MLB Transactions in January 2013

Jan 31, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with INF/OF Martin Prado on a four-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with OF Chris Heisey and RHP Alfredo Simon on one-year contracts.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Matt Capps on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with INF Bill Hall on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Matt Diaz, INF Dan Johnson, OF Thomas Neal, OF Juan Rivera and C Bobby Wilson on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with 2B Neil Walker and RHP James McDonald on one-year contracts.

Jan 30, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with INF Cliff Pennington on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Jepsen on a one-year contract.
  • The Miami Marlins claimed RHP Sam Dyson off waivers from Toronto.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Waldrop on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with INF Chase Headley on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Kelley on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with 1B/3B Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract.

Jan 29, 2013

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Jhoulys Chacin on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Jepsen on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with RHP Robert Coello on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with 2B Daniel Murphy on a one-year contract and RHP Scott Atchison on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Chad Durbin on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Luke Gregerson on a one-year contract and RHP Freddy Garcia, RHP Tim Stauffer and LHP Arturo Lopez on minor league contracts.

Jan 28, 2013

  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with INF Yuniesky Betancourt on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract and C Rob Johnson, C J.R. Towles and OF Justin Christian on minor league contracts.

Jan 26, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Villanueva on a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with RHP Matt Lindstrom on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with INF/OF Jeff Baker and LHP Nate Robertson on minor league contracts.

Jan 25, 2013

  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with RHP Matt Lindstrom to a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals claimed C George Kottaras off waivers from Oakland.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with OF Khris Davis, INF Scooter Gennett, INF Taylor Green, C Martin Maldonado, OF Josh Prince, RHP Nick Bucci and RHP Jim Henderson on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP David Robertson on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with INF Joaquin Arias on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with C Ronny Paulino on a minor league contract.

Jan 24, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks traded OF Justin Upton and 3B Chris Johnson to Atlanta for INF Martin Prado, RHP Randy Delgado, RHP Zeke Spruill, SS Nick Ahmed and 1B Brandon Drury.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a two-year contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox claimed RHP Zach Stewart off waivers from Pittsburgh.

Jan 23, 2013

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with INF Jonathan Herrera on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Joe Mather on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Jason Motte on a two-year contract.

Jan 22, 2013

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with 1B Mike Napoli on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with INF Bobby Crosby on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Delmon Young on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Jamey Wright, OF Shelley Duncan, RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo and RHP Juan Sandoval on minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with INF Mark DeRosa on a one-year contract.

Jan 21, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with INF/OF Ryan Raburn and OF Ben Francisco on minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with LHP Erik Bedard on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with 1B Ike Davis on a one-year contract and LHP Pedro Feliciano on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with OF David Murphy on a one-year contract.

Jan 18, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Ian Kennedy, RHP Brad Ziegler, INF Chris Johnson and LHP Tony Sipp on one-year contracts.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with OF Jason Heyward, RHP Cristhian Martinez, RHP Kris Medlen, LHP Eric O-Flaherty and LHP Jonny Venters on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with C Matt Wieters, INF Chris Davis, LHP Troy Patton and LHP Brian Matusz on one-year contracts.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Daniel Bard, RHP Joel Hanrahan, LHP Andrew Miller, LHP Franklin Morales and OF Jacoby Ellsbury on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Samardzija and LHP James Russell on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with 2B Gordon Beckham and OF Alejandro De Aza on one-year contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHP Logan Ondrusek on a two-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Chris Perez, RHP Justin Masterson,RHP Joe Smith, RHP Matt Albers, OF Drew Stubbs and C Lou Marson on one-year contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with OF Tyler Colvin on a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Doug Fister, RHP Rick Porcello, LHP Phil Coke, C Alex Avila, OF Brennan Boesch and OF Austin Jackson on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with SS Jed Lowrie, RHP Bud Norris and LHP Wesley Wright on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Luke Hochevar on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with LHP Jason Vargas and RHP Tommy Hanson on one-year contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with C A.J. Ellis and RHP Ronald Belisario on one-year contracts.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Webb on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with RHP John Axford, RHP Burke Badenhop and RHP Marco Estrada on one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with LHP Brian Duensing and C Drew Butera on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with C Landon Powell on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with LHP Boone Logan on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with LHP Jerry Blevins and 1B Brandon Moss on one-year contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Antonio Bastardo on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with 1B Garrett Jones and 1B Gaby Sanchez on one-year contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Edinson Volquez, LHP Joe Thatcher, C John Baker and INF Everth Cabrera on one-year contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with C Buster Posey, OF Hunter Pence, OF Gregor Blanco and LHP Jose Mijares on one-year contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with 1B/DH Kendrys Morales and SS Brendan Ryan on one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Mitchell Boggs and RHP Edward Mujica on one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with OF Sam Fuld, INF Matt Joyce, RHP Jeff Niemann and INF Ryan Roberts on one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with LHP J.A. Happ and INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio on one-year contracts and C Josh Thole on a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Ross Detwiler, SS Ian Desmond, RHP Drew Storen, OF Roger Bernadina, SS Ian Desmond and RHP Tyler Clippard on one-year contracts and RHP Craig Stammen on a two-year contract.

