MLB Transactions in July 2011

Jul 31, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles traded pitcher Koji Uehara to Texas for first baseman Chris Davis and pitcher Tommy Hunter.
  • The Boston Red Sox acquired pitchers Erik Bedard and Josh Fields from Seattle; acquired outfielders Trayvon Robinson and Chih-Hsien Chiang from the L.A. Dodgers; sent Robinson and Chiang to Seattle and catcher Tim Federowicz and pitchers Juan Rodriguez and Stephen Fife to the Dodgers.
  • The Houston Astros traded outfielder Michael Bourn and cash to Atlanta for outfielder Jordan Schafer and pitchers Juan Abreu, Paul Clemens and Brett Oberholtzer.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers traded shortstop Rafael Furcal and cash considerations to St. Louis for outfielder Alex Castellanos.
  • The Oakland Athletics traded pitcher Brad Ziegler to Arizona for infielder Brandon Allen and pitcher Jordan Norberto.
  • The San Diego Padres traded pitcher Mike Adams to Texas for pitchers Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland; traded outfielder Ryan Ludwick to Pittsburgh for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Jul 30, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired pitcher Jason Marquis from the Washington Nationals infielder Zachary Walters.
  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired first baseman Aaron Baker from the Pittsburgh Pirates for first baseman Derrek Lee.
  • The Cleveland Indians traded infielder Orlando Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Thomas Neal.
  • The Colorado Rockies acquired pitchers Alex White and Joseph Gardner, utility-man Matt McBride and a player to be named later from the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez.
  • The Kansas City Royals acquired infielder Yamaico Navarro and pitcher Kendal Volz from Boston for infielder Mike Aviles.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers acquired infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. from Washington for outfielder Erik Komatsu.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded pitchers Doug Fister and David Pauley to Detroit for outfielder Casper Wells, infielder Francisco Martinez and pitcher Charlie Furbush.
  • The Texas Rangers acquired pitcher Koji Uehara and cash from the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Tommy Hunter and infielder Chris Davis.

Jul 29, 2011

  • The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Hunter Pence and cash from the Houston Astros for first baseman Jonathan Singleton, pitcher Jarred Cosart, pitcher Josh Zeid and a player to be named later.

Jul 28, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs traded outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to Cleveland for pitcher Carlton Smith and outfielder Abner Abreu.
  • The New York Mets traded outfielder Carlos Beltran to San Francisco for pitcher Zack Wheeler.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays traded infielder Felipe Lopez to Milwaukee for cash.

Jul 27, 2011

  • The Milwaukee Brewers traded catcher Wil Nieves to Atlanta for cash.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitchers Michael Fulmer and John Gant.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitcher Jeremy Gabryszwski and shortstops Andy Burns, Peter Mooney and Justin Atkinson; traded pitchers Jason Frasor and Zach Stewart to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Edwin Jackson and infielder Mark Teahen; traded Jackson, pitchers Octavio Dotel and Marc Rzepczynski, outfielder Corey Patterson and three players to be named or cash to St. Louis for outfielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers Brian Tallet Trever Miller and P.J. Walters.

Jul 26, 2011

  • The Cincinnati Reds traded outfielder Jonny Gomes and cash considerations to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Bill Rhinehart and pitcher Chris Manno.

Jul 25, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitcher Trevor Bauer.
  • The Oakland Athletics signed pitcher Sonny Gray.

Jul 24, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks released left fielder Wily Mo Pena.
  • The Texas Rangers signed pitcher Merkin Valdez to a minor league contract; signed pitcher Yohander Mendez and outfielder Eduard Pinto to 2012 contracts.

Jul 22, 2011

  • The San Diego Padres claimed outfielder Mike Baxter off waivers from the N.Y. Mets.

Jul 21, 2011

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Jason Grilli.
  • The Washington Nationals released pitcher Chad Gaudin.

Jul 20, 2011

  • The Kansas City Royals acquired pitcher Antonio Cruz and catcher Julio Rodriguez from Detroit for infielder Wilson Betemit.
  • The New York Mets signed pitcher Robert Gsellman.

Jul 19, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks released pitcher Aaron Heilman.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with outfielder Tyler Collins.
  • The Houston Astros traded second baseman Jeff Keppinger to San Francisco for pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitchers Kyle Crick, Bryce Bandilla, Derek Law, Clayton Blackburn, Paul Davis, Cody Hall, DeMondre Arnold, Steven Snodgrass, Philiip McCormick, Danny Sandbrink and Brian Maloney, infielders Joseph Panik, Jean Delgado, Kelby Tomlinson, Garrett Buechele, Jonathan Jones, Ben Thomas and Bryan Nicholson outfielders Kentrell Hill, Christian Diaz, Eldred Barnett, Michael Mergenthaler, Rashawn Payne and Elliot Blair.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with outfielder C.J. McElroy
  • The Texas Rangers traded pitcher Zach Phillips to Baltimore for infielder Nick Green and cash considerations.

Jul 18, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with shortstop J.J. Hardy on a three-year contract extension.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with outfielder Fernando Perez and pitcher Gustavo Chacin on minor league contracts.

Jul 16, 2011

  • The New York Mets signed infielder Niuman Romero to a minor league contract.

Jul 15, 2011

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitcher Sean Gilmartin to a minor league contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Dave Bush on a minor-league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with pitcher Francisco Rodriguez on a 2012 mutual option.

Jul 14, 2011

  • The Boston Red Sox signed outfielder Williams Jerez.
  • The Chicago Cubs signed outfielder Zeke DeVoss.
  • The New York Yankees signed pitcher J.C. Romero to a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals announced pitcher J.C. Romero was granted his unconditional release; signed pitchers Taylor Hill, Greg Holt, Dixon Anderson and Nicholas Lee.

Jul 13, 2011

  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pitcher Reinier Casanova.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitchers Colten Brewer and Jason Creasy.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Jaime Garcia on a four-year contract extension.

Jul 12, 2011

  • The New York Mets traded pitcher Francisco Rodriguez and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for two players to be named.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Juan Rivera to the L.A. Dodgers for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Jul 11, 2011

  • The Oakland Athletics released pitcher Bobby Cramer.

Jul 9, 2011

  • The Texas Rangers signed outfielder Ronald Guzman to a 2012 contract.

Jul 8, 2011

  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher Matthew Budgell.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays signed pitcher Abrahan Rodriguez.

Jul 7, 2011

  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with first baseman Cole Frenzel.

Jul 5, 2011

  • The Boston Red Sox traded outfielder Mike Cameron and cash to Florida Marlins for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Jul 4, 2011

  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with shortstop Dawel Lugo and pitcher Osman Gutierrez.

Jul 2, 2011

  • The New York Yankees released pitcher Carlos Silva at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Jul 1, 2011

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with catcher Kenny Swab.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher John Leathersich, catcher Xorge Carrillo and pitcher Craig Missigman.