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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.
Los Angeles Angels
Signed: RHP Cody Evans (re-signed), 3B Jose Alvarez (re-signed)
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reinstated from DL: RHP Ian Snell
Milwaukee Brewers
Signed: C Dayton Buller (re-signed)
Elected free agency: OF Brandon Boggs
Minnesota Twins
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
New York Yankees
Elected free agency: LHP Raul Valdes
Outrighted off 40-man roster: LHP Raul Valdes, 2B Reegie Corona (both players outrighted to Triple-A)
Oakland Athletics
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.
Philadelphia Phillies
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
San Diego Padres
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.