Jan 17, 2013

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel and C Jason Jaramillo on minor league contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with OF Carlos Gomez on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Bobby Parnell on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Joba Chamberlain on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with C John Jaso and OF Seth Smith on one-year contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Karstens on a one-year contract and OF/1B Brad Hawpe and C Lucas May on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with OF Wil Venable on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with LHP Matt Harrison on a five-year contract and RHP Neftali Feliz ona one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Soriano on a two-year contract and RHP Drew Storen on a one-year contract.

Jan 16, 2013

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Wilton Lopez and LHP Josh Outman on one-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with INF-OF Don Kelly on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Jerome Williams on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Phil Hughes on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics acquired C John Jaso from Seattle and sent RHP A.J. Cole and RHP Blake Treinen and a player to be named to Washington, which sent OF Michael Morse to Seattle.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Cook, RHP Juan Cruz and RHP Rodrigo Lopez on minor league contracts.

Jan 15, 2013

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Kyle McClellan on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Fernando Abad, LHP Bill Bray, LHP Brandon Mann, RHP Ross Ohlendorf and INF Will Rhymes on minor league contracts.

Jan 14, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP J.J. Putz on a two-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Tommy Hunter on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with C Nevin Ashley, INF Emmanuel Burriss, INF Cesar Izturis, OF Derrick Robinson, RHP Nick Christiani, LHP Wilkin De La Rosa, RHP Justin Freeman, RHP Drew Hayes, RHP Chad Rogers, C Tucker Barnhart, C Corky Miller, INF Kristopher Negron, OF Billy Hamilton, OF Ryan LaMarre and OF Denis Phipps on minor league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with OF Delvy Castillo, SS Ravel Hernandez, OF Ariel Sandoval and RHP Miguel Urena on minor league contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with C George Kottaras on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with OF Colby Rasmus on a one-year contract and OF Adam Loewen on a minor league contract.

Jan 12, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians released OF Thomas Neal.

Jan 11, 2013

  • The Baltimore Orioles agree to terms with OF Nolan Reimold on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with C Henry Blanco on a one-year contract.

Jan 10, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Eddie Bonine, RHP Nelson Figueroa, RHP Warner Madrigal, RHP Garrett Mock, LHP Rommie Lewis, C Tuffy Gosewisch, INF Kila Ka-aihue, INF Mark Teahen, INF Josh Wilson, OF Jeremy Reed and OF Brad Snyder on minor league contracts.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHP Wirfin Obispo, C Luis De La Cruz, C Matt Pagnozzi and INF Blake DeWitt on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with INF Luis Valbuena on a one-year contract and OF Brian Bogusevic, C J.C. Boscan, RHP Andrew Carpenter, RHP Jaye Chapman, OF Johermyn Chavez, RHP Dayan Diaz, INF Alberto Gonzalez, RHP Jensen Lewis, INF Brent Lillibridge, INF Edwin Maysonet, OF Darnell McDonald, 1B/OF Brad Nelson, RHP Blake Parker, RHP Zack Putnam, LHP Hisanori Takahashi and RHP Cory Wade on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Gray, RHP Ramon Troncoso, LHP David Purcey, C Bryan Anderson, INF Josh Bell, INF Steve Tolleson and OF Stefan Gartrell on minor league contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Manny Corpas on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with LHP Chris Narveson on a one-year contract and RHP Kelvim Escobar on a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Chris Resop on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with C Craig Albernaz, OF Jason Bourgeois and RHP J.D. Martin on minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed LHP Tommy Hottovy off waivers from Texas.

Jan 9, 2013

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Matt Palmer, C Eliezer Alfonzo, C Ramon Castro, INF Alfredo Amezaga, INF Brian Barden, INF Omar Luna, INF Dallas McPherson and OF Jerome (Jeremy) Moore on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates traded OF Quincy Latimore to Cleveland for RHP Jeanmar Gomez.

Jan 8, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Jerry Gil and LHP Edward Paredes on minor league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with LHP J.P. Howell on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with 1B Adam LaRoche on a two-year contract.

Jan 7, 2013

  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with LHP Mike Gonzalez on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with INF Cody Ransom on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with 1B-OF-DH Lance Berkman on a one-year contract.

Jan 6, 2013

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with 2B Alfredo Amezaga on a minor league contract.

Jan 5, 2013

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with 1B Mark Hamilton on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with INF Omar Quintanilla on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Rick van den Hurk.

Jan 4, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees claimed INF-OF Russ Canzler off waivers from Cleveland.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed RHP Chad Beck off waivers from Pittsburgh.

Jan 3, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF Nick Swisher on a four-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Blaine Boyer on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Jason Frasor on a one-year contract.

Jan 2, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson on a four-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians claimed OF-1B Russ Canzler off waivers from Toronto.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Andrew Brown on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with LHP David Price on a one-year contract.

Jan 1, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract.