Aug 31, 2012

• The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed INF Cody Ransom off waivers from Milwaukee.
• The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Randy Wolf on a one-year contract.
• The Houston Astros traded OF Ben Francisco to Tampa Bay for a player to be named.

Aug 29, 2012

• The Cleveland Indians claimed LHP Scott Maine on waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

Aug 28, 2012

• The Pittsburgh Pirates released LHP Erik Bedard.

Aug 27, 2012

• The Chicago Cubs acquired C Anthony Recker from Oakland for C-1B Blake Lalli.
• The New York Yankees acquired OF Steve Pearce from Houston for cash.
• The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Mike Zouzalik to a minor league contract.

Aug 26, 2012

• The Arizona Diamondbacks traded LHP Joe Saunders to Baltimore for RHP Matt Lindstrom and cash considerations or a player to be named.

Aug 25, 2012

• The Boston Red Sox traded RHP Josh Beckett, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Carl Crawford, INF Nick Punto and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 1B James Loney, INF Ivan DeJesus, Jr., RHP Allen Webster and two players to be named.

Aug 24, 2012

• The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed LHP Hisanori Takahashi off waivers from the L.A. Angels.
• The Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Jesse Chavez to Oakland for cash considerations.

Aug 22, 2012

• The Chicago Cubs claimed RHP Miguel Socolovich off waivers from Baltimore.
• The Milwaukee Brewers released LHP Randy Wolf.
• The San Diego Padres claimed RHP Thad Weber off waivers from Detroit.

Aug 21, 2012

• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Jake Westbrook on a one-year contract through 2013.

Aug 20, 2012

• The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with 1B Lyle Overbay on a minor league contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Daniel Carela on a minor league contract.
• The Oakland Athletics acquired SS Stephen Drew from Arizona for INF Sean Jamieson.

Aug 19, 2012

• The Chicago Cubs claimed LHP Alex Hinshaw off waivers from San Diego.
• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with OF Jordan Allen on a minor league contract.
• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with OF Matt Young on a minor league contract.

Aug 17, 2012

• The St. Louis Cardinals released 1B Mark Hamilton.

Aug 16, 2012

• The Boston Red Sox acquired RHP Pedro Beato from the N.Y. Mets to complete an earlier trade.
• The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx on a minor league contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers sent RHP Ryan O-Sullivan to Philadelphia to complete an earlier trade.
• The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo on a minor league contract
• The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with INF Dallas McPherson on a minor league contract.
• The Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Kevin Comer to Houston to complete an earlier trade.

Aug 15, 2012

• The Kansas City Royals released 2B Yuniesky Betancourt.
• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with 1B Brock Peterson on a minor league contract.
• The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with C Yorvit Torrealba on a minor league contract.

Aug 14, 2012

• The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with 1B Matt Mangini on a minor league contract.
• The Boston Red Sox traded C Kelly Shoppach to the N.Y. Mets for a player to be named.
• The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Seth McClung on a minor league contract.
• The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with SS Johan Rodriguez on a minor league contract.
• The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with C Koyie Hill on a minor league contract.

Aug 13, 2012

• The Baltimore Orioles traded INF Carlos Rojas to Cleveland for LHP J.C. Romero.
• The Cleveland Indians released 2B Jose Lopez.
• The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Tony Pena on a minor league contract.
• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Derek Lowe.

Aug 12, 2012

• The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with INF/OF Mark Kotsay on a one-year contract through 2013.

Aug 11, 2012

• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with 2B Lance Zawadzki on a minor league contract.

Aug 10, 2012

• The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with OF Scott Podsednik on a one-year contract.
• The Chicago White Sox traded INF Tyler Kuhn to Arizona for cash considerations.
• The Cleveland Indians released RHP Derek Lowe.
• The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Drew Carpenter on a minor league contract.
• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with 2B Lance Zawadzki on a minor league contract.
• The Toronto Blue Jays claimed RHP Juan Abreu off waivers from Houston.

Aug 9, 2012

• The Cleveland Indians released OF Johnny Damon and RHP Jeremy Accadro.
• The St. Louis Cardinals traded INF Tyler Greene to Houston for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Aug 6, 2012

• The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed C Wil Nieves off waivers from Colorado.
• The Cleveland Indians claimed RHP Fabio Martinez off waivers from the L.A. Angels.
• The Houston Astros agreed to terms with RHP Brian Sanches on a minor league contract.
• The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with 1B Jake Opitz on a minor league contract.
• The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with OF Xavier Nady on a minor league contract; claimed LHP Jose Mijares off waivers from Kansas City.
• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with OF Raymond Kruml on a minor league contract.
• The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Ramses Rosario, OF Aldrem Corredor, OF Darryl Florentino and OF Luis Guzman on minor league contracts; claimed SS Cesar Izturis off waivers from Milwaukee.

Aug 5, 2012

• The Boston Red Sox traded OF Jeremias Pineda to Minnesota for 3B Danny Valencia.
• The Chicago Cubs traded INF/OF Jeff Baker to Detroit for two players to be named.
• The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Eric Junge on a minor league contract.
• The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with 3B Jake Fox on a minor league contract; released 2B Mike Fontenot.
• The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with OF Jack Cust on a minor league contract.

Aug 4, 2012

• The Arizona Diamondbacks released 1B Lyle Overbay.
• The Boston Red Sox traded RHP Garrett Mock to Houston for future considerations.
• The Chicago White Sox traded RHP Chris Devenski to Houston; agreed to terms with OF Dewayne Wise on a minor league contract.

Aug 3, 2012

• The Oakland Athletics acquired RHP Pat Neshek from Baltimore for cash considerations and selected his contract from Sacramento.
• The Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Joe Blanton to the L.A. Dodgers for a player to be named or cash considerations.
• The Washington Nationals traded C David Freitas to Oakland for C Kurt Suzuki and cash considerations.

Aug 2, 2012

• The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with 2B Vladimir Frias on a minor league contract.

Aug 1, 2012

• The New York Yankees released OF Dewayne Wise.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Erik Turgeon on a minor league contract.
• The Tampa Bay Rays released OF/DH Hideki Matsui.