MLB Transactions in January 2008

Jan 31, 2008

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Belisle on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Jorge Julio, who had been with the Colorado Rockies, to a minor league contract.
  • The Florida Marlins signed infielder Dallas McPherson, who had been with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, to a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies signed third baseman Pedro Feliz, who had been with the San Francisco Giants, to a two-year contract with a club option for 2010.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed outfielder Brad Wilkerson, who had been with the Texas Rangers, to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with catcher Johnny Estrada on a one-year contract.

Jan 30, 2008

  • The New York Mets claimed pitcher Ruddy Lugo off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

Jan 29, 2008

  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Brian Moehler and infielder-outfielder David Newhan to minor league contracts.

Jan 28, 2008

  • The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher David Aardsma from the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich.

Jan 25, 2008

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed pitchers Chris Ray and Matt Albers to one-year contracts.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Kyle Snyder on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with first baseman Justin Morneau on a six-year contract and outfielder Michael Cuddyer on a three-year contract.
  • The Oakland A's claimed outfielder Jeff Fiorentino off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds; signed pitcher Chad Gaudin to one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitchers Matt Chico, Shaun Hill, Tyler Clippard, Saul Rivera, Jason Bergmann and Joel Hanrahan, outfielders Elijah Dukes, Justin Maxwell and Roger Bernardina and catcher Jesus Flores on one-year contracts.

Jan 24, 2008

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitcher Rafael Soriano on a two-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with pitchers Matt Guerrier, Bobby Korecky and Jose Mijares, infielders Matt Macri and Matt Tolbert and outfielders Jason Pridie and Denard Span on one-year contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitchers Jaret Wright, Hector Carrasco and Casey Fossum to minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with catcher Rod Barajas on a one-year contract with a team option for 2009.

Jan 23, 2008

  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Dan Kolb, who had been with the Pittsburgh Pirates, to a minor league contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed pitcher Jeremy Affeldt, who had been with the Colorado Rockies, to a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Rafael Betancourt to a two-year contract with a club option for 2010.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on a six-year contract with a club option for 2014.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed infielder Abraham Nunez, who had been with the Philadelphia Phillies, to a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays re-signed pitcher James Shields to a seven-year contract.

Jan 22, 2008

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed pitcher Lance Cormier, who had been with the Atlanta Braves, to a minor league contract; agreed to terms with pitchers Jim Johnson, Bob McCrory and Dennis Sarfate, infielder Scott Moore and infielder-outfielder Freddie Bynum on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Octavio Dotel, who had been with the Atlanta Braves, on a two-year contract and outfielder Alexei Ramirez on a four-year contract; designated pitcher David Aardsma for assignment.
  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Dave Borkowski to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets signed outfielder Endy Chavez to a two-year contract.

Jan 21, 2008

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Michael Wuertz on one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher Brett Tomko to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed catcher Yadier Molina to a four-year contract with a club option for a fifth year.

Jan 19, 2008

  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Geoff Geary to a one-year contract.

Jan 18, 2008

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with infielders Orlando Hudson and Chris Burke, pitchers Brandon Lyon and Chad Qualls and catcher Chris Snyder on one-year contracts.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with outfielder Matt Diaz on a one-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with pitchers Jeremy Guthrie and Adam Loewen on one-year contracts.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Javier Lopez on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Shingo Takatsu to a minor league contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with third baseman Joe Crede on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies signed outfielder Matt Holliday to a two-year contract and outfielder Willy Taveras to a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with third baseman Miguel Cabrera and pitcher Bobby Seay on one-year contracts.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with infielder Alfredo Amezaga and pitchers Kevin Gregg and Sergio Mitre on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Astros signed infielder Ty Wigginton to a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed infielder-outfielder Ross Gload to a two-year contract with a club option for 2010; signed catcher John Buck and pitcher Jorge De La Rosa to one-year contracts and pitcher Brian Lawrence to a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with infielders Maicer Izturis, Casey Kotchman and Sean Rodriguez, pitchers Nick Green and Rich Thompson and catcher Bobby Wilson on one-year contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with pitcher Chris Capuano on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with first baseman Justin Morneau, outfielder Jason Kubel and pitcher Juan Rincon on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets signed second baseman Jose Valentin to a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with pitcher Joe Blanton on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with outfielder Xavier Nady and pitcher John Grabow on one-year contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Wil Ledezma on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Brad Hennessey on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed pitcher Horacio Ramirez to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with first baseman Carlos Pena and pitcher Scott Kazmir on one-year contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with catcher Gerald Laird on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Scott Downs to a three-year contract, infielder Marco Scutaro to a two-year contract and pitchers Jason Frasor, Gustavo Chacin and Brian Tallet to one-year contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Tim Redding on a one-year contract.

Jan 17, 2008

  • The Texas Rangers signed pitcher Jason Jennings to a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Braves acquired pitcher Jeff Ridgway from the Tampa Bay Rays for infielders Willy Aybar and Chase Fontaine.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with outfielder Marcus Thames on a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Runelvys Hernandez and outfielder Nick Gorneault to minor league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with outfielder Juan Rivera on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with pitcher Huston Street on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with pitchers Brad Lidge and Ryan Madson on one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with outfielder Jonny Gomes on a one-year contract.

