MLB Transactions in November 2013

Nov 29, 2013

  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Vogelsong on a one-year contract.

Nov 27, 2013

  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Joe Smith on a three-year contract
  • The San Francisco Giants claimed LHP Jose DePaula off waivers from San Diego; agreed to terms with RHP Erik Cordier.
  • The Texas Rangers claimed OF Rafael Ortega off waivers from Colorado.

Nov 26, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired C George Kottaras from Kansas City for a cash consideration.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with INF-OF Skip Schumaker on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Chris Young on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with C Nevin Ashley and RHP Cody Eppley on minor league contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with LHP Javier Lopez to a three-year contract.

Nov 25, 2013

  • The Baltimore Orioles claimed INF Cord Phelps off waivers from Cleveland.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF David Murphy on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Dan Haren to a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres acquired RHP Devin Jones from Baltimore for RHP Brad Brach; acquired 1B-OF Alex Dickerson from Pittsburgh for RHP Miles Mikolas and OF Jaff Decker.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with SS Jhonny Peralta on a four-year contract.

Nov 24, 2013

  • The Oakland Athletics acquired LHP Fernando Abad from Washington for OF John Wooten.

Nov 23, 2013

  • The Kansas City Royals signed OF Gorkys Hernandez, 38 Brandon Laird, OF Paulo Orlando, OF Edinson Rincon, RHP Wilking Rodriguez and RHP P.J. Walters to minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Colby Lewis on a minor league contract.

Nov 22, 2013

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with LHP Mike Zagurski on a minor league contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Burke Badenhop to Boston for LHP Luis Ortega.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals traded 3B David Freese and RHP Fernando Salas to the L.A. Angels for OFs Peter Bourjos and Randal Grichuk.

Nov 21, 2013

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with LHP Phil Coke on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with LHP Jason Vargas on a four-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Socolovich on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with C Carlos Ruiz on a three-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHPs Jake Brigham, Josh Kinney, Collin Balester, Seth McClung and Jay Jackson on minor league contracts.

Nov 20, 2013

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Edgmer Escalona on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox claimed INF Jake Elmore off waivers from Houston.
  • The Detroit Tigers acquired 2B Ian Kinsler from the Texas Rangers for 1B Prince Fielder and cash considerations.
  • The Houston Astros claimed INF Ryan Jackson off waivers from St. Louis; released RHP John Ely.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms C J.C. Boscan, INFs Brendan Harris and Clint Robinson and LHP Daniel Moskos on minor league contracts.
  • The New York Yankees acquired INF Dean Anna from San Diego for RHP Ben Paullus.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Josh Johnson on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Sam Runion on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers claimed RHP Shawn Tolleson off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young and RHP Gabriel Alfaro on minor league contracts.

Nov 19, 2013

  • The New York Mets signed 1B Brandon Allen to a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired RHP Duke Welker from Minnesota for LHP Kris Johnson.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Josh Johnson on a one-year contract.

Nov 18, 2013

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Kelvin De La Cruz on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with RHP Tim Hudson on a two-year contract, pending the results of his physical.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with INF Scott Moore and C Ed Easley on minor league contracts.

Nov 17, 2013

  • The Kansas City Royals signed C Francisco Pena and added him to the 40-man roster.

Nov 15, 2013

  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Cesar Jimenez on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with 1B Dan Johnson on a minor league contract.

Nov 14, 2013

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with INF Adam Rosales on a one-year contract and with LHP Aaron Poreda and OF Brad Snyder on minor league contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals requested release waivers on 3B Mauro Gomez.

Nov 13, 2013

  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with INF Nick Punto on a one-year contract.

Nov 12, 2013

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with C Brayan Pena on a two-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Marlon Byrd on a two-year contract.

Nov 11, 2013

  • The Atlanta Braves announced C Brian McCann declined the one-year qualifying offer.
  • The Cleveland Indians announced RHP Ubaldo Jimenez declined the one-year qualifying offer.
  • The Boston Red Sox announced SS Stephen Drew, OF Jacoby Ellsbury and 1B Mike Napoli declined one-year qualifying offers.
  • The Cincinnati Reds announced OF Shin-Soo Choo declined the one-year qualifying offer.
  • The Kansas City Royals requested release waivers on RHP Luis Mendoza.
  • The New York Yankees announced 2B Robinson Cano, OF Curtis Granderson and RHP Hiroki Kuroda declined one-year qualifying offers.
  • The Seattle Mariners announced DH Kendrys Morales declined the one-year qualifying offer.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals announced OF Carlos Beltran declined the one-year qualifying offer.
  • The Texas Rangers announced OF Nelson Cruz declined the one-year qualifying offer.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Michael Broadway, SS Jonathan Diaz and RHP Marcus Walden on minor league contracts.

Nov 8, 2013

  • The New York Mets signed RHP Joel Carreno and INF/OF Anthony Seratelli to minor league contracts.

Nov 7, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs named Rick Renteria manager and agreed to terms on a three-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers signed LHP Martin Perez to a four-year contract through 2017.

Nov 6, 2013

  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with OF David DeJesus on a two-year contract.

Nov 5, 2013

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with C Geovany Soto on a one-year contract.

Nov 4, 2013

  • The Atlanta Braves declined to exercise the contract option on OF Reed Johnson.
  • The Baltimore Orioles declined to exercise a contract option on 2b Alexi Casilla.
  • The Miami Marlins claimed INF Jimmy Paredes off waivers from Houston.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers claimed INF/OF Elian Herrera off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers.
  • The San Francisco Giants declined to exercise a contract option on RHP Ryan Vogelsong.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays exercised contract options on 2B Ben Zobrist, SS Yunel Escobar and OF David DeJesus. Reinstated RHPs Alex Colome, Juan Carlos Oviedo.

Nov 3, 2013

  • The Detroit Tigers aamed Brad Ausmus manager and agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract; agreed to terms with bench coach Gene Lamont on a two-year contract.

Nov 2, 2013

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitching coach Roger McDowell to a two-year contract through the 2015 season.
  • The Boston Red Sox declined the 2014 contract option on LHP Matt Thornton.
  • The San Francisco Giants declined the 2014 contract option on LHP Barry Zito and OF Andres Torres.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays exercised the 2014 contract options on OF Ben Zobrist and SS Yunel Escobar.

Nov 1, 2013

  • The Boston Red Sox exercised the 2014 contract option on LHP Jon Lester.
  • The Cleveland Indians exercised the 2014 contract option on RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, who voided the contract; declined the 2014 contract option on OF Jason Kubel; agreed to terms with INF Ryan Rohlinger and RHP J.C. Ramirez on minor league contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers declined the 2014 contract option on RHP Jose Veras.
  • The Houston Astros claimed LHP Darin Downs off waivers from Detroit.
  • The New York Mets declined the 2014 contract option on LHP Johan Santana.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with SS Derek Jeter on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics exercised the 2014 contract options on LHP Brett Anderson and OF Coco Crisp; declined to exercise the 2014 contract options on C Kurt Suzuki and OF Chris Young.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates announced LHP Wandy Rodriguez exercised his player option for 2014.
  • The Seattle Mariners declined to exercise the 2014 contract options on OF Franklin Gutierrez and LHP Joe Saunders.
  • The Texas Rangers exercised the 2014 contract option for RHP Joe Nathan, who voided the contract; claimed RHP Chaz Roe off waivers from Arizona.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays exercised the 2014 contract options on RHP Casey Janssen, 1B Adam Lind and INF Mark DeRosa; declined the 2014 contract option on INF Munenori Kawasaki.