blake King, RHP Arcenio Leon, RHP Jose Valdez, RHP Henry Villar, LHP 

Fernando Abad


Released: RHP Abraham Ramirez 

Traded: 1B Kila Ka'aihue to Athletics for RHP Ethan Hollingsworth 

Recalled: RHP Jeremy Jeffress, LHP Noel Arguelles, 1B Clint Robinson, SS Jeff Bianchi, OF David Lough, OF 

Derrick Robinson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan Wood, OF Juan Polonia 

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 

Signed: LHP Matt Meyer (re-signed), 1B Marcus Nidiffer (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: RHP Matt Palmer, OF Reggie Willits 


Elected free agency: C Hector Gimenez, OF Jay Gibbons 

Recalled: RHP Carlos Monasterios, 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr., OF Jamie Hoffmann 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Robert Chamra, RHP Tim Corcoran, RHP Carlos Monasterios, RHP Luis Vasquez, C 

Fumimasa Ishibashi, C B.J. Larosa, C Angelo Ponte, 1B Franklin Jacobs, 2B Pedro Guerrero, 3B Pedro Baez, 

3B Kevin Taylor, SS Christian Lara, SS Faustino Oguisten 


Elected free agency: 2B Felipe Lopez 

Recalled: RHP Mark DiFelice, RHP Mike McClendon, RHP Wily Peralta, RHP Amaury Rivas, RHP Mark 

Rogers, RHP Cody Scarpetta, LHP Zach Braddock, 1B Mat Gamel, 2B Eric Farris 


Signed: 2B Michael Hollimon (re-signed), 3B Deibinson Romero (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: C Steve Holm 

Romero (25) was signed by the Twins as an international free agent on July 21, 2004 out of the Dominican 

Republic. He hit .256/.327/.411 with 11 HR & 58 RBI at AA-New Britain and would have been eligible for minor 

league free agency if Minnesota hadn’t resigned him for the 2012 season. 

New York Mets 

Elected free agency: LHP Pat Misch, LHP Mike O'Connor 

Recalled: RHP Manny Alvarez, RHP Jenrry Mejia, RHP Armando Rodriguez, 3B Zach Lutz, SS Jordany 

Valdespin, OF Fernando Martinez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Hunter Carnevale, C Jeff Diehl 


Elected free agency: C Gustavo Molina 

Recalled: RHP Kevin Whelan, OF Melky Mesa 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jordan Cote, RHP Dawerd Cruz, RHP Rookie Davis, RHP Joe Maher, RHP Daniel 

Mahoney, LHP Andrew Cave, LHP Trevor Johnson, SS Claudio Custodio, OF Ravel Santana 


Acquired: OF Eliezer Mesa from Rockies to complete deal in which Athletics traded 2B Mark Ellis to Rockies for 

RHP Bruce Billings and a player to be named 

Traded: RHP Ethan Hollingsworth to Royals for 1B Kila Ka'aihue 

Elected free agency: 3B Andy LaRoche 

Recalled: RHP Joey Devine, RHP Tyson Ross, LHP Sean Doolittle, LHP Pedro Figueroa, LHP Jordan Norberto, 

C Josh Donaldson, 2B Adrian Cardenas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Michael Ynoa, C Josh Leyland 

Just when you thought Oakland had too many first basemen on its roster—Brandon Allen, Daric Barton, Chris 

Carter—they traded for another one in Kila Ka'aihue. The 27-year-old batted .216/.309/.375 in sporadic playing 

time (326 plate appearances in four years) with the Royals, though his strikeout rate is trending in the wrong 

direction at Triple-A, rising from 15 percent of PAs in ’09 to 17 percent in ’10 to 21 percent this season. 

Good thing the A's decided to convert ’07 sandwich pick Sean Doolittle from first base to pitcher after knee 

injuries wiped out, essentially, the past two and a half seasons.


Recalled: RHP Scott Mathieson, RHP J.C. Ramirez, 2B Harold Garcia, 2B Cesar Hernandez, 3B Carlos Rivero, 

SS Freddy Galvis 

Pittsburgh Pirates 

Elected free agency: C Dusty Brown, C Wyatt Toregas, SS Brian Bocock 


Released: 2B David Newhan 

Elected free agency: RHP Pat Neshek 

Recalled: RHP Simon Castro, RHP Jeremy Hefner, SS Everth Cabrera, SS Jeudy Valdez, OF Cedric Hunter, 

OF Blake Tekotte 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eugenio Reyes, RHP Bryan Rodriguez, RHP Daniel Sarria, 3B Tyler Stubblefield, SS 

Beamer Weems, OF Donavan Tate 


Elected free agency: 2B Bill Hall 

Recalled: SS Ehire Adrianza, OF Francisco Peguero 


Signed: RHP Brent Johnson (re-signed), RHP Alex Periard (re-signed), RHP Alfredo Venegas (re-signed) 

Recalled: RHP Yoervis Medina, LHP Mauricio Robles, OF Johermyn Chavez, OF Greg Halman, OF Carlos 

Peguero, OF Mike Wilson 

Reinstated from DL: SS Jake Schlander 

All three of the pitchers Seattle re-signed spent all season on the disabled list. 


Recalled: RHP Adam Reifer, C Bryan Anderson, 1B Mark Hamilton, 3B Matt Carpenter, 3B Zack Cox, SS Pete 

Kozma, OF Andrew Brown 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Jeff Nadeau, LHP Robert Revesz, SS Trevor Martin 


Signed: RHP Jay Buente (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: OF Matt Carson 

Recalled: RHP Chris Archer, RHP Matt Bush, RHP Albert Suarez, C Nevin Ashley, C Robinson Chirinos 

Texas Rangers 

Elected free agency: RHP Brett Tomko, RHP Tim Wood 

Reinstated from DL: OF Saquan Johnson 


Signed: RHP Wes Etheridge (re-signed) 

Elected free agency: RHP P.J. Walters, LHP Wil Ledezma 

Recalled: RHP Alan Farina, SS Adeiny Hechavarria, OF Darin Mastroianni, OF Moises Sierra, OF Travis Snider 

Reinstated from DL: RHP David Berryhill, LHP Zak Adams 


Reinstated from DL: 2B Khayyan Norfork 

Sept. 20-26 

According to MLR 11(b)4 “A Major League Club may recall a player not to report after the conclusion of the 

championship season of the Minor League Club to which the player is on optional assignment but no later than 

October 1”; that’s why you can see all the players recalled in this instalment. 

The players re-signed are for the purpose to avoid them to hit minor league free agency after the World Series. 


Recalled: RHP Trevor Bauer, RHP Barry Enright, RHP Kam Mickolio, RHP Yonata Ortega, RHP Esmerling 

Vasquez, LHP Zach Kroenke, C Konrad Schmidt

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Tommy Manzella (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chase Anderson, RHP Armando Galarraga, RHP Matt Gorgen, RHP Trevor Harden, 

RHP Reid Mahon, RHP Miguel Pena, RHP Daniel Stange, RHP Casey Upperman, RHP Jason Urquidez, RHP 

Andrew Wolcott, LHP Cody Wheeler, C Zach Jones, 2B Mike Freeman, 3B Michael Weber, SS Ed Rogers, OF 

Michael Restovich, OF Bobby Stone, OF David Winfree 


Signed: LHP Yohan Flande (re-signed), OF Trent Baker 

Traded: RHP Eliecer Cardenas to Pirates to complete deal in which Pirates traded OF Matt Diaz to Braves for a 

player to be named 

Designated for assignment: OF Matt Young 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Broadway, RHP Reidy Escobar, RHP Tyler Hess, RHP Juan Jaime, RHP 

Jason Lowey, RHP Stephen Marek, RHP Ian Marshall, RHP Kyle Mertins, RHP Angelo Paulino, RHP Cory 

Rasmus, RHP James Weber, LHP Chad Rodgers, C Cory Brownsten, C Ramon de los Santos, C Evan Gattis, 

1B Jakob Dalfonso, 2B Phil Gosselin, OF Willie Cabrera, OF Chris Carter, OF Adam Milligan 

A native of Brisbane, Australia, Trent Baker got cut by the Indians at the end of spring training this year. 

The Australian Baseball Digest indicates that the Braves will try the lefthanded Baker on the mound. 


Recalled: C Luis Exposito, OF Ryan Kalish 

Reinstated from DL: OF Ryan Kalish 

Chicago Cubs 

Reinstated from DL: RHP David Cales, RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Tyrelle Harris, RHP Larry Suarez, RHP 

Robert Whitenack, LHP Eric Jokisch, 2B Carlos Figueroa 


Signed: RHP Salvador Sanchez (re-signed) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kyle Bellamy, RHP Joe Bisenius, RHP Paul Burnside, RHP Justin Collop, RHP 

Freddy Dolsi, RHP Kyle McMillen, RHP Kevin Moran, RHP Derek Rodriguez, RHP Thomas Royse, RHP 

Orlando Santos, RHP Stephen Sauer, RHP Matt Zaleski, LHP Garrett Johnson, C Jose Ramos, 2B Drew 

Thompson, SS Ethan Wilson, OF Brady Shoemaker 


Signed: RHP Shao-Ching Chiang 

Recalled: RHP Corey Kluber, RHP Zach McAllister 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mitch Talbot, OF Jerad Head 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Hector Ambriz, RHP Marty Popham, RHP Hector Rondon, LHP Scott Barnes, C 

Dwight Childs 

Shao-Ching Chiang sat at 90-91 mph at a recent tournament in Taiwan. 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Billy Buckner, RHP Albert Campos, RHP Eric Federico, RHP Andy Graham, RHP 

Kyle Hancock, RHP Vianney Mayo, RHP Jesse Meaux, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Aaron Weatherford, LHP 

Roberto Padilla, LHP Jonathan Vargas, C Bryce Massanari, 1B Jorge Cantu, 1B Matt McBride, 2B Brad Emaus, 

2B Hernan Iribarren, 3B Darin Holcomb, 3B Joseph Sanders, 3B Ian Stewart, OF Cole Garner, OF Kent Matthes 


Recalled: RHP Jose Ortega, RHP Brayan Villarreal, LHP Andy Oliver, LHP Adam Wilk, 1B Ryan Strieby, SS 

Cale Iorg, OF Clete Thomas 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Bryan Berglund, RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Kevin Cravey, RHP Todd 

Doolittle, RHP Matt Montgomery, RHP Zach Neal, RHP Alan Oaks, RHP Jared Rogers, RHP Tyler Topp, RHP 

Adam Veres, RHP Sean Watson, LHP Frank Reed, LHP Sean West, 1B Aaron Senne, 2B Alfredo Lopez, 3B 

Chase Austin, SS Tim Torres, OF Jose Duarte, OF Brent Keys, OF Josh Kroeger, OF Rand Smith 


Signed: RHP David Martinez (re-signed) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Francisco Baso, RHP Tanner Bushue, RHP Jason Chowning, RHP Chris Hicks,

RHP B.J. Hyatt, RHP Brad James, RHP Chia-Jen Lo, RHP Sergio Perez, RHP Nate Pettus, RHP Raul Rivera, 

RHP Jose Trinidad, RHP Vincent Velasquez, RHP Brandt Walker, LHP David Duncan, LHP Kilby Pena, LHP 

Tommy Shirley, 1B Chase Davidson, 2B Enrique Hernandez, 2B John Hinson, 3B Jhonny Medrano, SS James 

Howick, SS Jonathan Merritt, SS Wladimir Sutil, OF Luis de la Rosa, OF Justin Gominsky 


Signed: SS Wander Franco 

Recalled: RHP Vin Mazzaro, RHP Sean O'Sullivan, C Manny Pina, OF Lorenzo Cain, OF Jarrod Dyson 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Kelvin Herrera 

Designated for assignment: 1B Kila Ka'aihue 

Dominican born Herrera has thrived since moving to the bullpen this season. The 21-year-old right-hander 

posted a 1.60 ERA and 70/15 K/BB ratio over 67 2/3 innings between three different levels in the system (A 

Ad./AA/AAA). With a fastball that reaches the mid-90s, he represented the Royals in July's Futures Game. He 

was signed in December 2006. 


Signed: RHP Josh Wall (re-signed) 


Signed: SS Hainley Statia (re-signed) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Seth Lintz 


Signed: 2B Estarlin de los Santos (re-signed) 

Recalled: RHP David Bromberg, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Jeff Manship, RHP Anthony Slama 

Reinstated from DL: RHP David Bromberg, RHP Justin Gallant, RHP Jhon Garcia, RHP Kyle Gibson, RHP 

Deolis Guerra, RHP Pedro Guerra, RHP Steve Hirschfeld, RHP Garrett Jewell, RHP Jeff Manship, RHP Miguel 

Munoz, RHP Anthony Slama, RHP Brad Stillings, LHP Paul Bargas, LHP Tony Davis, LHP Corey Kimes, LHP 

Dan Osterbrock, LHP Mike Tarsi, C Allan de San Miguel, C Kyle Knudson, SS Estarlin de los Santos, SS Paul 

Kelly, SS Daniel Santana, OF Kelvin Mention, OF Jeremy Reed 

New York Mets 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Manny Alvarez, RHP Boof Bonser, RHP Nick Carr, RHP Jacob Degrom, RHP Casey 

Hauptman, RHP Guillaume Leduc, RHP Jenrry Mejia, RHP Bret Mitchell, RHP Adam O'Neill, RHP Ramiro 

Peralta, RHP Brant Rustich, RHP Tyson Seng, RHP Kent Tsuijimoto, LHP Jim Fuller, LHP Mitch Houck, LHP 

Steve Matz, LHP Alex Panteliodis, LHP Jhonathan Torres, 1B Sam Honeck, 3B Josh Dunn, 3B Zach Lutz, 3B 

Miguel Tejada, SS Matt Bouchard, SS Chin-Lung Hu, SS Robbie Shields, OF Jason Botts, OF Fernando 

Martinez, OF ZeErika McQueen, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF Sean Ratliff 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Gabe DeHoyos, RHP Ryan Doolittle, RHP Deyvi Jimenez, RHP Alexis Juma, RHP 

Chad Kerfoot, RHP Alex Leon, RHP Chris Mederos, RHP Jamie Richmond, RHP Dan Thomas, RHP Matt 

Thomson, LHP Pedro Figueroa, LHP Ben Hornbeck, LHP Brad Kilby, LHP Julio Ramos, LHP Kevin Rodriguez, 

LHP Fabian Williamson, C Max Stassi, C Daniel Welch, 3B Wilfrido Sosa, SS Josh Horton, OF Shane Peterson 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Juan Perez (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Leonel Bastidas, RHP Eddie Bonine, RHP Rye Davis, RHP Jordan Ellis, RHP Juan 

Morillo, RHP Luis Paulino, RHP Kevin Walter, LHP Nick Hernandez, LHP Bryan Morgado, LHP Matt Way, C 

Kyle Lafrenz, C Chace Numata, 1B Jeff Larish, 1B Jim Murphy, 2B Albert Cartwright, 2B Francisco Figueroa, 2B 

Harold Garcia, SS Edgar Duran, OF Leandro Castro, OF Kelly Dugan, OF Terry Evans, OF Chris Frey, OF 

Tyson Gillies, OF Brian Gump, OF Steve Susdorf 


Acquired: RHP Eliecer Cardenas from Braves to complete deal in which Pirates traded OF Matt Diaz to Braves 

for a player to be named 

Recalled: RHP Kyle McPherson, RHP Bryan Morris, C Eric Fryer, OF Gorkys Hernandez 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Rafael Arias, RHP Paul Bingham, RHP Matt Branham, RHP Leonel Campos, RHP 

Stephen Faris, RHP Chris Fetter, RHP Josh Geer, RHP Chris Haney, RHP Juan Herrera, RHP Alexis Lara, RHP

Allen Marona, RHP Adam Schrader, RHP John Van Benschoten, LHP Jeremy Gigliotti, LHP Zach Herr, LHP 

Matt LaChappa, LHP Noah Mull, 2B David Newhan, 3B Bryan Altman, SS Everth Cabrera, SS Drew 

Cumberland, SS Larry Moore, OF Mike Gallic, OF Cedric Hunter, OF Drew Macias, OF Dan Meeley, OF Everett 

Williams 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Jake Dunnington, C Aaron Lowenstein, C Nestor Rojas, 2B Brock Bond, OF Ryan 

Scoma 


Released: C Hector Rodriguez, OF Edward Dorville, OF Cesar Guillen 

Texas Rangers 

Recalled: RHP Fabio Castillo, RHP Cody Eppley, RHP Eric Hurley, LHP Miguel de los Santos, C Taylor 

Teagarden, OF Engel Beltre, OF Julio Borbon 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tae Ahn, RHP Wilfredo Boscan, RHP Manny Corpas, RHP Ovispo de los Santos, 

RHP John Kukuruda, RHP Barret Loux, RHP Nick McBride, RHP Denny Peralta, RHP Randol Rojas, RHP 

Chance Sossamon, RHP Brett Weibley, LHP Kevin Johnson, LHP Tim Murphy, LHP Yoon-Hee Nam, C Carson 

Vitale, 2B Humberto Miranda, SS Luis Sardinas, OF Julio Borbon, OF Doug Deeds, OF Teodoro Martinez 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Casey Beck, RHP Randy Boone, RHP Eric Brown, RHP Taylor Cole, RHP Sam 

Dyson, RHP Alan Farina, RHP Shane Farrell, RHP Matt Fields, RHP Travis Garrett, RHP Justin Phillabaum, 

RHP Tyler Powell, RHP Robert Ray, RHP Sean Shoffit, RHP Brian Slover, LHP John Anderson, LHP Willie 

Collazo, LHP Carlos Pina, LHP Jared Potts, LHP David Rollins, LHP Sam Strickland, C Joe Bowen, 3B Scott 

Campbell, 3B Kellen Sweeney, SS Bryan Kervin, SS Luis Sanchez, OF Yeico Aponte, OF Kenen Bailli, OF Eli 

Boike, OF Travis Snider, OF Kenny Wilson 


Signed: RHP Adam Carr (re-signed), RHP Hector Nelo (re-signed) 

Recalled: OF Bryce Harper 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dixon Anderson, RHP Anthony Marcelino 

Sept. 13-19 

This installment of Minor League Transactions finds organizations making post-Triple-A playoff callups, 

reinstating players from the disabled list, and beginning to re-sign their own players so that they don't bolt via 

minor league free agency following the World Series. 


Signed: RHP Kaleb Fleck (NDFA—Pittsburgh-Johnstown) 

Recalled: OF Cole Gillespie 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jarrod Parker 

Designated for assignment: SS Tommy Manzella 

Kaleb Fleck sat out the ’11 season at Pittsburgh-Johnstown as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. 

He pitched for Cotuit in the Cape Cod League this summer, notching six strikeouts, five walks and 14 hits 

allowed in 9 1/3 innings. 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Jesse Beal, RHP Matt Hobgood, RHP Dan Klein, RHP Kevin Landry, RHP Clay 

Schrader, LHP James Houser, LHP Casey Lambert, LHP Nate Nery, LHP Luis Ramirez, LHP Will Startup, LHP 

Aaron Wirsch, C Joel Polanco, C Jason Stifler, 1B Bill Rowell, 1B Tyler Townsend, 2B Greg Miclat, 2B Sammie 

Starr, 3B Adam Gaylord, 3B Tyler Kolodny, SS Vinny Zazueta, OF Steve Bumbry, OF Chris Clinton, OF Trent 

Mummey, OF Felix Pie, OF Kieron Pope 


Recalled: RHP Junichi Tazawa, 1B Lars Anderson, SS Jose Iglesias 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Trever Miller, OF Joey Gathright 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Nate Spears (Triple-A)

Lehigh Valley defeated Triple-A Pawtucket in the first round of the International League playoffs, clearing the 

way for the Red Sox to call up Lars Anderson (.265/.369/.422, 14 homers in 491 at-bats), Jose Iglesias 

(.235/.285/.269 in 357 at-bats) and Junichi Tazawa (19/3 SO/BB in eight relief appearances). 

Chicago Cubs 

Recalled: RHP Rafael Dolis 

Added to 40-man roster: C Steve Clevenger 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Gian Guzman, RHP A.J. Morris, C Welington Castillo, 1B John Urick, 2B Pierre 

LePage, 3B Brandon May, OF Manuel Barrios 


Released: RHP Tyree Hayes, LHP Tim Hamulack 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jesus Adames, RHP Kevin Arico, RHP Scott Carroll, RHP Po-Cheng Chi, RHP Drew 

Cisco, RHP Jordan Hotchkiss, RHP Harold Johnson, RHP Matt Klinker, RHP Ruben Medina, RHP Brian Pearl, 

RHP Daniel Renken, LHP Aguido Gonzalez, C Corky Miller, 1B Dominic D'Anna, 1B Jaren Matthews, 2B Henry 

Rodriguez, OF Josh Garton, OF Felix Perez, OF Drew Poulk, OF Yorman Rodriguez 


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Zach Putnam 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jason Rice (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Cole Cook, RHP Owen Dew, RHP Antwonie Hubbard, RHP Jason Knapp, RHP Alex 

Perez, RHP Mason Radeke, RHP Francisco Valera, LHP Jeremy Sowers, 2B Logan Thompson, 3B Tony 

Mansolino, OF Nick Weglarz 

Selected by the Indians out of the University of Michigan in the fifth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, 

Putnam (24) went 6-3-9, 3.65 ERA (1.22 WHIP) in 69 relief innings at Triple A-Columbus. 


Recalled: SS Hector Gomez 

Reinstated from DL: SS Hector Gomez 


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Luis Mendoza 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Manauris Baez, RHP Henry Barrera, RHP Barry Bowden, RHP Chas Byrne, RHP 

Carlos Fortuna, RHP Keaton Hayenga, RHP Danny Hernandez, RHP Mitch Hodge, RHP Patrick Keating, RHP 

Sugar Ray Marimon, RHP Julio Pimentel, RHP Sam Runion, RHP Leonel Santiago, LHP Scott Alexander, LHP 

Ivor Hodgson, LHP John Lamb, LHP Edgar Osuna, C Jose Bonilla, C Dale Cornstubble, C Paul Krebs, SS 

Michael Liberto, SS Alex McClure, OF Julio Aparicio, OF Misael Bueno 

The Royals rewarded Luis Mendoza with a callup after he led the Pacific Coast League in ERA (2.18), opponent 

average (.238) and WHIP (1.25). He also won his two playoff starts, one each against Round Rock and 

Sacramento, allowing just two runs on eight hits in 14 innings. 


Recalled: RHP Loek Van Mil, OF Chris Pettit 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Yeison Almeida, RHP Carson Andrew, RHP Cam Bedrosian, RHP Brok Butcher, 

RHP Ryan Cisterna, RHP Kyle Hurst, RHP Eric Junge, RHP Fabio Martinez, RHP Heath Nichols, RHP Jose 

Perez, LHP Carmine Giardina, LHP Trevor Reckling, C Anel de los Santos, 1B Mike Sodders, 2B Ryan Mount, 

2B P.J. Phillips, 2B Jon Townsend, 2B Jesse Ware, 3B Dillon Baird, 3B Michael Wing, OF Tyson Auer, OF Drew 

Heid, OF Kevin Melillo, OF Reggie Willits 


Reinstated from DL: C Dustin Houle 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Steve Garrison (Double-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Scottie Allen, RHP Brandon Braboy, RHP Reinier Casanova, RHP Francisco 

Castillo, RHP Noel Castillo, RHP Caleb Cotham, RHP Grant Duff, RHP Mike Gipson, RHP Jairo Heredia, RHP 

Conor Mullee, RHP Tim Norton, RHP Mikey O'Brien, RHP Mark Prior, RHP Jose Ramirez, RHP Michael 

Solbach, RHP Gabriel Tatis, LHP Jeremy Bleich, LHP Gavin Brooks, LHP Evan DeLuca, LHP Aaron Dott, LHP 

Kei Igawa, LHP Nik Turley, C Francisco Arcia, C J.R. Murphy, C Hector Rabago, C Gary Sanchez, 2B David

Adams, 3B Bradley Suttle, SS Carmen Angelini, SS Anderson Feliz, OF Dan Brewer, OF Slade Heathcott, OF 

Eduardo Sosa 


Recalled: RHP Graham Godfrey, 1B Chris Carter 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Andy LaRoche 

Chris Carter hit .370 and launched four homers in eight games with Sacramento during the Pacific Coast League 

playoffs. He hit one with the River Cats during the playoffs last year and four in ’09, giving him nine for his PCL 

playoff career. That might be some sort of record. In a half-season with Sacramento this season, Carter batted 

.274/.366/.530 with 18 homers in 296 at-bats. 


Recalled: RHP Justin De Fratus, OF Domonic Brown 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Joe Savery, C Erik Kratz, OF Brandon Moss 

Designated for assignment: RHP Drew Naylor, LHP Juan Perez, LHP Mike Zagurski 

An 11 th round pick in 2007, 23-year-old De Fratus went a combined 6-3-15, 2.99 ERA (1.17 WHIP), with 99 K in 

75.1 relief innings between AA & AAA. 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Mike Crotta, RHP Kevin Decker, RHP Michael Dubee, RHP 

David Jagoditsh, RHP Aliaksei Lukashevich, RHP Quinton Miller, RHP Hunter Strickland, RHP Jarryd Sullivan, 

RHP Tyler Yates, LHP Colton Cain, LHP Dan Meyer, LHP Rudy Owens, LHP Jhonathan Ramos, LHP Chris 

Richardson, LHP Joely Rodriguez, C Dusty Brown, C Samuel Gonzalez, C Rodolfo Pena, C Milver Reyes, C 

Travis Scott, 2B Gerardo Alvarez, 2B Jarek Cunningham, 2B Corey Wimberly, SS Yhonathan Barrios, SS Gift 

Ngoepe, OF Austin McClune, OF Anthony Norman, OF Gerlis Rodriguez 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Francisco Samuel (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Hector Corpas, LHP Daniel Bibona, C Roberto Espinoza, 1B Victor Sanchez, 1B 

Kleininger Teran, SS Luis Mateo, OF Michael Swinson 


Signed: RHP Jose Valdez (re-signed), C Eliezer Zambrano (re-signed) 


Signed: LHP Tony Butler (re-signed), C Ralph Henriquez (re-signed), SS Leury Bonilla (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Jeroen de Haas, LHP Brandol Perez, 2B Yidid Batista, OF Rigoberto Rangel 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brandon Maurer, OF Dan Carroll 

Signed as an International free agent out of Netherlands on January 14, 2008, De Haas (20) registered a 7.59 

ERA in 21.1 relief innings (with 20 K) for Everett (Northwest League/Short season), in his fourth season of proball. 


Released: RHP Jay Buente 

Elected free agency: RHP Rob Delaney, RHP Mike Ekstrom 

Recalled: LHP Alex Torres 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Dan Johnson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Rob Delaney (Triple-A), RHP Mike Ekstrom (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jairo de la Rosa, RHP Richard de los Santos, RHP Jason McEachern, RHP Ryan 

Reid, 2B Hector Guevara, OF Todd Glaesmann, OF Cody Rogers 

Texas Rangers 

Released: OF Val Majewski 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyler Powell


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Garrett Mock (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Luis Atilano, RHP Erik Davis, C Jeremy Mayo, 2B Jonathan Tucker, SS Rick Hague, 

OF Buck Coats, OF Bryce Harper, OF J.R. Higley, OF J.P. Ramirez 

Sept. 7-12 


Released: 1B Daryle Ward 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Blake Davis (Triple-A) 


Recalled: RHP Scott Atchison 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Drew Sutton (Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brandon Duckworth, 2B Tony Thomas 

Chicago Cubs 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Manolin de Leon, RHP Dylan Johnston, RHP Tarlandas Mitchell, 

RHP Jose Tineo, RHP Scott Weismann, LHP Graham Hicks, LHP Zach Rosscup, LHP Luis Villalba, OF John 

Andreoli 


Signed: LHP Wes Whisler (re-signed for 2012 season) 


Recalled: 1B Matt LaPorta 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Jerad Head (Triple-A) 


Released: SS Radames Nazario 

Recalled: SS Chris Nelson 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Drew Pomeranz, 2B Thomas Field 

Designated for assignment: C Matt Pagnozzi 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Drew Pomeranz 

Selected by the Rockies in the 22nd round of the 2005 Draft out of Dr. Juan J Maunez Pimentel in Puerto Rico, 

24-year-old Nazario played only 19 games at Triple A-Colorado Springs (.288/.299/.424) due to several stints in 

the DL. He would still be eligible for minor league free agency at the season end. 

Rockies purchased the contract of Thomas Field from Double-A Tulsa. Colorado needed some shortstop depth 

with Troy Tulowitzki dealing with a hip issue and Chris Nelson also banged up. Field batted .271/.357/.439 with 

17 HR and 9 SB over 472 at-bats with Tulsa this season. He profiles as a utilityman over the long haul. Texas 

selected him out of Texas State in the 24 th round of the 2008 Draft. 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Ferrell, RHP Ramon Lebron, RHP Jordan Pratt, RHP Bruce Rondon, RHP Cody 

Satterwhite, LHP Tyler Barrett, LHP Jade Todd, C Andy Bouchie, 2B Alexander Nunez, 3B Jason King, SS 

Gustavo Nunez, OF Edwin Gomez 


Signed: RHP Alan Abreu (NDFA—Lander (S.C.)) 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Xavier Cedeno 

Astros purchased the contract of LHP Xavier Cedeno from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Sergio Escalona suffered a 

season-ending ankle injury, so the Astros wanted to add another lefty to the bullpen. Puerto Rican Cedeno 

posted a 4.38 ERA while striking a batter per inning in 35 games -- 22 starts -- between Double- and Triple-A this 

season.


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mike Fiers 

Fiers wasn't ranked before the season by Baseball America among the team's top-30 prospects, but he's made a 

name for himself after posting a 1.86 ERA and 132/36 K/BB ratio over 126 frames between the rotation and 

bullpen at Double- and Triple-A. A 22nd-round pick form Nova Southeastern (Fla.) in ’09, Mike Fiers went on an 

incredible roll after shifting from the bullpen to the rotation at Double-A Huntsville in late May. In 18 starts for the 

Sounds and Triple-A Nashville, he went 11-2, 1.43 with 111 whiffs in 107 innings. A strong finish enabled Fiers 

to come from behind to win the minor league ERA title at 1.86, narrowly edging out Rays lefty Matt Moore. 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Chuck James (Triple-A) 

New York Mets 

Recalled: RHP Dale Thayer 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Mike O'Connor (Triple-A) 


Recalled: RHP Dellin Betances 

Added to 40-man roster: C Austin Romine 

Designated for assignment: LHP Steve Garrison 

Betances, 23, posted a 3.70 ERA and 142/70 K/BB ratio in 126 1/3 innings this season between Double- and 

Triple-A. He was an 8 th round pick in 2006 out a Brooklyn high school. 


Recalled: C Landon Powell 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Jai Miller 

Jai Miller batted .276/.368/.588 with 32 homers for Triple-A Sacramento and made the Pacific Coast League's 

postseason all-star team. The homers were a career high for the 26-year-old, as were the 179 strikeouts (in 410 

at-bats), a total that came precariously close to breaking Charleston Jimerson's five-year-old PCL record. 


Signed: LHP Rob Cooper (NDFA—Sierra (Calif.) JC) 

Released: RHP Mike McGuire 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Tagg Bozied 

The Phillies signed Windsor, Ontario, native Rob Cooper after a tryout. He also tried out for the Tigers and 

had scheduled to throw for the Blue Jays. 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose Almarante 


Placed on 7-day DL: OF Mike Gallic 

Reinstated from DL: OF Oscar Garcia 


Reinstated from DL: RHP Jacob Dunnington, RHP Brandon Allen, RHP Jorge Bucardo, RHP Jose Casilla, 

RHP Mark Christman, RHP Kevin Couture, RHP Casey Daigle, RHP Danny Sandbrink, RHP Craig Whitaker, 

RHP Chris Wilson, LHP Bryce Bandilla, LHP Craig Clark, LHP Brian Maloney, C Dashenko Ricardo, 1B Brice 

Cutspec, 1B Travis Ishikawa, 1B Josh Mazzola, 2B Julio Izturis, SS Ryan Lormand, OF Jose de la Cruz, OF 

Roger Kieschnick, OF Mike McBryde 


Signed: RHP Domingo Brazoban (re-signed for 2012), 1B Eddy Martinez-Esteve (re-signed for 2012) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tyler Blandford, RHP Tim Boyce, RHP Yao Chang, RHP Danny Cruz, RHP Brent 

Johnson, RHP Fray Martinez, RHP George Mieses, RHP Trevor Miller, RHP Yovanny Olivero, RHP Alex 

Periard, RHP Richard Vargas, RHP Alfredo Venegas, LHP Nick Hill, LHP Brandol Perez, LHP Mauricio Robles, 

LHP Edlando Seco, LHP Jordan Shipers, LHP Philippe Valiquette, C Steve Baron, C Andrew Giobbi, C Angel

Salome, 1B Ji-Man Choi, 1B Eddy Martinez-Esteve, 1B Dennis Raben, 2B Cesar Fuentes, 3B Edilio Colina, 3B 

Jose Flores, OF James Jones, OF Nate Tenbrink 


Recalled: RHP Dane de la Rosa 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Matt Moore, OF Russ Canzler 

Designated for assignment: RHP Rob Delaney, RHP Mike Ekstrom 

Option transferred: RHP Matt Bush (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Moore registered a sparkling 1.92 ERA and 210/46 K/BB ratio in 155 innings this season between Double-A 

Montgomery and Triple-A Durham. The 22-year-old left-hander is widely considered to be baseball's top pitching 

prospect. 

Canzler, 25, batted .314 with a .930 OPS in 549 plate appearances this season for Durham to earn the Int’l 

League MVP Award. He'll serve as depth on the bench, as he's capable of playing the corner infield and outfield 

positions. 

Texas Rangers 

Recalled: LHP Michael Kirkman 


Recalled: RHP Kyle Drabek, LHP Brad Mills, 1B David Cooper 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chad Beck, RHP Danny Farquhar, OF Adam Loewen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Brown, RHP Travis Garrett 

Reinstated from DL: OF Chris Hopkins 

Loewen hasn't appeared in a major league game since 2008, when he was a pitcher for the Orioles. He hit .306 

with 46 doubles, 17 HR, 85 RBI, 11 SB (.377 OBA/.508 SLG) for Triple A-Las Vegas. 


Reinstated from DL: C Sam Palace 

Aug. 31-Sept. 6 


Released: RHP Wes Roemer 

Recalled: RHP Ryan Cook, RHP Sam Demel 

Added to 40-man roster: C Robby Hammock 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Urquidez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jason Urquidez, 1B Juan Miranda 

Arizona released the former supplementary first round pick. Roemer posted a 4.39 ERA with 6.3 K/9 and 2.5 

BB/9 in 164 innings in the upper minors this year. He has a 4.44 ERA with 6.7 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in five pro 

seasons. 


Released: 3B Wes Helms 

Recalled: RHP Randall Delgado, RHP Julio Teheran, RHP Anthony Varvaro, C J.C. Boscan 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Antoan Richardson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Dustin Richardson (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Juan Jaime, C Evan Gattis 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Blaine Sims, SS Tyler Pastornicky 

21-year-old Delgado was signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 18, 2006 out of Panama. The 

number 3 Braves’ prospect went 7-7, 3.88 ERA in 25 starts between AA & AAA (135 K/57 BB). 


Recalled: LHP Zach Phillips, 3B Josh Bell, SS Pedro Florimon 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jeremy Accardo, RHP Rick VandenHurk, LHP Clay Rapada, OF Kyle Hudson 

Designated for assignment: LHP Mark Hendrickson, SS Blake Davis 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Mitch Atkins (Triple-A), LHP Michael Ballard (Double-A)

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Steve Bumbry, OF Felix Pie, OF Kipp Schutz 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Nick Bierbrodt, C Zach Booker, C Kyle Moore 


Signed: OF Joey Gathright (Yuma/North American League) 

Released: OF Matt Sheely 

Traded: RHP Jason Rice to Athletics for 1B Conor Jackson 

Recalled: RHP Kyle Weiland, LHP Felix Doubront, C Ryan Lavarnway 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Nate Spears 

Designated for assignment: 2B Drew Sutton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tom Ebert, LHP Cesar Cabral, 2B Tony Thomas, 3B Michael Almanzar 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Caleb Clay, RHP Kyle Stroup, 1B Jonathan Hee, 2B Drew Sutton, OF Matt Sheely 

Nate Spears replaces Drew Sutton as Boston's 25th man du jour. Signed as a minor league free agent in 

December ’09, Spears spent nine seasons in the minors before earning his first big league callup this 

September. A true utility man, he played 10 or more games for Triple-A Pawtucket at second base, third base, 

left field and right field, while batting .248/.355/.397 in 315 at-bats. The Orioles selected Spears in the fifth round 

of the ’03 draft and traded him to the Cubs for Corey Patterson in January ’06. 

Chicago Cubs 

Recalled: LHP John Gaub, 3B D.J. LeMahieu, OF Lou Montanez 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Bryan LaHair 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Larry Suarez, LHP Eric Jokisch, OF John Andreoli 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Ethan Elias, RHP Arturo Maltos-Garcia, RHP Jhon Rodriguez, 

LHP Scott Maine, C Taylor Davis, 1B Trevor Gretzky, 3B Arismendy Alcantara, OF Smaily Borges 

Spending the season with Triple-A Iowa, Bryan LaHair topped all minor leaguers with 38 homers, a .664 

slugging percentage and a 1.070 OPS. The 28-year-old won MVP honors in the Pacific Coast League. 


Released: LHP Doug Davis 

Recalled: SS Eduardo Escobar 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Dylan Axelrod, RHP Shane Lindsay, RHP Addison Reed 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Orlando Santos 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Miguel Socolovich, C Miguel Gonzalez 

Escobar hit .266/.303/.354 in 536 plate appearances across 137 games this season at Triple A-Charlotte. 

Considered a defensive specialist, his at-bats will likely be limited. The White Sox signed him in January 2006 

out of Venezuela. He was ranked by BA as the #5 prospect and the best defensive infielder in the White Sox’ 

system entering the season. 

This will be the first big-league go-around for the Australian-born Lindsay. He put up solid numbers in 70 1/3 

innings between Double-A and Triple-A this season, turning in a 2.18 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 90/59 K/BB ratio. 

White Sox purchased the contract of RHP Addison Reed from Triple-A Charlotte. A third-round pick just last 

year, Reed cruised through the White Sox minor-league system this summer, posting a 1.26 ERA, microscopic 

0.73 WHIP and eye-popping 111/14 K/BB ratio in 78 1/3 innings across four levels of play. He could play a big 

role out of the White Sox bullpen down the stretch, will have a good chance at making the team out of spring 

training next March. 


Signed: LHP Clayton Tanner 

Recalled: RHP Jared Burton, RHP Carlos Fisher, RHP Edinson Volquez, LHP Jeremy Horst, LHP Matt 

Maloney, LHP Travis Wood, 2B Chris Valaika, 3B Juan Francisco 

Added to 40-man roster: C Devin Mesoraco 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Fred Lewis (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: C Yasmani Grandal (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Daniel Renken 

Placed on 60-day DL: OF Juan Silva 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tyree Hayes


Recalled: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Corey Kluber, LHP Nick Hagadone, 2B Luis Valbuena 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Corey Kluber, RHP Jason Rice 

Option transferred: LHP Kelvin de la Cruz (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Marty Popham 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Clayton Ehlert, RHP Jose Flores, OF Thomas Neal 

The Indians claimed Jason Rice on waivers from the Athletics, less than a week after Oakland traded for him. 

Rice joined the playoff roster for Triple-A Columbus and could receive a September callup. See the A's entry 

below for more. 


Recalled: RHP Greg Reynolds, RHP Josh Roenicke, LHP J.C. Romero, C Jordan Pacheco, C Wilin Rosario 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jim Miller 

Option transferred: RHP Cory Riordan (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andy Graham, RHP Clayton Mortensen, 1B Jorge Cantu, SS Hector Gomez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Trevor Gibson, RHP Blake Johnson, RHP Andrew Johnston, C Beau Seabury, SS 

Warren Schaeffer, SS Jeff Squier 

Rockies recalled C-INF Jordan Pacheco from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Pacheco (a 9 th round pick in 2007), 25, 

batted .278/.343/.377 with three home runs, 50 RBI and a .721 OPS over 411 plate appearances this season at 

the Triple-A level while throwing out just 20 percent of would-be basestealers. 

Rockies purchased the contract of RHP Jim Miller from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Miller hasn't pitched in the big 

leagues since 2008 as a member of the Orioles. The 29-year-old right-hander functioned as the primary closer 

for Triple-A Colorado Springs this season, posting a 5.25 ERA, 24 Sv and 73/21 K/BB ratio over 72 innings (1.58 

WHIP). 


Recalled: RHP Jacob Turner, C Omir Santos, 2B Will Rhymes, SS Danny Worth, OF Andy Dirks 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Luis Marte 

Reinstated from DL: RHP L.J. Gagnier, LHP Adam Wilk, OF Clete Thomas 

Dominican Luis Marte is in his sixth season in the Tigers’ system and pitched his way into the MLB debut by 

going 4-0-3, 1.92 ERA in 56.1 IP between AA & AAA, with 70 K, 22 BB and 32 hits (0.96 WHIP). 


Recalled: RHP Sandy Rosario, RHP Alex Sanabia, LHP Brad Hand 

Added to 40-man roster: C Vinny Rottino, 3B Matt Dominguez 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Frank Reed, OF Rand Smith 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Adalberto Mendez, LHP Graham Taylor, C Clint Sammons 


Recalled: RHP Lucas Harrell, RHP Jordan Lyles, C J.R. Towles, 1B Brett Wallace, 3B Chris Johnson, OF J.B. 

Shuck 

Option transferred: RHP Arcenio Leon (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Justin Gominsky 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose Cisnero, C Chris Wallace 


Recalled: RHP Jesse Chavez, 3B Yamaico Navarro 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Michael Liberto 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Mario Santiago 


Recalled: RHP Trevor Bell, RHP Ysmael Carmona, RHP Tyler Chatwood, RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Michael 

Kohn, RHP Anthony Ortega, LHP Horacio Ramirez, 2B Alexi Amarista, SS Andrew Romine, OF Jeremy Moore 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Efren Navarro, SS Gil Velazquez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Matt Palmer (Triple-A), 3B Freddy Sandoval (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Hurst, 3B Michael Wing 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Baudilio Lopez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ysmael Carmona, RHP Kyle Hurst, RHP Kevin Jepsen, 3B Michael Wing

Navarro (a 50 th round pick in 2007), 25, batted .317/.368/.488 with 12 homers, 73 RBI and an .856 OPS over 

547 plate appearances this season at Triple A-Salt Lake City. He had never hit more than six home runs in any 

of his previous four minor league seasons before playing in the Pacific Coast League. 


Recalled: RHP John Ely, RHP Josh Lindblom, RHP Ramon Troncoso, 3B Russ Mitchell, OF Jerry Sands 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Dana Eveland, C Tim Federowicz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan Acosta, RHP John Housey, LHP Aaron Miller, C Steve Cilladi, C Keyter 

Collado, SS Kevin Thompson, OF Brad Coon, OF Anthony Jackson 


Traded: RHP Adrian Rosario and LHP Danny Ray Herrera to Mets to complete deal in which Mets traded RHP 

Francisco Rodriguez to Brewers for two players to be named 

Recalled: RHP Tim Dillard, C Martin Maldonado 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Logan Schafer 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mark DiFelice, RHP Jameson Dunn, RHP Kyle Heckathorn, RHP Andre 

Lamontagne, LHP Charly Bashara, LHP Mike Ramlow, C Patrick Arlis, C Tony Pechek, C Shawn Riggans, 1B 

Chris Dennis, 2B Mike Brownstein, 3B Mike Walker, SS Carlos George, OF Brendan Katin 


Recalled: RHP Jim Hoey, 1B Chris Parmelee, 2B Matt Tolbert, OF Joe Benson 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Liam Hendriks, RHP Kyle Waldrop, 2B Brian Dinkelman 

Designated for assignment: LHP Chuck James 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Pedro Guerra, RHP Steven Hirschfeld 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Sam Spangler 

Benson posted a nice .287/.389/.499 batting line with 16 HR and 67 RBI in 468 plate appearances this season at 

the Double-A level. He was the Twins' second-round pick in 2006 June Draft. He’s considered the best 

athlete and n. 4 prospect in the Twins’ system entering the 2011 by Baseball America. 

Hendriks struggled a bit upon his promotion to Triple-A Rochester, posting a 4.56 ERA over nine starts, but 

overall he has a 3.36 ERA and nice 111/21 K/BB ratio over 139 1/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A. The 

22-year-old Australian will be making his major league debut. He was signed by the Minnesota Twins as a nondrafted 

free agent on Feb. 25, 2007. 

New York Mets 

Acquired: RHP Adrian Rosario and LHP Danny Ray Herrera from Brewers to complete deal in which Mets 

traded RHP Francisco Rodriguez to Brewers for two players to be named 

Recalled: RHP Josh Stinson, OF Mike Baxter 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chris Schwinden, 2B Josh Satin, 1B Valentino Pascucci 

Designated for assignment: LHP Mike O'Connor 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Casey Hauptman, RHP Guillaume Leduc, 3B Zach Lutz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP John Church, RHP Scott Moviel, RHP Edgar Ramirez, RHP Luis Rojas, RHP Gabriel 

Zavala, LHP Roy Merritt, C Nelfi Zapata 

Selected by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Fresno Pacific 

University, Schwinden went 8-8, 3.95 ERA and 134/48 K/BB ratio over 26 starts at Triple A-Buffalo. 

Satin, 26, batted .323/.411/.495 with 12 HR, 76 RBI and a .906 OPS over 564 plate appearances between 

Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Buffalo this season. Better known for his bat than his glove, Satin (a sixth 

round of the 2008 Draft out of the University of California-Berkeley) is capable of playing first base, second and 

third. 

Pascucci, 32, hasn't appeared in the big leagues since 2004, when he played in 32 games as a member of the 

Expos. Pascucci batted .264/.375/.476 with 21 homers, 91 RBI and an .851 OPS over 523 plate appearances 

with the Bisons this season. 


Recalled: RHP Andrew Brackman, RHP Hector Noesi, RHP Lance Pendleton, LHP Aaron Laffey, LHP Raul 

Valdes, 3B Brandon Laird, OF Chris Dickerson, OF Greg Golson, OF Justin Maxwell 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP George Kontos, RHP Scott Proctor, C Jesus Montero 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Ryan Pope (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Reinier Casanova, RHP Mike Gipson

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Nuding, RHP Eric Wordekemper, LHP Steve Garrison, LHP Brad Halsey, C 

Ryan Baker, C P.J. Pilittere, OF Justin Maxwell 


Traded: 1B Conor Jackson to Red Sox for RHP Jason Rice 

Recalled: LHP Jerry Blevins, 1B Daric Barton, 3B Adam Rosales, OF Michael Taylor 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Andrew Carignan, RHP Jason Rice 

Option transferred: RHP Joey Devine (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Daric Barton, 3B Tony Thompson, OF Jose Crisotomo, OF Jose Rivero 

The Athletics saved more than $500,000 by trading Conor Jackson to Boston, receiving veteran minor league 

reliever Jason Rice and cash considerations in the deal. They called up Rice to Oakland immediately after 

acquiring him, but he never appeared in a game for the A's and soon found himself on outright waivers. The 

Indians claimed him and added him to their Triple-A playoff bullpen. Rice qualifies for minor league free agency if 

Cleveland removes him from its 40-man roster. 


Signed: LHP Delvin Perez,C Chabriel Pizarro 

Acquired: OF John Bowker from Pirates for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Michael Schwimer, 2B Pete Orr 

Added to 40-man roster: OF John Bowker 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Tagg Bozied, 1B Jim Murphy 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Garett Claypool, RHP Ryan Duke, OF Chris Lubanski, OF Scott Podsednik 


Traded: OF John Bowker to Phillies for cash considerations 

Recalled: LHP Jeff Locke, LHP Daniel Moskos, LHP Aaron Thompson, C Jason Jaramillo, 3B Pedro Alvarez, 

SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jared Hughes, LHP Brian Burres 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Sam Gonzalez 

Reinstated from DL: C Wyatt Toregas, 1B Calvin Anderson, 2B Brian Friday 

Hughes, 26 (a 4 th round pick in 2006), posted a 3.28 ERA and 78/36 K/BB ratio in 104 1/3 innings this season 

between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis. 


Recalled: RHP Maikel Cleto, RHP Brandon Dickson, C Tony Cruz, SS Tyler Greene, OF Adron Chambers 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Shane Robinson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Almarante, RHP Todd McInnis 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Javier Avendano, RHP Ramon Delgado, RHP Scott Gorgen, RHP Scott McGregor, 

RHP Todd McInnis, RHP Jose Rada, RHP Adam Reifer, RHP Francisco Samuel, LHP Jonathan Cornelius, LHP 

Manuel de la Cruz, LHP Jean Mijares, C Nick Derba, C Steve Hill, C Audry Perez, 2B Greg Garcia, OF D'Marcus 

Ingram, OF Aaron Luna, OF Tommy Pham, OF Roberto Reyes 


Recalled: RHP Erik Hamren, RHP Evan Scribner, C Luis Martinez, 1B Anthony Rizzo, 3B James Darnell 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Brad Brach 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Pat Neshek (Triple-A), C Kyle Phillips (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Double-A: OF Blake Tekotte 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Zach Herr, 2B Bryan Altman, OF Oscar Garcia 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Leonel Campos, OF Donavan Tate 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Evan Scribner, 2B Pat McKenna, 3B Edinson Rincon, OF Mykal Stokes 

Padres purchased the contract of Brad Brach from Triple-A Tucson. The 25-year-old right-hander posted an 

impressive 2.89 ERA, 34 saves and 94/12 K/BB ratio over 71 2/3 innings between Double-A San Antonio and 

Triple-A Tucson this season. 


Recalled: RHP Waldis Joaquin, LHP Dan Runzler, LHP Eric Surkamp, C Hector Sanchez, 2B Emmanuel 

Burriss, 3B Conor Gillaspie, SS Brandon Crawford, OF Darren Ford 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Brett Pill, OF Justin Christian 

Option transferred: LHP Eric Surkamp (High-A to Triple-A)

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Ryan Scoma 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jacob Dunnington, RHP Matt Graham, RHP Chris Heston, C Jesus Navarro, OF 

James Simmons 

Pill (Giants' seventh-round selection in 2006) has posted a solid .871 OPS in the Pacific Coast League this 

season, but has an underwhelming .279/.328/.445 batting line and .773 OPS over parts of six seasons in the 

minor leagues. The 26-year-old came up as a first baseman, but he has played 57 games at second base this 

season, where his bat could play better in the long-term. Still, he projects as a future utility man. 


Signed: RHP Yunior De Jesus (re-signed) 

Released: C Norberto Susini, 3B Matt Tuiasosopo 

Recalled: RHP Shawn Kelley, 3B Alex Liddi, OF Michael Saunders 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Steve Delabar, LHP Cesar Jimenez 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Dan Carroll 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Rudy van Heydoom, OF Carlos Peguero 

The Mariners' 3rd-round selection in 2004 ($2.29M signing bonus), Tuiasosopo hit. 226/.341/.394 with 14 HR 

and 77 RBI in 116 games at Tacoma, in his fourth consecutive season at Triple A. In 71 games at the Major 

League level (2008-2009-2010, service time: 1.079), he hit an ugly .176/.234/.306. 

Alex Liddi became the first italian born player ever to reach MLB. Liddi was called up by the Mariners on 

September 6 and made his MLB debut the day after at L.A. Angels (LA won 3-1), when he went 0-for-2 with a K. 

Liddi struck his first hit (a double) on Sept. 9 against Kansas City at home, in a game the Angels won 7-3. The 

23-year-old Liddi, from San Remo, attended the first MLB European Academy in Tirrenia (Italy) back in 2005 and 

was signed as a non-drafted free agent on September 9, 2005 by Mariners scouts Wayne Norton and Mauro 

Mazzotti. During the 2011 season he played for Triple-A Tacoma (PCL) and batted .259 (OBP .332/SLG .488) 

with 30 homeruns, 121 runs and 104 RBI in 138 games. He led the PCL in runs scored and is only the second 

player in Tacoma team history to put together 100 runs and 100 RBIs in the same season. In six minor league 

seasons, he was selected to the Futures Game in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and was named the California League 

Player of the Year in 2009, when hit a sparkling .345 with 23 HRs and 104 RBIs for High Desert. The third 

baseman has good power but has to be more selective at the plate and make some improvements on the 

defensive side. COMPLIMENTS to Liddi from all the italian fans!!! We hope this great achievement helps the 

growth of the game in Italy and in Europe. 


Recalled: RHP Andy Sonnanstine, OF Brandon Guyer 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Andujar, RHP Ricky Orta, C Luke Bailey, OF Chris Murrill, OF Brett 

Nommensen, OF Emeel Salem 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: LHP Doug Arguello 

Elected free agency: SS Omar Quintanilla 

Recalled: RHP Wilmer Font 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Merkin Valdez, 3B Esteban German 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Tim Wood (Triple-A), SS Omar Quintanilla (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Wilfredo Boscan, RHP Nick McBride 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Wilmer Font, C Robinzon Diaz 


Released: 2B Brandon Mims 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Chris Woodward 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP P.J. Walters (Triple-A), LHP Wil Ledezma (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Phillabaum, LHP Willie Collazo, OF Yeico Aponte, OF Chris Hopkins 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike MacDonald, RHP Deck McGuire 


Released: RHP Adam Carr 

Recalled: RHP Yunesky Maya, RHP Craig Stammen, LHP Atahualpa Severino, OF Roger Bernadina, OF Corey 

Brown 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Brad Peacock, LHP Tom Milone, 2B Steve Lombardozzi 

Designated for assignment: RHP Garrett Mock

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Erik Davis, C Jeremy Mayo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Christian Garcia, RHP Trevor Holder, RHP Taylor Jordan, LHP Robert Hansen, LHP 

Jack McGeary, C Cole Leonida, 1B Michael Aubrey, OF Gregor Blanco, OF Wander Nunez 

The Nationals added Tom Milone to take the spot of Jordan Zimmermann in the starting rotation. The 24-yearold 

left-hander had a 3.22 ERA and a ridiculous 155/16 K/BB ratio over 24 starts with Triple-A Syracuse this 

season. 

Lombardozzi, 22, batted .309/.360/.430 with 8 HR, 52 RBI and 30 stolen bases over 616 plate appearances 

between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse this season. The switch-hitter was selected by the 

Washington Nationals in the 19th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of St Petersburg Junior College. 

Aug. 25-30 


Released: RHP Jeff Bennett 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Cody Ransom (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Juan Miranda, OF Michael Restovich 

Reinstated from DL: C Robby Hammock 


Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Dimasther Delgado, LHP Rowdy Hardy 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Yeliar Castro, RHP Erik Cordier, 3B Shawn Bowman 


Recalled: LHP Mark Hendrickson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Felix Pie (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Hobgood, C Zach Booker, 1B Tyler Townsend, SS Greg Miclat 


Signed: LHP Trever Miller 

Recalled: RHP Scott Atchison, RHP Michael Bowden 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Atchison, C Ryan Lavarnway 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Joe Holtmeyer, 3B Kolbrin Vitek, SS Jason Thompson, OF Wilfred Pichardo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Fox, LHP Cesar Cabral, 2B Drew Dominguez 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP David Henrie (NDFA—Trinidad State (Colo.) JC) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Welington Castillo 


Recalled: OF Dayan Viciedo 

Option transferred: RHP Kyle Cofield (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Collop 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kyle Cofield 

Viciedo registered a productive .296/.364/.491 batting line with 20 home runs and 78 RBI in 119 games this year 

at Triple-A Charlotte. He's expected to draw playing time in right field, left field, first base and designated hitter 

down the stretch. 


Released: RHP Derrik Lutz 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Travis Wood 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Scott Carroll, RHP Brian Pearl, 2B Henry Rodriguez, OF Josh Garton 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Nick Fleece 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Tom Cochran, 2B Jake Kahaulelio, OF Dayne Read 


Recalled: RHP Jeanmar Gomez, LHP Nick Hagadone 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Jerad Head 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Nick Hagadone, 1B Matt LaPorta

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Knapp, RHP Mason Radeke 

Transferred to 60-day DL: 3B Tony Mansolino 

Reinstated from DL: OF Bo Greenwell 

Hagadone, who was acquired from the Red Sox two years ago as part of the Victor Martinez deal, has been 

moved to the bullpen full-time this season due to injury and control problems. He's thrived, posting a 2.74 ERA 

and 75/22 K/BB ratio over 69 relief innings between Double- and Triple-A. He'll likely be used in a middle relief 

role initially. Boston selected him as a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 out of Washington University. 

Jerad Head signed as a nondrafted free agent out of Washburn (Kan.) University in ’05 and then spent three 

seasons at the Class A level and most of the next two in Double-A. But Head's fortunes began to change in 

2010. He won MVP honors in the Triple-A National Championship Game—he went 3-for-4 with two doubles and 

four RBIs against Tacoma—and the 28-year-old returned to Columbus this season and performed, batting 

.284/.338/.526 with 24 doubles and 28 homers. 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Ryan Rohlinger (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Roenicke, LHP J.C. Romero 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Blake Johnson, RHP Andrew Johnston, C Beau Seabury, 1B Matt McBride, SS 

Warren Schaeffer 

Reinstated from DL: C Dallas Tarleton, 2B Jimmy Cesario 


Recalled: C Omir Santos, SS Danny Worth 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Omir Santos, SS Danny Worth 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Jade Todd 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Patrick Cooper, RHP Clemente Mendoza 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Zach Neal, 3B Chase Austin 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Walker Moore 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Ojala, C Jose Ceballos, 1B Jaime Ortiz 


Recalled: RHP Juan Abreu 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Cisnero, RHP Chris Hicks, LHP Tommy Shirley 

Reinstated from DL: RHP R.J. Alaniz, RHP Jake Buchanan, 2B Jose Thompson, OF Bryce Lane 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Mario Santiago, C Jose Bonilla 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Chase Hentges 

Reinstated from DL: C Manny Pina, 1B Juan Graterol 

Selected by the Royals in the 16th round of the 2005 Draft out of Laredo (Texas) Community College and Baton 

Rouge (La.) Community College, Santiago was named Burlington Pitcher of the Year in 2007 and finished fifth in 

the Carolina League in ERA and ninth in innings pitched in 2008. He pitched for Puerto Rico in the Caribbean 

World Series in 2009 (went 1-1 with a 0.75 ERA and 11 strikeouts) and in the IBAF World Cup the same year (in 

that tournament showed a good slider and an above average curveball). He made 17 starts for AA-Northwest 

Arkansas in 2010, tied for third most on the team. He went 3-3-2, 5.70 ERA at Triple A-Omaha (64.2 IP) and 5-2, 

2.23 ERA at AA-Northwest Arkansas (47.1 IP) and is eligible for minor league free agency after the season. 


Released: SS Adam Younger 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Junge 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Johnny Hellweg, SS Jean Segura 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan Acosta, RHP Robert Chamra, C Steve Cilladi, C B.J. LaRosa, 3B Kevin Taylor, 

OF Brad Coon 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Joey Newby, LHP Adam Dedeaux, LHP David Jensen, C Steve Domecus, C J.T. 

Wise


Released: LHP Randy Flores 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Taylor Green 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tim Dillard 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Blake Billings, RHP R.J. Johnson, RHP Cody Scarpetta 

Taylor Green (a 25 th round pick in 2005) enjoyed a huge bounceback year for Triple-A Nashville after a pair of 

down years following wrist surgery. He hit .336 with 22 home runs and 88 RBI. He's primarily a third baseman 

but can also handle second in a pinch. 


Recalled: LHP Scott Diamond, C Rene Rivera 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Matt Tolbert 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Sam Spangler, LHP Mike Tarsi 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ben Tootle, LHP Clint Dempster 

New York Mets 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Miguel Batista 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Mike Baxter 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP John Church, RHP Luis Rojas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose de la Torre, LHP Hamilton Bennett, OF Cesar Puello, OF Travis Taijeron 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Hector Noesi 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Aaron Dott, LHP Kei Igawa, C Ryan Baker, SS Anderson Feliz 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Jordan Cote, RHP Dawerd Cruz, RHP Rookie Davis, RHP Joe Maher, LHP Andy 

Cave, SS Claudio Custodio 

Reinstated from DL: C Kyle Higashioka 


Recalled: RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Graham Godfrey, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Josh Outman 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Neil Wagner 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Bruce Billings (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Graham Godfrey, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Jordan Norberto 

Option transferred: 1B Sean Doolittle (Triple-A to Arizona League) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Andy LaRoche, 3B Tony Thompson, OF Jose Crisotomo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP John Meloan, RHP Sean Murphy, C Juan Nunez, 1B Sean Doolittle 

Wagner, 27, had a 3.26 ERA and 87/23 K/BB ratio this season between Double-A Midland and Triple-A 

Sacramento. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians out of North Dakota State University in the 21st round of 

the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Wagner was traded to the A’s for cash considerations in May 2010. 


Signed: OF Carlos Tocci 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Michael Schwimer, 2B Pete Orr 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Garett Claypool, RHP Rye Davis, LHP Bryan Morgado, 2B Francisco Figueroa, SS 

Edgar Duran, OF Brian Gump, OF Chris Lubanski 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Tommy Palica, C Tim Kennelly 

The Phillies handed out one of the highest international bonuses in organization history to Venezuelan center 

fielder Carlos Tocci ($759K). 


Released: OF Justin Bencsko 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike Crotta, C Dusty Brown 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Donald Veal, C Jason Jaramillo 


Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Manuel de la Cruz, 2B Greg Garcia 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Jeff Nadeau, LHP Bob Revesz, 2B Trevor Martin 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Carlos Martinez, 1B Phil Cerreto, 2B Kolten Wong


Recalled: OF Blake Tekotte 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Andy Parrino 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Erik Hamren 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Juan Herrera, LHP Jeremy Gigliotti, 2B Pat McKenna, SS Tyler Stubblefield, OF 

Mykal Stokes 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Hayden Beard, 3B Bryan Altman, 3B Vince Belnome 

Selected by the Padres in the 26th round of the 2007 Draft, Parrino, 25, is a .264/.368/.398 career hitter in the 

minor leagues, but batted .315/.393/.511 with 12 homers, 56 RBI and a .905 OPS over 357 plate appearances 

between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A Tucson this season. He'll mostly function as a backup at second 

base and shortstop. 


Added to 40-man roster: LHP Eric Surkamp 

Designated for assignment: LHP Clayton Tanner 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Dan Runzler 

Optioned to high Class A: LHP Eric Surkamp, C Hector Sanchez 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Jesus Navarro, 1B Josh Mazzola, OF Roger Kieschnick, OF James Simmons 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Raynor Campbell, OF Christian Diaz 

Giants recalled LHP Eric Surkamp from Double-A Richmond. The talented 24-year-old lefty had a 2.02 ERA and 

165/44 K/BB ratio in 142 1/3 minor league innings this season. He was selected by the Giants in the sixth round 

of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of North Carolina State University. 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Trevor Miller, LHP Jordan Shipers, LHP Philippe Valiquette, C Steve Baron, 3B Matt 

Tuiasosopo, SS Jake Schlander 

Reinstated from DL: C Jack Marder, 1B Rich Poythress, OF Matt Cerione 


Released: RHP Dirk Hayhurst 

Option transferred: RHP Chris Archer (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Todd Glaesmann, OF Cody Rogers 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dirk Hayhurst 

After a brutal start, Chris Archer righted the ship in Double-A by going 7-4, 3.42 in his final 14 starts for 

Montgomery. He allowed just five homers, though his strikeout-to-walk ratio was a tenuous 70-to-51. In his first 

two starts for Triple-A Durham, Archer logged 13 innings while striking out 12 and allowing 11 hits, six walks and 

only one run. 

Texas Rangers 

Released: RHP Ryan Tucker 

Recalled: OF Leonys Martin 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mark Hamburger 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Robinzon Diaz 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Zach Jackson, 1B Chris McGuiness, SS Leury Garcia 

Cuban defector Leonys Martin batted .295/.362/.421 in 302 at-bats this season as he raced through the high 

minors. He collected 25 extra-base hits and 27 walks (against 38 strikeouts) in 73 games, though his power 

evaporated with Triple-A Round Rock, where he slugged .314. 

Rangers purchased the contract of RHP Mark Hamburger from Triple-A Round Rock. Hamburger, who was 

originally acquired from the Twins in the Eddie Guardado deal in 2008, posted a 3.39 ERA (1.09 WHIP) and 

70/25 K/BB ratio over 82 1/3 innings this season between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock. He'll pitch 

in a middle relief role. He was signed by Minnesota as a non-drafted free agent on June 19, 2007 out of Twins 

annual open tryout camp at the Metrodome. 


Optioned to Triple-A: OF Darin Mastroianni 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike MacDonald, LHP Sam Strickland, 3B Bryan Kervin, OF Kenen Bailli, OF Eli 

Boike, OF Travis Snider

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP David Berryhill 

Reinstated from DL: OF Mike Crouse, OF Chris Hopkins 

Right wrist tendinitis cost Travis Snider a September callup. Now, he faces four to six weeks of rest. Snider 

debuted in the big leagues as a 20-year-old in ’08 and has not yet established himself in 232 games with the 

Blue Jays. He has batted .248/.307/.423 with 28 homers in 799 at-bats, but with not quite enough power (.175 

slugging) to look past his strikeout rate (nearly 30 percent of at-bats). 


Recalled: 1B Chris Marrero 

Transferred to 60-day DL: 2B Khayyan Norfork 

Reinstated from DL: C Miguel Perez, OF Randolph Oduber 

Nationals recalled 1B-OF Chris Marrero from Triple-A Syracuse. The 15 th overall pick in the 2006 Draft, Marrero 

has had a nice year for Syracuse, batting .300/.375/.449 with 14 homers and 69 RBI. His defense at first base 

has also gotten better, and that's where Marrero will be when he gets playing time, pushing Mike Morse to left 

field. 

Aug. 17-24 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Kevin Mulvey (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Urquidez, C Robby Hammock 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Charles Brewer, 2B Tony Abreu 


Signed: RHP Juan Jaime, 3B Wes Helms 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Randall Delgado 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Erik Cordier, 2B Phil Gosselin, OF Willie Cabrera 

A hard thrower who had Tommy John surgery in April ’10 and has not yet returned to action, Juan Jaime could 

morph into a useful bullpen piece for Atlanta, assuming they can re-sign him to a minor league deal for next 

season. (The 24-year-old Jaime has just 32 innings of experience in full-season ball, however.) The Braves 

know a thing or two about acquiring relievers on the cheap. They snagged Eric O'Flaherty on waivers from the 

Mariners in November ’08, Cristhian Martinez from the Marlins in April ’10 and Anthony Varvaro from the 

Mariners (again) last January. Atlanta also signed Juan Abreu (whom they packaged to Houston in the Michael 

Bourn deal) and Jairo Asencio (who won Best Reliever honors in the International League) on the minor league 

free agent market. 


Signed: 3B Ryan Zrenda (NDFA—Brown) 

Recalled: 2B Ryan Adams, OF Matt Angle 

Added to 40-man roster: C Jake Fox 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Luis Lebron (short-season) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Josh Bell, SS Blake Davis 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Will Startup, C Kyle Moore 

Reinstated from DL: C Zach Booker, C Adam Donachie, 1B Tyler Townsend, OF Ron Welty 


Signed: LHP Greg Smith, C Jeff Howell (Lincoln (American Association)) 

Added to 40-man roster: C Ryan Lavarnway 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Randy Williams (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Kyle Stroup, C Jayson Hernandez, 

1B Jonathan Hee, OF Ryan Kalish 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Brenden Shepard 

Transferred to 60-day DL: 3B Garin Cecchini 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Anatanaer Batista, RHP Michael Olmsted, RHP Mathew Price, LHP Royce Ring, 2B 

Zach Gentile, OF Andrew Turocy 

Prior to his callup, Ryan Lavarnway mashed an eye-opening 30 homers while batting .293/.372/.559 in 417 atbats 

at Double-A and Triple-A. The Orioles' Matt Wieters hit 27 homers at those same levels and in those same 

leagues (Eastern, International) in ’08. That's not to compare Lavarnway and Wieters as prospects—though it

does illustrate how difficult it is for a catcher to go deep 30 times in a minor league season. The only 30-homer 

catchers turned up in a cursory search of the past seven seasons: the Blue Jays' J.P. Arencibia, who hit 32 

bombs for Las Vegas last year, and the Angels' Mike Napoli, who struck 31 homers for Double-A Arkansas in 

’05. The former benefited from a crazy hitting environments of the Pacific Coast League, while the latter played 

exclusively in Double-A. 

