Major League Baseball Major Transactions | | | | | Sunday, July 6th, 2008 | | Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP J. Mays to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000. | | Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 | | Boston Red Sox: Signed LF M. Ramirez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $38,900,000. | | Sunday, June 29th, 2008 | | New York Mets: Signed free agent 2B M. Grudzielanek to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent CF J. Borchard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $460,000. | | Arizona Diamondbacks: Signed SP C. Vargas to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,600,000. | | Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent MR S. Williamson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000. | | Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP V. Zambrano to a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent 2B D. Uggla to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000. | | Monday, June 23rd, 2008 | | New York Mets: Signed C C. Ruiz to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,400,000. | | Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | | New York Mets: Signed free agent RF V. Diaz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000. | | Thursday, May 8th, 2008 | | New York Mets: Signed free agent 2B A. Cora to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,820,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent CF J. Borchard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $460,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent RF V. Diaz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent RF C. Thomas to a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent RF B. Moss to a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent CF B. Syzmanski to a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent 2B R. Charles to a 1-year contract worth a total of $320,000. | | Friday, May 2nd, 2008 | | Colorado Rockies: Signed 2B J. Nix to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,490,000. | | Thursday, February 7th, 2008 | | New York Mets: Signed free agent C J. Phillips to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,913,000. | | New York Yankees: Signed free agent RF R. Mondesi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent SP H. Penn to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent C C. Ruiz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,300,000. | | Friday, December 21st, 2007 | | Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent 2B R. Aurilia to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000. | | Saturday, December 15th, 2007 | | Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP K. Benson to a 3-year contract worth a total of $12,900,000. | | Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | | Florida Marlins: Signed free agent CF E. Marrero to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,330,000. | | Thursday, December 6th, 2007 | | Oakland Athletics: Signed free agent C C. Moeller to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: Signed free agent MR J. Hall to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000. | | Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent 1B M. Sweeney to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,300,000. | | Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent CL M. Henrie to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000. | | New York Mets: Placed MR P. Feliciano on irrevocable waivers. | | New York Mets: Designated MR P. Feliciano for assignment. | | New York Mets: Placed CL C. Meredith on the active roster. | | New York Mets: Designated SP T. Armas for assignment. | | New York Mets: Placed SP D. Moseley on the active roster. | | Saturday, December 1st, 2007 | | Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent SP M. Mussina to a 4-year contract worth a total of $42,920,000. | | New York Mets: Signed free agent SS C. Izturis to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,090,000. | | Kansas City Royals: Signed free agent RF E. Hinske to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000. | | Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent MR J. Williams to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,200,000. | | The Cleveland Indians traded 27-year old catcher K. Shoppach to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting 22-year old minor league catcher J. Saltalamacchia, 24-year old minor league starting pitcher G. Mock and 19-year old minor league right fielder P. Charana in return. | | New York Mets: Demoted 2B J. Castillo to Triple A Norfolk. | | New York Mets: Placed SS C. Izturis on the active roster. | | The Philadelphia Phillies traded 27-year old right fielder S. Victorino and 25-year old minor league catcher J. Jaramillo to the Milwaukee Brewers, getting 21-year old minor league shortstop M. Bush and 20-year old minor league catcher C. Pierce in return. | | The Toronto Blue Jays traded 27-year old second baseman C. Burke and 25-year old reliever S. Marcum to the San Francisco Giants, getting 23-year old minor league center fielder S. Vialla, 23-year old minor league shortstop M. Anderson, 19-year old minor league right fielder L. Mosley and 25-year old minor league reliever J. Accardo in return. | | The Toronto Blue Jays traded 28-year old left fielder C. Jimerson and 26-year old starting pitcher R. Janssen to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 26-year old minor league reliever J. Sharpless, 26-year old starting pitcher S. Mitre, 24-year old minor league reliever M. Capps, 21-year old minor league center fielder A. McCutchen, 19-year old minor league first baseman S. Heath and 19-year old minor league left fielder P. Hobbs in return. | | The Toronto Blue Jays traded 26-year old starting pitcher S. Mitre to the Cleveland Indians, getting 25-year old first baseman J. Stokes, 22-year old minor league starting pitcher B. Gonzáles and 18-year old minor league right fielder T. Oyama in return. | | The Chicago White Sox traded 32-year old second baseman T. Iguchi and 31-year old minor league left fielder R. Mackowiak to the San Francisco Giants, getting 24-year old minor league left fielder E. Martnez-Esteve in return. | | Philadelphia Phillies: Released RF S. Victorino. | | Anaheim Angels: Lost SS B. Wood in the rule 5 draft to the Cincinnati Reds. | | Cincinnati Reds: Drafted SS B. Wood in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 1, Round 1, 1st overall Pick). | | Colorado Rockies: Lost LF N. Wilson in the rule 5 draft to the Toronto Blue Jays. | | Toronto Blue Jays: Drafted LF N. Wilson in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 2, Round 1, 2nd overall Pick). | | Toronto Blue Jays: Placed LF N. Wilson on the active roster. | | Pittsburgh Pirates: Lost C N. Walker in the rule 5 draft to the Kansas City Royals. | | Kansas City Royals: Drafted C N. Walker in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 6, Round 1, 6th overall Pick). | | The Toronto Blue Jays traded 23-year old left fielder N. Wilson to the Kansas City Royals, getting 22-year old catcher N. Walker in return. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Lost 3B A. LaRoche in the rule 5 draft to the Arizona Diamondbacks. | | Arizona Diamondbacks: Drafted 3B A. LaRoche in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 9, Round 1, 9th overall Pick). | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Lost SP M. Walker in the rule 5 draft to the Cleveland Indians. | | Cleveland Indians: Drafted SP M. Walker in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 11, Round 1, 11th overall Pick). | | Detroit Tigers: Lost SS T. Giarratano in the rule 5 draft to the Philadelphia Phillies. | | Philadelphia Phillies: Drafted SS T. Giarratano in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 12, Round 1, 12th overall Pick). | | Chicago White Sox: Lost CL C. Meredith in the rule 5 draft to the New York Mets. | | New York Mets: Drafted CL C. Meredith in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 18, Round 1, 18th overall Pick). | | Oakland Athletics: Lost 2B M. Leslie in the rule 5 draft to the San Francisco Giants. | | San Francisco Giants: Drafted 2B M. Leslie in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 22, Round 1, 22nd overall Pick). | | Kansas City Royals: Lost MR F. Castro in the rule 5 draft to the Boston Red Sox. | | Boston Red Sox: Drafted MR F. Castro in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 23, Round 1, 23rd overall Pick). | | Atlanta Braves: Lost SP J. Parr in the rule 5 draft to the Cincinnati Reds. | | Cincinnati Reds: Drafted SP J. Parr in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 1, Round 2, 31st overall Pick). | | Chicago White Sox: Lost LF E. Martnez-Esteve in the rule 5 draft to the Kansas City Royals. | | Kansas City Royals: Drafted LF E. Martnez-Esteve in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 6, Round 2, 36th overall Pick). | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Lost SS R. Brignac in the rule 5 draft to the Arizona Diamondbacks. | | Arizona Diamondbacks: Drafted SS R. Brignac in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 9, Round 2, 39th overall Pick). | | Kansas City Royals: Lost SP G. Hernandez in the rule 5 draft to the Cleveland Indians. | | Cleveland Indians: Drafted SP G. Hernandez in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 11, Round 2, 41st overall Pick). | | Chicago White Sox: Lost MR S. Tracey in the rule 5 draft to the Philadelphia Phillies. | | Philadelphia Phillies: Drafted MR S. Tracey in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 12, Round 2, 42nd overall Pick). | | Anaheim Angels: Lost SP D. Moseley in the rule 5 draft to the New York Mets. | | New York Mets: Drafted SP D. Moseley in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 18, Round 2, 48th overall Pick). | | Detroit Tigers: Lost LF V. Blue in the rule 5 draft to the San Francisco Giants. | | San Francisco Giants: Drafted LF V. Blue in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 22, Round 2, 52nd overall Pick). | | Colorado Rockies: Lost SP S. Lindsay in the rule 5 draft to the Boston Red Sox. | | Boston Red Sox: Drafted SP S. Lindsay in the 2007 rule 5 draft (Pick 23, Round 2, 53rd overall Pick). | | Friday, November 30th, 2007 | | Kansas City Royals: Signed free agent SP R. Lopez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,600,000. | | Cleveland Indians: Signed free agent C J. LaRue to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000. | | Houston Astros: Signed free agent CF A. Jones to a 4-year contract worth a total of $93,560,000. | | Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent MR K. Foulke to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000. | | Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent 3B W. Bloomquist to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000. | | Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent CL A. Benitez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,100,000. | | Washington Nationals: Signed free agent MR J. Beimel to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000. | | Oakland Athletics: Signed SP B. Sheets to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $61,500,000. | | Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent SP C. Anderson to a 4-year contract worth a total of $12,800,000. | | Thursday, November 29th, 2007 | | Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent SS R. Vazquez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,600,000. | | Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 | | Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent C J. Kendall to a 4-year contract worth a total of $22,400,000. | | Houston Astros: Signed free agent SP C. Fossum to a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000. | | Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent 2B M. Anderson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000. | | Milwaukee Brewers: Signed free agent C J. Knoedler to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: Signed free agent MR C. Griffin to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000. | | The Toronto Blue Jays traded 26-year old starting pitcher G. Chacin and 25-year old catcher G. Quiroz to the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting 22-year old minor league starting pitcher J. Houser, 19-year old minor league closer S. Okuda and 24-year old minor league starting pitcher J. Orenduff in return. | | Sunday, November 25th, 2007 | | Houston Astros: Signed free agent RF G. Jenkins to a 4-year contract worth a total of $25,200,000. | | Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent SP S. Elarton to a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,800,000. | | Florida Marlins: Signed free agent 1B T. Clark to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,620,000. | | New York Mets: Placed SP T. Armas on waivers. | | The Toronto Blue Jays traded 33-year old catcher B. Molina, 32-year old first baseman S. Hillenbrand and 25-year old second baseman A. Hill to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 26-year old catcher R. Doumit, 24-year old shortstop J. Lopez and 22-year old minor league first baseman J. López in return. | | The Chicago White Sox traded 28-year old starting pitcher J. Garland to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting 25-year old first baseman C. Jackson in return. | | Saturday, November 24th, 2007 | | Houston Astros: Signed free agent 2B M. Loretta to a 2-year contract worth a total of $27,600,000. | | Friday, November 23rd, 2007 | | Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent SP O. Perez to a 4-year contract worth a total of $16,200,000. | | The New York Mets traded 31-year old shortstop M. Young to the Boston Red Sox, getting 24-year old minor league left fielder J. Ellsbury, 24-year old reliever C. Hansen and 24-year old shortstop D. Pedroia in return. | | The Los Angeles Dodgers traded 32-year old left fielder J. Drew to the Boston Red Sox, getting 32-year old catcher J. Valentin and 28-year old first baseman K. Youkilis in return. | | The Chicago White Sox traded 37-year old first baseman J. Thome to the San Diego Padres, getting 