MLB Transactions in March 2010

Mar 31, 2010

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers released pitcher Eric Stults and outfielder Jason Repko.

Mar 30, 2010

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with outfielder Joey Gathright on a minor league contract.
  • The Florida Marlins traded pitcher Jay Voss to Detroit for pitcher Nate Robertson and cash considerations; released pitcher Seth McClung.

Mar 29, 2010

  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitcher Chad Gaudin on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed pitcher Hayden Penn off waivers from Florida.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Cain on a three-year contract extension, pitcher Brian Wilson on a two-year contract extension and pitcher Jeremy Affeldt on a one-year contract extension.
  • The Washington Nationals claimed catcher Chris Coste off waivers from the N.Y. Mets.

Mar 28, 2010

  • The Toronto Blue Jays released outfielder Joey Gathright.

Mar 27, 2010

  • The Chicago Cubs traded infielder Andres Blanco to Texas for a player to be named or cash.
  • The Kansas City Royals traded catcher Steve Lerud to Baltimore for a player to be named.

Mar 26, 2010

  • The San Francisco Giants traded infielder Kevin Frandsen to Boston Red Sox for a player to be named or cash.

Mar 25, 2010

  • The Milwaukee Brewers released pitcher Scott Schoeneweis.
  • The New York Yankees released pitcher Chad Gaudin.

Mar 24, 2010

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with pitcher Ron Mahay on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers traded pitcher Edwar Ramirez to Oakland for infielder Gregorio Petit.

Mar 22, 2010

  • The Milwaukee Brewers acquired infielder Ray Olmedo from Texas for catcher Matt Treanor.
  • The New York Yankees returned outfielder Jamie Hoffman, a Rule 5 Draft pick, to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mar 21, 2010

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with catcher Joe Mauer on an eight-year contract extension through 2018.

Mar 20, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Alan Embree on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets released pitcher Josh Fogg.

Mar 18, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with third baseman Mark Reynolds on a three-year contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Miguel Celestino from Seattle to complete an earlier trade.

Mar 17, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitcher Kris Benson on a minor league contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians claimed infielder Anderson Hernandez off waiver from the New York Mets.
  • The Washington Nationals released outfielder Elijah Dukes unconditionally.

Mar 16, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Omar Aguilar from Milwaukee for pitcher Chuck Lofgren.

Mar 15, 2010

  • The Washington Nationals released pitcher Ron Villone.

Mar 13, 2010

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with outfielder Denard Span on a five-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers claimed infielder Hernan Iribarren off waivers from Milwaukee (NL).

Mar 12, 2010

  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pitchers Alfredo Aceves and Jonathan Albaladejo, catcher Francisco Cervelli, pitcher Joba Chamberlain, second baseman Reegie Corono, pitchers Wilkin De La Rossa and Christian Garcia, outfielders Brett Gardner Greg Golson and Jamie Hoffman, pitchers Phil Hughes, Mark Melancon, Hector Noesi and Ivan Nova, second baseman Ramiro Pena, pitcher David Robertson, second baseman Kevin Russo and pitcher Romulo Sanchez on one-year contracts.

Mar 11, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitchers Bryan Augenstein, Billy Buckner, Juan Gutierrez, Zach Kroenke, Jose Marte, Roque Mercedes, Kevin Mulvey, Jordan Norberto, Daniel Stange, Cesar Valdez, Esmerling Vasquez and Clay Zavada, infielders Tony Abreu, Brandon Allen, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Roberts and Rusty Ryal, outfielders Cole Gillespie and Gerardo Parra and catcher John Hester on one-year contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with first baseman Todd Helton on a two-year contact extension through 2013.
  • The Washington Nationals released pitchers Eddie Guardado and Shawn Estes.