Chicago Cubs 

Recalled: RHP Casey Coleman 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Scott Maine 

Option transferred: RHP Kyle Smit (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Ethan Elias, RHP Scott Weismann, LHP Scott Maine, C Taylor 

Davis, 1B Trevor Gretzky, SS Arismendy Alcantara, OF Manuel Barrios, OF Smaily Borges 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dallas Beeler, RHP Ethan Elias, RHP Robinson Lopez, RHP Amaury Paulino, 3B 

Marquez Smith, OF Manuel Barrios 


Draft pick signed: OF Dustin Hayes (29) 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Josh Kinney 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Joe Bisenius, RHP Paul Burnside, RHP Matt Zaleski, C Miguel Gonzalez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Paul Burnside, RHP Dexter Carter, 3B Kyle Shelton 


Released: LHP Philippe Valiquette 

Traded: RHP David Johnson to Blue Jays for future considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jared Burton, LHP Matt Maloney 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Tom Cochran, C Corky Miller 

Reinstated from DL: C Mark Fleury 

Canadian Valiquette was a 7th round pick by the Reds in 2004 and pitched for the World Team in the 2010 All- 

Star Futures Game in Anaheim. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Game in 

2010. Last season he went 4-1-5, 4.15 ERA in 65 relief innings between AA & AAA. 


Traded: LHP Drew Pomeranz to Rockies as player to be named in deal in which Rockies traded RHP Ubaldo 

Jimenez to Indians for RHP Joe Gardner, RHP Alex White, 1B Matt McBride and a player to be named 

Recalled: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Zach McAllister, 1B Shelley Duncan, 2B Cord Phelps, 2B Luis Valbuena, OF 

Ezequiel Carrera 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Zach McAllister, 2B Luis Valbuena, OF Ezequiel Carrera 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Clayton Ehlert, RHP Jose Flores, OF Thomas Neal, OF Nick Weglarz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Danny Salazar, LHP Kelvin de la Cruz, LHP Giovanni Soto, C Juan Apodaca, OF 

Anthony Gallas 


Released: 1B Mike Jacobs, 1B Blake McDade 

Acquired: LHP Drew Pomeranz from Indians as player to be named in deal in which Rockies traded RHP 

Ubaldo Jimenez to Indians for RHP Joe Gardner, RHP Alex White, 1B Matt McBride and a player to be named 

Acquired: 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff from Athletics for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff 

Designated for assignment: SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Edgar Gonzalez (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Chris Nelson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Billy Buckner, LHP Drew Pomeranz, 3B Ian Stewart, SS Jeff Squier, OF Cole Garner 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andy Graham, RHP Josh Sullivan, 1B Matt McBride, SS Radames Nazario 

The Rockies wasted no time in releasing Mike Jacobs after Major League Baseball announced that the 30-yearold 

Triple-A slugger had become the first player to test positive for human growth hormone. 

While Ubaldo Jimenez ran up a 5.79 ERA in his first five starts for the Indians, Drew Pomeranz, the lead 

prospect acquired by Colorado, had an emergency appendectomy on Aug. 20. Pomeranz pitched seven strong 

innings (two hits, four whiffs, no walks) in his Rockies debut for Double-A Tulsa.


Released: OF Samir Rijo 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Brandon Inge 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Andy Dirks 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP L.J. Gagnier, LHP Adam Wilk, OF Clete Thomas 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Hua-Wei Lo, SS Ryan Soares, OF Brent Wyatt 


Released: OF Ernesto Manzanillo 

Recalled: RHP Chris Hatcher, OF Logan Morrison 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Ozzie Martinez, OF Chris Coghlan 

Option transferred: RHP Sandy Rosario (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Alfredo Lopez, SS Tim Torres, OF Brent Keys 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tyler Higgins, RHP Scott Lyman, RHP Zach Neal, 3B Matt Dominguez, SS Todd 

Muecklisch, OF Ryan McIntyre 


Released: RHP Nelson Figueroa, LHP Doug Arguello 

Recalled: LHP J.A. Happ, LHP Wesley Wright 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeff Fulchino, RHP Jordan Lyles, OF J.B. Shuck 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP R.J. Alaniz, RHP Jake Buchanan, RHP Tanner Bushue, RHP Jason Chowning, 1B 

Charles Davidson, 2B Jose Thompson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jason Chowning, RHP Nelson Figueroa, RHP James Robinson, RHP Jose Valdez, 

LHP Brad Dydalewicz, 1B Jimmy Van Ostrand, OF Brandon Meredith 


Placed on 7-day DL: C Manny Pina, OF Julio Aparicio 

Reinstated from DL: OF Alex Llanos, OF Tim Smith 


Recalled: C Hank Conger, OF Mike Trout 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jerome Williams 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Reggie Willits (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tyler Chatwood, LHP Horacio Ramirez 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Dillon Baird, OF Reggie Willits 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eric Junge 

The 39th overall pick in the ’99 draft and former No. 1 prospect in the Giants system, Jerome Williams had not 

started a major league game since ’07. In the four years between starts, he kicked around Triple-A with the 

Twins, Dodgers, Athletics and Angels; played independent ball in the Golden and Atlantic leagues; and even 

spent the ’10 season in the Taiwanese major league. He latched on with the Angels in June and earned his 

callup by going 7-2, 3.91 with a 60/15 strikeouts/walks in 73 2/3 innings for Salt Lake. 


Recalled: C A.J. Ellis 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Josh Lindblom 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP John Housey, RHP Joey Newby, LHP Dave Jensen, LHP Aaron Miller, C Steve 

Domecus, 2B Pedro Guerrero, SS Faustino Oguisten, SS Kevin Thompson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Raul Burgos, LHP Geison Aguasviva, LHP Randy Keisler, C Steve Cilladi, OF Blake 

Smith 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Felipe Lopez (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Heckathorn, RHP Seth Lintz, C Tony Pechek, 1B Chris Dennis 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin James, RHP Maverick Lasker, C Shawn Zarraga 


Signed: LHP Caleb Thielbar (St. Paul (American Association)) 

Recalled: RHP Lester Oliveros, 1B Luke Hughes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP David Bromberg, C Kyle Knudson 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Mike Tarsi, C Jair Fernandez, 1B Mike Gonzales, OF Nate Roberts

New York Mets 

Recalled: C Mike Nickeas 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Scott Moviel, RHP Tyson Seng, LHP Hamilton Bennett, OF Bubba Bell, OF 

Fernando Martinez, OF Travis Taijeron 

Placed on 60-day DL: C Jeff Diehl 

Reinstated from DL: RHP John Church, RHP Guillaume Leduc, LHP Chris Hilliard, C Jean Luc Blaquiere, C 

Salomon Manriquez, 3B Brandon Brown, OF Bubba Bell 


Released: RHP Buddy Carlyle, 1B Terry Tiffee 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jeff Marquez (Double-A), C Gustavo Molina (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Aaron Laffey 

Option transferred: LHP Raul Valdes (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Caleb Cotham, RHP Tommy Kahnle, RHP Mikey O'Brien, LHP Evan DeLuca, LHP 

Steve Garrison, LHP Brad Halsey, C Kyle Higashioka, C P.J. Pilittere, OF Eduardo Sosa 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Dan Mahoney, LHP Trevor Johnson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tommy Kahnle, RHP David Phelps, C Ryan Baker, C P.J. Pilittere, 2B Ronnier 

Mustelier 

The Mariners lost Aaron Laffey on a waiver claim to the Yankees, a team searching far and wide for lefty 

relievers. 


Traded: 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff to Rockies for cash considerations 

Recalled: LHP Jordan Norberto 

Added to 40-man roster: C Anthony Recker 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Landon Powell 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Sean Murphy, OF Shane Peterson, OF Jose Rivero 

Reinstated from DL: 1B A.J. Kirby-Jones, OF Douglas Landaeta 

Recker, 27, has posted a .287/.388/.501 batting line with 16 home runs and 48 RBI in 99 games this season at 

the Triple-A level. He'll provide more firepower at backup catcher than his predecessor, Landon Powell. Selected 

by the Athletics in the 18th round of the 2005 Draft out of Alvernia College (Pa.). Hit double digits in home runs in 

five straight Minor League seasons from 2006-2010. 


Released: RHP Aaron Heilman, OF Jack Cust 

Recalled: 2B Pete Orr 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Michael Schwimer 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan Duke 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Aaron Heilman, LHP Ryan Feierabend, 1B Tagg Bozied, OF D'Arby Myers 

Schwimer, 25, has a 1.88 ERA and an 86/22 K/BB ratio over 67 innings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season 

with 9 wins and 10 saves. He was selected by the Phillies in the 14th round of the 2008 Draft out of Virginia 

University. 


Signed: RHP Nelson Figueroa, RHP Aaron Heilman, RHP Mike Loree (Long Island (Atlantic)) 

Recalled: RHP Ross Ohlendorf, LHP Tony Watson, SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Aaron Thompson 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Aaron Thompson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Michael Dubee, LHP Colton Cain, LHP Jhonathan Ramos, C Jason Jaramillo, OF 

Anthony Norman 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Inman, RHP Brooks Pounders, LHP Garrett Olson, 3B Jeremy Farrell, OF Carlos 

Mesa 

Loree led the Atlantic League in all three Triple Crown categories this season, setting the pace in wins (14), 

earned run average (1.79), and strikeouts (115). The righty was 14-3 in his 22 appearances (17 starts) and held 

opponents to a .222 batting average in 110 and two-thirds innings pitched. The New Jersey native also set a 

Ducks franchise record for wins in a single season with 14, surpassing the previous mark of 13 held by Troy 

Cate in 2009. Now in his fifth season of professional baseball, Loree will be heading to Double-A (Altoona) for

the first time in his career. He has previously pitched as high as Single-A when he spent the 2009 season with 

Augusta in the San Francisco Giants organization. The 26-year-old spent 2010 with the Newark Bears and 

struck out a career-high 119 batters in 130.0 innings pitched. The Villanova alumn was originally drafted by the 

Giants in the 50th round of the 2007 amateur entry draft. 


Signed: SS Vance Albitz (Lincoln (American Association)) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Hector Corpas, RHP Carlos Martinez, LHP Jonathan Cornelius, C Audry Perez, OF 

Roberto Reyes 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Seth Blair, C Travis Tartamella 

The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball announced that the contract of Lincoln Saltdogs 

infielder Vance Albitz has been purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. He will report to the Cardinals Short 

Season affiliate, Batavia, of the New York-Penn League. In 69 games, Albitz batted .314 with a home run and 22 

RBI. He also scored 43 runs and stole eight bases. The 23-year-old played collegiately at UC-San Diego. He 

graduated from there as UCSD's career leader in hits (329), doubles (65), runs (217), and assists (791). 


Released: 1B Daniel Garce 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Pat Neshek, 3B James Darnell 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Branham, RHP John Van Benschoten, 2B Bryan Altman, SS Larry Moore, OF 

Drew Macias, OF Donavan Tate 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Jackson, 1B Cody Decker, OF Eric Patterson 


Signed: LHP Jason Stevenson (Chico (North American)) 

Recalled: RHP Steve Edlefsen, C Hector Sanchez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Allen, RHP Matt Graham, RHP Chris Heston, RHP Danny Sandbrink, LHP 

Brian Maloney 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kendry Flores, RHP Armando Paniagua, RHP Addison Proszek, C Eliezer 

Zambrano, SS Carter Jurica 

Signed by the Expos as a draft-and-follow in ’01, Jason Stevenson advanced to Triple-A with the organization 

before retiring (and subsequently drawing his release) in ’06. He headed home to Redding, Calif., to deal with 

what he deemed family issues. The 30-year-old Stevenson did not pitch professionally in the five seasons from 

’06 through ’10, though he emerged as the North American League's top pitcher this season, going 8-0, 1.68 in 

nine games with a 76-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio for Chico. The Giants assigned him to Triple A-Fresno. 


Signed: RHP Dylan deMeyer (NDFA—Rancho Buena Vista HS, Vista, Calif.), RHP Andrew Kittredge (NDFA— 

Washington), LHP Philippe Valiquette 

Released: 3B Matt Mangini 

Designated for assignment: LHP Aaron Laffey 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Anthony Vasquez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Luke French (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Rich Poythress, 1B Rudy van Heydoorn, OF Carlos Peguero 

Reinstated from DL: C Steve Baron, SS Nick Franklin 

Vista, Calif., prep righty Dylan deMeyer passed on a commitment to Galveston (Texas) JC to turn pro with the 

Mariners. "I've always wanted to play pro ball. That was my goal," deMeyer is quoted as saying on the Rancho 

Buena Vista High web site. 

Mariners purchased the contract of LHP Anthony Vasquez from Triple-A Tacoma. The 24-year-old southpaw has 

a 3.57 ERA and 91/37 K/BB ratio over 24 starts this season between Double-A Jackson and Triple-A Tacoma. 

He is not regarded as a top prospect. He was selected by the Mariners in the 18th round of the 2009 First-Year 

Player Draft. 


Optioned to Triple-A: C Robinson Chirinos 

Option transferred: RHP Chris Archer (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason McEachern, RHP Ryan Reid, OF Brett Nommensen 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Joe Cruz, RHP Albert Suarez

Texas Rangers 

Recalled: RHP Darren O'Day 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tim Wood, C Taylor Teagarden 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan Tucker, LHP Zach Jackson, LHP Kevin Johnson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nick Tepesch, 2B Matt Kata, 3B Mike Olt 


Signed: RHP Kyle Davies, LHP Francisco Gracesqui (NDFA—Sullivan County (N.Y.) CC), 1B Luke Willson 

(NDFA—Rice) 

Released: LHP Leandro Mella, LHP Kenllie Santana, OF Lance Durham 

Acquired: RHP David Johnson from the Reds for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Joel Carreno, C Brian Jeroloman, OF Darin Mastroianni 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Brad Mills 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Robert Ray 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Scott Richmond, RHP Robert Webb, LHP Sean Henn, 1B Balbino Fuenmayor, 1B 

Ryan Shealy 

The Blue Jays signed Ontario native Luke Willson following a tryout at the Rogers Centre, though he played only 

football (tight end) at Rice, where he has two years of eligibility remaining. A 6-foot-6 lefty batter, Willson has raw 

power, if not an abundance of baseball experience. He played for the Canadian national junior team in ’08 and 

worked out with the Owls baseball team in ’09 before focusing on football. 

Lefty Francisco Gracesqui became the first player from Sullivan County (N.Y.) CC to play pro ball. He signed for 

$40,000. Gracesqui attended New York's Washington High, just like his older brother Frank, a 32-year-old lefty 

who pitches in the Atlantic League (and appeared in seven games for the ’04 Marlins). 

Signed by the Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent on Oct. 11, 2004 out of the Dominican Republic, 24-yearold 

Carreno holds a 3.41 ERA and 10.2 K/9 ratio in 24 games -- 23 starts -- for Double-A New Hampshire this 

season, but he'll be used a relief role with the Jays. 

Speedy outfielder Mastroianni, 25, is batting .266/.353/.382 with three homers, 35 RBI, 28 stolen bases and a 

.735 OPS over 509 plate appearances between Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Las Vegas this season. 


Released: OF Rashad Hatcher 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Trevor Holder, C Miguel Perez, 2B Khayyan Norfork, OF Bryce Harper 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Sammy Solis, C Devin Ivany, OF Justin Bloxom 

Bryce Harper strained his right hamstring in an Aug. 18 game for Double-A Harrisburg. The 18-year-old batted 

.256 (33-for-129) with three homers and seven doubles (.395 slugging) in 37 games for the Senators. At a the 

more age-appropriate level of low Class A, Harper batted .318/.423/.554 with 14 homers, 17 doubles and 44 

walks in 72 games. 

Aug. 10-16 

A total of 145 draft picks signed minor league deals in this period, including 96 players at the Aug. 15 deadline 

and another 11 the day before. That tally does not include the draft picks who signed major league deals, 

including the Mariners' Danny Hultzen (No. 2 overall), the Orioles' Dylan Bundy (No. 4) and the Nationals' duo of 

Anthony Rendon (No. 6) and Matt Purke (third round). Diamondbacks No. 3 overall pick Trevor Bauer signed a 

big league deal in late July and already has reached Double-A. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Archie Bradley (1), RHP Anthony Meo (2), RHP Kyle Winkler (10), LHP Andrew 

Chafin (1.5), LHP Will Locante (11), C Michael Perez (5), OF Joe Loftus (46) 

Released: RHP Josh Ellis, OF Breland Brown 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Wade Miley 

Designated for assignment: RHP Juan Jaime, RHP Kevin Mulvey 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Tommy Manzella 

Option transferred: RHP Trevor Bauer (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Tony Abreu 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jason Urquidez

A 24-year-old southpaw, Miley has registered a 3.64 ERA and 56/16 K/BB ratio in 54 1/3 innings this season in 

the Pacific Coast League. He's going to take Jason Marquis' spot in the Arizona rotation. He was signed as 

Arizona's sandwich selection in the 2008 Draft on July 10, 2008 out of Southeastern Louisiana. 

The D-backs claimed glove-first 28-year-old shortstop Tommy Manzella on waivers from the Astros. A college 

teammate of Arizona righthander Micah Owings at Tulane in ’05, Manzella has spent much of the past four 

seasons in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, batting .256/.319/.374 in 313 games for Round Rock, Oklahoma 

City and (after the claim) Reno. He has one option remaining for ’12. 


Draft picks signed: 1B Jackson Laumann (31), OF Cody Livesay (42) 

Recalled: RHP Randall Delgado 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Arodys Vizcaino 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Anthony Varvaro, C J.C. Boscan 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Blaine Sims, SS Tyler Pastornicky 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kenshin Kawakami 


Draft picks signed: RHP Zach Davies (26), RHP Jason McCracken (42), 3B Nicky Delmonico (6), 3B Jason 

Esposito (2) 

Recalled: LHP Brian Matusz 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Willie Eyre 

Designated for assignment: RHP Luis Lebron 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Brandon Erbe (short-season) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Tillman 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Sammie Starr, 3B Adam Gaylord, OF Ronnie Welty 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose Diaz, RHP Ryan Palsha 


Signed: RHP T.J. Hose (Newark (Can-Am)), RHP Matt Rusch (Quebec (Can-Am)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Matt Barnes (1), RHP Noe Ramirez (4), RHP Matt Spalding (29), LHP Cody Kukuk 

(7), LHP Henry Owens (1.5), C Blake Swihart (1), SS Mookie Betts (5), OF Jackie Bradley (1.5) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Matt Fox, RHP Michael Olmsted, LHP Cesar Cabral, LHP 

Mitch Herold, LHP Royce Ring, 2B Drew Dominguez, 2B Vladimir Frias, SS Brent Dlugach, OF Andrew Turocy 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeremy Kehrt, LHP Felix Doubront, C Adalberto Ibarra, 1B Reynaldo Rodriguez, 3B 

Travis Shaw, OF Wilfred Pichardo 

Chicago Cubs 

Draft picks signed: RHP Ian Dickson (35), RHP Ethan Elias (22), RHP Dillon Maples (14), RHP Austin Urban 

(41), RHP Tony Zych (4), 1B Trevor Gretzky (7), 1B Rock Shoulders (25), 1B Dan Vogelbach (2), SS Javier 

Baez (1), SS Daniel Lockhart (10), OF John Andreoli (17), OF Shawon Dunston Jr. (11) 

Released: RHP Dave Bush 

Recalled: LHP Scott Maine 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ethan Elias, OF Manuel Barrios 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Marcus Hatley, C Welington Castillo, 1B Ryan Cuneo 


Added to 40-man roster: C Donny Lucy 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Terry Doyle, RHP Miguel Socolovich, LHP Garrett Johnson, 3B Kyle Shelton, OF 

Brady Shoemaker 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan Buch, RHP Terry Doyle, RHP Nevin Griffith, C Jared Price, C Adam Ricks, OF 

Kenny Williams Jr. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Mike Dennhardt (32), RHP Sal Romano (23), RHP Robert Stephenson (1), LHP Amir 

Garrett (22), 2B Ty Washington (43), OF Yordanys Perez (28) 

Released: LHP James Adkins 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Mark Fleury, 2B Jake Kahaulelio, OF Jaren Matthews, OF Felix Perez, OF Drew Poulk, 

OF Dayne Read 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brandon Hynick, RHP Chad Reineke, C Yasmani Grandal, 1B Chris Richburg, SS 

Miguel Rojas


Draft picks signed: RHP Shawn Armstrong (18), RHP Dillon Howard (2), LHP Shawn Morimando (19), C Eric 

Haase (7), 2B Zack MacPhee (13), SS Francisco Lindor (1) 

Released: RHP Enrique Pacheco 

Recalled: LHP David Huff 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Shelley Duncan 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Anthony Gallas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kyle Blair, OF LeVon Washington 


Signed: LHP J.C. Romero 

Draft pick signed: LHP Tyler Anderson (1) 

Released: RHP Ching-Lung Lo 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Edgar Gonzalez, LHP J.C. Romero 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Ian Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andy Graham, RHP Vianney Mayo, RHP Josh Sullivan, LHP Roberto Padilla, SS 

Radames Nazario, OF Matt McBride 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Jordan Ribera, OF Cole Garner, OF Willy Taveras 

Taiwanese 26-year-old Lo ends his 10-year tenure with the Rockies as he was signed as an amateur free agent 

on Oct. 20 2001. In the Rockies’ system he played mostly at Double-A level (2007-2010) with a brief stint at 

AAA. He has pitched a poor 2-1, 6.59 ERA in 13.2 IP in the Northwest League this season. 


Draft picks signed: 3B Brett Harrison (18), OF Tyler Gibson (15) 

Traded: RHP Lester Oliveros and LHP Cole Nelson to Twins for OF Delmon Young 

Recalled: RHP Ryan Perry, 2B Will Rhymes 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP David Purcey (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Will Rhymes 

Option transferred: RHP Lester Oliveros (Triple-A to Double-A just prior to trade) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Clemente Mendoza, 3B Jason King, SS Gustavo Nunez, OF Brent Wyatt 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nate Newman, RHP Brayan Villarreal, C Omir Santos 


Signed: 2B Ramon Vazquez 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jose Fernandez (1), LHP Adam Conley (2) 

Recalled: RHP Jose Ceda, RHP Chris Volstad, SS Ozzie Martinez 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Jose Lopez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Joe Thurston (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Logan Morrison 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Brad Hand 

Option transferred: RHP Alex Sanabia (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Montgomery, RHP Walker Moore, LHP Sean West, 1B Jaime Ortiz, 3B Matt 

Dominguez 

Placed on 60-day DL: C Jose Behar 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Bryan Berglund 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Scott Rembisz, RHP Wilfredo Rojas, OF Brent Keys 


Draft picks signed: RHP Jack Armstrong (3), OF George Springer (1) 

Acquired: OF Domingo Santana from Phillies as player to be named in deal in which Astros traded OF Hunter 

Pence and cash to Phillies for RHP Jarred Cosart, RHP Josh Zeid, 1B Jonathan Singleton and a player to be 

named 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Henry Sosa 

Designated for assignment: SS Tommy Manzella 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Wesley Wright 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andrew Robinson, C Chris Wallace, 2B John Hinson, 3B Jhonny Medrano, SS 

Wladimir Sutil, OF Bryce Lane 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Brandt Walker 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Grimmett, C Joseph Witkowski 


Draft picks signed: RHP Mark Binford (30), RHP Bryan Brickhouse (3), RHP Jake Junis (29), RHP Kyle Smith

(4), SS Jack Lopez (16), OF Patrick Leonard (5), OF Bubba Starling (1) 

Added to 40-man roster: C Salvador Perez 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Manny Pina 

Option transferred: LHP Noel Arguelles (High-A to Arizona League) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chaz Byrne, C Juan Graterol, C Paul Krebs 

Placed on 60-day DL: OF Juan Polonia 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Gary Cuevas, LHP George Baumann, C Paul Krebs 

Perez, 21, has a .285/.328/.397 batting line over parts of five seasons in the minor leagues. Signed by the 

Royals as a non-drafted free agent, in Sept. 2006 out of Venezuela, Perez was named the best defensive 

catcher in the organization by Baseball America entering each season from 2009 to 2011. He was hitting 

.290/.331/.437 with 10 HR and 53 RBI in 91 games between AA & AAA. 


Signed: SS Kirby Young (NDFA—Sacramento State) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Mike Clevinger (4), RHP Austin Wood (6), LHP Michael Johnson (46) 

Released: RHP Chad Yinger, LHP Ryan Ketchner 

Recalled: RHP Trevor Bell, LHP Horacio Ramirez 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Garrett Richards 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Trevor Bell, SS Andrew Romine 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Johnny Hellweg, RHP Eric Junge 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Robert Fish, 1B Brandon Decker 


Draft picks signed: RHP Ryan O'Sullivan (4), LHP Chris Reed (1), 3B Kevin Taylor (36) 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Justin Sellers 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Raul Burgos, LHP Adam Dedeaux, LHP Randy Keisler, C Angelo Ponte, C J.T. 

Wise, 3B Chris Henderson 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Alberto Bastardo, C Hector Gimenez, C B.J. LaRosa, 1B Blake Dean, 2B Pedro 

Guerrero 

A sixth-round pick of the Athletics in ’05, Justin Sellers headed to the Cubs in February ’09 in the Mike Wuertz 

deal. Chicago then traded him to the Dodgers at the end of ’09 spring training, returning Sellers to his Southern 

California roots. With Triple-A Albuquerque he batted .304/.400/.537 with 14 homers and a 41-to-57 walk-tostrikeout 

ratio in 270 at-bats. Away from Isotopes Park, however, he didn't hit for average (.218) or power (.331 

slugging with three homers), though his walk rate remained unchanged. 


Signed: RHP Mark Williams (Washington (Frontier)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Taylor Jungmann (1), LHP Jed Bradley (1), SS Chris McFarland (18) 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Eulogio de la Cruz 

Option transferred: RHP Wily Peralta (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mark Rogers, RHP Cody Scarpetta, C Shawn Zarraga, 2B Mike Brownstein 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jim Henderson, LHP Chase Wright, C Rafael Neda, C Michael Roberts, 1B Cody 

Hawn 

De La Cruz is 7-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 25 games -- 23 starts -- with Nashville this season, striking out 126 over 

137 innings. 

Wily Peralta quietly had an excellent season in the Double-A Southern League prior to his promotion. He went 9- 

7, 3.46 in 21 starts for Huntsville and ranked third in the league in ERA and strikeout rate (8.8 per nine innings). 


Draft picks signed: RHP Hudson Boyd (1.5), RHP Joshua Burris (17), RHP Trent Higginbotham (26), RHP 

Chris Mazza (27), LHP Brett Lee (10), LHP Austin Malinowski (16), LHP Jason Wheeler (8), 3B Travis Harrison 

(1.5), SS Levi Michael (1) 

Traded: OF Delmon Young to Tigers for RHP Lester Oliveros and LHP Cole Nelson 

Recalled: RHP Kevin Slowey, SS Trevor Plouffe, OF Rene Tosoni 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lester Oliveros, SS Trevor Plouffe 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Clint Dempster, C Jair Fernandez, 1B Mike Gonzales, SS Daniel Santana, OF Nate 

Roberts 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Shooter Hunt, C Kyle Knudson, 3B Ray Chang, OF Nate Roberts

New York Mets 

Draft picks signed: RHP Christian Montgomery (11), RHP Logan Verrett (3), SS Phillip Evans (15), OF Brad 

Marquez (16), OF Brandon Nimmo (1) 

Option transferred: SS Jordany Valdespin (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP John Church, RHP Bret Mitchell, 3B Miguel Tejada, OF Jason Botts, OF Cesar 

Puello 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eric Beaulac, SS Jose Coronado, SS Niuman Romero, OF Bubba Bell, OF Jason 

Botts 

The Mets rewarded shortstop Jordany Valdespin's newfound maturity with a promotion to Triple-A. With Double- 

A Binghamton he made the Eastern League all-star team and batted .297/.341/.483 with 15 homers and 33 

steals in 404 at-bats. 


Signed: RHP Scott Proctor 

Draft picks signed: RHP John Brebbia (30), RHP Jordan Cote (3), RHP Rookie Davis (14), RHP Joey Maher 

(38), LHP Daniel Camarena (20), LHP Jake Cave (6), LHP Chaz Hebert (27), C Greg Bird (5), 3B Adam Smith 

(25) 

Released: LHP Greg Smith 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Raul Valdes 

Option transferred: RHP Dellin Betances (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Ramirez, RHP Eric Wordekemper, C Ryan Baker, C Gary Sanchez, OF Dan 

Brewer 

Placed on 60-day DL: OF Ravel Santana 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Caleb Cotham, LHP Kei Igawa, C Austin Romine, 3B Rob Segedin, 3B Terry Tiffee, 

OF Ray Kruml, OF Eduardo Sosa 

Searching far and wide for lefty relief, the Yankees claimed 33-year-old Raul Valdes on waivers from the 

Cardinals. He'll have to learn a new pitch or a new delivery because lefthanded batters at the big league level 

have hit .327/.377/.602 with four homers in 107 plate appearances versus Valdes. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Colin O'Connell (8), LHP Chris Lamb (11), 3B B.A. Vollmuth (3) 

Recalled: RHP Bruce Billings, 1B Brandon Allen 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Jordan Norberto, 3B Adam Rosales 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP John Meloan 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Michael Ynoa, C Josh Leyland 

Reinstated from DL: OF Jose Rivero 

Dominican bonus baby Michael Ynoa now has as many 60-day disabled list stints in his career as he does 

professional appearances: three. He had Tommy John surgery last August, so with the health setbacks (all 

related to his elbow) he'll be 20 years old next spring with all of nine innings in the Arizona League to his credit. 

Here's a scary thought: Ynoa will be eligible for the ’12 Rule 5 draft if he's not a member of Oakland's 40-man 

roster at that time. He has plenty of time to reclaim his faded prospect stock, but having signed for $4.25 million, 

Ynoa offers just about the strongest cautionary tale possible of the risks associated with signing and projecting 

16-year-old players. 

In lighter news, Brandon Allen kept slugging for Triple-A Sacramento and earned his first callup to Oakland. He 

belted three homers in 10 games with the River Cats after joining the organization in the Brad Ziegler trade. On 

the year, Allen batted .299/.413/.578 with 21 homers in 344 at-bats in the Pacific Coast League. He'll be 26 next 

spring. 


Signed: RHP Casey Barnes (Washington (Frontier)), RHP Dave Bush, OF Jack Cust 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jesen Dygestile-Therrien (17), RHP Kenny Giles (7), LHP Braden Shull (27), SS 

Roman Quinn (2), SS Mitch Walding (5), OF Larry Greene (1.5), OF Johnny Knight (49) 

Traded: OF Domingo Santana to Astros as player to be named in deal in which Astros traded OF Hunter Pence 

and cash to Phillies for RHP Jarred Cosart, RHP Josh Zeid, 1B Jonathan Singleton and a player to be named 

Option transferred: 3B Carlos Rivero (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Ryan Feierabend, LHP Tommy Palica, C Tim Kennelly, 1B Kelly Dugan 

Placed on 60-day DL: SS Nerio Rios 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chance Chapman, RHP Marek Minarik, OF Geancarlo Mendez


Signed: RHP Mike Crotta (re-signed) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Gerrit Cole (1), RHP Clay Holmes (9), OF Josh Bell (2), OF Candon Myles (12) 

Recalled: 3B Josh Harrison 

Designated for assignment: RHP Tim Wood 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ross Ohlendorf, 3B Pedro Alvarez 

Option transferred: LHP Jeff Locke (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kevin Decker, RHP Brooks Pounders, LHP Garrett Olson, LHP Rudy Owens 

Jeff Locke made a fine Triple-A debut, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings for Indianapolis. He struck out six, 

walked none and allowed four hits, in the process extending his scoreless streak to 11 2/3 innings, a streak that 

began in his final start for Double-A Altoona. The 23-year-old Locke, acquired from the Braves in the 2009 Nate 

McLouth deal, made 32 starts (and one relief appearance) for Altoona over the course of this season and last, 

producing positive results and solid scouting reports. He went 10-10, 3.89 with 170 strikeouts in 182 2/3 innings 

(8.4 per nine) and a 1.28 WHIP. Locke mixes an 89-91 mph tailing fastball and sinking changeup to good effect 

and also throws a fringy curveball, making him a solid back-of-the-rotation candidate 


Signed: RHP Ethan Cole (NDFA—Northeast Texas CC) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Chris Costantino (43), RHP Sam Gaviglio (5), OF Charlie Tilson (2) 

Released: RHP Eric Binder, RHP Blaine Boyer, RHP Joel Pichardo, LHP Ron Mahay 

Designated for assignment: LHP Raul Valdes 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Tony Cruz 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Javier Avendano, RHP Francisco Samuel, C Nick Derba, 1B Phil Cerreto, 2B Kolten 

Wong, OF Aaron Luna, OF Michael Swinson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Deryk Hooker, RHP Joel Pichardo, RHP Chase Reid, RHP Kevin Thomas, LHP 

Manuel de la Cruz, LHP Rich Rundles, LHP Kevin Siegrist, 2B Jose Garcia 

The Cardinals signed undrafted righty Ethan Cole after his star turn for Edenton of the college summer Coastal 

Plain League. A redshirt sophomore this season at Northeast Texas CC, the 21-year-old Cole had intended to 

transfer to Tennessee Wesleyan for the ’12 season, but a chance to turn pro was too good to pass up. 


Signed: 3B Pedro Feliz (Camden (Atlantic)), SS Amadeo Zazueta (Camden (Atlantic)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Michael Kelly (1.5), RHP Joe Ross (1), RHP Burch Smith (14), C Austin Hedges (2) 

Released: C Dan Killian, C Cole Tyrell, 2B Jorge Minyety 

Recalled: RHP Pat Neshek 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Luis Martinez 


Placed on 7-day DL: OF Eric Patterson 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Daniel Sarria 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Branham, SS Larry Moore 


Signed: RHP Jose Casilla (re-signed) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Joe Biagini (26), RHP Ray Black (7), RHP Cameron McVey (22), RHP Tyler Mizenko 

(28), RHP Jake Smith (48), LHP Mitchell Beacom (20), LHP Josh Osich (6), C Andrew Susac (2), 1B Ricky 

Oropesa (3) 

Released: RHP Felix Romero 

Recalled: LHP Dan Runzler, 1B Brandon Belt 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Casilla, RHP Jacob Dunnington, 2B Raynor Campbell, OF Jose de la Cruz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Raymundo Montero, C Tyler LaTorre 


Draft picks signed: RHP Carter Capps (3.5), RHP Carson Smith (8), C Tyler Marlette (5), SS Cavan Cohoes 

(9), SS Brad Miller (2), OF Cory Scammell (35) 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Wily Mo Pena 

Designated for assignment: LHP Luke French 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Aaron Laffey 

Reinstated from DL: OF Kuo-Hui Lo 


Draft picks signed: RHP Taylor Guerrieri (1), RHP Matt Ramsey (19), LHP Grayson Garvin (1.5), 3B Tyler

Goeddel (1.5), OF Mikie Mahtook (1) 

Recalled: SS Reid Brignac 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Matt Carson 

Reinstated from DL: OF Matt Carson, OF Brandon Guyer 

Texas Rangers 

Draft pick signed: RHP Carl Edwards (48) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Darren O'Day 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Barret Loux, RHP Nick Tepesch, 2B Matt Kata, SS Leury Garcia 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tim Stanford 


Signed: RHP Vince Bongiovanni (Lincoln (American Association)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Mark Biggs (8), RHP Kevin Comer (1.5), RHP Anthony DeSclafani (6), RHP Tom 

Robson (4), RHP John Stilson (3), LHP Daniel Norris (2), 3B Matt Dean (13), SS Christian Lopes (7), OF Dwight 

Smith Jr. (1.5) 

Released: C Tim Mahler 

Recalled: SS Mike McCoy 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Wil Ledezma, LHP Rommie Lewis 

Option transferred: SS Adeiny Hechavarria (Double-A to Triple-A), OF Darin Mastroianni (Triple-A to Double-A 

and then back to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Taylor Cole, RHP Deck McGuire, LHP Sean Henn, C Joe Bowen, 1B Balbino 

Fuenmayor, OF Chris Hopkins 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Zak Adams 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kramer Champlin, RHP Misaul Diaz, RHP Wes Etheridge, LHP Willie Collazo, 1B 

Mike McDade, SS Jonathon Berti 


Draft picks signed: RHP Alex Meyer (1), LHP Kylin Turnbull (4), OF Brian Goodwin (1.5) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris McKenzie, SS Reuben Rogers 

Aug. 3-9 

Numbers in parentheses indicate draft round. 


Released: RHP Cristian Beltre 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Urquidez, C Raywilly Gomez, C Zach Jones 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kevin Mulvey, C Raywilly Gomez, 2B Matt Jensen, SS Dan Kaczrowski, OF Jeremia 

Gomez 


Signed: RHP Navery Moore (14), LHP Luis Merejo 

Released: RHP Matt Lewis 

Recalled: LHP Mike Minor 


Signed: RHP Willie Eyre, OF John Ruettiger (8) 

Released: RHP Josh Rupe 

Recalled: RHP Jason Berken, RHP Chris Tillman 

Designated for assignment: RHP Brandon Erbe 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mark Hendrickson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Diaz, C Adam Donachie, C Joel Polanco 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Matt Taylor, C Joel Polanco, 1B Rhyne Hughes 

Orioles released RHP Josh Rupe from Triple-A Norfolk. Rupe, 28, posted a 5.65 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 14 1/3 

major-league innings this season, and fared even worse at Norfolk, turning in a 7.07 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in 42 

frames. 

Brandon Erbe's time with the Orioles may be nearing an end. The 23-year-old will be eligible for free agency if 

he's not added back to the 40-man roster between now and early November. Baltimore born and bred, Erbe 

signed out of third round of the ’05 draft and put Class A ball behind him by the end of the ’08 season. However,

he's pitched just 165 innings in the past three seasons (including 4 2/3 this year), and he's coming off labrum 

surgery in ’10. 


Signed: LHP Robby Scott (NDFA—Florida State), OF Brett Carroll 

Released: RHP Chris Huseby, RHP Kevin Millwood, RHP Clevelan Santeliz, OF Zach Daeges 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Randy Williams 

Option transferred: RHP Junichi Tazawa (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Anatanaer Batista, RHP Caleb Clay, RHP Jeremy Kehrt, 2B Zach Gentile, 2B Drew 

Sutton, 3B Travis Shaw, OF Wilfred Pichardo 

Transferred to 60-day DL: LHP Miguel Pena, OF Ryan Westmoreland 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Chris Huseby, RHP Dennis Neuman, OF Zach Daeges, OF 

Ryan Kalish 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Tayler Scott (5), C Justin Marra (15) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Marcus Hatley, RHP Robinson Lopez, 2B Carlos Figueroa, 3B 

Brandon May 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Jake Opitz, 2B Matt Cerda 


Signed: RHP Chris Devenski (25), OF Adam Heisler (NDFA—South Alabama) 

Released: RHP Reid Kelly, OF Kenny Gilbert 

Recalled: RHP Zach Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Jose Ramos, OF Kenny Williams Jr. 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Cassel, RHP Justin Collop, RHP Tyson Corley, RHP Reid Kelly, LHP Santos 

Rodriguez, OF Christian Marrero 


Signed: 2B Taylor Wrenn (27) 

Recalled: LHP Travis Wood 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Dave Sappelt 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Hynick, C Yasmani Grandal, 1B Chris Richburg, OF Yorman Rodriguez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kyle Lotzkar, LHP Matt Fairel, C Chris Denove, C Mark Fleury, 3B Juan Francisco, 

OF Cody Puckett 

Sappelt turned heads during spring training by batting .564 with three homers in 39 at-bats. He's had a nice year 

for AAA-Louisville, hitting .313 with a .387 to go along with seven home runs and a .415 mark over his last 10 

games. Sappelt, a ninth round in 2008, should get some starts in left field while Chris Heisey is sidelined. 


Signed: RHP Cody Anderson (14), LHP Geoff Davenport (43), LHP Ryan Merritt (16), SS Yhoxian Medina (38), 

OF Brian Ruiz (41) 

Released: RHP Justin Germano, RHP Anthony Reyes 

Recalled: 1B Shelley Duncan 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Mitch Talbot (Triple-A), OF Travis Buck (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Cole Cook 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Bryan Price, RHP Anthony Reyes, OF Nick Weglarz 

The Indians released Justin Germano so that he could sign with Samsung of Korea Baseball Organization. The 

28-year-old right-hander posted a 5.68 ERA and 5/5 K/BB ratio over 12 2/3 innings with the Indians this season 

before being designated for assignment back in mid-May. He'll likely receive a salary bump overseas before 

trying to eventually make his way back to the States. 


Released: RHP Sean Jarrett, RHP Erik Stavert 

Traded: SS Alfredo Amezaga to Marlins for 2B Jesus Merchan 

Recalled: RHP Greg Reynolds, RHP Josh Roenicke 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Greg Reynolds 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Darin Holcomb, OF Cole Garner, OF Kent Matthes 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Erik Stavert, OF Orlando Sandoval


Signed: RHP Chad Smith (17), C James McCann (2), SS Brandon Loy (5) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Patrick Cooper, RHP Nate Newman, RHP Bruce Rondon 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kevan Hess, LHP Matt Hoffman, SS Gustavo Nunez, OF P.J. Polk 


Signed: RHP Alex Caldera (Fargo-Moorhead (American Association)), LHP James Leverton (New Jersey (Can- 

Am)), 1B Ryan Rieger (7) 

Traded: 2B Jesus Merchan to Rockies for SS Alfredo Amezaga 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Joe Thurston, SS Alfredo Amezaga 

Option transferred: RHP Evan Reed (Double-A to High-A), RHP Alex Sanabia (Triple-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Adalberto Mendez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP A.J. Battisto, RHP Evan Reed, RHP Alex Sanabia, RHP Kyle Winters, C Miguel 

Fermin, 2B Yefri Perez, 2B Dallas Poulk, OF Isaac Galloway 

Thurston has had a terrific year at Triple-A, boasting a .312/.399/.472 batting line with nine home runs. The 31year-old 

should get a bit of playing time with both Omar Infante and Hanley Ramirez dealing with injuries. 

The Marlins welcomed back into the fold 33-year-old Alfredo Amezaga, whom they acquired in a trade with the 

Rockies for well-traveled minor league middle infielder Jesus Merchan. Amezaga established himself as the 

perfect super-utilityman with Florida from ’06 through ’09 because he switch-hits and competently plays the four 

most demanding non-catcher positions: shortstop, second base, third base and center field. 

Florida signed Alex Caldera and James Leverton out of the indy ball ranks and assigned them to low Class A 

Greensboro. They had been released by the Nationals and Cubs, respectively, in April. 


Recalled: RHP Jeff Fulchino, LHP Wesley Wright 

Added to 40-man roster: OF J.B. Shuck 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Luis Durango (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP J.A. Happ, OF Luis Durango 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Chowning, RHP Nelson Figueroa, RHP Zach Grimmett, RHP Sergio Perez, 

1B Jimmy Van Ostrand, OF Brandon Meredith 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Robby Donovan, RHP Luis Ordosgoitti, LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith, LHP Tommy 

Shirley, C Brian Esposito, SS Jio Mier 

The early success of Jose Altuve and J.D. Martinez likely has helped to convince the Astros to give another 

young player a shot. Shuck has hit .302 with a terrific .401 OBP for Oklahoma City but hasn't gone deep a single 

time. Shuck has good speed as witnessed by his 7 triples and 19 SB. He was selected by the Astros in the sixth 

round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Ohio State. 

Luis Durango can run like the wind and seldom strikes out, but he almost never drives the ball, either. And now 

he's been pushed out of Houston by Jason Bourgeois, J.D. Martinez and J.B. Shuck. In his brief big league 

career for the Padres and Astros, Durango has taken 74 plate appearances and collected 19 hits, all singles. 

That means his average (.292) is identical to his slugging percentage (.292), and that means his isolated power 

is .000. And that's rare. Durango is the sixth player of the Expansion Era to collect zero extra-base hits through 

at least career 70 plate appearances—but what makes him special is that he's the first to do so since ’93. 


Signed: LHP Clayton Schulz (NDFA—North Florida) 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Johnny Giavotella 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Yamaico Navarro 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eduardo Paulino, 1B Joey Lewis 

Giavotella was having a nice year at Omaha, batting .339/.391/.481 with nine homers and 72 RBI. He was 

ranked by Baseball America coming into the season as the No. 18 prospect in a loaded system. 


Signed: RHP Cody Evans (Amarillo (American Association)) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Horacio Ramirez 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Brandon Decker 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Bryant George, SS Adam Younger


Signed: RHP Scott Barlow (6) 

Released: RHP Robert Romero 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Nate Eovaldi 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP John Ely 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Pedro Guerrero 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Walter, C Angelo Ponte, 1B John Lindsey 

Nate Eovaldi, drafted by the Dodgers out of Alvin High School (Alvin, Texas) in the 11th round of the 2008 Draft, 

enjoyed a fine season in the Double-A Southern League, where he ranks second to Matt Moore in ERA (2.62) 

and opponent average (.205), while ranking fourth in WHIP (1.18) and strikeout rate (8.7 per nine innings). 


Signed: RHP Jorge Lopez (2), LHP Randy Flores, OF Michael Reed (5) 

Released: C Sean McCraw 

Elected free agency: OF Brett Carroll 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Brett Carroll (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jim Henderson, RHP Maverick Lasker, LHP Charly Bashara, LHP Chase Wright, 3B 

Mike Walker 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Michael Fiers, RHP Sean Green 


Signed: C Matt Koch (12) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jhon Garcia, RHP Garrett Jewell, RHP Brad Stillings, RHP Ben Tootle, SS Estarlin 

de los Santos 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Justin Gallant 

Reinstated from DL: C Danny Lehmann, SS A.J. Pettersen, OF Steven Liddle 

New York Mets 

Signed: C Jeff Diehl (23) 

Recalled: SS Ruben Tejada, OF Mike Baxter 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Nick Evans 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Mike Nickeas 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Guillaume Leduc, RHP Gabriel Zavala, C Jean Luc Blaquiere, C Nelfi Zapata, 3B 

Brandon Brown 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Erik Goeddel, 2B Justin Schafer, 3B Zach Lutz 


Signed: RHP Hayden Sharp (18) 

Released: LHP J.C. Romero 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Scottie Allen, RHP Michael Solbach, RHP Eric Wordekemper, C Hector Rabago, C 

Austin Romine, 2B David Adams, OF Ray Kruml 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Brandon Braboy, SS Carmen Angelini 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Arneson, RHP Nathan Forer, RHP Kanekoa Texeira, RHP Zach Varce, RHP 

Eric Wordekemper, LHP Wilkins Arias, LHP Aaron Dott, C Tyler Austin, C Ryan Baker, C Kyle Higashioka, 2B 

Walter Ibarra 

J.C. Romero was released at his request. Romero signed a minor league deal with the Yanks last month and 

posted a 2.92 ERA and 10/5 K/BB ratio over 12 2/3 innings with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. 


Signed: RHP J.J. Leaper (Yuma (North American)) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Jerry Blevins 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B A.J. Kirby-Jones, OF Douglas Landaeta 

Reinstated from DL: OF Jose Crisotomo 


Signed: OF Brent Clevlen (Wichita (American Association)), OF Chris Lubanski (Chico (North American)) 

Recalled: RHP Scott Mathieson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Mathieson, LHP Juan Perez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Aaron Heilman, OF Terry Evans, OF Geancarlo Mendez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jesus Pirela


Signed: RHP Tyler Glasnow (5), OF Rodarrick Jones (37) 

Traded: C Miguel Perez to Nationals for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Brad Lincoln 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Tony Watson, C Eric Fryer 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Miguel Perez, 2B Jarek Cunningham, SS Yhonathan Barrios, OF Carlos Mesa 

Reinstated from DL: C Miguel Perez, 3B Dan Gamache 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Seth Blair, LHP Manuel de la Cruz, 2B Jose Garcia 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Hector Corpas, 1B Phil Cerreto, 1B Mark Hamilton, OF Mike O'Neill 


Signed: OF Drew Macias (Camden (Atlantic)), OF Carlos Sosa (Road Warriors (Atlantic)) 

Recalled: LHP Wade LeBlanc, OF Blake Tekotte 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B James Darnell 


Placed on 7-day DL: SS Everth Cabrera 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Worrell, 2B Pat McKenna 

Drew Macias signed with the Padres organization after two years away. A draft-and-follow from ’02, he spent 

seven years in the system prior to signing with the Diamondbacks as a minor league free agent for the ’10 

season. Macias batted just .255/.388/.398 for Triple-A Reno last year and had to prove himself in the Atlantic 

League before getting another shot in affiliated ball. 

Darnell (2 nd round in 2008 out of USC) has a .304/.404/.515 batting line and an impressive 239/211 K/BB ratio 

over parts of four seasons in the minor leagues. He struggled a bit after getting off to a hot start at the Triple-A 

level, but his polished approach at the plate should serve him well in his first taste of the major leagues. While 

his experience at third base could prove valuable while Chase Headley is on the disabled list, it's more likely he 

ends up in the outfield in the long-term. 


Signed: RHP Chris Marlowe (5), LHP Scotty Walker (NDFA—UC Davis) 

Released: RHP Jose Casilla 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Waldis Joaquin 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Alex Hinshaw (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Waldis Joaquin, 1B Brandon Belt 

Option transferred: OF Darren Ford (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kendry Flores, C Eliezer Zambrano, OF Christian Diaz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Wilber Bucardo, RHP Osiris Matos, C Rey Duran, OF Darren Ford 


Signed: C Luke Guarnaccia (19) 

Recalled: SS Luis Rodriguez, OF Trayvon Robinson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Shawn Kelley, OF Greg Halman 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP George Mieses, LHP Mauricio Robles, C Jack Marder, OF Matt Cerione 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Brandon Maurer, RHP Alfredo Venegas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Willy Kesler, LHP Fabio Castro, 1B Matt Browning 

Mariners recalled OF Trayvon Robinson from Triple-A Tacoma. Robinson, 23, was acquired by the Mariners as 

part of the three-way Erik Bedard trade with the Dodgers and Red Sox. The highly-touted outfielder was batting 

.289/.374/.552 with 26 home runs and nine stolen bases at the Triple-A level this season, but also struck out 122 

times in 146 plate appearances. 


Recalled: LHP Cesar Ramos 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Trevor Shull, OF Todd Glaesmann 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Connor Sadzeck (11) 

Recalled: RHP Darren O'Day 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Neil Ramirez


Signed: RHP Brady Dragmire (17), OF Jacob Anderson (1.5), OF Derrick Loveless (27) 

Recalled: LHP Luis Perez 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Henderson Alvarez, 3B Brett Lawrie 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Wil Ledezma (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Travis Snider 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kramer Champlin, RHP Scott Richmond, SS Jonathon Berti, OF Michael Crouse 

Transferred to 60-day DL: LHP Carlos Pina 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike MacDonald, RHP Ben White, RHP Asher Wojciechowski, 2B Jayson Nix 

Blue Jays purchased the contract of RHP Henderson Alvarez from Double-A New Hampshire. Alvarez, a 21year-old 

native of Venezuela, will make his major league debut. He's registered a sparkling 2.86 ERA and 1.11 

WHIP in 88 innings this season at the Double-A level. 

Blue Jays purchased the contract of 3B Brett Lawrie from Triple-A Las Vegas. Finally, he arrives. Lawrie will take 

over at third base for the Blue Jays immediately, with Jose Bautista moving back to the outfield. The 21-year-old 

top prospect registered a .353 batting average, a 1.076 OPS and 18 home runs in 69 games this season at the 

Triple-A level. 


Acquired: C Miguel Perez from Pirates for cash considerations 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Sammy Solis, C Devin Ivany, OF Justin Bloxom, OF J.R. Higley, OF J.P. Ramirez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ben Graham, RHP Trevor Holder, LHP Tom Milone, LHP Blake Monar, 2B Khayyan 

Norfork, OF Archie Gilbert 

July 27-Aug. 2 

Number in parentheses indicate draft round. 


Signed: RHP Brian Stokes (Camden (Atlantic)), 1B Daryle Ward (Newark (Can-Am)) 

Released: RHP Yhency Brazoban, RHP Adam Osteen 

Traded: SS Zach Walters to Nationals for RHP Jason Marquis 

Acquired: OF Ryan Langerhans from Mariners for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Ryan Cook 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Paul Goldschmidt 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ryan Cook, RHP Sam Demel 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Trevor Harden, RHP Daniel Stange, OF Jeremia Gomez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jason Urquidez 

Sports Hochi reports that the Softbank Hawks of the NPB have reached a deal with Yhency Brazoban. 

Brazoban’s addition was apparently triggered by the shoulder-pain induced absence of closer Takahiro Mahara. 

Softbank player development director Itaru Kobayashi is quoted as saying: “we have great expectations for him 

as closer. If possible we’d like him to come to Japan this month.” 

Goldschmidt is expected to see most of the playing time at first base now that Brandon Allen was traded to the 

Athletics. The 23-year-old was batting .306/.435/.626 with 30 homers, 94 RBI and a 1.061 OPS over 457 plate 

appearances with Double-A Mobile this season. He was selected by the Diamondbacks in the eighth round of 

the 2009 Draft out of Texas State. 


Signed: RHP Darrel Leiva, LHP Chris Cody (York (Atlantic)) 

Released: OF Juan Flores 

Traded: RHP Juan Abreu, RHP Paul Clemens, LHP Brett Oberholtzer and OF Jordan Schafer to Astros for OF 

Michael Bourn 

Acquired: C Wil Nieves from Brewers for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Anthony Varvaro, C J.C. Boscan, OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Jose Constanza 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Diory Hernandez (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Option transferred: RHP Randall Delgado (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Andy Otero 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Evan Danieli, RHP Steven Shell, OF Todd Cunningham

The Braves purchased the contract OF Jose Constanza from Triple-A Gwinnett. The MiLBFA from the Indians in 

2010 never played in MLB. The 27-year-old has a .290 career batting average in the minors and was batting 

.312/.361/.351 with one home run and 23 stolen bases over 86 games at the Triple-A level this season. 

Randall Delgado joins the Braves' other top pitching prospects—Julio Teheran, Mike Minor and Arodys 

Vizcaino—with Triple-A Gwinnett, and given Atlanta's deep pitching staff, the foursome may play a larger role in 

the International League pennant drive than the National League one. Gwinnett sits 1 1/2 games behind Durham 

in the Southern Division. 


Signed: LHP Matt Wilson 

Traded: 1B Derrek Lee to Pirates for 1B Aaron Baker 

Recalled: RHP Chris Tillman, LHP Zach Britton, LHP Pedro Viola 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Michael Ballard 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Mark Worrell (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jason Berken, RHP Chris Tillman 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Michael Ballard, LHP Pedro Viola 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Clay Schrader, C Joel Polanco 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Clark, RHP Josh Dowdy, LHP Matt Drummond 

Orioles purchased the contract of LHP Michael Ballard from Double-A Bowie. Ballard holds a career 4.67 ERA 

and 1.43 WHIP in five minor league seasons. Ballard and fellow lefty Pedro Viola spent just one game (five total 

hours) on the major league roster before getting demoted to Bowie, and neither saw action. Both pitchers will 

likely be recalled by September 1, at the lastest. 


Signed: C Jordan Weems (3), 3B Nick Moore (30) 

Released: RHP Garrett Rau 

Acquired: RHP Josh Fields and LHP Erik Bedard from Mariners as part of three-team deal in which Red Sox 

traded RHP Stephen Fife, RHP Juan Rodriguez and C Tim Federowicz to Dodgers and OF Chih-Hsien Chiang 

to Mariners, and Dodgers traded OF Trayvon Robinson to Mariners 

Traded: RHP Kendal Volz and IF Yamaico Navarro to Royals for 2B Mike Aviles 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Drew Sutton 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Nick Natoli 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jordan Flasher, RHP Joe Holtmeyer, LHP Mitch Herold, C Josue Peley, SS Jose 

Garcia 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Michael Jensen (26), C Justin Marra (15), OF Garrett Schlecht (9) 

Traded: OF Kosuke Fukudome to Indians for RHP Carlton Smith and OF Abner Abreu 

Recalled: OF Tyler Colvin 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Welington Castillo, 1B Ryan Cuneo 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Carlos Figueroa, OF Smaily Borges 


Signed: 3B Tyler Williams 

Recalled: OF Alejandro De Aza 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Zach Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dexter Carter, RHP Freddy Dolsi, RHP Nevin Griffith, C Adam Ricks 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Terry Doyle, C Adam Ricks, OF Kenny Williams Jr. 

The White Sox now employ two of general manager Kenny Williams' three sons after signing Tyler Williams, 

whom the Diamondbacks released on July 26 after he went 2-for-24 in 10 games in the Arizona League. Arizona 

had signed him as a nondrafted free agent from Pima (Ariz.) CC. The White Sox drafted Kenny Jr. in the sixth 

round in ’08 (he plays for Double-A Birmingham) and Kyle in the 47th round in ’06 (he did not sign and forged a 

career in the NFL). 


Signed: OF Steve Selsky (33) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Klinker, 1B Dominic D'Anna 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Lehr, OF Josh Garton, OF Yorman Rodriguez


Signed: 2B Argenis Reyes (New Jersey (Can-Am)) 

Released: RHP Connor Graham 

Traded: RHP Joe Gardner, RHP Alex White, 1B Matt McBride and a player to be named to Rockies for RHP 

Ubaldo Jimenez 

Traded: RHP Carlton Smith and OF Abner Abreu to Cubs for OF Kosuke Fukudome 

Recalled: SS Jason Donald 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP David Huff, OF Thomas Neal 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Nick Weglarz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Connor Graham, C Luke Carlin 

The Indians traded Orlando Cabrera to the Giants for righty-hitting Triple-A outfielder Thomas Neal. 


Signed: 1B Jorge Cantu, OF Dillon Thomas (4) 

Released: 1B Jordan Ballard 

Traded: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez to Indians for RHP Joe Gardner, RHP Alex White, 1B Matt McBride and a player 

to be named 

Recalled: RHP Edgmer Escalona, 2B Chris Nelson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Eric Stults (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Jimmy Cesario 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Erik Wetzel, 3B Darin Holcomb 

Reports indicate that Indians lefty Drew Pomeranz will join the Rockies on Aug. 16, the one-year anniversary of 

his signing date, as the player to be named for Ubaldo Jimenez. He could team with Alex White (also from the 

Jimenez deal) and homegrown Rockies Jhoulys Chacin and Juan Nicasio in the rotation as soon as next year. 


Released: RHP Drew Gagnier, 1B Michael Bertram 

Traded: LHP Charlie Furbush, 3B Francisco Martinez, OF Casper Wells and a PTBN to Mariners for RHP Doug 

Fister and RHP David Pauley 

Recalled: RHP Jacob Turner, LHP Daniel Schlereth 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chance Ruffin, RHP Jacob Turner 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brayan Villarreal 


Released: RHP Frank Mata 

Traded: RHP Cesar Valdez to Blue Jays for future considerations 

Recalled: LHP Brad Hand 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jose Ceda 

Option transferred: RHP Sandy Rosario (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Zach Neal, RHP Mike Ojala, LHP Graham Taylor, OF Jose Duarte, OF Ryan 

McIntyre 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Frank Mata, RHP Matt Montgomery, LHP Victor Garate 


Released: RHP Casey Fien, RHP Brad Hennessey, OF Geber Suniaga 

Traded: OF Hunter Pence to Phillies for RHP Jarred Cosart, RHP Josh Zeid, 1B Jonathan Singleton and a 

PTBN 

Traded: OF Michael Bourn to Braves for RHP Juan Abreu, RHP Paul Clemens, LHP Brett Oberholtzer and OF 

Jordan Schafer 

Recalled: 3B Jimmy Paredes, OF Brian Bogusevic, OF Luis Durango 

Added to 40-man roster: OF J.D. Martinez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Juan Abreu, LHP Fernando Abad, 1B Brett Wallace, 3B Chris Johnson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Robby Donovan, 2B Enrique Hernandez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tanner Bushue, LHP Pat Urckfitz, 2B Jose Vallejo, 3B Rafael Valenzuela, OF Daniel 

Adamson, OF Ydarqui Marte 

Astros purchased the contract of OF J.D. Martinez from Double-A Corpus Christi. He'll take the place of Hunter 

Pence on the active roster. Martinez, 23, has an impressive .342/.407/.552 batting line over parts of three 

seasons in the minor leagues, including a .340 batting average to go along with 13 homers and 71 RBI with 

Double-A Corpus Christi this season. He was selected by the Astros in the 20th round of the 2009 First-Year 

Player Draft.


Signed: C Cam Gallagher (2) 

Traded: 2B Mike Aviles to Red Sox for RHP Kendal Volz and IF Yamaico Navarro 

Recalled: LHP Everett Teaford, C Manny Pina 

Option transferred: C Manny Pina (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mitch Hodge, LHP George Baumann, 1B Joey Lewis 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Ryan Wood 


Signed: RHP Nick Mutz (9), OF Blake Gailen (Lincoln (American Association)) 

Released: RHP Amalio Diaz, RHP Taylor Kinzer 

Recalled: SS Andrew Romine 

Optioned to Double-A: OF Mike Trout 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Heath Nichols, 2B Jon Townsend, 3B Michael Wing 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dan Sattler, LHP Matt Meyer 

The Angels signed 26-year-old Blake Gailen out of the American Association, where he hit .406 with eight 

homers and 24 doubles in 69 games for Lincoln, and assigned him to Double-A Arkansas, an unusually high 

jump for a player with no prior experience in affiliated ball. 


Signed: LHP David Jensen (NDFA—Northwestern) 

Acquired: RHP Stephen Fife, RHP Juan Rodriguez and C Tim Federowicz from Red Sox as part of three-team 

deal in which Dodgers traded OF Trayvon Robinson to Mariners, Mariners traded RHP Josh Fields and LHP Erik 

Bedard to Red Sox, and Red Sox traded OF Chih-Hsien Chiang to Mariners 

Traded: SS Rafael Furcal to Cardinals for OF Alex Castellanos 

Recalled: RHP John Ely, RHP Josh Lindblom, SS Dee Gordon 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Walter, C Steve Cilladi, C Hector Gimenez, 1B Blake Dean, OF Anthony 

Jackson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Roman Colon, LHP Aaron Miller, LHP Cole St. Clair, C Steve Cilladi, C Matt Wallach 


Released: RHP Mark Willinsky, LHP Brae Wright 

Traded: C Wil Nieves to Braves for cash considerations 

Acquired: 2B Felipe Lopez from Rays for cash considerations 

Traded: OF Erik Komatsu to Nationals for 3B Jerry Hairston Jr. 

Recalled: 2B Eric Farris 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Felipe Lopez 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Eric Farris 

Option transferred: C Martin Maldonado (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Patrick Arlis 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Blake Billings 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dan Britt, RHP Mark Rogers, LHP Brae Wright, C Patrick Arlis, C Dayton Buller, SS 

Anderson Machado 


Signed: RHP Tyler Jones (11) 

Released: RHP Henry Arias, RHP J.R. Krogstad 

Recalled: 1B Luke Hughes, 2B Matt Tolbert 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Chuck James, 1B Luke Hughes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Gibson, RHP Jeff Manship, RHP Miguel Munoz, OF Steven Liddle 

Reinstated from DL: RHP David Bromberg, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, RHP Miguel Munoz, SS Tyler Grimes, OF 

Jhonathan Goncalves 

New York Mets 

Traded: OF Carlos Beltran to Giants for RHP Zack Wheeler 

Recalled: C Mike Nickeas 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Nick Evans (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Edgar Ramirez, LHP Chris Hilliard, SS Niuman Romero, SS Robbie Shields, OF 

Bubba Bell, OF Jason Botts 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Hunter Carnevale 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Edgar Ramirez, C Jean Luc Blaquiere, SS Chad Zurcher, OF 

Fernando Martinez


Signed: RHP Victor Lozada, 1B Austin Jones (7) 


Recalled: RHP Ivan Nova 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Chris Dickerson 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Steve Garrison 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Zach Nuding, LHP Aaron Dott, C Ryan Baker, C P.J. Pilittere, 2B Ronnier Mustelier, 

3B Rob Segedin, OF Eduardo Sosa 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Francisco Castillo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ivan Nova, OF Dan Brewer, OF Deangelo Mack 


Signed: RHP Drew Gagnier, SS Chris Bostick (44) 

Released: RHP Willie Eyre 

Traded: OF Matt Carson to Rays for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Trystan Magnuson, LHP Jerry Blevins, 3B Adam Rosales 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Joey Devine, 1B Brandon Allen 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Fabian Williamson, C Dan Welch, OF Jose Crisotomo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Murphy Smith, LHP Anthony Capra, LHP Lenny DiNardo, LHP Polin Trinidad 

Righty Willie Eyre opted for free agency. The 33-year-old had been pitching for Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, 

posting a 3.48 ERA, 6.5 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, and 0.7 HR/9 in 62 innings. He last pitched in the Majors in '09 with the 

Rangers. 

Oakland acquired a pair of 40-man roster players, first baseman Brandon Allen and lefty reliever Jordan 

Norberto, when it traded Brad Ziegler to the Diamondbacks. 


Signed: SS Ozzie Chavez (Lancaster (Atlantic)), OF Cyle Hankerd (Amarillo (American Association)) 

Traded: RHP Jarred Cosart, RHP Josh Zeid, 1B Jonathan Singleton and a PTBN to Astros for OF Hunter Pence 

Traded: SS Brian Bocock to Pirates for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Drew Carpenter, OF Domonic Brown 

Option transferred: 3B Carlos Rivero (Double-A to Triple-A), SS Freddy Galvis (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Tagg Bozied 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Percy Garner, OF Luis Unda 


Signed: RHP Jake Burnette (7) 

Traded: 1B Aaron Baker to Orioles for 1B Derrek Lee 

Acquired: SS Brian Bocock from Phillies for cash considerations 

Designated for assignment: RHP Mike Crotta 

Recalled: RHP Chris Leroux, SS Pedro Ciriaco 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP David Jagoditsh, RHP Quinton Miller, C Wyatt Toregas, OF Corey Wimberly 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Yhonatan Herrand, LHP Brian Burres, LHP Zack Dodson, C Miguel Perez, C Wyatt 

Toregas, 1B Jeff Clement 


Traded: OF Alex Castellanos to Dodgers for SS Rafael Furcal 

Recalled: SS Tyler Greene 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Raul Valdes, SS Tyler Greene 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kevin Thomas, LHP Rich Rundles, LHP Kevin Siegrist, C Travis Tartamella, 1B 

Victor Sanchez 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Kevin Siegrist, C Travis Tartamella, SS Freddie Bynum, OF Edgar Lara 


Signed: RHP Matt Wisler (7), SS Casey McElroy (11) 

Traded: RHP Mike Adams to Rangers for RHP Joe Wieland and LHP Robbie Erlin 

Recalled: LHP Wade LeBlanc, OF Aaron Cunningham, OF Blake Tekotte 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Erik Hamren 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Pat Neshek, LHP Wade LeBlanc 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Evan Scribner

Originally drafted by the Cubs in ’08, Erik Hamren toiled in the Northern indy League in ’10 before signing with 

the Padres last October. Prior to his callup, the 24-year-old jumped from high Class A to Double-A, posting a 

0.96 ERA and 69/14 K/BB ratio in 65-plus innings. 


Signed: RHP Scott Munter 

Released: RHP Josh Banks 

Traded: RHP Zack Wheeler to Mets for OF Carlos Beltran 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Bill Hall (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Emmanuel Burriss, SS Brandon Crawford 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Wilber Bucardo, RHP A.J. Proszek, LHP Bryce Bandilla, C Rey Duran, C Tyler 

LaTorre, 1B Brice Cutspec 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Banks, LHP Chris Gloor, OF Thomas Neal 


Signed: OF Wily Mo Pena 

Acquired: OF Chih-Hsien Chiang from Red Sox and OF Trayvon Robinson from Dodgers as part of three-team 

deal in which Mariners traded RHP Josh Fields and LHP Erik Bedard to Red Sox, and Red Sox traded RHP 

Stephen Fife, RHP Juan Rodriguez and C Tim Federowicz to Dodgers 

Traded: RHP Doug Fister and RHP David Pauley to Tigers for LHP Charlie Furbush, 3B Francisco Martinez, OF 

Casper Wells and a PTBN 

Traded: OF Ryan Langerhans to Diamondbacks for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Dan Cortes, RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, LHP Aaron Laffey, 3B Kyle Seager 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Aaron Laffey, OF Trayvon Robinson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyler Blandford, 3B Matt Browning, OF Kuo Hui Lo 

Reinstated from DL: SS Luis Rodriguez, OF Brandon Haveman 


Signed: 1B John Alexander (8), 3B Riccio Torrez (4), OF Johnny Eierman (3) 

Released: 2B Diogenes Luis 

Traded: 2B Felipe Lopez to Brewers for cash considerations 

Acquired: OF Matt Carson from Athletics for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Rob Delaney, RHP Mike Ekstrom 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jay Buente, RHP Rob Delaney, RHP Mike Ekstrom 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Lucas Bailey, OF Brandon Guyer 

Texas Rangers 

Traded: RHP Joe Wieland and LHP Robbie Erlin to Padres for RHP Mike Adams 

Recalled: C Taylor Teagarden 

Placed on 60-day DL: SS Luis Sardinas 


Signed: RHP Chad Gaudin, SS Andy Burns (11) 

Released: RHP Dumas Garcia, RHP Cesar Valdez 

Acquired: RHP Cesar Valdez from Marlins for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Jesse Litsch, LHP Brad Mills , SS Mike McCoy 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Wes Etheridge, RHP Mike MacDonald, RHP Asher Wojciechowski, LHP David 

Rollins, 1B Mike McDade, 1B Ryan Shealy, 2B Jayson Nix 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Frank Gailey, 1B Kevin Patterson, 2B Kevin Howard, OF Jason Lane 


Traded: RHP Jason Marquis to Diamondbacks for SS Zach Walters 

Traded: 3B Jerry Hairston Jr. to Brewers for OF Erik Komatsu 

Recalled: RHP Collin Balester, RHP Yunesky Maya, LHP Atahualpa Severino, SS Brian Bixler 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Yunesky Maya, LHP Atahualpa Severino, OF Roger Bernadina 

Option transferred: RHP Garrett Mock (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Christian Garcia, LHP Tom Milone, C Cole Leonida, 1B Michael Aubrey, SS Reuben 

Rogers 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brad Meyers, RHP Garrett Mock, C Brian Peacock, OF J.P. Ramirez 

July 21-26 

Numbers in parentheses indicate draft round.


