MLB Transactions in June 2005

Jun 30, 2005

  • The Washington Nationals placed outfielder Ryan Church on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 23, with a ligament sprain in his right rib cage; optioned pitcher Travis Hughes to New Orleans of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The San Diego Padres signed pitcher Pedro Astacio to a minor league contract; sent outright infielder Corey Smith to Mobile of the Southern League (AA).
  • The Florida Marlins activated pitcher Josh Beckett from the 15-day disabled list; optioned pitcher John Riedling to Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Cleveland Indians signed first baseman Stephen Head.
  • The Chicago White Sox placed pitcher Damaso Marte on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Monday, with an inflamed left trapezius; recalled pitcher Kevin Walker from Charlotte of the International League (AAA); claimed pitcher Ryan Wing off waivers from the Texas Rangers and optioned him to Winston-Salem of the Carolina League (A).
  • The New York Yankees purchased the contract of pitcher Wayne Franklin.

Jun 29, 2005

  • The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Glenn Williams on the 15-day disabled list with a dislocated right shoulder.
  • The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Kerry Wood from the 15-day disabled list; designated pitcher Joe Borowski for assignment.

Jun 28, 2005

  • The Texas Rangers activated pitcher Joaquin Benoit from 15-day disabled list; optioned catcher Gerald Laird to Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays activated pitcher Trever Miller from 15-day disabled list; optioned pitcher Tim Corcoran to Durham of the International League (AAA).
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates placed pitcher Oliver Perez on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left big toe; recalled outfielder Nate McLouth from Indianapolis of the International League (AAA).
  • The Colorado Rockies activated infielder Aaron Miles from the 15-day disabled list.
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Luis Terrero from the 15-day disabled list; optioned outfielder Scott Hairston to Tucson of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 27, 2005

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed pitcher Brandon Erbe.

Jun 26, 2005

  • The San Diego Padres placed first baseman Phil Nevin on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to last Tuesday, with a strained left oblique; recalled outfielder Ben Johnson from Portland of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The New York Yankees purchased the contract of outfielder Kevin Reese from Columbus of the International League (AAA); optioned pitcher Sean Henn to Columbus; transferred pitcher Jaret Wright to the 60-day disabled list.
  • The New York Mets placed first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring; purchased the contract of infielder Jose Offerman from Norfolk of the International League (AAA).
  • The Detroit Tigers activated shortstop Carlos Guillen from the 15-day disabled list; optioned shortstop Tony Giarratano to Erie of the Eastern League (AA).
  • The Cincinnati Reds placed pitcher Randy Keisler on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Monday, with inflammation in his left elbow; recalled pitcher Brian Shackelford from Louisville of the International League (AAA).
  • The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Mark Prior from the 15-day disabled list; optioned pitcher Rich Hill to Iowa of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 25, 2005

  • The Milwaukee Brewers placed third baseman Jeff Cirillo on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left hand; purchased the contract of infielder Trent Durrington from Nashville of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Cleveland Indians signed first baseman Nicholas Weglarz.
  • The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Ryan Freel on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Sunday, with a left foot injury; purchased the contract of outfielder Jason Romano from Louisville of the International League (AAA); transferred infielder Luis Lopez to the 60-day disabled list.

Jun 24, 2005

  • The Texas Rangers activated pitcher Ron Mahay from the 15-day disabled list; designated pitcher Jason Standridge for assignment.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals Activated outfielder Roger Cedeno from the 15-day disabled list and designated him for assignment; placed pitcher Randy Flores on the 15-day disabled list with an avulsed callus pad on his left foot; recalled pitcher Carmen Cali from Memphis of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Kenny Kelly on the 15-day disabled list with a torn meniscus in his left knee; recalled third baseman Edwin Encarnacion from Louisville of the International League (AAA).

Jun 23, 2005

  • The San Francisco Giants claimed outfielder Alex Sanchez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased the contract of first baseman Eric Munson from Durham of the International League (AAA).
  • The Seattle Mariners purchased the contract of pitcher Derrick Ellison from Rockford of the Frontier League (Independent).
  • The Florida Marlins purchased the contract of pitcher Scott Olson from Carolina of the Southern League (AA).purchased the contract of pitcher Scott Olson from Carolina of the Southern League (AA).

