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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.
Los Angeles Dodgers
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
Milwaukee Brewers
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
Minnesota Twins
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.
New York Yankees
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