Signed: SS Angel Berroa (Bridgeport (Atlantic)) 

Released: 3B Tyler Williams 

Acquired: OF Michael Restovich from White Sox for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ryan Cook, SS Cody Ransom, OF Collin Cowgill 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Yhency Brazoban (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ryan Cook 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Trevor Bauer 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Urquidez, SS Dan Kaczrowski, OF David Winfree 

Cook was selected by the Diamondbacks in the 27th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. He was 1-4-13 

2.25 ERA in 44 relief innings at AA-Mobile. 

In the midst of a career year for Triple-A Reno, Collin Cowgill ranks fourth in the Pacific Coast League batting 

race (.354), second in stolen bases (30), fourth in on-base percentage (.430) and first in runs scored (95). 

Cowgill was signed as Arizona's fifth round pick in the 2008 Draft out of Kentucky. 

The Diamondbacks signed No. 3 overall draft pick Trevor Bauer to a four-year big league contract worth at least 

$4.45 million. They optioned him to high Class A Visalia. 


Signed: C Carlos Castro 

Recalled: RHP Cristhian Martinez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cory Gearrin, OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyler Hess, RHP Steven Shell, RHP Ryan Weber 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brett Butts, LHP Ronan Pacheco 


Draft pick signed: LHP Bennett Parry (40) 

Released: RHP Orlando Alfonso 

Recalled: 3B Josh Bell 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Chorye Spoone (Double-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mark Worrell, OF Matt Angle 

Option transferred: RHP Brandon Erbe (Triple-A to short-season), RHP Luis Lebron (Double-A to shortseason) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Nick Bierbrodt, LHP Matt Taylor, C Zach Booker, 3B Tyler Kolodny, OF Chris Clinton 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan Berry, RHP Brandon Erbe, RHP Matt Hobgood, RHP Luis Lebron, C Adam 

Davis 

Brandon Erbe (shoulder surgery) and Luis Lebron (Tommy John surgery) are working their way back from 

serious injury. Step one: short-season Aberdeen of the New York-Penn League. 


Signed: RHP Charlie Haeger 

Recalled: 2B Drew Sutton 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kyle Weiland 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dennis Neuman, LHP Felix Doubront, LHP Miguel Pena, C Josue Peley, 3B Garin 

Cecchini, OF Matt Sheely 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Corey Vogt 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Royce Ring, LHP Manuel Rivera, SS Jose Iglesias, OF Pete Hissey 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Yoanner Negrin 

Released: C Jose Guevara 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dallas Beeler, RHP Arturo Maltos-Garcia, 2B Matt Cerda 

Reinstated from DL: SS Junior Lake, OF Jim Adduci, OF Jesus Morelli 


Draft pick signed: C Bryce Mosier (33) 

Traded: OF Michael Restovich to Diamondbacks for cash considerations 

Option transferred: RHP Anthony Carter (Triple-A to Double-A)

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Stephen Sauer, LHP Santos Rodriguez, C Jared Price 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andre Rienzo, OF Michael Restovich 


Draft pick signed: OF Bryson Smith (34) 

Traded: OF Jonny Gomes to Nationals for LHP Chris Manno and OF Bill Rhinehart 

Recalled: 3B Todd Frazier, SS Paul Janish, OF Yonder Alonso 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Jeremy Horst 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chad Reineke, C Mark Fleury, OF Yorman Rodriguez 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Travis Webb 

Venezuelan outfielder Yorman Rodriguez is hitting .254/.318/.393 with 7 HR and 40 RBI in 79 games at Single 

A-Dayton in his first year of full season ball (and third overall). He has showed good speed with 4 triples and 20 

SB. The Reds signed him in 2009 as one of the top prospects of that year’s international crop. 


Added to 40-man roster: OF Jason Kipnis 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Jared Goedert (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Luis Valbuena 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Bryan Price, OF LeVon Washington 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Toru Murata 

Kipnis, 24, earned the promotion after batting .281/.363/.485 with 12 HR, 12 SB and 54 RBI in 90 games for the 

Columbus Clippers (AAA). He was selected by the Indians out of Arizona State University in the 2nd round of the 

June 2009 First-Year Player Draft and was ranked the #3 Cleveland’s prospect entering the season by Baseball 

America. 

Goedert, 26, hit just .211/.284/.383 in 202 plate appearances with Cleveland's Double and Triple-A affiliates this 

season. He has never played in the big leagues, and spends most of his defensive time at first, third, and left 

field. 


Released: LHP Stephen Head 

Recalled: 2B Eric Young Jr. 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jesse Meaux, 2B Erik Wetzel, 3B Darin Holcomb, OF Willy Taveras 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Mike Zuanich, OF Mike Mitchell 


Draft picks signed: RHP Tommy Collier (22), 1B Aaron Westlake (3) 

Traded: LHP Antonio Cruz and C Julio Rodriguez to Royals for 3B Wilson Betemit 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chance Ruffin 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Brandon Inge (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lester Oliveros 

Option transferred: SS Cale Iorg (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Tyler Barrett, LHP Matt Hoffman, SS Gustavo Nunez, OF Edwin Gomez, OF P.J. 

Polk 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Patrick Cooper, RHP Scott Green, RHP Robbie Weinhardt, 2B Brandon Douglas, OF 

Samir Rijo 

22-year-old Ruffin was signed for a bonus of $1.15 million as a supplemental first-round pick out of Texas in 

2010. The seventh best prospect with the best slider in the Tigers’ system (according to BA) had a 2.09 ERA and 

55/20 K/BB ratio over 43 innings between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo. 


Signed: RHP Brett Zawacki, C Brian Dice (NDFA - Lenoir-Rhyne University CC) 

Released: LHP Mariano Gomez 

Recalled: RHP Jose Ceda 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Volstad 

Option transferred: RHP Sandy Rosario (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Miguel Fermin, OF Isaac Galloway 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Tyler Topp 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Pete Andrelczyk, SS Pedro Mendoza


Released: RHP Yordany Ramirez, LHP David Berner 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Wesley Wright, OF Brian Bogusevic 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Luis Ordosgoitti, LHP Pat Urckfitz, C Joe Witkowski, 2B Jose Vallejo, SS Jio Mier 

Reinstated from DL: OF Austin Wates 


Signed: RHP Casey Edelbrock (NDFA—Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)), LHP Andrew Dobies (Somerset (Atlantic)) 

Traded: 3B Wilson Betemit to Tigers for LHP Antonio Cruz and C Julio Rodriguez 

Recalled: 2B Mike Aviles 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Manauris Baez, RHP Patrick Keating, RHP Leonel Santiago, C Paul Krebs 

Reinstated from DL: C Ryan Jenkins 


Released: LHP Harold Williams 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Horacio Ramirez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Trevor Bell, RHP Michael Kohn, 2B Alexi Amarista 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Hurst, LHP Trevor Reckling, SS Adam Younger, OF Tyson Auer, OF Kevin 

Melillo 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Harold Williams, 3B Dillon Baird, OF Randal Grichuk, OF Jeremy Moore 

Back from his kneecap injury, Randal Grichuk spent a week in the Arizona League before moving up to low 

Class A Cedar Rapids on July 20. He got off to a 3-for-26 (.115) start for the Kernels. 


Signed: RHP Mike Parisi (Long Island (Atlantic)) 

Released: RHP Beyker Fructuoso, RHP Justin Miller, LHP Bolivar Medina 

Placed on 7-day DL: C B.J. LaRosa, C Angelo Ponte 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Steven Ames, RHP Beyker Fructuoso, LHP Bolivar Medina, C Jessie Mier 


Signed: LHP Chase Wright (re-signed) 

Draft pick signed: C Ben McMahan (23) 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Brett Carroll 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Michael Fiers, RHP Sean Green, RHP R.J. Johnson, C Michael Roberts, 1B Cody 

Hawn 

Placed on 60-day DL: C Dustin Houle 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Seth Lintz, RHP Eric Marzec, OF Chuck Caufield 


Draft picks signed: LHP Josue Montanez (15), LHP Corey Williams (3) 

Released: RHP Thomas Diamond, OF Ramon Santana 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kevin Slowey, LHP Scott Diamond, 2B Luke Hughes 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Danny Lehmann 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Andy Leer, OF Angel Morales 

New York Mets 

Draft picks signed: RHP Michael Fulmer (1.5), RHP John Gant (21) 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Ruben Tejada 

Optioned to high Class A: OF Mike Baxter 

Option transferred: OF Mike Baxter (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nick Carr, RHP Jose de la Torre, RHP Edgar Ramirez, C Jean Luc Blaquiere, C 

Salomon Manriquez, 3B Zach Lutz 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Steve Matz, LHP Alex Panteliodis 

Reinstated from DL: C Kai Gronauer, 2B J.B. Brown 

The Mets' top pick in the ’09 draft (second round), Steve Matz has yet to throw a pitch as a professional. He had 

Tommy John surgery in ’10 and suffered elbow soreness this year, necessitating a shift to the 60-day disabled 

list. 

The Mets claimed Queens native Mike Baxter on waivers from the Padres. Front office member Sandy Alderson 

and Paul DePodesta have a history with Baxter from their days in San Diego.


Draft pick signed: 3B Matt Duran (4) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Brandon Laird 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nathan Forer, RHP Ivan Nova, C Tyler Austin, C Kyle Higashioka, C J.R. Murphy, 2B 

Walter Ibarra 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kenedy Agramonte, RHP Shane Greene, C P.J. Pilittere, 2B David Adams 


Draft pick signed: RHP Sonny Gray (1) 

Released: OF Jeff Bercume 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tyson Ross 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Murphy Smith, LHP Lenny DiNardo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jonathan Ortiz, LHP Lenny DiNardo, C Anthony Recker 

The Athletics signed first-rounder Sonny Gray for $1.54 million and assigned him to Double-A Midland. 


Signed: RHP Aaron Heilman, 2B Steve Singleton, OF Brandon Tripp (St. Paul (American Association)) 

Draft pick signed: SS Tyler Greene (11) 

Released: RHP Dustin Cameron 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chance Chapman, OF Steve Susdorf 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Phillippe Aumont, RHP Mike McGuire 


Released: 2B Shelby Ford 

Recalled: 3B Pedro Alvarez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Leroux, 3B Josh Harrison, SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Colten Brewer, LHP Brian Burres, C Travis Scott, C Wyatt Toregas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Cesar Lopez, LHP Porfirio Lopez, C Jason Jaramillo, 2B Shelby Ford 

Ford, 26, was selected by the Pirates in the third round of the 2006 amateur entry Draft out of Oklahoma State. 

The switch-hitter was hitting .224/.247/.365 in 28 games between AA & AAA this season. 


Released: RHP Scott Bittle, RHP Brett Zawacki 

Option transferred: RHP Francisco Samuel (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Mark Hamilton, 2B Luis Mateo, OF Mike O'Neill 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Javier Avendano, LHP Justin Wright, 3B Jonathan Rodriguez, OF Nick Longmire 

Scott Bittle, an ’09 fourth-rounder from Mississippi, missed all of ’10 with injury and had just five appearances in 

short-season ball this year. 


Released: 2B Alex Cintron 

Recalled: RHP Pat Neshek, C Luis Martinez, 1B Kyle Blanks 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Kyle Phillips, 1B Anthony Rizzo 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Hayden Beard, RHP Paul Bingham, RHP Chris Haney, OF Dan Meeley 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jorge Reyes, OF Aaron Cunningham, OF Bobby Kielty 

Exit: Anthony Rizzo, who batted 14-for-98 (.143) with one homer in 35 games for the Padres. Enter: Kyle Blanks, 

who batted .351/.421/.716 with 11 homers in 35 games for Triple-A Tucson. As good as Blanks was in the 

Pacific Coast League, Rizzo was just that much better—1.181 OPS vs. 1.137 for Blanks. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Keith Bilodeau (24), LHP Bryce Bandilla (4), LHP Steven Neff (41) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Armando Paniagua, C Aaron Lowenstein, 2B Julio Izturis, 2B Ryan Lormand 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose Valdez, RHP Kyle Vazquez, LHP Clayton Tanner, C Tyler LaTorre, OF Jesus 

Galindo 

Seattle Mainers 

Draft pick signed: C Jack Marder (16) 

Recalled: RHP Josh Lueke

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Kyle Seager 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF James Jones 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kenn Kasparek, RHP Max Krakowiak, OF Julio Morban 

The Mariners signed 16th-rounder Jack Marder, a catcher from Oregon, for $200,000 and jumped him to high 

Class A High Desert, where he got off to a 3-for-10 start with a homer and a double. 


Draft pick signed: LHP Ryan Carpenter (7) 

Recalled: RHP Jay Buente, OF Desmond Jennings 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Adam Russell (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Dane de la Rosa, LHP Cesar Ramos, SS Reid Brignac 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Hector Guevara 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Wilking Rodriguez 

Brignac was sent down to make room for Desmond Jennings on the active roster. The 25-year-old has struggled 

miserably this season, batting just .193/.234/.219 with one home run and 10 RBI in 68 games. 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Merkin Valdez, OF Val Majewski (York (Atlantic)) 

Recalled: 1B Chris Davis 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Carson Vitale, OF Teodoro Martinez 

Transferred to 60-day DL: C Carson Vitale 

The Rangers have signed right-handed pitcher Merkin Valdez to a minor-league contract and assigned him to 

Triple-A Round Rock. The 29-year-old was released by the Dodgers after spending the season with Triple-A 

Albuquerque, going 4-2 with four saves and a 3.58 ERA in 38 relief appearances. 


Signed: RHP Justin Phillabaum, OF Kenen Bailli Reyna 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski (2), SS Andy Burns (11) 

Released: 2B Ramon Vazquez 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Wilfredo Ledezma 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Scott Richmond (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike MacDonald, 2B Kevin Howard 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Kevin Patterson, OF Markus Brisker, OF Brad Glenn 

The 26-year-old Kenen Bailli Reyna was a productive outfielder in Cuba's Serie Nacional prior to his defection. 

Bailly hit .367/.464/.647 as the Guantánamo left fielder in 2007-2008. He ranked among the Cuban Serie 

Nacional leaders in runs (74, tied for 8th), triples (9, tied with Leonis Martin for second), total bases (183, 7th), 

average (5th behind Yoandy Garlobo, Martin, Yasser Gomez and Yoandry Urgelles) and slugging (5th 

behind Alexei Bell, Alfredo Despaigne, Urgelles and Yosvani Peraza). Through 2007-2008, Kenen had batted 

.323 and slugged .492 in 5 seasons in Cuba. In 2008-2009, Kenen slipped to .296/.371/.508. In 2009-2010, the 

left-handed hitter produced at a .377/.438/.569 rate with 65 RBI in 69 games. He was tied for 4th in the league in 

average. The Blue Jays assigned the Cuban to the GCL. 

Ledezma pitched to a 4.63 ERA in 46 2/3 relief innings for Toronto's Triple-A affiliate, though he struck out 63 

while walking just 18 during that time. 


Signed: RHP Cody Davis (NDFA—Tampa), RHP Christian Garcia, RHP John Peters (NDFA—Augustana (Ill.)), 

OF Leonard Davis (New Jersey (Can-Am)) 

Released: RHP Patrick Arnold, LHP Matt Chico, C Hector Taveras 

Traded: LHP Chris Manno and OF Bill Rhinehart to Reds for OF Jonny Gomes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris McKenzie, C Brian Peacock, OF Gregor Blanco, OF Archie Gilbert, OF J.P. 

Ramirez 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Dixon Anderson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Patrick Arnold, LHP Matt Chico, OF Justin Bloxom, OF Jeff Frazier, OF Brett 

Newsome 

Chico, 28, had been pitching for the Nationals’ affiliate in the Gulf Coast League before the Nationals cut him. 

The lefty pitched in 27 games (2 starts) in Rookie/AA/AAA-ball this year and he was 3-4 with 1 save, a 5.87 ERA

and a 1.61 WHIP. In 2007, at 24, Chico made 31 starts for the Nationals. He started 2008 as their No. 2 starter 

but injured his elbow after eight starts and underwent Tommy John surgery. In his three years in the majors for 

the Nationals (service Time: 2.100), Chico was 7-15 with a 4.95 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. Washington sent him 

outright to AAA last December, then re-signed him to a minor league contract for the 2011 season. 

July 13-20 



Signed: RHP Adam Osteen (White Sands (Pecos Indy League)), OF Breland Brown 

Draft pick signed: 1B Jake Williams (49) 

Recalled: RHP Barry Enright, RHP Bryan Shaw, 1B Brandon Allen 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Juan Miranda (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Barry Enright 

Option transferred: RHP Yonata Ortega (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Armando Galarraga, 2B Matt Jensen 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Ellis 


Signed: C Nathan Raffle (NDFA—Penn State-Greater Allegheny) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Clint Wright (22), LHP Sean Gilmartin (1) 

Released: RHP Jonathan Burns, C Jesus Sucre, OF Jason Mowry, OF Hilton Richardson 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Brandon Hicks 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Mike Brownsten, 1B Chris Carter, 3B Shawn Bowman, OF Adam Milligan 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Wei Huang, LHP Ben Swaggerty, 3B Shawn Bowman, 3B Donell Linares, OF Hilton 

Richardson 


Traded: SS Nick Green with cash considerations to Rangers for LHP Zach Phillips 

Recalled: LHP Troy Patton, 3B Josh Bell, OF Matt Angle 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mark Worrell 

Designated for assignment: RHP Chorye Spoone 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mitch Atkins, LHP Zach Phillips, 3B Josh Bell 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Pedro Viola 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Zach Clark, RHP Josh Dowdy, C Adam Davis, 1B Rhyne Hughes, 1B Tyler 

Townsend 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jake Cowan, RHP Jose Diaz, C Zach Booker, C Kyle Moore, C Joel Polanco 

Angle, 25, will take Vladimir Guerrero's 25-man roster spot while the veteran designated hitter recovers from a 

fractured hand. In 323 at-bats this season at Norfolk, Angle was hitting .266/.334/.337 with 20 stolen bases in 22 

attempts. In five minor league seasons he has showed solid hitting skills and good speed. He was selected by 

the Orioles out of Ohio State University in the seventh round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. 

International League all-star Mark Worrell saved 12 of 15 opportunities for Triple-A Norfolk, striking out 30 and 

walking 10 in 36 2/3 innings. His low arm slot and funky pitching motion gave Triple-A righthanded batters fits— 

they went 21-for-91 (.231) with three extra-base hits. He's posted a 2.95 ERA in 35 relief appearances at 

Norfolk, earning the promotion. Worrell, 28, hasn't appeared in the major leagues since 2008 as a member of the 

Cardinals. He missed the entire 2009 season following Tommy John surgery, but returned to compile a 5.84 

ERA and 34/14 K/BB ratio over 37 innings between Triple-A Portland (Padres) and Triple-A Tacoma (Mariners) 

last season. 


Signed: LHP Royce Ring, SS Bryan Johns (NDFA—Vanderbilt) 

Draft pick signed: OF Williams Jerez (2) 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Randy Williams 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Tommy Hottovy (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Drew Sutton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Chris Huseby, RHP Corey Vogt, LHP Royce Ring, LHP 

Manuel Rivera, 1B Reynaldo Rodriguez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tyler Lockwood, RHP Clevelan Santeliz, RHP Kyle Stroup, 2B Tony Thomas, SS 

Ryan Dent

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Dave Bush 

Draft pick signed: OF Darien Martin (13) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Carpenter 

Option transferred: RHP Kyle Smit (Double-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Pierre LePage, SS Jake Opitz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Rafael Dolis 


Signed: LHP Doug Davis 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jeff Soptic (3), LHP Brandon Parrent (30) 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Hector Santiago 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyson Corley, RHP John Doyle, RHP Reid Kelly, OF Christian Marrero, OF Michael 

Restovich, OF Ken Williams Jr. 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Joe Bisenius, 2B Ross Wilson, 3B Jon Gilmore, 3B Dallas McPherson, OF Justin 

Greene 


Signed: 3B Jorge Jimenez (Brockton (Can-Am)), OF Matt Lentz 

Draft pick signed: 2B Ryan Wright (5) 

Released: LHP Ezequiel Infante 

Recalled: LHP Jeremy Horst 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Lehr, RHP Kyle Lotzkar 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jordan Smith, RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran 

Matt Lentz played safety for the University of Kentucky football team but had to give up the sport after suffering a 

string of concussions. The Reds signed him out of a tryout camp. He starred as a center fielder for Greenville 

(S.C.) High. 


Draft pick signed: LHP Abel Guerrero (36) 

Recalled: RHP Jeanmar Gomez, LHP David Huff, OF Ezequiel Carrera 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeanmar Gomez, 1B Shelley Duncan 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Owen Dew, RHP Francisco Valera, LHP Scott Barnes, C Luke Carlin, 2B Logan 

Thompson, 3B Anthony Mansolino 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Nick Johnson, 3B Kyle Bellows 


Recalled: OF Dexter Fowler 

Added to 40-man roster: C Eliezer Alfonzo 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Matt Pagnozzi, OF Cole Garner 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Jordan Ribera, OF Mike Mitchell 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Chris Nelson, SS Ryan Rohlinger 


Draft pick signed: OF Tyler Collins (6) 

Released: LHP Logan Hoch 

Recalled: LHP Duane Below, LHP Charlie Furbush 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Brad Thomas (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ryan Perry, LHP Adam Wilk, SS Danny Worth, OF Casper Wells 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Patrick Cooper, RHP Robbie Weinhardt, 2B Brandon Douglas, OF Emmanuel Rijo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nick Avila, LHP Kenny Faulk, OF Deik Scram 

Below, 25, was 9-4, 3.13 ERA in 18 starts at Triple A-Toledo, with 83 K, 37 BB and 99 H in 115 IP (1.18 WHIP). 

The lefty was selected in 19 th round of the 2006 Draft. 


Signed: RHP Walker Moore (NDFA—Cal State Fullerton) 

Draft pick signed: RHP Mason Hope (5) 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Chris Hatcher 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Peter Andrelczyk, RHP Frank Mata, RHP Tyler Topp, SS Yefri Perez, SS Dallas

Poulk, OF Brent Keys 

Reinstated from DL: OF Sergio Pedroza 


Signed: RHP Andrew Walter (NDFA—Yavapai (Ariz.) JC) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Dustin Kellogg (34), OF Wallace Gonzalez (29) 

Released: RHP Wilton Infante 

Traded: 2B Jeff Keppinger to Giants for RHP Henry Sosa and RHP Jason Stoffel 

Recalled: LHP Wesley Wright 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Jose Altuve 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brad James, OF Austin Wates 

Transferred to 60-day DL: SS James Howick 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Bobby Doran, RHP Jeff Fulchino, RHP Brian Streilein, LHP Wes Musick, 2B Jose 

Vallejo, 3B Erik Castro 

The trade of Jeff Keppinger opened the door for the Astros to call up 21-year-old Jose Altuve, who went 1-for-5 

in his big league debut. Altuve's .389 average leads the minors, and with 391 plate appearances on the year, he 

would qualify the overall batting title, which in his case would require 378 PAs. He hit an improbable .408 for high 

Class A Lancaster and, more impressively, batted .361/.388/.569 with five homers in 35 games for Double-A 

Corpus Christi. He was signed out of Venezuela on Sept. 27, 2006. 


Recalled: LHP Danny Duffy 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Everett Teaford 

Option transferred: RHP Jeremy Jeffress (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Henry Barrera, RHP Eduardo Paulino, OF Alex Llanos 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Willian Avinazar, RHP Kevin Pucetas 


Released: RHP Chance Mistric 

Recalled: RHP Tyler Chatwood, 2B Alexi Amarista 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Hank Conger, 3B Freddy Sandoval 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kevin Jepsen, LHP Harold Williams 

Placed on 60-day DL: 2B Jesse Ware 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jason Bulger, RHP Chance Mistric, RHP Anthony Ortega, SS Dwayne Bailey, OF 

Travis Witherspoon 


Draft pick signed: RHP Craig Stem (15) 

Released: RHP Justin Orenduff, RHP Merkin Valdez, LHP Wilkin de la Rosa, C J.D. Closser 

Optioned to Triple-A: C A.J. Ellis 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Cole St. Clair 


Released: LHP Chase Wright 

Recalled: RHP Tim Dillard 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Zach Braddock 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dan Britt, RHP Justin James, RHP Eric Marzec, RHP Zach Segovia, C Patrick Arlis 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Segovia, LHP Chase Wright, C Patrick Arlis, C Cameron Garfield, C Shawn 

Zarraga 


Released: 2B Steve Singleton 

Recalled: LHP Chuck James, SS Trevor Plouffe 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Scott Diamond 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Matt Tolbert 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Corey Kimes, 3B Andy Leer, OF Jhonathan Goncalves 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nathan Fawbush, RHP Alex Wimmers, LHP Matt Tone, C Stephen Holm, OF Romy 

Jimenez

The 25-year-old Singleton has a .282/.329/.418 line in six seasons with Minnesota's farm teams. He was 

selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 2006. He has played at AA & AAA with the Twins this 

season. 

New York Mets 

Signed: LHP Gustavo Chacin, SS Niuman Romero, OF Fernando Perez 

Draft pick signed: LHP Alex Panteliodis (9) 

Recalled: RHP Ryota Igarashi 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeurys Familia, LHP Roy Merritt, SS Jose Coronado, SS Chad Zurcher, OF 

Fernando Martinez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ricky Brooks, RHP Jose de la Torre, RHP Mike Hebert, 2B Reese Havens 


Signed: RHP Dan Mahoney, RHP Kanekoa Texeira (re-signed), LHP J.C. Romero 

Released: RHP Alan Horne 

Recalled: LHP Steve Garrison, 3B Brandon Laird, OF Chris Dickerson, OF Greg Golson 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Greg Golson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Zach Arneson, RHP Shane Greene, RHP Kanekoa Texeira, LHP Nik Turley, C Ryan 

Baker, C P.J. Pilittere, 3B Bradley Suttle, 3B Terry Tiffee, SS Walter Ibarra, OF Deangelo Mack 

Transferred to 60-day DL: LHP Gavin Brooks 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Sean Black, RHP Graham Stoneburner, RHP Kevin Whelan, C Ryan Baker, C Jesus 

Montero, 2B Kevin Russo, 3B Mike Lamb, OF Ben Gamel, OF Cody Grice 

Horne, 28, allowed 13 runs in 6 1/3 innings at Double-A Trenton this year. He was originally drafted in the first 

round by the Cleveland Indians with the 27th overall pick in the 2001 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign. 

Then was selected by the Yankees in the 11th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of 

Florida. 


Released: RHP Joe Bateman 

Recalled: RHP Guillermo Moscoso, LHP Jerry Blevins, 2B Eric Sogard 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Jerry Blevins, 1B Chris Carter, 3B Adam Rosales 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jonathan Ortiz, C Juan Nunez, C Anthony Recker, 1B Daric Barton, OF Jose Rivero 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Kevin Rodriguez, SS Wilfrido Sosa 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ethan Hollingsworth, LHP Carlos Hernandez, C John Nester, OF Tyreace House 


Released: RHP Jason Grilli, 1B Pat Murray, SS Niuman Romero 

Recalled: RHP Vance Worley 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Pete Orr 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Jeff Larish, OF D'Arby Myers 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Mike Marshall 

Grilli is expected to join the Pirates once he passes a physical. The 34-year-old right-hander had a 1.93 ERA 

and 43/12 K/BB ratio over 32 2/3 innings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season. He owns a 4.74 ERA over 238 

major league appearances. He had an out clause in his contract that enabled him to ask for release if another 

team expressed interest to sign him to a major league contract. It was the case of Pittsburgh. 


Signed: SS Yunesky Sanchez (Southern Maryland (Atlantic)) 

Draft pick signed: 1B Alex Dickerson (3) 

Released: OF Jose Hernandez 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Daniel Moskos 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike Crotta, LHP Porfirio Lopez, LHP Chris Richardson, LHP Donald Veal, C Miguel 

Perez 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Brian Burres, LHP Colton Cain 


Draft pick signed: OF C.J. McElroy (3) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Hector Corpas, C Travis Tartamella, 1B Jonathan Rodriguez, SS Freddie Bynum, OF 

Edgar Lara, OF Nick Longmire

Reinstated from DL: RHP Adam Ottavino, RHP Francisco Samuel, C Nick Derba, SS Luis Mateo, OF Kyle 

Conley, OF Shane Robinson 


Signed: RHP Warren Slack (NDFA—UNC Greensboro), RHP John Van Benschoten (York (Atlantic)) 

Draft pick signed: C Rob Kral (10) 

Recalled: 2B Logan Forsythe, SS Everth Cabrera 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Luis Martinez, SS Everth Cabrera 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jorge Reyes, 3B Vince Belnome, OF Aaron Cunningham, OF Cedric Hunter, OF 

Bobby Kielty 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Buschmann, C Tommy Medica, OF Eric Patterson 


Traded: RHP Henry Sosa and RHP Jason Stoffel to Astros for 2B Jeff Keppinger 

Recalled: 1B Brandon Belt 

Added to 40-man roster: C Hector Sanchez 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Hector Sanchez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Sean Daigle, RHP Jose Valdez, C Tyler LaTorre, C Dashenko Ricardo, OF Jesus 

Galindo, OF Thomas Neal 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Shane Loux, LHP Steve Snodgrass, 1B Luke Anders, OF Chuckie Jones 

Sanchez, 21, hit .302/.337/.465 with eight homers over 258 at-bats between High- and Triple-A this season. He 

was signed out of Venezuela prior to the 2007 season. 


Signed: C Jesus Sucre 

Released: RHP Charlie Haeger 

Recalled: OF Mike Carp 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Carlos Peguero 

Option transferred: LHP Mauricio Robles (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Maurer, LHP Edlando Seco, OF Brandon Haveman 

Reinstated from DL: LHP John Hesketh, C Hassiel Jimenez 


Signed: RHP Joe Bateman 

Released: LHP R.J. Swindle 

Recalled: RHP Alex Cobb, RHP Dane de la Rosa, LHP Jake McGee, LHP Alex Torres, C Robinson Chirinos, C 

Jose Lobaton 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Alex Torres 

Option transferred: C Nevin Ashley (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dirk Hayhurst 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Paul Phillips, 3B Julio Cedeno, OF Desmond Jennings 

Texas Rangers 

Traded: LHP Zach Phillips to Orioles for SS Nick Green and cash considerations 

Designated for assignment: LHP Zach Phillips 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Darren O'Day 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP John Kukuruda, RHP Neil Ramirez, LHP Yoon-Hee Nam 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Grimm, RHP Derek Hankins, LHP Yoon-Hee Nam 

The Rangers grew tired of waiting for Zach Phillips to find the strike zone in Triple-A, where his walk rate as a 

reliever settled at 5.2 in ’10 and 4.2 this season. The 24-year-old lefty also got hit hard by lefties this season: 

.304/.378/.456 (24-for-79). Texas designated him for assignment and found a trade partner in Baltimore, though 

all they got in return was 32-year-old utility type Nick Green, who batted .208/.276/.357 in 87 games for Triple-A 

Norfolk. 


Signed: RHP Harold Mozingo, 2B Jayson Nix (outrighted) 

Draft pick signed: SS Peter Mooney (21) 

Released: RHP Ryan Shopshire 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jesse Litsch, LHP Luis Perez

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Frank Gailey, OF Brad Glenn, OF Jason Lane 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Evan Crawford, C Ryan Budde, 2B Brett Lawrie 


Signed: RHP Scott Williams (NDFA—Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 

Draft pick signed: OF Billy Burns (32) 

Released: LHP J.C. Romero 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Brian Bixler 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ben Graham, RHP Taylor Jordan, 2B Jonathan Tucker, OF Justin Bloxom, OF Jeff 

Frazier 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Anthony Marcelino 

June 28-July 12 



Signed: RHP D.J. Johnson (Traverse City (Frontier)) 

Released: RHP Rafael Rodriguez 

Traded: RHP Matt Torra to Rays for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Yhency Brazoban, LHP Alberto Castillo, 3B Sean Burroughs 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Ellis, 2B Mike Freeman 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Armando Galarraga, RHP Daniel Stange, C Robby Hammock, OF David Winfree 


Signed: RHP Robert Roth (McAllen (North American)), C Victor Gomez (NDFA—Marshall), OF Sean Henry 

(Road Warriors (Atlantic)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Mark Lamm (6), SS Seth Moranda (11) 

Released: RHP Thomas Berryhill, RHP Eddie Morlan, LHP Stephen Foster 

Recalled: RHP Cory Gearrin, SS Brandon Hicks 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jairo Asencio, RHP Cristhian Martinez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kenshin Kawakami, RHP Kyle Mertins, LHP Ben Swaggerty, 1B Jakob Dalfonso, 3B 

Donell Linares, OF Adam Milligan, OF Antoan Richardson, OF Hilton Richardson 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Reidy Escobar, C Ramon de los Santos 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Luis De Luna, RHP Daniel Lopez, RHP Henry Mendez, RHP Ryan Weber, C 

Braeden Schlehuber, 2B Alejandro Sanchez, OF Adam Milligan, OF Antoan Richardson, OF Will Skinner 


Draft picks signed: RHP Mark Blackmar (16), RHP Jose Rivera (21), RHP Kyle Simon (4), RHP Tyler Wilson 

(10), LHP Eric Wooten (15), OF Jalen Simmons (24) 

Released: RHP James Brandhorst, RHP Sam Taveras, RHP Corey Thomas, LHP Brandon Holloway, LHP 

Chris Lamb, C Michel Hernandez, 1B Gino Moranci, OF Cody Young 

Recalled: LHP Pedro Viola 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mitch Atkins, LHP Mark Hendrickson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Clay Rapada (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Brian Matusz 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Zach Britton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Diaz, RHP Ryan Palsha, LHP Matt Drummond, LHP Aaron Wirsch 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eddie Gamboa, RHP Ryan O'Shea, 3B Tyler Kolodny 


Signed: 3B Alex Valdez 

Released: LHP Mike Hacker 

Recalled: RHP Scott Atchison, SS Yamaico Navarro 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Kyle Weiland 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Atchison (twice) 

Option transferred: RHP Stolmy Pimentel (Double-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Joe Holtmeyer, RHP Tyler Lockwood, RHP Scott Swinson, LHP Mitch Herold, 2B 

Nate Spears, 2B Tony Thomas, SS Jose Garcia, SS Jose Iglesias, OF Pete Hissey, OF Lucas LeBlanc 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Michael Lee, RHP Scott Swinson, RHP Brandon 

Workman, LHP Mike Hacker, C Mark Wagner, 2B Nate Spears, 2B Tony Thomas, 3B Will Middlebrooks

Weiland, a third round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Notre Dame, was 8-6, 3.00 

ERA in 17 starts at Triple-A Pawtuckett, with 99 K, 37 walks and only 69 hits in 93 IP (1.14 WHIP). 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: C Taylor Davis (NDFA—Morehead State) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Ethan Elias (22), LHP Andrew McKirahan (21), C Neftali Rosario (6), OF Zeke 

DeVoss (3) 

Released: C Max Kwan, 2B Vismeldy Bieneme, 2B Augie Ojeda, OF Fernando Perez, OF Jose Valdez 

Recalled: RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Marcos Mateo 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ramon Ortiz 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Casey Coleman, 2B D.J. LeMahieu, OF Lou Montanez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Rafael Dolis, RHP A.J. Morris, LHP Graham Hicks, SS Junior 

Lake 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Rafael Diplan (twice), RHP Robinson Lopez, 2B Vismeldy Bieneme, OF Jose Valdez 


Signed: LHP Brad Furnish (Bridgeport (Atlantic)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Erik Johnson (2), RHP Cody Winiarski (36), C Mike Marjama (23), SS Marcus Semien 

(6), OF Keenyn Walker (1.5) 

Recalled: C Tyler Flowers 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Joe Bisenius, RHP Paul Burnside, RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Justin Collop, RHP Kyle 

McMillen, RHP Andre Rienzo, RHP Thomas Royse, RHP Miguel Socolovich, C Adam Ricks, 1B Dallas 

McPherson, SS Ethan Wilson, OF Justin Greene, OF Michael Restovich 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Freddy Dolsi, RHP Jhonny Nunez, RHP Stephen Sauer, RHP 

Miguel Socolovich, LHP Garrett Johnson, C Adam Ricks, OF Michael Restovich 

The White Sox signed Marcus Semien, a former California Golden Bear, and sent him straight to low Class A 

Kannapolis, where he got off to a 15-for-49 (.306) start with a homer, three doubles and a triple. 


Signed: RHP Robert Lewis-Walker 

Draft picks signed: RHP Vaughn Covington (11), RHP Cole Green (9), OF Gabriel Rosa (2) 

Released: RHP Mike Henry, RHP Ryan Smith, LHP Tzu-Kai Chiu 

Recalled: RHP Carlos Fisher, SS Zack Cozart 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Dontrelle Willis 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Carlos Fisher, RHP Edinson Volquez, SS Paul Janish 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran, LHP Travis Webb, 3B Juan Francisco, SS Miguel Rojas 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Kevin Arico 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Henry, RHP Justin Lehr, RHP Derrik Lutz, RHP Brian Pearl, C Jordan 

Wideman, OF Quintin Berry 

23-year-old Tzu-Kai Chiu signed with Reds as a non-drafted free agent out of Taiwan in February 2007. The lefty 

was 1-2, 6.82 ERA in 34.1IP at Class A Advanced Bakersfield. 

Cincinnati pulled the long anticipated Paul Janish-for-Zack Cozart shortstop switcheroo. Down goes Janish, who 

batted .227/.259/.271 in the bigs, and up comes Cozart, a 25-year-old who batted .310/.357/.467 for Triple-A 

Louisville and made his big league debut just before the all-star break. 

The Reds signed Robert Lewis-Walker as an amateur out of South Africa. 


Signed: C Michel Hernandez, C Raul Padron (Camden (Atlantic)), C Patric Tolentino (NDFA—Nebraska) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Will Roberts (5), RHP Jack Wagoner (33), OF John Barr (39) 

Recalled: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Zach McAllister, 2B Luis Valbuena 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Zach McAllister, 2B Cord Phelps 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Blair, LHP Kelvin de la Cruz, C Juan Apodaca, C Dwight Childs, 1B Nick 

Johnson, 3B Kyle Bellows 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Trey Haley, C Luke Carlin 

The Indians returned Zach McAllister to the International League, where he started the Triple-A all-star game. He 

threw two scoreless innings, striking out two of the final three batters he faced to earn the win.


Signed: RHP Blake Johnson, OF Joe Mather 

Draft picks signed: RHP Ben Hughes (10), RHP Chris Jensen (6), SS Taylor Featherston (5), SS Trevor Story 

(1.5), OF Jaron Shepherd (33), OF Carl Thomore (2) 

Released: RHP Clint Tilford, 3B Josh Fields 

Recalled: RHP Edgmer Escalona, RHP Greg Reynolds, 3B Ian Stewart, OF Cole Garner (twice) 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Eric Stults 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Edgmer Escalona, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Greg Reynolds, 2B Chris 

Nelson, 2B Eric Young Jr., OF Cole Garner 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Albert Campos, RHP Erik Stavert, C Bryce Massanari, 1B Mike Zuanich, 2B Brad 

Emaus, 2B Chris Nelson, SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Trevor Gibson, LHP Jonathan Vargas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stephen Dodson, RHP Dustin Molleken, LHP Isaiah Froneberger, C Beau Seabury, 

SS Hector Gomez, SS Radames Nazario 

The Rockies granted Josh Fields his release so he could sign a 1-yr $616K contract with Yomiuri of Japan's 

Central League. The former first round pick had a .365/.429/.674 line at Triple-A, so the Rockies presumably 

released him as a formality to enable him to join the Japanese team. Fields, 28, played for the White Sox and 

Royals from 2006-10. He clubbed 23 home runs in 2007, posting a .244/.308/.480 line in the process. He never 

replicated that success and has bounced from team to team since. The White Sox sent him to Kansas City in 

2009 and the Royals non-tendered him last winter. The Pirates picked him up in December and flipped him to 

Colorado late in Spring Training. 


Signed: 2B Derrick Hudgins (NDFA—Hillsborough (Fla.) CC) 

Draft pick signed: C Curtis Casali (10) 

Released: 1B Billy Nowlin 

Recalled: RHP Lester Oliveros, RHP Brayan Villarreal, LHP Adam Wilk, SS Danny Worth 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brayan Villarreal, LHP Charlie Furbush, LHP Daniel Schlereth 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nick Avila, RHP Kevan Hess, RHP Ramon Lebron, LHP Kenny Faulk, C Omir 

Santos, 2B Alexander Nunez, OF Deik Scram 

Reinstated from DL: C John Murrian, 1B Clay Jones, 2B Alexander Nunez, 3B Audy Ciriaco, OF Edwin Gomez 

Lester Oliveros was signed by the Detroit Tigers as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela on Oct. 25, 2005. 

He was 3-2-5, 2.79 ERA in 38.2 relief innings between AA & AAA, with 49 K and 17 BB. 


Signed: RHP Miguel Mejia (Bridgeport (Atlantic)), RHP Zach Simons 

Draft picks signed: RHP Dejal Oliver (8), SS Josh Adams (13) 

Released: RHP Albaro Estevez, RHP Jeremy Weber, LHP Forrest Moore 

Acquired: RHP Cesar Valdez from Pirates for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Chris Hatcher, LHP Brad Hand, OF Bryan Petersen 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Jose Lopez (Triple-A) 


Optioned to Double-A: LHP Brad Hand 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kevin Cravey, RHP Todd Doolittle, RHP Tyler Higgins, RHP Scott Lyman, RHP Matt 

Montgomery, RHP Helpi Reyes, RHP Jared Rogers, RHP Sandy Rosario, LHP Victor Garate, SS Pedro 

Mendoza, OF Josh Kroeger 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Helpi Reyes, RHP Sandy Rosario, LHP Forrest Moore, C Gregg Glime 

Mejia was released by Bridgeport for refusing to continue pitching in a game. He was 1-3 with a 7.88 ERA in 13 

appearances (four starts) this season. Hitters were batting .343 against him in 32 innings. 

Simons, 26, was released by the Tigers last week. He was drafted by the Rockies in the second round of the 

2005 draft and has a 4.06 ERA and a 7.1 K/9 rate in seven minor league seasons in the Colorado and Detroit 

systems. The Marlins assigned him at A Adv. – Jupiter. 


Released: RHP Mike Perconte, LHP Gustavo Chacin 

Acquired: RHP Mickey Storey from Athletics for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP David Carpenter, RHP Fernando Rodriguez, C Brian Esposito, OF Brian Bogusevic 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Brian Esposito (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lucas Harrell, C Brian Esposito, C J.R. Towles, OF Luis Durango

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Sergio Perez, RHP Brian Streilein, RHP Jose Valdez, C Brian Esposito, 2B Jose 

Vallejo 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Francisco Baso 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Casey Fien, RHP Brad James, RHP Sergio Perez, LHP Douglas Arguello, SS Jacke 

Healey, OF Telvin Nash 

Carpenter, 26, who was acquired from the Cardinals last August in the Pedro Feliz trade, has a 1.91 ERA at the 

minor league level this season, including a perfect 0.00 ERA and 21/6 K/BB ratio over 19 innings with Triple-A 

Oklahoma City. He was a 12 th round pick in 2006 Draft. 

Harrell and Durango were claimed off waivers from the White Sox and the Padres respectively. 


Signed: OF Chris Elder (NDFA—Oral Roberts) 

Draft picks signed: C Kenny Swab (21), 3B Adrian Morales (49) 

Recalled: LHP Everett Teaford 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Sean O'Sullivan, LHP Danny Duffy, OF Jarrod Dyson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kevin Pucetas, LHP Edgar Osuna, SS Alex McClure, OF Tim Smith 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Patrick Keating, LHP Crawford Simmons 


Signed: LHP Eddie Sipple (NDFA—Florida Southern), 1B Peter Copa (NDFA—Massachusetts) 

Draft picks signed: LHP Nick Maronde (3), 1B C.J. Cron (1) 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Mike Trout 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tyler Chatwood 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Bulger, RHP Jose Perez, LHP Robert Fish, 2B Dwayne Bailey, 3B Dillon 

Baird, OF Jeremy Moore 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Suammy Baez, LHP Robert Fish, OF Eric Oliver 

Prior to his callup, a 19-year-old Mike Trout batted .324/.415/.534 in 290 at-bats for Double-A Arkansas, 

supplying 28 stolen bases in 36 attempts and a wide array of extra-base hits (nine homers, 12 doubles, 11 

triples). 


Signed: RHP Justin Miller, RHP Robert Purpura (NDFA—Vanguard (Calif.)), RHP Jason West (NDFA—Stephen 

F. Austin State), LHP Eric Eadington (NDFA—Harvard), LHP Matt Laney (NDFA—Coastal Carolina) 

Draft picks signed: C Pratt Maynard (3), 1B O'Koyea Dickson (12), 2B Malcolm Holland (33), SS Justin 

Boudreaux (14), SS Scott Wingo (11) 

Released: RHP Mario Alvarez, RHP Alexis Pacheco, LHP Abner Ruiz, C Joe Lincoln, OF Austin King 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Eugenio Velez 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Dee Gordon 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Steven Ames, RHP Luis Vasquez, C Steve Cilladi, C Jessie Mier, C Matt Wallach, 

1B John Lindsey, SS Christian Lara 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Carlos Frias, C Steve Cilladi, C B.J. LaRosa, C Jessie Mier, 1B John Lindsey, OF 

Nick Akins, OF Jay Gibbons 

This is Miller's second stint with L.A. after posting a 4.44 ERA in 19 appearances with the club in 2010 before 

being designated for assignment. Miller has pitched for the Mariners' and Rangers' Triple-A teams this season, 

with a combined 5.31 ERA in 17 appearances. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Chad Thompson (27), RHP Tommy Toledo (11) 

Released: RHP Damon Krestalude, C Gerald Ogrinc, OF Brandon Jones 

Recalled: RHP Cody Scarpetta 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tim Dillard, 1B Mat Gamel 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Cody Scarpetta 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mark DiFelice, LHP Chase Wright, C Patrick Arlis, C Shawn Zarraga, 2B Mike 

Brownstein, SS Carlos George, OF Reggie Keen 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Hiram Burgos, RHP Skyler Crawford, LHP Dan Meadows, C Michael Roberts, 2B 

Mike Brownstein, 3B Joey Paciorek, SS Carlos George, OF Reggie Keen


Signed: RHP Sam Gibbons 

Released: LHP Andrey Lobanov 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Rene Rivera, OF Rene Tosoni 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nathan Fawbush, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, RHP Anthony Slama, LHP Tony Davis, 

LHP Mike Tarsi, LHP Matt Tone, C Kyle Knudson, SS Tyler Grimes, SS Adam Pettersen, OF Romy Jimenez, OF 

Nate Roberts 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Manship, RHP Brad Stillings, LHP Spencer Steedley, SS Estarlin de los Santos, 

OF Joe Benson 

17-year-old Gibbons was signed out of Australia. He is in his final year at Belmont High School and will head 

over to Ft Myers next April to attend extended spring training with the Twins. Sam has represented in U14, U16, 

U18 for Victoria. Following his performances in the Victorian U18 team at the AAA National Championships in 

January he was selected to go to the prestigious MLBAAP but unfortunately injury has kept him at home. Sam 

has also been selected in the Baycats team that is participating in the Grand Forks International Baseball 

tournament in British Columbia, Canada this September. 

The 21-year-old Lobanov was an international signee out of Europe (Russia) by the Twins on Aug. 6, 2007. He 

was 0-7, 6.79 ERA in 53 IP at Single-A Beloit, in his fourth pro season (topped at A Advanced last season). 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Miguel Batista, LHP Shane Bay (NDFA—Sperry (Okla.) HS) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Matthew Budgell (10), RHP Robert Gsellman (13), RHP Tyler Pill (4), OF Joe Tuschak 

(6) 

Recalled: OF Fernando Martinez 


Optioned to Triple-A: OF Fernando Martinez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ricky Brooks, 1B Sam Honeck, 2B J.B. Brown (twice), 2B Reese Havens, 2B Daniel 

Muno 

Transferred to 60-day DL: LHP Mitch Houck, OF ZeErika McQueen 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Brian Valenzuela, C Tyler Howe, C Dusty Ryan, 2B J.B. Brown, 2B Daniel Muno, 3B 

Zach Lutz, 3B Miguel Tejada 


Signed: RHP Francisco Cruceta (Brockton (Can-Am)), RHP Joaquin Hinojosa (NDFA—Texas A&M), RHP 

Logan Kensing (Bridgeport (Atlantic)), 1B Jamie Mallard 

Draft pick signed: OF Justin James (13) 

Released: RHP Brian Gordon, RHP Fernando Hernandez, RHP Carlos Silva, RHP Kanekoa Texeira, RHP 

David Triplet, LHP Naoya Okamoto 

Recalled: RHP Lance Pendleton 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Buddy Carlyle (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brian Gordon, RHP Ivan Nova, RHP Lance Pendleton, OF Chris Dickerson 

Option transferred: RHP Ryan Pope (Triple-A to Double-A), OF Melky Mesa (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Sean Black, RHP Jairo Heredia, LHP Kei Igawa, C Jesus Montero, C P.J. Pilittere, 

2B Kevin Russo, 3B Mike Lamb, OF Dan Brewer, OF Slade Heathcott 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Conor Mullee 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Gipson, RHP Robert Paullus, RHP Ryan Pope, RHP Jose Ramirez, RHP 

Carlos Silva, LHP Francisco Rondon, C Ryan Baker, C P.J. Pilittere, 1B Jorge Vazquez, OF Dan Brewer, OF 

Slade Heathcott, OF Neil Medchill 

The Yankees released Brian Gordon so that he could sign with SK Wyverns of Korea Baseball Organization. 

Hernandez had posted a 5.91 ERA in 33 appearances for Double-A Trenton this season and made just one 

appearance for Triple-A Scranton before being released. The right-hander, who turns 27 later this month, has 

three Major League innings to his name, all with Oakland in 2008. 

Logan Kensing settled in at 93-94 mph during an outing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this weekend, 

according to one observer. 


Draft picks signed: 2B Austin Booker (33) 

Released: RHP Doug Mathis 

Traded: RHP Mickey Storey to Astros for future considerations

Recalled: RHP Fautino de los Santos, RHP Trystan Magnuson 

Designated for assignment: LHP Bobby Cramer 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Graham Godfrey, RHP Trystan Magnuson, RHP Guillermo 

Moscoso, LHP Josh Outman 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Mederos, RHP Paul Smyth, LHP Lenny DiNardo, LHP Carlos Hernandez, LHP 

Polin Trinidad, OF Tyreace House 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Alexis Juma 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Connor Hoehn, RHP John Meloan, RHP Paul Smyth, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Bobby 

Cramer, LHP Ian Krol, OF Jose Rivero 

Righty Doug Mathis is headed for Korea to play with the Samsung Lions. Ryan Garko was released from the 

Lions to make room. 


Signed: RHP Dustin Cameron (Grand Prairie (American Association)), C Nolan Clark (NDFA—Yavapai (Ariz.) 

JC) 

Released: RHP Tim Redding, RHP Jay Stephens 

Recalled: 2B Pete Orr, SS Brian Bocock, OF John Mayberry Jr. 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Drew Carpenter 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Brian Bocock (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Mathieson, RHP Vance Worley 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Phillippe Aumont, RHP Leonel Bastidas, RHP Jordan Ellis, RHP Percy Garner, RHP 

Mike McGuire, RHP Jesus Pirela, C Bronco Lafrenz, OF Luis Unda 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nate Bump, RHP Chance Chapman, RHP Percy Garner, RHP Josh Zeid, LHP Bryan 

Morgado, C Torre Langley, OF D'Arby Myers 


Signed: 1B Billy Nowlin 

Draft picks signed: RHP Colten Brewer (4), RHP Jason Creasy (8), C Ryan Hornback (27) 

Released: RHP Brandon Holden, RHP Brent Klinger, C Joey Schoenfeld, 1B Billy Nowlin, OF Ping-Hung Chi, 

OF Daan Cornelissen 

Traded: RHP Cesar Valdez to Marlins for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Chris Leroux, RHP Brad Lincoln, 3B Josh Harrison, SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Aaron Thompson (Double-A), C Dusty Brown (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brad Lincoln, RHP Tim Wood, 3B Pedro Alvarez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Casey Sadler, LHP Brian Burres, LHP Colton Cain, 1B Calvin Anderson, 2B Brian 

Friday, 3B Jeremy Farrell 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brandon Holden, RHP Brent Klinger, RHP Quinton Miller, RHP Diego Moreno, RHP 

Casey Sadler, LHP Rudy Owens, C Wyatt Toregas, OF Jose Hernandez 


Signed: RHP Blaine Boyer, LHP Ron Mahay, LHP Matt Rein (Lake Erie (Frontier)), LHP Rich Rundles, SS 

Garrett Wittels (NDFA—Florida International) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Kevin Jacob (31), SS Kenny Peoples (4) 

Released: RHP Aaron Terry 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Brandon Dickson, RHP P.J. Walters 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Bryan Augenstein (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brandon Dickson, 1B Mark Hamilton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Javier Avendano, RHP Adam Ottavino, RHP Jose Rada, RHP Chase Reid, LHP 

Kevin Siegrist, C Nick Derba, C Cody Stanley, 1B Steve Hill, 1B Kleininger Teran, SS Freddie Bynum, OF 

D'Marcus Ingram 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Lyman, C Cody Stanley, C Travis Tartamella, 1B Kleininger Teran, SS Freddie 

Bynum 

Wittels sprang into national sports news a year ago with a 56-game hitting streak that threatened the NCAA 

record. He and two other men were accused in December of sexual assault at Nassau’s Atlantis resort by two 

17-year-old girls. The defendants never denied having sex with the young women. Security camera footage 

appeared to contradict what the women told Bahamian authorities. That Wittels wasn’t taken in the 50-round 

Major League Baseball draft spoke loudly to the fact that teams were still worried about the character questions 

and legal uncertainty brought on by the rape case. He has been assigned at Batavia (NY-Penn League/A-Short). 

Brandon Dickson (26 yrs) made his MLB debut in his sixth year of pro experience. He was signed as a nondrafted 

free agent by the Cardinals out of Tusculum College (Tenn.). He was repeating AAA-Memphis.


Signed: RHP Atlee Pearson (El Paso (American Association)), LHP Todd Privett (Windy City (Frontier)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Cody Hebner (4), RHP Mark Pope (5) 

Released: RHP Scott Munter 

Recalled: C Luis Martinez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Pat Neshek 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Branham, RHP Matt Buschmann, RHP Matt Jackson, RHP Allen Marona, RHP 

Deiber Sanchez, LHP Noah Mull, SS Larry Moore, SS Beamer Weems, OF Eric Patterson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Branham, RHP Samuel Deduno, RHP Deiber Sanchez, LHP Nick Schmidt, C 

Luis Martinez, 3B Vince Belnome 

Martinez, 26, was batting .313/.357/.405 with zero homers and 18 RBI over 131 plate appearances at the Triple- 

A level this season. He was ranked as the best defensive catcher in the Padres’ system entering the season 

according to Baseball America. Martinez was selected in the 12th round in 2007. 


Signed: 3B Stephen Yarrow (NDFA—San Francisco) 

Draft pick signed: RHP Kyle Crick (1.5) 

Released: OF Luis Munoz 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Brandon Belt 

Option transferred: SS Ehire Adrianza (Low-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Banks, RHP Shane Loux, RHP Raymundo Montero, LHP Steven Snodgrass, 

LHP Clayton Tanner, 1B Luke Anders 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Steve Edlefsen, RHP Austin Fleet, C Tyler LaTorre, OF Brett Krill, OF Steven Liles 


Signed: C Travis Higgs (NDFA—San Francisco), 3B Steve Cochrane (NDFA—Georgia Southern) 

Draft picks signed: RHP John Taylor (22), LHP Nick Valenza (18), 3B Steve Proscia (7), OF James Zamarripa 

(6) 

Released: RHP Denny Bautista, LHP Royce Ring 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Blake Beavan, C Josh Bard, C Jose Yepez, 2B Kyle Seager 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Chaz Roe (Triple-A), LHP Edward Paredes (Double-A), C Jose Yepez 

(Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Mike Carp 

Option transferred: LHP Mauricio Robles (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tim Boyce, RHP Willy Kesler, RHP Max Krakowiak, C Steve Baron, C Andrew 

Giobbi, C Angel Salome, 1B Dennis Raben, SS Nick Franklin, SS Jake Schlander, OF Nate Tenbrink 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Brandol Perez 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Yovanny Olivero 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tim Boyce, RHP Steven Hensley, RHP Brandon Maurer, RHP Stephen Penney, 

RHP Ben Versnik, LHP Ryan Kiel, C Angel Salome, 3B Ramon Morla, SS Jake Schlander, OF Kuo Hui Lo 

A seventh-round pick from Virginia, Steve Proscia signed for $160,000 and earned a tentative assignment to 

high Class A High Desert, where he has yet to debut. 

Righty Denny Bautista has signed with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization. Bautista, 30, had 

a 4.21 ERA with 12.1 K/9 and 5.4 BB/9 in 36 1/3 innings for the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate this season. 

Seager, 23, the #9 Mariners prospect, has registered a promising .336/.401/.495 batting line, 6 HR and 9 stolen 

bases in 78 games this season between Double-A and Triple-A. He was a third round pick in 2009 out of North 

Carolina. 

Raben was the Mariners' 2nd round selection (66 overall) in the 2008 June draft out of Univ. of Miami. Last 

season, he hit 20 HR between A & A Adv. levels; the left-handed landed into DL while hitting an impressive 

.330/.387/.599, with 23 DB, 3 TB, 18 HR, 75 RBI in 76 games for High Desert (California League/A Adv.). 


Draft picks signed: RHP Jacob Faria (10), RHP Isaac Gil (31) 

Released: RHP Chris Bootcheck 

Acquired: RHP Matt Torra from Diamondbacks for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Brandon Gomes, OF Brandon Guyer 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Andy Sonnanstine, OF Brandon Guyer

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Paul Phillips, RHP Wilking Rodriguez, RHP Trevor Shull, OF Desmond Jennings, OF 

Brett Nommensen 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jay Buente, RHP Wilking Rodriguez, RHP Kirby Yates, OF Brett Nommensen 

Bootcheck opted out of his minor league contract with Tampa Bay to sign a 1-yr $250K deal with the Lotte 

Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization. He was 3-2, 3.57 in 58 IP at Durham. 

Torra, a first-round pick of Arizona in 2005, has a career ERA of 4.52 in 800 innings in the minors. He was 

assigned to Triple-A Durham. 

Texas Rangers 

Draft pick signed: OF Desmond Henry (4) 

Released: RHP Manny Delcarmen, RHP Anthony Haase, RHP Seth McClung, 3B Brian Barden 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Omar Quintanilla 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Michael Kirkman, C Taylor Teagarden 

Option transferred: OF Leonys Martin (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Grimm, RHP Derek Hankins, RHP Neil Ramirez, LHP Kasey Kiker, 1B Chris 

McGuiness, OF Julio Borbon, OF Doug Deeds, OF Jhonny Gomez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Derek Hankins, RHP Neil Ramirez, RHP Ken Wiser, LHP Kasey Kiker, LHP Yoon- 

Hee Nam, OF Jhonny Gomez, OF Leonys Martin, OF Teodoro Martinez 

Delcarmen, 29, posted a 5.59 ERA, 7.7 K/9, 3.5 BB/9, and 0.9 HR/9 with 52 hits allowed in 38 2/3 innings for the 

Rangers' and Mariners' Triple-A affiliates this year. The Rockies non-tendered Delcarmen in December, and he 

signed a minor league deal with the Mariners despite a Major League offer from an NL team. He opted out of his 

contract with Seattle on June 1st and signed with Texas. 

McClung, 30, posted a 5.19 ERA, 5.7 K/9, 3.9 BB/9, and 0.7 HR/9 with 93 hits allowed in 78 Triple-A innigs this 

year, including 11 starts. He'd signed a minor league deal in December. 

Brian Barden has opted out of his contract to sign a 1-yr $253K deal with Japan’s Hiroshima Carp. Barden, 

whose most extensive time in the Majors came with the Cardinals in 2009, was hitting .357/.403/.556 with Triple- 

A Round Rock before opting out, although those robust numbers were posted in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast 

League. 


Signed: RHP Thomas Berryhill 

Draft picks signed: RHP Shane Farrell (46), SS Justin Atkinson (26) 

Recalled: LHP Brett Cecil, SS Mike McCoy, OF Travis Snider 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Jayson Nix (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ben White, LHP John Anderson, LHP Evan Crawford, LHP Sean Nolin, C Ryan 

Budde, 1B Kevin Patterson, 3B Kellen Sweeney, OF Markus Brisker 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Shane Farrell 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andrew Liebel, RHP Deck McGuire, LHP John Anderson, LHP Sean Henn, LHP 

Sean Nolin, SS Jonathan Diaz, SS Ryan Goins, OF Darin Mastroianni, OF Travis Snider 


Signed: LHP J.C. Romero 

Draft picks signed: RHP Dixon Anderson (9), RHP Taylor Hill (6), RHP Greg Holt (8) 

Recalled: LHP Ross Detwiler, C Jesus Flores 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Collin Balester 

Option transferred: OF Bryce Harper (Low-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Trevor Holder, RHP Brad Meyers, LHP Lee Hyde, LHP Blake Monar, 2B Khayyan 

Norfork, 3B Justino Cuevas, 3B Tim Pahuta, OF Brett Newsome 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Swynenberg, LHP Lee Hyde, LHP Oliver Perez, C Carlos Maldonado, 3B Tim 

Pahuta, SS Jose Lozada, OF Chris Curran 

The Nationals opted to have uber-prospect Bryce Harper bypass high Class A Potomac on his march to 

Washington. He earned the bump to Double-A by batting .320/.422/.544 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs in 76 

games for low Class A Hagerstown. 

June 21-27 

Numbers in parentheses indicate 2011 draft round.


Signed: RHP Jason Postill (NDFA—West Florida), RHP Drew Zizinia (NDFA—Tulane) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bryan Shaw, RHP Esmerling Vasquez 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Andy Tracy 


Draft pick signed: RHP Adam Holland (16) 

Released: SS Kyle Davis 

Elected free agency: OF Joe Mather 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Joe Mather (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mike Minor, LHP Dustin Richardson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Evan Danieli, RHP Reidy Escobar, RHP Daniel Lopez, LHP Ronan Pacheco, C 

Ramon de los Santos, OF Todd Cunningham, OF Will Skinner 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Chris Garcia, 2B Matt Weaver 

The Braves claimed Dustin Richardson on waivers from the Marlins, who in turn had acquired Richardson from 

the Red Sox last November for Andrew Miller. Florida cut Richardson to make room for Dewayne Wise on the 

40-man, so apparently they weren't too keen on his work against lefthanded batters for Triple-A New Orleans. 

They went 15-for-44 (.341) with 10 walks and a homer. 


Signed: RHP Jeremy Accardo (outrighted), 1B Doug Bream (NDFA—Liberty), SS Tommy Winegardner 

(NDFA—Cumberland (Tenn.)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Devin Jones (9), RHP Mike Wright (3), LHP Dustin Ward (19) 

Released: RHP Aaron Swenson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jeremy Accardo (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Tyler Kolodny, 3B Billy Rowell, OF Kieron Pope 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brandon Cooney, RHP Josh Dowdy, LHP Mark Hendrickson, 1B Tyler Townsend 


Draft pick signed: LHP Zach Good (20) 

Released: RHP Santo Luis 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Michael Bowden, LHP Tommy Hottovy 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Junichi Tazawa 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Clevelan Santeliz, RHP Kyle Stroup, RHP Brandon 

Workman 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Anatanaer Batista, C Carson Blair 

Dominican hurler Luis (27) was signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent on Sept. 11, 2002. In five 

seasons with Houston, the righty topped at Single-A Lexington in 2007 where he posted a 2-3-9, 4.66 ERA, with 

many SO (99 in 75.1 IP) but a lot of walks (35) and HR (12). Then was selected by the White Sox in the Minor 

League phase of the 2007 Rule 5 Draft (topped at AA whit Chicago). Boston claimed him off waivers in April 

2010. Luis was 1-1, 5.72 ERA in 28.1 relief innings at AA-Portland. Last year, he peaked at AAA-Pawtucket for 

13 games (0-1, 7.36). 

The Red Sox activated Junichi Tazawa from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Double-A Portland. 

Tazawa, 25, began the 2011 season on the 60-day disabled list while recovering from Tommy John surgery on 

his right elbow on April 6, 2010. He missed the entire 2010 campaign. Tazawa, who was signed as an 

international free agent on December 3, 2008, made his Major League debut with Boston in 2009, his first 

professional season. In six appearances, including four starts, with the Red Sox that year, he went 2-3 with a 

7.46 ERA (in 25.1 IP). He went 9-7 with a 2.55 ERA in 20 starts (109.1 IP) between Portland and Triple-A 

Pawtucket in 2009. He is in the last year of a 3 yr/$3.3M MLB contract and accrued almost 2 yrs of service time 

at the time of his optional assignment, so he’ll be under Boston’s control for 4 more seasons and could be 

renewed at $920K in 2012 (80% cut rule). 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Dan Berlind (Worcester (Can-Am)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Arturo Maltos-Garcia (30), OF Taiwan Easterling (27) 

Released: 2B Bobby Scales, OF D.J. Fitzgerald 

Option transferred: RHP Esmailin Caridad (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Rafael Diplan, RHP Tarlandas Mitchell, RHP Amaury Paulino, RHP Jhon 

Rodriguez, RHP Jose Tineo, LHP Zach Rosscup, LHP Luis Villalba, 2B Vismeldy Bieneme, 3B Marquez

Smith, OF Jesus Morelli, OF Jose Valdez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Trey McNutt, C Mario Mercedes 

Bobby Scales was given his unconditional release by the Cubs from his Triple-A contract in order for the veteran 

infielder to sign with the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League (1-yr $222K). The Cubs will receive 

cash considerations from the Ham Fighters, who also signed former Cubs outfielder/first baseman Micah 

Hoffpauir before this season. Scales, 33, had call-ups with the Cubs in 2009 and 2010. He is a .284 career hitter 

in 13 minor league seasons. He had a .304/.424/.535 line in 283 plate appearances at Triple-A Iowa this year. In 

parts of four seasons with Triple-A Iowa, totaling 1,562 plate appearances, Scales batted .292/.397/.465. 


Draft pick signed: LHP Matt Lane (9) 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Hector Santiago 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lucas Harrell 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan Buch, RHP Freddy Dolsi, 2B Ross Wilson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jacob Petricka 

A 30 th round pick in 2006 out of Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.) Community College, Santiago (23) moved from bullpen 

to a starter role this year, in his third consecutive stint with Winston Salem (Carolina/A Adv.). After a 2-3, 3.68 

record to start the season, he was promoted to AA-Birmingham where he has posted a 4-2, 4.58 record in 6 

starts. 


Signed: OF Spencer Dickinson (NDFA—South Alabama) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Nick Fleece (13), RHP Leo Kemp (14), 3B Joe Terry (30) 

Released: RHP Lance Janke 

Traded: RHP Steven Jackson to Pirates for future considerations 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Chad Reineke (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Carlos Fisher, LHP Jeremy Horst, LHP Travis Wood 

Option transferred: C Yasmani Grandal (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Lehr, OF Quintin Berry, OF Cody Puckett 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Luca Panerati, 1B Chris Richburg, SS Miguel Rojas 


Signed: RHP Matt Curtis (NDFA—Central Missouri), RHP Will Krasne (NDFA—Stanford), OF Ben Copeland 

(Lancaster (Atlantic)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jeff Johnson (10), SS Evan Frazar (27) 

Released: RHP Jensen Lewis 

Recalled: OF Travis Buck 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Lonnie Chisenhall 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Travis Buck 

Option transferred: SS Jason Donald (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Luke Carlin 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Lonnie Chisenhall 

Indians purchased the contract of 3B Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus. The 22-year-old, the top 

Indians prospect, was batting .265/.352/.427 with 7 HR and 44 RBI over his first 290 plate appearances at the 

Triple-A level this season. He figures to take over at the starting third baseman right away in Cleveland, 

replacing the DFA Adam Everett. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Patrick Johnson (25), OF Jaron Shepherd (33) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Dallas Tarleton 


Released: RHP Zach Simons, 2B C.J. Retherford, OF Adam Calderone 

Recalled: RHP Ryan Perry 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Adam Wilk, SS Danny Worth 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Little, LHP Casey Crosby, C Patrick Leyland 


Released: OF Oscar Salazar

Option transferred: LHP Brad Hand (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Gregg Glime 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Mariano Gomez, LHP Wade Korpi, OF Jorge Padilla 


Signed: RHP Mike Perconte 

Draft picks signed: RHP Steven Martin (37), C Kevin Gonzalez (36), 1B Jesse Wierzbicki (24) 

Released: RHP Matt Nevarez 

Added to 40-man roster: C Brian Esposito 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Fernando Rodriguez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Fulchino, RHP Chia-Jen Lo, LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith, 3B Erik Castro, SS 

Jacke Healey, OF Ydarqui Marte 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chia-Jen Lo 


Signed: RHP Cory Hall (NDFA—Santa Clara), 2B Derek Hamblen (NDFA—Belmont), OF Steven Brooks 

(NDFA—Wake Forest), OF Justin Fradejas (NDFA—Auburn) 

Released: RHP Blake Johnson 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Everett Teaford 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Willian Avinazar, RHP Carlos Fortuna, RHP Sugar Ray Marimon 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Danny Hernandez, LHP Scott Alexander, C Dale Cornstubble, OF Misael Bueno 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Carlos Fortuna 

Reinstated from DL: C Manny Pina 


Placed on 7-day DL: OF Travis Witherspoon 


Signed: RHP Roy Corcoran 

Draft picks signed: RHP Freddie Cabrera (26), C J.J. Ethel (49) 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Francisco Felix (to Saltillo) 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Jay Gibbons 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Derek Cone, RHP Francisco Felix, 3B Russ Mitchell 

The Dodgers signed veteran sinkerball reliever Roy Corcoran, now 31, out of a tryout. He last pitched in the 

majors with the ’09 Mariners Corcoran last piched in the Majors in 2009 and has a career 4.17 ERA in 82 

appearances with the Expos, Nationals and Mariners between 2003 and 2009. Corcoran pitched for the Astros' 

Triple-A affiliate in Round Rock last season.. He was assigned at AA-Chattanooga. 


Signed: LHP Will West (NDFA—Tallahassee (Fla.) CC) 

Draft picks signed: C Dustin Houle (8), 1B Nick Ramirez (4) 

Recalled: LHP Zach Braddock, 1B Mat Gamel 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Justin James (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mark DiFelice 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Hiram Burgos, RHP Jameson Dunn, LHP Dan Meadows 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dan Britt, RHP Justin James, RHP Damon Krestalude, RHP Matt Miller, C Patrick 

Arlis 


Draft picks signed: RHP Matt Summers (4), 2B Julio Torres (45), OF Dereck Rodriguez (6) 

Released: RHP Santos Arias, LHP Ryan Mullins 

Recalled: OF Rene Tosoni 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jim Hoey, OF Rene Tosoni 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Shooter Hunt, C Steve Holm 

Transferred to 60-day DL: OF Kelvin Mention 

Reinstated from DL: OF Oswaldo Arcia, OF Brandon Roberts 

New York Mets 

Draft picks signed: LHP Jack Leathersich (5), C Xorge Carrillo (14), 1B Tant Shepherd (24) 

Option transferred: RHP Josh Stinson (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Zach Lutz

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Jacob deGrom, RHP Adam O'Neill, RHP Ramiro Peralta, LHP Jhonathan Torres 

Transferred to 60-day DL: 3B Josh Dunn 


Signed: LHP Aaron Dott (Joliet (Frontier)), 3B Mike Lamb (Camden (Atlantic)), 3B Terry Tiffee (Lancaster 

(Atlantic)) 

Released: RHP Warner Madrigal, OF Nathan Aron, OF Jason Place 

Recalled: RHP Buddy Carlyle 

Option transferred: OF Melky Mesa (Double-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kenedy Agramonte, RHP David Phelps, RHP Carlos Silva, LHP Wilkins Arias, C 

Ryan Baker, OF Ben Gamel, OF Cody Grice 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Alan Horne, RHP Warner Madrigal, LHP Steve Garrison, C Austin Romine, 1B Kyle 

Roller, OF Melky Mesa, OF Eduardo Sosa 

Terry Tiffee was leading the Atlantic League in HR (10) and RBI (41). 


Signed: C Danny Welch (NDFA—Dayton) 

Draft pick signed: OF Dusty Robinson (10) 

Recalled: 1B Chris Carter 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Daric Barton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Thomson, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Anthony Capra, LHP Ben Hornbeck, C John 

Nester 

Reinstated from DL: RHP James Simmons 


Signed: LHP Tommy Palica (Lincoln (American Association)), C Kevin Quaranto (NDFA—Siena), SS Kenny 

Miramontes (NDFA—Southwestern (Calif.) JC) 

Draft pick signed: LHP Adam Morgan (3) 


Added to 40-man roster: LHP Juan Perez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Dane Sardinha (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chance Chapman, RHP Percy Garner, RHP Marek Minarik, RHP Juan Morillo, LHP 

Bryan Morgado, OF Leandro Castro, OF Tyson Gillies, OF D'Arby Myers 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Cisco 


Signed: LHP Wei-Chung Wang 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jordan Cooper (23), LHP Josh Poytress (18) 

Released: C Jordan Newton, 1B Michaelangel Trinidad 

Acquired: RHP Steven Jackson from Reds for future considerations; C Miguel Perez from Nationals for cash 

considerations 

Recalled: OF Alex Presley 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Chase d'Arnaud, OF Eric Fryer 

Designated for assignment: LHP Aaron Thompson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mike Crotta, 2B Josh Harrison, SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Option transferred: RHP Brad Lincoln (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Quinton Miller, RHP Diego Moreno, LHP Rudy Owens, LHP Joely Rodriguez, C 

Wyatt Toregas, 3B Dan Gamache, OF Jose Hernandez 

Reinstated from DL: C Travis Scott 

The 25-year-old Fryer was selected by the Brewers in the 10th round 2007 Draft, then dealt two times: to the 

Yankees in exchange for Chase Wright on Feb. 4, 2009 and to the Pirates by NYY, along with Casey Erickson, 

for Eric Hinske in June of the same year. In his fifth pro season, he has hit a nice .315/.409/.511 in 58 games 

between AA-Altoona & AAA-Indianapolis. 


Draft picks signed: 2B Kolten Wong (1), OF Dutch Deol (17) 

Recalled: RHP Lance Lynn 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Raul Valdes 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP David Kopp (Double-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bryan Augenstein, RHP Maikel Cleto, OF Andrew Brown, SS Pete Kozma

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Francisco Samuel, LHP Justin Wright, C Travis Tartamella, SS Luis Mateo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Arquimedes Nieto, 1B Matt Adams 


Signed: RHP Daniel Cropper (NDFA—UNC Wilmington) 

Recalled: RHP Anthony Bass 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Evan Scribner 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Leonel Campos, 3B Vince Belnome, 3B Edinson Rincon 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stiven Osuna, C Jason Hagerty, C Guillermo Quiroz, OF Bobby Kielty 


Signed: RHP Andrew Berger (Lake Erie (Frontier)) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Clayton Blackburn (16), SS Jean Delgado (8), SS Kelby Tomlinson (12), OF Christian 

Diaz (11), OF Kentrell Hill (10) 

Option transferred: OF Francisco Peguero (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Jeff Arnold, C Tyler LaTorre, OF Darren Ford, OF Chuckie Jones, OF Brett Krill 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Eric Surkamp, C Jeff Arnold 


Draft picks signed: RHP Gabe Saquilon (25), RHP Richard White (23) 

Released: RHP Ogui Diaz 

Option transferred: RHP Yoervis Medina (Arizona League to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Alex Periard, LHP Fabio Castro, 2B Luis Rodriguez, OF Kuo Hui Lo, OF Julio 

Morban 

Reinstated from DL: RHP George Mieses, C Steve Baron, OF Jamie McOwen 


Draft picks signed: RHP Lenny Linsky (2), SS Brandon Martin (1.5) 

Released: OF Lucas Montero 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Julio Cedeno, OF Todd Glaesmann 

Reinstated from DL: OF Isaias Velasquez 

Texas Rangers 

Released: RHP Ramon Aguero, RHP Justin Jamison, LHP Shane Zegarac 

Loaned to Mexican League: OF Fransisco Lugo (to Quintana Roo) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Eric Hurley 

Option transferred: LHP Miguel de los Santos (Double-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Derek Hankins, RHP Chance Sossamon, RHP K.C. Wiser, OF Saquan Johnson, OF 

Teodoro Martinez 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Denny Peralta, 2B Humberto Miranda 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Jamison, LHP Miguel de los Santos, LHP Shane Zegarac, C Yefry Castillo 


Draft pick signed: RHP Kramer Champlin (33) 

Recalled: OF Eric Thames 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Mike McCoy 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Zach Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Fields, RHP Deck McGuire, LHP Willie Collazo, LHP Sean Henn 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dustin Antolin, RHP Matt Fields 


Draft pick signed: LHP Nick Lee (18) 

Released: 3B Alex Valdez 

Traded: C Miguel Perez to Pirates for cash considerations 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Jose Lozada, OF Chris Curran 

Reinstated from DL: C Miguel Perez, 3B Tim Pahuta, 2B Seth Bynum, SS Francisco Soriano, OF Destin Hood 

June 15-21 

(Numbers in parentheses indicate 2011 draft round). 


Signed: RHP Jeff Bennett (Lancaster (Atlantic)), RHP Mike Lebo (NDFA—Lehigh), LHP Alberto Castillo

Draft picks signed: C Zach Jones (34), 1B John Griffin (21), OF Justin Bianco (3) 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Wily Mo Pena 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Sean Burroughs (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Miguel Pena, RHP Casey Upperman, LHP Cody Wheeler, 3B Michael Weber, OF 

Antonio Sepulveda 


Signed: RHP Bryam Garcia (NDFA—Florida International), RHP Zach Jadofsky (NDFA—West Florida), 3B 

Ruben Gotay, OF Chris Carter 

Draft picks signed: RHP J.R. Graham (4), SS Nick Ahmed (2), SS Logan Robbins (10), OF Brian Stamps (24) 

Released: C Dave Convertini, OF Jarred Frierson, OF Jonathan Pigott 

Recalled: RHP Jairo Asencio, RHP Randall Delgado, OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Julio Lugo 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Diory Hernandez, SS Brandon Hicks, OF Matt Young 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Randall Delgado 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Yeliar Castro, RHP Luis De Luna, RHP Wei Huang, RHP Henry Mendez, 2B 

Alejandro Sanchez 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Ian Marshall 


Draft picks signed: RHP Mike Wright (3), LHP Trent Howard (7), LHP Matt Taylor (5), C Adam Davis (11) 

Released: LHP Alberto Castillo, 1B Darryl Crosier, 2B Alexander Zorrilla 

Recalled: RHP Brad Bergesen, RHP Jason Berken 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Blake Davis 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Ryan Adams 

Option transferred: 1B Joe Mahoney (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Vinny Zazueta 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Luis Ramirez 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Mike Mooney 

A fourth round pick by the Orioles out of Cal State Fullerton in 2006, Davis (27) played OF at AAA-Norfolk where 

he hit .284/.320/.399 with 5 HR & 24 RBI in 49 games. 


Signed: C Tim Roberson (NDFA—Florida Gulf Coast), 3B Ryan Khoury (Gateway (Frontier)), SS Nick Natoli 

(NDFA—Towson) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Joe Holtmeyer (22), RHP Andrew Jones (18), RHP Matty Ott (13), RHP Jadd 

Schmeltzer (49), RHP Brenden Shepard (28), RHP Corey Vogt (39), LHP Miguel Pena (6), C Carlos Coste (35), 

1B David Chester (33), 1B Braden Kapteyn (15), 2B Matt Gedman (45), 3B Travis Shaw (9) 

Recalled: 2B Drew Sutton, OF Josh Reddick 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Andrew Miller 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Anatanaer Batista, RHP Seth Garrison, RHP Mathew Price, LHP Dennys Reyes, 2B 

Tony Thomas, OF Ryan Westmoreland 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Kyle Fernandes, 2B Sean Coyle, 2B Jason Thompson, SS Yamaico Navarro, OF 

Che-Hsuan Lin, OF Matt Sheely 

Chicago Cubs 

Draft picks signed: RHP P.J. Francescon (40), RHP Pete Levitt (32), RHP Scott Weismann (46), C Rafael 

Lopez (16) 

Released: RHP Thomas Diamond 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Brad Snyder (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ty'Relle Harris, RHP Robinson Lopez 


Signed: RHP Stew Brase (NDFA—Charleston Southern), RHP J.C. Casey (NDFA—Missouri State), RHP Tim 

Kiley (NDFA—Tampa), RHP Brett Merkley (NDFA—Indiana State), LHP Jon Gulbransen (NDFA—Valparaiso), 

2B Andrew Douglas (NDFA—Fresno Pacific) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jake Cose (27), RHP Blake Drake (22), RHP Kyle McMillen (4), RHP Kevin Vance 

(19), LHP Scott Snodgress (5), C Cory Farris (45), SS David Herbek (15) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Jon Gilmore 


Draft picks signed: RHP Erik Miller (31), RHP Randy Yard (36)

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyree Hayes, RHP Mike Henry, RHP Jacob Johnson, RHP Brian Pearl, OF Josh 

Garton 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Jesus Adames, RHP Po-Cheng Chi, RHP Andrew Cisco 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Jose Castro 


Signed: RHP Josh McKeon (NDFA—Upper Iowa), RHP Drew Rucinski (NDFA—Ohio State), 1B Jerrud 

Sabourin (NDFA—Indiana) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Cody Allen (23), RHP Luis DeJesus (11), RHP Robert Nixon (46), RHP Mason 

Radeke (35), RHP Jake Sisco (3), C Jake Lowery (4), 2B Todd Hankins (15), SS K.C. Serna (42), OF Jordan 

Smith (9) 

Traded: 3B Josh Rodriguez to Pirates for cash considerations 


Optioned to Triple-A: OF Travis Buck 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Lonnie Chisenhall 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Matt Packer, C Dwight Childs, OF Donnie Webb 


Draft picks signed: RHP Alex Gillingham (11), RHP Jesse Meaux (19), RHP Danny Winkler (20), LHP Roberto 

Padilla (8), LHP Kyle Roliard (13), OF Brian Humphries (14) 

Added to 40-man roster: C Matt Pagnozzi 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Dexter Fowler 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Stephen Dodson, C Beau Seabury, SS Radames Nazario 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Geoff Parker, 3B Darin Holcomb, SS Radames Nazario, OF Cole Garner 


Signed: C Wes Thigpen (NDFA—Mississippi State), SS Jonathan Ogden (NDFA—Mississippi State), OF Jeff 

Salazar 

Draft picks signed: RHP Daniel Bennett (19), RHP Guido Knudson (28), LHP Matt Crouse (24), LHP Brian 

Flynn (7), 1B Dean Green (11), OF Jason Krizan (8), OF Chretien Matz (44), OF Ismael Salgado (16), OF Pat 

Smith (14) 

Released: RHP Dan Gentzler, RHP Patrick Lawson, SS Brett Anderson, OF Gilbert Gomez 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Casey Crosby, LHP Hua-Wei Lo, C Patrick Leyland, C John Murrian, 2B Alexander 

Nunez, 3B Audy Ciriaco, OF Edwin Gomez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Simons, 2B Justin Henry 


Signed: SS Jon Myers (NDFA—Saint Louis), OF Dewayne Wise, OF Nate Woods (NDFA—Belmont) 

Draft picks signed: RHP James Nygren (33), LHP Greg Nappo (18) 

Released: 3B Ruben Gotay 

Traded: LHP Andy Loomis to Phillies for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Jose Ceda 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Elih Villanueva, 3B Jose Lopez, OF Dewayne Wise 

Designated for assignment: LHP Dustin Richardson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Brad Davis (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Elih Villanueva, SS Ozzie Martinez 

Optioned to High-A: LHP Brad Hand 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Bryan Berglund, RHP Scott Rembisz, RHP Wilfredo Rojas, LHP Mariano Gomez, 

LHP Wade Korpi, LHP Forrest Moore, SS Todd Muecklisch 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Jared Eskew, 1B Aaron Senne 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Andy Loomis, C J.T. Realmuto, SS Ryan Klosterman, OF Brent Keys, OF Rand 

Smith 

Elih Villanueva (24) was considered to have the best control in the Marlins’ system entering the season 

according to Baseball America. He was selected by Florida in the 27th round of the 2008 Draft out of Florida 

State University. 


Signed: 2B Neiko Johnson (NDFA—Kentucky) 

Draft pick signed: 1B Zach Johnson (15) 

Released: C Max Ramirez, 1B Brian Dopirak 

Recalled: LHP Fernando Abad, C Robinson Cancel 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Robinson Cancel (Triple-A)

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP B.J. Hyatt, RHP Brandt Walker, LHP Brad Dydalewicz, LHP Tommy Shirley, 3B 

Rafael Valenzuela, SS James Howick 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Raul Rivera, RHP Vincent Velasquez, LHP David Duncan, LHP Kilby Pena, SS 

Jonathan Merritt, OF Luis de la Rosa 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Shane Wolf, OF Collin DeLome 

A second-round pick last year, Vincent Velasquez had Tommy John surgery in September, not long after he 

ranked No. 11 on BA Appalachian League Top 20 Prospects list. The 19-year-old had a fine debut with 

Greeneville, going 2-2, 3.07 with 25 strikeouts and just five walks in 29 1/3 innings. 


Signed: RHP Brian Edelen (NDFA—Western Kentucky) 

Draft picks signed: LHP Stephen Lumpkins (13), LHP Cesar Ogando (6) 

Recalled: OF Jarrod Dyson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Kevin Pucetas (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Vin Mazzaro 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Gary Cuevas, RHP Patrick Keating, C Manny Pina 


Signed: RHP Johnny Holtman (NDFA—Cal State San Marcos), RHP Shane Waller (NDFA—West Florida), RHP 

Jerome Williams (Lancaster (Atlantic)), 2B Matt Cusick (re-signed) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Frank DeJiulio (38), RHP Logan Odom (8), RHP Daniel Vargas-Vila (28), LHP Junior 

Carlin (20), LHP Ryan Crowley (19), C Abel Baker (7), 1B Jackson Whitley (13), 3B Brian Hernandez (27), 3B 

Joe Krehbiel (12), 3B Jarrod Parks (24), OF Brennan Gowens (22), OF Drew Martinez (10), OF Andy Workman 

(34) 

Released: C Drew Beuerlein, C Jean Rodriguez, C Tyler Sanford, 1B Ryan Rivers, 2B Ryan Broussard, OF Dan 

Eichelberger 

Recalled: RHP Michael Kohn 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Andrew Romine 

Option transferred: OF Chris Pettit (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chance Mistric, LHP Robert Fish 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Cam Bedrosian, RHP Ryan Cisterna, LHP Carmine Giardina, 1B Mike Sodders 

Reinstated from DL: C Kevin Richardson 

Cusick was with Southern Maryland of the Atlantic League before re-signing. 

An Angels first-round pick last year, Bedrosian had Tommy John surgery in May, so expect him back in time for 

short-season ball, at the earliest, next year. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Rob Chamra (34), RHP Matt Shelton (24), C Chris O'Brien (18), 2B Stefan Jarrin (40) 

Released: RHP Ji-Mo Lee, RHP Tim Redding 

Recalled: C A.J. Ellis 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ramon Troncoso 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Josh Lindblom 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Robert Boothe, RHP Carlos Frias, LHP Bolivar Medina, C Fumimasa Ishibashi, C 

Jessie Mier, 1B John Lindsey, 3B Russ Mitchell, OF Blake Smith 

Korean pitcher Ji-Mo Lee (24) was signed by the Dodgers to a minor league contract on May 23, 2009. He was 

in the A-Great Lakes roster, but hasn’t appeared in a game in 2011. 


Signed: RHP Bradley Blanks (Windy City (Frontier)), LHP Connor Whalen (NDFA—UC Santa Barbara), C 

Jimmie Pharr (NDFA—Texas Christian) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Drew Gagnon (3), RHP David Goforth (7), RHP Danny Keller (6), LHP Elliott Glynn 

(39), C Doug Elliot (35), 1B Mike Nemeth (21), SS Renaldo Jenkins (19) 

Released: RHP Corey Frerichs, OF Derrick Shaw 

Recalled: LHP Daniel Ray Herrera 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mark DiFelice, C George Kottaras 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Wil Nieves (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Zach Braddock, LHP Daniel Ray Herrera

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Blake Billings, RHP Dan Britt, C Patrick Arlis 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jameson Dunn, C Patrick Arlis, 1B Jason Rogers 


Signed: RHP Thomas Diamond, RHP J.R. Krogstad 

Draft picks signed: RHP Madison Boer (2), LHP Matthew Tomshaw (42), SS Stephen Wickens (33) 

Released: RHP Yorman Bazardo, RHP Zach See, 3B Hyeong-rok Choi 

Recalled: RHP Eric Hacker 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Eric Hacker (Triple-A), 2B Brian Dinkelman (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Chuck James 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Kelvin Mention 

Reinstated from DL: SS Brian Dozier 

J.R. Krogstad signed with the Twins out of a tryout camp, but he didn't play ball in high school because South 

Dakota doesn't offer the sport. 

Venezuelan hurler Bazardo signed with Camden of the Atlantic League after the cut. 

Signed by Minnesota as non-drafted free agent on July 25, 2007, South Korean Choi (21) never hit much in his 

four year stint in the Twins’ system. This season he managed a poor .192/.250/.308 in 10 games at A-Beloit. 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Beck Wheeler (NDFA—UC Santa Barbara), SS T.J. Rivera (NDFA—Troy) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Dustin Emmons (38), RHP Randy Fontanez (27), RHP Seth Lugo (34), RHP Craig 

Missigman (37), RHP Tyson Seng (33), LHP Mark Picca (41), C Eddie Rohan (50), SS Carlos Leyva (32), OF 

Travis Taijeron (18), OF Charley Thurber (39) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike Hebert, RHP Tyler Howe, RHP Kent Tsuijimoto, LHP Mitch Houck, LHP Brian 

Valenzuela, 3B Josh Dunn, 3B Miguel Tejada, SS Chin-lung Hu, SS Justin Schafer, OF ZeErika McQueen 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Luis Rojas, C Juan Torres, 3B Richard Lucas 


Signed: RHP Cory Cowsert (Southern Illinois (Frontier)), LHP Vidal Nuno (Washington (Frontier)), C Tyson 

Blaser (NDFA—Iowa), C Jonathan Hurst (NDFA—UC Irvine) 

Draft picks signed: 1B Zach Wilson (21), OF Dante Bichette Jr. (1.5) 

Released: LHP Jose Ortegano 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Cory Wade 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lance Pendleton, RHP Kevin Whelan 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Grant Duff, RHP Conor Mullee, RHP Robert Paullus, RHP Ryan Pope, RHP Jose 

Ramirez, RHP Kevin Whelan, LHP Gavin Brooks, C Francisco Arcia, 1B Jorge Vazquez 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Jose Ortegano 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Buddy Carlyle, RHP Carlos Silva, LHP Jose Ortegano, OF Damon Sublett 


Signed: RHP Doug Mathis 

Draft picks signed: RHP Nathan Kilcrease (30), RHP Blake Treinen (7), RHP Kurt Wunderlich (20), 2B Shane 

Boras (39), OF Dayton Alexander (6), OF Bobby Crocker (4) 

Released: RHP Jose Sanchez 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Josh Horton, OF Jose Rivero 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Deyvi Jimenez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Benacka, RHP Jeiler Castillo, LHP Max Peterson, OF Jose Crisotomo 


Signed: RHP Austin Brough (NDFA—Western Illinois), RHP Rye Davis (NDFA—Western Kentucky), RHP Tim 

Redding, RHP Jay Stephens (re-signed), LHP Jim Birmingham (NDFA—Coastal Carolina) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Colton Murray (13), RHP Yacksel Rios (12), LHP Andre Kinder (42), LHP Austin 

Wright (8), 1B Mike Marshall (30), 3B Cody Asche (4) 

Acquired: LHP Andy Loomis from Marlins for future considerations 


Option transferred: RHP Justin De Fratus (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nate Bump, RHP Kevin Walter, C Chace Numata, 1B Mike Marshall, 3B Luis Paulino 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Siulman Lebron, RHP Miguel Nunez, LHP Pedro Lora, 3B Jake Smith, OF Gauntlett

Eldemire 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Bryan Morgado, C Sebastian Valle, OF D'Arby Myers 


Signed: RHP Jose Ascanio (outrighted), RHP Joe Parsons (NDFA—Virginia Tech), LHP Robbie Kilcrease 

(NDFA—Texas Tech) 

Draft picks signed: RHP David Jagoditsh (32), LHP Mike Jefferson (22), C Jon Schwind (41), 3B Dan 

Gamache (6), 3B Chris Lashmet (33), OF Alex Fuselier (21), OF Taylor Lewis (10) 

Released: RHP Blaine Boyer 

Acquired: 3B Josh Rodriguez from Indians for cash considerations 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Wyatt Toregas (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Yhonatan Herrand, RHP Cesar Lopez, RHP Aliaksei Lukashevich, RHP Jarryd 

Sullivan, LHP Zack Dodson, C Travis Scott, OF Austin McClune 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Blaine Boyer, OF Cole White 


Signed: RHP Logan Billbrough (NDFA—William & Mary), RHP Eric Binder (NDFA—Northwestern), LHP Adam 

Bileckyj (NDFA—Cal State San Marcos), SS Neal Pritchard (NDFA—Elon) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Corey Baker (49), RHP David Bergin (30), RHP Kyle Deese (23), RHP Seth Maness 

(11), RHP Todd McInnis (25), RHP Travis Miller (16), RHP Heath Wyatt (33), LHP Jonathan Cornelius (24), LHP 

Daniel Miranda (8), C Adam Ehrlich (6), C Jordan Rasmus (36), 1B Mike Knox (41), 1B Danny Stienstra (12), 2B 

Tyler Rahmatulla (34), 3B Jeremy Patton (38), OF Gary Apelian (27), OF Nick Martini (7) 

Recalled: RHP Maikel Cleto, 1B Mark Hamilton, SS Pete Kozma 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Mark Hamilton, 3B Matt Carpenter, SS Tyler Greene 

Option transferred: RHP Francisco Samuel (Triple-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Lyman, LHP Jean Mijares 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Francisco Samuel 


Draft pick signed: RHP Chris Haney (20) 

Outrighted to Mexican League: 2B Adan Velazquez (to Quintana Roo) 

Recalled: C Kyle Phillips 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Josh Spence, 3B Jesus Guzman 

Designated for assignment: OF Luis Durango 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Aaron Poreda (Triple-A), OF Eric Patterson (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Wade LeBlanc, 2B Logan Forsythe 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Samuel Deduno, RHP Josh Worrell, C Jason Hagerty, C Luis Martinez, C Guillermo 

Quiroz, OF Bobby Kielty 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Bryan Rodriguez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Daniel Sarria, SS Everth Cabrera, OF Donavan Tate 

Padres purchased the contract of Josh Spence from Double-A San Antonio. Spence, 23, had a 1.71 ERA and 

42/11 K/BB ratio over 35 relief appearances this season. The Aussie has held left-handed batters to a .130 

batting average, so he has a chance to be a real weapon out of the bullpen. Spence was a ninth-round pick in 

2010 even tough he missed the entire 2010 college season with an elbow injury. 


Signed: C Max Ramirez, 1B Wes Hodges 

Draft picks signed: RHP DeMondre Arnold (25), RHP Paul Davis (17), RHP Cody Hall (19), RHP Danny 

Sandbrink (42), LHP Brian Maloney (45), LHP Phil McCormick (31), LHP Jack Snodgrass (27), 1B Bryan 

Nicholson (38), 1B Ben Thomas (34), 3B Garrett Buechele (14), OF Eldred Barnett (29), OF Elliott Blair (46), OF 

Mike Mergenthaler (32), OF Shawn Payne (35) 

Released: RHP Doug Mathis, RHP Jeremy Toole 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Darren Ford 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mark Christman, RHP Kevin Couture, RHP Osiris Matos, C Nestor Rojas, 1B Travis 

Ishikawa, OF Nick Liles 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Michael Main, SS Juan Ciriaco 


Signed: RHP David Holman (NDFA—Emporia State (Kan.)), RHP Alex Periard 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jordan Pries (30), RHP Bo Reeder (36), RHP Cody Weiss (14), OF Mike McGee (15) 

Recalled: 2B Dustin Ackley 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Luis Rodriguez

Option transferred: RHP Yoervis Medina (High-A to Arizona League) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP George Mieses, RHP Yovanny Olivero, RHP Stephen Penney, RHP Ben Versnik, 

LHP Ryan Kiel, C Steve Baron, C Hassiel Jimenez, C Angel Salome, 3B Ramon Morla 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Yao Chang, RHP Danny Cruz, RHP Richard Vargas, 3B Jose Flores 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tyler Blandford, RHP Josh Fields, 3B Shaver Hansen, OF Leury Bonilla, OF Julio 

Morban, OF Scott Savastano 


Signed: RHP Dave Laufer (NDFA—Boston College) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Jeff Ames (1.5), RHP Jake Floethe (6), LHP Blake Snell (1.5), SS Jake Hager (1), OF 

James Harris (1.5) 

Released: RHP Cristian Vasquez, LHP Matt Gilson, OF Chris Carter 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alex Cobb 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jay Buente 

Reinstated from DL: OF John Matulia, OF Ty Morrison 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: SS Jimmy Swift (NDFA—Creighton) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Kyle Castro (3), RHP Taylor Dennis (34), RHP Nick Martinez (18), RHP K.C. Wiser 

(50), LHP Andrew Faulkner (14), LHP Kevin Matthews (1), LHP Sam Robinson (32), C Joe Maloney (10), 3B 

Matt Leeds (31), SS Nick Vickerson (20), OF Zach Cone (1.5) 

Released: RHP Mike Perconte, C Alberto Puello, OF Junior Payano 

Loaned to Mexican League: SS Luis Cruz (to Mexico City) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tae Ahn, RHP Justin Jamison, RHP Denny Peralta, RHP Tim Stanford, LHP Yoon- 

Hee Nam, 2B Humberto Miranda 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Brett Weibley 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tanner Scheppers, 2B Esteban German 


Signed: RHP Myles Duvall (NDFA—Richland (Texas) JC), RHP Brandon Kaye (NDFA—British Columbia), 2B 

Ramon Vazquez, OF Matt Newman (NDFA—Arizona State) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Eric Brown (50), RHP Arik Sikula (36) 

Released: RHP Zach Outman, LHP Mike Hinckley, 2B Raul Barron 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Zach Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Carlos Pina, OF Darin Mastroianni, OF Travis Snider 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Sam Dyson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Daly, OF Jason Lane 

Selected by the Blue Jays in the 30th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, 25-year-old Barron topped at A 

Adv.-Dunedin in 2009-2010. After Toronto released him, the switch hitter signed with the Quintana Roo Tigres 

(Mexican League). 


Signed: RHP Ben Grisz (NDFA—Duke), RHP Jason Smith (NDFA—Black Hawk (Ill.) JC), SS Wes Schill 

(NDFA—Western Oklahoma State JC) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Brian Dupra (7), RHP Ken Ferrer (28), LHP Blake Monar (12), LHP Todd Simko (21), 

C Erick Fernandez (25), 3B Bryce Ortega (41), SS Deion Williams (16), OF Shawn Pleffner (26) 

Recalled: RHP Collin Balester 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Yunesky Maya 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Garrett Mock, RHP Matt Swynenberg, LHP Oliver Perez, C Carlos Maldonado, 3B 

Tim Pahuta, OF Destin Hood, OF Randolph Oduber 

Placed on 60-day DL: OF Wander Nunez 

Reinstated from DL: OF Justin Moore 

June 8-14 

(in parentheses 2011 Draft round pick) 


Signed: RHP Michael Flynn (NDFA-Tulane), RHP Sean Johnson (NDFA-Oral Roberts), LHP Keith Hessler 

(NDFA—Coastal Carolina), 1B Joe Weik (NDFA—Texas Christian), 3B Tyler Williams, SS Patrick Donahue 

(NDFA—Tampa), OF Marc Bourgeois (NDFA—Southern Mississippi) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Alex Capaul (43), RHP Jesse Darrah (8), RHP Ross Gerdeman (35), RHP Raymond 

Hernandez (48), RHP Evan Marshall (4), RHP Dexter Price (30), RHP Truman Sample (28), RHP Seth Simmons

(40), LHP Michael Blake (16), LHP John Pedrotty (13), LHP Taylor Siemens (18), LHP Elroy Urbina (37), C Brian 

Henry (36), C Steven Rodriguez (15), 2B Derek Luciano (44), 2B Danny Pulfer (19), 3B Ryan Court (23), SS 

John Leonard (9), SS Josh Parr (12), SS Garrett Weber (22), OF Chris Ellison (39), OF Kerry Jenkins (38) 

Acquired: RHP Gaby Hernandez from White Sox for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Bryan Shaw 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Zach Kroenke 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Armando Galarraga, RHP Kevin Mulvey, RHP Daniel Stange, 1B Andy Tracy 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Ellis 

Diamondbacks purchased the contract of RHP Bryan Shaw from Triple-A Reno. Shaw has posted a 2.37 ERA 

and 24/11 K/BB ratio over 30 1/3 innings between Double and Triple-A this season. He was a second round pick 

in 2008 out of Long Beach State. 


Signed: RHP Gary Moran (River City (Frontier) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Ryne Harper (37), RHP Cody Martin (7), RHP Charlie Robertson (27), RHP Greg 

Ross (18), LHP Matt Chaffee (12), LHP Mike Hashem (35), C Troy Snitker (19), 2B Tommy La Stella (8), 3B 

Kyle Kubitza (3), SS Kirk Walker (26), OF Chase Larsson (9), OF Sam Munson (23), OF Will Skinner (25) 

Released: RHP Yoshinori Yamarin, LHP Steven Kent, LHP Shohei Sekiguchi, C Brendan Rowland, 2B Jim 

Linger, 2B Michael Noboa, 2B C.J. Retherford, OF Victor Cadette, OF Bobby Rauh 

Recalled: LHP Mike Minor, SS Brandon Hicks 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cory Gearrin 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan Weber, C Braeden Schlehuber, 1B Chris Garcia, 3B Shawn Bowman 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kenshin Kawakami, LHP Dimasther Delgado, LHP Ronan Pacheco, SS Mike 

Brownsten 


Draft picks signed: LHP Zach Fowler (34), C Cameron Edman (29), 2B Jerome Pena (38) 

Released: OF Marcus Jones 

Recalled: 1B Brandon Snyder 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Jake Fox (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Brandon Snyder 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dan Klein, LHP Mark Hendrickson, 1B Tyler Townsend, OF Trent Mummey 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Joe Mahoney 


Draft picks signed: RHP Mike McCarthy (14), LHP Kevin Brahney (11), OF Drew Turocy (24) 

Recalled: RHP Michael Bowden, C Luis Exposito 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Luis Exposito, 2B Drew Sutton 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Kyle Fernandes, C Mark Wagner, 3B Will Middlebrooks, OF Che-Hsuan Lin 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stolmy Pimentel, C Leonel Escobar, OF Bryce Brentz 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Nick Johnson (NDFA—Cincinnati), LHP Frank Del Valle, C Pat Terry (NDFA—Santa Clara), 1B 

Ryan Durrence (NDFA—Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 

Draft picks signed: RHP P.J. Francescon (40), RHP Pete Levitt (32), RHP Casey Lucchese (38), RHP James 

Pugliese (18), RHP Scott Weismann (46), LHP Sheldon McDonald (33), 1B Danny Hoilman (19), 3B Travis 

Garcia (36), SS Kenny Socorro (44), SS Brad Zapenas (42), OF Ben Klafczynski (20) 

Recalled: RHP Casey Coleman 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chris Carpenter 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Casey Coleman, OF Tyler Colvin 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brett Wallach, SS Elliot Soto 

Frank Del Valle defected from Cuba and worked out for at least three teams during spring training. The Cubs 

have assigned him to their AZL rookie team. 

Selected by the Cubs in the third round of the 2008 Draft out of Kent State, 25-year-old Carpenter was 3-2-2, 

5.63 ERA in 32 relief innings between AA & AAA this season, denoting control issues as suggested by his 21 

walks and 1.59 WHIP, but for the desperate-searching-for-pitching Cubs was enough. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Chris Bassitt (16), RHP Bryan Blough (18), RHP Joe DePinto (21), RHP Joseph 

Dvorsky (35), LHP Todd Kibby (37), LHP Blair Walters (11), C Martin Medina (20), C Kevan Smith (7), 1B Kyle

Robinson (28), 3B Grant Buckner (26), OF Mark Haddow (24), OF Collin Kuhn (17) 

Traded: RHP Gaby Hernandez to Diamondbacks for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Lucas Harrell 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Leyson Septimo 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Cofield 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dylan Axelrod, 3B Jon Gilmore 

The White Sox claimed Leyston Septimo on waivers from the Diamondbacks. 


Signed: SS Phil Bauer (NDFA—Xavier) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Eric Alessio (49), RHP James Allen (7), RHP Justice French (25), RHP Carlos 

Gonzalez (21), RHP Dan Jensen (20), RHP Jon Matthews (8), RHP Kyle McMyne (4), RHP Jimmy Moran (18), 

RHP Ronald Pinckard (10), LHP Tony Cingrani (3), LHP Chris Joyce (19), 1B Nick O'Shea (24), 2B Juan Perez 

(26), 3B Sean Buckley (6) 

Released: LHP Lee Tabor, OF Brent Clevlen 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Aguido Gonzalez, LHP Luca Panerati, 1B Chris Richburg, 2B Jose Castro 

Reinstated from DL: OF Dave Sappelt 


Draft picks signed: RHP Grant Sides (12), OF Cody Elliott (21), OF Bryson Myles (6) 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Cord Phelps 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Shelley Duncan 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Matt Packer, LHP Giovanni Soto, OF Bo Greenwell, OF Donnie Webb 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Matt Lawson, SS Jason Donald, SS Josh Rodriguez 

Another high 2008 Draft pick (3 rd round out of Stanford) to make MLB debut, Phelps (24) was hitting a sound 

.299/.391/.488 with 15 doubles, 2 triples, 7 HR and 40 RBI in 55 games at AAA-Columbus. 


Signed: RHP Edgar Gonzalez 

Draft picks signed: RHP Ben Alsup (18), RHP Chris Dennis (34), RHP Will Rankin (17), RHP Mike Wolford 

(26), LHP Brook Hart (23), LHP Logan Mahon (22), C Richard Pirkle (35), 1B Jordan Ribera (21), 1B Harold 

Riggins (7), 3B Matt Argyropoulos (27), SS Sam Mende (31), SS Tim Smalling (15), OF Jarod Berggren (32) 

Released: 1B Kala Ka'aihue, 2B Maikol Gonzalez, OF Jeff Salazar 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Greg Reynolds 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Darin Holcomb, SS Hector Gomez, OF Cole Garner, OF Orlando Sandoval 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chad Rose, RHP Rafael Suarez, 1B Kala Ka'aihue, 1B Mike Paulk, OF Brian Rike, 

OF Jeff Salazar 


Signed: 1B Zach Maxfield (NDFA—Florida Gulf Coast), 2B C.J. Retherford 

Draft picks signed: RHP Nick Avila (37), RHP Eric Heckaman (35), RHP Dan Kickham (33), RHP Scott Matyas 

(27), RHP Montreal Robertson (29), RHP Jake Sabol (36), RHP Brian Stroud (31), RHP Ryan Woolley (13), LHP 

Tyler Barrett (20), C Zach Maggard (34), 2B Colin Kaline (26), 3B Jason King (4), OF Brandon Eckerle (32), OF 

Jeff Holm (12), OF Chad Wright (9) 

Released: C Byron Aird 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Enrique Gonzalez (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Omir Santos 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Justin Henry 


Signed: 3B Jose Lopez 

Draft picks signed: RHP Collin Cargill (22), RHP Sean Donatello (25), RHP Brad Mincey (28), RHP Matthew 

Neil (29), RHP Johnny Omahen (35), RHP Chase Wier (21), LHP Frankie Reed (27), C Jose Behar (30), C Tony 

Caldwell (24), C Sharif Othman (32), 3B Ryan Goetz (26), OF John Schultz (34), OF Jhiomar Veras (15) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Winters, SS Ryan Klosterman 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Robert Morey 


Signed: RHP Justin Gill (NDFA—Kent State), LHP Steve Dennison (NDFA—Wheaton (Ill.), LHP Paris Shewey 

(NDFA—Washington State), C Jake Meskin (NDFA—Arizona), C Joe Witkowski (NDFA—St. John's)

Draft picks signed: RHP Brandon Culbreth (8), RHP Zach Dando (32), RHP Jonas Dufek (9), RHP Blake Ford 

(44), RHP Adrian Houser (2), RHP Tyson Perez (17), RHP Brad Propst (38), RHP Nick Tropeano (5), LHP Kyle 

Hallock (10), LHP Zack Hardoin (47), LHP Chris Lee (4), LHP Scott Zuloaga (16), C Miles Hamblin (12), 1B 

Chase Davidson (41), 1B Justin Shults (46), 2B John Hinson (13), 3B Matt Duffy (20), SS Jimmy Howick (21), 

SS Alex Todd (27), OF Chris Epps (45), OF Justin Gominsky (11), OF Jarrod McKinney (31), OF Brandon 

Meredith (6), OF Drew Muren (22), OF Javaris Reynolds (7) 

Released: RHP Francis Beltran, C Wilder Parra 

Added to 40-man roster: C Carlos Corporan 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeff Fulchino, RHP Jose Valdez, C Robinson Cancel 

Option transferred: RHP Henry Villar (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tanner Bushue, LHP Doug Arguello, LHP Shane Wolf 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Henry Villar 


Signed: RHP Cody Fassold (NDFA—Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), RHP Nathan Johnson (NDFA—Whitworth 

(Wash.), RHP Andrew Stueve (NDFA—Cal State Stanislaus), C Tyler Smith (NDFA—Arkansas State), 1B Brian 

Gaylord (NDFA—Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), SS Nick DelGuidice (NDFA—Florida Atlantic) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Aaron Brooks (9), RHP Nic Cuckovich (17), RHP Andrew Durden (38), RHP Andy 

Ferguson (18), RHP Kellen Moen (7), RHP Julio Morales (45), RHP Matt Murray (10), RHP Spencer Patton (24), 

RHP Ali Williams (34), RHP Christian Witt (36), LHP Abel Gonzales (33), LHP Dave Middendorf (22), C Lance 

Harper (23), C Travis Lane (41), 1B Dean Espy (15), 3B Adrian Bringas (46), 3B Mark Threlkeld (25), OF Jerrell 

Allen (11), OF Tyler Chism (43), OF Terrance Gore (20), OF Gabriel Gray (35), OF D'Andre Toney (14) 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Mike Moustakas 

Designated for assignment: RHP Kevin Pucetas 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Mike Aviles 

Reinstated from DL: OF Brett Eibner, OF Brian Fletcher 


Signed: RHP Jake Negrete 

Draft picks signed: RHP Josh Alvarado (25), RHP Brandon Efferson (37), RHP Shane Riedie (21), LHP 

Stephen Tromblee (35), C Jett Bandy (31), C Kyle Mahoney (43), C Matt Scioscia (45), 2B Landis Ware (44), 3B 

Jason Nappi (42), SS Brandon Brewer (36), SS Trevor Hairgrove (18), OF Zach Borenstein (23), OF Chris 

Giovinazzo (39) 

Released: 1B Jamie Mallard 

Recalled: RHP Bobby Cassevah, SS Andrew Romine 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kevin Jepsen 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Ryan Mount, 2B P.J. Phillips 

Reinstated from DL: SS Adam Younger 

Jake Negrete pitched for Mount San Jacinto (Calif.) JC in ’09 and, apparently, took the past two seasons off to 

attend to the demands of fatherhood. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Garrett Bolt (23), RHP Scott McGough (5), LHP Rick Anton (8), LHP Greggory 

Downing (47), LHP Mike Thomas (35), 3B Alexander Santana (2), SS Kevin Thompson (48), OF Jeff Schaus 

(16), OF Devin Shines (38), OF Joey Winker (28) 

Released: RHP Stuart Pomeranz, C Alex Garabedian, OF Gabe Kapler 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Trent Oeltjen 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Luis Vasquez (High-A), C Hector Gimenez (Double-A), SS Juan Castro 

(Triple-A), OF Jay Gibbons (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Jerry Sands 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Francisco Felix, RHP Beyker Fructuoso, LHP Alberto Bastardo, LHP Bolivar Medina, 

LHP Aaron Miller, C Steve Cilladi, SS Juan Castro 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Cole St. Clair 


Signed: RHP Greg Davis (NDFA—UC Santa Barbara), LHP Stephen Peterson (NDFA—Rhode Island), SS 

Brandon Macias (NDFA—Kansas) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Sean Albury (31), RHP Jacob Barnes (14), RHP Mitch Conner (36), RHP Casey 

Medlen (37), RHP Andy Moye (15), RHP Chad Pierce (38), RHP Brandon Williamson (20), LHP Mike Francisco 

(48), LHP Mike Strong (10), C Parker Berberet (25), C Adam Weisenburger (34), 2B Gant Elmore (49), 3B Jalen 

Harris (41), SS Adrian Williams (45), OF Malcolm Dowell (9), OF Matt Franco (50) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Skyler Crawford, RHP Jameson Dunn, RHP Justin James, RHP Seth Lintz, 3B Joey

Paciorek, SS Anderson Machado 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Darren Byrd, RHP Tyler Cravy, SS Josh Prince 


Signed: RHP Raymond Limon (NDFA—Wayland Baptist), RHP Kyle Wahl (NDFA—Southern), LHP Nick Cicio 

(NDFA—Central Florida) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Garrett Jewell (31), RHP Cole Johnson (44), RHP Bobby O'Neill (43), RHP Tim 

Shibuya (23), LHP Steven Evans (13), LHP Steve Gruver (7), LHP David Hurlbut (28), LHP Corey Kimes (18), 

LHP Matthew Tomshaw (42), SS Adam Bryant (9), SS Tyler Grimes (5), SS A.J. Pettersen (25), OF Tyler 

Koelling (19), OF Drew Leachman (37) 

Recalled: LHP Dusty Hughes, OF Rene Tosoni 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Dusty Hughes (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brad Stillings, SS James Dozier, OF Jeremy Reed 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Yorman Bazardo 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Robert Lake (NDFA—Winthrop), C Tyler Carpenter (NDFA—Texas-San Antonio) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Chase Bradford (35), RHP Casey Hauptman (26), RHP Seth Lugo (34), RHP Cory 

Mazzoni (2), RHP Rich Ruff (46), 1B Ryan Hutson (36), 2B Danny Muno (8), SS Chad Zurcher (31), OF 

Jonathan Clark (17), OF Dustin Lawley (19), OF Greg Pron (42) 

Released: 1B Eddie Lora 

Recalled: RHP D.J. Carrasco, OF Lucas Duda 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Nick Evans (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Dale Thayer 

Option transferred: 3B Zach Lutz (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 


Signed: RHP Cory Wade, LHP Greg Smith (Grand Prairie/American Association), C Wes Wilson (NDFA— 

Indiana), OF Bobby Rinard (NDFA—Arizona) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Zach Arneson (9), RHP Corey Maines (23), RHP Mark Montgomery (11), RHP Ben 

Paullus (19), RHP Branden Pinder (16), RHP Phil Wetherell (8), LHP Matt Tracy (24), OF Cody Grice (12) 

Recalled: RHP Hector Noesi, RHP Amauri Sanit, SS Ramiro Pena, OF Chris Dickerson 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Kevin Whelan 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Hector Noesi, OF Chris Dickerson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Buddy Carlyle, RHP Tim Norton, RHP Kanekoa Texeira, 1B Kyle Roller, OF Dan 

Brewer, OF Slade Heathcott, OF Neil Medchill, OF Eduardo Sosa 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Daniel Burawa, RHP Amauri Sanit, C Francisco Arcia 

Wade signed a minor league deal with the Rays last winter which included a clause that allowed him to opt out if 

he wasn't in the majors by a certain date. Wade told the Rays he was going to invoke that clause and thus 

Tampa Bay released him over the weekend. Wade posted a 2.27 ERA and an 0.93 WHIP in 55 relief 

appearances with the Dodgers in his 2008 rookie season, but struggled in 2009 and spent 2010 in the minors. 

The right-hander had a 1.23 ERA and a 5.67 K/BB ratio in 36 2/3 innings for Triple-A Durham this season. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Nate Eppley (29), RHP Thomas Girdwood (28), RHP Drew Granier (32), RHP Max 

Perlman (35), RHP Tanner Peters (16), RHP Sam Roberts (26), RHP Cecil Tanner (23), RHP T.J. Walz (15), 

LHP Eric Potter (19), LHP Brent Powers (18), C Nick Rickles (14), C Beau Taylor (5), 3B Jacob Tanis (13), SS 

Sean Jamieson (17), OF Xavier Macklin (12), OF Chad Oberacker (25), OF Rhett Stafford (22) 

Released: OF Kent Walton 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Graham Godfrey 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff (Triple-A), 3B Andy LaRoche (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Bobby Cramer 

Option transferred: 1B Chris Carter (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Connor Hoehn, RHP John Meloan, LHP Bobby Cramer 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Mederos, LHP Polin Trinidad, SS Josh Horton 

Godfrey (25) was acquired by the Athletics with pitcher Kristian Bell for Marco Scutaro on Nov. 18, 2007. He was 

selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 34th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of the College of 

Charleston. He was 7-1, 2.32 ERA in 10 starts (9 at AAA, 1 at AA) with 51 K, 15 BB, 45 H in 54.1 IP (1.10 

WHIP).


Draft picks signed: RHP Ian Durham (28), C John Hill (19), C Logan Moore (9) 

Released: RHP Brian Gordon, C Joel Naughton 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Sebastian Valle, OF D'Arby Myers, OF Scott Podsednik 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jason Grilli, C Joel Naughton, 3B Travis Mattair, OF Tyson Gillies, OF Rich 

Thompson 

Brian Gordon opted out of his contract with the Phillies. There were a condition in Gordon's contract that 

stipulated he be added to an acquiring team's Major League roster should he opt out. Gordon began his 

professional career as an outfielder with the Diamondbacks, by whom he was drafted in the seventh round in 

1997. Not progressing as a position player, Gordon made the conversion to pitching with the Rangers 

organization in 2007 and appeared in four games with Texas in 2008, but that was his only stint in the bigs. In 55 

1/3 innings (12 outings, nine starts) with Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season, Gordon has a 1.14 ERA, 9.1 K/9 and 

1.1 BB/9. 

Aussie catcher Naughton (24) was signed by the Phillies as a non-drafted free agent on Aug. 23, 2003. He was 

added to the 40-man roster for the 2009 season and outrighted off it after that season. He topped at AAA level in 

2011 even tough for only 4 games. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Matt Benedict (30), C Derek Trent (31), SS Brian Sharp (24), SS Kirk Singer (29) 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Tim Wood, C Wyatt Toregas 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jose Ascanio (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: RHP Kyle McPherson (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Dan Meyer, C Rodolfo Pena, 2B Shelby Ford 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Tyler Cox, LHP Garrett Olson, LHP Jhonathan Ramos, OF Justin Bencsko, OF Corey 

Wimberly 


Recalled: RHP Mitchell Boggs 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Andrew Brown 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jess Todd (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lance Lynn 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Kleininger Teran, OF Kyle Conley 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Ryan Copeland, 2B Packy Elkins, OF Nick Longmire, OF Oscar Taveras 

Selected by the Cardinals in the 18th round of the 2007 Draft out of the University of Nebraska, Brown slugged 

22 HRs at AA-Springfield last season. This year he was tearing-up PCL pitching: .351/.449/.625 with 11 HRs & 

41 RBI in 50 games at AAA-Memphis. 


Draft picks signed: RHP Matt Andriese (3), RHP Kyle Brule (32), RHP Greg Gonzalez (15), RHP Justin 

Hancock (9), RHP James Jones (33), RHP Dennis O'Grady (34), RHP Kevin Quackenbush (8), RHP Colin Rea 

(12), RHP Matt Stites (17), LHP R.L. Eisenbach (23), LHP Jeremy Gigliotti (19), C Matt Colantonio (22), C Zach 

Kometani (21), C Jeremy Rodriguez (16), 1B Paul Karmas (25), 2B Rashaad Ingram (28), 2B Travis Whitmore 

(35), 3B Cory Spangenberg (1), SS Cody Gabella (43), SS Clint Moore (31), SS Jace Peterson (1.5), OF Kyle 

Gaedele (6), OF Michael Gallic (18), OF Justin Miller (30), OF Lee Orr (13) 

Recalled: RHP Evan Scribner, LHP Wade LeBlanc, OF Will Venable 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Anthony Bass, 1B Anthony Rizzo 

Designated for assignment: LHP Aaron Poreda 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Kyle Phillips, OF Aaron Cunningham 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Anthony Bass, OF Blake Tekotte 

Option transferred: 1B Kyle Blanks (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Fetter 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Aaron Breit, OF Dan Meeley 


Draft pick signed: SS Joe Panik (1) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Conor Gillaspie 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Eric Surkamp, 3B Drew Biery, SS Carter Jurica, OF Juan Perez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeremy Toole, OF Juan Perez


Signed: RHP Ben Cornwell (NDFA—Georgia) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Maxx Catapano (46), RHP David Colvin (27), RHP Josh Corrales (44), RHP Joe 

DiRocco (21), RHP Maxwell Krakowiak (48), RHP Trevor Miller (40), RHP Brandon Plotz (47), RHP Marcos 

Reyna (43), RHP Brett Shankin (28), RHP Bobby Shore (41), RHP Alex Sunderland (38), RHP Cody Weiss (14), 

LHP Jeremy Dobbs (33), LHP Cameron Hobson (11), LHP Kyle Hunter (31), C Mike Dowd (12), C David 

Villasuso (42), 2B Dillon Hazlett (20), 2B Dan Paolini (10), OF Chris Andreas (39), OF Jamal Austin (13), OF 

Charles Jimenez (45), OF Nathan Melendres (17), OF Kenny Straus (26) 

Released: RHP Chris Kirkland 

Recalled: 1B Mike Carp 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Mike Wilson 

Optioned to High-A: LHP Mauricio Robles 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Maurer, 1B Ji-Man Choi, 2B Cesar Fuentes, OF Scott Savastano 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Bischoff, RHP Yoervis Medina, OF Kuo Hui Lo 


Draft picks signed: RHP Andy Bass (18), RHP Brooks Belter (25), RHP Dan Bream (33), RHP Zach Butler 

(34), RHP Charlie Cononie (24), RHP Luke Irvine (27), RHP Dave Kubiak (36), RHP Stayton Thomas (43), RHP 

Ryan Turner (32), LHP Shay Crawford (41), LHP T.J. Geith (39), C Mike Bourdon (42), C Brandon Choate (38), 

C Matt Rice (9), C Ian Tomkins (50), 1B Cameron Seitzer (11), 2B Raymond Church (26), 2B Jonathan Koscso 

(29), 3B Ryan Terry (21), SS Taylor Motter (17), SS Garret Smith (20), OF Kes Carter (1.5), OF Granden 

Goetzman (2), OF Matt Johnson (23) 

Released: RHP Cory Wade 


Texas Rangers 

Draft picks signed: RHP Kyle Hendricks (8), RHP Phil Klein (30), RHP Chance Sossamon (21), LHP Will Lamb 

(2), LHP Greg Williams (12), SS Ryan Rua (17), OF Trever Adams (16), OF Chris Grayson (13), OF Rashard 

Harlin (9), OF Saquan Johnson (28), OF Jeremy Williams (36) 

Released: RHP Braden Tullis, C Michael Thomas 

Recalled: C Taylor Teagarden, 1B Chris Davis 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Chris Davis 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Esteban German, OF Leonys Martin 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Perconte, C Jose Felix, 1B Chris McGuiness, 3B Brian Barden 

The Rangers released Michael Thomas, one-third of last July's Jarrod Saltalamacchia trade with the Red Sox, 

out of extended spring training. He had been attempted to convert from catcher to pitcher. 


Signed: RHP Phil Brua (NDFA—Oberlin (Ohio), RHP Tucker Jensen (NDFA—Embry-Riddle (Fla.), RHP Ian 

Kadish (NDFA—Marshall), RHP Jon Lucas (NDFA—Wagner), RHP Blake McFarland (NDFA—San Jose St.), 

RHP Andrew Meyer (NDFA—Ashland Un.), RHP Chris Roman (NDFA—Nova Southeastern (Fla.)), RHP 

Randall Thompson (NDFA—Florida Tech), RHP Ben White (NDFA—Temple), C George Carroll (NDFA—NY 

Inst. Tech.), C Chris Schaeffer (NDFA—North Carolina State), 3B Kevin Howard (Lancaster (Atlantic)), SS Chris 

Peters (NDFA—Cincinnati) 

Draft picks signed: RHP Colby Broussard (44), RHP Taylor Cole (29), RHP Andrew Sikula (36), RHP Les 

Williams (37), LHP Shane Davis (42), LHP David Rollins (24), C Luis Munoz (34), 1B Kevin Patterson (30), 2B 

Jon Berti (18), SS Cody Bartlett (41), SS Jorge Vega-Rosado (28), OF Eric Arce (25), OF Nicholas Baligod (40), 

OF Kevin Pillar (32), OF Nico Taylor (38) 

Released: OF Dewayne Wise 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kyle Drabek 

Option transferred: OF Darin Mastroianni (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Misaul Diaz, RHP Robert Webb, OF Jason Lane, OF Kenny Wilson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Robert Ray, LHP Egan Smith, 2B Ryan Schimpf, OF Jonathan Jones 


Draft picks signed: RHP Travis Henke (22), LHP Ben Hawkins (36), LHP Bobby Lucas (27), C Sean Cotten 

(29), 2B Trey Karlen (33), 2B Khayyan Norfork (23), 3B Matt Skole (5), OF Tony Nix (50), OF Caleb Ramsey 

(11) 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ryan Mattheus 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Craig Stammen 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Matt Chico, OF Justin Moore 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Pat Lehman, RHP Shairon Martis, RHP Rob Wort, 3B Tim Pahuta

June 1-7 


Signed: RHP Yhency Brazoban, RHP Mike DeMark (York (Atlantic)) 

Traded: RHP Andrea Pizziconi to Royals for C Lucas May 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Charles Brewer 

The Padres signed Mike DeMark out of the Frontier League in ’07 and he rose to some degree of prospect 

relevance in the organization prior to his release this spring. He reestablished his case in the Atlantic League this 

spring with a 17-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 10 1/3 innings, piquing Arizona's interest. The Diamondbacks, of 

course, are now headed by San Diego expatriates Kevin Towers and his assistant Bill Bryk. 

The 26-year-old Lucas May effectively replaces John Hester, the player to be named in the Mark Reynolds 

trade, as Triple-A catcher insurance. Outrighted off the Royals' 40-man roster this spring, May batted just 

.176/.263/.329 for Triple-A Omaha prior to the trade. Contrary to his recent Triple-A performance, he batted just 

3-for-26 (.115) versus lefties. 


Signed: RHP Eddie Morlan (Southern Maryland (Atlantic)) 

Recalled: OF Matt Young 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mike Minor 

Reinstated from DL: OF Kyle Rose 

Cuban Eddie Morlan joined Double-A Mississippi, his third Southern League club in the past two years. He spent 

time with Montgomery (Rays) and Huntsville (Brewers) last season, after which he became a free agent. Morlan 

attracted little interest in the offseason, but the Braves saw something in his Atlantic League showing, as the 

numbers attest—15 strikeouts, zero walks, two runs allowed in 13 innings. 


Optioned to Double-A: LHP Pedro Viola 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan O'Shea 

Reinstated from DL: SS Manny Machado, OF Trent Mummey 

Manny Machado and Trent Mummey resumed their stellar full-season debuts after month-long disabled list 

stints. Machado has gone 3-for-17 in four games back, but his season line still stands at .308/.414/.570 through 

107 at-bats for low Class A Delmarva. Up a level with high Class A Frederick, Mummey has gotten off to a faster 

start, going 7-for-20 (.350) with a homer, a double and three steals in four attempts. 


Added to 40-man roster: LHP Tommy Hottovy 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Atchison, OF Josh Reddick 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jordan Flasher, RHP Michael Lee, RHP Stolmy Pimentel, 2B Sean Coyle, OF Matt 

Sheely 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stephen Fife, RHP Brock Huntzinger, LHP Randy Williams 

29-year-old Hottovy was selected by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of 

Wichita State University. He was pitching extremely well in 27 innings between AA/AAA: 28 K/5 BB, 1.67 ERA, 

0.78 WHIP and only one HR allowed. 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: RHP Tzu-An Wang 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Robert Coello (Double-A), RHP Jeff Stevens (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Scott Maine 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Trey McNutt, RHP Brett Wallach, C Mario Mercedes, 2B Pierre LePage, SS Elliot 

Soto 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Angel Guzman, C Michael Brenly, 2B Pierre LePage, OF David Macias 

Taiwanese righty Tzu-An Wang (20) pitched poorly last year in his only season in the Cubs’ system: 0-2, 7.32 

ERA (1.69 WHIP) in 14 games as a reliever for the AZL Cubs.


Released: 2B Ozzie Chavez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Dallas McPherson (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Michael Restovich 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chase Cooney, OF Michael Restovich 


Signed: LHP Tim Hamulack (Lancaster (Atlantic)) 

Released: C Chris McMurray, OF Brian Barton 

Recalled: RHP Daryl Thompson, RHP Edinson Volquez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Tom Cochran (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chad Reineke, RHP Daryl Thompson 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Miguel Rojas 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Ravin, LHP Dontrelle Willis, 1B Carlos Mendez, 3B Mike Costanzo, SS Zack 

Cozart, OF Juan Duran 


Released: LHP Jesse English, 1B Wes Hodges 

Option transferred: OF Nick Weglarz (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Trey Haley, RHP Toru Murata, C Dwight Childs, 2B Matt Lawson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Rob Bryson, 1B Nick Johnson, OF Nick Weglarz 

The Indians released Wes Hodges to create Triple-A roster space at Columbus for Nick Johnson. Hodges, a 

2006 second round pick, had a .219/.276/.325 line at Triple-A this year, though he posted a .270/.308/.430 line 

with 15 homers there last year. 


Released: RHP Brad McAtee, RHP Charlie Ruiz, RHP Billy Vopinek, LHP Josh Muecke 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Rex Brothers, OF Charlie Blackmon 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Alfredo Amezaga (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Roenicke, SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Rafael Suarez, 3B Joseph Sanders, SS Radames Nazario, OF Brian Rike, OF Jeff 

Salazar 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Ian Stewart, OF Tyler Massey, OF Mike Zuanich 

Mere weeks after turning to Double-A righty Juan Nicasio, the Rockies call up two more of their finest prospects, 

this time from Triple-A Colorado Springs: power lefty reliever Rex Brothers and multi-skilled outfielder Charlie 

Blackmon. The 34th pick in the ’09 draft, Brothers breezed through the Pacific Coast League this season, 

striking out 45 and walking 15 in 28 innings (2.89 ERA). His 14.5 strikeouts per nine ranked second among PCL 

relievers. 

As to Blackmon, he's the first player signed by BA alum (and Atlanta-based area scout) Alan Matthews to reach 

the big leagues. A second-rounder in ’08, Blackmon did all the things necessary to receive a callup. He hit for 

average (.337), hit for power (10 homers, .572 slugging), stole bases (12 in 17 attempts) and made consistent 

contact (strikeouts in just 14 percent of at-bats). His 33 extra-base hits still rank fifth in the PCL. Drafted as a 

center fielder, Blackmon played more right field for the Sky Sox (he's a former lefthanded pitcher). 

Two recent waiver claims by Colorado could fill supporting roles in the big leagues this season. Claimed from the 

Blue Jays, reliever Josh Roenicke wasn't fooling many batters with his low-90s fastball and slider this season for 

Triple-A Las Vegas, but the 28-year-old is only two years Outrighted off 40-man roster a 5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk 

ratio with the Reds' Triple-A club. Similarly, Ryan Rohlinger (formerly of the Giants) just didn't hit for Triple-A 

Fresno (.174/.294/.331), but he brings a strong glove at either shortstop or third base. One caveat applies to 

both Roenicke and Rohlinger: Both will be out of options next season. 


Released: 2B Jimmy Gulliver 

Recalled: LHP Adam Wilk, C Omir Santos 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Andy Oliver 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Little, RHP Zach Simons, SS Ryan Soares 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brooks Brown, RHP Luis Marte, RHP Nate Newman, C Omir Santos, 2B William 

Bergolla


Released: RHP Dan Mahoney, C David Peters, OF Harold Brantley 

Recalled: SS Ozzie Martinez 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Brad Hand 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Corey Madden, C J.T. Realmuto, OF Jorge Padilla 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Allison, RHP Corey Madden, RHP A.J. Ramos, 3B Neil Sellers, SS Ryan 

Klosterman 

Against the backdrop of the University of Connecticut's historic ’11 draft—in which George Springer went 11th to 

the Astros and Matt Barnes went 19th to the Red Sox—the Marlins released a pair of former Huskies. Dan 

Mahoney, an ’09 fourth-rounder, made just 22 starts in three pro seasons and didn't pitch at all this season. Like 

Mahoney, David Peters was an ’09 pick (16th round) and also did not play this season. 

A second round pick by the Marlins out of Chaska H.S. (Minn.) in 2008, Hand (21) was 7-1, 3.53 ERA (1.27 

WHIP) in 11 starts at AA-Jacksonville when was called-up. 


Signed: C Emerson Frostad (Lancaster (Atlantic)) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Bobby Doran, OF Daniel Adamson 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Colton Pitkin, C Carlos Corporan 


Released: RHP Chad Blauer, RHP Dylan Lindsay, RHP Matt Mitchell, RHP Harold Mozingo, 1B Steven Caseres 

Traded: C Lucas May to Diamondbacks for RHP Andrea Pizziconi 

Recalled: RHP Jesse Chavez, RHP Vin Mazzaro 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Henry Barrera (High-A), RHP Robinson Tejeda (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jesse Chavez 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Ryan Jenkins 

Reinstated from DL: C Cody Clark, C Ryan Eigsti, OF Wil Myers 

The D’backs signed Andrea Pizziconi out of Italy in September ’09, and he made his pro debut as an 18-year-old 

in short-season ball last year: 2-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.22 WHIP in 39.2 IP between Missoula (Pioneer League) & 

Yakima (Northwest League). The Royals assigned him to the Burlington roster (Appalachian/R). 


Released: 2B Matt Cusick 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Alexi Amarista, OF Reggie Willits 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Suammy Baez, LHP Matt Meyer, C Kevin Richardson, SS Adam Younger 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Johnny Hellweg, RHP Chris Scholl, OF Kevin Melillo 


Signed: LHP Scott Rice (York (Atlantic)) 

Loaned to Mexican League: OF Roman Pena (to Campeche) 

Recalled: RHP John Ely, 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr. 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Dee Gordon 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Travis Schlichting (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP John Ely, 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr. 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stuart Pomeranz, RHP Luis Vasquez, LHP Greg Wilborn, OF Nick Buss 

The best prospect in the Dodgers’ system entering the season, 23-year-old Gordon (a 4 th round pick in 2008) 

was hitting .315/.361/.370 with 22 SB in 50 games at AAA-Albuquerque. He brings up plus hitting, speed and 

defense. 


Signed: LHP Alan Williams (Washington (Frontier)) 

Traded: OF Jeremy Reed to Twins for cash considerations 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Erick Almonte (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mike McClendon 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Darren Byrd, RHP Damon Krestalude, C Dayton Buller, C Michael Roberts 

Reinstated from DL: C Anderson de la Rosa, 2B Matt Cline, 3B T.J. Mittelstaedt, OF D'Vontrey Richardson

Alan Williams declined to sign as a Marlins draft pick in ’08 and ’09. After two years Meridian (Miss.) CC he 

initially signed with Washington of the Frontier League this season. 


Signed: RHP Ricky Bowen 

Released: RHP Brad Tippett, 2B Gunner Glad, 3B Matt Brown 

Acquired: OF Jeremy Reed from Brewers for cash considerations 

Recalled: 3B Luke Hughes, OF Ben Revere 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Brian Dinkelman 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Anthony Slama, SS Trevor Plouffe 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Joe Benson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kane Holbrooks, OF Aaron Hicks 

Selected by the Twins in the eighth round of the 2006 Draft, Dinkelman (27) was at AAA-Rochester for the 

second year in a row hitting a good .296/.374/.402 in 50 games. 

New York Mets 

Released: OF Carlos Guzman 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Manny Acosta 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mike O'Connor 

Option transferred: 3B Zach Lutz (Triple-A to High-A) 

Reinstated from DL: C Juan Centeno, 3B Zach Lutz 


Signed: 2B Ronnier Mustelier 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Carlos Silva, C Austin Romine, OF Justin Maxwell 

Reinstated from DL: C P.J. Pilittere, C Gary Sanchez, OF Greg Golson, OF Jason Place 

26-year-old Ronnier Mustelier defected from Cuba following the ’09 season. He played for Santiago de Cuba in 

the Cuban Serie Nacional. He hit .301/.407/.517 with 70 RBI in 296 AB in 2007-2008, finishing 9th in the league 

in RBI. Through 2007-2008, he had hit .298 and slugged .467 in six seasons in Cuba. In 2008-2009, Mustelier 

fell to .281/.405/.421 in 88 games and fielded .948 at third base. He left Cuba following that campaign. 


Signed: RHP Jason Bergmann 

Recalled: RHP Fautino de los Santos, LHP Bobby Cramer, 2B Scott Sizemore 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Jemile Weeks 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Fautino de los Santos, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff 

Option transferred: 1B Chris Carter (Triple-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Mederos, LHP Polin Trinidad 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andrew Carignan, LHP Anthony Capra, 1B Chris Carter 

Selected by the Athletics in the first round (12th overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, Jemile Weeks is the 

younger brother of Brewers’ 2B Rickie Weeks. He played in the All-Star Futures Game in 2009 and was named 

the A's fifth-best prospect by Baseball America following the 2010 season. The switch-hitter was hitting 

.321/.417/.446 with 10 SB in 45 games at AAA-Sacramento. 


Signed: SS Francisco Silva, OF Terry Evans 

Recalled: RHP David Herndon, OF John Mayberry Jr. 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mike Zagurski, OF John Mayberry Jr. (twice) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eddie Bonine, RHP Josh Zeid, C Torre Langley, OF Rich Thompson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike McGuire, C Jeff Lanning 


Released: LHP Barrett Phillips 

Recalled: LHP Tony Watson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Blaine Boyer, OF Cole White, OF Corey Wimberly 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Chase Lyles, SS Chase d'Arnaud

Watson, a ninth round pick of the Pirates in 2007, has spent this season at Triple-A, where he was a 2.45 ERA in 

29 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old has a 3.26 ERA in five seasons of minor league baseball for the Pirates' 

affiliates. 


