MLB Transactions in December 2011

Dec 31, 2011

  • The San Diego Padres acquired OF Carlos Quentin from the Chicago White Sox for RHP Simon Castro and LHP Pedro Hernandez.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Jerry Gil, RHP Garret Mock, RHP Robert Coello and SS Brian Bocock on minor league contracts.

Dec 30, 2011

  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with LHP George Sherrill on a one-year contract.

Dec 29, 2011

  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with LHP John Danks on a five-year contract.

Dec 28, 2011

  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with LHP Hideki Okajima on a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics traded RHP Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney to Boston for OF Josh Reddick, 1B Miles Head and RHP Raul Alcantara.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with UT Mark DeRosa on a one-year contract.

Dec 26, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with LHP Andy Sonnanstine and RHP Manny Corpas on one-year contracts.

Dec 23, 2011

  • The Cincinnati Reds acquired LHP Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs for LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave Sappelt and INF Ronald Torreyes; claimed RHP Josh Judy off waivers from Cleveland.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with OF Ryan Langerhans, RHP Eric Hurley and C Robinzon Diaz on minor league contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals traded C Derek Norris, RHP A.J. Cole, RHP Brad Peacock, and LHP Tommy Milone to Oakland for LHP Gio Gonzalez and RHP Robert Gilliams.

Dec 22, 2011

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with C Rob Johnson on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with OF Carlos Beltran on a two-year contract.

Dec 21, 2011

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with INF Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with LHP Jose Mijares on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with INF Hector Luna and OF Luis Montanez on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with INF Anderson Hernandez on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers acquired C Luis Martinez from San Diego for RHP Ryan Kelly.
  • The Washington Nationals claimed 3B Carlos Rivero off waivers from Philadelphia.

Dec 20, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with OF Endy Chavez on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with OF Michael Cuddyer on a three-year contract and INF Casey Blake on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with INF Yuniesky Betancourt on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Ryota Igarashi and 1B Jeff Clement on minor league contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Joel Peralta on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Fulchino, RHP Waldis Joaquin, C Carlos Maldonado, INF Andres Blanco, INF Jarrett Hoffpauir, INF Chad Tracy, OF Brett Carroll, OF Jason Michaels and OF Xavier Paul on minor league contracts.

Dec 19, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with OF Jason Kubel on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Frank Francisco on a two-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with SS Jimmy Rollins on a three-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with INF Emmanuel Burriss and C Eli Whiteside on one-year contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with OF Mike Cameron on a minor league contract.

Dec 17, 2011

  • The Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Mat Latos to San Diego for RHP Edinson Volquez, RHP Brad Boxberger, INF Yonder Alonso and C Yasmani Grandal.

Dec 16, 2011

  • The Cleveland Indians traded RHP Cory Burns to San Diego for OF Aaron Cunningham; agreed to terms with INF Jose Lopez and OF Felix Pie on minor league contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with OF Michael Cuddyer on a three-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Mike Baxter on a minor league contract.

Dec 15, 2011

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with OF Josh Willingham on a three-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with LHP Chuck James on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Dontrelle Willis on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP J.C. Romero on a one-year contract.
  • The Texans Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Fabio Castillo and C Chris Robinson on minor league contracts.

Dec 14, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Takashi Saito on a one-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Tsuyoshi Wada on a two-year contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with INF Nick Punto on a two-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros acquired INF Jed Lowrie and RHP Kyle Weiland from Boston for RHP Mark Melancon.
  • The Kansas City Royals released RHP Mario Santiago.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with 3B Aramis Ramirez on a three-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Jon Rauch on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with C Chris Gimenez on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with SS Rafael Furcal on a two-year contract.

Dec 13, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Albaladejo on a one-year contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with C Kelly Shoppach on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with LHP Francisley Bueno, RHP Juan Gutierrez, C Max Ramirez and OF Greg Golson on minor league contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with LHP Dallas Braden on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with NF Luis Rodriguez, OF Darren Ford, RHP Matt Fox, LHP Steve Garrison, RHP Jarrett Grube, LHP Sean Henn, RHP Josh Kinney, RHP Jeff Marquez, RHP Scott Patterson, RHP Phillippe Valiquette and C Guillermo Quiroz on minor league contracts.

