MLB Transactions

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Transactions from 3/31:

Boston Red Sox
Reassigned OF Jeff Bailey, RHP Fernando Cabrera and RHP Enrique Gonzalez to Minor League camp.

Cincinnati Reds
Traded INF Jeff Keppinger to the Astros in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Detroit Tigers
Placed RHP Jeremy Bonderman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, as he continues rehabilitation from thoracic outlet compression syndrome surgery. Released OF Gary Sheffield. Optioned OF Clete Thomas to Triple-A Toledo. Reassigned INF Will Rhymes and OF Timo Perez to Minor League camp.

Florida Marlins
Optioned 1B Gaby Sanchez and RHP Burke Badenhop to Triple-A New Orleans. Released 3B Dallas McPherson and reassigned to Minor League camp OF Mike Ryan, OF Alejandro De Aza and LHP John Koronka.

Houston Astros
Acquired INF Jeff Keppinger from the Reds in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Optioned INF Edwin Maysonet, RHP Alberto Arias and RHP Jeff Fulchino to Triple-A Round Rock. Returned LHP Gilbert De La Vara, a Rule 5 pick, to the Royals.

Minnesota Twins
Optioned LHP Jose Mijares and C Drew Butera to Triple-A Rochester. Reassigned INF Alejandro Machado to Minor League camp.

New York Mets
Reassigned RHP Elmer Dessens and OF Bobby Kielty to Minor League camp. Released RHP Tony Armas.

Texas Rangers
Outrighted LHP Kason Gabbard to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Washington Nationals
Released OF Wily Mo Pena.

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Transactions from 4/1:

Arizona Diamondbacks
Sent LHP Travis Blackley outright to Triple-A Reno.

Baltimore Orioles
Acquired INF Robert Andino from the Marlins for RHP Hayden Penn.

Chicago Cubs
Released LHP Edward Campusano.

Chicago White Sox
Sent OF Jerry Owens outright to Triple-A Charlotte.

Cleveland Indians
RHP Jae Kuk Ryu assigned back to the Padres 40-man roster. His March 26 waiver claim was voided by Major League Baseball. Assigned RHP Vinnie Chulk to Minor League camp. Traded RHP Edward Mujica to the Padres for a player to be named.

Detroit Tigers
Optioned LHP Clay Rapada, C Dane Sardinha and IF/OF Ryan Raburn to Triple-A Toledo. Assigned RHP Scott Williamson to Minor League camp. Placed Mike Hessman on waivers.

Florida Marlins
Acquired OF Ross Gload and cash from the Royals for a PTBN. Acquired RHP Hayden Penn from the Orioles for INF Robert Andino. Sent C Mike Rabelo outright to Triple-A New Orleans.

Houston Astros
Optioned RHPs Alberto Arias and Jeff Fulchino to Triple-A Round Rock.

Kansas City Royals
John Bale: Placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, as he recovers from thyroid surgery. Traded 1B/OF Ross Gload to the Marlins for a player to be named. Optioned RHP Brian Bannister to Triple-A Omaha. Released RHP Joel Peralta and C Kiel Thibault. RHP Luke Hudson announced his retirement.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Sent C Danny Ardoin outright to Triple-A Albuquerque.

Milwaukee Brewers
Released INF Mike Lamb. Reassigned LHP Chris Capuano to Minor League camp. Optioned SS Alcides Escobar to Triple-A Nashville.

Oakland Athletics
Acquired RHP Rocky Roquet from the Cubs for a player to be named.

Philadelphia Phillies
Returned Rule 5 pick RHP Robert Mosebach to the Angels.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Optioned RHP Virgil Vasquez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Reassigned RHPs Denny Bautista, Chris Bootcheck and Jason Davis, OFs Garrett Jones and Jeff Salazar, C Erik Kratz and INF/OF Andy Phillips to Minor League camp. Placed LHP Phil Dumatrait on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, recovering from August 2008 left shoulder surgery.

San Diego Padres
Indians returned RHP Jae Kuk Ryu to the Padres' 40-man roster. His March 26 waiver claim was voided by Major League Baseball. Acquired RHP Edward Mujica from the Indians for a player to be named. Optioned OF Drew Macias to Triple-A Portland. Placed RHPs Mike Adams and Mark Worrell on the 15-day disabled list. Reassigned C Eliezer Alfonzo, OF Emil Brown, RHP Greg Burke and 1B Kyle Blanks to Minor League camp.