Released: 2B Ramon Vazquez, OF Pat Biserta 

Recalled: RHP Maikel Cleto, 1B Mark Hamilton 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Lance Lynn, 3B Matt Carpenter 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Pete Kozma 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Maikel Cleto 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Matt Adams, 2B Packy Elkins, OF Tommy Pham 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Corrigan, RHP Pete Parise, C Charlie Cutler, 1B Kleininger Teran, SS Freddie 

Bynum 

A supplemental first round (39th overall) of the 2008 Draft out of Mississippi, Lynn was 5-3, 4.06 ERA in 10 starts 

at AAA-Memphis, with 54 SO and 21 BB in 62 IP (1.40 WHIP). Baseball America ranked him the #6 Cardinals’ 

prospect for the 2011 season. 

A 13 th round pick in 2009 out of Texas Christian college, Carpenter (25) was a Texas League All-Star last 

season (.309/.412/.487, with 13 HR, 69 RBI in 105 games at Springfield). In his first taste of AAA-ball, the lefthanded 

hitter was hitting a solid .283/.421/.387 at Memphis. 


Released: SS Robert Hudson 

Recalled: OF Aaron Cunningham 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: RHP Simon Castro (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Branham, RHP Aaron Breit, C Tommy Medica, 2B Pat McKenna, OF Dan 

Meeley 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Simon Castro, RHP Matt Jackson, RHP Jon Leicester, LHP Jose DePaula, SS Jeudy 

Valdez, OF Bobby Kielty 

The Padres demoted Simon Castro to Double-A after a month on the disabled list with a right lat strain. He could 

use a breather from the harsh climes of Triple-A Tucson, where the 23-year-old got hammered for a 10.17 ERA 

and 2.14 WHIP in six starts. 


Recalled: 3B Conor Gillaspie 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Henry Sosa (Double-A) 

Option transferred: OF Francisco Peguero (Double-A to High-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Waldis Joaquin, RHP Justin Schumer, OF Francisco Peguero 


Signed: RHP Jason Buursma 

Released: RHP Manny Delcarmen, LHP Nick Czyz 

Recalled: OF Greg Halman 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Michael Saunders 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Kuo Hui Lo, OF Jamie McOwen, OF Julio Morban 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stephen Kahn, 3B Matt Mangini 


Signed: RHP Lance Cormier, RHP Jim Paduch (Chico (North American)) 

Released: RHP Edgar Gonzalez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Joe Cruz, OF Chris Murrill 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dirk Hayhurst, RHP Jake Thompson 

Paduch (28) already has experience in affiliated ball. A Reds 12th-round pick in ’03, he (essentially) topped out 

in high Class A in ’06 before spending part or all of the next five years in the Northern, Frontier and North 

American leagues as well as the American Association. 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Manny Delcarmen

Released: RHP Yhency Brazoban, RHP Justin Miller, RHP Salvador Sanchez 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Julio Borbon 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike Perconte, C Jose Felix, 3B Mike Olt 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Corey Young, C Elio Sarmiento, 1B Chris McGuiness 


Signed: RHP Joe Musgrove (supplemental 1 st round pick/2011) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Eric Thames 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Casey Beck, LHP John Anderson, 3B Brett Lawrie, SS Ryan Goins, OF Jonathan 

Jones 

Reinstated from DL: C A.J. Jimenez, 1B Ryan Shealy, OF Jake Marisnick 


Recalled: RHP Craig Stammen 

Option transferred: RHP Garrett Mock (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Adam Carr, LHP Bobby Hansen 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Patrick McCoy, C Carlos Maldonado, OF Randolph Oduber 

May 23-31 


Released: LHP Pat McAnaney 

Recalled: LHP Zach Kroenke 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kam Mickolio 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Ellis, C Robby Hammock 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Pat McAnaney, LHP Jordan Norberto 


Signed: RHP Matt Frevert, RHP Aaron Shafer (Gateway/Frontier League) 

Traded: RHP Rodrigo Lopez to Cubs for LHP Ryan Buchter 

Recalled: RHP Cory Gearrin, LHP Mike Minor 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jairo Asencio, OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Cory Rasmus, LHP Ronan Pacheco 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Thomas Berryhill, C Braeden Schlehuber, OF Geraldo Rodriguez 

Atlanta signed Rodrigo Lopez to a minor league deal in late January and, after he enjoyed a nice run with Triple- 

A Gwinnett, flipped him to the Cubs for hard-throwing, 24-year-old lefty reliever Ryan Buchter. With Chicago, 

Buchter flunked out of Double-A this season (6.55 ERA, 2.18 WHIP) but struck out 17 in 10 1/3 innings after a 

demotion to high Class A Daytona. The Braves kept him at the same level, with Lynchburg, after acquiring him. 

With improved control of his low-90s heat and a sharper slider, Buchter could work his way into a low-leverage 

relief role. 


Released: RHP Ryan Drese, RHP Jake Rasner 

Recalled: RHP Chris Jakubauskas, LHP Pedro Viola, C Craig Tatum 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brad Bergesen, RHP Chris Tillman, 1B Brandon Snyder 

Reinstated from DL: OF Kieron Pope 


Recalled: RHP Michael Bowden, OF Josh Reddick 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Daniel Nava (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Michael Bowden 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Stephen Fife, OF Bryce Brentz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Garrett Rau, LHP Felix Doubront, 2B Nate Spears, OF Lucas LeBlanc 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: LHP J.R. Mathes 

Traded: LHP Ryan Buchter to Braves for RHP Rodrigo Lopez 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Hung-Wen Chen (to Campeche) 

Recalled: OF Tyler Colvin 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Rodrigo Lopez, 2B D.J. LeMahieu, OF Brad Snyder 

Designated for assignment: RHP Robert Coello, RHP Jeff Stevens

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Casey Coleman, C Welington Castillo 

Option transferred: RHP Alberto Cabrera (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Robert Whitenack, C Michael Brenly, OF Smaily Borges 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Oswaldo Martinez, 2B Augie Ojeda, OF Brett Jackson, OF Ty Wright 

25-year-old Taiwanese hurler Hung-Wen Chen was pitching at AA-Tennessee (1-2, 4.21 ERA & 1.64 WHIP in 

25.2 IP) in his fifth season in the Cubs’ system. 

Splitting his time evenly at second and third base, D.J. LeMahieu led the Double-A Southern League in average 

(.358) at the time of his callup. The positional versatility and contact are crucial for the ’09 second-rounder 

because he doesn't offer a ton of power or patience. 


Recalled: RHP Lucas Harrell 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Brian Bruney, RHP Jeff Marquez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lucas Harrell 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dylan Axelrod, RHP Chase Cooney, RHP Kevin Moran 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nathan Jones, RHP Steven Upchurch 


Signed: RHP Tim Gustafson 

Acquired: RHP Chris Mobley from Rangers for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Mike Leake, RHP Daryl Thompson 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chad Reineke, LHP Tom Cochran, LHP Jeremy Horst 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Daryl Thompson 

Option transferred: RHP Daryl Thompson (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jordan Smith, 1B Carlos Mendez, 3B Mike Costanzo, SS Zack Cozart, OF Juan 

Duran 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mark Serrano, OF Brian Barton 

Horst (25), a 21 st round pick in the 2007 Draft, was pitching extremely well in a long relief role for AAA-Louisville: 

0-1, 1.73 ERA in 26 IP (23 K, 9 BB, 16 H, 0.96 WHIP). 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Judy, 3B Jared Goedert, OF Ezequiel Carrera 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Josh Rodriguez 


Recalled: RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Juan Nicasio, 2B Eric Young Jr., SS Chris Nelson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bruce Billings 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Ian Stewart, OF Mike Zuanich 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Parker Frazier, RHP Sean Jarrett, RHP John Maine, 1B Mike Paulk, 2B Brad Emaus, 

OF Cole Garner, OF Eliezer Mesa 

The Rockies have remade their roster on the fly, booting Franklin Morales (minor trade to Red Sox), Felipe 

Paulino (minor trade to Royals) and Jose Lopez (DFA) off the roster, thus all the callups. Interestingly, Colorado 

traded for Paulino and Lopez last winter. 


Released: RHP Chris Oxspring 

Recalled: LHP Andy Oliver, SS Danny Worth 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Robbie Weinhardt (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ryan Perry, LHP Adam Wilk 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Omir Santos 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Drew Smyly, LHP Shawn Teufel 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Robert Morey, RHP A.J. Ramos, RHP Adam Veres 

Reinstated from DL: C Dallas Hord, OF Mark Canha 


Signed: RHP Brad Hennessey

Released: 2B Joe Inglett 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jordan Lyles, C Robinson Cancel 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Brian Bogusevic 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Blake King 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Colton Pitkin 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tanner Bushue, RHP Jorge De Leon, RHP Robby Donovan 


Released: RHP Cole Lohden, RHP Jake Ramsey 


Placed on 7-day DL: SS Jean Segura 


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Josh Lindblom 

Designated for assignment: RHP Travis Schlichting 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Russ Mitchell 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Derek Cone, LHP Cole St. Clair, C Keyter Collado, OF Nick Buss 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Randy Keisler, C Jessie Mier 

Selected by the Dodgers out of Purdue University in the second round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, 

Lindblom (24) was assigned at AA-Chattanooga to start the season, after a rough 2010 campaign at AAA- 

Alburquerque (3-2, 6.54 ERA). The righty has been pitching well so far: 1-3-7, 2.96 ERA, with 33 K and 11 BB in 

24.1 IP (1.36 WHIP). 


Released: RHP Trey Watten, 1B Chris Nowak 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Mike Rivera (Triple-A), OF Brandon Boggs (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mark Rogers, C Anderson de la Rosa, 2B Matt Cline, 3B T.J. Mittelstaedt, SS Carlos 

George, OF Chuck Caufield, OF Brendan Katin 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin James, LHP Del Howell, 1B Sean Halton, 1B Cody Hawn, 3B Zelous Wheeler, 

SS Anderson Machado 


Recalled: RHP Jim Hoey, RHP Anthony Slama 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Chuck James 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Dusty Hughes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kane Holbrooks, LHP Spencer Steedley, 3B Ray Chang, OF Aaron Hicks 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brad Stillings, RHP Dakota Watts, LHP Nelvin Fuentes, C Jair Fernandez 

New York Mets 

Released: OF Lorenzo Scott 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Dale Thayer 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Pat Misch (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Fernando Martinez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Erik Goeddel, RHP Luis Rojas, C Juan Centeno 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jack Egbert, RHP Armando Rodriguez, OF Lucas Duda 


Released: RHP Brian Anderson, LHP Andy Sisco 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kanekoa Texeira (claimed off outright waivers from KC) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Daniel Burawa, RHP Warner Madrigal, RHP Amauri Sanit, C Francisco Arcia, C P.J. 

Pilittere, OF Melky Mesa, OF Damon Sublett 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brian Anderson, LHP Naoya Okamoto, LHP Andy Sisco, C Ryan Baker, OF Zoilo 

Almonte, OF Jordan Parraz 


Traded: 2B Steve Tolleson to Padres for cash considerations 

Recalled: LHP Bobby Cramer 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Bobby Cramer, 2B Scott Sizemore (acquired from Detroit for David Pauley) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ethan Hollingsworth, LHP Anthony Capra 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Bobby Cramer, SS Grant Green


Signed: LHP Les Walrond (Lancaster/Atlantic), OF Scott Podsednik 

Released: OF Cory Sullivan 

Recalled: LHP Mike Zagurski 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP David Herndon, RHP Vance Worley 


Recalled: LHP Daniel Moskos 

Added to 40-man roster: C Dusty Brown, 3B Josh Harrison 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Jhonathan Ramos, C Jason Jaramillo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Vic Black, LHP Dan Meyer, OF Corey Wimberly 

A sixth round pick in 2008, Harrison (23) was hitting .321/.361/.455 with 8 SB in 37 games at AAA-Indianapolis. 


Released: RHP Jason Buursma, LHP Hector Cardenas, LHP Rich Rundles, OF Jarred Bogany 

Recalled: RHP Blake King, RHP P.J. Walters 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP P.J. Walters (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Pete Parise, C Charlie Cutler, 1B Kleininger Teran, 2B Packy Elkins, OF Nick 

Longmire 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Aaron Terry, LHP Rich Rundles, C Steven Hill, OF Adam Melker 


Acquired: 2B Steve Tolleson from Athletics for cash considerations 

Recalled: 2B Logan Forsythe 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Samuel Deduno (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jon Leicester, RHP Adam Schrader, SS Jeudy Valdez 


Released: OF Terry Evans, OF Kyle Wilson 

Recalled: 1B Brandon Belt 

Added to 40-man roster: C Chris Stewart, SS Brandon Crawford 

Designated for assignment: RHP Henry Sosa, SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Dan Runzler 

Reinstated from DL: OF Thomas Neal 

Terry Evans spent 39 games with Triple-A Fresno and batted .232/.311/.337 with one homer and eight steals. 

Traded by the Cardinals to the Angels for Jeff Weaver in ’06, Evans smacked 33 homers and stole 37 bases that 

season. He had some good times in Triple-A Salt Lake, hitting 60 homers in parts of four seasons there from ’07 

through ’10. 

24-year-old Crawford is the #6 Giants’ prospect according to Baseball America. The left-handed was hitting 

.322/.412/.593 with 5 doubles, 3 HR and 15 RBI in 14 games at San Jose (California/A Adv.). He was selected 

by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA. 


Signed: LHP Tony Butler 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP John Hesketh, 3B Shaver Hansen, OF Leury Bonilla, OF Eddy Martinez-Esteve 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Charlie Haeger, 1B Tim Morris, OF Joe Dunigan, OF Greg Halman 

This is the same Tony Butler (third round ’06) whom Seattle included in its Erik Bedard trade with the Orioles in 

February ’08. He pitched sporadically in the Orioles and then Brewers systems in the past three seasons. 


Recalled: RHP Alex Cobb 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Rob Delaney (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jay Buente (claimed off outright waivers from Florida), RHP Brandon Gomes 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF John Matulia 

Texas Rangers 

Traded: RHP Chris Mobley to Reds for future considerations 

Recalled: LHP Michael Kirkman

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Brett Tomko (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Elio Sarmiento 

Reinstated from DL: C Vin DiFazio 


Released: RHP Chris Malone 

Recalled: SS Mike McCoy 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Alan Farina 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Casey Beck 

That didn't take long. The Blue Jays acquired 27-year-old righty reliever Chris Malone when they traded Brad 

Emaus to the Rockies in April. In eight relief innings for high Class A Dunedin, Malone struck out seven batters 

but also surrendered 10 walks, six hits and six runs. 


Released: RHP Brandon Meister, 1B Tyler Oliver 

Recalled: RHP Collin Balester, RHP Yunesky Maya 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Collin Balester 

Option transferred: RHP Garrett Mock (Triple-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Shairon Martis, C Miguel Perez, 3B Tim Pahuta 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Garrett Mock, RHP Zech Zinicola, LHP Atahualpa Severino, LHP Sammy Solis 

May 18-25 


Signed: RHP Armando Galarraga 

Recalled: RHP Kam Mickolio 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Micah Owings, 3B Sean Burroughs 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Armando Galarraga (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Jordan Norberto, 1B Bobby Stone 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Ellis, RHP Tyler Green 

Burroughs, 30, earned the promotion by batting .386/.434/.571 in 27 games at the Triple-A level. He hasn't 

played in a major league game in five years (2006 Tampa Bay). He was the 9 th overall pick by the Padres in the 

1998 Draft and played in MLB with S. Diego for 4 seasons (2002-2005). 


Signed: RHP Steven Shell, 2B Julio Lugo 

Released: RHP Wes Alsup, RHP Tim Gustafson 

Recalled: RHP Jairo Asencio, RHP Julio Teheran, OF Jordan Schafer 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Wilkin Ramirez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Julio Teheran 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Dimasther Delgado, C Braeden Schlehuber, OF Geraldo Rodriguez 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Stephen Marek, LHP Chad Rodgers 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Erik Cordier, RHP David Hale, C Jesus Sucre 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Mycal Jones 

The Braves signed 28-year-old Steven Shell to replace Stephen Marek (Tommy John surgery) in the Triple-A 

Gwinnett bullpen. Shell signed on with the Royals in the offseason and pitched eight times in relief for Triple-A 

Omaha, notching 11 strikeouts and four walks in 12 1/3 innings. He also allowed 19 hits and three home runs, 

though, which explains his 8.03 ERA. 

A former Tigers’ prospect, Dominican born Ramirez (25) has been showing power this season: he hit 7 HRs in 

36 games at AAA-Toledo (.500 SLG), but he hasn’t showed much patience at the plate with 31 K/8 BB (.299 

OBP). 


Placed on restricted list: RHP David Riske 

Recalled: RHP Chris Jakubauskas, LHP Troy Patton, 1B Brandon Snyder, OF Nolan Reimold 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Ryan Adams 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jason Berken, RHP Chris Jakubauskas, LHP Troy Patton 

Reinstated from DL: C Craig Tatum

Selected by the Orioles in the second round of the 2006 Draft out of high school, Adams (24) was hitting 

.303/.373/.434 in 39 games at Norfolk, in his first taste of Triple-A ball. 


Signed: RHP Chris Huseby, RHP Kevin Millwood 

Released: RHP Ryan Harvey 

Placed on suspended list: 1B Miles Head 

Recalled: RHP Michael Bowden 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Drew Sutton 

Designated for assignment: OF Daniel Nava 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Hideki Okajima (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Michael Bowden, SS Jose Iglesias 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brock Huntzinger, RHP Garrett Rau, C Leonel Escobar, OF Lucas LeBlanc 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Sean Coyle, OF Wilfred Pichardo 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Chris Huseby, RHP Kevin Millwood 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Miguel Celestino, RHP Garrett Rau, C Leonel Escobar, 1B Miles Head 

Chicago Cubs 

Recalled: RHP Justin Berg 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Lou Montanez 


Traded: RHP Brandon Hynick to Reds for future considerations 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jacob Petricka, RHP Steven Upchurch, 3B Jon Gilmore 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Jon Gilmore 


Signed: RHP Steven Jackson 

Released: RHP Dallas Buck, OF Kyle Day 

Acquired: RHP Brandon Hynick from White Sox for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Carlos Fisher, LHP Matt Maloney, 3B Todd Frazier 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jordan Smith, RHP Edinson Volquez, 3B Todd Frazier 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ruben Medina, RHP Josh Ravin, LHP Dontrelle Willis 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Doug Salinas, LHP Blaine Howell, 1B Neftali Soto, OF Denis Phipps 

Selected by the Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, 26-year-old Buck was 

acquired from Arizona along with two PTBNL (Wilkin Castillo & Micah Owings) in an August 2008 trade that sent 

OF Adam Dunn to the Diamondbacks. The righty was 1-5, 8.50 ERA (2.03 WHIP) in 8 starts at AA-Carolina, in 

his third consecutive year in the Southern League (AA). 


Voluntarily retired: OF Jason Smit 

Recalled: RHP Frank Herrmann, RHP Josh Judy, 2B Luis Valbuena, OF Ezequiel Carrera 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Justin Germano (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Luis Valbuena 

Option transferred: LHP Nick Hagadone (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Bryan Price, 1B Beau Mills, 3B Jeremie Tice 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Carlos Moncrief 

Shifted to the bullpen this season, Nick Hagadone made short work of the Double-A Eastern League, striking out 

9.5, walking 2.8 and allowing 5.6 hits per nine innings for Akron. 


Recalled: RHP Matt Daley, RHP Greg Reynolds 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Parker Frazier 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Billy Buckner, RHP Dan Perkins 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Andy Graham 


Released: RHP Richard Zumaya 

Recalled: LHP Charlie Furbush 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Enrique Gonzalez, LHP Adam Wilk

Designated for assignment: RHP Robbie Weinhardt 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brayan Villarreal 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Ferrell, RHP Nate Newman, RHP Jordan Pratt 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ramon Lebron, RHP Richard Zumaya 

The younger brother of Joel Zumaya, righty reliever Richard spent the past two season in low Class A which 

resulted in a 5.30 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 36-to-27 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 54 innings. 

Wilk (23) was pitching a solid 3-4, 3.86 ERA (32 K/5 BB in 49 IP) as a starter at AAA-Toledo. The lefty was an 

11th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Long Beach State. 


Released: 1B Chad Cregar, OF Aaron Mathews 

Recalled: RHP Steve Cishek 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jay Buente 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Ozzie Martinez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Allison, SS Ryan Klosterman 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Sean West, 2B Tim Torres, OF Kyle Jensen, OF Aaron Mathews 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: 1B Chad Cregar 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Sandy Rosario, 1B Chad Cregar 

The Marlins turned to 27-year-old Jay Buente to fill in for the injured Josh Johnson, and he allowed four runs in 

three innings in his lone start against the Rays. Tampa Bay must have seen something it liked because they 

claimed him on waivers when Florida designated him for assignment in favor of Steve Cishek. 


Released: 1B Brian Pellegrini 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Fernando Rodriguez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jorge De Leon, RHP Robby Donovan, RHP Henry Villar 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Sammy Gervacio, RHP Chris Hicks, 1B Brian Pellegrini, OF Julio Martinez 

A slow recovery from December microfracture surgery on his knee prompted Brian Pellegrini to ask for his 

release. The ’07 12th-round pick remains the highest-drafted player ever out of St. Bonaventure. Pellegrini 

mashed a combined 50 home runs in ’09 and ’10, hitting 23 of those for high Class A Lancaster. 


Signed: RHP Edgar Garcia 

Released: OF Adrian Ortiz 

Recalled: RHP Greg Holland 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Danny Duffy 

Designated for assignment: RHP Kanekoa Texeira 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeremy Jeffress, OF Jarrod Dyson 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP John Lamb, C Ryan Eigsti 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Harold Mozingo, 1B Jake Kuebler, OF Derrick Robinson 

A fifth-round selection out of a Puerto Rico high school in ’04, Adrian Ortiz did not improve his draft stock at 

Pepperdine. He again went in the fifth round in ’07 and pulled down $149,400 from the Royals. Possibly the 

fastest player in Division I at the time he was drafted, Ortiz batted .286/.317/.357 in five pro seasons, topping out 

with high Class A Wilmington, but he lacked the on-base skills and instincts to be a stolen-base threat. He 

swiped 105 bases in 156 career attempts (67 percent). He hit .115/.179/.231 in 8 games at Wilmington 

(Carolina/A Adv.), in his fourth consecutive stint at the level. 


Released: RHP Young-Il Jung, C Ikko Sumi 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Scholl 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Gabe Jacobo, SS Jean Segura 

The Angels dumped Young-Il Jung after five pro seasons resulted in 33 2/3 innings because of myriad injures. 

He signed for $1 million out of Korean high school in ’06. Jung showed strikeout stuff (23 in 22 2/3 innings) with 

low Class A Cedar Rapids in ’10, but he also walked 22.

Japanese Sumi (23) was signed by the Angels in December 2007. He never hit in his four seasons in the Angels’ 

system: .223/.305/.251 overall. He was in the Inland Empire’ roster (California League/A Adv.). 


Signed: RHP Daniel Carela, RHP Ian Snell 

Released: RHP Steven Jackson 

Placed on suspended list: RHP JonMichael Redding 

Recalled: RHP Ramon Troncoso 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Rubby de la Rosa 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Roman Colon, OF Nick Akins 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Aaron Miller, 1B Chris Jacobs, 3B Corey Smith 

Ian Snell comes out of retirement to a sign minor league deal with the Dodgers. He ran up a 6.66 ERA and 1.64 

WHIP for Triple-A Tacoma last season. Now, Albuquerque awaits. 

21-year-old De La Rosa was pitching very well at AA-Chattanooga: 2-2, 2.93 ERA (52/19 K/BB in 40 IP, 1.23 

WHIP). The Dominican was the #3 prospect in the Dodgers’ system entering the season according to Baseball 

America. 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Sean Green (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Daniel Ray Herrera (claimed off outright waivers from Cincinnati) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyler Cravy, RHP Justin James, RHP Matt Miller, 1B Sean Halton, 1B Cody Hawn, 

OF D'Vontrey Richardson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Damon Krestalude, C Michael Roberts, SS Carlos George, OF Scott Krieger, OF 

Logan Schafer 


Released: LHP Martire Garcia 

Recalled: LHP Dusty Hughes 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Steve Holm (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Luke Hughes, OF Ben Revere 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Yorman Bazardo, RHP Jeff Manship, RHP Dakota Watts, RHP Brad Stillings 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Tony Davis, C Kyle Knudson 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Deinys Suarez 

Twenty-one-year-old lefty Martire Garcia had a huge year for Rookie-level Elizabethton last year—6-0, 1.75 with 

63 whiffs in 46 innings—but in 48 career innings for low Class A Beloit his walk rate registers at 9 per nine 

innings. He was signed by the Twins as a non-drafted free agent on Feb. 5, 2007 out of the Dominican Republic. 

The lefty had a poor 2-1, 5.57 ERA (2.10 WHIP) in 21 IP at Beloit (Midwest/A). 

New York Mets 

Signed: 1B Jason Botts (York/Atlantic League) 

Recalled: SS Ruben Tejada 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose de la Torre, C Kai Gronauer, SS Matt Bouchard 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nick Carr, 2B Reese Havens 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Casey Fossum 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Casey Fossum 

1B/OF Jason Botts (30) has been assigned to depleted Triple-A Buffalo. He appeared in 93 games for the Texas 

Rangers from 2005-08, hitting .230 with five homers in 282 at-bats. The switch-hitting Botts played in Japan in 

2009. He appeared in 80 games last season with Triple-A Syracuse in the Washington Nationals 

organization. The Mets recently have added free-agent infieder Luis Figueroa and acquired outfielder Bubba 

Bell to bolster Buffalo after a rash of call-ups (F. Martinez, N. Evans, R. Tejada) and injury (Duda). Botts was 

hitting .370 with 4 HR & 13 RBI in 14 games with the York Revolution. 


Recalled: RHP Lance Pendleton 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Amauri Sanit 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Naoya Okamoto, LHP Andy Sisco, C Gary Sanchez, OF Jordan Parraz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Grant Duff, RHP Craig Heyer, RHP Warner Madrigal


Signed: LHP Lenny DiNardo (Long Island/Atlantic League) 

Released: C Yusuf Carter 

Recalled: RHP Fautino de los Santos, RHP Joey Devine, RHP Guillermo Moscoso, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP 

Josh Outman 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Fautino de los Santos, RHP Trystan Magnuson, LHP Jerry Blevins 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andrew Carignan, C Max Stassi, SS Grant Green, SS Josh Horton 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andrew Carignan, RHP Graham Godfrey, RHP Jonathan Joseph, LHP Jeff Urlaub, C 

Mitch Canham, C Ryan Ortiz, 3B Jason Christian 

Moscoso represents a great value pickup for the Athletics, who nabbed the designated-for-assignment righty for 

Ryan Kelly in January. Moscoso went 8-7, 4.02 for Triple-A Sacramento this season, striking out 43 and walking 

13 in 40 1/3 innings, and he pitched effectively in his Oakland debut on May 24. 


Acquired: SS Niuman Romero from Blue Jays for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP David Herndon, RHP Vance Worley, OF Domonic Brown 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Mathieson, 2B Pete Orr 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Michael Cisco, C Joel Naughton 

Reinstated from DL: C Sebastian Valle 


Signed: RHP Blaine Boyer (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Blaine Boyer (and subsequently re-signed), RHP Yerfi Taveras 

Recalled: SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Daniel Moskos 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Dan Meyer, SS Chase d'Arnaud, SS Gift Ngoepe 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Donald Veal, C Wyatt Toregas 


Released: RHP Matt Frevert, RHP Francisco Guzman, RHP Wilson Matos, SS Ronald Ramirez 

Recalled: C Tony Cruz, SS Pete Kozma 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mitch Boggs, 1B Mark Hamilton 

Option transferred: RHP Blake King (Triple-A to Double-A), 3B Zack Cox (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Corrigan, RHP Deryk Hooker, RHP Aaron Terry, LHP Ryan Copeland 

Reinstated from DL: C Luis de la Cruz, OF Tommy Pham 


Released: RHP Robert Sabo 

Voluntarily retired: 2B Alex Cintron 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Blake Tekotte 

Designated for assignment: RHP Samuel Deduno 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Evan Scribner, OF Will Venable 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Jackson, LHP Jose De Paula, 1B Cody Decker 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Juan Oramas 

Blake Tekotte vaulted over the Padres' Triple-A Tucson outfield on his way to replacing Will Venable in San 

Diego. The 24-year-old Tekotte batted .291/.410/.486 with six homers and 14 steals in 39 games for Double-A 

San Antonio. Aaron Cunningham, Luis Durango and Cedric Hunter remain on the 40-man roster, and in Tucson. 

He was selected by San Diego in the third round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Miami. 


Recalled: 2B Emmanuel Burriss 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Austin Fleet, RHP Waldis Joaquin, OF Mike McBryde 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: OF Terry Evans 


Signed: C Norberto Susini 

Released: RHP Chris Smith 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Tom Wilhelmsen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Fields, LHP John Hesketh, 1B Tim Morris 

Reinstated from DL: OF Julio Morban

According to the Utica (N.Y.) Observer-Dispatch, catcher Norberto Susini played college ball at Odessa (Texas ) 

JC and is a nephew of Alex Rodriguez. 


Signed: 1B Dan Johnson 

Placed on restricted list: LHP David Newmann 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Felipe Lopez, OF Justin Ruggiano 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Dan Johnson (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Rob Delaney 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Merrill Kelly, 3B Julio Cedeno, OF Lucas Montero 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP David Newmann 

Texas Rangers 

Recalled: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama, C Taylor Teagarden 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cody Eppley, RHP Ryan Tucker, C Taylor Teagarden, 1B Chris Davis 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Randol Rojas, C Yefry Castillo, 3B Brian Barden 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Engel Beltre 

A 35-year-old veteran of the Japanese Pacific League (12 yrs with the Nippon Ham Fighters), Yoshinori 

Tateyama carved up batters with Triple-A Round Rock, striking out 26 and walking four in 21 innings for 2.14 

ERA & 1.00 WHIP. 


Signed: RHP Robert Ray (outrighted to Triple-A) 

Traded: SS Niuman Romero to Phillies for future considerations 

Recalled: LHP Luis Perez, SS Mike McCoy 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Daly, RHP Robert Ray, LHP Egan Smith, C A.J. Jimenez, OF Jake Marisnick 

Reinstated from DL: LHP John Anderson, LHP Rommie Lewis, LHP Alex Pepe, 1B Balbino Fuenmayor, SS 

Niuman Romero 


Released: OF Boomer Whiting 

Returned Rule 5 selection: RHP Brian Broderick (to Cardinals) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Patrick McCoy, SS Francisco Soriano, OF Randolph Oduber 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Erik Davis, RHP Cameron Selik, OF Boomer Whiting 

May 11-17 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tyler Green 


Signed: SS Kyle Davis 

Released: 1B Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg 

Placed on suspended list: OF Mycal Jones 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Scott Proctor 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Jesus Sucre 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Donell Linares, 3B Dan Nelson, OF Adam Milligan 

South African Furstenburg was selected by Atlanta in the 16th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. He won 

MVP honors in the ’09 Appalachian League for hitting .359 and winning the batting title, but he's done little of 

note since. The 23-year-old batted .188/.212/.266 (12-for-64) for high Class A Lynchburg prior to his release. 

Police arrested Mycal Jones early on the morning of May 13 and charged him with DUI. The Braves converted 

the erstwhile shortstop (43 errors in 125 games last year) to center field at Double-A Mississippi this season. 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Josh Rupe (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: RHP Chorye Spoone (Triple-A to Double-A)


Released: LHP Kris Johnson, C Paul Hoover 

Placed on suspended list: RHP Miguel Celestino, RHP Garrett Rau, C Leonel Escobar, C Christian Vazquez 

Recalled: RHP Scott Atchison 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Felix Doubront, 2B Sean Coyle, 2B Nate Spears 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller, C Paul Hoover, C Josue Peley, SS Brent Dlugach 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Christian Vazquez, C Mark Wagner 

The 40th overall pick in the ’06 draft, lefty Kris Johnson never got over the Triple-A hump, going 11-28, 6.09 for 

Pawtucket with a 1.69 WHIP, based largely on a crazy-high 11.6 hits allowed per nine innings. 

The South Atlantic League handed down suspensions to key participants, including the four players listed above, 

in the Greenville-Charleston brawl on May 14. 

Chicago Cubs 

Recalled: LHP Scott Maine, C Welington Castillo 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Doug Davis, OF Tony Campana 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Thomas Diamond (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Marcos Mateo, OF Tyler Colvin 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kyle Smit, OF Jim Adduci, OF D.J. Fitzgerald, OF Brett Jackson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dallas Beeler, RHP Kyle Smit, LHP Graham Hicks, C Mario Mercedes 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: OF Matt Szczur 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Matt Szczur 

Drafted by the Cubs in the 13th round of the 2008 Draft, Campana (25) was hitting .342/.383/.442 with 8 SB in 

30 games at Triple A-Iowa. The speedy outfielder stole 48 bases in 2010 at AA and 66 in 2009 between A/A 

Adv. levels. 


Released: LHP Miguel Negron, SS Kyle Davis, OF Ozzie Lewis 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Dallas McPherson 

Option transferred: RHP Gregory Infante (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nathan Jones, RHP Jhonny Nunez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Joe Bisenius, LHP Wes Whisler, SS Kyle Davis, SS Tyler Saladino 

After 11 years as a minor league center fielder (18th overall pick, ’00 Blue Jays), Miguel Negron converted to the 

mound this season. Pitching for low Class A Kannapolis, the 28-year-old lefty worked 8 2/3 innings, recording six 

strikeouts, seven walks and 10 runs. 


Released: C Chase Weems, 1B Eric Eymann 

Placed on restricted list: OF Welinton Ramirez 

Recalled: RHP Jordan Smith 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Carlos Fisher, RHP Mike Leake, 2B Chris Valaika, 3B Juan Francisco 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Blaine Howell 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Lehr, RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran, 1B Carlos Mendez 


Released: 2B Dan DeGeorge 

Traded: OF Bubba Bell to Mets for future considerations 

Placed on restricted list: OF John Drennen 


Placed on 7-day DL: SS Jason Donald 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Carlos Moncrief 

Drennen faces a 50-game suspension for testing positive for Clomiphene, a performance-enhancing substance. 


Released: RHP Jesus Colome, 2B Jason Van Kooten 

Optioned to Triple-A: 3B Ian Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dustin Molleken, 1B Mike Paulk, 2B Brad Emaus 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andrew Johnston, LHP Craig Bennigson, LHP Joe Torres, OF Mike Mitchell, OF

Brian Rike 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Albert Campos, RHP Andy Graham, LHP Craig Bennigson 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Albert Campos, RHP Josh Slaats, C Jordan Pacheco, OF Jeff Salazar 


Released: OF Clay Timpner 

Acquired: OF Adam Calderone from Blue Jays for future considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Andy Dirks 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose Ortega 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Chris Oxspring 

25-year-old Dirks was selected by the Tigers in the eighth round of the June 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of 

Wichita State. The left-handed outfielder was hitting .328 with 6 HR & 20 RBI in 34 games at Triple A-Toledo 

(.375 OBA/.527 SLG). Baseball America ranked him as the best defensive OF in the Tigers system entering the 

season. 


Released: OF Erik Lis 

Recalled: RHP Steven Cishek 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Steven Cishek, OF Bryan Petersen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Sean Watson, OF Mark Canha, OF Kyle Jensen, OF Brent Keys, OF Aaron Mathews 

Reinstated from DL: C Wilfredo Gimenez, 1B Chad Cregar, 1B Ben Lasater 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Sandy Rosario 


Signed: RHP Nelson Figueroa, C Max Ramirez 

Voluntarily retired: C Jon Fixler 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Nelson Figueroa (Triple-A), 2B Joe Inglett (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Fernando Abad 

Option transferred: RHP David Carpenter (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tanner Bushue, RHP Jose Trinidad, LHP Wes Musick 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Gabriel Garcia, LHP Dallas Keuchel, 2B Enrique Hernandez, SS Oswaldo Navarro 


Signed: RHP Jose Veras 

Released: RHP Nick Wooley 

Recalled: RHP Vin Mazzaro, LHP Everett Teaford 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Vin Mazzaro 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Harold Mozingo, OF Brian Fletcher, OF Wil Myers 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Zach Miner, 2B Angel Franco 


Signed: RHP Jason Bulger (outrighted), C Francis Larson (22) 

Released: C Braulio Pardo 

Recalled: RHP Kevin Jepsen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Johnny Hellweg, RHP Dan Sattler, 2B Ryan Mount, SS Jean Segura 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Palmer, 2B Ryan Mount, 3B Michael Wing 

A 22nd-round pick out of UC Irvine last year, where he majored in philosophy, Francis Larson hit .303/.378/.493 

with eight homers as a senior but didn't sign with Los Angeles until this May. 


Recalled: RHP Javy Guerra, LHP Scott Elbert 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Juan Castro 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr. 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Greg Wilborn, 3B Pedro Baez, 3B Corey Smith 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Steven Jackson, RHP Chris Withrow, C Steve Cilladi 

A 4 th round pick by the Dodgers in 2004, Guerra (25) was pitching very well at AA-Chattanooga: 1-0-3, 1.06 ERA 

(0.76 WHIP) in 17 relief innings.


Released: RHP Alex Periard, 1B Demetrius McKelvie 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Tim Dillard, C Mike Rivera 

Designated for assignment: RHP Sean Green 

Option transferred: RHP Mark Rogers (Triple-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Damon Krestalude, LHP Del Howell, SS Anderson Machado, SS Josh Prince, OF 

Scott Krieger 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Wily Peralta, RHP Mark Rogers, LHP Brian Garman, C Dayton Buller, 1B Chris 

Nowak 


Recalled: RHP Anthony Swarzak 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Phil Dumatrait 

Designated for assignment: C Steve Holm 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jim Hoey, OF Rene Tosoni 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brad Stillings, LHP Dan Osterbrock 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ben Tootle, LHP Ryan Mullins 

New York Mets 

Signed: SS Luis Figueroa 

Acquired: OF Bubba Bell from Indians for future considerations 

Placed on restricted list: RHP Edgar Ramirez 

Recalled: OF Fernando Martinez 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Chin-Lung Hu (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ryota Igarashi 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Lucas Duda 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tobi Stoner 

Ramirez tested positive for Methylhexaneamine, a performance-enhancing substance, and he'll sit for 50 games. 


Signed: LHP Randy Flores 

Recalled: RHP Hector Noesi, OF Chris Dickerson 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Amaury Sanit 

Designated for assignment: RHP Jess Todd 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Buddy Carlyle, RHP Lance Pendleton, SS Ramiro Pena 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Craig Heyer, OF Jason Place 

Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on Aug. 9, 2008, Cuban defector Sanit (31) was suspended 

for 50 games in the 2010 season for the use of performance enhancing drugs. 


Signed: LHP Polin Trinidad 

Released: RHP Scott Hodsdon, RHP Jeff Lyman, RHP Justin Murray 

Recalled: RHP Trystan Magnuson 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeiler Castillo, LHP Bobby Cramer, 3B Jason Christian 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Scott Hodsdon, RHP Connor Hoehn, LHP Jeff Urlaub, 3B Tony Thompson, OF 

Michael Taylor 


Signed: RHP Juan Morillo (Rakuten (Japan)), C Liam Bedford 

Released: RHP Adrian Alaniz, 3B Stephen Batts 

Placed on restricted list: 2B Kevin Frandsen 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Vance Worley 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Grilli, C Sebastian Valle 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brody Colvin, C Bronco Lafrenz, 1B Tagg Bozied 

Frandsen garnered a 50-game suspension for testing positive for Ritalinic acid. 

The Phillies signed 17-year-old catcher Liam Bedford out of Australia.


Released: RHP Tom Boleska 

Option transferred: RHP Chris Leroux (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Inman, LHP Garrett Olson, OF Corey Wimberly 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brian Leach, RHP Bryan Morris, RHP Tyler Waldron 


Released: OF Freddy Parejo 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jess Todd 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Freddie Bynum, OF Adam Melker, OF Tommy Pham, OF Oscar Taveras 

Reinstated from DL: RHP David Kopp, RHP Jose Rada, C Robert Stock, OF Jarred Bogany, OF Daryl Jones, 

OF Michael Swinson 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Charlie Cutler 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Charlie Cutler 

The Cardinals claimed Jess Todd off waivers from the Yankees. St. Louis originally took him in the second round 

of the ’07 draft. 



Recalled: RHP Pat Neshek 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Logan Forsythe 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Andy Parrino, OF Danny Payne 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Luis Perdomo 


Released: 1B Joe Koshansky 

Option transferred: LHP Alex Hinshaw (Triple-A to Double-A), SS Ehire Adrianza (Double-A to Low-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Steve Edlefsen 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Edwin Escobar, LHP Chuck Lofgren, 3B Drew Biery, SS Ehire Adrianza, SS Brandon 

Crawford, OF Mike McBryde 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Ryan Langerhans (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Dan Cortes 

Option transferred: LHP Edward Paredes (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Steven Hensley, RHP Kenn Kasparek, RHP Yoervis Medina, 3B Matt Mangini, OF 

Julio Morban 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Eddy Martinez-Esteve, OF Kevin Rivers 


Released: 2B Cody Cipriano 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Merrill Kelly 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Nick Barnese, RHP Nate Garcia, RHP Will Kline, 2B Shawn O'Malley 

Texas Rangers 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Endy Chavez 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Vin DiFazio, 1B Chris McGuiness 

Reinstated from inactive list: 1B Jose Ruiz, OF Engel Beltre, OF Leonys Martin 


Released: RHP Chad Cordero, OF Scott Podsednik 

Traded: OF Adam Calderone to Tigers for future considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Eric Thames 

Designated for assignment: RHP Robert Ray 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B David Cooper 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Balbino Fuenmayor, SS Jonathan Diaz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Roenicke, SS Chris Woodward, OF Adam Calderone, OF Daniel Perales 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Joe Bowen 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Joe Bowen, 2B Callix Crabbe

24-year-old Thames was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round of the 2008 amateur entry Draft 

out of Pepperdine. He was named MVP of the West Coast Conference while playing for Pepperdine in 2008 and 

made his professional debut in 2009. In 2010 he hit .288 with 27 HR & 104 RBI at AA-New Hampshire earning 

Post-Season All Stars honors. This season, the left-handed has hit .342/.419/.610 with 6 HR & 30 RBI in 36 

games at AAA-Las Vegas. 

Signed by the Blue Jays in August 2006 as a top prospect out of Venezuela, Fuenmayor (21) is at Lansing 

(Midwest League/A) for the third year in a row. 


Released: RHP Saskuel Herrera 

Recalled: RHP Cole Kimball 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Erik Davis, RHP Pat Lehman, RHP Cameron Selik, RHP Rob Wort, C Carlos 

Maldonado, OF Boomer Whiting 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Taylor Jordan, RHP Rafael Martin, LHP Oliver Perez, C Brian Peacock, 2B Josh R. 

Johnson, OF Chris Curran 

The #7 Nats’ prospect with the best fastball in the system entering the season, Kimball (25) has been very 

effective at AAA-Syracuse while throwing 13.2 scoreless frames (1.17 WHIP). He was a 12 th round pick by 

Washington in 2006. 

May 4-10 


Released: LHP Ron Mahay 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Barry Enright 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chase Anderson, RHP Josh Ellis, OF David Winfree 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Charles Brewer, OF Adam Eaton 


Signed: RHP Jeremy Haynes, 1B Chris Garcia (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Jay Sborz 

Recalled: SS Diory Hernandez 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Julio Teheran 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Julio Teheran, SS Brandon Hicks 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason Lowey, 2B Mike Brownsten, 2B Matt Weaver, 3B Donell Linares, 3B Dan 

Nelson, OF Willie Cabrera, OF Adam Milligan, OF Kyle Rose 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jay Sborz, SS Mycal Jones, OF Willie Cabrera 

The Braves cut Chris Garcia on April 3 but recently re-signed him to play first base for low Class A Rome after 

promoting Barrett Kleinknecht to high Class A. The R-Braves last night cleared the 10-win hurdle (10-24), 

leaving the Mariners' low Class A Clinton outfit (9-26) as the only minor league club with a single digit in the win 

column. Garcia, by the way, ranked No. 3 on last year's Independent Leagues Top 10 Prospects list. 

BA #5 baseball prospect, Julio Teheran served up a home run to Ryan Howard in his big league debut, a 4 2/3 

inning stint in which he yielded three runs. He was signed in 2007 as an amateur free agent from Colombia 

($0.85M signing bonus) and made his MLB debut as a 20-year-old in his fourth pro season. 


Signed: 1B Darryl Crosier 

Traded: 2B Paco Figueroa to Phillies for future considerations 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Cooney, C Craig Tatum, 1B Joe Mahoney, 1B Billy Rowell, SS Manny 

Machado, OF Trent Mummey, OF Kieron Pope 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan O'Shea, 1B Billy Rowell, OF Mike Planeta 

Manny Machado's terrific start at Single A-Delmarva (.333/.450/.611, five homers, six doubles, 19 walks) was 

halted by a dislocated left kneecap, which he suffered in a May 5 game. 

The Orioles signed Darryl Crosier after a workout at Double-A Bowie's Prince George's Stadium. He has roots in 

the Baltimore area, having played for Overlea High in the city as well as collegiately for CC of Baltimore County- 

Dundalk and Maryland-Eastern Shore.

The ninth overall pick in the 2006 Draft out of Bishop Eustace High School (Pennsauken, N.J.), Rowell (22) 

hasn’t fulfilled the expectations yet. He’s in the AA-Bowie roster after three consecutive years at A Adv.- 

Frederick (2008-2010). In 509 minor league games so far, he has hit a modest .261/.329/.391. When he was 

selected (as a third baseman), scouts thought he had big lefthanded power and some polish. 


Signed: RHP Michael Olmsted 

Released: RHP Austin Bailey 

Recalled: RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Scott Atchison, SS Jose Iglesias 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Rich Hill 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Atchison 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Carson Blair, SS Yamaico Navarro 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tony Pena Jr., RHP Charle Rosario, LHP Kyle Fernandes, C Leonel Escobar 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Dennys Reyes 

Signed as a 16th-rounder in ’07, Austin Bailey pitched in one game for low Class A Greenville in ’08 and then 

never took the field again. He spent most of that season on the disabled list, followed in ’09 by a year on the 

suspended list and a year on the restricted list in ’10. 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: LHP Polin Trinidad, C Max Ramirez 

Voluntarily retired: RHP Todd Wellemeyer 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF David Macias 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Todd Wellemeyer, LHP Doug Davis, C Mario Mercedes, C Jonathan Mota 


Released: RHP Henry Mabee 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Johnnie Lowe 


Signed: OF Brent Clevlen 

Released: RHP Jeff Jeffords 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Carlos Fisher, RHP Jordan Smith, OF Jeremy Hermida 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Doug Salinas, RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran, 1B Carlos Mendez, OF Brian Barton, OF 

Denis Phipps, OF Dave Sappelt 

With the signing of Brent Clevlen, the Reds' Triple-A Louisville affiliate could roll out an outfield featuring Brian 

Barton (’07), Jeremy Hermida (’04, ’05, ’06) and Clevlen (’04), a trio of former Top 100 Prospects who for one 

reason or another have not established themselves in the big leagues. 


Voluntarily retired: OF Greg Folgia 

Recalled: RHP Frank Herrmann 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeanmar Gomez, RHP Frank Herrmann 


Released: OF Mike Daniel 

Recalled: RHP Clayton Mortensen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andrew Johnston, RHP John Maine, RHP Dan Perkins, RHP Chad Rose, LHP Craig 

Bennigson, OF Tyler Massey 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andy Graham, RHP Claudio Vargas 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Jordan Pacheco 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Nick Schnaitmann, LHP Josh Muecke 


Signed: OF Ryan Hamme 

Released: C Billy Alvino, 3B Cesar Nicolas, OF Jon Weber 

Option transferred: RHP Lester Oliveros (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ramon Lebron 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Ferrell, SS Danny Worth, OF Clay Timpner 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Jon Weber

Twenty-two-year-old Venezuelan righty Lester Oliveros had one of the more impressive relief lines you'll see this 

season. With Double-A Erie prior to his promotion to Triple-A, he struck out 27 of the 59 batters (45.7 percent) 

he faced while allowing just nine hits and one run in 16 innings (2-0, 2.56 ERA, 0.81 WHIP). 

Jon Weber drew a 100-game suspension last July for a third recreational drug offense and promptly retired. 


Recalled: RHP Burke Badenhop 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Wilfredo Gimenez, 1B Ben Lasater 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Garrett Parcell, 3B Matt Dominguez 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Luis Gomez 


Recalled: RHP Jose Valdez, LHP Sergio Escalona 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Joe Inglett 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Gabe Garcia, C Carlos Corporan, SS Oswaldo Navarro, OF Collin DeLome, OF J.D. 

Martinez 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Luis Cruz 


Signed: RHP Ysrael Abreu 

Released: RHP Eric Basurto, RHP Steven Shell, SS J.D. Alfaro 

Traded: OF Gregor Blanco to Nationals for future considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Eric Hosmer 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Kila Ka'aihue 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eric Basurto, LHP Glenn Gibson, 2B Joaquin Arias 

Reinstated from inactive list: SS J.D. Alfaro 

Hosmer was the third overall pick of the 2008 amateur draft and was rated by Baseball America as the eighthbest 

prospect in the game before this season. He has a career .886 OPS in the minors, and had a superb 

.439/.525/.582 line in 118 plate appearances for Triple-A Omaha this season. 


Released: 3B Michael Demperio 

Recalled: OF Reggie Willits 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jason Bulger (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Palmer, OF Drew Heid 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Kevin Nabors, 2B Jon Townsend, 3B Michael Demperio, OF Roberto Lopez 


Signed: RHP John Housey 

Released: RHP Jon Huber 

Recalled: RHP Kenley Jansen 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Jessie Mier 

Reinstated from DL: C Alex Garabedian, SS Juan Castro, OF Eugenio Velez 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Roman Colon 


Released: SS Luis Figueroa, SS Yancarlos Ortiz 

Recalled: RHP Mike McClendon 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Brandon Boggs 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Brandon Boggs (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Sean Green 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Wily Peralta, C Dayton Buller, SS Carlos George 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Trey Watten, SS Edwin Maysonet 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Lucas Luetge 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Lucas Luetge 

The Brewers excised Brandon Boggs from the 40-man to clear space for the return of Zack Greinke, but then an 

injury to Nyjer Morgan granted him a stay of execution. Boggs quickly accepted his outright assignment to Triple- 

A so that he could be called right back to Milwaukee.

Edwin Maysonet's return from the disabled list spelled the end of Luis Figueroa's time with Triple-A Nashville. He 

went 8-for-27 (.296) in nine games with the Sounds. 


Signed: OF Aaron Bates 

Recalled: SS Trevor Plouffe, OF Ben Revere 

Added to 40-man roster: C Rene Rivera 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Dusty Hughes, C Steve Holm 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Allan de San Miguel, C Kyle Knudson, OF Brandon Roberts 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Brian Sweeney (Somerset (Atlantic)) 

Placed on restricted list: 2B Russ Adams 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Pat Misch, LHP Mike O'Connor 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Lucas Duda 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Beaulac 

Reinstated from DL: OF Darrell Ceciliani 

The Mets, depleted in upper-level starting pitching depth with Jenrry Mejia and Boof Bonser needing Tommy 

John surgeries, have signed Brian Sweeney from the independent Atlantic League. Sweeney posted a 3.16 ERA 

in 24 relief appearances for the Mariners last season, then was claimed off waivers by the Diamondbacks over 

the winter and released by Arizona during Spring Training. 

New York moved Russ Adams to the restricted list as he contemplates retirement. He started the year in an 11for-61 

(.180) funk with Triple-A Buffalo. 


Recalled: SS Ramiro Pena 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 2B Kevin Russo (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jess Todd 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brian Anderson, LHP Steve Garrison, OF Zoilo Almonte 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jairo Heredia, LHP Naoya Okamoto, LHP Josh Romanski, OF Neil Medchill, OF 

Damon Sublett 


Released: LHP Lance Sewell 


Option transferred: RHP Fautino de los Santos (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ryan Doolittle, RHP Graham Godfrey, LHP Max Peterson, LHP Julio Ramos, LHP 

Jeff Urlaub, C Mitch Canham, 3B Tony Thompson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brett Hunter, RHP Nathan Long, RHP John Meloan, RHP Justin Souza, LHP Ben 

Hornbeck, 1B A.J. Kirby-Jones, 3B Wes Timmons 

Post-Tommy John surgery Fautino de los Santos thrived after moving to the bullpen last season. The 25-yearold 

earned his promotion by striking out 14.5 batters per nine innings for Double-A Midland this season. 


Acquired: 2B Paco Figueroa from Orioles for future considerations 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP David Herndon 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Jeff Lanning 

Reinstated from DL: C Torre Langley 


Signed: OF John Bowker 

Released: RHP Marc Baca 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF John Bowker (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Wyatt Toregas, OF Gerlis Rodriguez 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Dan Meyer, 3B Josh Harrison 


Released: RHP Andy Moss, LHP Ryan Kulik, 2B Matt Valaika, OF Tyler Henley, OF Ryde Rodriguez

Option transferred: RHP Maikel Cleto (High-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Rada, LHP Rich Rundles, 1B Phil Cerreto 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Phil Cerreto 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF D'Marcus Ingram 


Signed: RHP Jason Ray, SS Robert Hudson 

Released: RHP Erick Ojeda, RHP Daniel Ottone 

Added to 40-man roster: C Kyle Phillips, 2B Logan Forsythe 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Simon Castro, RHP Alexis Lara, RHP Stiven Osuna 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eddie Kunz, RHP Adam Schrader, C Jason Hagerty 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Luis Perdomo 

A 10th-round pick in ’02 who has been released twice and two other times has switched organizations as a 

minor league free agent, Kyle Phillips proves that making the big leagues is possible if you're willing to don 

catcher's gear. San Diego called on him when Nick Hundley hit the disabled list, and he also received a 

September callup with the ’09 Blue Jays. Who knows? With a lefty stick and a career .270/.335/.387 batting line 

in the minors, the 27-year-old Phillips may be just getting started on a career as a backup. He was hitting 

.316/.341/.447 at Double-A San Antonio. 

Selected by the Padres with the 46 th overall pick of the 2008 Draft, Forsythe (24) was hitting .291/.410/.488 in 22 

games at Triple-A Tucson. 


Signed: LHP Geno Espineli 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Emmanuel Burriss, SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Casilla, RHP Justin Schumer, RHP Chris Wilson, 2B Brock Bond, OF Mike 

McBryde 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Daryl Maday, SS Ryan Lormand 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Ronnie Ray 


Signed: LHP Roenis Elias 

Released: RHP Steve Richard 

Recalled: OF Carlos Peguero 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Mike Wilson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tim Boyce 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Matt Browning, OF Kuo Hui Lo 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Brian Moran 

Mike Wilson was drafted by the Mariners with a second-round pick in the 2001 draft. He's spent his entire career 

in the organization. It’s Wilson's first trip to the big leagues in his 11-year career. Last year, he spent the first 22 

games of the season with Double A Jackson, then was promoted to Tacoma and appeared in 88 games, hitting 

.273 (78-for-286) with a .364 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage. He hit 12 doubles and 17 

home runs with 56 RBI. He also helped lead the Rainiers to the PCL title. In seven postseason games, he hit 

.353 (6-for-17) with three homers and seven RBI and was named MVP of the PCL championship series, hitting a 

homer in every game of the three-game sweep. Despite missing a week after injuring his shoulder colliding with 

the wall, Wilson has played in 16 games at Tacoma and is hitting .381 (24-for-63) with a .429 OBP and .683 

slugging percentage. He has seven doubles, four homers and 14 RBI. He has legitimate power from the right 

side, is a decent outfielder and is athletic. The down note: needs to refine his plate discipline (Source: Ryan 

Divish – The News Tribune). 


Released: RHP Shane Minks 

Placed on suspended list: RHP Dane de la Rosa 

Recalled: RHP Rob Delaney, OF Brandon Guyer 


Optioned to Triple-A: OF Brandon Guyer 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Andujar 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Cody Cipriano 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Dane de la Rosa

The International League suspended Dane de la Rosa for four games for hitting Indianapolis' John Bowker in 

retaliation. Indians starter Rudy Owens hit a Durham batter following a home run. 

Texas Rangers 

Recalled: RHP Mark Lowe, OF Craig Gentry 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Ramon Aguero (Double-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Pedro Strop, C Taylor Teagarden 

Optioned to Double-A: OF Leonys Martin 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Miguel de los Santos 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Chris McGuiness 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: 1B Jose Ruiz, OF Leonys Martin 

Reinstated from inactive list: SS Omar Quintanilla 

The Rangers signed Cuban defector Leonys Martin, on May 4 th , to a MLB deal worth $15.5MM over five years 

($5M signing bonus). Martin, 23, is a left-handed hitter who is known for his defense and speed. He defected last 

year at the FISU World University Championships in Taiwan. He hit .398 in 2007-08 in Cuba, garnering some 

attention with the second-highest batting average in the league. He also had 13 stolen bases and nine triples. 

Then hit .311 and had a .491 on-base percentage in 2008-09, stealing 17 bases and was fifth in the league in 

walks with 78. Mike Daly, the Rangers director of international scouting offered a scouting report on Martin: “He’s 

6-2, 190 pounds and an athletic kid," Daly said. "We feel like he’s a plus defender in center field. He can throw, 

he can run and he's a line drive-type hitter with a knowledge of the strike zone. He can put the ball in the gap. 

We feel like he can hit, get on base and really defend in center field." Martin played for Cuba in the 2009 World 

Baseball Classic, where he was 2 for 7 with three runs as a backup outfielder. He can opt out of his five-year 

contract and choose to go through the arbitration process if he has enough service time to qualify for arbitration 

before the contract expires. 


Placed on suspended list: 3B Bryson Namba 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dan Barnes, LHP Rommie Lewis, LHP Alex Pepe, 1B Ryan Shealy, SS Niuman 

Romero, SS Chris Woodward, OF Ricardo Nanita 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Henderson Alvarez, RHP Dan Barnes, RHP Bobby Korecky, RHP Marcus Walden, C 

Travis d'Arnaud, SS Manny Mayorson, OF Markus Brisker, OF Jason Lane, OF Ricardo Nanita 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: 2B Callix Crabbe 

Reinstated from inactive list: 3B Bryson Namba 


Acquired: OF Gregor Blanco from Royals for future considerations 

Recalled: OF Roger Bernadina 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Taylor Jordan, C Brian Peacock, SS Josh R. Johnson, OF Chris Curran 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dean Weaver, 1B Michael Aubrey, 2B Matt Antonelli, OF Eury Perez 

April 27-May 3 


Traded: C John Hester to Orioles, completing deal in which Diamondbacks traded 3B Mark Reynolds and a 

player to be named to Orioles for RHP David Hernandez and RHP Kam Mickolio 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Adam Eaton 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chase Anderson 


Acquired: OF Jeff Fiorentino from Orioles for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Joe Mather 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jairo Asencio 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP David Hale, RHP Stephen Marek 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Cory Rasmus, 2B Mike Brownsten 

The Braves optioned Jairo Asencio, their 13th pitcher at the time, and called on 28-year-old Joe Mather to 

restore some semblance of balance. Mather played all four corner positions for Triple-A Gwinnett, though he 

started out just 16-for-62 (.258) with a homer and five doubles (.387 slugging).


Released: OF Brian Conley 

Acquired: C John Hester from Diamondbacks, completing deal in which Diamondbacks traded 3B Mark 

Reynolds and a player to be named to Orioles for RHP David Hernandez and RHP Kam Mickolio 

Traded: OF Jeff Fiorentino to Braves for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Jakubauskas 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eddie Gamboa, RHP Ryan O'Shea 

The acquisition of 27-year-old backstop John Hester from the Diamondbacks closes the book on the Mark 

Reynolds trade from the Winter Meetings. 


Placed on restricted list: LHP Dennys Reyes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP Charle Rosario, LHP Randy Williams, 2B Jason 

Thompson, SS Ryan Dent, OF Juan Carlos Linares 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Keith Couch, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, LHP Randy Williams, 2B Drew Dominguez, OF 

Matt Sheely 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Kris Johnson 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Austin Bailey, LHP Kris Johnson 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: LHP Luke Sommer 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dallas Beeler, RHP David Cales, LHP Graham Hicks, C Mario Mercedes 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Marcus Hatley, RHP Su-Min Jung, RHP Dae-Eun Rhee, OF Nelson Perez 


Signed: RHP Jon Bachanov, 2B Alden Carrithers 

Released: 1B Daryle Ward, 3B Christian Colonel, OF Ryan Hamme 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Freddy Dolsi (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Jon Gilmore, SS Kyle Davis 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Matt Wickswat, 1B Daryle Ward, 3B Jon Gilmore, OF Ken Williams Jr. 


Signed: LHP James Adkins, C James Skelton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Lehr 

Reinstated from DL: OF Ryan LaMarre 

An ’07 supplemental first-rounder out of Tennessee, James Adkins gets his third shot at the Double-A Southern 

League, this time with Carolina. He pitched for the Dodgers' Chattanooga affiliate in ’09 and ’10.. 


Released: RHP Orlando Pereira, SS Ronald Rivas 

Traded: OF Jordan Brown to Brewers for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Frank Herrmann 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Alex White 

Designated for assignment: RHP Jess Todd 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Frank Herrmann, SS Jason Donald 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Bryan Price 

The 15 th overall pick in the 2009 Draft, Alex White (22) logged six innings in his big league debut against the 

Tigers on April 30, allowing two runs (on solo home runs to Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Raburn) on six hits. He 

struck out and walked four—though two walks were intentional. He was 1-0, 1.90 ERA in his first four starts at 

Triple-A Columbus with 28 K/5 BB and 19 hits in 23.2 IP. 


Loaned to Mexican League: 1B Max Leon (Minatitlan) 

Recalled: 3B Ian Stewart 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Alfredo Amezaga 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Alan Johnson (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Clayton Mortensen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Billy Buckner, RHP Sean Jarrett, LHP Joe Torres, 1B Kala Ka'aihue, OF Cole Garner 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Edgmer Escalona, 1B Mike Paulk, SS Josh Rutledge

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Casey Weathers, LHP Josh Muecke, OF Jeff Salazar 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Casey Weathers, 3B Matt Macri, OF Willy Taveras 


Recalled: 2B Scott Sizemore 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Omir Santos, 2B Will Rhymes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Richard Zumaya, OF Clay Timpner 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Cory Hamilton 


Released: LHP Mark McLemore 

Recalled: OF Bryan Petersen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Alan Oaks, C Dallas Hord, C Clint Sammons 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Allison, RHP Bryan Evans, C Miguel Fermin 


Released: RHP Cesar Carrillo, RHP Enmanuel Cedano, RHP Fernando Nieve, C John Curtis 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Joe Inglett (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jose Valdez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Casey Fien, LHP Dallas Keuchel, 2B Jimmy Paredes, OF Telvin Nash 

Reinstated from DL: C John Curtis, 2B Jimmy Paredes, 2B Jose Vallejo 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Fernando Nieve, C Jon Fixler 

Selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round (18th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of 

Miami, Carrillo (27), who signed for a $1.55M bonus, made 3 MLB starts (2009) in his six-year tenure with the 

Padres, posting a 1-2, 13.06 ERA record (12 BB and 4 HR in 10.1 IP). His control issues continued this year at 

AA-Corpus Christi (7 BB, 2 HR in 9.1 IP, 9.64 ERA). 

Fernando Nieve was released by the Astros to play in Korea for the Doosan Bears that released fellow 

countryman RHP Ramon Ramirez prior the start of the season. 


Released: 3B Adam Frost 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Keaton Hayenga, OF Derrick Robinson 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Juan Graterol, OF Adrian Ortiz 


Signed: 3B Matt Cusick 

Released: RHP Jeremy Haynes, RHP Nick Pugliese, OF Marvin Lowrance 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Matt Palmer 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Jon Townsend, 3B Michael Wing 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Loek Van Mil, C Alberto Rosario, 1B Brandon Decker, 2B P.J. Phillips 


Recalled: 3B Russ Mitchell 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Kenley Jansen 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Withrow 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Joey Newby, LHP Wilkin de la Rosa, 1B John Lindsey, 2B Casio Grider 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Roman Colon 

Los Angeles skipped Kenley Jansen over Triple-A Albuquerque on his way to the minors. The 23-year-old 

converted catcher will find Chattanooga more to his liking after serving up too many hits (13) and too many 

homers (three) in 13 1/3 big league innings to start the season. Jansen's strikeouts held steady at 14.9 per nine 

innings. 


Acquired: OF Jordan Brown from Indians for cash considerations 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mark Rogers, RHP Trey Watten, LHP Brian Garman, C Cameron Garfield, C Michael 

Roberts 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Evan Anundsen, RHP Eric Marzec, 1B Chris Dennis

The Brewers acquired minor leaguer Jordan Brown from the Indians for cash considerations. The move creates 

roster space for returning Rule 5 pick Josh Rodriguez at Triple-A. Brown, a 27-year-old first baseman/outfielder, 

debuted with the Indians in 2010 and had spent the first month of the 2011 season at Triple-A. He has a 

.278/.373/.472 line at Columbus one month into his seventh minor league season (his fourth at Triple-A). The 

2005 fourth round pick has a .305/.369/.471 line in 2523 minor league games. However, he struggled through 26 

big league games last year, hitting .230/.272/.310 in 92 plate appearances. 


Signed: RHP Tim Atherton, RHP Deinys Suarez 

Recalled: RHP Alex Burnett, RHP Anthony Swarzak, OF Rene Tosoni 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Eric Hacker, RHP Anthony Swarzak 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP David Bromberg, LHP Ryan Mullins, OF Oswaldo Arcia 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Tom Stuifbergen, RHP Brad Tippett 

27-year-old Deinys Suarez has international experience. As a member of the Cuban national team he played in 

many international events such as 2001 Junior Pan American Games, 2002 World Junior Championship, 2006 

International Cup and 2006 World Baseball Classic (2 games, 0.1 IP). He left Cuba, where he played seven 

years for the Industriales Habana, following the 2008-2009 season and became a free agent on the international 

market in August 2009. He threw for scouts in the Dominican Republic that December, but failed to generate as 

much interest as countryman Yuniesky Maya, who inked a four-year, $7.4 million big league pact with the 

Nationals. 

New York Mets 

Placed on suspended list: RHP Nick Carr 

Recalled: OF Lucas Duda 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Mike Nickeas 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Manny Alvarez, RHP Nick Carr, RHP Jenrry Mejia 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Nick Carr 

Team No. 1 prospect Jenrry Mejia tore the MCL in his pitching elbow and faces probable season-ending Tommy 

John surgery. In five starts for Triple-A Buffalo, he went 1-2, 2.86 with a 21-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 28 1/3 

innings. Righthanded batters went 6-for-54 (.111) with one extra-base hit (a triple) against Mejia. 


Signed: LHP Brad Halsey, LHP Jose Ortegano (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Kevin Millwood, 1B Myron Leslie, OF Jack Rye 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Gustavo Molina 

Option transferred: RHP Ryan Pope (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Naoya Okamoto, OF Greg Golson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Francisco Gil, LHP Wilkins Arias, SS Luis Nunez 

The Yankees originally released Jose Ortegano, a waiver claim from the Braves, to clear 40-man roster space 

for Buddy Carlyle. They re-signed the lefty to a minor league pact five days later. 

Japanese lefty Okamoto (27) was signed by the Yankees in August 2010 after he was solid in the Mexican 

League for Oaxaca & Campeche (1-2, 3.57 ERA in 17.2 relief innings). He’s on the 7-day DL at AA-Trenton, 

where he’s struggling with his control (10 BB in 12.1 IP with 10 K and a 3.65 ERA). Okamoto played mainly in 

the minors for the Yokohama Bay Stars (2002-2007). 


Loaned to Mexican League: C Joel Galarraga (Minatitlan) 

Recalled: C Josh Donaldson 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Josh Donaldson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Gabe DeHoyos, RHP Connor Hoehn 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Joel Galarraga 


Released: SS Robert Hudson, OF Jeremy Slayden 


Added to 40-man roster: C Dane Sardinha 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mike Zagurski, SS Brian Bocock, OF Domonic Brown

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Bryan Morgado, 2B Harold Garcia, 3B Travis Mattair 

Reinstated from DL: C Joel Naughton 


Signed: 1B Gerlis Rodriguez 

Released: RHP Gabriel Alvarado, RHP Maurice Bankston 

Voluntarily retired: OF David Pino 

Returned Rule 5 selection: SS Josh Rodriguez (to Indians) 

Recalled: LHP Daniel Moskos 

Option transferred: RHP Chris Leroux (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brian Leach, RHP Tyler Waldron, 3B Josh Harrison 

The Pirates deemed expendable Josh Rodriguez, the first overall pick in last year's Rule 5 draft, when they 

acquired the Angels' Brandon Wood on a waiver claim. Out of options, Wood failed to realize his sky-high 

potential in Anaheim, batting .168/.197/.259 in 494 plate appearances in parts of five seasons. 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Casey Mulligan, OF Michael Swinson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brett Zawacki, OF Oscar Taveras 


Signed: 2B Alex Cintron 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eddie Kunz, C Jason Hagerty, SS Everth Cabrera 

Reinstated from DL: C Luis Martinez, OF Luis Domoromo, OF Dan Meeley 


Recalled: 2B Emmanuel Burriss, SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Daryl Maday, SS Juan Ciriaco, OF Thomas Neal 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Waldis Joaquin, 1B Brad Eldred 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Ronnie Ray, OF Jarrett Parker 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Jarrett Parker 


Released: RHP John Housey, RHP Yusmeiro Petit 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Bischoff, RHP Tyler Blandford 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Stephen Pryor, RHP Taylor Stanton, LHP Nick Czyz 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Yusmeiro Petit, LHP Chris Seddon 


Signed: LHP Chad Thall 

Recalled: RHP Alex Cobb, RHP Brandon Gomes 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alex Cobb, LHP Jake McGee 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nick Barnese, RHP Nate Garcia, RHP Jake Thompson, 2B Cody Cipriano 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Bootcheck, LHP Kyle Lobstein 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Jeremy Hall 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Jeremy Hall 

Drafted by S. Diego in the 17 th round of the 2007 Draft out of Tulane University, then acquired in the offseason 

by Tampa Bay in the Jason Bartlett’s deal, Brandon Gomes (26) was pitching great as the Durham’s closer: 6 

saves, 1.35 ERA (1.13 WHIP) in 13.1 IP (22 K/5 BB, no HRs). 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Justin Miller 

Placed on restricted list: RHP Andrew Doyle 

Placed on suspended list: OF Engel Beltre 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ryan Tucker 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Corey Young, 1B Chris McGuiness 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ramon Aguero, LHP Richard Bleier, 3B Mitch Hilligoss, 3B Renny Osuna 

The Texas League has suspended Engel Beltre for 15 games following his role in an incident in a game between 

Double-A San Antonio and Frisco.