Dec 12, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with INF Cody Ransom.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Matt Albers on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with C Ramon Hernandez on a two-year contract and RHP Kevin Slowey on a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with C Humberto Quintero on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Jerome Williams on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with OF Tony Gwynn Jr. on a two-year contract.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with INF Donnie Murphy on a one-year contract and OF Aaron Rowand on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with SS Alex Gonzalez, C George Kottaras and 3B Aramis Ramirez on one-year contracts; acquired RHP Jose Veras from Pittsburgh for 3B Casey McGehee.
  • The New York Mets claimed RHP Jeremy Hefner off waivers from Pittsburgh; agreed to terms with LHP Garrett Olson and C Lucas May on minor league contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with INF Daric Barton, INF Adam Rosales and C Landon Powell on one-year contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies traded OF Ben Francisco to Toronto for LHP Frank Gailey.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Jason Grilli on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with OF Chris Denorfia on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with INF Mike Fontenot on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with INF-OF Skip Schumaker on a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays acquired RHP Burke Badenhop from Miami for C Jake Jefferies.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed RHP Jim Hoey off waivers from Minnesota; agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Litsch, RHP Dustin McGowan and C Jeff Mathis on one-year contracts.

Dec 10, 2011

  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with 1B Albert Pujols on a 10-year contract and LHP C.J. Wilson on a five-year contract.

Dec 9, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with INF Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract; acquired RHP Trevor Cahill, LHP Craig Breslow and cash considerations from the Oakland Athletics for RHP Jarrod Parker, RHP Ryan Cook and OF Collin Cowgill.
  • The Chicago Cubs claimed INF Jeff Bianchi off waivers from Kansas City.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Octavio Dotel on a one-year contract; traded RHP Ryan Perry to Washington for RHP Collin Balester.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with LHP Mark Buehrle on a four-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Freddy Garcia on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Dave Bush, C Steven Lerud and LHP David Purcey on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres traded LHP Nick Schmidt to Colorado to complete an earlier trade.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with LHP Matt Moore on a five-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with INF Alberto Gonzalez on a minor league contract.

Dec 8, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired LHP Dana Eveland from the L.A. Dodgers for LHP Jarret Martin and OF Tyler Henson; sent INF Greg Miclat to Texas to complete the trade for C Taylor Teagarden.
  • The Chicago Cubs acquired 3B Ian Stewart and RHP Casey Weathers from the Colorado Rockies for OF Tyler Colvin and INF D.J. LeMahieu.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Harang on a two-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins acquired RHP Daniel Turpen from Colorado to complete the Kevin Slowey trade.
  • The New York Yankees acquired LHP Cesar Cabral from Kansas City for cash considerations; released OF Greg Golson.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Laynce Nix on a two-year contract.

Dec 7, 2011

  • The Colorado Rockies traded RHP Huston Street and cash to the San Diego for a player to be named and cash.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with SS Jose Reyes on a six-year contract and LHP Mark Buehrle.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with RHP Matt Capps on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with LHP Erik Bedard and OF Nate McLouth on one-year contracts; agreed to terms with C Jose Morales on a minor league contract; acquired INF Yamaico Navarro from the Kansas City Royals for RHP Brooks Pounders and INF Diego Goris.
  • The San Francisco Giants acquired OF Angel Pagan and a player to be named or cash from the New York Mets RHP Ramon Ramirez and OF Andres Torres.

Dec 6, 2011

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with LHP Andrew Miller on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins traded RHP Kevin Slowey to Colorado for a player to be named.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Jon Rauch on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired RHP Sergio Santos from the Chicago White Sox for RHP Nestor Molina.

Dec 5, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles announced INF Pedro Florimon was claimed off waivers by Minnesota.
  • The Colorado Rockies claimed OF Jamie Hoffman off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. on a two-year contract.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with RHP Heath Bell on a three-year contract.

Dec 3, 2011

  • The Los Angeles Angels acquired LHP Brad Mills from Toronto for C Jeff Mathis.

Dec 2, 2011

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with LHP Chris Capuano on a two-year contract.

Dec 1, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles traded RHP Randy Henry and player to be named to the Texas Rangers for C Taylor Teagarden.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with LHP Juan Perez and INF Cesar Izturis on minor league contracts.