Seattle Mariners
Re-assigned RHP Randy Messenger and INF Chris Shelton to Minor League camp. Optioned LHP Garrett Olson to Triple-A Tacoma. Placed LHP Cesar Jimenez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 29. Outrighted INF/OF Mike Morse to Triple-A Tacoma. Returned LHP Jose Lugo to the Twins from the Rule 5 Draft.

Texas Rangers
Optioned INF Joaquin Arias and OF Brandon Boggs to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Reassigned RHPs Neftali Feliz and Doug Mathis and LHP Derek Holland to Minor League camp. Released OF/IF Frank Catalanotto.

Toronto Blue Jays
Released RHP Matt Bush. Optioned INF Joe Inglett to Triple-A Las Vegas. Reassigned C Raul Chavez and LHP Brad Mills to Minor League camp.

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Transactions from 4/2:

Arizona Diamondbacks
Acquired Rule 5 pick C James Skelton from the Tigers for RHP Brooks Brown. Sent catcher James Skelton outright to Double-A Mobile.

Baltimore Orioles
Released INF Chris Gomez. Reassigned INF Jolbert Cabrera and C Robby Hammock to Minor League camp.

Chicago Cubs
Released RHP Ken Kadokura.

Cincinnati Reds
Sent OF Norris Hopper outright to Triple-A Louisville.

Houston Astros
Reassigned 3B Chris Johnson to Minor League camp.

Minnesota Twins
Placed catcher Joe Mauer on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in the sacroiliac joint. Placed RHP Scott Baker on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 28, with stiffness in his right shoulder. Placed RHP Boof Bonser on the 15-day disabled list recovering from February 2009 right shoulder surgery.

New York Mets
Sent RHP Fernando Nieve outright to Double-A Binghamton.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Purchased the contract of OF Craig Monroe from Triple-A Indianapolis.

St. Louis Cardinals
Optioned OF Joe Mather to Triple-A Memphis.

Washington Nationals
Placed INF Anderson Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a left hamstring strain. Placed first baseman Dmitri Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 1, with hip and back strains. Sent LHP Michael O'Connor outright to Triple-A Syracuse.

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Transactions from 4/3:

Atlanta Braves
Optioned RHP Manny Acosta, LHP Boone Logan, OF Gregor Blanco and OF Brandon Jones to Triple-A Gwinnett. Reassigned RHP Kris Medlen, INF Brooks Conrad and C J.C. Boscan to Minor League camp. Placed LHP Tom Glavine and C David Ross on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 2 and April 1, respectively. Purchased the contract of OF Jordan Schafer. Recalled C Clint Sammons from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Baltimore Orioles
Sent RHP Jim Hoey outright to Double-A Bowie.

Detroit Tigers
Sent INF Mike Hessman and OF Brent Clevlen outright to Triple-A Toledo.

Florida Marlins
Reassigned RHP Brian Sanches to Minor League camp. Optioned RHP Carlos Martinez to Triple-A New Orleans. Placed INF Alfredo Amezaga and RHP Scott Proctor on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27. Placed RHP Rick VandenHurk on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 29.

Kansas City Royals
Sent 1B Ryan Shealy outright to Triple-A

Milwaukee Brewers
Claimed 1B Joe Koshansky off waivers from the Rangers. Sent OF Tony Gwynn outright to Triple-A Nashville.

Minnesota Twins
Optioned INF Matt Tolbert to Triple-A Rochester. Reassigned C Jeff Christy to Minor League camp.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Optioned RHP Evan Meek to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Seattle Mariners
Placed OF Ichiro Suzuki on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 31, with a bleeding ulcer. Returned Rule 5 pick INF Reegie Corona to the Yankees.

Washington Nationals
Placed RHP Terrell Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with right shoulder inflammation. Sent 3B Kory Casto outright to Triple-A Syracuse.