Jun 22, 2005

  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with manager Bruce Bochy on a two-year contract extension; placed pitcher Adam Eaton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Thursday, with a strained right middle finger; placed catcher Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with a sprained left wrist; activated pitcher Tim Redding from 15-day disabled list; recalled outfielder Paul McAnulty from Mobile of the Southern League (AA).
  • The Detroit Tigers purchased the contract of pitcher Sean Douglass from Toledo.

Jun 21, 2005

  • The Texas Rangers released pitcher Pedro Astacio.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed outfielder Trevor Crowe, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft.

Jun 20, 2005

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with catchers Chris Robinson and Schuyler Williamson, pitcher Kevin Whelan and outfielder Clete Thomas.

Jun 19, 2005

  • The Houston Astros purchased the contract of catcher Raul Chavez from Round Rock of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Cleveland Indians signed outfielder John Drennen.

Jun 18, 2005

  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed third baseman Ryan Braun, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed the following 2005 draft picks: pitchers James Zink, Ismael Casillas, Kyle Fernandes, James Baxter, Matthew Hancock and Blake Maxwell, outfielders Yahmed Yema, Jay Johnson, Jason Twomley and Bubba Bell, third baseman Matthew Mercurio, shortstop Dominic Ramos, second basemen Carl Lipsey and Jeffrey Natale and catcher Ricardo Sanchez; signed the following undrafted free agents: pitchers Alex Gonzalez and Eugenio Flores and outfielder Jason Hurst.
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased the contract of pitcher Brandon Medders from Tucson.

Jun 17, 2005

  • The Washington Nationals signed third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, pitchers Marco Estrada, John Lannan, Craig Stammen, Andre Enriquez, Michael Wadkins, Josh Palm, Eduardo Pichardo, Richard Shefka, Coby Mavroulis, Antonio Evangelista and Jeffrey Taylor, outfielders Michael Daniel, John Howell, Dee Brown and Deryck Johnson, first baseman Timothy Pahuta and second baseman Andrew Lane.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed pitcher Chris Mason.
  • The San Francisco Giants placed pitcher LaTroy Hawkins on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 10, with right ulnar neuritis; purchased the contract of pitcher Brandon Puffer from Fresno of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); signed pitchers Nick Pereira, Joe Martinez, Taylor Wilding, Brian Anderson, Robert Grace, Sergio Romo, Wayne Foltin, Ryan Shaver, Morgan Brinson, Dave McKae, Alex Hinshaw, Ben Nieto and David Quinowski, catcher Henry Guitierrez, infielders Anthony Contreras, Mark Minicozzi, Chris Todd and Christopher Stanton and outfielders Joe Dyche, Antoan Richardson and Michael Santoro.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies signed third baseman Michael Costanzo, pitchers Brett Harker, Davis Blaine, Joshua Outman, Michael Zagurski, Aaron Rawl, Patrick Overholt, Matt Olson, Ronald Hill, Darren Byrd and Tyler Gooch, shortstops Pasquale Antoniato and John Blanton, first baseman Matt Edwards, second basemen Dennis Diaz, Brett Dalton and Cooper Osteen, outfielders Jermaine Williams and Joseph Frazee and catcher Aaron Cheesman.
  • The Oakland Athletics signed pitchers Scott Deal, Kevin Bunch and John Herrera, shortstop Justin Sellers and catcher Julio Rivera; recalled pitchers Jairo Garcia and Ron Flores from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); optioned pitcher Juan Cruz to Sacramento; designated pithcer Tim Harikkala for assignment.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitchers Brett Leach and Christopher Hobdy and outfielder Trayvon Robinson.
  • The Colorado Rockies signed shortstops Troy Tulowitzki, Geoff Strickland, Radames Nazario and Michael Milliron, pitchers Zach Simons, Josh Sullivan, James Burok, Andrew Johnston, James Freeman, Brett Strickland, Byron Binda, Andrew Kreidermacher, Ethan Katz, Sean Ruthven and David Bechtold, second baseman Corey Wimberly, outfielders Chris Frey, Michael Paulk, Travis Becktel and Bret Berglund, catcher Kyle Blumenthal, third baseman Phillip Cuadrado and first baseman Chris Cook.
  • The Chicago White Sox signed pitchers Lance Broadway, Richard Brooks, Ryan Rote, Daniel Cortes, Clayton Richard, Joseph Winn, Israel Chirino, Jason Rice, Sheldon Catchot, Derek Rodriguez, Alexander Woodson, Tim Sabo, Raleigh Evans, Tim Day and Steve Squires, catcher Kris Welker, infielders Chris Getz and Vernon Carter and outfielders Aaron Cunningham, Joshua Morgan and Marcos Causey.

