MLB Transactions in July 2013

Jul 31, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Ian Kennedy to San Diego for LHP Joe Thatcher, RHP Matt Stites and a 2014 competitive balance round B draft pick.
  • The Houston Astros traded OF Justin Maxwell to Kansas City for RHP Kyle Smith; traded RHP Bud Norris to Baltimore for OF L.J. Hoes, LHP Josh Hader and a 2014 competitive balance round A draft pick.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates released 3B Brandon Inge.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded INF Robert Andino to Pittsburgh for a player to be named or cash.

Jul 30, 2013

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Brody Greer to a minor league contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox acquired RHP Jake Peavy from the Chicago White Sox and RHP Brayan Villarreal and OF Avisail Garcia from the Detroit Tigers and sent SS Jose Iglesias to Detroit and OF Avisail Garcia, RHP J.B. Wendelken, RHP Francelis Montas and INF to Chicago.
  • The Cleveland Indians traded SS Juan Herrera to St. Louis for LHP Marc Rzepczynski.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Brian Wilson to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics acquired 3B Alberto Callaspo from the Los Angeles Angels for INF Grant Green.

Jul 29, 2013

  • The Houston Astros traded RHP Jose Veras to Detroit for OF Danry Vasquez and a player to be named; agreed to terms with RHP Justin Hess on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels traded LHP Scott Downs to Atlanta for RHP Cory Rasmus.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with 3B Brady Steiger on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays acquired RHP Jesse Crain from the Chicago White Sox for players to be named or cash.

Jul 28, 2013

  • The New York Yankees signed OF Hideki Matsui to a minor league contract and announced his retirement.

Jul 27, 2013

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Jair Jurrjens on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets traded OF Julio Concepcion to the L.A. Angels.

Jul 26, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs traded OF Alfonso Soriano to the N.Y. Yankees for RHP Corey Black.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with INF Brendan Harris on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants acquired RHP Guillermo Moscoso from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named or cash considerations.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed C Humberto Quintera.

Jul 25, 2013

  • The Houston Astros signed SS Wilson Amador.
  • The Los Angeles Angels acquired OF Julio Concepcion and RHP Andres Perez from the New York Mets for an international signing bonus allotment slot.

Jul 24, 2013

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed OF Dariel Alvarez to a minor league contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed 2B Dustin Pedroia to an eight-year contract from 2014-21.

Jul 23, 2013

  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired RHP Francisco Rodriguez from Milwaukee for INF Nick Delmonico.
  • The New York Mets waived RHP Shaun Marcum for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.

Jul 22, 2013

  • The Texas Rangers acquired RHP Matt Garza from the Chicago Cubs for RHPs C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm, INF Mike Olt, and a player to be named.

Jul 19, 2013

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHPs Jose Contreras and Brandon Lyon on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with 1B Travis Ishikawa on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees released OF Brennan Boesch unconditionally.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with 3B Scott Moore on a minor league contract.

Jul 18, 2013

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with C Micah Gibbs on a minor league contract.

Jul 16, 2013

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with SS Wander Franco on a minor league contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals claimed INF Pedro Ciriaco off waivers from San Diego.

Jul 15, 2013

  • The Colorado Rockies traded RHPs Parker Frazier to Cincinnati for RHP Armando Galarraga.

Jul 14, 2013

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Bonderman on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with 2B Eric Patterson on a minor league contract.

Jul 13, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs claimed OF Cole Gillespie off waivers from San Francisco.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with 2B Jose Altuve on a four-year contract through 2017.

Jul 12, 2013

  • The Boston Red Sox signed RHP Myles Smith, SS Mauricio Dubon, OF Nick Longhi, 3B Rafael Oliveras, RHP Pat Goetze and RHP K.J. Trader; acquired LHP Matt Thornton and cash considerations from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for OF Brandon Jacobs.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with 3B Kris Bryant on a minor league contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Adam Plutko on a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with SS Frankeny Fernandez and OF Felix Lucas; signed RHP Devonte German.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Chris Anderson, LHP Thomas Windle, INF Brandon Dixon, INF Cody Bellinger, RHP John Underwood, RHP Jacob Rhame, SS Brandon Trinkwon, C James Kyle Farmer, OF Henry Yates, RHP Nicholas Keener, C Spencer Navin, 3B Adam Law, LHP Michael Johnson, LHP William Flamion, RHP Greg Harris, 2B James McDonald, SS Blake Hennessey, 3B Michael Ahmed, RHP James Baune, LHP Robert Fisher, RHP Michael Villegas, RHP Jose De Leon, RHP Kyle Hooper, RHP Thomas Taylor, LHP Crayton Bare, C Ryan Scott, RHP Robert Rogers, SS Dillon Moyer, C Dimitrios Papantonopoulos and C David Reid-Foley.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with SS Colin Moran on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Aaron Judge on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Tim Alderson to Baltimore for 1B/OF Russ Canzler.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Brett Barber, LHP Jacob Brentz and 1B Rowdy Tellez.

Jul 11, 2013

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Jason Bergmann on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Van Eaton on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Ryan Deeter and SS Steven Halcomb on minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with LHP Matt Boyd on a minor league contract.

Jul 10, 2013

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed INF Erich Weiss to a minor league contract.

Jul 9, 2013

  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with OF Hunter Renfroe on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with OF Jeff Francoeur on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals traded RHP Mitchell Boggs to Colorado for Colorado-s international signing bonus slot number four; released INF Ty Wigginton.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Kendall Graveman and LHP Chad Girodo to minor league contracts.

Jul 8, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired RHP Ivan Pineyro and a player to be named from Washington for OF Scott Hairston.

Jul 7, 2013

  • The New York Yankees claimed 1B Travis Ishikawa off waivers from Baltimore.

Jul 6, 2013

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired RHP Ricky Nolasco and international signing bonus slot No. 96 for the Miami Marlins for RHP Steven Ames, RHP Josh Wall and RHP Angel Sanchez.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded INF Alex Liddi to Baltimore for signing slots for international players.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Clinton Hollon.

Jul 5, 2013

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with LHP Kent Emanuel on a minor league contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals requested unconditional release waivers on OF Jeff Francoeur.

Jul 4, 2013

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Daryl Norris on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Jose Mesa on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with LHP Clay Zavada on a minor league contract.

Jul 3, 2013

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with SS Hector Martinez on a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with 1B Chase McDonald on a minor league contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with OF Jermaine Mitchell on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with INF Luis Cruz on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Viza on a rehab assignment.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with SS Adam Frazier and C Andrew Dennis on minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with DH Manny Ramirez on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed OF Chaz Frank.

Jul 2, 2013

  • The Chicago Cubs traded RHP Scott Feldman and C Steve Clevenger to Baltimore for RHPs Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop and two international signing bonus slots; traded RHP Carlos Marmol to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Matt Guerrier; traded INF Ronald Torreyes to Houston for two international signing bonus slots.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with SSs Henry Correa and Franly Mallen, C Johel Atencio, RHP Nelson Hernandez and OF Nicolas Pierre on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Jerry Mulderig on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with OF Carlos Talavera, SS Hector Linares, RHP Sandy Alcantara and LHP Kerrion Bennett on minor league contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ramirez and RHP Ryne Stanek on minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with SSs Yeltsin Gudino, Jesus Ramirez and Miguel Almonte and OF Freddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Adames, C Jose Cabello, RHP Angel Guillen, LHP Jose Jimenez, OF Victor Robles, OF Dany Rojas and C Edwin Trejos.

Jul 1, 2013

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with INF Dylan Manwaring and RHPs Carlos Salazar and Alec Grosser on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP JaCoby Jones on a minor league contract.