Released: RHP Vince Perkins 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B David Cooper 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Chris Woodward (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Travis Snider 

Option transferred: OF Darin Mastroianni (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Casey Beck, RHP Josh Roenicke, OF Markus Brisker, OF Adam Calderone 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike MacDonald, RHP Vince Perkins, LHP Willie Collazo, OF Marcus Knecht 

Selected by the Blue Jays in the first round (17th overall) of the 2008 Draft out of California, Cooper (24) belted 

20 homers in 2010, in his second season at AA level. The left-handed hitter was hitting .395/.438/.617 in 20 

games at AAA-Las Vegas. Cooper's value is in his bat, as he's a well-below-average runner. Defensively, he 

flashes average ability at first. 


Released: RHP Kyle Morrison 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Lee Hyde (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Roger Bernadina 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Michael Aubrey, 2B Seth Bynum 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Justin Bloxom 

April 20-26 


Added to 40-man roster: SS Josh Wilson 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Wade Miley, C Robby Hammock 


Signed: LHP Ben Swaggerty 

Voluntarily retired: OF Juan Flores 

Recalled: RHP Cory Gearrin 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Matt Young 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Michael Broadway, RHP Kenshin Kawakami, RHP Cory Rasmus, C Cory Brownsten 

Transferred to 60-day DL: RHP Angelo Paulino 

Reinstated from DL: C Shawn McGill 

Selected by the Braves in the fourth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Mercer University, Gearrin 

(25) was 1-1, 2.61 ERA in 10.1 relief innings at Gwinnett, in his second season in a row in the International 

League (AAA). 


Reinstated from DL: LHP Troy Patton, 1B Joe Mahoney 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alfredo Aceves 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Keith Couch, RHP Tony Pena Jr., OF Ryan Kalish 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Hector Luna 

Playing for Triple-A Pawtucket, Ryan Kalish suffered a jammed shoulder while diving for a ball in the outfield. 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: RHP Jake Muyco 

Recalled: RHP Justin Berg 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeff Stevens 

Option transferred: C Welington Castillo (High-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Marcus Hatley, C Jonathan Mota, OF Ty Wright 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jay Jackson, RHP Trey McNutt 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Collop, RHP Johnnie Lowe, LHP Wes Whisler, C Adam Ricks 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Leroy Hunt, RHP Henry Mabee, OF Michael Restovich


Signed: OF Quintin Berry 

Recalled: RHP Carlos Fisher, 2B Chris Valaika 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Matt Maloney 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jordan Hotchkiss, 1B Chris Richburg, OF Ryan LaMarre 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Chris Richburg 


Released: LHP Geno Espineli, LHP Kaimi Mead 

Traded: RHP Chris Malone to Blue Jays for 2B Brad Emaus 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Mike Paulk 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Albert Campos 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Nick Schnaitmann, RHP Josh Slaats, 3B Matt Macri, OF Cole 

Garner, OF Willy Taveras 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Cole Garner 


Signed: SS Aaron Sayers 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Enrique Gonzalez (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Ferrell, RHP Cory Hamilton, LHP Drew Smyly, SS Danny Worth 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Rawley Bishop 


Signed: RHP Chris Sampson, LHP Mariano Gomez 

Recalled: SS Ozzie Martinez 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Miguel Fermin 

Reinstated from DL: SS Jesus Merchan 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Daniel Jennings 


Recalled: OF Brian Bogusevic 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Jose Vallejo 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Doug Arguello 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Fernando Nieve 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Danny Meszaros, RHP Matt Nevarez 


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Louis Coleman 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kanekoa Texeira 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Crawford Simmons 

Selected by the Royals in the fifth round of the 2009 Draft out of Louisiana State University, Coleman (25) struck 

out an eye-popping 16 of the 30 batters he faced for Triple-A Omaha, while surrendering just four hits and four 

walks in seven innings (3.86 ERA). 


Released: RHP Jon Bachanov, RHP Michael Davitt, RHP Tommy Mendoza, LHP Stephen Locke, OF Terrell 

Alliman 

Recalled: RHP Trevor Bell 

Added to 40-man roster: 2B Alexi Amarista 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Reggie Willits 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Anthony Ortega, OF Kevin Melillo 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Michael Davitt, RHP Tommy Mendoza, RHP Matt Oye, 2B Jon Townsend, 3B Jay 

Brossman, OF Terrell Alliman 

The Angels' top pick in ’07 at 58th overall, reliever Jon Bachanov pitched in just 36 games in five pro seasons, 

including none this year. He had Tommy John surgery soon after signing and didn't make his debut until June 

21, 2009, two years after his selection. Bachanov showed command of a fastball/slider mix during the ’09 

season and finished with a 52-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio while working as a reliever in rookie ball. His progress 

stalled last year at low Class A Cedar Rapids and he finished with a 5.47 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 23 strikeouts in 

26 1/3 innings.

Venezuelan Alexi Amarista (22) was hitting .455/.483/.673 with 6 doubles, 2 HR, 16 RBI and 3 SB in 14 games 

at Salt Lake (AAA), following a year in which he hit .309/.350/.421 with 27 2B, 10 3B & 25 SB between A 

Adv./AA/AAA. The left-handed takes the spot of Reggie Willits in the Angels’ active roster and offers above 

average hitting, speed & defense thanks to his excellent actions in the field. 


Released: RHP Scott Nestor 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ramon Troncoso, C A.J. Ellis 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Steven Jackson, RHP Luis Vasquez, LHP Randy Keisler 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Javier Solano 


Signed: SS Luis Figueroa, SS Andy Gonzalez (York/Atlantic League), SS Hainley Statia (Lancaster/Atlantic 

League) 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Brandon Boggs 

Outrighted off 40-man: C George Kottaras (outrighted to Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mike McClendon 

Option transferred: C Martin Maldonado (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Marzec, C Shawn Riggans, 1B Chris Nowak, 1B Jason Rogers 

Reinstated from DL: C Cameron Garfield, OF Caleb Gindl 

Lacking shortstop depth in the high minors, the Brewers signed veterans Luis Figueroa, 37, and Andy Gonzalez, 

29. Figueroa ranks third among active professionals with more than 1,500 career hits in the minor leagues, while 

Gonzalez has big league time with the White Sox, Indians and Marlins—though he didn't play during the ’10 

season after being released by the Orioles at the end of spring training. Milwaukee also signed 25-year-old 

Hainley Statia, who qualified for minor league free agency for the first time last November. An Angels ninthround 

pick in ’04, Statia offers a sound glove but his bat dried up at Double-A (.633 OPS in 693 plate 

appearances) and Triple-A (.646 in 118 PA). Milwaukee assigned Gonzalez and Statia to Huntsville (AA). 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tom Stuifbergen 

Reinstated from DL: OF Ramon Santana 

New York Mets 

Returned Rule 5 selection: 2B Brad Emaus (to Blue Jays) 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Jason Pridie 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Pat Misch (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP D.J. Carrasco 

Option transferred: RHP Manny Alvarez (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Zach Lutz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eric Beaulac, OF Fernando Martinez, OF Lorenzo Scott 


Released: LHP Jose Ortegano 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Buddy Carlyle 


Option transferred: RHP Ryan Pope (Triple-A to High-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Graham Stoneburner, LHP Josh Romanski, 2B David Adams, OF Neil Medchill 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan Pope, C P.J. Pilittere, 1B Kyle Roller, 2B David Adams 


Released: RHP Bo Schultz 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Bobby Cramer 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Chris Carter, 1B A.J. Kirby-Jones 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Josh Lansford, OF Myrio Richard 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Joey Devine 


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Mike Stutes 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Bronco Lafrenz 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Brian Gordon, OF Jeremy Slayden

Selected by the Phillies in the 11th round of the 2008 Draft out of Oregon State, Stutes (24) was pitching strong 

at Lehigh Valley (Int’l/AAA) when he was called up, with a 1.80 ERA in 10 relief innings (14K/4BB). The righty 

made his MLB debut on April 25 th 2011 Vs. Arizona (one scoreless inning) and hit consistently 94 mph on the 

radar gun with command, also showing a promising 85-87 mph slider. 


Recalled: SS Pedro Ciriaco 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Garrett Olson (Triple-A) 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Bryan Morris, LHP Dan Meyer 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Duke Welker 


Released: RHP Deimer Bier, RHP Amaury Castillo, RHP Pablo Ortiz, LHP Adriano Uribe, 1B Luis Pimentel, 2B 

Wader Perez, 2B Wilfred Vivas 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brett Zawacki, 1B Phil Cerreto, OF Daryl Jones 

Reinstated from DL: OF Andrew Brown 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Pablo Ortiz 


Recalled: RHP Evan Scribner, LHP Wade LeBlanc 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Pat Neshek, LHP Wade LeBlanc, 1B Kyle Blanks 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Andy Parrino, OF Bobby Kielty, OF Danny Payne 


Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Brandon Belt 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Michael Main, LHP Edwin Escobar 

Reinstated from DL: 2B Nick Noonan 


Released: RHP Justin Miller 

Recalled: RHP Dan Cortes 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Lueke, 3B Matt Mangini, OF Carlos Peguero 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Fray Martinez, RHP Taylor Stanton, LHP Nick Czyz, 1B Matt Browning, 1B Eddy 

Martinez-Esteve, OF Kevin Rivers 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jonathan Arias, RHP Steven Hensley, LHP Donnie Hume, 1B Luis Jimenez, 3B 

Shaver Hansen, 3B Mario Martinez, OF Mike Wilson 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Brian Moran, LHP Chris Seddon 


Released: RHP D.J. Johnson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dirk Hayhurst 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: 2B Humberto Miranda (NDFA—Longwood (Texas)) 

Recalled: RHP Eric Hurley, C Taylor Teagarden 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Cody Eppley, RHP Brett Tomko 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Michael Kirkman 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ramon Aguero, 2B Erik Morrison 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Eric Hurley, LHP Ben Snyder, C Elio Sarmiento, SS Jurickson Profar 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Ryan Tucker 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Ryan Tucker 

The Rangers may have a keeper in side-arming righty reliever Cody Eppley, who shot from 43rd round of the ’08 

draft to Arlington in fewer than three years. He had 8.1 scoreless innings at Triple-A Round Rock at the time of 

his promotion, with 9 K, 3 BB, 6 H. 

The Rangers recalled Eric Hurley to place him on the major league 60-day disabled list. He suffered 

a concussion and a small fracture on the right side of his head after being hit by a comebacker in a game for 

Triple-A Round Rock.


Traded: 2B Brad Emaus to Rockies for RHP Chris Malone 

Recalled: RHP Jesse Litsch, SS Mike McCoy 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Chris Woodward 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Brett Cecil, LHP Luis Perez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike MacDonald, RHP Vince Perkins, LHP Willie Collazo, C Travis d'Arnaud, SS 

Manny Mayorson, OF Marcus Knecht, OF Daniel Perales 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Lance Durham, 2B Callix Crabbe, SS Niuman Romero, OF Scott Podsednik 

Internet reports suggest that by trading Brad Emaus to the Rockies, the Blue Jays settled their debt of future 

considerations for last November's acquisition of catcher Miguel Olivo. 


Signed: 2B Tug Hulett 

Released: RHP Alex Caldera 

Recalled: OF Roger Bernadina 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Brian Bixler 

Designated for assignment: LHP Lee Hyde 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Collin Balester, C Jesus Flores 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Luis Atilano, RHP Garrett Mock, OF Buck Coats, OF Eury Perez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Shairon Martis, OF Chris Rahl 

April 12-19 


Traded: OF Chris Rahl to Nationals for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Josh Collmenter, RHP Esmerling Vasquez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kam Mickolio 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chase Anderson 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Mike Belfiore, LHP Clay Zavada 


Released: OF Gavin Dickey 

Acquired: OF Stefan Gartrell from White Sox for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Jairo Asencio 

Optioned to Triple-A: C J.C. Boscan 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Chad Rodgers 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Jose Lugo 

The White Sox outrighted Stefan Gartrell off the 40-man roster and immediately traded him to Atlanta. Selected 

by the White Sox in the 31st round of the June 2006 First-Year Player Draft, last season in Triple-A, he launched 

16 of his 27 home runs at home in Charlotte, but his long swing and shaky plate discipline led to 152 strikeouts 

and 41 walks in 534 at-bats (.255/.316/.448).Atlanta assigned his contract to AAA-Gwinnett. 

Known as Luis Valdez when last he pitched for the Braves in ’09 (0-1, 3.38 ERA in 2.2 IP), Jairo Asencio (27) 

spent all of the ’10 season on the restricted list after an identity investigation turned up his new name and age, 

precluding him from acquiring a work visa. 


Recalled: RHP Brad Bergesen 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Clay Rapada 

Option transferred: RHP Chorye Spoone (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Dowdy, 1B Joe Mahoney 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Mitch Atkins 


Released: RHP Charlis Burdie 

Recalled: LHP Hideki Okajima 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Felix Doubront 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Charlis Burdie

Chicago Cubs 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Doug Davis, OF Nelson Perez 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ty'Relle Harris, OF Brad Snyder 


Signed: RHP Joe Bisenius 

Released: RHP Ricky Marshall, RHP Doug Murray, RHP Pat Schatz, RHP Spencer Shelton, RHP Danny Wiltz, 

LHP Stephen Huff, OF J.D. Ashbrook, OF A.J. Casario 

Traded: OF Stefan Gartrell to Braves for cash considerations 

Outrighted off 40-man: OF Stefan Gartrell (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Michael Restovich 

Reinstated from DL: C Adam Ricks 


Placed on restricted list: RHP Chase Ware 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Jeremy Hermida 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Neftali Soto 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Lehr, SS Miguel Rojas 


Traded: RHP Yohan Pino to Blue Jays for cash considerations 

Recalled: RHP Jeanmar Gomez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Frank Herrmann, OF Travis Buck 

Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Jeremie Tice 


Recalled: RHP Clayton Mortensen 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Alan Johnson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alan Johnson, RHP Greg Reynolds, 3B Ian Stewart 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Albert Campos, RHP Andy Graham, SS Josh Rutledge, OF Eliezer Mesa 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: 2B Eric Young Jr. 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Erik Stavert, 2B Eric Young Jr. 

Signed by the Rockies as a non-drafted free agent on June 14, 2005, Johnson (27) was off to a good start in his 

third consecutive year at Colorado Springs (PCL/AAA): 1-0, 0.84 ERA in 2 starts (7K/2BB in 10.2 IP). 


Recalled: RHP Al Alburquerque 

Added to 40-man roster: C Omir Santos 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Robbie Weinhardt 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Shawn Teufel, 2B William Bergolla 

Reinstated from DL: C Omir Santos, 1B Billy Nowlin 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Max St. Pierre, 3B Cesar Nicolas 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jeff Allison, RHP Garrett Parcell, LHP Sean West, OF Sergio Pedroza 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Graham Taylor 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Daniel Jennings, OF Isaac Galloway 


Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jose Valdez 

Placed on 7-day DL: 2B Enrique Hernandez 

Reinstated from DL: OF Telvin Nash 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Andy Van Hekken 

Jose Valdez (28) was added to the Astros’ big league roster and made his MLB debut in his 11 th pro-season. He 

was originally signed by the New York Yankees as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic on 

Oct. 5, 2000. After nine seasons (2001-2009) in the Yankees’ farm system (peaking at AAA), he signed with the 

Astros as a minor league free-agent in 2010. 


Signed: C Josiah Atkins, 1B Steven Caseres

Traded: RHP Victor Marte to Cardinals for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Blake Wood 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Basurto, 1B Juan Graterol, 2B Angel Franco 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Harold Mozingo, C Ryan Eigsti, OF Lorenzo Cain 


Signed: RHP Brian Lawrence 

Released: RHP Virgil Vasquez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bobby Cassevah 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Alberto Rosario, 2B Jon Townsend, 3B Jay Brossman, OF Terrell Alliman 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Virgil Vasquez, 3B Michael Wing, SS Jon Karcich, OF Jeremy Cruz 

After the cut, Virgil Vasquez signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Indy Atlantic League. 


Signed: RHP Ryan Acosta 

Released: RHP Fredy Quintero 

Recalled: RHP Ramon Troncoso, 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr. 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Jerry Sands 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Jamie Hoffmann 

Placed on 7-day DL: 1B John Lindsey, 2B Casio Grider, SS Juan Castro 

Reinstated from DL: C Keyter Collado 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Rubby de la Rosa 

Sands, 23, a 25 th round pick in 2008, has five home runs and a .400/.422/.875 line in the early going at Triple-A. 

Albuquerque is a good place to hit, but Sands' power should translate to other parks. He hit 35 homers in 

Double-A and Class A last year, posting a .981 OPS in 590 total plate appearances. He placed sixth on Baseball 

America's preseason list of top Dodgers prospects because of his "plus power to all fields." He profiles as a solid 

everyday left fielder or first baseman, according to BA. 


Released: OF John Bivens 

Recalled: RHP Mike McClendon 

Outrighted off 40-man: OF Jeremy Reed (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Evan Anundsen, C Patrick Arlis, C Cameron Garfield, C Rafael Neda, 1B Chris 

Dennis, SS Edwin Maysonet 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Corey Frerichs, C Shawn Riggans, OF D'Vontrey Richardson 


Recalled: RHP Eric Hacker, RHP Jim Hoey 

Added to 40-man roster: C Steve Holm 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alex Burnett, RHP Jeff Manship 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Anthony Slama, LHP Ryan Mullins 

New York Mets 

Elected free agency: RHP Blaine Boyer 

Recalled: RHP Dillon Gee, 2B Justin Turner 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Pat Misch 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Blaine Boyer (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: RHP Josh Stinson (Double-A to Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Beaulac, C Dusty Ryan, 1B Allan Dykstra, OF Darrell Ceciliani, OF Fernando 

Martinez, OF Lorenzo Scott 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Allan Dykstra 

Through 10 games with Triple-A Buffalo, Justin Turner batted .300/.364/.475 (12-for-40), which earned him a 

shot with the big league club, where starter Brad Emaus got off to a 6-for-37 (.162) start with zero extra-base 

hits. It may be easy to cast this as a reactionary move by the Mets to a poor start (both by the team and by 

Emaus), but that overlooks two facts: 1) Emaus and Turner did not enter spring training on equal footing—Turner 

could be optioned to Triple-A; Emaus could not, and 2) Turner probably is the superior player—he's a better 

hitter, runner and defender than Emaus, and with similar power.


Signed: OF Jason Place 

Recalled: RHP Hector Noesi 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Lance Pendleton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Daniel Gil, RHP Mike Gipson, RHP Jairo Heredia, RHP Mark 

Prior, LHP Manny Banuelos, C Gary Sanchez, 1B Kyle Roller, SS Carmen Angelini, OF Damon Sublett 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Ryan Flannery, RHP Josh Schmidt, LHP Manny Banuelos, C Gary Sanchez, OF 

Damon Sublett 


Released: RHP Chris Skaalen 

Traded: RHP Danny Farquhar to Blue Jays for LHP David Purcey 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andrew Carignan, RHP Scott Hodsdon, RHP Jonathan Joseph, RHP Josh Lansford, 

RHP Nathan Long, RHP James Simmons, RHP Justin Souza, 3B Wes Timmons 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Andrew Carignan, RHP Scott Hodsdon, RHP Jonathan Joseph, RHP James 

Simmons, RHP Justin Souza, LHP Lance Sewell 


Signed: RHP Adrian Alaniz 

Recalled: LHP Mike Zagurski 

Placed on 7-day DL: C Torre Langley, OF Chris Frey 

Reinstated from DL: C John Suomi 


Signed: RHP Blaine Boyer, RHP Brett Sinkbeil 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Joe Beimel 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Jason Jaramillo 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Duke Welker 

Veteran righties Blaine Boyer and Brett Sinkbeil could provide bullpen depth in case of trades or injuries to the 

big league bullpen. Boyer elected free agency after being outrighted off the Mets' 40-man roster, while Marlins' 

’06 first-rounder Sinkbeil mixed swing-and-miss stuff with poor control in equal measures for Triple-A New 

Orleans last season. Florida released him in late March. 


Signed: 2B Eric Duncan 

Released: RHP Jared Bradford 

Acquired: RHP Victor Marte from Royals for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Fernando Salas, RHP Eduardo Sanchez, 1B Mark Hamilton 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ramon Delgado, RHP Adam Reifer, C Steven Hill, OF Jarred Bogany, OF Andrew 

Brown, OF Shane Robinson 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jared Bradford, RHP Pete Parise, LHP Daniel Calhoun, LHP Sam Freeman, C 

Charlie Cutler, 1B Xavier Scruggs, SS Freddie Bynum, OF Jim Rapoport, OF Ryde Rodriguez 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Josh Geer, OF Donavan Tate, OF Everett Williams 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Jon Leicester, C Eddy Rodriguez, OF Wande Olabisi 

Teammates with low Class A Fort Wayne, Donavan Tate and Everett Williams, both natural center 

fielders, collided in the outfield, potentially knocking Tate out for an extended spell with a hyperextended knee. 


Recalled: OF Darren Ford 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ryan Vogelsong 

Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Chris Gloor 

Reinstated from DL: OF Thomas Neal 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: 1B Luke Anders 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Seth Rosin, 1B Luke Anders, OF Myles Schroder 

Vogelsong racked up a 5.86 ERA in parts of six MLB seasons for the Giants and Pirates. Then he spent three 

years (2007-2009) in Japan, striking out 197 batters in 214 innings to go with a 4.17 ERA pitching for Orix. In 

2010, he was signed by the Phillies that cut ties with him after he posted a 2-5-1 record with a 4.91 ERA for

Leigh Valley (Int’l/AAA) in 25 games (7 starts); the righty eventually completed the season with the Angels’ 

Triple-A affiliate. His 2010 overall numbers: 3-8-1, 4.81 ERA with 110K/62BB in 95.1 IP. He began strong this 

season at Fresno in 2 starts: 2-0, 1.59 ERA with 17K/5BB and 8 hits in 11.1 IP. 


Signed: RHP Steve Delabar (Brockton (Can-Am) in ’09), C Angel Salome 

Released: 1B Yu-Bing Jia 

Recalled: OF Carlos Peguero 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Steven Hensley, OF Mike Wilson 

Reinstated from DL: 1B Eddy Martinez-Esteve 

Reinstated from inactive list: 1B Yu-Bing Jia 


Released: OF Gabe Cohen 

Placed on suspended list: LHP David Newmann 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Bootcheck, RHP Richard de los Santos 

Reinstated from DL: 3B Henry Wrigley, SS Hak-Ju Lee, OF John Matulia 

Texas Rangers 

Recalled: LHP Michael Kirkman, 1B Chris Davis 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mark Lowe 

Option transferred: RHP Ramon Aguero (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Hurley, RHP Tanner Scheppers, LHP Ben Snyder, 3B Renny Osuna, SS 

Jurickson Profar 

Reinstated from DL: RHP Fabio Castillo, RHP Eric Hurley, RHP Chris Mobley, RHP Tanner Scheppers 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Mark Hamburger 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Mark Hamburger 


Traded: LHP David Purcey to Athletics for RHP Danny Farquhar 

Acquired: RHP Yohan Pino from Indians for cash considerations 

Recalled: LHP Luis Perez, SS Mike McCoy 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jesse Litsch, LHP Brad Mills, SS Mike McCoy 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Randy Boone, SS Niuman Romero, OF Jason Lane 

Reinstated from DL: LHP Aaron Loup, OF Daniel Perales 

Signed by the Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent on July 30, 2003 out of the Dominican Republic, Luis Perez 

(26) was 1-0, 5.91 ERA at Las Vegas (PCL/AAA) to begin the season, with 14 SO in 10.2 IP but also 7 walks. 

Last season, he posted a 10-11 record with a 5.40 ERA between AA & AAA. Perez played in the 2009 Futures 

Game. 


Acquired: OF Chris Rahl from Diamondbacks for future considerations 

Recalled: RHP Collin Balester 

Placed on 7-day DL: SS Rick Hague 

Reinstated from DL: C Derek Norris 

April 6-12 

Players listed with an asterisk (*) signed minor league contracts after being outrighted off 40-man MLB rosters. 


Signed: LHP Ron Mahay 

Placed on restricted list: OF Alfredo Marte 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Matt Gorgen, RHP Juan Jaime, RHP Reid Mahon, RHP Andrew Wolcott, LHP Mike 

Belfiore, LHP Pat McAnaney, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Clay Zavada, C Robby Hammock, 3B Ed Rogers, OF Chris 

Rahl 


Added to 40-man roster: C J.C. Boscan

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Mike Minor 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Thomas Berryhill, RHP Brett Butts, RHP Erik Cordier, RHP Angelo Paulino, RHP Jay 

Sborz, LHP Jose Lugo, LHP Cole Rohrbough, C Shawn McGill, SS Mycal Jones 


Released: LHP Brett Bordes 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chris Jakubauskas 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brad Bergesen 

Option transferred: LHP Pedro Viola (Triple-A to Double-A), 1B Joe Mahoney (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mitch Atkins, RHP Jesse Beal, RHP Ryan Berry, RHP Jake Cowan, RHP Brandon 

Erbe, RHP Matt Hobgood, RHP Kevin Landry, RHP Luis Lebron, LHP James Houser, LHP Casey Lambert, LHP 

Nate Nery, LHP Troy Patton, C Zach Booker, C Kyle Moore, C Joel Polanco, C Jason Stifler, C Jordan Wolf, 2B 

Mike Mooney, OF Mike Planeta 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Sean Gleason 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Sean Gleason 


Recalled: RHP Alfredo Aceves 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Dennys Reyes (Triple-A), C Mark Wagner (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Charlis Burdie, RHP Yeiper Castillo, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Leandro Marin, 

LHP Kyle Fernandes, LHP Mike Hacker, LHP Randy Williams, C Leonel Escobar, C Paul Hoover, C Adalberto 

Ibarra, C Josue Peley, 2B Drew Dominguez, 3B Hector Luna, SS Brent Dlugach, OF Zach Daeges, OF Wilfred 

Pichardo, OF Matt Sheely 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Tommy Hottovy, C Mark Wagner 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Tommy Hottovy 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: LHP Doug Davis, LHP Polin Trinidad (re-signed) 

Released: OF Brandon Watson 

Placed on restricted list: OF Melvin Camarena 

Recalled: RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Jeff Stevens 

Option transferred: C Welington Castillo (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Manolin de Leon, RHP Angel Guzman, RHP Gian Carlos Guzman, RHP Ty'Relle 

Harris, RHP Randy Jackson, RHP Dylan Johnston, RHP Su-Min Jung, RHP Oswaldo Martinez, RHP Trey 

McNutt, RHP Dae-Eun Rhee, RHP Todd Wellemeyer, 1B John Urick, 2B Carlos Figueroa, 2B Augie Ojeda, OF 

Brad Snyder 


Voluntarily retired: LHP Robert Young 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jeff Gray 

Outrighted off 40-man: OF Lastings Milledge (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Dayan Viciedo 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Cassel, RHP Leroy Hunt, RHP Henry Mabee, RHP Derek Rodriguez, RHP 

Stephen Sauer, LHP Garrett Johnson, LHP Matt Wickswat, C Adam Ricks, 1B Daryle Ward, 2B Drew 

Thompson, 3B Jon Gilmore, SS Tyler Saladino, OF Ken Williams Jr. 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Kyle Bellamy 


Placed on restricted list: RHP Blair Carson, LHP Justin Walker, 1B Jonathan Kaskow, 3B Shane Carlson 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Justin Lehr, RHP Derrik Lutz, RHP Mark Serrano, LHP Matt Fairel, LHP Philippe 

Valiquette, C Chris Denove, C Jordan Wideman, SS Miguel Rojas 


Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Hector Ambriz, RHP Rob Bryson, RHP Connor Graham, RHP Antwonie Hubbard,

RHP Alexander Perez, RHP Anthony Reyes, RHP Hector Rondon, RHP Danny Salazar, LHP Jeremy Sowers, 

1B Nick Johnson, 1B Beau Mills, OF Nick Weglarz 


Signed: 1B Max Leon 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Marco Duarte (Mexico City) 

Recalled: RHP Greg Reynolds 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Edgmer Escalona, RHP Geoff Parker, RHP Claudio Vargas, LHP Isaiah 

Froneberger, OF Mike Mitchell, OF Brian Rike 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Eric Federico, RHP Kyle Hancock, RHP Aaron Weatherford, 2B Hernan Iribarren 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP John Maine, RHP Erik Stavert, RHP Josh Sullivan 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP John Maine, RHP Josh Sullivan 


Placed on restricted list: LHP Lance Baxter, 2B Pete Miller, 3B Cesar Nicolas 

Recalled: RHP Robbie Weinhardt 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brooks Brown, RHP Scott Green, RHP Luis Marte, RHP Jose Ortega, RHP Cody 

Satterwhite, C Andy Bouchie, C Omir Santos, 1B Rawley Bishop, 1B Clay Jones, 1B Billy Nowlin 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Max St. Pierre 


Signed: 1B Erik Lis, OF Oscar Salazar 

Placed on restricted list: LHP Daniel Jennings 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP A.J. Battisto, RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Bryan Evans, RHP Evan Reed, RHP 

Alex Sanabia, LHP Andy Loomis, LHP Graham Taylor, C Jose Ceballos, 1B Chad Cregar, 2B Tim Torres, 3B 

Matt Dominguez, 3B Neil Sellers, SS Jesus Merchan, OF Rand Smith 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: OF Isaac Galloway 

Playing mostly left field and first base for the Padres in 2009-10, Oscar Salazar batted .251/.327/.393 in 269 

plate appearances. He also filled in a bit at second and third base. 


Signed: LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (re-signed) 

Placed on restricted list: RHP Danny Meszaros, C Jon Fixler 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Sammy Gervacio, RHP Chris Hicks, RHP Brad James, RHP Chia-Jen Lo, RHP Nate 

Pettus, LHP Doug Arguello, LHP Luis Cruz, C John Curtis, 1B Brian Pellegrini, OF Telvin Nash 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Matt Nevarez, LHP Andy Van Hekken 

Danny Meszaros and Jon Fixler must complete their 50-game suspensions from last August. 


Placed on restricted list: 2B Justin Trapp 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Barry Bowden, RHP Zach Miner, RHP Harold Mozingo, RHP Julio Pimentel, RHP 

Sam Runion, LHP Glenn Gibson, LHP Ivor Hodgson, C Cody Clark, C Ryan Eigsti, 1B Jake Kuebler, 2B Joaquin 

Arias, OF Lorenzo Cain, OF Brett Eibner, OF Adrian Ortiz 

Justin Trapp garnered a 50-game suspension for testing positive for Phentermine. 


Released: RHP Tim Kiely 

Recalled: RHP Matt Palmer, RHP Francisco Rodriguez 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Tyler Chatwood 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Michael Kohn, OF Chris Pettit 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Yeison Almeida, RHP Carson Andrew, RHP Brok Butcher, RHP Ysmael Carmona,

RHP Michael Davitt, RHP Bryant George, RHP Fabio Martinez, RHP Tommy Mendoza, RHP Kevin Nabors, 

RHP Matt Oye, RHP Loek Van Mil, RHP Virgil Vasquez, C Anel de los Santos, 1B Brandon Decker, 1B Gabe 

Jacobo, 1B Eric Oliver, 2B P.J. Phillips, 3B Michael Demperio, 3B Michael Wing, SS Jon Karcich, OF Jeremy 

Cruz, OF Randal Grichuk, OF Roberto Lopez 

A second-round draft pick in 2008 out of Redlands East Valley High School (California), Chatwood (21) has been 

considered the #2 Angels’ prospect behind Mike Trout entering the season by Baseball America, with the best 

curveball in the organization. 


Signed: OF Preston Mattingly 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Florencio Bustillos (Monclova), RHP Oscar Villarreal (Monterrey) 

Recalled: RHP John Ely, OF Jamie Hoffmann 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP John Ely, 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr. 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tim Corcoran, RHP Carlos Monasterios, RHP Joey Newby, RHP Stuart Pomeranz, 

RHP Javier Solano, LHP Geison Aguasviva, LHP Wilkin de la Rosa, LHP Aaron Miller, C Steve Cilladi, C Keyter 

Collado, C Alex Garabedian, C B.J. Larosa, 1B Chris Jacobs, OF Eugenio Velez 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Rubby de la Rosa 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Justin Orenduff 

Son of big league skipper Don, Preston Mattingly has come full circle since the end of last season. The Indians 

traded for Mattingly last September only to release him on April 2. L.A. has put him on the Ogden Raptors’ roster 

(Pioneer/R). 


Released: 3B Wayne Dedrick 

Recalled: RHP Brandon Kintzler 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Marco Estrada 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Dan Merklinger (Double-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brandon Kintzler 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Corey Frerichs, RHP Andre Lamontagne, LHP Mike Ramlow, LHP Brae Wright, C 

Shawn Riggans, SS Zelous Wheeler, OF Caleb Gindl, OF D'Vontrey Richardson, OF Logan Schafer 


Recalled: RHP Alex Burnett, 2B Luke Hughes 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Miguel Munoz, RHP Anthony Slama, RHP Brad Tippett, RHP Ben Tootle, RHP Alex 

Wimmers, LHP Paul Bargas, LHP Tony Davis, LHP Nelvin Fuentes, LHP Ryan Mullins, C Jair Fernandez, SS 

Estarlin de los Santos, SS Paul Kelly, OF Angel Morales, OF Ramon Santana 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Manny Acosta* 

Placed on suspended list: LHP Eric Niesen 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ryota Igarashi, RHP Jason Isringhausen 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Manny Acosta (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Lucas Duda 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Boof Bonser, RHP Ryan Coultas, RHP Jack Egbert, RHP Armando Rodriguez, RHP 

Brant Rustich, RHP Tobi Stoner, LHP Jim Fuller, C Juan Torres, 2B Reese Havens, 3B Richard Lucas, OF Sean 

Ratliff 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Eric Niesen 


Signed: RHP Reinier Casanova, RHP Francisco Castillo, RHP Carlos Silva 

Placed on restricted list: RHP J.B. Cox 

Option transferred: RHP Ryan Pope (Double-A to Triple-A)

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Braboy, RHP Francisco Castillo, RHP Noel Castillo, RHP Caleb Cotham, 

RHP Grant Duff, RHP Ryan Flannery, RHP Alan Horne, RHP Warner Madrigal, RHP Ryan Pope, RHP Josh 

Schmidt, RHP Zach Varce, LHP Wilkins Arias, LHP Jeremy Bleich, LHP Jose Ortegano, LHP Francisco Rondon, 

C Ryan Baker, C P.J. Pilittere, 2B David Adams, SS Luis Nunez, OF Damon Sublett 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Gabriel Tatis 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Manny Banuelos, 1B Myron Leslie 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Manny Banuelos, 1B Myron Leslie 

A 24-year-old Cuban righthander, Reinier Casanova defected following the ’09 season. He was 3-3 with a save 

and a 6.47 ERA for Pinar del Rio in 2007-2008. He improved to 6-5 with four saves and a 3.22 ERA in 21 games 

in the hitter-friendly league in 2008-2009 (Baseball Reference). 


Recalled: RHP Tyson Ross 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike Benacka, RHP Andrew Carignan, RHP Scott Hodsdon, RHP Brett Hunter, RHP 

Jonathan Joseph, RHP Chad Kerfoot, RHP Alex Leon, RHP John Meloan, RHP Jamie Richmond, RHP James 

Simmons, RHP Justin Souza, RHP Dan Thomas, LHP Pedro Figueroa, LHP Ben Hornbeck, LHP Brad Kilby, 

LHP Ian Krol, LHP Lance Sewell, C Ryan Ortiz, 1B Sean Doolittle, OF Jose Crisotomo, OF Myrio Richard, OF 

Michael Taylor 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Joey Devine, C Joel Galarraga 


Placed on restricted list: LHP Matt German 

Voluntarily retired: C Jim Klocke 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brody Colvin, RHP Brian Gordon, RHP Mike McGuire, RHP Drew Naylor, LHP Nick 

Hernandez, LHP Matt Way, C Joel Naughton, C John Suomi, 1B Tagg Bozied, 2B Albert Cartwright, OF Tyson 

Gillies, OF Jeremy Slayden 


Recalled: RHP Daniel McCutchen 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brad Lincoln 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Victor Black, RHP Brandon Holden, RHP Brent Klinger, RHP Hunter Strickland, RHP 

Tyler Yates, LHP Tyler Cox, LHP Donald Veal, C Milver Reyes, 1B Jeff Clement, 2B Gerardo Alvarez, 3B Chase 

Lyles, OF Justin Bencsko 


Released: RHP Ian Snell, LHP Tyler Norrick 

Placed on restricted list: RHP Thomas Eager, RHP Ian Snell 

Placed on suspended list: OF D'Marcus Ingram 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jared Bradford, RHP Scott Gorgen, RHP David Kopp, RHP Scott McGregor, RHP 

Arquimedes Nieto, RHP Pete Parise, RHP Joel Pichardo, RHP Francisco Samuel, LHP Daniel Bibona, LHP 

Daniel Calhoun, LHP Sam Freeman, C Charlie Cutler, C Luis de la Cruz, C Roberto Espinoza, C Robert Stock, 

1B Xavier Scruggs, 2B Jason Stidham, SS Freddie Bynum, OF Jim Rapoport, OF Ryde Rodriguez, OF Oscar 

Taveras 

Reinstated from restricted list: RHP Ian Snell 


Signed: RHP Josh Worrell, 2B David Newhan (re-signed) 

Released: C Griffin Benedict 

Loaned to Mexican League: 2B Adan Velazquez (Quintana Roo) 

Recalled: LHP Wade LeBlanc 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Samuel Deduno, LHP Wade LeBlanc, OF Cedric Hunter 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Rafael Arias, RHP Stephen Faris, RHP Jon Leicester, RHP Daniel Sarria, RHP 

Adam Schrader, LHP Juan Oramas, LHP Nick Schmidt, C Luis Martinez, C Eddy Rodriguez, 2B David Newhan,

SS Drew Cumberland, OF Luis Domoromo, OF Dan Meeley, OF Wande Olabisi 

Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Matt LaChappa 


Signed: RHP Craig Whitaker (re-signed), 1B Travis Ishikawa* 

Placed on restricted list: RHP B.J. Salsbury 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Jean Machi (Mexico City) 

Outrighted off 40-man: 1B Travis Ishikawa (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: LHP Clayton Tanner (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jorge Bucardo, RHP Waldis Joaquin, RHP Jeremy Toole, RHP Kyle Vazquez, RHP 

Craig Whitaker, LHP Craig Clark, LHP Chris Gloor, LHP Chuck Lofgren, 1B Brad Eldred, 2B Nick Noonan, 3B 

Drew Biery, SS Ehire Adrianza, SS Brandon Crawford, SS Ryan Lormand, OF Dan Cook, OF Thomas Neal, OF 

Francisco Peguero 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Seth Rosin 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP B.J. Salsbury 


Voluntarily retired: RHP Nolan Gallagher 

Added to 40-man roster: C Chris Gimenez 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jonathan Arias, RHP Charlie Haeger, RHP Stephen Kahn, RHP Stephen Pryor, RHP 

Alfredo Venegas, LHP Nick Hill, LHP Donnie Hume, 1B Luis Jimenez, 3B Shaver Hansen, 3B Mario Martinez, 

SS Edilio Colina, OF Joe Dunigan, OF Greg Halman, OF Kuo Hui Lo, OF Eddy Martinez-Esteve 

Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Brent Johnson 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Yusmeiro Petit 

A fourth-round pick from Stanford in ’07, Nolan Gallagher's career was sabotaged by injury. He made just 22 

appearances in the last three seasons, none above low Class A. 


Released: 3B Kyle Spraker 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Casey Kotchman 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Mike Ekstrom (Triple-A) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jairo de la Rosa, RHP Will Kline, RHP Ricky Orta, RHP Wilking Rodriguez, RHP 

Albert Suarez, RHP Kirby Yates, LHP Kyle Lobstein, 2B Shawn O'Malley, 3B Julio Cedeno, 3B Henry Wrigley, 

SS Hak-Ju Lee, OF John Matulia, OF Lucas Montero, OF Ty Morrison, OF Emeel Salem, OF Isaias Velasquez 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Manny Corpas, RHP Mike Perconte 

Placed on restricted list: SS Omar Quintanilla 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ramon Aguero (claimed off waivers from Pirates) 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Fabio Castillo, RHP Ovispo de los Santos, RHP Wilmer Font, RHP Eric Hurley, RHP 

Chris Mobley, RHP Tanner Scheppers, LHP Richard Bleier, LHP Tim Murphy, LHP Shane Zegarac, C Elio 

Sarmiento, 3B Mitchell Hilligoss 

Signed in the offseason, Omar Quintanilla must complete his 50-game suspension before he can suit up for the 

Rangers. 


Signed: OF Javan Williams, OF Dewayne Wise 

Released: RHP Steve Raburn, C Al Quintana, 2B Nick Bidois 

Placed on restricted list: C Matt Liuzza, 2B Justin McClanahan 

Recalled: RHP Casey Janssen, RHP Scott Richmond, LHP Brad Mills 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Casey Janssen, RHP Scott Richmond, SS Mike McCoy 

Option transferred: RHP Alan Farina (Triple-A to Double-A)

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Henderson Alvarez, RHP Dustin Antolin, RHP Matt Fields, RHP Bobby Korecky, 

RHP Andrew Liebel, RHP Robert Ray, RHP Sean Shoffit, RHP Brian Slover, RHP Marcus Walden, LHP John 

Anderson, LHP Aaron Loup, LHP Jared Potts, 1B Lance Durham, 2B Callix Crabbe, 2B Ryan Schimpf, 3B Scott 

Campbell, SS Luis Sanchez, OF Daniel Perales, OF Scott Podsednik 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Tyler Ybarra 


Signed: RHP Hector Nelo 

Placed on restricted list: C Adrian Nieto, C Sean Rooney 

Recalled: C Jesus Flores 

Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Patrick Arnold, RHP Rafael Martin, RHP Shairon Martis, RHP Dean Weaver, RHP 

Zech Zinicola, LHP Jack McGeary, LHP Oliver Perez, LHP Atahualpa Severino, LHP Sammy Solis, C Derek 

Norris, C Sam Palace, 2B Matt Antonelli, OF Justin Bloxom 

Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Miguel Perez, OF Roger Bernadina 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Roger Bernadina 

Adrian Nieto will miss the first 50 games of the 2011 season for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and 

Treatment Program. The 21-year-old, selected by the Nationals in the fifth round of the 2008 Draft, tested 

positive for the anabolic steroid Oxandrolone and performance-enhancing Metabolite. The switch-hitting Cuban 

hit .195 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 60 games with Class A Hagerstown in the South Atlantic League in 

2010. Nieto made 49 starts behind the plate for the Suns, after spending his first two professional seasons in the 

Gulf Coast League. 

March 30-April 5 

Players listed with an asterisk (*) denote those 40-man roster players who have signed minor league contracts 

with the same organization after being outrighted to the minors. 


Signed: 2B Tony Abreu*, SS Josh Wilson 

Released: RHP Jeff Dietz, RHP T.J. Hose, RHP Kip Wells, C Sean Coughlin, C Errol Hollinger, C P.J. Pilittere, 

1B Bryan Byrne 

Outrighted off 40-man: 2B Tony Abreu (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Esmerling Vasquez, 1B Brandon Allen 


Signed: RHP Scott Proctor (re-signed), 2B C.J. Retherford, OF Joe Mather*, OF Hilton Richardson 

Released: RHP David Francis, RHP Amable Nin, RHP Nate Russ, 1B Barbaro Canizares, 1B Chris Garcia, 1B 

Michael Jones, 2B Ivan Marin, 3B Chris Curley, OF Brent Clevlen, OF Daniel Falcon, OF Yasser Gomez, OF 

Jake Hanson, OF Cole Miles, OF Beau Torbert 

Acquired: OF Marcus Lemon from Rangers for future considerations 

Recalled: LHP Mike Minor 

Atlanta released a pair of Cuban players with good experience in international tournaments with the Cuban 

national team: Barbaro Canizares & Yasser Gomez. Signed by Atlanta in Feb. 2006, Canizares (31) made the 

MLB debut in 2009 with the Braves (.190/.190/.238 in five games); in five minor league seasons (the last four in 

Triple-A) he showed good hitting skills by hitting .314/.375/.455 in 527 games. Canizares played in the 2009 

Futures Game and was an International League Post-Season All-Star in 2009 & 2010; he also was a 2011 

Carribean Series All-Star playing for the Carribean Champion Mexico. His strong showing in the Mex-Pacific 

winter league earned him a contract with the Oaxaca Gurreros after the cut by the Braves was official. Gomez 

(31) defected from Cuba late in 2008, at which point at least one scout considered him major league ready. At 

that time, he was described as a speedy outfielder who had hit for high averages in Cuba. 2010 stats: 

.323/.411/.346 in 38 games at Mississippi (AA). 

The Braves have acquired utilityman Marcus Lemon from the Rangers for a player to be named. Lemon, 23 in 

June, was a fourth-round pick of Texas in 2006, and has a career .274/.348/.372 line in five minor league 

campaigns, topping out at Double-A Frisco the past two seasons. He was drafted as a shortstop but began 

moving around the diamond in 2009.


Signed: RHP Rick VandenHurk* 

Released: RHP Daurin Tavarez, LHP Chad Thall, C Freuny Parra, 1B David Anderson, 2B Gary Helmick, 2B 

Anyi Tejeda, OF Daniel Figueroa, OF Joe Gaetti 

Placed on disqualified list: 2B Alexander Zorrilla 

Recalled: LHP Zach Britton 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Josh Rupe 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Rick VandenHurk (Triple-A) 

Selected by Baltimore in the 43rd Round of 2005 amateur entry draft, Miami-native Figueroa (28) repeated AA 

level last season and hit a poor .208, but showing good eye with 44 walks and a .346 OBP. He peaked at AAA- 

Norfolk for two games. Figueroa played for Spain in some international events such as the 2009 IBAF World Cup 

(Update: Figueroa signed with Grand Prairie of the Independent American Association). 


Signed: RHP Chris Martin (Grand Prairie (American Association)) 

Released: RHP Adam Mills, LHP Matt Phillips, LHP Itsuki Shoda, 3B Ryan Khoury, OF Aaron Bates, OF Willie 

Holmes, OF Jason Place 

Traded: RHP Pedro Perez to Tigers for future considerations 

Traded: OF Bubba Bell to Indians for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alfredo Aceves, LHP Hideki Okajima, C Michael McKenry 

Place, 22, was the 27th overall pick in the 2006 draft and signed for $1.3MM. He had a fine professional debut 

that season (.292/.386/.442 in 132 rookie ball plate appearances), but has struggled in the four years since. He 

climbed as high as Double-A, and is a .234/.315/390 career hitter. 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Ramon Ortiz, C Max Ramirez* 

Released: RHP Chris Huseby, RHP Alessandro Maestri, RHP Mike Perconte, RHP Aaron Shafer, LHP James 

Leverton, LHP Marcos Perez, LHP Chris Siegfried, LHP Polin Trinidad, OF Alvaro Ramirez 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Reed Johnson 

Outrighted off 40-man: C Max Ramirez (Triple-A) 

Signed for $1.3 million as a 11th-rounder in 2006 Huseby earned his release for totaling just 75 innings over the 

past three seasons. 

Maestri made history in 2006 when he became the first Italian-born pitcher to be signed by a Major League 

organization. Maestri represented his country by pitching in the World Baseball Classic in both 2006 and 2009. 

Spending five seasons in the Cubs organization, he was used as both a starter and reliever, going 24-17 with a 

3.75 ERA with 19 saves in 191 games (peaking at AA). In 2007 he earned a spot on the Midwest League All- 

Star team for Class-A Peoria, posting a 6-3 record with a 2.26 ERA and 12 saves, while averaging a strikeout 

per inning. A year later, Maestri made the Florida State League All-Star team as a starter, going 5-3 with a 3.69 

ERA for Class-A Advanced Daytona before being promoted. Baseball America ranked him the best slider in the 

Cubs’ system after the 2007 season. After his release, Maestri decided to stay in the U.S. by signing with the 

Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association independent league for the 2011 season. 

Shafer, 24, was a second round pick in 2008. He signed for $625K. Shafer picked well in relief last year (2.68 

ERA in 80 2/3 IP), but that's only because he dominated Single-A (0.96 ERA in 46 2/3 IP) while getting 

hammered in Double-A (5.03 ERA in 34 IP). He went 4-3-7, 2.68 ERA overall in 80.2 relief innings. After the cut, 

he was signed by Gateway of independent Frontier League. 


Signed: RHP Jeff Marquez* 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Lastings Milledge 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Jeff Marquez (Triple-A) 


Signed: RHP David Johnson 

Released: RHP Ricky Bowen, 3B Miguel Chacoa, 3B Oliver Santos, OF Alex Oliveras, OF Cameron Satterwhite 

Recalled: RHP Jordan Smith 

Option transferred: RHP Daryl Thompson (Triple-A to Double-A), C Yasmani Grandal (Double-A to High-A)


Released: RHP Ryan Gardner, RHP J.D. Goryl, RHP Brian Grening, RHP Alex Kaminsky, 3B Matt Cusick, OF 

Preston Mattingly 

Acquired: OF Bubba Bell from Red Sox for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Justin Germano, 3B Jack Hannahan, SS Adam Everett, OF Travis Buck 


Released: RHP Craig Baker, RHP Chris Sampson, LHP Greg Smith, C Johnny Bowden, C Ben Petralli, C Josh 

Powers, C Brandon Yarbrough, 1B Jason Botts, 1B Logan Parker, 2B Eric Duncan, 2B Tug Hulett, 3B Ryan 

Peisel, OF Nathan Hines, OF Gabe Suarez 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Jason Giambi 

A fourth-round pick in ’06, Craig Baker pitched well at the Class A level in ’08 and ’09, notching 145 strikeouts in 

119 innings and leading the minors with 33 saves in ’09. But the injury bug that plagued him early in his career 

came back with a vengeance last season, when Baker stumbled to a 9.16 ERA and 2.14 WHIP in 20 Double-A 

appearances. 


Signed: RHP Sergio Berihuete 

Acquired: RHP Pedro Perez from Red Sox for future considerations 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Enrique Gonzalez 

Outrighted off 40-man: 3B Audy Ciriaco (Double-A) 

Option transferred: RHP Lester Oliveros (Triple-A to Double-A) 


Released: RHP Brent Allar, RHP Brandon Cunniff, RHP Zach Dials, RHP Shawn Hill, LHP Jeff Gogal, LHP 

Zach Robertson, 2B Mike Pasek, OF Dewayne Wise 

Traded: C Carlos Paulino to Pirates for 2B Jim Negrych 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Greg Dobbs, SS Donnie Murphy 


Released: RHP Bubbie Buzachero, RHP Jailen Peguero, LHP Mike Modica, OF Freddy Parejo 

Elected free agency: LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Joe Inglett 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Henry Villar 

Option transferred: RHP David Carpenter (Triple-A to Double-A), RHP Jorge De Leon (Triple-A to Low-A), 

RHP Arcenio Leon (Triple-A to Double-A), 2B Jimmy Paredes (Triple-A to Double-A) 


Signed: RHP Jeff Suppan, C Lucas May*, OF Gregor Blanco* 

Released: RHP Josh Worrell, LHP Ben Swaggerty, SS Jake Eigsti, OF Patrick Norris, OF Hilton Richardson 

Placed on restricted list: C Drew Robertson, 1B Geoff Baldwin, SS J.D. Alfaro, OF Patrick White 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Federico Castaneda (Mexico City) 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Tim Collins 

Outrighted off 40-man: C Lucas May (Triple-A), OF Gregor Blanco (Triple-A) 

Hilton Richardson, a ’07 seventh-rounder, showed off fine wheels (77 steals in 100 career attempts) but hit just 

.231/.304/.340 in four seasons, topping out in low Class A. The Braves quickly scooped him up. 

Collins (21) was signed by the Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent on July 20, 2007 before being acquired by 

the Atlanta Braves on July 14 in a five-player deal that swapped shortstops Yunel Escobar to Toronto and Alex 

Gonzalez to Atlanta. Then was acquired by the Kansas City Royals in a trade with the Atlanta Braves on July 31, 

2010. The lefty graduated from Worcester Vocational High School, compiling a 91-5 record in his four seasons. 

In 2010 he pitched strong in 71.1 relief innings between AA & AAA level: 3-1-15, 2.02 ERA with 108K/27BB. 


Signed: LHP Horacio Ramirez, C Orlando Mercado, 1B Marcus Nidiffer 

Released: RHP Tony Pluta, RHP Jeremy Thorne, LHP Starlin Feliz, C Kevin Arendse, OF Rich Cates, OF Mike 

Turner 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Matt Palmer, RHP Francisco Rodriguez, SS Andrew Romine


Signed: 1B John Lindsey* 

Released: RHP Juan Rincon, LHP James Adkins, LHP Antonio Castillo, C Orlando Mercado, 1B Steven 

Caseres, SS Michael Richard 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Lance Cormier, RHP Mike MacDougal, 2B Aaron Miles 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Jon Link (Triple-A), 1B John Lindsey (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Scott Elbert 

Option transferred: RHP Luis Vasquez (Double-A to High-A) 

The Dodgers shifted Adkins, the 39th overall pick in ’07 as Tennessee's all-time strikeout leader, to the bullpen 

last season in the hopes that his quality breaking stuff (and fringy fastball) would play up. Adkins' strikeout rate 

spiked at Double-A (9.9 per nine innings) as he held lefty batters to a 12-for-65 (.185) showing, but unfortunately 

his walk rate held steady (4.6) and righty batters battered him for an .828 OPS—and all six home runs allowed. 


Signed: OF Brandon Boggs* 

Released: RHP Rigoberto Almonte, RHP Ryan Bernal, RHP David Johnson, RHP Chad Robinson, RHP Jose 

Sanchez, LHP Dexter Bobo, LHP Chris Cody, LHP Evan Frederickson, LHP Marques Kyles, LHP Brandon 

Ritchie, LHP Travis Stortz, C Mike Melillo, C James Skelton, C Austin Stockfisch, OF Peter Fatse 

Placed on restricted list: SS Michael Marseco 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Erick Almonte, OF Jeremy Reed 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brandon Kintzler 

Evan Frederickson wowed the Brewers with high-90s velocity at a pre-draft workout in ’08, prompting Milwaukee 

to reach to take him with the 35th overall pick, behind only Brett Lawrie and Jake Odorizzi. Signed for $1.01 

million despite a checkered three-year, two-school college career that included 139 walks in 132 innings, 

Frederickson's walks-per-nine rate never fell below 7.6 in any of his three pro seasons. Last year, the 23-yearold 

issued 76 free passes in 68 innings between Pioneer (R) & FSL (A Adv.). 


Released: RHP David Gutierrez, C Jeff Howell, 1B Erik Lis 

Voluntarily retired: RHP Chris Province 

Selected by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Southeastern Louisiana 

University, Chris Province (the haul for Boof Bonser in December ’09) worked around too many baserunners last 

season (1.59 WHIP, 5.66 ERA), but it's hard to say how many of his 116 hits allowed in 97 innings could have 

been prevented with stronger defensive support. He's a strong groundball pitcher who pitched in front of Double- 

A and Triple-A clubs that finished with the worst records in their classifications, not to mention the highest ERAs 

and hit rates. 

New York Mets 

Signed: LHP Pat Misch*, 1B Nick Evans*, SS Luis Hernandez* 

Released: LHP Nelson Pereira, LHP Les Walrond, C Taylor Freeman, 1B Jeff Flagg, 1B Chris Shelton, OF 

Quintin Berry, OF Emmanuel Garcia, OF Cody Holliday 

Loaned to Mexican League: 1B Japhet Amador (Mexico City) 

Outrighted off 40-man: 1B Nick Evans (Triple-A), SS Luis Hernandez (Triple-A) 

Option transferred: RHP Josh Stinson (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Garcia was in the news this spring for coming back from testicular cancer, which was discovered after he failed a 

drug test. (John Manuel) 


Signed: C P.J. Pilittere 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Luis Ayala, RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Freddy Garcia, C Gustavo Molina 

Optioned to Triple-A: OF Chris Dickerson 


Signed: C Mitch Canham 

Released: RHP Mathieu Poirier, OF David Thomas 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Andy LaRoche 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Tyson Ross, C Josh Donaldson, 2B Eric Sogard 

Option transferred: RHP Fautino de los Santos (Triple-A to Double-A)


Signed: 2B Ronnie Belliard, 2B Kevin Frandsen 

Released: RHP Matt Anderson, RHP Edgar Garcia, RHP Julian Sampson, RHP Jon Velasquez, LHP Neal 

Davis, LHP Dan Meyer, 2B Luis Castillo, 2B Korby Mintken, 2B Cale Owen 

Added to 40-man roster: 3B Pete Orr 

Reinstated from inactive list: 3B Travis Mattair 


Signed: RHP Tim Wood, LHP Dan Meyer, C Rodolfo Pena 

Released: RHP Craig Hansen, RHP Yeiber Sanchez 

Traded: 2B Jim Negrych to Marlins for C Carlos Paulino 

Outrighted to Mexican League: RHP Oscar Verdugo (Veracruz) 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Jose Veras 

Designated for assignment: RHP Ramon Aguero 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Leroux 

Option transferred: RHP Bryan Morris (Triple-A to Double-A) 

With quick actions behind the plate and an above-average arm, Carlos Paulino (21) could add value to the 

Pirates as an organizational catcher. He's not much of a hitter (.184/.214/.234 in low Class A) but he has four 

seasons to go before he qualifies for minor league free agency as he was signed by the Marlins as a nondrafted 

free agent on Oct. 5, 2007 out of the Dominican Republic. The Pirates assigned him to Bradenton (FSL/A 

Adv.) 

The 26 th overall pick of the 2005 Draft by the Red Sox, Hansen signed a 4 years/$4.4M major league contract 

(2005-2008). Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Boston on 7/31/08, he failed to establish himself as a MLB 

pitcher denoting control issues; his overall MLB record is 4-9-3, 6.34 ERA with 70K/63BB in 93.2 IP in parts of 

four seasons with Boston and Pittsburgh. His minors numbers are better: 8-6-4, 2.72 ERA in 146 IP. The Pirates 

re-signed him to a 1 year/$0.825M (2009) and outrighted him to the minors in October of the same year. 

Pittsburgh re-signed Hansen to a 2010 minor league contract worth roughly $0.660M (80% of previous year 

according to MLB rules), so the team choose to cut him lose rather than re-signing the reliever for $0.528M. 


Signed: LHP Sean Watson (NDFA—UC Davis) 

Released: C Ivan Castro, 1B Francisco Rivera, 1B Curt Smith 

Voluntarily retired: RHP Ian Snell 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Miguel Batista 

Option transferred: RHP David Kopp (Triple-A to Double-A), 3B Zack Cox (Low-A to High-A) 


Signed: 2B Pat McKenna 

Released: RHP Mike DeMark, RHP Rob Gariano, RHP Nick Schumacher, C Mitch Canham, C Gregg Zaun, 2B 

David Newhan 

San Diego selected Mitch Canham with the 57th overall pick in ’07 with visions of him developing into an 

offensive-minded starting catcher. His defense never really coalesced—opposing basestealers ran wild when he 

started—and he began seeing more time at less-demanding positions: left field, third base and first base. The 

Padres' new front office might have kept Canham around if he had hit, but through 670 Double-A plate 

appearances his batting line stands at .242/.322/.346. 


Signed: RHP Doug Mathis 

Released: RHP Francisco Cruceta, RHP Brian Lawrence, RHP Matt Sartor, RHP Jeff Suppan, RHP Craig 

Whitaker, LHP Jacobo Meque, C Matt Klimas, 1B Andy D'Alessio, SS Brad Boyer, OF Ben Copeland 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Guillermo Mota, 1B Brandon Belt 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Steve Edlefsen, SS Ryan Rohlinger 

Copeland was the Giants' first draft pick in ’05, as a fourth-rounder. In 2010, the left-handed hitter hit 

.280/.378/.404 at Fresno (AAA), denoting solid hitting skills and above average speed (8 Triples, 23 SB). 


Released: RHP Blake Nation, RHP Mumba Rivera, LHP Robert Rohrbaugh, C Henry Contreras 

Added to 40-man roster: SS Luis Rodriguez, OF Ryan Langerhans


Released: RHP Justin Hall, LHP Ryan Fleckenstein, LHP J.R. Robinson, C Tomas Francisco, 2B Bennett Davis, 

3B Scott Lawson, OF Alex Diaz, OF Bryan Fogle, OF D.J. Jones 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Juan Cruz, 3B Felipe Lopez 

Designated for assignment: RHP Mike Ekstrom 

Option transferred: RHP Chris Archer (Triple-A to Double-A), C Nevin Ashley (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: SS Luis Cruz 

Released: RHP Brennan Garr, RHP Danny Gutierrez, RHP Hector Nelo, RHP Tim Steggall, RHP Ty 

Taubenheim, LHP Starling de la Rosa, LHP Justin Earls, C Doug Hogan, C Johnathon Moore, C Alinson Perez, 

1B Mike Ortiz, 2B Jake Kaase, OF Edward Alfonzo, OF Erold Andrus, OF Ed Koncel, OF Jason Kudlock, OF 

Travis Meiners, OF Cody Podraza, OF Cristian Santana 

Traded: OF Marcus Lemon to Braves for future considerations 

Placed on restricted list: OF Miguel Velazquez 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Dave Bush 

The Rangers released righty Danny Gutierrez, formerly one of their top-10 prospects. Gutierrez had been 

acquired from the Royals, but his stuff has diminished and was suspended 50 games for amphetamines prior to 

the 2010 season. 


Released: RHP Vince Bongiovanni, RHP Ross Buckwalter, RHP David Sever, LHP Ryan Page, C Karim 

Turkamani, OF Leonard Davis, OF Eric Eiland, OF Joey Hage 

Like the Red Sox's separation from Jason Place, the Blue Jays found themselves in a similar predicament with 

Eric Eiland, their second-round pick in ’07. A raw, athletic Texas prep product, Eiland stole bases efficiently (80 

percent in four pro seasons) but batted just .221/.319/.290 in 1,121 plate appearances, none above low Class A. 


Released: RHP Adrian Alaniz, RHP Joe Bisenius, RHP Harvey Garcia, RHP Tim Wood, LHP Ron Villone, C Lou 

Santangelo, 2B Alex Cintron, 3B Dan Lyons, OF Robby Jacobsen, OF Jonathan Van Every 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chad Gaudin, 2B Alex Cora, OF Laynce Nix, OF Matt Stairs 

March 23-29 

Players listed with an asterisk (*) denote those 40-man roster players who have signed minor league contracts 

with the same organization after being outrighted to the minors. 


Released: RHP Brian Sweeney, LHP Jordan Kendall, OF Ryan Patterson 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Russell Branyan 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Jordan Norberto 

After being released Sweeney signed with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. 


Released: RHP Dalton Acord, RHP Wilton Estevez, LHP Brett DeVall, LHP Tommy Palica 

Acquired: RHP Billy Bullock from Twins as compensation for major league Rule 5 selection LHP Scott Diamond 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Joe Mather (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Juan Abreu, RHP Jairo Asencio, LHP Mike Minor, SS Diory Hernandez, OF Jordan 

Schafer 

DeVall, a sandwich-round pick in 2008 (40th overall), is still only 21, but elbow troubles limited him to just 160 

innings at Class A Rome the past two seasons. For his career, DeVall has a 3.92 ERA, 6.3 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9. 


Released: RHP John Mariotti, 1B Austin Rauch, 2B Auburn Donaldson, OF Grolmann Gonzalez, OF Jeremy 

Shelby, OF Randy Winn 

Returned Rule 5 selection: RHP Adrian Rosario (to Brewers) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Zach Britton, C Craig Tatum, 3B Josh Bell, OF Nolan Reimold


Released: RHP Chris Court, RHP Bryce Cox, RHP Eric Curtis, RHP Stephen Fox, RHP T.J. Large, RHP Ryne 

Lawson, RHP Ryne Miller, RHP Kelvin Pichardo, RHP Ryne Reynoso, LHP Michael Bugary, LHP Lenny 

DiNardo, LHP Lance McClain, 2B Kenneth Roque, 3B Jorge Jimenez, OF Bryan Peterson 

Traded: RHP Dan Turpen to Rockies for C Michael McKenry 

Added to 40-man roster: LHP Dennys Reyes 

Designated for assignment: C Mark Wagner 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Atchison, RHP Michael Bowden, OF Ryan Kalish, OF Josh Reddick 

With Double-A Portland in ’09 and ’10, Bryce Cox appeared in 87 relief games and kept the ball on the ground 

(2.1 ground-to-flyout ratio), but didn't succeed nearly so well on the baserunner (1.57 WHIP) or strikeout-to-walk 

(1.3-to-1 ratio) fronts. Last season, Cox had a 4.89 ERA. The 26-year-old was Boston's third-round pick from 

Rice in ’06. After the release he signed with Grand Prairie of the indy American Association. 

Selected by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of Porterville (Calif.) 

Community College, Puerto-Rican Jimenez (26) was considered a physical third baseman with solid lefty bat and 

an 80-arm. Those tools made him a Rule V Draft pick by the Marlins in the 2009 MLB phase of the draft; Florida 

eventually gave him back to Boston prior the beginning of the 2010 season that Jimenez played with Pawtucket 

(IL/AAA) hitting .217/.290/.279 in 95 games. He made the Puerto Rican Baseball League All-Star team this past 

winter playing for Ponce and finishing among the League leaders in RBI (19). Like Cox, Jimenez will try to 

resurrect his career in indy ball: he signed with Brockton of the Can-Am League. 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: OF Brandon Watson 

Released: RHP Danny Keefe, RHP Corey Martin, RHP Mike Parisi, LHP Scott Rice, OF Francisco Guzman, OF 

Cody Shields 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Justin Berg, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Jeff Stevens, LHP Scott Maine, C 

Welington Castillo, OF Fernando Perez 


Signed: RHP Dexter Carter, RHP Nick McCully, 3B Christian Colonel, SS Kyle Eveland (Traverse City 

(Frontier)) 

Released: RHP Josh Billeaud, RHP Angel Garcia, RHP Matt Hopps, RHP Matt Long, RHP Jeff Sues, C Logan 

Johnson, 2B C.J. Retherford, 2B Nate Sutton, 3B Jose Vargas, OF Jordan Cheatham 

Acquired: RHP Gaby Hernandez from Royals for cash considerations 

Traded: SS Robert Hudson to Phillies for future considerations 

Traded: OF John Shelby III to Rays for future considerations 

Option transferred: RHP Gregory Infante (Triple-A to Double-A) 

C.J. Retherford slumped to a .543 OPS last season after batting .297/.340/.473 for Double-A Birmingham in ’09. 

He signed as a nondrafted free agent out of Arizona State in June ’07. For his four-year minor league career, he 

has a .273/.327/.442 line. 

Dana Eveland's younger brother Kyle went undrafted out of Chico State (Calif.) in ’09. He batted just 

.249/.332/.327 as a shortstop in indy ball in the past two seasons. 

A second-round pick in ’06, 6-foot-5 righty Matt Long went 7-9, 4.89 in 21 starts for Double-A Birmingham last 

year, showing average stuff across the board. 


Released: OF Travis Mitchell, OF Justin Reed 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Chris Valaika 


Signed: LHP Jesse English 

Released: RHP Omar Aguilar, RHP Casey Gaynor, RHP Jeremy Johnson, RHP Doug Mathis, RHP Takafumi 

Nakamura, RHP Julio Ramirez, RHP David Roberts, LHP Vidal Nuno, C Juan Aponte, OF Trent Baker, OF 

Kevin Rucker, OF Joel Torres 

Outrighted off 40-man: RHP Jensen Lewis (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jeanmar Gomez, RHP Jess Todd, LHP David Huff, 2B Luis Valbuena, OF Ezequiel 

Carrera

Japanese 23-year-old Nakamura went 4-3-1, 4.10 ERA in 41.2 relief innings between NYP-League (A short) & 

Midwest League (A) with 32 K, 8 BB and 44 hits in his only season in the Indians’ farm system. 


Released: RHP Tyler Trice, LHP Brandon Durden, LHP Kenny Durst, 1B Chad Jacobsen 

Traded: C Michael McKenry to Red Sox for RHP Dan Turpen 

Acquired: 3B Josh Fields from Pirates for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Matt Daley, RHP Greg Reynolds, C Jordan Pacheco, 2B Eric Young Jr. 