Jun 16, 2005

  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Ricky Romero, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies acquired pitcher Kevin Hodge from the Houston Astros to complete an April 21 trade
  • The Minnesota Twins signed pitcher Alex Burnett.
  • The Florida Marlins signed pitchers Chris Volstad, Aaron Thompson and Jacob Marceaux.
  • The Detroit Tigers signed pitchers P.J. Finigan, Brendan Wise, Kevin Ardoin, Anthony Claggett, Burke Badenhop, Matthew Norfleet, Jake Baxter, Timothy Robertson, Loren Fraser and Jeffrey Hahn, catcher Christopher Torres, shortstops Louis Ott, Michael Hollimon and Mark Haske, second basemen Agustin Guzman and William Rhymes, first baseman Ryan Roberson and right fielders Matt Joyce and Casper Wells.
  • The Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Chad Underwood.

Jun 15, 2005

  • The Cleveland Indians signed infielder Jordan Brown, outfielder Trevor Mortensen, infielder Matt Fornasiere and pitchers Kevin Dixon and Michael Finocche.
  • The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Jim Brower for the remainder of the 2005 season.

Jun 14, 2005

  • The San Francisco Giants purchased the contract of outfielder Adam Shabala from Fresno.
  • The Minnesota Twins signed pitcher Danny Powers.
  • The Detroit Tigers purchased the contracts of infielder Jason Smith and outfielder Alexis Gomez from Toledo.

Jun 13, 2005

  • The Texas Rangers signed shortstop Matt Smith.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals Signed pitchers Zachary Zuercher, Michael Cooper, Donald Hearne, Dustin Price, Matthew Trent, Scott Vanderweg, Kyle Sadlowski, Cory Meacham, Josh Schwartz and Kevin Fitzgerald, outfielders Wilfrido Pujols, Randy Roth, Malcolm Owens, Andrew Van Slyke, Charles Carter and Casey Rowlett, shortstops Brandon Garner and Ryan Rohlinger, and infielders Christian Lopez and Adam Morris.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed pitchers Justin Thomas, David Asher, Nick Allen, Lance Beus and Worth Lumry, shortstop Reed Eastley, outfielder Alex Gary, catcher Kevin Gergel, third baseman Corby Heckman and first baseman Andy Hargrove.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed outfielder Andrew McCutchen, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies signed shortstop Jimmy Rollins to a five-year extension through the 2010 season.
  • The Minnesota Twins signed pitcher Matt Garza, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft; signed pitchers Kevin Slowey and Ryan Mullins, shortstop Paul Kelly, third baseman Matthew Betsill and catcher Sean Richardson.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed pitchers William Inman and Christopher Jean, outfielder Brendan Katin and third baseman Michael Bell.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitchers James Deters, Jason Schutt, Thomas Cowley and Matthew Loberg and infielders Nick Petrucci and Andrew Lytle.
  • The Chicago White Sox signed pitcher Lance Broadway, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft.
  • The Chicago Cubs signed outfielder Davy Gregg.
  • The Baltimore Orioles signed catcher Brandon Snyder, their first-round pick in the 2005 draft; activated outfielder Larry Bigbie from the 15-day disabled list; purchaed the contract of pitcher Chris Ray from Bowie of the Eastern League (AA); optioned pitcher John Parrish to Bowie and outfielder Ramon Nivar to Ottawa of the International League (AAA).

Jun 12, 2005

  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed pitchers Michael Wlodarczyk and Neal Frontz.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers Signed pitcher Brad Penny to a three-year extension with a club option for a fourth year.
  • The Cincinnati Reds purchased the contract of outfielder Kenny Kelly from Louisville.
  • The Texas Rangers purchased the contract of pitcher John Wasdin from Oklahoma.