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Transactions from 4/4:

Boston Red Sox
Optioned RHP Clay Buchholz to Triple-A Pawtucket. Placed RHP Miguel Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with right elbow surgery. Placed OF Mark Kotsay on the on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with back surgery. Placed SS Julio Lugo on the on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with right knee surgery. Placed RHP John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with right shoulder surgery. Placed OF Jonathan Van Every on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a right ankle sprain.

Chicago Cubs
Released IF Esteban German.

Chicago White Sox
Purchased the contracts of RHP Mike MacDougal and C Corky Miller. Reassigned C Donny Lucy to Minor League camp. Placed INF Jayson Nix on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a strained right quadriceps.

Cleveland Indians
Reassigned C Damaso Espino, IF Tony Graffanino, RHP Matt Herges, 3B Andy Marte and SS Wilson Valdez to Minor League camp.

Detroit Tigers
Purchased the contracts of RHP Eddie Bonine and RHP Juan Rincon from Triple-A Toledo. Purchased the contract of RHP Ryan Perry from Class A Lakeland.

Florida Marlins
Purchased the contract of RHP Kiko Calero and IF Andy Gonzalez from Triple-A New Orleans.

Houston Astros
Reassigned OF Reggie Abercrombie, RHP Jose Capellan and C Lou Santangelo to Minor League camp. Purchased the contracts of RHP Russ Ortiz and RHP Jason Smith from Triple-A Round Rock.

Kansas City Royals
Optioned OF Mitch Maier to Triple-A Omaha. Assigned RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Roman Colon and LHP Tim Hamulack to Triple-A Omaha.

Los Angeles Angels
Optioned C Ryan Budde, 2B Sean Rodriguez, OF Reggie Willits, C Bobby Wilson and IF Brandon Wood to Triple-A Salt Lake. Reassigned SS Luis Figueroa, RHP David Herndon and RHP Fernando Rodriguez to Minor League camp.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Optioned C A.J. Ellis, SS Chin-lung Hu, OF Xavier Paul, OF Jason Repko and LHP Eric Stults to Triple-A Albuquerque. Reassigned RHP Jeff Weaver to Minor League camp.

New York Yankees
Selected INF Ramiro Pena and reassigned INF Angel Berroa to Minor League camp. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, designated RHP Dan Giese for assignment; Placed 3B Alex Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27 with a right labral hip tear.

Oakland Athletics
Optioned 1B Daric Barton, OF Chris Denorfia, LHP Gio Gonzalez, 3B Jack Hannahan and IF Cliff Pennington to Triple-A Sacramento. Placed OF Ben Copeland (left shoulder strain) and RHP Justin Duchscherer (right elbow surgery) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Placed RHP Joey Devine on the 60-day DL with a right elbow sprain. Purchased the contract of LHP Brett Anderson from Triple-A Sacramento. Purchased the contracts of RHP Andrew Bailey and RHP Trevor Cahill from Double-A Midland.

Philadelphia Phillies
Placed LHP J.C. Romero on the restricted list. Placed LHP Michael Zagurski on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27, recovering from April 2008 Tommy John surgery. Purchased the contract of IF Miguel Cairo from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Reassigned OF Jason Ellison, RHP Mike Koplove, RHP Gary Majewski and IF Pablo Ozuna to Minor League camp.

San Francisco Giants
Optioned C Steve Holm to triple-A Fresno. Designated RHP Luis Perdomo for assignment. Reassigned RHP Justin Miller to Minor League camp. Placed LHP Noah Lowry on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain. Placed RHP Sergio Romo on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain. Purchased the contracts of RHP Brandon Medders, IFs Rich Aurilia and Juan Uribe and OF Andres Torres from Triple-A Fresno.

Seattle Mariners
Recalled INF Matt Tuiasosopo from Triple-A Tacoma. Selected the contracts of INF Mike Sweeney, RHP Chris Jakubauskas and RHP Shawn Kelley from Triple-A Tacoma. Outrighted RHP Jesus Delgado to Triple-A Tacoma. Re-assigned LHP Tyler Johnson, RHP Chad Cordero, C Jamie Burke, INF Chris Burke, INF Chris Woodward and OF Mike Wilson to Minor League Camp.