Mar 10, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with infielder Nomar Garciaparra on a minor league contract, who then announced his retirement.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Hector Ambriz, infielder Brian Bixler, outfielder Michael Brantley, infielder Asdrubal Cabrera, pitcher Carlos Carrasco, outfielders Shin-Soo Choo and Trevor Crowe, pitcher Kelvin De La Cruz, infielder Jason Donald, pitcher Jeanmar Gomez, infielder Wes Hodges, pitcher David Huff, infielder Matt LaPorta, pitchers Aaron Laffey and Jensen Lewis, catcher Lou Marson, infielder Andy Marte, pitchers Justin Masterson, Chris Perez and Rafael Perez, infielder Carlos Rivero, pitcher Hector Rondon, catcher Carlos Santana, pitchers Tony Sipp, Joe Smith, Jeremy Sowers, Mitch Talbot and Jesse Todd, catcher Wyatt Toregas, infielder Luis Valbuena, outfielder Nick Weglarz and pitcher Anthony Reyes on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with infielders Anderson Hernandez and Daniel Murphy, catcher Omir Santos, infielder Nick Evans, outfielders Fernando Martinez, Chris Carter and Jason Pridie, catcher Josh Thole, infielder Shawn Bowman, pitchers Nelson Figueroa, Fernando Nieve, Pat Misch, Bobby Parnell, Jonathon Niese, Tobi Stoner, Eddie Kunz, Jack Egbert and Arturo Lopez on one-year contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics released pitcher Jay Marshall.

Mar 9, 2010

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with shortstop Robert Andino, first baseman Michael Aubrey, infielder Josh Bell, pitchers Brad Bergesen, Alberto Castillo and Brandon Erbe, infielder Pedro Florimon, pitcher David Hernandez, infielder Rhyne Hughes, pitchers Jim Johnson, Luis Lebron and Kam Mickolio, outfielder Lou Montanez, pitchers Troy Patton and Wilfrido Perez, outfielder Felix Pie, pitcher Dennis Sarfate, infielder Brandon Snyder, pitcher Chorye Spoone, catcher Craig Tatum, pitcher Chris Tillman and infielder Justin Turner on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Yankees traded pitcher Edwar Ramirez to Texas for cash considerations.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with third baseman Hank Blalock on a minor league contract.

Mar 8, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitchers Daniel Bard, Michael Bowden, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Ramon A. Ramirez and Dustin Richardson, catcher Dusty Brown and Mark Wagner, first baseman Aaron Bates, second baseman Tug Hulett and shortstop Jed Lowrie, outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Reddick on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets signed pitcher Kyle Snyder to a minor-league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitchers Brett Anderson, Andrew Bailey, Jerry Blevins, Dallas Braden, Craig Breslow, Trevor Cahill, Robby Cassevah, Fautino De Los Santos, Pedro Figueroa, Gio Gonzalez, Brad Kilby, Vin Mazzaro, John Meloan, Clayton Mortensen, Josh Outman, Henry Rodriguez, Justin Souza and Brad Ziegler, first baseman Daric Barton, outfielder Travis Buck, first baseman Chris Carter, third baseman Jake Fox, second baseman Eric Patterson, shortstop Cliff Pennington, catcher Landon Powell, third baseman Adam Rosales, catcher Kurt Suzuki, outfielder Ryan Sweeney and second baseman Steve Tolleson on one-year contracts.

Mar 7, 2010

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with pitchers Nick Blackburn on a four-year contract and Alex Burnett, Rob Delaney, Brian Duensing, Deolis Guerra, Jeff Manship, Jose Mijares, Glen Perkins, Kevin Slowey, Anthony Swarzak and Loek Van Mil, catchers Drew Butera, Jose Morales and Wilson Ramos, infielders Alexi Casilla, Luke Hughes, Trevor Plouffe, Estarlin De Los Santos, Matt Tolbert and Danny Valencia and outfielder Denard Span on one-year contracts.

Mar 5, 2010

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitchers Alberto Alburquerque, Jhoulys Chacin, Samuel Deduno, Matt Daley, Edgmer Escalona, Shane Lindsay, Juan Nicasio, Greg Reynolds, Chaz Roe, Esmil Rogers, Franklin Morales and Greg Smith, catcher Mike McKenry, infielders Hector Gomez, Chris Nelson, Ian Stewart and Eric Young Jr. and outfielders Dexter Fowler Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith to one-year contracts.