Jun 11, 2005

  • The St. Louis Cardinals Signed outfielder Colby Rasmus, pitchers Tyler Herron, Josh Wilson and Nick Webber and catcher Bryan Anderson.
  • The New York Mets signed pitcher Danny Graves for the rest of this season with an option for 2006; designated pitcher Manny Aybar for assignment; signed catcher Sean McCraw, outfielders Joseph Holden, Greg Gonzalez and Matthew Spath, pitchers Alexis Beras and Steven Holquin and infielder Timothy Grogan.
  • The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of pitchers J.P. Howell and Ryan Jensen from Omaha of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Houston Astros signed catchers Ralph Henriquez and Andrew Kroeker, shortstop Timothy Johnson, third baseman Michael Thompson, first baseman Cole Graham, outfielders Allen Langdon, Nathan Warrick and Michael Cunningham and pitchers Cory Lapinski, Thomas Fairchild, Eric Sheridan, Drew Hines, James Gant and Matthew Hirsh.
  • The San Francisco Giants purchased the contract of pitcher Jack Taschner from Fresno of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 10, 2005

  • The Washington Nationals acquired second baseman Junior Spivey from the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Tomo Ohka; claimed pitcher Ryan Drese off waivers from the Texas Rangers; claimed pitcher Jacobo Sequea off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles and optioned him to Harrisburg of the Eastern League (AA).
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed pitcher Wade Townsend.
  • The Oakland Athletics signed pitchers Brad Davis, Michael Madsen, Steven Bryant, Ronald Madej, Jess Lacasse, Brad Kilby, T.J. Franco, Josh Kay and Anthony Rea, shortstops Ben Ingold and Zeke Parraz, outfielder Jeff Bieker, catcher Shawn Callahan and second baseman Michael Klug.

Jun 9, 2005

  • The San Diego Padres acquired shortstop Wilson Valdez from the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Michael Bumstead and R.D. Spiehs; assigned Valdez to Portland of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Brandon Stricklen.
  • The Washington Nationals purchased the contract of third baseman Rick Short from New Orleans of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 8, 2005

  • The Oakland Athletics signed shortstop Cliff Pennington.
  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of catcher Brian McCann from Mississippi of the Southern League (AA); signed pitchers Joey Devine, Beau Jones, Jeffrey Lyman and Kyle Cofield, infielders Yunel Escobar and Brandon Monk and outfielder Jordan Schafer.
  • The Texas Rangers purchased the contract of pitcher C.J. Wilson from Frisco.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies acquired pitcher Ugueth Urbina and infielder Ramon Martinez from the Detroit Tigers for infielder Placido Polanco; signed third baseman Mike Costanzo.

Jun 7, 2005

  • The Texas Rangers purchased the contract of infielder Marshall McDougall from Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Cleveland Indians claimed pitcher Jose Diaz off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and assigned him to Akron of the Eastern League (AA).
  • The Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Mark Pawelek, their first-round pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft.
  • The Atlanta Braves activated catcher Eddie Perez from the 15-day disabled list; designated pitcher Seth Greisinger for assignment.
  • The Florida Marlins purchased the contracts of pitchers Chad Bentz from Albuquerque and Valerio De Los Santos from Jupiter of the Florida State League (A).
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased the contract of outfielder Reggie Taylor from Durham of the International League (AAA).

Jun 6, 2005

  • The St. Louis Cardinals purchased the contract of outfielder Skip Schumaker from Memphis of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Colorado Rockies purchased the contracts of catcher Danny Ardoin and infielder Tim Olson from Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 5, 2005

  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of pitcher Seth Greisinger from Richmond of the International League (AAA).

Jun 4, 2005

Jun 3, 2005

  • The Oakland A's purchased the contract of pitcher Ryan Glynn from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired pitcher Matt Herges from the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Doug DeVore; claimed pitcher Claudio Vargas off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased the contract of pitcher Lee Gardner from Durham of the International League (AAA).

Jun 2, 2005

  • The Cincinnati Reds announced pitcher Danny Graves cleared waivers and was released.

Jun 1, 2005

  • The Detroit Tigers purchased the contract of shortstop Tony Giarratano from Erie of the Eastern League (AA).