Washington Nationals
Reassigned SS Alex Cintron and RHP Jesus Colome to Minor League camp. Optioned RHP Jason Bergmann and RHP Garrett Mock to Triple-A Syracuse. Purchased the contracts of C Josh Bard, LHP Wilfredo Ledezma and RHP Julian Tavarez from Triple-A Syracuse

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Transactions from 4/5:

Boston Red Sox
Purchased the contract of INF Nick Green from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Cincinnati Reds
Optioned INF Adam Rosales, INF/OF/C Wilkin Castillo, RHPs Homer Bailey and Bill Bray to Triple-A Louisville. Reassigned OF Jonny Gomes to Minor League camp.

Kansas City RoyalsPurchased the contract of RHP Jamey Wright from Triple-A Omaha. Designated OF Shane Costa for assignment.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Reassigned RHPs Tanyon Sturtze and Josh Lindblom, LHP Erick Threets and IFs Juan Castro and Luis Maza to Minor League camp. Placed RHP Jason Schmidt on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, recovering from a right shoulder labrum tear.

Milwaukee Brewers
Purchased the contract of OF Chris Duffy from Triple-A Nashville.

Minnesota Twins
Purchased the contract of RHP R.A. Dickey from Triple-A Rochester. Sent RHP Jason Jones outright to Triple-A.

New York Mets
Signed OF Gary Sheffield to a one-year contract.

St. Louis Cardinals
Purchased the contracts of 3B David Freese, INF Joe Thurston and OF Colby Rasmus from Triple-A Memphis.

Tampa Bay Rays
Acquired Minor League RHP Aneury Rodriguez from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Jason Hammel. Placed RHP Chad Bradford on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with right elbow surgery. Placed RHP Jason Isringhausen on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 31, with right elbow surgery. Placed OF Fernando Perez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with left wrist surgery. Placed OF B.J. Upton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with left shoulder surgery. Reassigned C Michel Hernandez, INF Adam Kennedy, INF Ray Olmedo, INF Chris Richard, OF Ray Sadler and OF Jon Weber to Minor League camp.

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Transactions from 4/6:

Chicago White Sox
Outrighted RHP Ehren Wassermann to Triple-A Charlotte.

Cleveland Indians
Placed INF Jamey Carroll on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 5, with a broken left hand. Purchased the contract of INF Tony Graffanino from Triple-A Columbus.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Purchased the contract of RHP Ronald Belisario, 1B Doug Mientkiewicz and LHP Will Ohman from Triple-A Albuquerque. Placed RHP Claudio Vargas on the 60-day disabled list with right elbow tendinitis. Placed outfielder Delwyn Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a right elbow impingement. Released LHP Greg Miller.

Houston Astros
Signed free agent RHP Yorman Bazardo, who had been with the Phillies, to a Minor League contract.

Toronto Blue JaysPlaced RHP Shaun Marcum (right elbow), RHP Dustin McGowan (right shoulder) and RHP Casey Janssen (right shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contracts of C Michael Barrett and INF Kevin Millar from Triple-A Las Vegas.

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Transactions from 4/8:

Colorado Rockies
Optioned LHP Franklin Morales to Triple-A Colorado Springs and activated RHP Jason Hammel.

Kansas City Royals
Claimed third baseman Travis Metcalf off waivers from the Rangers and optioned him to Triple-A Omaha.

Oakland Athletics
Claimed RHP Dan Giese off waivers from the Yankees and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento. Designated RHP Chris Schroder for assignment.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Sent RHP Romulo Sanchez, who had been designated for assignment on April 1, outright to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Seattle Mariners
Signed RHP Jeff Zimmerman to a Minor League contract.

Texas Rangers
Signed INF Esteban German to a Minor League contract and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City; lost 3B Travis Metcalf to the Kansas City Royals on waivers.

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Transactions from 4/9:

Kansas City Royals
Sent outfielder Shane Costa, who had been designated for assignment on April 5, outright to Triple-A Omaha.

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Transactions from 4/10:

Colorado Rockies
Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Belisle and designated RHP Juan Morillo for assignment.

Kansas City Royals
Placed OF Jose Guillen on the 15-day disabled list with a partial tear of the right hip flexor. Purchased the contract of RHP Sidney Ponson.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Placed RHP Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 7, with a strained left oblique muscle.