Option transferred: RHP Cory Riordan (Triple-A to Double-A) 


Released: RHP Scot Drucker, RHP Victor Moreno, RHP Anthony Shawler, LHP John Bale, LHP Kyle Bloom, 

LHP Mariano Gomez, LHP Ariel Medina, LHP Yadiel Polanco, LHP Wilfredo Ramirez, 2B Pat McKenna, OF Matt 

Mansilla, OF Brandon Tripp, OF Chris White 

Optioned to Triple-A: SS Danny Worth 


Released: RHP Corey Goudeau, RHP Brett Sinkbeil, RHP Brad Stone, LHP Brad Furnish, LHP Isaac Morales, 

C Mark Wyatt, OF Thomas Hickman 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Burke Badenhop, C Brad Davis, SS Ozzie Martinez 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Jhan Marinez 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Mark Wyatt 

Brett Sinkbeil, 26, enhanced his strikeout rate (8.0 per nine innings) with his ’10 shift to the bullpen, but he 

showed the same poor control (4.4) with Triple-A New Orleans. The results were similar (5.71 ERA, 1.69 WHIP), 

though, so not only did he lose his 40-man roster spot, but Sinkbeil, the 19th overall pick in ’06, lost his place in 

the organization. 

The Marlins' second-round pick in ’06, the Sinkbeil draft, Tom Hickman batted .231/.337/.406 in five seasons, 

topping out in high Class A. 


Signed: RHP Fernando Nieve 

Released: RHP Kyle Godfrey, RHP Brenden Stines, RHP Brian Wabick, RHP Jared Wells, LHP Edwin Walker, 

1B Ryan Ditthardt, 1B Marcus Nidiffer, 3B Kody Kirkland, 3B Chris Lovett, SS Mike Affronti, SS Oscar Figueroa, 

OF Lee Cruz, OF Ryan Humphrey, OF Renzo Tello 

Acquired: OF Joe Inglett from Rays for cash considerations 

Returned Rule 5 selection: RHP Lance Pendleton (to Yankees) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Wesley Wright, SS Tommy Manzella, OF Brian Bogusevic 


Released: RHP Tyler Gatrell, RHP Aaron Hartsock, RHP Scott Kelley, RHP Matt Morizio, RHP James 

Thompson, LHP Claudio Bavera, C Brian Peterson, 2B Correy Figueroa, 3B Pedro Feliz, 3B Tom Zebroski, OF 

Rene Oriental 

Traded: RHP Alex Caldera to Nationals for cash considerations 

Traded: RHP Gaby Hernandez to White Sox for cash considerations 

Acquired: 3B Johnny Whittleman from Rangers for future considerations 

Returned Rule 5 selection: LHP Robert Fish (to Angels) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Vin Mazzaro, OF Lorenzo Cain 

Whittleman, 24, was selected by Texas in the second round of the 2005 amateur draft, but had yet to play above 

Double-A in the Rangers' system. In over 2,800 minor league plate appearances, the corner infielder has hit 

.242/.353/.389. 


Signed: LHP Ryan Ketchner 

Released: RHP Ryan Braun, RHP Justin Harper, RHP Vinnie St. John, LHP Michael Anton, LHP Josh Blanco, 

LHP Leonardo Calderon, 1B Nick Farnsworth, 2B Kevin Ramos, OF George Barber, OF Jake Rife 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Trevor Bell 


Signed: C Fausto Mier

Released: RHP Bobby Blevins, RHP Nick Gaudi, RHP Jimmy Marshall, LHP Ron Mahay, 3B Brian Ruggiano, 

OF Stetson Banks 

Loaned to Mexican League: RHP Edwin Contreras (Monclova), RHP Jesus Rodriguez (Monclova), LHP 

Thomas Melgarejo (Saltillo) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP John Ely, RHP Travis Schlichting, RHP Ramon Troncoso 


Released: LHP Casey Baron, LHP Bobby Bramhall 

Traded: 3B Cutter Dykstra to Nationals for OF Nyjer Morgan 

Elected free agency: SS Luis Cruz 

Returned Rule 5 selection: RHP Pat Egan (to Orioles) 

Outrighted off 40-man: SS Luis Cruz (Triple-A), OF Brandon Boggs (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Justin James, RHP Mike McClendon, C Martin Maldonado, 2B Eric Farris 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Wily Peralta 


Released: RHP Steve Blevins, RHP Peter Kennelly, RHP Mike McCardell, RHP Kyle Orr, LHP Brett Carroll, 

LHP David Deminsky, C Buddy Munroe, C Alexander Soto, C Nick Tindall, 1B Brian Burke, 3B Juan Portes, OF 

Joe Dickerson, OF Justin Huber, OF Derrick Phillips 

Traded: RHP Billy Bullock to Braves as compensation for major league Rule 5 selection LHP Scott Diamond 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Scott Diamond (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jim Hoey, RHP Anthony Slama, 2B Luke Hughes 

Option transferred: RHP David Bromberg (Triple-A to Double-A) 

Aussie Justin Huber signed with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League after the release. 

New York Mets 

Released: RHP Daniel Carela, RHP Tony Feliz, RHP John Holdzkom, RHP Samuel Taveras, RHP Wes Wrenn, 

2B Ray Van Gurp, 3B James Schroeder, OF Joey August, OF Will Cherry, OF R.J. Harris, OF Nick Santomauro 

Traded: RHP Eddie Kunz to Padres for 1B Allan Dykstra 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Blaine Boyer, LHP Tim Byrdak, OF Willie Harris 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Pat Misch (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Justin Turner 


Signed: RHP Kevin Millwood 

Released: RHP Ryan Acosta, RHP Philip Bartleski, RHP Bryant Cotton, RHP Joel Marte, RHP Ben Watkins, 

LHP Sam Elam, LHP Trenton Lare, C Kyle Perkins, 1B Nick Ebert, 2B Ronnie Belliard, 2B Justin Snyder, OF 

Isaiah Brown 

Added to 40-man roster: 1B Eric Chavez 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Jose Ortegano, SS Ramiro Pena, OF Greg Golson, OF Justin Maxwell 

According to a source involved in the deal, Kevin Millwood was signed to a pro-rated $1.5 million deal with 

incentives, but has to be on the Yankees 25-man big league roster by May 1 or to be released. 


Released: RHP Jon Hunton, RHP Ken Smalley, LHP Ryan Quigley, C Dusty Napoleon, OF Toddric Johnson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Joey Devine, 1B Chris Carter 


Signed: LHP Jay Johnson, 2B Luis Castillo 

Released: RHP Justin Beal, RHP Bradley Blanks, RHP Mike Bolsenbroek, RHP Heitor Correa, RHP Drew 

Erwin, RHP Matt Hutchison, RHP Eric Massingham, RHP Marshall Schuler, RHP Andrew Snowdon, RHP Andy 

Wells, LHP Orlando Garces, LHP Drew Rundle, C Marlon Mitchell, 2B Matt McConnell, 3B Adam Buschini, OF 

Luis Beltre, OF Sebastian Boucher 

Acquired: SS Robert Hudson from White Sox for future considerations 

Outrighted off 40-man: 1B Matt Rizzotti (Double-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Mathieson, LHP Mike Zagurski 

Native Canadian Jay Johnson got drafted by the Orioles in ’09 (35th round) but didn't sign. He got drafted last 

year by the Blue Jays (26th round), signed on July 1 but then had his deal voided for elbow issues.


Released: RHP Casey Erickson, LHP Mike Williams, 1B Gerlis Rodriguez, 2B Luis Solano, 3B Christian 

Colonel, SS Adenson Chourio, OF Pat Irvine 

Traded: 3B Josh Fields to Rockies for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Daniel McCutchen, SS Pedro Ciriaco 


Released: RHP Charllan Jimenez, RHP Nick McCully, RHP Miguel Tapia, LHP George Brown, 2B Devin 

Goodwin, 2B Jose Martinez, OF C.J. Beatty, OF Antonio DeJesus, OF Ross Smith 

Loaned to Mexican League: OF Amaury Cazana Marti (Minatitlan) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Fernando Salas, RHP Eduardo Sanchez 


Released: RHP Alessio Angelucci, RHP Dexter Carter, RHP Geoff Geary, RHP Mike Koplove, RHP Rod Scurry, 

C Justin Echevarria, 2B Kevin Frandsen, OF Kellen Kulbacki, OF Oscar Salazar, OF Houston Slemp, OF 

Gunnar Terhune 

Traded: RHP Erik Davis to Nationals for SS Alberto Gonzalez 

Traded: 1B Allan Dykstra to Mets for RHP Eddie Kunz 

Recalled: RHP Samuel Deduno, OF Cedric Hunter 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Wade LeBlanc, SS Everth Cabrera, OF Aaron Cunningham 

Kellen Kulbacki built his prospect status on a torrid ’08 season in the California League, batting .332/.428/.589 

with 20 homers in little more than half a season for high Class A Lake Elsinore. Two injury-wracked years later 

and the 40th overall pick in ’07 has hit just .208/.271/.286 in 293 Double-A plate appearances. The Padres cut 

ties with the 25-year-old Kulbacki, just as they have with others from that draft, such as Eric Sogard (traded to 

A's), Brad Chalk (Pirates minor league Rule 5 pick), Corey Kluber (traded to Indians), Lance Zawadzki (waiver 

claim by Royals) and Wynn Pelzer (traded to Orioles). 


Released: RHP Brian Anderson, RHP Ben Wilshire, 3B Wes Hobson, SS Juan Martinez, OF Johnathan 

DeBerry, OF Carlton Salters 

Placed on suspended list: RHP B.J. Salsbury 


Released: RHP Lance Abbott, RHP Cheyne Hann, RHP Brandon Josselyn, RHP Chris Kessinger, RHP Josh 

Krist, RHP Jorden Merry, RHP Eric Thomas, RHP Jake Wild, LHP Derrick Saito, 1B Evan Sharpley, 2B Fred 

Bello, 2B Hawkins Gebbers, 2B Luis Nunez, OF Gabe Gross, OF Ryan Royster 

Returned Rule 5 selection: RHP Jose Flores (to Indians) 

Added to 40-man roster: RHP Chris Ray, RHP Jamey Wright, 2B Adam Kennedy 

Outrighted off 40-man: LHP Cesar Jimenez (Triple-A) 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Luke French, 2B Dustin Ackley, 3B Matt Tuiasosopo 


Released: RHP Jonah Bayliss, RHP Justin Garcia, LHP Aaron Dott, LHP Jake Sullivan, 2B Seth Henry, OF Kyle 

Lusson 

Traded: OF Joe Inglett to Astros for cash considerations 

Acquired: OF John Shelby III from White Sox for future considerations 

Returned Rule 5 selection: LHP Cesar Cabral (to Red Sox) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Rob Delaney, C Jose Lobaton 

Texas Rangers 

Released: C Fausto Mier 

Traded: 3B Johnny Whittleman to Royals for future considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Michael Kirkman, C Taylor Teagarden, 1B Chris Davis, OF Craig Gentry 


Released: LHP Dan DeLucia 

Added to 40-man roster: OF Corey Patterson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Scott Richmond


Signed: LHP Oliver Perez, C Sam Palace (Amarillo (United)) 

Released: RHP Michael Allen, RHP Shane Erb, RHP Robinson Fabian, RHP Justin Phillabaum, LHP Clayton 

Dill, LHP Austin Garrett, LHP Nick Serino, LHP Jack Spradlin, 1B Ronnie Labrie, 3B Jack Walker 

Traded: OF Nyjer Morgan to Brewers for 3B Cutter Dykstra 

Traded: SS Alberto Gonzalez to Padres for RHP Erik Davis 

Acquired: RHP Alex Caldera from Royals for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Collin Balester, RHP Yunesky Maya, RHP Craig Stammen, LHP Ross Detwiler, 

LHP Lee Hyde, C Jesus Flores, OF Roger Bernadina 

Former Florida Tech catcher Sam Palace served as Nationals bullpen catcher during ’09 and ’10 spring training 

prior to signing on to play in the United League last year. He has begun the season in the 7-day DL at 

Hagerstown (SAL/A). 

March 16-22 


Signed: RHP Kip Wells (Long Island (Atlantic)), SS Ed Rogers (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Andrew Berger, RHP Corey Davisson, RHP Brad Gemberling, RHP Jake Hale, RHP Will Harvil, 

RHP Brett Moorhouse, RHP Rafael Quezada, LHP Bayron Zepeda, C Alex Herrnberger, SS Victor Estevez, SS 

Ed Rogers (subsequently re-signed), OF Isaias Asencio, OF Javan Williams 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Konrad Schmidt 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C John Hester (AAA) 


Loaned to Mexican League: LHP Amilcar Gaxiola (Saltillo) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Stephen Marek, RHP Anthony Varvaro 


Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Brandon Snyder, OF Matt Angle 


Released: RHP Ramon Soto 

Optioned to Triple-A: C Luis Exposito, C Mark Wagner, 1B Lars Anderson, SS Jose Iglesias, SS Yamaico 

Navarro, OF Daniel Nava 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: RHP Steve Grife, RHP Carlos Rojas, 1B Jake McAloose, OF T.J. Baxter 


Released: RHP Chris Bodishbaugh, C Alexis Fonseca, 1B Jared McDonald, OF Brandon Watson 

Traded: RHP Kyle McCulloch to Reds for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Gregory Infante, C Tyler Flowers, OF Alejandro De Aza 

McCulloch was selected by the White Sox in the 1 st round in 2006. The former Texas Longhorn, now 26, has 

spent most of his career in Double-A, going 20-23, 4.86 in 74 games for Birmingham with a high WHIP (1.54) 

and low strikeout rate (4.5 per nine innings). 


Released: RHP Tyler Cline, RHP Joel Ernst, RHP Daniel Guerrero, RHP Evan Hildenbrandt, RHP Junior 

Martinez, LHP Nathan Driessen, LHP Jose Marizan, C Will Harford, C Trey Manz, 1B Tommy Nurre, OF Sean 

Conner, OF Jeff Taylor 

Acquired: RHP Kyle McCulloch from White Sox for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Carlos Fisher, RHP Jordan Smith, LHP Daniel Ray Herrera, 1B Yonder Alonso, SS 

Zack Cozart, SS Kris Negron, OF Todd Frazier

A fourth-round pick in ’08, Tyler Cline flashed heavy arm-side run and a power breaking ball when he signed with 

the Reds out of a Cartersville, Ga., high school. But he made just 25 appearances in three pro seasons—two in 

the Gulf Coast League and another in the Pioneer—logging just 97 2/3 innings, but with solid results (2.76 ERA, 

74/38 strikeouts/walks). 


Released: RHP Alexander Morales, RHP Andy Shive, RHP Matt Speake, LHP Nick Kirk, LHP Ryan Morris, 1B 

Ben Carlson 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Judy 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Jensen Lewis (AAA) 

The Indians acquired Andy Shive in October as one of two players to be named received from the Yankees in 

the Kerry Wood trade. They still have third baseman Matt Cusick to show for Wood's time in Cleveland. 

Cleveland made back-to-back North Carolina high school selections in the ’06 draft, taking lefthander Ryan 

Morris in the fourth round and righty Chris Archer in the fifth. The Indians included Archer in their ’08 trade with 

the Cubs for Mark DeRosa, and the power righthander blossomed in Double-A last year to become the 

centerpiece ofChicago's recent Matt Garza deal. Unfortunately, Morris fizzled out in A-ball as he dealt with 

myriad injuries. The 23-year-old showed promise in his one healthy full season by going 9-7, 3.76 with a 1.29 

WHIP over 27 starts for low Class A Lake County in ’08. 


Released: RHP Miguel Mejia, RHP Josh Rainwater, LHP Jon Kibler, 1B Max Leon, 1B Alex Nunez, 2B Alden 

Carrithers, OF Kody Kaiser 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Al Alburquerque, RHP Robbie Weinhardt, LHP Charlie Furbush, 2B Scott Sizemore, 

OF Clete Thomas 

Selected by the Tigers in the 4 th round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft out of Deridder (La.) High School, 

Rainwater (26) pitched the last two seasons between Erie (AA) & Toledo (AAA). In 2010, he went 2-4-1, 5.02 

ERA in 80.2 IP. He was a Mid-Season Eastern League All-Star in 2009. 


Released: RHP Robert Bono, RHP Erick Carrillo, RHP Luis Chirinos, RHP Saul Gonzalez, RHP Ketnold Noel, 

RHP Steven Stein, 1B Chad Keefer, 3B Aury Diaz, SS Chris Wade, OF Chris Lubanski, OF John Raynor 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Steven Cishek, RHP Alex Sanabia, LHP Dustin Richardson, LHP Sean West, OF 

Bryan Petersen 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Sandy Rosario 

John Raynor requested and received his release from the Marlins. The Pirates targeted him with the second pick 

in the ’09 Rule 5 draft, but they returned him on May 4 after he began 2-for-10 with Pittsburgh. The speedy 27year-old 

left fielder batted .284/.349/.373 in 134 at-bats for Triple-A New Orleans last season. 


Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Sergio Escalona 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Cesar Carrillo (AAA) 


Signed: C Jared Dyer (Washington (Frontier)), C Paul Krebs (NDFA—Minnesota-Crookston), OF Yem Prades 

Traded: OF Brett Carroll to Brewers for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jesse Chavez, RHP Greg Holland, RHP Blake Wood, C Manny Pina 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Anthony Ortega, 3B Freddy Sandoval


Released: RHP Jake McCarter, RHP Gari Tavarez, 3B Johan Garcia 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Carlos Frias 


Acquired: OF Brett Carroll from Royals for cash considerations 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mark Rogers, 3B Mat Gamel 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alex Burnett, SS Trevor Plouffe, OF Ben Revere 

New York Mets 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Dillon Gee, RHP Jenrry Mejia 

Loaned to Mexican League: LHP Carlos Vazquez (Oaxaca) 

Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent out of Mexico on July 7, 2008, Vazquez (19) pitched very well in 

his first pro season in the Dominican Summer League in 2009 (5-0-7, 1.85 ERA with 52 K, 15 BB, 31 H in 48.2 

IP). The lefty was solid last year between GCL and Appalachian League (4-3-3, 4.22 ERA with 50 K in 59.2 IP, 

1.17 WHIP). Now he’ll face well more advanced competition in the Mexican League. 


Released: OF Breland Brown, OF Francisco Santana 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Andrew Brackman, 2B Kevin Russo, 3B Brandon Laird 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Ryan Pope, LHP Steve Garrison, OF Melky Mesa 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Trystan Magnuson, RHP Guillermo Moscoso, LHP Josh Outman, OF Michael 

Taylor 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Vance Worley 

Optioned to Double-A: SS Freddy Galvis 


Signed: OF Austin McClune (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Fernando Nieve, 1B Garrett Atkins, OF Austin McClune (subsequently re-signed) 


Released: RHP Mark Diapoules, RHP Josh Squatrito, RHP Houston Summers 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Blake King, C Bryan Anderson, C Tony Cruz, 1B Mark Hamilton, OF Adron 

Chambers 


Released: RHP Xavier Esquivel, RHP Chad Nading, RHP Bryan Oland, RHP Mauricio Tabachnik, RHP Stalyn 

Valdez, LHP Esteban Javier, OF Carlos Garcia 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Samuel Deduno, OF Luis Durango, OF Cedric Hunter 

Loaned to Mexican League: SS Jesus Lopez (Mexico City) 


Released: RHP Devan Kline, RHP Adrian Martin, RHP Reese McCulley, RHP Oliver Odle, RHP Andrew Romo, 

RHP Eric Stolp, RHP Jason Walls, RHP Kyle Woodruff 

Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Emmanuel Burriss, OF Darren Ford

Big league reliever Sergio Romo's younger brother, Andrew pitched well enough for short-season Salem-Keizer 

last season (23 whiffs in 24 2/3 innings), but the 23-year-old's overall numbers are not as encouraging: 2-4-1, 

4.15 ERA, 1.38 WHIP adding games pitched for San Jose (CAL/A+) & Fresno (PCL/AAA). He was signed by the 

Giants as a non-drafted free agent in June 2009. 


Released: RHP Mike Aviles 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Dan Cortes 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mike Ekstrom 

Texas Rangers 

Released: RHP Cephas Howard, RHP Kyle Ocampo, LHP Kevin Gunderson, LHP Matt Hill 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Eric Hurley, RHP Yoshinori Tateyama 


Signed: LHP Sean Henn (re-signed), OF Eli Boike (NDFA—Michigan State) 

Released: RHP Kyle Ginley, RHP Matt Morgal, RHP Jamie Vermilyea, RHP Josh Wells, LHP Sean Henn 

(subsequently re-signed), LHP Juan Hernandez, 2B Jon Del Campo, OF Concepcion Rodriguez 


Released: RHP Tim Dupuis, RHP Mike Gallo, RHP Scott Mueller, RHP Billy Ott, RHP Wanel Vasquez, 1B Kevin 

Barker 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cole Kimball, 1B Chris Marrero, OF Corey Brown 

March 9-15 

An asterisk (*) denotes a case in which a player has signed a minor league deal after being outrighted from his 

club's 40-man roster. 


Signed: LHP Adam Kudryk (Mississauga (Intercounty)) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Collmenter, RHP Kevin Mulvey, LHP Zach Kroenke, C John Hester, OF Cole 

Gillespie 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Leyson Septimo 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Yonata Ortega 

Optioned to low Class A: RHP Juan Jaime 

A Toronto native, Adam Kudryk began the ’08 season with Texarkana (Texas) JC, but he ended it with a torn 

labrum. Facing surgery and a 12-month recovery period, he headed to Canadian training facility The Baseball 

Zone to rehab and build arm strength. He spent the ’10 season playing semipro ball in Canada's Intercounty 

Baseball League, where he made 12 appearances. Last month, the 23-year-old Kudryk hit 90 mph at an MLB 

Scouting Bureau tryout camp. 


Released: RHP Matt Small 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Erik Cordier, LHP Lee Hyde, LHP Jose Ortegano 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Randall Delgado 

Small (23) was a 14 th round choice in 2006. In 2009, he was solid at Rome (SAL/A) going 1-3-6 with a 3.41 ERA 

in 34.1 relief innings (36 K, 13 BB, 1.11 WHIP). He spent most of last season in the inactive list. 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brandon Erbe, RHP Chorye Spoone, LHP Troy Patton, LHP Pedro Viola, 1B Joe

Mahoney 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Luis Lebron, SS Pedro Florimon 


Signed: C Matt Spring 

Released: RHP Doug Wogee 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Stolmy Pimentel, 2B Oscar Tejeda 

A Devil Rays' fourth-round pick in ’04, Matt Spring hit just .210/.278/.369 in seven years in the system, topping 

300 plate appearances in a season only once. He's a fundamentally-sound receiver who brings the proverbial 

intangibles to a minor league club—that is, he works well with kids. 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: LHP John Mincone 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Robert Coello, RHP Thomas Diamond, LHP John Gaub 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Rafael Dolis, RHP Kyle Smit 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Anthony Carter, RHP Freddy Dolsi, RHP Lucas Harrell, RHP Jhonny Nunez, SS 

Eduardo Escobar, OF Stefan Gartrell 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Nathan Jones 


Signed: OF Brennan May (NDFA—Tallahassee (Fla.) CC) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Daryl Thompson, LHP Philippe Valiquette 

Optioned to Double-A: C Yasmani Grandal 

Heading into the ’08 draft, we labeled Brennan May an "athlete with raw tools (who has) quick hands and raw 

power." He went undrafted out of Woodward Academy in College Park, Ga., and embarked on a two-year junior 

college career, first at Middle Georgia JC and then at Tallahassee CC. 


Signed: 1B Nick Johnson 

Released: 1B Chris Kersten 

Voluntarily retired: 1B Andrew Kinney 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Corey Kluber, RHP Zach McAllister, RHP Hector Rondon, 3B Jared Goedert, OF 

Nick Weglarz 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Kelvin de la Cruz, LHP Nick Hagadone 

According to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian and Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Johnson can opt out of 

his contract and become a free agent if he's not on the Indians' Major League roster by July 1. Cleveland holds 

a $2.75MM team option for 2012. 


Released: C Chad Moeller 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Edgmer Escalona, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Cory 

Riordan, C Michael McKenry, SS Chris Nelson, OF Cole Garner 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Juan Nicasio, RHP Casey Weathers, C Wilin Rosario, SS Hector Gomez 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Lester Oliveros, RHP Jose Ortega, LHP Duane Below, LHP Andy Oliver, 3B Audy 

Ciriaco, SS Cale Iorg, OF Ryan Strieby 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Jacob Turner


Signed: RHP Adalberto Mendez* 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Adalberto Mendez (Triple-A) 


Optioned to Double-A: RHP Omar Poveda, RHP Evan Reed, C Chris Hatcher 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Arquimedes Caminero 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP David Carpenter, RHP Cesar Carrillo, RHP Jorge De Leon, RHP Arcenio Leon, 2B 

Jimmy Paredes 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kevin Pucetas, LHP Everett Teaford, 1B Clint Robinson, OF David Lough 

Optioned to Double-A: SS Jeff Bianchi, OF Derrick Robinson 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ysmael Carmona, OF Jeremy Moore 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Loek Van Mil 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jon Link, RHP Carlos Monasterios, 1B John Lindsey, 3B Russ Mitchell, OF Jamie 

Hoffmann, OF Trayvon Robinson 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Javy Guerra, RHP Luis Vasquez 


Signed: SS Yancarlos Ortiz 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Amaury Rivas 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Cody Scarpetta, LHP Dan Merklinger 

The Twins signed Yancarlos Ortiz out of the Dominican in ’03, but he advanced past Double-A only briefly, 

appearing in seven games for Triple-A Rochester last season. The 5-foot-9 switch-hitter has managed a career 

batting line of just .235/.313/.281, but with quickness, sure hands and a strong arm, it's defense that is the 26year-old's 

calling card. 


Signed: RHP Gerardo Ramirez, RHP Gonzalo Sanudo, LHP Andrew Albers (Quebec (Can-Am)) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP David Bromberg, RHP Eric Hacker, RHP Anthony Swarzak, OF Rene Tosoni 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Deolis Guerra, 1B Chris Parmelee, OF Joe Benson 

New York Mets 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Manny Alvarez, RHP Josh Stinson, 3B Zach Lutz, SS Ruben Tejada, OF Fernando 

Martinez 

Optioned to Double-A: 2B Jordany Valdespin 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Armando Rodriguez 


Rule 5 selection returned: RHP Dan Turpen (to Red Sox) 



Signed: C Seong-Min Kim 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Fautino de los Santos, 2B Adrian Cardenas, OF Sean Doolittle 

Optioned to Double-A: LHP Pedro Figueroa

Signed for $510,000, South Korean catcher Seong-Min Kim (17) impresses scouts with plus raw power. 


Released: C Ryan Gugel, 1B Robb Quinlan 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Drew Naylor 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Justin De Fratus, RHP J.C. Ramirez, 1B Matt Rizzotti, 2B Harold Garcia, SS 

Carlos Rivero 

Optioned to high Class A: 2B Cesar Hernandez 


Signed: RHP Cesar Lopez 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Bryan Morris, LHP Daniel Moskos, LHP Tony Watson, OF Gorkys Hernandez, OF 

Alex Presley 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Ramon Aguero, LHP Jeff Locke, LHP Aaron Thompson 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Kyle McPherson 

The 20-year-old Cesar Lopez was born in Havana, Cuba. Rene Gayo, the team’s director of Latin American 

scouting, says he likes what he has seen from the 6'3" non-drafted free agent. “Cesar is a very talented player 

with great character who we believe is a great addition to our organization,” Gayo said. “He has an above 

average sinker, a fastball that can reach 94 [mph] and has a good projectable feel to pitch.” Jorge Ebro of El 

Nuevo Herald reports that the deal is worth $600K. He was assigned to the GCL team. 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP David Kopp, RHP Adam Reifer, RHP Francisco Samuel, RHP P.J. Walters, SS Pete 

Kozma 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Maikel Cleto 


Released: RHP Chris Rollins 

Voluntarily retired: RHP Aaron Everett, RHP Gary Poynter 

Rule 5 selection returned: RHP George Kontos (to Yankees) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Simon Castro, RHP Jeremy Hefner, RHP Evan Scribner, LHP Aaron Poreda, C Luis 

Martinez 

Optioned to high Class A: 2B Jeudy Valdez 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Henry Sosa, LHP Alex Hinshaw, LHP Clayton Tanner, 3B Conor Gillaspie, OF 

Thomas Neal 

Optioned to Double-A: SS Ehire Adrianza, OF Francisco Peguero 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Jose Casilla 


Signed: LHP Nate Robertson (re-signed) 

Released: LHP Nate Robertson (and subsequently re-signed) 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chaz Roe, LHP Edward Paredes, LHP Mauricio Robles, 1B Mike Carp, 3B Alex 

Liddi, OF Greg Halman, OF Carlos Peguero 

Optioned to Double-A: OF Johermyn Chavez 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Yoervis Medina 

The Mariners released and re-signed Nate Robertson after learning that he requires elbow surgery to remove 

loose bodies. 


Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Chris Archer, RHP Alex Cobb, RHP Dane de la Rosa, RHP Brandon Gomes, LHP

Alex Torres, C Nevin Ashley, C Robinson Chirinos, OF Brandon Guyer, OF Desmond Jennings 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Matt Bush 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Albert Suarez 

Texas Rangers 

Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Zach Phillips 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Fabio Castillo, LHP Miguel de los Santos, OF Engel Beltre 

Optioned to high Class A: RHP Wilmer Font 


Signed: SS Chris Woodward 

Released: C Cody Lassley 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Alan Farina, RHP Robert Ray, RHP Josh Roenicke, LHP Brad Mills, LHP Luis 

Perez, C Brian Jeroloman, OF Darin Mastroianni 

Optioned to Double-A: RHP Joel Carreno, SS Adeiny Hechavarria, OF Moises Sierra 


Signed: C Lou Santangelo 

Released: RHP Cla Meredith 

Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Adam Carr, RHP Garrett Mock, LHP Atahualpa Severino 

Optioned to low Class A: OF Bryce Harper 

Organizations always seek strong defensive catchers and shortstops to help develop their minor league pitchers, 

and that's no different for the Nationals here with Santangelo. A fourth-rounder from Clemson in ’04, he has 

plenty of Double-A (238 games) and Triple-A (98) experience, but he's batted just .235/.305/.399 for his career. 

With Washington, he's clearly behind Jesus Flores, Wilson Ramos and Ivan Rodriguez on the depth chart. 

March 1-8 




Signed: RHP Rafael Rodriguez*, RHP Brian Sweeney* 


Signed: RHP Kenshin Kawakami* 

The Kawakami’ signing to a minor league deal is a pure formality as he’s entering the final year of a 3-Yr 

guaranteed deal that provides $6.667M for the 2011. Kawakami may become a free agent if he and the club 

don’t agree to new contract by 10/15/11 or one day after final game of 2011 World Series. The Braves outrighted 

him to the minors last November. 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: LHP Cody Hams 

Aussie Cody Hams (21) spent two years in the Rookie-level Arizona League club's bullpen after signing in March 

’08. He went 2-4, 5.09 ERA in 53 innings overall. 


Signed: LHP Wes Whisler, OF Kenny Gilbert (Laredo (United))

The White Sox originally signed and drafted Kenny Gilbert out of DeSoto (Texas) High in the ninth round of the 

’07 draft. He spent most of the last two seasons in the Frontier and United leagues after topping out in the 

Pioneer League in affiliated ball. 


Signed: RHP Tyree Hayes 

Released: RHP Rafael Gonzalez 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Rafael Gonzalez 

Son of former big league third baseman Charlie, Tyree Hayes got released by the Rays in December. Tampa 

Bay's eighth-rounder in ’06, he spent the past two seasons in low Class A, logging 110 innings with 95/44 

strikeouts/walks and 10 home runs. 


Traded: LHP Aaron Laffey to Mariners for 2B Matt Lawson 

A grinding, second base/left field type, Matt Lawson can work his way on base and hit a few gappers, but he 

may lack the power and throwing arm to land a regular gig. 


Signed: LHP Stephen Head (Southern Illinois (Frontier)) 

A two-way player at Ole Miss prior to his second-round selection in ’05 (by the Indians), Stephen Head slugged 

60 homers in five seasons in the affiliated minors—plus 13 more in the Frontier League last year. But as the 

above indicates, the Rockies signed him as a pitcher. He made two relief appearances for Southern Illinois in 

’10. 


Signed: C Robinson Cancel (Long Island (Atlantic)) 

Voluntarily retired: RHP Andrea Lucati 

Italian 21-year-old Lucati retires after 3 years and a 2-3, 5.18 ERA (2.01 WHIP) overall in 49 IP between GCL 

and Appalachian League; he struck-out 45 batters but denoted control issues giving up 37 BB. 


Signed: SS Jake Eigsti (Rockford (Northern)), OF Runey Davis 

Optioned to high Class A: LHP Noel Arguelles 


Signed: 3B Jeff Baisley 


Signed: RHP Steven Jackson, RHP Robert Romero (Fort Worth (American Association)), C Gianison Rosa 

(Coastal Bend (United)) 

Voluntarily retired: RHP Eric Krebs 

Though Steven Jackson's big league career to this point (1-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, 1.52 WHIP) argues for 

banishment to Triple-A, his raw stuff suggests he could handle a middle relief role. He's a groundball pitcher who 

can touch 94 mph with a good slider and changeup most times. The hour is getting late—he turns 29 this 

season. 

Aruba-born Rosa (21) was released by the Nationals last July after playing only 2 games in the GCL. He was 

drafted by Washington in 2009 from Carroll High in Southlake, Texas (26 th round). After the cut, Rosa hit 

.272/.371/.526 with 6 HR & 21 RBI in 36 G for Coastal Bend.


Signed: OF Joe Dickerson (St. George (Golden)) 

New York Mets 

Signed: LHP Les Walrond (Doosan (Korea)), OF Jason Pridie* 

Les Walrond returns from two years in the Far East, having pitched for Yokohama in Japan and Doosan in 

Korea. He went 5-3 with a 4.17 ERA in 69 IP (57 K, 68 H) for the Bears last season. 


Signed: OF Jordan Parraz* 


Released: RHP Tim Brown 


Voluntarily retired: C Jordan Newton 


Optioned to low Class A: 3B Zack Cox 


Signed: RHP Jon Leicester (Orix (Japan)) 

Released: LHP Matt Riley 

Leicester, 31, appeared in 48 games (six starts) with the Cubs and Orioles from 2004 through 2007, pitching to a 

5.88 ERA with 6.3 K/9 and 4.0 BB/9 in 82 2/3 innings. He's spent the last two years in Japan, making 55 relief 

appearances for the Orix Buffaloes. In 62 2/3 innings on the other side of the pond, Leicester owns a 4.88 ERA 

with 7.6 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9. 


Signed: LHP James Paxton (4 th Round pick/2010) 

Released: RHP Eric Valdez 

Traded: 2B Matt Lawson to Indians for LHP Aaron Laffey 

Voluntarily retired: OF Jody Gerut 

Seattle's fourth-rounder last June, ex-Kentucky lefty James Paxton agreed to terms for $942,500 about a week 

before minor league spring training commences. The Mariners had a protracted negotiating period with ’08 firstrounder 

Josh Fields as well, not signing him until February ’09. 


Signed: RHP Edgar Gonzalez 

Released: RHP Ramon Ortiz 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Ramon Ortiz 

Texas Rangers 

Released: 2B Jason Ogata, 3B Andy Jenkins 


Signed: RHP Bobby Korecky (Winnipeg (Northern)), LHP Rommie Lewis* 


Signed: LHP Ron Villone (re-signed)

In re-upping with the Nationals, Villone signs on for his 18th pro season, though he did not appear in the big 

leagues last season for the first time since ’94. Regardless, Washington is the 14th organization he's suited up 

for (counting spring training with the Mets in ’09). Villone's baseball roots stretch back so far that he was once 

traded for both Andy Benes (’95) and Greg Vaughn (’96). 

Feb. 23-28 




Released: 1B Richie Rowland 

Richie Rowland is the older brother of the Diamondbacks' most recent third-round pick Robby Rowland. Arizona 

signed Richie as a nondrafted junior from Campbellsville (Ky.) University last June. 


Signed: LHP Joe Torres 

The 10th overall pick in the ’00 draft, Joe Torres joins his fifth organization. His strikeout rate spiked after a fulltime 

move to the bullpen in ’06, but the 28-year-old has not yet logged any big league time. In fact, he has not 

yet reached Triple-A. The lefty was released by the White Sox in May 2010 after a 1-1 start with a 4.50 ERA in 

16 relief games at Birmingham (SL/AA), showing control issues (11 BB in 14 IP). He bounced back with a good 

winter season with Caguas of the Puerto Rican Baseball League: 1-0, 1.59 ERA in 17 IP (16K, 7 BB); then he 

pitched 2.2 scoreless innings for Puerto Rico at the Carribean Series in Mayaguez. Colorado assigned Torres to 

their Tulsa-AA affiliate. 


Signed: LHP David Duncan (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Justin Harper 


Signed: RHP Joey Newby (Southern Maryland (Atlantic)) 


Signed: C James Skelton 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Jack Egbert (re-signed) 

The Mets claimed command-oriented righty Jack Egbert, a Staten Island native who attended Rutgers, on 

waivers in September ’09, only to see him miss the entire ’10 campaign to injury. 


Signed: 1B Nick Ebert (NDFA—South Carolina) 


Signed: 3B Christian Colonel 

Christian Colonel's whirlwind ’10 season included stops with the Red Sox (cut during spring training), Blue Jays, 

Padres, Braves and the Atlantic League's Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.


Signed: LHP Randy Flores, LHP Dustin Pease (York (Atlantic)) 

Released: RHP Juan Chavez 


Signed: OF Justin Ruggiano* 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Cephas Howard (Wichita (American Association)) 


Signed: RHP Sam Brown, RHP Scott Mueller (Traverse City (Frontier)) 

Feb. 16-22 

An asterisk (*) denotes a case in which a player has signed a minor league deal with the very club that 

outrighted him from its 40-man roster. 


Signed: LHP Jordan Kendall (Tijuana (Golden)), 3B Russell Branyan 

Released: C Ryan Babineau 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Bayron Zepeda 


Signed: RHP Andrew Russell 

Renowned in Australian baseball as a dangerous hitter and athletic outfielder with a strong throwing arm, Russell 

(26) will be converted to pitcher by the Braves, although he hit very well with the Melbourne Aces of the 

Australian Baseball League this winter: .357 with 7 HR & 27 RBI in 36 games (.442 OBP/.589 SLG). Russell 

developed his skills quite literally under the nose of Braves scout Phil Dale - an Australian baseball Hall-of- 

Famer, showing a 89-92 mph fastball from a sidearm delivery with good movement that should lead many 

groundballs. The Braves plan to assign him to their Mississippi AA team. 


Signed: RHP Matt Kramer (Sioux City (American Association)), LHP Itsuki Shoda 

The Red Sox signed Harvard product Matt Kramer and plan to convert the catcher/first baseman to pitcher. 

There's a lot of that going around in minor league camp—Boston also signed Ryan Harvey and Tony Pena Jr. 

(though Pena is entering Year Three of his conversion). The Braves originally signed Kramer out of the United 

League in July ’08, only to release him two years later after a poor start with low Class A Rome. 

Shoda, 29, joined the Nippon Ham Fighters in the first round of the amateur draft in 2000 then won the Pacific 

League's Rookie of the Year award in 2002 (9-11 with a 3.45 ERA), but his numbers dropped significantly from 

there. He was sent to the minors in 2006, then traded to Hanshin in March of 2007, for whom he spent the next 

two years in the minors, before being released at the end of the 2008 season. In 2009 & 2010, Shoda, a 

curveball specialist, pitched in Taiwan’s CPBL, posting a 3.60 ERA and a 3.35 K/BB ratio in 324 1/3 innings for 

the Sinon Bulls. 


Signed: OF Travis Mitchell 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Joe Martinez (AAA)


Signed: RHP Jesus Colome, RHP John Maine, RHP Chris Sampson 


Signed: LHP Glenn Gibson 


Signed: C Cole Armstrong 

Reinstated from inactive list: SS Jean Almanzar 

Just like former 40-man roster mainstay Ryan Budde, new Angels catcher Cole Armstrong has strong defensive 

chops and a light bat. The 27-year-old logged two full years on the White Sox's 40-man as emergency catcher, 

but he has not yet logged a big league plate appearance. 


Signed: RHP Lance Cormier 

Released: C Pedro Tavarez 

Dominican 23-year-old Alvarez was an Arizona League post season All-Star in 2009, when hit .325/.394/.371, 

but he didn’t repeat the performance last season with Ogden (Pioneer League/R) hitting a poor .222/.243/.222 in 

12 games, in his fourth pro season. 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Jason Isringhausen, RHP Kento Tsujimoto (Maui (Golden)), 1B Chris Shelton, OF Jesus Feliciano 

(re-signed) 

Tsujimoto (22) made history a few years ago, when at age 15, he became the youngest player ever drafted in 

NPB history. Drafted by Hanshin, he did not catch on with the big league team in five seasons, missing two 

entirely to injury, so he tried his hand at indy ball in ’10. For the Golden League's Maui club he struck out 48 in 

34 innings (2.88 ERA), but balanced that with a 1.41 WHIP. According to Nikkan Sports he hit 94 mph on the 

gun last year. 


Signed: SS Yadil Mujica 

Released: LHP Neal Cotts 

Yadil Mujica (26) appeared on the nation's preliminary roster for the ’09 World Baseball Classic and batted 

.358/.432/.440 that season before defecting. He had emerged as one of Cuba's most promising young middle 

infielders. A scouting report refers to Mujica as a contact hitter with plus speed, good range and a plus arm from 

shortstop (Scoutingbook.com). 

Cotts couldn’t pass a physical examination. He missed all of 2010 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. 


Reinstated from inactive list: C Jonathan Johnston 

Jonathan Johnston spent all of the past two years (and half of ’08) on active duty in the Navy. He graduated from 

the Naval Academy in ’06, got drafted by the A's the following year and then signed on Feb. 16, 2008, but not 

before serving nearly two years on active duty. Freshly reinstated (three years to the date of his first contract), 

the 27-year-old Johnston heads to spring training hoping to make one of Oakland's minor league clubs. He last 

played for low Class A Kane County before the military called him into action.


Voluntarily retired: OF Fabio Murakami 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Andrew Carpenter (AAA) 


Signed: LHP Joe Beimel 


Signed: C Eddy Rodriguez (Sioux Falls (American Association)), OF Oscar Salazar* 


Signed: C Keith Castillo (NDFA—Southern California), 2B Joe Inglett 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Brett Tomko 


Signed: OF Scott Podsednik 


Signed: RHP Luis Atilano*, RHP Shairon Martis* 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Luis Atilano (AAA) 

Feb. 9-15 


Signed: LHP Jose Lugo, SS Chris Ahearn, OF Gavin Dickey (Lincoln (American Association)) 

Jose Lugo pitched to a 6.72 ERA with Triple-A Rochester last year, but his underlying performance suggests 

he's capable of more. He notched nearly two groundouts for every flyout last year, while striking out 84 in 86 

innings. Walks continue to hold Lugo back. He hasn't recorded a rate of less than four per nine innings since 

pitching in short-season ball with the Twins. But a 27-year-old lefty who misses bats and generally keeps the ball 

on the ground is a nice find on the minor league market—even if his slider doesn't always slide. For Rule 5 draft 

buffs, you might remember Lugo's name from the ’08 edition. That year, the Mariners drafted but did not keep 

him. 

Dickey (27) had a good season for the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2010. As he batted .299 with 17 HR and 55 RBI. He 

also collected 118 hits (including 17 doubles and five triples), scored 74 runs and had a slugging percentage of 

.497. Dickey finished in the league’s top 10 in home runs, hits, triples and runs scored. He was the North 

Division’s starting center fielder in the 2010 American Association All-Star Game. Dickey was selected in the 

12th round of the 2006 amateur draft by the Seattle Mariners. He spent three plus seasons in the Mariners farm 

system (topping at AA) before joining the Saltdogs in July 2009. 


Traded: RHP Robert Coello to Cubs for 2B Tony Thomas 

The Red Sox signed Coello out of the independent Golden League about a year after they found Daniel Nava 

there. While the 26-year-old Coello doesn't overpower batters, he gets his share of swings and misses with a 

low-90s fastball that he cuts and sinks. He backs it up with a quality splitter and occasionally useful curveball. 

Boston designated Coello for assignment with the signing of Alfredo Aceves, but they got a fair return for him 

even with limited leverage. 

Tony Thomas profiles as a utility player who can back up second base and all three outfield spots. He doesn't 

figure to hit for much power at the highest level, but the 24-year-old righthanded batter grades as average

everywhere else. The Cubs' third-round pick in ’07, Thomas batted .276/.338/.485 with 11 homers and 15 steals 

for Double-A Tennessee last season. 

Chicago Cubs 

Traded: 2B Tony Thomas to Red Sox for RHP Robert Coello 


Signed: 3B Tony Mansolino (Wichita (American Association)) 

Released: RHP Kyle C. Smith 


Voluntarily retired: RHP Ricky Testa 


Signed: 2B Jeff Dominguez 


Released: RHP J.B. MacDonald 


Signed: RHP Mike MacDougal, RHP Juan Rincon, 2B Aaron Miles 

New York Mets 

Signed: LHP Casey Fossum, RHP Dale Thayer, LHP Justin Hampson (Long Island (Atlantic)), C Salomon 

Manriquez (re-signed) 

Fossum played for the Hanshin Tigers of Japan in 2010. Signed to be used as a starter, management changed 

course with him and tried him out of the bullpen. In 12 games, Fossum allowed 36 earned runs over 56 2/3 

innings for an unsightly 5.72 ERA and 2-5 record. A demotion to the minors helped his numbers, as he posted a 

3.10 ERA in 18 games at that level with a single win (1-0). Signed for only one year, the Tigers officially cut ties 

with Fossum in October (Source: NPB Tracker). 


Signed: RHP Luis Ayala, RHP Fernando Hernandez, 1B Eric Chavez, OF Jordan Parraz (re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Jordan Parraz (AAA) 

Fernando Hernandez once drew attention in the Rule 5, but did not stick with his drafting team. The Athletics 

rolled the dice in ’07 before returning him to the White Sox. Oakland did secure Hernandez's services for the ’10 

season, signing him as a fee agent, and he delivered solid work out of the Triple-A Sacramento bullpen, where 

he notched a 53-to-20 strikeout-to-walk ratio and five homers allowed in 61 innings (4.77 ERA). Because he 

shows flashes of four pitches, Hernandez took four early-season starts for the River Cats, but things didn't go so 

well. He got rocked for 22 runs on 26 hits in 16 innings. The 26-year-old Hernandez sits at 88-90 mph with an 

average changeup and two average breaking balls, both in the same low-80s neighborhood as his change. 


Signed: C John Suomi (re-signed) 

Released: 2B Keoni Ruth 


Signed: RHP Geoff Geary 

Released: SS Gregorio Petit 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Oscar Salazar


Signed: RHP Jeff Suppan, OF Justin Christian 

Christian, 31 in April, spent last year playing in the Yankees' minor league system, hitting .289/.366/.435 with 22 

steals between AA & AAA. He was brilliant in the Mexican Pacific League this winter, hitting .356/.452/.561 with 

22 doubles, 10 homers, 24 steals for Los Mochis. He played as a reinforcement for Mexico in the Carribean 

Series. 


Signed: RHP Manny Delcarmen 


Signed: RHP Chris Bootcheck (Yokohama (Japan)) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Leslie Anderson (AAA), OF Justin Ruggiano (AAA) 

As closer for the Pirates' Triple-A Indianapolis affiliate in ’09, Chris Bootcheck ran up a ridiculous 55-to-7 

strikeout-to-walk ratio (that's nearly 8-to-1) and ranked third in the International League with 20 saves. He tried 

his hand at Nippon Professional Baseball last year, but wound up spending about half the season in the minors. 

With parent Yokohama, he went 1-0, 4.62 in 15 relief appearances, striking out 25 and walking 7 in 25 innings— 

but also allowing five home runs. Needless to say, he wasn't NPB closer material, as the BayStars had hoped. 

But bringing the 32-year-old Bootcheck stateside is a worthwhile gamble for the Rays, especially given the mass 

bullpen exodus that included closer Rafael Soriano. Bootcheck will battle for a 25-man roster spot with a host of 

other veteran relievers with something to prove, such as Jonah Bayliss, Juan Cruz, Ricky Orta (first year post- 

Tommy John surgery) and Cory Wade. 


Signed: RHP Vince Perkins (York (Atlantic)) 

The Blue Jays originally signed Vince Perkins, a native of British Columbia, as a draft-and-follow in ’01. The 29year-old 

reached Triple-A for the first (and so far only) time in ’09 while pitching in the Cubs system, but he also 

spent all of last season and much of ’08 in the independent Atlantic League. 


Signed: C Miguel Perez 

Feb. 1-8 


Released: OF Cyle Hankerd 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Rafael Rodriguez (AAA) 

A third-rounder from Southern California in ’06, Cyle Hankerd returned to USC as an undergrad assistant coach. 

Five seasons ago, he came out swinging in his pro debut, hitting .381 with 12 homers in 72 games. But Hankerd 

spent most of the past three seasons mired in Double-A, batting .254/.325/.361 in 1,206 plate appearances for 

Mobile. 


Signed: RHP Rodrigo Lopez, C David Convertini (NDFA—Cedarville (Ohio)) 


Signed: RHP Ryan Drese (Long Island (Atlantic)), RHP David Riske, LHP Mark Hendrickson (re-signed), SS 

Nick Green, OF Joe Gaetti (Lancaster (Atlantic)), OF Randy Winn


Signed: LHP Tommy Hottovy (re-signed) 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: OF T.J. Baxter, OF Rubi Silva, C Yaniel Cabeza 

The Cubs inked a pair of former top players from the Cuban junior national team: Rubi Silva and Yaniel Cabeza. 

Silva, a 21-year-old lefthanded hitter, signed for a $1 million bonus. At around 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, Silva is a 

good athlete who has played both center and right field with above-average speed and a strong arm. An 

aggressive hitter, Silva has a line-drive swing and gap power. He played for La Habana in Cuba's Serie Nacional 

in 2008-09 and hit .276/.305/.428 in 283 at-bats. Cabeza, also 21, signed for $500,000. Cabeza stands out for 

his work behind the plate, earning praise from international scouts for his receiving, throwing and game-calling. 

His defense is ahead of his bat, but one Latin American director said Cabeza has solid bat control and is a good 

situational hitter. A teammate of Silva's for La Habana in 2008-09, Cabeza hit .195 with four walks and 14 

strikeouts in 82 at-bats. 


Signed: OF Lastings Milledge, OF Brandon Watson 

Watson (29) has logged just 86 at-bats in the big leagues, but he's hit .302 in parts of six seasons at Triple-A. He 

appears to have taken a year off (released by the Dodgers during Spring Training in 2010) before signing with 

the White Sox. Watson's claim to fame: He authored an International League-record 43-game hitting streak in 

’07. 


Signed: 3B Joe Crede 


Reinstated from inactive list: RHP J.B. MacDonald 


Signed: 3B Pedro Feliz 

Feliz will get $800,000 if he makes the big-league club. Feliz’s deal has an out clause that permits him to 

become a free agent if he isn’t on the opening day roster. He can also choose to go to the minors for $75,000 — 

$15,000 a month for five months. The major-league portion of the deal also includes $200,000 in possible 

performance bonuses. 


Signed: LHP Ron Mahay, SS Ivan Ochoa (Tijuana (Golden)), SS Michael Richard 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Roque Mercedes (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Freddy Garcia, RHP Francis Joseph, RHP Pietro Rodriguez, 2B Ronnie Belliard 

Traded: RHP Adam Olbrychowski to Nationals for OF Justin Maxwell 


Released: LHP Derrick Gordon 


Signed: RHP Matt Anderson, OF Sebastien Boucher (Quebec/Can-Am) 

Released: LHP Korey Noles

Anderson (34) was taken with the top pick in the 1997 draft by Detroit. He appeared in 245 games for the Tigers 

from 1998 to 2003. The right-hander registered a 4.89 ERA with 8.0 K/9 and 5.3 BB/9 during that span. He last 

pitched in the majors in 2005 for the Rockies where he was called on in 12 games. Anderson's last stint in 

affiliated baseball came in 2008 when he saw limited action with the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate. 

In 68 games last season, Boucher batted .336 with 11 HRs and 75 RBIs. The Canadian had a .533 slugging 

percentage, finishing second in the Can-Am League in hitting and RBIs and third in slugging. The 29-year-old 

was a seventh round selection of the Seattle Mariners in the 2004 draft. Boucher spent two plus seasons in the 

Mariners organization before joining the Baltimore Orioles toward the end of the 2007 season. He joined the 

Capitales in 2009. 


Signed: OF Jim Edmonds 


Signed: RHP Mike Koplove (re-signed), 3B Anthony Contreras (re-signed), OF Bobby Kielty 

Released: RHP Jon Berger, LHP Ryan Hinson, OF Bo Davis 

Voluntarily retired: LHP Nate Culp 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Oscar Salazar (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Marc Kroon (Yomiuri/Japan) 

Released: RHP Audy Santana 

Kroon, 38 in April, has spent the last six years pitching in Japan. He was a star closer for the Yokohama Bay 

Stars and Yomiuri Giants, striking out 12.3 batters per nine innings. Last season, he went 4-3 with 25 saves and 

a 4.26 ERA in 50.2 IP (73 K, 29 BB, 35 H) for Yomiuri. He broke his own record for the fastest pitch in Japanese 

baseball history when he uncorked a 101 mph fastball three years ago. A former second round pick of the Mets, 

he pitched sparingly for the Padres, Reds, and Rockies in his career, posting a 7.43 ERA in just 26 2/3 big 

league innings. 


Signed: RHP Moises Hernandez, RHP Chris Ray, RHP Jamey Wright (re-signed), 1B Eddy Martinez-Esteve (resigned), 

OF Gabe Gross 

The Mariners signed Moises Hernandez, older brother of reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Felix, after he did 

not throw a pitch in the ’10 regular season. He appeared in 22 games for Lara of the Venezuelan League, 

notching 13 strikeouts, 26 walks and one home run allowed in 32 2/3 innings. Hernandez, who will be 27 this 

season, missed all of the ’08 season to injury and has the rare distinction of being traded for a pitching coach. 

The Orioles shipped him to the Braves in November ’05 as compensation for Leo Mazzone. 


Signed: RHP Juan Cruz, 3B Felipe Lopez 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Dave Bush, 1B Jose Julio Ruiz 

The Rangers signed Ruiz with a similar one year deal that Tampa offered him last year. Ruiz has a club option 

for three years on the line. General Manager of the Rangers, Jon Daniels, said about Ruiz. "He's got a goodlooking 

swing, and he's a big man". 


Signed: RHP Mike MacDonald, LHP Rommie Lewis (re-signed), 1B Ryan Shealy, 3B Craig Stansberry, OF 

Leonard Davis 

Released: LHP Michael Kelly

Voluntarily retired: LHP Chuck Huggins 

Reinstated from inactive list: 2B Raul Barron 


Signed: RHP Cla Meredith, OF Laynce Nix 

Traded: OF Justin Maxwell to Yankees for RHP Adam Olbrychowski 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Shairon Martis (AAA) 

Jan. 25-31 


Signed: RHP Micah Owings, C Mark Reed, OF Jon Mark Owings (Sioux City (American Association)) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Daniel Stange (AAA), RHP Brian Sweeney (AAA) 

Jon Mark Owings, 25, Micah’s younger brother, played in the Braves system from 2004 through ’09 (reaching 

AA) and last year batted .235/.304/.415 in 183 at-bats for Sioux City. 


Signed: RHP Chris Jakubauskas, RHP Mark Worrell, LHP Nick Bierbrodt, LHP James Houser, LHP Clay 

Rapada, OF Jeff Fiorentino (Hiroshima (Japan)) 

Fiorentino hit only .246 with 2 HR and 15 RBI in 44 games for Hiroshima last year. The left-handed hitter did 

better in the Western League (Japan Minors), where he hit .282/.369/.427 in 53 games. 


Signed: C Paul Hoover 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: RHP Braden Looper, RHP Todd Wellemeyer, 2B Augie Ojeda 

Released: OF Albert Hernandez 


Signed: C Eliezer Alfonzo, C Ben Petralli (Normal (Frontier)), SS Alfredo Amezaga, OF Willy Taveras 

Drafted all five years from ’04 through ’08, Ben Petralli signed with the Rangers our out of Oral Roberts only to 

have the deal voided that winter. He finished ’10 in the Frontier League, batting .204/.391/.286 in 19 games. (He 

spent most of the year in the American Association.) Ben is the son of major league veteran Geno Petralli, who 

played parts of 12 seasons for the Blue Jays and Rangers. 


Signed: OF Timo Perez 


Signed: RHP Shawn Hill, C Luke Montz, 3B Greg Dobbs, SS Jesus Merchan 

Released: OF Justin Bass 

Selected by the Marlins in the 19 th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, Bass (25) never hit for adequate 

average in three seasons (averaging .250), but showed some pop hitting 14 & 19 HRs the last two seasons at 

Greensboro (SAL/A). He was a mid-season All-Star in 2009. 


Signed: RHP Mike MacDougal, RHP Merkin Valdez

New York Mets 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Tobi Stoner (AAA), OF Jason Pridie (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Bartolo Colon 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Steven Tolleson (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Wilson Matos, LHP Rich Rundles (re-signed), 2B Ramon Vazquez, SS Ronald Ramirez 


Signed: RHP Greg Burke (re-signed) 


Signed: 1B Casey Kotchman 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Ty Taubenheim 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Rommie Lewis (AAA) 


Signed: C Devin Ivany (re-signed) 

Jan. 18-24 


Signed: OF Ryan Patterson (Wichita (American Association)) 

Traded: RHP Kevin Eichhorn and LHP Ryan Robowski to Tigers for RHP Armando Galarraga 

Ryan Patterson hit .296 with 15 HRs and 72 RBIs for the Wingnuts in 2010. He finished the season 11th in the 

American Association in home runs and ninth in RBIs. The 27-year-old was drafted out of LSU by the Toronto 

Blue Jays in the fourth round in 2005. He spent four years in the Blue Jays' organization, reaching Double-A in 

three of them. In 2009 Patterson played for the Fort Worth Cats. 


Placed on restricted list: RHP Julio Surinach 


Signed: LHP Michael Ballard 

Released: RHP Jose Barajas, RHP Luiyi Batista, RHP Andy Deain, RHP Mick Mattaliano, RHP Brian Parker, 

LHP Justin Anderson, LHP Cory Ast, C Janensis Guerrero, C Xavier Lopez, C Greyson Schram, 3B Tyler 

Stampone 


Signed: RHP Matt Fox (re-signed) 

Chicago Cubs 

Traded: LHP Tom Gorzelanny to Nationals for RHP A.J. Morris, LHP Graham Hicks and OF Michael Burgess


Signed: RHP Jim Miller, RHP Claudio Vargas, LHP Kaimi Mead (Maui (Golden)), C Chad Moeller, 1B Jason 

Giambi, 1B Kala Ka'aihue (Newark (Atlantic)) 

Traded: RHP Ethan Hollingsworth to Athletics for RHP Clayton Mortensen 

According to the contract details obtained by Troy Renck (The Denver Post), Giambi can request his release on 

March 31 or June 1 for if he’s not on the 25-man roster. His deal calls for an $850,000 salary this season, with 

$250,000 guaranteed if he’s cut in spring training. There’s a mutual option for $1 million in 2012 with a $150,000 

buyout. 


Signed: RHP Josh Rainwater (re-signed) 

Traded: RHP Armando Galarraga to Diamondbacks for RHP Kevin Eichhorn and LHP Ryan Robowski 

Kevin Eichhorn was Baseball America #20 prospect in the Pioneer League in 2010. He was Arizona's third-round 

pick in ’08 and is the son of reliever Mark Eichhorn, who spent parts of 11 seasons in the big leagues. Kevin has 

better stuff than his 4.94 ERA for Missoula indicates. A conventional pitcher, and not a side-armer like his father, 

he profiles as a back-of-the-rotation arm because of his simple delivery and fine fastball command. Eichhorn sits 

in the high 80s and touches 92 mph, mixing in an at-times hammer curveball. He'll be 21 this season and has no 

full-season ball experience yet, largely because he signed late in ’08 and then had ulnar nerve transposition 

surgery in his right elbow in March ’09. 

Hailing from the same Ohio Dominican program that produced the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez, Ryan Robowski is 

a strikeout-oriented lefty who can run his fastball up to 89-90 mph. A 14th-round pick in ’09, he spent all of last 

season in the high Class A California League, relieving in 35 games for Visalia and logging good ratios (8.5 

strikeouts, 2.7 walks, 0.8 homers) over 54 innings. Righthanded batters hit the 23-year-old Robowski hard 

(.314/.382/.540), which could be a fluke or signal a future shift to situational relief. 


Signed: OF Chris Aguila (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Virgil Vasquez 


Signed: 3B Wilberto Ortiz, OF Gabe Kapler 

Puerto-Rican Ortiz (26) was selected by the Angels in the 33rd round of the 2006 Draft. He played for the 

organization until 2009, reaching AA. The Angels cut ties with him during the spring training last season, then he 

signed for the Nationals’ A Adv. affiliate Potomac, where, in a year marred by injuries, hit .253/.306/.341 in 47 

games. Ortiz had a very good winter season in Puerto Rico where he hit .329 in 42 games for Carolina. 


Signed: OF Jeremy Reed 

New York Mets 

Signed: OF Willie Harris 


Signed: RHP Warner Madrigal 

Warner Madrigal began his professional career as an outfielder in the Angels system, and while he hit well 

enough early on, he batted just .235/.273/.348 as a 22-year-old in low Class A in ’06. That prompted the Angels 

to convert Madrigal to relief pitcher, where he's notched a career rate of 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in the

minors (8.6 in Triple-A) and earned callups to the big leagues in ’08 and ’09. Big league batters have had an 

easier time handling his low- to mid-90s heat. Madrigal has run up a 6.10 ERA in 48 2/3 innings for the Rangers, 

with 27 strikeouts and 26 walks. 


Signed: 3B Andy LaRoche 

Traded: RHP Clayton Mortensen to Rockies for RHP Ethan Hollingsworth 

A Rockies' fourth-round pick in ’08, Hollingsworth could pitch his way into a low-leverage bullpen role in Oakland 

eventually. He throws strikes with an 89-90 mph sinker and above-average changeup, while mixing in fringy 

breaking stuff to keep batters off balance. The 23-year-old righty reached Double-A briefly last season, but spent 

most of the season with high Class A Modesto, going 12-8, 3.31 in 25 starts, with 8.6 strikeouts and 1.9 walks 

per nine innings. The A's had designated Clayton Mortensen for assignment. 


Released: RHP Mauricio Romero, 1B Mike Durant 

Durant (24) was selected by Philadelphia in the 4 th round of the 2005 Draft. In his Phillies’ tenure, he showed 

poor plate discipline and below average hitting going with some pop (17 HR in 2008 at Lakewood/A and 12 in 

2009 at Clearwater/A+). Durant spent the entire 2010 season in the DL. 


Signed: RHP Jose Veras 

Jose Veras will earn a base of $1M plus incentives if he makes the big league roster. Otherwise, the veteran will 

make $15K each month in the minors. 


Signed: RHP Miguel Batista 


Released: RHP Josh Cephas 


Signed: RHP Guillermo Mota, RHP Francisco Cruceta 

Released: RHP Jason Jarvis, C Jesse Shriner, 1B Carlos Quintana, 3B Josh Lopez, 3B Kyle Mach, OF Jose 

Medina, OF Nickolas Nordgren 


Signed: RHP Dirk Hayhurst 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Shawn Smith 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: C Robinzon Diaz 

Robinzon Diaz is just entering his prime at age 27, but his performance in Triple-A has backed up in successive 

seasons. He's coming off .657 and .620 OPS years for Indianapolis and Toledo. He's got a pretty good arm and 

crazy hand-eye coordination, so he's a good depth signing for the Rangers, who enter ’11 with Mike Napoli, Matt 

Treanor, Yorvit Torrealba and Taylor Teagarden in the big league picture. But at this point in his career, Diaz's 

claim to fame probably is the fact that he was once traded straight-up for Jose Bautista. 


Signed: C Tim Mahler (NDFA—Mid-America Christian (Okla.)), OF Joey Hage, OF Jason Lane (re-signed)


Signed: 2B Alex Cora 

Traded: RHP A.J. Morris, LHP Graham Hicks and OF Michael Burgess to Cubs for LHP Tom Gorzelanny 

Jan. 11-17 


Signed: C Robby Hammock 

Released: 2B Evan Button 


Signed: 2B Mike Folli 


Signed: RHP Armando Gabino (re-signed) 


Signed: SS Brent Dlugach (re-signed) 

Released: 1B Jon Still 

Jon Still spent all of last season on the inactive list. A fourth-round pick in ’06, he batted .233/.301/.416 for 

Double-A Portland in ’09. 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: 1B John Urick, OF Reed Johnson, OF Lou Montanez 

Urick was acquired from the Chico Outlaws of the new North American League. The Outlaws were champions of 

the Golden Baseball League last season and have joined the new Indy League for 2011. Urick, 28, was a 22nd 

round pick by the Yankees out of Oklahoma State in the 2003 amateur draft. He rose through their system 

reaching AAA Columbus before being acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies. He spend three years in their farm 

system before being released from AA after the 2008 campaign. In 2009 he played in Sussex in the independent 

Can-Am League and was acquired by the Chico Outlaws. He had a good year in Chico hitting .307 with 10 HRs 

in 68 games. 

The Cubs drafted Montanez third overall in 2000. Montanez hit .223/.257/.323 in 266 plate appearances with the 

Orioles over the last three seasons. 


Signed: RHP Matt Zaleski (re-signed), 2B Nate Sutton, SS Ozzie Chavez 

Released: RHP Raymond Copenhaver, RHP Nelson Curry, RHP Trey Delk, RHP Rene Garcia, RHP Goldy 

Simmons 


Released: 1B Nate Recknagel 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Jordan Brown (AAA) 


Signed: C Brandon Yarbrough 


Signed: 2B William Bergolla


Signed: LHP Jeff Gogal (re-signed), OF Jorge Padilla, OF Alex Romero 

Released: LHP Andy Kainer, LHP John Lambert, OF Sequoyah Stonecipher 

The Marlins continue to be a popular destination for minor league free agent outfielders to sign. Florida added 

Jorge Padilla (.824 OPS in Triple-A last year) and Alex Romero (just 18 games for Gwinnett) in the same 

offseason as Chris Lubanski (.899 OPS for Las Vegas), Josh Kroeger (.649 for Charlotte in a down year) and 

Dewayne Wise (.826 OPS for Lehigh Valley, plus 52 games in big leagues with Blue Jays). 


Signed: OF Ryan Jones (NDFA—Wichita State) 

A 39th-round pick out of Wichita State by the Diamondbacks in ’09, Ryan Jones played summer ball in the Cape 

Cod League after going undrafted last year. He batted .265/.351/.469 with 10 homers as a Shockers senior. The 

Frontier League's Southern Illinois club signed Jones just before the Angels swooped in. 


Signed: RHP Morgan Brinson, RHP Jameson Dunn (NDFA—Oral Roberts) 

Released: RHP Luis Guerrero 

Jameson Dunn missed the first half of Oral Roberts' season, and then pitched to a 8.06 ERA in 11 appearances 

upon his return—though with 38 whiffs in 41 1/3 innings. A knee injury knocked him out of the Summit League 

tournament and NCAA regional play. 

New York Mets 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Ryota Igarashi (AAA) 


Signed: OF Matt Carson (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Kyle Christensen, LHP Anvioris Ramirez, C Oliver Box, C Ramon Soto, 2B Gernaldo Castillo, 

2B Joel Eusebio, OF Yeudy Brazoban, OF Elvis Garcia 

Reinstated from inactive list: 2B Joel Eusebio 


Signed: C Kawika Emsley-Pai 

The Diamondbacks selected Kawika Emsley-Pai in the 10th round of last year's draft only to release him in early 

December. He batted .167/.265/.200 in 42 games as a part-timer (just 90 at-bats) for short-season Yakima. 


Signed: RHP Ryan Vogelsong 


Signed: SS Freddie Bynum (Orix (Japan)) 

Bynum hit just .138 in 16 games in Nippon Professional Baseball last year. On the Western League (Japanese 

minors) side, the 30-year-old batted .282/.341/.417 in 259 at-bats. Bynum saw a good chunk of big league time 

with the Cubs and Orioles from ’06 to ’08, serving in a strict utility role and not offering much with the bat. 


Released: RHP Eric Gonzalez, RHP Matt Irsfeld, C Matt Combs, C Brandon Fowler, 1B Joe Agreste, 2B Kevin 

Hansen, SS Chris Ahearn

Selected by the Padres in the 24th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South 

Alabama, Gonzalez played international tournaments with the Spanish National team the last few seasons. Last 

year was a tough one for him in the California League (A Adv.) where he pitched a 6-5-1 record, 7.26 ERA for 

Lake Elsinore. Subsequently he’ll sign to play for the Lake Erie Crushers of the independent Frontier League. 


Signed: RHP Keli'i Zablan (River City (Frontier)), 2B Adam Kennedy 

Released: RHP Jarett Attard, LHP Michael Vitale 

Keli'i Zablan, a native Hawaiian whose given first and middle names are Matthew Spencer, signed with Seattle 

out of a tryout camp. The Southern Utah University product played infield for four years in college and pitched in 

only 19 total games as a sophomore and junior. But despite the year away from the mound, the independent 

River City club signed Zablan as a pitcher—and he rewarded them winning Frontier League rookie of the year 

honors and pitching the Rascals to the league title. During the regular season, he went 2-1, 3.15 with 29 

strikeouts, 14 walks and just 29 hits allowed in 40 innings. 


Signed: SS Daniel Mayora 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF D.J. Jones 

Texas Rangers 

Released: RHP Johnny Gunter, RHP Aaron Thompson 

Aussie Thompson was signed by Texas in January 2009 and posted a 7.30 ERA in 12.1 relief innings for the 

Arizona League Rangers (Rookie) last season. He has played sporadically this winter for Brisbane of the 

Australian Winter League (3.1 IP, 10 hits, 24.30 ERA). 