24-year old minor league closer C. Meredith in return. | | The Houston Astros traded 24-year old minor league starting pitcher M. Talbot and 19-year old minor league starting pitcher M. Latos to the Cleveland Indians, getting 29-year old starting pitcher C. Lee in return. | | The Houston Astros traded 28-year old left fielder C. Jimerson, 27-year old second baseman C. Burke, 23-year old minor league starting pitcher T. Lincecum, 21-year old minor league second baseman C. Acosta, 24-year old minor league closer F. del Guidice and 20-year old minor league center fielder S. Kaspers to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 30-year old starting pitcher R. Halladay in return. | | New York Mets: Demoted C A. Hathaway to Triple A Norfolk. | | New York Mets: Demoted LF J. Ellsbury to Triple A Norfolk. | | New York Mets: Placed SS D. Pedroia on the active roster. | | New York Mets: Placed MR C. Hansen on the active roster. | | Washington Nationals: Released MR G. Maddux. | | Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 | | Baltimore Orioles: SP M. Mussina becomes a free-agent. | | Baltimore Orioles: MR M. Delcarmen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: C E. Whiteside received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: 1B M. LaPorta received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: SS E. Rogers received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: 2B E. Garabito received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: MR K. Foulke becomes a free-agent. | | Baltimore Orioles: MR A. Garcia received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: MR D. Aardsma received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: 2B J. Keppinger received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: SS A. Hernandez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Baltimore Orioles: LF T. Alvarez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: SP A. Alvarez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: 1B J. Stokes received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: MR B. Baker received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: SS D. Pedroia received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: SS A. Machado received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: MR C. Hansen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: MR C. Breslow received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Boston Red Sox: SP S. Elarton becomes a free-agent. | | Boston Red Sox: LF B. Kielty becomes a free-agent. | | Boston Red Sox: CL J. Papelbon received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: CF A. Jones becomes a free-agent. | | New York Yankees: RF T. Long becomes a free-agent. | | New York Yankees: SP S. Henn received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: SS R. Raburn received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: SS D. Meyer received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: C J. Brown received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: C J. Closser received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000,000. | | New York Yankees: SP P. Byrd becomes a free-agent. | | New York Yankees: SP J. DePaula received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: 1B C. Carter received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: SP K. Benson becomes a free-agent. | | New York Yankees: CF F. Guzman received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | New York Yankees: CL B. Boyer received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: C H. Gimenez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: SP E. Jackson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: SP J. Hammel received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: RF E. Dukes received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: MR J. Broxton received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: CL M. Carvajal received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: MR J. Miller received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 3B T. Perez becomes a free-agent. | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 1B W. Bankston received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: CF J. Griffin received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: RF E. Hinske becomes a free-agent. | | Toronto Blue Jays: CL F. Rosario received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: MR S. Song received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: 2B R. Olmedo received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: SP R. Janssen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: MR S. Marcum received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $900,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: SP J. McLaughlin received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $450,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: C C. Thigpen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: SS S. Santos received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: SP B. League received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: 1B A. Lind received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Toronto Blue Jays: RF W. Lydon received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: C C. Stewart received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: MR C. Haeger received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: SP B. McCarthy received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: 3B J. Fields received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: C D. Lucy received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: 2B A. Gonzalez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: SP D. Meas received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Chicago White Sox: MR C. Politte becomes a free-agent. | | Chicago White Sox: CL B. Jenks received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: CL E. Mujica received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: MR S. Williamson becomes a free-agent. | | Cleveland Indians: C K. Shoppach received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: MR G. Mota becomes a free-agent. | | Cleveland Indians: 1B S. Hatteberg becomes a free-agent. | | Cleveland Indians: 2B E. Torres received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: RF M. Butia received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: CF C. Gimenez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: CF R. Goleski received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Cleveland Indians: MR F. Cabrera received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Detroit Tigers: CL R. Colon received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Detroit Tigers: SP Z. Miner received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Detroit Tigers: SS I. Ochoa received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | Detroit Tigers: C M. St. Pierre received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | |
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