Mar 4, 2010

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with first baseman Billy Butler and infielder Alberto Callaspo on one-year contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers renewed the contract of pitcher Yovani Gallardo.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher Kiko Calero on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitchers Mitchell Boggs, Jaime Garcia, Blake Hawksworth, Ben Jukich, Josh Kinney, Kyle McClellan, Jason Motte, Tyler Norrick,Adam Ottavino, Francisco Samuel and P.J. Walters, catchers Bryan Anderson and Matt Pagnozzi, infielders David Freese, Tyler Greene, Mark Hamilton and Brendan Ryan, outfielders Allen Craig, Jon Jay, Daryl Jones, Joe Mather, Colby Rasmus, Shane Robinson and Nick Stavinoha on one-year contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with outfielder Nelson Cruz, shortstop Elvis Andrus, catchers Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Taylor Teagarden, infielder Joaquin Arias, first baseman Chris Davis, pitchers Matt Harrison, Eric Hurley, Warner Madrigal, Guillermo Moscoso, Darren O'Day, Alexi Ogando, Pedro Strop and catcher Max Ramirez on one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed pitcher Casey Fien off waivers from Boston.

Mar 3, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with outfielder Justin Upton on a six-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitchers Jair Jurrjens, Kris Medlen, Luis Valdez, Mike Dunn, Lee Hyde, Eric O'Flaherty and Jose Ortegano, infielders Brooks Conrad Diory Hernandez and Martin Prado and outfielder Jordan Schafer on one-year contracts.
  • The White Sox agreed to terms with catcher Tyler Flowers, infielders Gordon Beckham Brent Lillibridge and Jayson Nix, outfielders Alejandro De Aza and Stefan Gartrell, pitchers Lucas Harrell, Daniel Hudson, Brandon Hynick, Santo Luis, Jeff Marquez, Jhonny Nunez, Brian Omogrosso, Clevelan Santeliz, Carlos Torres and Randy Williams on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Astros renewed the contract of pitcher Bud Norris.
  • The Kansas City Royals claimed pitcher Gaby Hernandez off waivers from Boston.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with outfielder Garret Anderson on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitchers Radhames Liz, Sean Gallagher, Craig Italiano, Cesar Carrillo, Mat Latos, Edward Mujica, Tim Stauffer, Adam Russell, Ernesto Frieri, Ryan Webb, Luis Perdomo, Luke Gregerson, Steve Garrison, Aaron Poreda, Cesar Ramos, Wade LeBlanc, Clayton Richard and Joe Thatcher, catchers Dusty Ryan and Nick Hundley, infielders Chase Headley, Matt Antonelli, Everth Cabrera andOscar Salazar and outfielders Chad Huffman, Aaron Cunningham, Kyle Blanks, Will Venable Luis Durango and outfielder Tony Gwynn, Jr. on one-year contracts.

Mar 2, 2010

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with pitchers Alfredo Figaro, Armando Galarraga, Ryan Perry, Fu-Te Ni, Daniel Schlereth, infielder Don Kelly and outfielders Ryan Raburn and Clete Thomas on one-year contracts.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with catcher John Baker, pitcher Chris Leroux and outfielders Cameron Maybin and Chris Coghlan on one-year contracts; renewed the contracts of pitcher Andrew Miller and outfielder Brett Carroll.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with infielder Edwin Maysonet and pitcher Wesley Wright on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitchers Luke Hochevar and Carlos Rosa on one-year contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitchers Ramon Aguero, Daniel McCutchen, Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek, first baseman Jeff Clement, outfielder Lastings Milledge, shortstop Argenis Diaz, pitchers Bryan Morris, Joel Hanrahan, Charlie Morton and Kevin Hart, catcher Brandon Moss, outfielder Gorkys Hernandez, pitchers Ross Ohlendorf and Chris Jakubauskas, first baseman Steve Pearce, catcher Jason Jaramillo, outfielders John Raynor, Brandon Jones, Jose Tabata and Garrett Jones, pitcher Ronald Uviedo, third baseman Andy LaRoche, pitchers Donnie Veal and Brad Lincoln, third baseman Neil Walker and outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Delwyn Young on one-year contracts.

Mar 1, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox claimed pitcher Casey Fien off waivers from Detroit.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Tom Mastny on a minor league contract.