Signed: LHP Wil Ledezma (re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Wil Ledezma (AAA) 

The signing of Ledezma to a minor league deal was a mere procedural move, as he signed a major league split 

contract ($0.7M in Majors, 0.3M in minors) with Pittsburgh back in November, before the Blue Jays claimed him 

off outright waivers early this month. The signing was necessary after he was dropped off the 40-man roster. 

2011 - Jan. 1-10 


Released: RHP Andrew Huebner, RHP Thomas Phelps, 3B Matt Tucker 


Released: RHP Randy Consuegra, RHP Wilson Matos 

Chicago Cubs 

Traded: RHP Chris Archer, C Robinson Chirinos, SS Hak-Ju Lee, OF Sam Fuld and OF Brandon Guyer to Rays 

for RHP Matt Garza, LHP Zach Rosscup and OF Fernando Perez 


Signed: C Alexis Fonseca 


Signed: OF Jeremy Hermida


Signed: RHP Justin Germano (re-signed), RHP Doug Mathis, SS Adam Everett 


Signed: LHP Mariano Gomez 

Lefty reliever Mariano Gomez, 28, has decent secondary stuff but no overpowering pitch, despite a 6-foot-6, 

240-pound build. As a member of the Braves' Gwinnett affiliate, he held Triple-A lefties to a .234/.302/.351 

batting line in ’10. 


Signed: RHP Sean Watson, C Clint Sammons, 2B Joe Thurston, 3B Jamie D'Antona (Yakult (Japan)), OF 

Dewayne Wise 

D'Antona is back in North America after two seasons in Japan, where he hit .245/.315/.456 with 15 HR & 50 RBI 

in 99 games for the Yakult Swallows last year; in 2009, he hit .276 with 21 HR and 83 RBI. The D'Backs selected 

D'Antona in the second round of the 2003. 


Released: RHP Phil Rorabaugh, OF Brian Kemp 

Traded: 2B Albert Cartwright to Phillies for LHP Sergio Escalona 


Signed: 2B Joaquin Arias (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Eric Junge (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Roman Colon (Kia (Korea)), C Orlando Mercado 

Released: C Pat Borders 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Pat Borders 

Yes, that Pat Borders, the MVP of the ’92 World Series and a gold medalist for Team USA in the 2000 Olympics. 

Incredibly, Borders played professionally for a quarter century—every season from 1982, when he was a sixthround 

pick by the Blue Jays, through May 26, 2006, when the Dodgers placed him on the restricted list. There he 

stayed until this month. Borders played catcher right up until the end, getting behind the plate 23 times in the 

minors in ’06 at age 43. His 1,015 games caught in the big leagues ranks just outside the top 100 all time. 


Signed: RHP Eulogio de la Cruz (Yakult (Japan)), C Shawn Riggans 

Eulogio de la Cruz received brief callups with the Tigers, Marlins and Padres (15 games total) from ’07 though 

’09, but his wildness got the better of him. He walked 9.9 batters per nine innings, which also has been his 

weakness in the minors (4.3 at the Triple-A level). The 26-year-old de la Cruz throws very hard from a short-ish 

frame (listed at 5-foot-11), but he'll need to throw more strikes to take the next step. Still just 26, he returns to the 

U.S. from a year in Japan, which he spent mostly in the minors (ni-gun), notching 42 strikeouts and 21 walks in 

53 2/3 innings (2.52 ERA). He also pitched 10.1 relief innings with a 7.84 ERA for the Yakult Swallows. 

New York Mets 

Released: RHP Samuel Martinez, RHP Richard Pena, RHP Scott Shaw, RHP Marcos Tabata, 2B Ryan Mollica, 

2B Hector Pellot

Selected by the Mets in the 4 th round of the 2005 Draft out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy for a $350,000 

signing bonus, the 23-year-old Pellot hit a combined .239/.319/.329 in five seasons in the Mets’ system, topping 

at AA-Binghamton last year. 


Signed: RHP Luis Vizcaino 


Released: RHP Dan McDaniel, OF Chris Berroa 

Traded: RHP Ryan Kelly to Rangers for RHP Guillermo Moscoso 

The Rangers designated Moscoso for assignment when they signed free agent Adrian Beltre. The 27-year-old 

Moscoso is coming off a down year with Triple-A Oklahoma City (5.18 ERA, 1.55 WHIP in 22 starts), but in the 

past he's shown flashes of what it takes to be a competent reliever: good control to go with low-90s heat and a 

quality breaking ball. Interestingly, the A's had only recently acquired Ryan Kelly when they sent Corey Wimberly 

to the Pirates. 


Traded: LHP Sergio Escalona to Astros for 2B Albert Cartwright 

Sergio Escalona lost his roster spot when the Phillies re-signed J.C. Romero. The 26-year-old Venezuelan lefty 

has all sorts of situational relief potential. Escolona keeps batters honest with a low-90s fastball and has a 

strong, high-70s curveball as a finisher. With Double-A Reading, he held lefties to a .188/.233/.250 batting line in 

96 at-bats. It was more of the same in the Venezuelan League (La Guaira Tiburones), where lefties managed 4for-23 

(.174), all singles, versus Escalona; he posted a 3.94 ERA in 16 relief innings. 

The 23-year-old Cartwright has no outstanding tool and projects as a 25th man in a best-case scenario. He 

spent two years in Rookie ball, then hit .236 as a 21-year-old in low Class A. Cartwright smacked 10 homers and 

ran up a .932 OPS for high Class A Lancaster last year, but park and league context caught up to him with 

Double-A Corpus Christi. His OPS fell 371 points to .561. 


Signed: RHP Jorge Julio (Bridgeport (Atlantic)), LHP Brian Burres (re-signed) 

Julio last pitched in the majors for the Brewers in 2009, when his longstanding control problems led to his 

release after just 15 appearances. Julio never stopped throwing hard or getting strikeouts, though, and his 2010 

full-season campaign with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League was a success. He struck 

out 57 batters in 55 innings without allowing a home run, on his way to a 1.15 ERA. This winter with the 

Tiburones de La Guaira, Julio has again seemed to be in control, as he managed a 1.88 ERA with 22 strikeouts 

in 28.2 innings. 

Burres will earn $600K if in the Majors. He also has an out clause of sorts as can sign with an Asian team for 

$50K between now and Opening Day or for $100K during the season. 


Signed: 2B Kevin Frandsen 


Signed: LHP Tom Vessella (Laredo (United)) 


Signed: C Josh Bard (re-signed), 1B Luis Jimenez 

Released: OF Robert Rodriguez 

Reinstated from inactive list: C Wei Wang

First baseman Luis Jimenez bashed 105 home runs in the U.S. minors from 2001-08, suiting up for six 

organizations in eight years: the Athletics, Orioles, Dodgers, Twins, Red Sox and, most recently, the Nationals. 

He spent ’09 playing for Nippon-Ham in Japan, but did not appear to play in an organized league in ’10. The 28year-old 

Jimenez returned to action this winter to put a hurtin' on Venezuelan League pitchers, batting 

.312/.475/.548 with a league-leading 12 homers for Lara. He drew 57 walks in 59 games. 


Signed: SS Ray Olmedo, OF Chris Carter 

Traded: RHP Matt Garza, LHP Zach Rosscup and OF Fernando Perez to Cubs for RHP Chris Archer, C 

Robinson Chirinos, SS Hak-Ju Lee, OF Sam Fuld and OF Brandon Guyer 

Chris Carter, dubbed "The Animal" for his work ethic, was acquired in the August 2009 trade for Boston’s Billy 

Wagner and was non-tendered by the Mets in December to free up 40-man roster room. He will earn $12,000 a 

month in the minors and $420,000 at the major league level. In 2010, the left-handed played career-high 100 

MLB games, hitting .263/.317/.389. 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: 1B Brad Nelson, 2B Matt Kata, SS Rougned Odor 

Traded: RHP Guillermo Moscoso to Athletics for RHP Ryan Kelly 

Brad Nelson has spent the past four seasons in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, topping out at 20 homers and 

hitting at least 15 each year. The 28-year-old lefty hitter batted .259/.353/.447 with 17 dingers in 409 at-bats for 

PCL-champion Tacoma last year, spending most of his time at first base and DH. A strong winter in the 

Dominican League landed Nelson with the Rangers. He batted .295/.402/.590 in 105 at-bats for Cibao, belting a 

league-leading 9 homers. 


Signed: RHP Chad Cordero, OF Ricardo Nanita (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Ryan Mattheus (re-signed), LHP Matt Chico (re-signed) 

Dec. 21-31 


Signed: LHP Clay Zavada (re-signed) 


Signed: LHP Yohan Flande 

The Phillies released two players from their 40-man roster just prior to the Rule 5 draft. Lefty Yohan Flande 

settled with the Braves, while righthander Jesus Sanchez, a converted catcher, landed with the Brewers. His 

performance in ’10 may not show it, but the 24-year-old Flande has some promise as an athletic lefty with a 

quality sinker/slider mix. For Double-A Reading, he went 10-8, 4.38 with 4.8 strikeouts and 2.5 walks per nine 

innings. Flande pitched for Toros del Este in the Dominican League this winter, where he had run up a 4.43 

ERA over 20 1/3 innings, striking out 13. 


Signed: RHP Jose Diaz (re-signed), LHP Alberto Castillo (re-signed), LHP Chris George (re-signed), C Steve 

Lerud (re-signed) 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: IF Brent Dlugach (AAA)


Released: RHP Oscar Castro 

Mexican righty Castro (21) got his release after five seasons in the Reds’ system (peaking at Single-A). Last 

season was on loan to the Mexican League. This winter he’s playing winter ball in his native land pitching for 

Culiacan (1.42 ERA in 6.1 IP). 


Signed: OF Travis Buck 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Justin Germano (AAA) 

Buck was non-tendered by the A’s early in December. 


Signed: IF Tug Hulett, IF Matt Macrì, OF Jeff Salazar 

Traded: RHP Jonnathan Aristil and LHP Wes Musick to Astros for RHP Matt Lindstrom 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Joey Williamson 

Salazar, who played 19 games for the Rockies in 2006, and Macri are returning to the organization. Salazar was 

a Rockies eighth-round pick in 2002 and Macri was a fifth-round choice in 2004. 


Signed: RHP Victor Moreno, RHP Scot Drucker (re-signed) 

The 31-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Victor Moreno, played for the Italian Baseball League club Bologna 

in 2009-2010. He allowed just 17 hits and six walks and struck out 52 batters in 32 1/3 innings for Bologna this 

year with an ERA of 0.56 and 8 Sv. Moreno is currently playing for the Aragua Tigres, in the Venezuelan Winter 

League, where he have had a record of 5-3-1, 2.25 ERA in 44 relief innings at the end of the regular season. 

Before coming to Italy in 2009 he already had his opportunities in affiliated minor league ball, playing for teams 

of the Diamondbacks, Phillies, Twins, Athletics and Orioles from 1999 to 2007. Afterwards he went to Mexico. 

Moreno, who was in the Venezuelan roster for the 2006 & 2009 WBC, helped Bologna to win the Italian 

championship in 2009 and the European Champions Cup this summer. He mostly pitched in relief of the 

Dominican right-hander Jesus Matos in Bologna. If he can stick with the Tigers, Moreno would be the second 

Venezuelan player after Oscar Salazar to use the detour Italy to get into the big leagues. 


Signed: 3B Mike Cervenak 


Signed: LHP Gustavo Chacin (re-signed), LHP Xavier Cedeno 

Released: RHP Leandro Cespedes, LHP Chris Blazek, LHP Angel Gonzalez, C Carlos Mojica, 2B German 

Duran, 2B Pedro Feliz 

Traded: RHP Matt Lindstrom to Rockies for RHP Jonnathan Aristil and LHP Wes Musick 

Selected by Colorado in the 31st round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, Puerto-Rican Cedeno (24) spent 

seven seasons in the Rockies’ system topping at AA level. He was released at the end of 2010 spring training. He 

has had a strong showing in the Puerto Rican Baseball League this winter pitching for Carolina: 1-2, 2.32 ERA 

in 12 games (seven starts). 

A 6 th round pick by the Rangers in 2005, the Mexican-born Duran (26) hit .271/.319/.369 in 97 games between 

AA & AAA last season. He has 60 MLB games under his belt (Texas, 2008). Duran was a waiver claim by the 

Astros in July 2009. 

Converted to pitcher in 2006, Aristil became a minor league free agent last Nov. 6 th but promptly re-signed with 

Colorado. The Dominican has average fastball and changeup but struggles with his command. Last season he

went 2-5, 5.90 ERA mostly between A Adv. & AA, with 71 K in 71.2 IP, 41 BB, 13 HR. The Astros assigned him 

to Oklahoma City (PCL/AAA). 


Signed: RHP Gaby Hernandez (re-signed), RHP Zach Miner 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: IF Joaquin Arias (AAA), IF Lance Zawadzki (AAA) 

The 28-year-old Miner missed all of 2010 after undergoing surgery on his right elbow in late May. In four 

seasons for the Tigers, the right-hander registered a 4.24 ERA with 6.0 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9. He was non-tendered 

by the Tigers. 


Signed: C Kevin Richardson, SS Gil Velazquez, OF David Harris, OF Kevin Melillo 


Signed: RHP Scott Nestor, RHP Tim Redding, OF Brad Coon 

Traded: SS Chin-lung Hu to Mets for LHP Michael Antonini 

Redding was released by the Yankees during last season to enable him to play in Korea for the Samsung Lions. 


Signed: RHP Jim Henderson (re-signed), RHP Jesus Sanchez, OF Brandon Jones 

While in the Braves organization, corner outfielder Brandon Jones ranked as the Double-A Southern League's 

No. 5 prospect in ’07, a few doors down from Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, Wade Davis and Johnny Cueto. He 

ranked fourth on Atlanta's list heading into ’08. But in three short stints with the Braves, Jones hit .257/.313/.365 

in 148 at-bats, not really showing enough power for left field (one homer) while proving to be nothing special on 

defense. He finished the ’10 season for the Tigers' Double-A Erie affiliate, having already passed through the 

Pirates system as a waiver claim. Jones finished the year with a cumulative .658 OPS, which was down some 

200 points from his ’07 peak. It's now or never for the 27 year old. 


Signed: 3B Michael Hollimon (Grand Prairie (American Association)) 

Like Brandon Jones, Hollimon is a former prospect who fizzled in the big leagues after playing well in the high 

minors. The switch-hitter took 211 at-bats with Grand Prairie last year, batting .256/.343/.431 with six homers. 

Formerly a middle-infield prospect for the Tigers, Hollimon missed a large chunk of the ’09 season after having 

shoulder surgery. 

New York Mets 

Signed: SS Jose Coronado (re-signed) 

Traded: LHP Michael Antonini to Dodgers for SS Chin-lung Hu 


Released: RHP Anthony Lerew, LHP Travis Blackley 

Traded: IF/OF Corey Wimberly to Pirates for RHP Ryan Kelly 

The A’s released Lerew and Blackley so they could pursue a career in Asia. Lerew signed with Softbank (Japan) 

for roughly $600K; Blackley signed with the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization; the lefty pitched 

great this winter in the Mexican-Pacific League for Hermosillo: 5-1, 2.09 ERA, with 52 SO, 19 BB and 48 H in 

60.1 IP. 


Signed: 1B/3B Garrett Atkins, 3B Josh Fields 

Traded: RHP Ryan Kelly to A’s for IF/OF Corey Wimberly

Placed on restricted list: RHP Arquimedes Lorenzo 

If he makes the Bucs' major league roster, Atkins will earn $800K; If he’s not on the 25-man roster on April 1 

or June 1, he can request his release. 

The 19-year-old Lorenzo has been suspended 50 games under the minor league drug program. Last season, he 

went 2-4, 6.56 ERA in 13 starts for the DSL Pirates. He’ll serve the suspension in 2011. 

A sixth round pick by the Rockies in 2005, Wimberly (27) had a productive season as an utility player for the A's 

at Triple-A in 2010, his first season at the level after three consecutive years at AA. The speedy switch-hitter 

posted a .284/.373/.354 line with 56 steals while playing at shortstop, second, third, LF and CF. He was traded 

by the Rockies to the Athletics for Matt Murton prior the 2009 season. 


Signed: C Guillermo Quiroz 


Signed: OF Lucas Montero 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Seth McClung, C Elio Sarmiento (re-signed), 3B Brian Barden, OF Endy Chavez (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Sam Brown, 2B Vicente Cafaro, 2B Daniel Lima, OF Joe Bonadonna 


Signed: C Ryan Budde, OF Corey Patterson 


Signed: 1B Kevin Barker 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Matt Chico (AAA) 

Barker hit .291/.416/.510 with 12 HR & 48 RBI in 80 games for Veracruz of the Mexican League last season. 

Dec. 15-20 


Signed: RHP Jose Reyes, 1B Ernesto Mejia 

The 25-year-old Mejia is back with the Braves after one year in the Royals’ system (.276, 16 HR & 69 RBI in 

114 games between AA and A Adv.). The Venezuelan-born was a six-year minor league free agent at the end of 

2009 after spending the previous seven seasons with the Braves. He’s been hitting a solid .288/.375/.438 this 

winter in his native land playing for the Zulia Aguilas. 


Signed: C Michel Hernandez (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Ryan Harvey, LHP Andrew Miller (re-signed) 

Ryan Harvey, the former slugging outfielder taken sixth overall in 2003, has converted to the mound. He did not 

appear in a game as a pitcher for the Rockies, his previous employer, but he began working as one behind the 

scenes for Double-A Tulsa, reportedly hitting the low 90s with sink..276, 16 HR & 69 RBI 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: LHP Polin Trinidad

Polin Trinidad sits in high 80s with a nice changeup. His funky angles and relatively young age (26) means he's 

still young enough to embark on a career as a lefty reliever. 


Signed: OF Brian Barton (Bridgeport (Atlantic)) 

Released: 2B Kevyn Feiner, 3B Danny Hernandez 

Brian Barton showed a well-rounded game in the Atlantic League, batting .346 with 19 homers and 18 stolen 

bases. At 28, he's young enough to carve out a Triple-A career, if not a big league one as a reserve outfielder. In 

2008, as a Rule V draft pick, Barton spent one full season in the St. Louis Cardinals’ MLB roster hitting 

.268/.354/.392 in 82 games. 


Signed: RHP Toru Murata (Yomiuri (Japan)), 2B Cristo Arnal (re-signed) 

The 25-year-old Murata, who never pitched with the top team in three years with the Giants, was released by 

Yomiuri this season. Murata was the Giants' No. 1 pick in the 2007 corporate draft. Last season, he went 0-4 

with a 4.25 ERA in six starts (29.2 IP, 22 SO, 10 BB, 34 H, 0 HR, 1.48 WHIP) for the Yomiuri’s farm team. The 

right-hander has not been invited to spring training by the Indians, that assigned him to the AA-Akron roster. 


Traded: LHP Paul Bargas to Twins for C Jose Morales 


Signed: SS Argenis Diaz, OF Clay Timpner, OF Brandon Tripp 

A plus defensive shortstop, 23-year-old Argenis Diaz has managed to hit just .243/.292/.269 in 123 Triple-A 

games. The Pirates, who seemingly haven't had a good shortstop since Jay Bell, non-tendered him in December, 

less than two years after acquiring him in their trade of Adam LaRoche to the Red Sox. 


Signed: RHP Sammy Gervacio (re-signed), LHP Andy Van Hekken (re-signed) 


Traded: RHP Zack Greinke and SS Yuniesky Betancourt to Brewers for RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Jake 

Odorizzi, SS Alcides Escobar and OF Lorenzo Cain 


Signed: RHP Ryan Braun 

Elected free agency: C Ryan Budde 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Ryan Budde (AAA) 

Righty reliever Ryan Braun has average stuff overall but a pretty good curve. With Triple-A Charlotte (White 

Sox) this year he held righthanded batters to 18-for-108 (.167). The Canadian-born went 1-3-18, 2.20 ERA in 52 

games. 


Signed: C Damaso Espino, SS Juan Castro (re-signed), OF Eugenio Velez 


Traded: RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Jake Odorizzi, SS Alcides Escobar and OF Lorenzo Cain to Royals for RHP 

Zack Greinke and SS Yuniesky Betancourt 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Josh Butler (AAA)


Signed: RHP Andy Baldwin, LHP Chuck James, C Steven Holm, C Rene Rivera, 2B Ray Chang, 3B Matt Brown 

Traded: C Jose Morales to Rockies for LHP Paul Bargas 

A corner infielder, Matt Brown is coming off two poor years in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, posing a .753 

OPS for Oklahoma City this year and .748 for Salt Lake the year before. 


Signed: RHP Ronny Marte (re-signed), RHP Mark Prior, RHP Leonel Vinas, LHP Steve Evarts, LHP Jose 

Quintana (re-signed), C Gustavo Molina, 1B Myron Leslie (re-signed), SS Doug Bernier 

Released: RHP Justo Arias, RHP Harold Garce, RHP Charlyn Garcia, LHP Matt Jernstad, LHP Juan Marcano, 

LHP Erick Tapia, 1B Trent Lockwood, 2B Luis Parache, 3B Ronald Morillo 


Signed: RHP Fernando Cabrera, RHP Jonathan Ortiz 

Righty reliever Jonathan Ortiz, 25, throws a sinker and a very good changeup, and he compiled a crazy rate of 

11.8 strikeouts per nine innings in the low minors with the Yankees. 


Released: RHP Felix Cespedes 


Signed: RHP Tyler Yates (re-signed), 3B Gerardo Alvarez 


Traded: RHP Brandon Gomes, RHP Adam Russell, LHP Cesar Ramos and 2B Cole Figueroa to Rays for SS 

Jason Bartlett and a player to be named 


Signed: RHP Denny Bautista, LHP Royce Ring 

Released: RHP Preston Vancil 


Released: RHP Tyree Hayes, RHP Rayner Oliveros, 1B Matt Fields, 1B Ryan Wiegand, 3B Mike Folli, OF 

Ruben Contreras 

Traded: SS Jason Bartlett and a player to be named to Padres for RHP Brandon Gomes, RHP Adam Russell, 

LHP Cesar Ramos and 2B Cole Figueroa 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Derek Hankins, LHP Kevin Gunderson, LHP Zach Jackson, SS Omar Quintanilla, OF Erold 

Andrus, OF Salvador Sanchez 

Released: LHP Michael Ballard, C Chris Gradoville 

The Rangers signed two players who attended college in Texas in lefty-hitting shortstop/second baseman Omar 

Quintanilla (Texas) and lefty Zach Jackson (Texas A&M). They also signed Elvis Andrus's older brother Erold, 

who played in the independent Golden and Atlantic leagues in 2010. 


Signed: RHP Brian Stokes 


Signed: RHP Harvey Garcia, RHP Chad Gaudin, C Carlos Maldonado, 1B Michael Aubrey, 2B Matt Antonelli, 

3B Alex Valdez

Released: RHP Marty Beno, RHP Dustin Crane, RHP Zach Gerler, RHP John Santiago, RHP Shane Zellers, 

LHP Randy Mower, OF Marcus Jones, OF Nick Moresi 

The Dodgers released Harvey Garcia (26) in May this year, but he's attracted attention with a solid showing in 

the Venezuelan League: 3-3, 3.08 ERA with 28 strikeouts, 20 walks, two homers in 38 innings for the Lara 

Cardenales. 

Valdez (26) spent eight seasons in the A’s system topping at AA level. Last season he hit .262/.318/.422 with 29 

doubles, 8 triples, 13 HR, 74 RBI, 82 R and 10 SB at Midland. He’s having a strong winter ball season in his 

native Dominican Republic where he’s hitting .311/.358/.477 in 42 games for Estrellas. 

Dec. 9-14 


Signed: 1B Andy Tracy 

Released: C Kawika Emsley-Pai 

Traded: RHP Cesar Valdez to Pirates as player to be named for LHP Zach Duke 

Traded: OF Jose Rivero to Athletics for cash considerations 

Arizona traded Cesar Valdez, one of the organization's top arms as recently as ’09, to Pittsburgh as the PTBN 

(because he was eligible to be taken in the Rule 5 draft) for Zach Duke. The 25-year-old Valdez went 6-10, 5.90 

for Triple-A Reno this season, but with 92 strikeouts in 97 2/3 innings. 

Veteran first baseman Andy Tracy signed with the Diamondbacks after spending the last three years as a Lehigh 

Valley IronPig. The 37-year-old has big league time with the Expos, Rockies and Phillies, but, just as 

significantly, has hit 278 home runs in 15 seasons in the minors. 


Rule 5 selection: LHP Scott Diamond (MLB, selected by Twins) 


Released: 2B Omar Casamayor, 3B Levi Carolus, SS Jason White 

Traded: RHP Jim Hoey and RHP Brett Jacobson to Twins for 3B Brendan Harris and SS J.J. Hardy 

Reinstated from inactive list: SS Jason White 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Brent Allar (AA, selected by Marlins), RHP Pedro Beato (MLB, selected by Mets), RHP 

Pat Egan (MLB, selected by Brewers), C Dashenko Ricardo (AAA, selected by Giants) 


Released: C Maykol Sanchez 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Dan Turpen (MLB, selected by Yankees), LHP Cesar Cabral (MLB, selected by Rays) 

Sanchez (22) was signed in Nov. 2006 out of Venezuela and spent the bulk of the last three seasons playing in the 

Gulf Coast League. In 2010 he hit .304/.429/.435 in only 12 games. 

Chicago Cubs 

Released: RHP David Patton, LHP Jeremy Papelbon, OF Andres Quezada 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Ronny Morla (AAA, selected by Mets), LHP Casey Lambert (AAA, selected by Orioles) 

The Cubs carried David Patton for the entire ’09 season as a big league Rule 5 pick. But he didn't do much for 

an encore while pitching for high Class A Daytona this season, finishing with a 5.03 ERA and 35-to-42 

strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

The younger brother of Boston closer Jonathan, Jeremy Papelbon was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 19th 

round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Florida. He pitched effectively in his

first four seasons but fell apart in 2010 at AA-Tennessee where he went 1-2-1 with a 5.54 ERA in 31 games (8 

starts, giving up too much HR (16 in 76.1 IP, 1.9/9IP). 


Rule 5 selections: RHP Ricky Brooks (AAA, selected by Mets), RHP Jake Rasner AA, selected by Orioles), 2B 

Dale Mollenhauer (AAA, selected by Orioles) 

Now property of the Orioles, 24-year-old second baseman Dale Mollenhauer slugged just .327 in Double-A this 

year, but he bats lefty, can run and defend and throw. 


Signed: C Fray Sosa 

Dominican Republic native Fray Sosa, 21, trained with buscone Luis Rodriguez at his upper-Manhattan facility 

for three years. 


Rule 5 selections: RHP Jose Flores (MLB, selected by Mariners), SS Josh Rodriguez (MLB, selected by 

Pirates) 


Rule 5 selection: OF Chris Frey (AAA, selected by Phillies) 


Rule 5 selection: RHP Jeiler Castillo (AAA, selected by Athletics) 


Signed: C Brian Peterson (Shreveport-Bossier (American Association)) 

Released: RHP Chris Nicoll 

Rule 5 selection: LHP Starling de la Rosa (AAA, selected by Rangers), LHP Rowdy Hardy (AAA, selected by 

Braves) 

Hardy was signed by Kansas City out of Austin Peay State University as a NDFA in 2006. He does offer Atlanta 

situational relief potential with a mid-80s fastball and a quality slider/changeup mix he used to handcuff 

lefthanded batters in Double-A. They hit .214 without an extra-base hit in 112 at-bats. His overall numbers: 4-3- 

3, 3.44 ERA in 81 relief innings. 


Released: 2B Abel Nieves, 2B Eduardo Soto 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Mason Tobin (MLB, selected by Cubs then traded to Rangers), LHP Robert Fish (MLB, 

selected by Yankees), C Travis Scott (AAA, selected by Pirates), 2B Ivan Contreras (AAA, selected by Blue 

Jays) 


Released: RHP Luis Ferreras, RHP Rick Rivas, RHP Eric Thompson, RHP Marlon Urriola, RHP J.J. Whetsel, 

1B Clay Calfee 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Matt Sartor (AAA, selected by Giants), C Jessie Mier (AAA, selected by Rangers), 1B 

Jaime Ortiz (AAA, selected by Marlins) 


Released: RHP Cody Adams, RHP Rob Currie, RHP Andrew Sauter, LHP Matt Costello, LHP Caleb Thielbar, 

1B Brandon Sizemore, 2B Steve Braun, 2B Connor Lind, 3B Allixon Cequea, OF Juan Barrini, OF Erik Miller 

Rule 5 selection: RHP Adrian Rosario (MLB, selected by Orioles)


Traded: 3B Brendan Harris and SS J.J. Hardy to Orioles for RHP Jim Hoey and RHP Brett Jacobson 

Rule 5 selection: RHP Michael Allen (AAA, selected by Nationals), RHP Eliecer Cardenas (AAA, selected by 

Braves), LHP Jean Mijares (AAA, selected by Cardinals) 

Now a National thanks to the minor league Rule 5 draft, righty Michael Allen features an 88-92 mph sinker and 

a quality change. Of course, all that got him this year was an ugly 6.75 ERA and a demotion to high Class A. But 

there's something there—Allen also had a firm rate of 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. 

New York Mets 

Rule 5 selection: RHP Elvin Ramirez (MLB, selected by Nationals) 


Rule 5 selections: RHP George Kontos (MLB, selected by Padres), RHP Lance Pendleton (MLB, selected by 

Astros) 


Signed: RHP Vinnie Chulk (Hiroshima (Japan)) 

Released: 3B Jeff Baisley 

Acquired: OF Jose Rivero from Diamondbacks for cash considerations 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Justin Friend (AAA, selected by Phillies), RHP Dan Sattler (AAA, selected by Angels) 

Vinnie Chulk spent half of last season pitching for Japan's Hiroshima club, appearing in 16 games and notching 

a 15-to-12 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

Arizona also pulled off the rare swap involving a minor league Rule 5 draft pick, in this case trading away 

outfielder Jose Rivero, whom they took from the Mariners in the Triple-A phase. A 20-year-old righty hitter who 

has yet to graduate from short-season ball in five pro seasons, Rivero batted a cumulative .272/.335/.428 with 

seven homers in 63 games this year. He was signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2006 by the Mariners 

out of Venezuela. 


Signed: LHP Donald Veal (re-signed) 

Acquired: RHP Cesar Valdez from Diamondbacks as player to be named for LHP Zach Duke 

Rule 5 selection: RHP Nathan Adcock (MLB, selected by Royals) 

Donald Veal, a veteran of the ’08 Rule 5 draft, had Tommy John surgery this year and was non-tendered by 

Bucs two weeks ago. Now, he's back in black (and gold). 


Rule 5 selection: RHP Brian Broderick (MLB, selected by Nationals) 


Rule 5 selection: OF Quintin Berry (AA, selected by Mets), OF Brad Chalk (AAA, selected by Pirates) 

Many minor league Rule 5 draft picks have scouting reports that bear an uncanny resemblance: lefty bat, strong 

defensive player, good runner. Brad Chalk, now of the Pirates, is no exception. A second-round pick from 

Clemson in ’07, he didn't hit much at all this year in Double-A, but he's a plus runner with gliding range in 

center field, which provides real value to a minor league pitching staff. He'll take a walk and steal some bases, 

but don't expect any power. 


Voluntarily retired: 1B Michael Ambort

Rule 5 selections: LHP Joe Paterson (MLB, selected by Diamondbacks), 3B Jake Blackwood (AAA, selected 

by Padres) 


Signed: 3B Chris Gimenez, OF Ryan Langerhans (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Ryan Moorer, LHP Kody Kurowski, LHP Matt Petiton, C Jimmy Jacquot 

Rule 5 selection: OF Jose Rivero (AAA, selected by Diamondbacks) 


Signed: RHP Jonah Bayliss 

Rule 5 selections: RHP Aneury Rodriguez (MLB, selected by Astros), RHP Heath Rollins (AAA, selected by 

Royals), LHP Justin Dowdy (AAA, selected by Giants), 2B Roan Salas (AA, selected by Blue Jays) 

Down Winston Abreu and Joe Bateman this offseason, the Rays took a step toward addressing their bullpen 

shortage at Triple-A Durham and possibly St. Petersburg, too, by signing 30-year-old veteran Jonah Bayliss. 

He's a low-90s, slurvy slider reliever who's coming off one of his finest seasons: 43 appearances, 8.4 strikeouts 

and 2.9 walks per nine innings for Triple-A Round Rock in the Astros system (1-4, 3.58 ERA in 65.1 IP). 

In addition to Abreu and Bateman, Tampa Bay lost another potential Triple-A reliever in Heath Rollins, now 

with the Royals courtesy of the minor league Rule 5. The 25-year-old gets separation on a high-80s cutter and a 

high-70s slurve. He's aggressive, athletic and unafraid to pitch to contact. 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Yhency Brazoban, OF Hirotoshi Onaka 

Hirotoshi Onaka most recently played for Kantaiheiyo University and went undrafted in the 2010 NPB Draft. 

Onaka, 22, batted .327 (92-for-281) with five home runs and 36 RBIs over 75 games during a four-year career 

at International Pacific University, a private school in Higashi-ku, Okayama, Japan, which is in the western part 

of the country between Hiroshima and Osaka. The 5-foot-8, 172-pound Onaka batted .321 (35-for-109) with two 

homers and nine RBIs over 26 games during his senior season. A switch-hitter who throws righthanded, he 

played center field the past two years after beginning his college career as a shortstop. 


Released: 2B Jonathan Fernandez 

Rule 5 selection: 3B Brad Emaus (MLB, selected by Mets) 


Signed: RHP Joe Bisenius (re-signed), OF Buck Coats, OF Archie Gilbert, OF Jonathan Van Every 

Rule 5 selection: 2B Michael Martinez (MLB, selected by Phillies) 

The Nationals buoyed their depth in signing a pair of versatile, lefty-hitting outfielders. Both Buck Coats and 

Jonathan Van Every can play all three outfield spots, have spent parts of three seasons in the big leagues and, at 

worst, provide insurance at Triple-A. Van Every has hit for power in Triple-A (.471 slugging), while Coats runs 

better and has much more feel to hit than Jon Van Every—but also much less power. That last bit might be key 

because with the loss of Adam Dunn, Washington has zero power from the left side. Regardless, the outfield 

picture ought to be wide open around Jayson Werth, especially if the club trades Josh Willingham, as rumored. 

Dec. 2-8 


Signed: OF Wily Mo Pena, OF David Winfree 

David Winfree, a 25-year-old right fielder, enjoyed his first taste of Pacific Coast League life this season, batting 

.315/.349/.534 with 10 homers in 57 games for Tacoma. He'll head to the launching pad in Reno if he begins

next season in Triple-A. Winfree spent all of ’09 and half of ’10 in the International League with the Twins and 

Yankees. 


Signed: RHP Jason Bergmann 

Traded: RHP Casey Kelly, 1B Anthony Rizzo, OF Reymond Fuentes and a player to be named to Padres for 1B 

Adrian Gonzalez 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: OF Brad Snyder (re-signed) 

The 18th pick in the ’03 draft, right fielder Brad Snyder made his big league debut for the Cubs this season, 

going 5-for-27 (.185) in 12 games. The 28-year-old enjoyed a career year while playing for Triple-A Iowa, 

batting .308/.381/.568 with 25 homers, 37 doubles, 106 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. Snyder finished second in the 

Pacific Coast League in RBIs, runs (97) and total bases (271). 


Signed: RHP Brian Bruney, C Donny Lucy (re-signed) 


Signed: LHP Dontrelle Willis 


Signed: C Paul Phillips, 3B Jack Hannahan 


Signed: RHP Enrique Gonzalez (re-signed), RHP Chris Oxspring, LHP John Bale, C Omir Santos, 1B/OF Alex 

Nunez (Quebec (Can-Am)) 

Bale appeared in 30 games for Hiroshima (Japan) in 2010, striking out 21 and walking 15 in 26 2/3 innings, for 

a 0-3-1 record & 7.09 ERA. He played for the Carp for three seasons (2004-2006) before to sign with Kansas 

City a two-year $4M Major League contract in December 2006. He was non-tendered by the Royals in 

December 2008, then re-signed to a one-year major league deal worth $1.2M. 

Oxspring last played in MLB for the San Diego Padres in 2005. He joined the Hanshin Tigers in Japan for the 

2006 season (4-3, 5.12 ERA in 16 G – 15 GS). On December 15, 2006, Oxspring signed a minor league contract 

with the Milwaukee Brewers. On July 10, 2007, his contract with the Brewers was sold to the LG Twins of the 

Korean Baseball Organization just one day before serving as the Pacific Coast League's starting pitcher in the 

2007 Triple-A All-Star Game. He was in the Australia’s Roster for the 2009 WBC. He’s pitching great in the 

new Australian Baseball League for the Sydney Blue Sox (for whom Oxspring is also the pitching coach): 3-0, 

0.67 ERA in 6 GS (40.1 IP, 44 SO, only 6 BB, 26 H, 1 SHO). He’s in the same team of fellow Tiger Brad 

Thomas. 

Nunez, a 29-year-old corner outfielder/infielder was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Twins on July 5, 

1999. Released by the Twins in January 2002 and signed by the Phillies peaked at A Adv. level and didn’t play in 

2003-04 before to sign with Worchester of the Can-Am League for the 2005 season, when he hit .340/.411/.458 

prompting the Nationals to sign him. The left-handed hitter played the next two seasons with the Nats’ A & A 

Adv. teams (.271/.344/.382 combined). In 2007 he also played 49 games for Brockton of the Can-Am League. He 

came back to the same league in 2008 and had a very good season for Quebec (.339/.400/.427 with 20 SB in 89 

G). Nunez played for Quebec again in 2009 and 2010 averaging .306/.373/.384 and 22 stolen bases. Speed is his 

best tool. He's hitting .338/.410/.423 through 27 games for Aragua in the Venezuelan League. 


Signed: 3B Neil Sellers, SS Chris Gutierrez


Signed: RHP Erick Abreu (re-signed), RHP Jailen Peguero (re-signed) 

Seeking bullpen insurance, the Astros re-signed righties Erick Abreu (8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, 1.20 

WHIP) and Jailen Peguero (9.5, 1.13), who both pitched primarily in Double-A this season. Both had firm 

strikeout rates and did a solid job limiting baserunners. 


Signed: RHP Mario Alvarez (re-signed), RHP Stuart Pomeranz, RHP Oscar Villarreal, LHP Wilkin de la Rosa, 

LHP Dana Eveland, OF Trent Oeltjen (re-signed) 

Lefty Wilkin de la Rosa, a converted outfielder, spent about a season on the Yankees' 40-man roster. He's got a 

decent 88-89 mph sinking fastball and changeup, but his walk rate in Double-A (4.8 per nine innings) simply is 

untenable. He's so new to pitching though—just four years—that he could improve dramatically with more work. 


Signed: LHP Sam Narron (re-signed) 

Traded: 2B Brett Lawrie to Blue Jays for RHP Shaun Marcum 

New York Mets 

Signed: RHP Boof Bonser, C Dusty Ryan, 2B Russ Adams (re-signed), OF Brahiam Maldonado (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Buddy Carlyle 

Carlyle went 0-3, 4.88 ERA in 7 G and 27.2 IP, pitching for Nippon Ham in 2010. It was his second stint in 

Japan as he pitched for Hanshin in 2001 & 2002. 


Signed: RHP Joe Bateman 

Righthanded batters struggled with Bateman's low arm slot in ’10, going just 26-for-144 (.181) with a mere four 

extra-base hits; he got 7 wins, 4 saves and 1.66 ERA for Triple-A Durham (Rays) in 76 relief innings. So far this 

winter, it's been more of the same in the Venezuelan League, as Bateman kept righties at bay for Caracas (6-for- 

37 (.162)); he is 1-1, 1.62 ERA in 16.2 IP (updated 17/12/2010). 


Signed: RHP Brian Bass, C Erik Kratz, 2B Josh Barfield 


Signed: RHP Fernando Nieve, C Dusty Brown 


Signed: RHP Luis Perdomo (re-signed), 3B Jesus Guzman, SS Gregorio Petit 

Traded: 1B Adrian Gonzalez to Red Sox for RHP Casey Kelly, 1B Anthony Rizzo, OF Reymond Fuentes and a 

player to be named 

The Padres have just four infielders listed on their 40-man roster at this time—one of whom is 21-year-old 

middle infielder Jeudy Valdez, who hit .247 in low Class A this season—so glove-first shortstop Petit has a real 

chance to make the big league team as a utility player. The 26-year-old has great baseball instincts, but thus far 

he's hit just .257/.313/.343 in more than 1,500 plate appearances at the Triple-A level. Still, it's hard to find true 

up-the-middle talents on the minor league market, and Petit did rank second to Nashville's Luis Cruz among 

Pacific Coast League shortstops in assists, putouts, total chances and double plays.


Signed: RHP Waldis Joaquin (re-signed), RHP Shane Loux 

Waldis Joaquin's excellent adventure ends right where it began. The 23-year-old re-signed with the Giants after 

refusing an assignment to the White Sox when they claimed him on waivers. 


Signed: LHP R.J. Swindle (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Clint Everts (re-signed), SS Manny Mayorson (re-signed) 

Traded: RHP Shaun Marcum to Brewers for 2B Brett Lawrie 


Signed: OF Jonathan Tucker 

A Orioles’ 20th round selection in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, Tucker became a minor league free agent 

after spending his first seven pro seasons with Baltimore (peaking at AAA). In 2010, he hit a poor. 222/.312/.294 

in 104 games between AA & AAA. He stole 25 bases (34 in 2009), so his best asset is his speed. 

Nov. 22-Dec. 1 


Signed: C P.J. Pilittere, SS Ed Rogers (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Josh Rupe, C Zach Booker (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Charlis Burdie, RHP Brandon Duckworth 

The 34-year-old Brandon Duckworth has pitched parts of eight seasons in the big leagues and has Triple-A time 

in every year since ’03. He pitched for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in the Phillies system last year, striking out 8.7 

batters per nine innings with a quality fastball and curveball (5-4, 3.32 ERA). 


Signed: RHP Jeff Gray, C Adam Ricks (re-signed), 1B Ian Gac (re-signed), 1B Daryle Ward (Newark (Atlantic)), 

OF Miguel Negron (re-signed) 


Signed: OF David Cook, OF Welinton Ramirez 


Signed: C Luke Carlin (re-signed) 


Signed: C Matt Pagnozzi 


Signed: 1B Scott Thorman 

Canadian-born Thorman slugged 16 homers for the Braves in ’06 and ’07, but hit just .222/.260/.407 in 415 atbats 

and found himself back in the minors. He's hit very well for Triple-A Omaha in the Royals chain the past

two seasons to pique the Tigers' interest. He hit a career-high 22 homers last season, while compiling a solid 48to-75 

walk-to-strikeout ratio and showing versatility by playing 20 games at third base and five in left field. The 

28-year-old Thorman batted .280/.348/.491 with 22 homers and 31 doubles for Omaha last season. 


Signed: 3B Ruben Gotay, OF Chris Lubanski 

Puerto-Rican Ruben Gotay (27) led the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in walks (95) last year, playing for 

Memphis (Cardinals) and batted .285/.410/.436 with 30 doubles, 13 HR, 70 RBI & 84 R. 


Signed: 1B Brian Dopirak 

Elected free agency: LHP Gustavo Chacin 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Matt Nevarez (AAA), LHP Gustavo Chacin (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Blake Johnson (re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Gaby Hernandez (AAA), RHP Victor Marte (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Alexis Pacheco 


Signed: RHP David Johnson (re-signed), RHP Zach Segovia 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: SS Estarlin de los Santos (AAA) 

New York Mets 

Signed: 2B Jonathan Malo (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Brian Anderson, LHP Andy Sisco, C Jose Gil (re-signed) 


Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Jose Sanchez 


Elected free agency: 3B Andy LaRoche, OF Delwyn Young 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: 3B Andy LaRoche (AAA), OF Delwyn Young (AAA) 


Signed: C Kyle Phillips (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Charlie Haeger, RHP Chris Smith, LHP Fabio Castro, LHP Chris Seddon (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Richard de los Santos (re-signed) 

Signed by Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic in December 2000, De Los 

Santos (26) was selected by Tampa Bay in the minor phase of the 2004 Rule V Draft and has played in the Rays’ 

system since then. In 2010, he went 14-5 with a 3.52 ERA in 148.1 IP at Durham (Int’l/AAA).

Texas Rangers 

Signed: RHP Barret Loux, 3B Esteban German (re-signed), SS Nick Urbanus 

Right-hander Barret Loux, selected by Arizona with the sixth overall pick in the 2010 draft, became a free agent 

on Sept. 1 as part of an agreement approved by commissioner Bud Selig, instead of having to re-enter the draft 

next summer. The Diamondbacks didn’t sign Loux due to concerns the team had about the pitcher’s health. Loux 

went 11-2 with a 2.83 ERA and 136 strikeouts in 105 innings for Texas A&M as a junior last season. 

The Rangers have signed their first European grown player ever. 18-year-old Dutch middle infielder Nick 

Urbanus, who is currently playing for the Hoofdklasse club L&D Amsterdam Pirates will join the Rangers 

affiliate in the Arizona League (Rookie Level) next June after graduating from Johan Cruyff College back home. 

His father and grandfather are Dutch greats and won multiple MVP awards in the Netherlands. Urbanus made 

his debut in the Hoofdklasse in 2009 at the age of 17. Later that year he also played for the Senior National 

Team at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam. In 2010 he batted .236 (OBP .278/SLG .287) with one triple, 

six doubles, 17 runs scored and 19 RBI in 42 games for the Pirates, where his father is the head coach. A 

scouting report on Urbanus (Source NPB Tracker): He is a shortstop with very good instincts and plus makeup. 

Defensively he’ll be a very good middle infielder. Maybe he’ll be forced to second base for his arm ... He’s got 

very good hands and feet. He’s also a good athlete with a line drive swing to all fields. Lacks some power, but 

will hit his share of doubles and squares most pitches off. 


Signed: RHP Winston Abreu 

Reliever Winston Abreu saved 38 games for Triple-A Durham (Rays) in the past two seasons while notching a 

159-to-37 strikeout-to-walk ratio and yielding just five home runs in 106 innings. The 33-year-old hasn't found 

the same success in the big leagues (two home runs per nine innings, 7.31 ERA), in 38 games and 44.1 IP for 

Baltimore (2006), Washington (2007), TB & Cleveland (2009). 


Signed: RHP Jimmy Barthmaier (re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Ryan Mattheus (AAA) 

Nov. 16-21 


Signed: 3B Sean Burroughs 

Traded: RHP Scottie Allen to Yankees for 1B Juan Miranda 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Josh Collmenter, RHP Yonata Ortega 

Once a highly-touted prospect, Burroughs (the ninth overall pick by San Diego in ’98) washed out with the 

Padres, batting .282/.340/.360 in parts of four seasons. He proved unwilling or unable to adjust his batting 

approach to hit for more power. Burroughs last played for the Mariners' Triple-A Tacoma affiliate in ’07, 

appearing in just four games. 


Signed: RHP Jay Sborz, C Wilkin Castillo, 3B Shawn Bowman, SS Ed Lucas, OF Jose Constanza 

Released: RHP Jamie Hayes, RHP Edigson Mora 

Traded: OF Cody Johnson to Yankees for cash considerations 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Randall Delgado, RHP Cory Gearrin, OF Matt Young 

A solid defender at the hot corner, Shawn Bowman hit 22 homers and slugged .484 for Double-A New 

Hampshire (Blue Jays) this season.

Wilkin Castillo spends most of his time at catcher, but he runs well enough (and naturally throws well enough) 

to play third and second base and both corner outfield spots. He hasn't hit in Triple-A—just .244/.284/.362 in 

256 games—but he's worth a shot as true utilityman. 

Speedy center fielder Jose Constanza played for the Indians' Triple-A Columbus title team. He hit .319/.373/.394 

this year, and in six seasons in the U.S. has accumulated 210 stolen bases at an 81 percent success rate. 

Versatile infielder Ed Lucas, 28, hit a career-best .307/.398/.480 with 13 homers and a 52/68 walk/strikeout 

ratio for Triple-A Omaha (Royals), playing mostly middle infield. 

Jay Sborz has undeniable arm strength (career 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings), but he issued too many walks 

(4.9 per nine) and allowed too many home runs (1.6) for Triple-A Toledo (Tigers) this season. 

Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent out of Panama on July 18, 2006, Delgado (20) was the #7 

Braves’ prospect entering the 2010 season and pitched very well as a 20-year-old starter in the Carolina (A 

Adv.) & Southern (AA) Leagues: 7-12, 3.30 ERA in 161 IP (162 SO, 52 BB, 125 H) with a 1.10 WHIP. Baseball 

America ranked him the #6 prospect in the Carolina League after the season. 


Released: RHP Dustin Carder, RHP Jairo de la Cruz, RHP D.D. Hanks, RHP Travis Keating, RHP Eiris 

Ramirez, RHP Jesse Rasner, RHP Jean Carlos Reyes, LHP Blake Mechaw, LHP Tyler Sexton, 1B T.J. Baxter, 

1B Preston Hale, SS Brad Decater, SS Javier Santana, OF Edwin Cintron, OF David Rivera 

Elected free agency: RHP Armando Gabino 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Armando Gabino (AAA), 1B Rhyne Hughes (AAA) 

Added to 40-man Roster: LHP Zach Britton, 1B Joe Mahoney, OF Matt Angle 


Signed: 2B Drew Sutton 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Stolmy Pimentel, C Luis Exposito, 2B Oscar Tejeda 

Drew Sutton, a 27-year-old who has big league time with the Reds and Indians, does a number of things well. He 

switch-hits, works counts and plays second, short and third. He hasn't shown much power at the upper levels, 

but he did smack 20 homers in Double-A in ’08. 

Chicago Cubs 

Signed: LHP Scott Rice, 3B Scott Moore, 3B Bobby Scales (re-signed), OF Bryan Lahair (re-signed) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Chris Archer, RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Kyle Smit, OF Brandon Guyer 

Left-hander Scott Rice was picked 44th overall by Baltimore in the 1999 amateur draft, but has yet to get a cup 

of coffee in the majors after appearing in 377 minor league games. In 2010, he pitched in the Rockies’ 

organization and extremely well at Tulsa (TL/AA) with a 2-0-4, 0.96 ERA in 46.2 IP (was a mid-season All-Star), 

but hit the wall at Colorado Springs with a 6.75 ERA in 23 relief app. (15 BB); the good new is that he didn’t 

give up a HR all season long. 

Scott Moore played for the organization from 2005 to ’07, providing lefthanded power at the hot corner. He has 

a career .473 slugging average in Triple-A, despite spending the last three seasons in stifling Norfolk (Orioles). 

He hit .280/.345/.476 with 11 HR in 61 games last season, appearing in 41 games for the Orioles 

(.209/.274/.337). 

The Cubs re-signed second baseman/left fielder Bobby Scales, who made his big league debut for Chicago in ’09 

after 11 years in the minors. Last season, he played 10 games for the Cubs hitting .308. 


Signed: 2B Drew Thompson 

Released: 2B Jeff Tezak, SS Michael Richard, OF Ryan Lee, OF Marcus Spencer

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Anthony Carter, RHP Nathan Jones, SS Eduardo Escobar 


Signed: RHP Chad Reineke (re-signed) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Daryl Thompson, SS Zack Cozart, SS Kris Negron, OF Todd Frazier 


Signed: RHP Anthony Reyes (re-signed) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Corey Kluber, RHP Zach McAllister, LHP Nick Hagadone, 3B 

Jared Goedert 


Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Bruce Billings, RHP Cory Riordan, RHP Casey Weathers, C Jordan Pacheco, C 

Wilin Rosario 


Released: LHP Tyler Conn 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Fu-Te Ni (AAA) 

Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Tyler Conn 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Lester Oliveros, RHP Jose Ortega, RHP Brayan Villarreal, LHP Duane Below, 

LHP Charlie Furbush, SS Cale Iorg 

Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela on Oct. 25, 2005, Villarreal (23) was a 2010 

Florida State League (A Adv.) mid-season All-Star pitching for Lakeland (7-4, 3.47 ERA, 16 GS), then was 

promoted to Erie (EL/AA) where he continued to pitch effectively: 0-4, 3.71 ERA in 8 GS (46 K in 42.2 IP, 16 

BB, 37 H). His overall numbers were 7-8, 3.55 ERA with 136 SO in 129.1 IP (1.15 WHIP). He’s continuing his 

strong pitching this winter in his native land for the Caribes de Anzoategui: 1-0-1, 1.83 ERA in 19.2 relief 

innings (UPDATED 26/11/2010). 


Signed: RHP Frank Mata, LHP Victor Garate, SS Tim Torres (re-signed), OF Josh Kroeger, OF Vinny Rottino 

(re-signed) 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Brett Sinkbeil (AAA) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Evan Reed 

Corner outfielder Josh Kroeger is a solid lefty bat who makes contact and is good for 15 homers and 15 steals at 

the Triple-A level (he hit 15 HR with 16 SB for Charlotte in 2010). 

The Marlins removed right-hander Brett Sinkbeil from their 40-man roster. Sinkbeil was Florida's first-round 

pick (19th overall) in the 2006 draft, drafted ahead of such notables as Daniel Bard, Joba Chamberlain and 

Chris Perez. 


Signed: LHP Edwin Walker (re-signed) 

Released: RHP Rafael Feliz, RHP John Frawley, RHP Justin Harper, RHP Ashton Mowdy, RHP Daniel Sarisky, 

RHP Mike Schurz, LHP David Duncan, 1B Aaron Bray, 1B Mark Ori, 1B Nick Stanley, 3B Ricardo Garcia, OF 

Frank Almonte, OF Ricardo Heredia 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP David Carpenter, RHP Jorge DeLeon, RHP Arcenio Leon, 2B Jimmy Paredes 


Signed: RHP Steven Shell, OF Brett Carroll

Elected free agency: RHP Brian Anderson 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Brian Anderson (AAA) 

Added to 40-man Roster: LHP Everett Teaford, 1B Clint Robinson, OF David Lough, OF Derrick Robinson 


Signed: RHP Bear Bay (Joliet (Northern)) 

Added to 40-man Roster: OF Jeremy Moore 


Signed: RHP Jon Huber (re-signed), C Keyter Collado (re-signed) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Luis Vasquez, C Hector Gimenez 


Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Wily Peralta, LHP Daniel Merklinger, 2B Eric Farris 


Signed: LHP Phil Dumatrait (LG Twins (Korea)), 1B Jeff Bailey, 1B Justin Huber 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP David Bromberg, 1B Chris Parmelee, OF Joe Benson, OF Rene Tosoni 

In 80 games with Hiroshima (Japan) in 2010, Huber batted only .220/.340/.379 with 7 HR. 

New York Mets 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Armando Rodriguez, RHP Josh Stinson, 2B Jordany Valdespin, 3B Zach Lutz 


Signed: LHP Neal Cotts, LHP Daniel Martinez 

Traded: 1B Juan Miranda to Diamondbacks for RHP Scottie Allen 

Acquired: OF Cody Johnson from Braves for cash considerations 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Yobanny Reyes 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Ryan Pope, 3B Brandon Laird 

A member of the World Series-champion White Sox bullpen in ’05, Neal Cotts has hit on hard times since then. 

He didn't pitch at all this season after hip surgery, and this on top of having Tommy John surgery in ’09. He last 

took the mound on June 24, 2008, for the Cubs' Triple-A Iowa affiliate. 

Selected by the Braves with the 24th overall pick of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Johnson (22) offers above 

average power, but poor plate discipline. The left-handed hitter was rated by Baseball America as the Best 

Power hitter in the Braves’ system entering the 2010 season after hitting 32 HR for Myrtle Beach (Carolina/A 

Adv.) in 2009. The year before, he went deep 26 times for Rome (SAL/A), and in 2007 slugged .630 (17 HR in 63 

games) at Danville (Appalachian/R). This past season he hit 18 HR and 60 RBI, mostly between Myrtle Beach & 

Mississippi (SL/AA), but struck out 151 times in 106 games with only 37 BB and a .212 BA. The Yankees 

assigned him to Tampa (FSL/A Adv.) so he’ll be eligible in the minor league phase of the upcoming Rule V 

Draft. 


Signed: RHP Anthony Lerew, 3B Adam Heether (re-signed), 3B Wes Timmons 

Traded: OF Rajai Davis to Blue Jays for RHP Danny Farquhar and RHP Trystan Magnuson 

Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Jose Sanchez 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Trystan Magnuson, 1B Sean Doolittle, 2B Adrian Cardenas, OF Corey Brown, 

OF Michael Taylor 

Anthony Lerew ran up an 8.54 ERA with the Royals this season, which tied Andrew Miller for the highest in 

baseball among starters with at least six starts. On the other hand, Lerew had a shiny 1.11 ERA through six

appearances in the Venezuelan League. He threw a no-hitter for Magallanes on Nov. 21, striking out four and 

walking four Caracas batters. 

In addition to bringing back third baseman Adam Heether, the A's also signed strong-armed, steady 31-year-old 

Wes Timmons, formerly of the Braves. In five seasons at the Triple-A level, he has hit .273/.384/.376 thanks to a 

232/142 walk/strikeout ratio. 


Released: C Osmel Reyes 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Justin De Fratus, 1B Matt Rizzotti, 2B Harold Garcia, 2B Cesar Hernandez, SS 

Freddy Galvis 

The Phillies signed Garcia (24) as a non-drafted free agent on Sept. 7, 2004 out of Venezuela. In 2010 (his sixth 

pro season) he hit .305/.365/.441 with 29 SB between A Adv. & AA. 

A prized Venezuelan prospect, Galvis (21) was signed by Philadelphia as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 

2006 and soon established himself as the best defensive infielder and the best infield arm in the Phillies’ system. 

The switch-hitter hit .233/.276/.311 as a 20-year-old at Reading (Eastern/AA) last season. 


Released: RHP Sheng-Cin Hong, RHP Melkin Laureano, RHP Yomar Pacheco, RHP Dinesh Patel, 1B Chih- 

Wei Hsu, 1B Kyle Morgan, 3B Andury Acevedo, OF Erik Huber, OF Kyle Saukko 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Mike Crotta, RHP Kyle McPherson, LHP Jeff Locke, LHP Daniel Moskos, LHP 

Tony Watson 

Pittsburgh released a few notable international players. Taiwanese prospects Sheng-Cin Hong and Chih-Wei 

Hsu, both signed by the Pirates at the start of the 2009 international signing period, have been let go by the 

club. Also released was Dinesh Patel, signed by Pittsburgh in 2008 after being a finalist on the Indian reality 

show "Million Dollar Arm." Patel, a cricket player, had never pitched or even picked up a baseball before 

appearing on the show. 

Drafted by Pittsburgh in 2006 (17 th round) out of Florida Atlantic, Crotta put together not so exciting numbers 

in his five seasons as a starter in the Pirates’ minors (in 2010 between AA-Altoona & AAA-Indianapolis): 35-39, 

4.61 ERA (1.41 WHIP); control seems to be his best skill, as he usually doesn’t give up many walks. 


Signed: LHP Raul Valdes 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Adam Ottavino, C Steve Hill, OF Daryl Jones, OF Nick Stavinoha (all to 

AAA Memphis) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Blake King, RHP David Kopp, RHP Adam Reifer, RHP Eduardo Sanchez, C 

Tony Cruz, SS Pete Kozma, OF Adron Chambers 


Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Simon Castro, RHP Brandon Gomes, RHP Jeremy Hefner, RHP Evan Scribner, 

C Luis Martinez, 2B Jeudy Valdez, OF Cedric Hunter 


Outrighted off 40-man roster: 1B Brett Pill (AAA) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Jose Casilla, RHP Steve Edlefsen, LHP Clayton Tanner, SS Ehire Adrianza, 

OF Thomas Neal 

A seventh round pick in 2006 from Cal State Fullerton, the 26-year-old Pill had a solid rookie season at AAA 

hitting .275 with 34 doubles, 16 HR and 84 RBI at Fresno (PCL). In 2009, he was an Eastern League (AA) All- 

Star after hitting .298 with 19 HR and 109 RBI for Connecticut.


Signed: RHP Scott Patterson (re-signed), SS Luis Rodriguez, OF Mike Wilson (re-signed) 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Maikel Cleto, RHP Josh Lueke, RHP Yoervis Medina, RHP Michael Pineda, 

RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, LHP Cesar Jimenez, LHP Mauricio Robles, 3B Alex Liddi, OF Johermyn Chavez, OF 

Carlos Peguero 

Alex Liddi (22) became the first Italian-born player ever to have been added to a 40-man MLB roster. He is the 

second European player on the Mariners roster besides Dutch OF Greg Halman. Liddi, who was signed in 

September 2005, spent the 2010 season with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (SouthernAA). He batted .281 (OBP 

.353/SLG .476) with 15 HR, 78 runs scored and a league-leading 92 RBI. He was selected to the Futures Game 

and was a Southern League All-Star. The only down note: he struck out 145 times. He is currently playing for 

Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League. He is hitting .218 (OBP .301/SLG .345) through 31 

games in Venezuela. 


Signed: 3B Russ Canzler 

Released: 1B Jose Julio Ruiz 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Alex Cobb, RHP Dane de la Rosa, RHP Albert Suarez, C Nevin Ashley 

A 24-year-old Russ Canzler hit .287/.372/.566 with 21 homers and 28 doubles for Double-A Tennessee (Cubs). 

He has no Triple-A experience yet, but that might change if he continues to hit this well. 

The Rays signed Jose Julio Ruiz (25) to a minor league deal worth $20K per month last June. The team had the 

option to sign the Cuban 1B to a four-year $4MM major league deal on November 15 th or release him. After a 

brief stint in the Dominican Summer league (13 games, .447 BA), Ruiz played 23 games at Montgomery (SL/AA) 

hitting .272/.358/.348. After the season, the left-handed hit well in the AFL (.323/.356/.375) but not enough to 

earn him a Major League deal. After the cut Ruiz signed with Ponce of the Puerto Rican Winter League. 

Texas Rangers 

Signed: OF Doug Deeds 

Released: OF Nathan Haynes 

Reinstated from inactive list: OF Nathan Haynes 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Fabio Castillo, RHP Wilmer Font, LHP Miguel de los Santos, OF Engel Beltre 

The Rangers reinstated Nathan Haynes from the inactive list and released the outfielder. Haynes hasn't actually 

played since 2008. Drafted 32nd overall by Oakland in the 1997 amateur draft, Haynes never caught on in the 

Majors, managing 95 career plate appearances with the Angels and Rays in 2007-08. 

Signed by the Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2006 out of the Dominican Republic, Beltre (21) 

was dealt to the Texas Rangers with P Kason Gabbard and OF David Murphy for pitcher Eric Gagne on July 

31, 2007. The left-handed hit .300/.346/.410 with 18 SB between A Adv. & AA last season. He’s red-hot in the 

Dominican Winter League where he’s been hitting .362 in 19 games for the Licey Tigres. 


Released: C C.J. Ebarb, 1B Manny Rodriguez 

Traded: RHP Danny Farquhar and RHP Trystan Magnuson to Athletics for OF Rajai Davis 

Placed on restricted list: RHP Felix Moreno 

Reinstated from inactive list: 1B Manny Rodriguez 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Joel Carreno, RHP Alan Farina, C Brian Jeroloman, OF Darin Mastroianni, OF 

Moises Sierra 


Signed: SS Chris McConnell, OF Jeff Frazier 

Added to 40-man Roster: RHP Adam Carr, RHP Cole Kimball, 1B Chris Marrero

Left fielder/first baseman Jeff Frazier, older brother of Reds prospect Todd, led the Triple-A International 

League with 61 extra-base hits (25 HR, 34 doubles) this season with Toledo. In a career year, he also made the 

IL all-star team and then made his big league debut for the Tigers at the end of July. 

Shortstop Chris McConnell can really pick it, but he's not so accomplished at the plate, with career 

.251/.331/.351 averages in seven years in the Royals chain. 

Nov. 9-15 


Signed: OF Ryan LaPensee (NDFA—Wayne State (Mich.)) 

A native of LaSalle, Ontario, Ryan LaPensee finished a four-year career at Wayne State University as the 

school's all-time leader in hits, runs and doubles. He went undrafted in June and signed on to play in Canada's 

semipro Intercounty Baseball League. From there, LaPensee earned a tryout with the Padres, who did not offer 

him a contract. But the Diamondbacks caught word and signed him. 


Released: C Chris Anderson, 1B Alberto Odreman, 3B Samuel Sime, OF Luis Sumoza 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Kenshin Kawakami (AA) 

Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent in Feb. 2005, the Dominican Sime (23) never hit enough in his 

six-year tenure with Atlanta. In 2010, he hit .258/.298/.359 with 7 HR (career high) & 42 RBI in 98 games at 

Myrtle Beach (Carolina/A Adv.). 


Signed: RHP Mitch Atkins 


Released: RHP Chez Angeloni 

Chicago Cubs 

Granted free agency: C Mark Johnson 

Elected free agency: OF Brad Snyder 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Brad Snyder (AAA) 


Signed: 3B Dallas McPherson 

Dallas McPherson led the minor leagues with 42 home runs while playing for Triple-A Albuquerque in 2008. He 

hasn't played a full season in two years since, but he did hit 22 homers in 84 games for Triple-A Sacramento in 

the Athletics chain this year. 


Signed: C Corky Miller (re-signed) 

Released: LHP Ben Jukich 

Elected free agency: C Corky Miller 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: C Corky Miller (AAA) 

The Reds released Ben Jukich, reportedly so he could sign with the LG Twins in Korea. He was originally 

drafted in the 13th round of the 2006 draft by the Oakland A's. He has spent the last three years with Cincinati's 

AAA team. He's thrown both as a starter and reliever. Last year he made 29 appearances and 18 starts and went

7-4 with one save while throwing 115 1/3 innings. He ended the season with a 3.90 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. He 

struck out 103 and walked 46. 


Released: C Miguel Fuentes 


Signed: RHP Jonnathan Aristil (re-signed), 2B Jason Van Kooten (re-signed) 

Traded: OF Anthony Jackson to Dodgers as player to be named for RHP Octavio Dotel 


Released: 2B Carmelo Jaime 


Signed: RHP Zach Dials, LHP Darin Downs, LHP Mark McLemore (Chico (Golden)), OF Jose Duarte 

Righthanded reliever Zach Dials has run up high strikeout rates in high Class A with steady 90-94 mph velocity 

and a good changeup, but his command has been far too inconsistent to thrive even in Double-A. Drafted by the 

Blue Jays in 2006, released during the 2010 season and subsequently signed by the Nationals, he could benefit 

from a change of scenery. 


Signed: RHP Fernando Rodriguez, RHP Ross Wolf, C Carlos Corporan 


Traded: OF David DeJesus to Athletics for RHP Vin Mazzaro and LHP Justin Marks 

Elected free agency: RHP Brian Bannister 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Brian Bannister (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Kazuya Takano, LHP Kazuki Nishijima, C Hector Gimenez 

Acquired: OF Anthony Jackson from Rockies as player to be named for RHP Octavio Dotel 

Voluntarily retired: C Esteban Lopez 

A 16th-round pick from Pacific in 2006, Anthony Jackson spent two seasons with Double-A Tulsa, hitting just 

.236/.327/.310 in 856 at-bats. A 26-year-old center fielder, he stole 60 bases and sported a strong 104-to-131 

walk-to-strikeout ratio. 

The Dodgers signed Japanese amateurs Kazuya Takano and Kazuki Nishijima to minor league contracts. 

According to sources in Japan, Takano is an 18-year-old right-hander whose high school class isn't scheduled to 

graduate until the spring. He has three effective pitches — a fastball, curve and split-finger pitch. Nishijima is a 

21-year-old college left-hander. Both Japanese amateurs were preliminarily assigned to the Rookie-level 

Arizona League. 


Signed: RHP Yorman Bazardo, LHP Jake Stevens, 2B Chase Lambin 

Chase Lambin made the Triple-A International League all-star team in 2010, his first year back in the States 

after a year spent in Japan. He hit .252/.327/.414 with 15 HR & 58 RBI at Syracuse (Washington/AAA). He 

switch-hits while offering some pop and positional flexibility. 

New York Mets 

Signed: LHP Mike O'Connor (re-signed)


Signed: RHP Gabe DeHoyos, OF Jai Miller 

Traded: RHP Vin Mazzaro and LHP Justin Marks to Royals for OF David DeJesus 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Justin Souza (AAA) 

The Athletics briefly held Jai Miller in their midst during the season. They claimed him on waivers from the 

Marlins on April 8 but subsequently lost him on an April 26 waiver claim to the Royals. All told, he batted 

.252/.326/.490 with 18 homers in 345 at-bats in Triple-A this season. 


Signed: LHP Justin Thomas (re-signed) 


Signed: RHP Justin Miller, RHP Yusmeiro Petit (re-signed), SS Sean Kazmar 

By signing with the Mariners, well-traveled righty reliever Justin Miller joins his ninth organization. Working 

backward, he pitched for the Dodgers, Giants, Marlins, Phillies, Devil Rays, Blue Jays, Athletics and Rockies. 

Seattle also inked shortstop Sean Kazmar, formerly of the Padres. He's a steady defender with limited offensive 

upside. 


Signed: RHP Cory Wade 

Cory Wade served as a key cog in the Dodgers' 2008 playoff bullpen as 25-year-old rookie. 


Signed: LHP Willie Collazo (re-signed), LHP Mike Hinckley 

Released: RHP Zach Anderson, RHP Chris Enourato 

Elected free agency: OF Dewayne Wise 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Dewayne Wise (AAA) 


Signed: RHP Carlos Martinez (re-signed), RHP Tim Wood 

Elected free agency: RHP Joe Bisenius 

Outrighted off 40-man roster: RHP Joe Bisenius (AAA)

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