Jan 16, 2008

  • The Boston Red Sox re-signed catcher Doug Mirabelli to a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Jon Lieber, who had been with the Philadelphia Phillies, on a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with pitcher Nate Robertson on a three-year contract.
  • The Florida Marlins signed pitcher Mark Hendrickson, who had been with the Los Angeles Dodgers; signed pitcher Randy Williams to a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers re-signed pitcher Claudio Vargas to a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with outfielder Marlon Byrd on a one-year contract.

Jan 15, 2008

  • The Seattle Mariners signed pitcher Arthur Rhodes to a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with pitcher Dan Wheeler on a one-year contract.

Jan 14, 2008

  • The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Mark Kotsay from the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Joey Devine and Jamie Richmond and cash considerations.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed outfielder Mike Cameron, who had been with the San Diego Padres, to a one-year contract with a club option for 2009.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals acquired third baseman Troy Glaus from the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Scott Rolen.
  • The Texas Rangers designated first baseman Chris Shelton for assignment.

Jan 11, 2008

  • The Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Chad Fox to a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox signed infielders Brad Eldred, Royce Huffman, Jeff Liefer and Michael Rouse, catchers Paul Phillips and Ryan Smith, infielder-outfielder Jason Bourgeois, outfielder Miguel Negron and pitcher D.J. Carrasco to minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Brandon Backe to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with outfielder Emil Brown, who had been with the Kansas City Royals, on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher T.J. Beam, catcher Raul Cavez and infielder-outfielder Jose Macias to minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers signed pitcher Eddie Guardado, who had been with the Cincinnati Reds, to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Chad Cordero on a one-year contract; signed infielder Kory Casto, pitchers Ross Detwiler, John Lannan, Garrett Mock and Chris Schroder, outfielder Lastings Milledge and first basemen Josh Whitesell and Matt Whitney.

Jan 10, 2008

  • The Seattle Mariners re-signed pitcher Chris Reitsma to a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed first baseman-catcher Josh Phelps, who had been with the Pittsburgh Pirates, to a minor league contract.

Jan 9, 2008

  • The Milwaukee Brewers re-signed pitcher Brian Shouse to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland A's re-signed pitcher Justin Duchscherer to a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers waived pitcher Bill White.

Jan 8, 2008

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with second baseman Marcus Giles, who had been with the San Diego Padres, on a minor league contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed infielder Miguel Cairo, who had been with the St. Louis Cardinals, to a one-year contract.

Jan 7, 2008

  • The Detroit Tigers signed pitchers Francis Beltran, Jeremy Johnson, Anastacio Martinez, Marcelo Perez, Jon Connolly and Ian Ostlund, catchers Dane Sardinha and Max St. Pierre, infielders Caonabo Cosme and Henry Mateo and outfielder Jackson Melian to minor league contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed outfielder Drew Anderson, first baseman-outfielder Brad Nelson and pitchers Tim Dillard, Manny Parra and Luis Pena to one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets re-signed pitcher Duaner Sanchez to a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies re-signed outfielder Jayson Werth to a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitchers Elmer Dessens and Adam Bernero to minor league contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays signed catcher Mike DiFelice to a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Shawn Camp to a minor league contract.

Jan 5, 2008

  • The New York Mets acquired outfielder Angel Pagan from the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Ryan Meyers and outfielder Corey Coles.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with outfielder Ben Broussard on a one-year contract.

Jan 4, 2008

  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitchers Jon Switzer and Michael Tejera to minor league contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Reds claimed outfielder Jeff Fiorentino off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles; signed pitchers Jim Brower and Adam Pettyjohn and infielders Jolbert Cabrera, Andy Green and Andy Phillips to minor league contracts.
  • The Florida Marlins signed infielders Chris Barnwell, Tagg Bozied, Jorge Cantu and Rex Rundgren, outfielders John Gall, Alexis Gomez and Jorge Piedra, catcher Paul Hoover and pitchers Tim Corcoran, Marcus Gwyn, Bobby Keppel, Joe Nelson and Doug Waechter to minor league contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher Hideo Nomo to a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals re-signed infielder Aaron Miles to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays signed infielder Andy Cannizaro and outfielder John Rodriguez to minor league contracts.

Jan 3, 2008

  • The Oakland A's acquired outfielder Ryan Sweeney and pitchers Gio Gonzalez and Fautino De Los Santos from the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Nick Swisher.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with catcher Robert Fick, outfielder Jeff DaVanon and pitcher Mike Megrew on minor league contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed pitcher Matt Clement, who had been with the Boston Red Sox, to a one-year contract with a club option for 2009.

Jan 2, 2008

  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Chris Roberson from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays re-signed outfielder Reed Johnson to a one-year contract; signed pitchers Lance Carter, John Parrish and Ryan Ketchner to minor league contracts.