MLB Transactions in May 2014

May 31, 2014

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates released LHP Wandy Rodriguez.

May 30, 2014

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Josh Slaats on a minor league contract.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with 2B Ross Wilson on a minor league contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with 3B Ricardo Andujar and RHP Victor Ramirez on minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with LHP Mike Zagurski on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Brett Brach on a minor league contract.

May 29, 2014

  • The Texas Rangers acquired INF Jason Donald from Kansas City Royals for cash considerations.

May 28, 2014

  • The Oakland Athletics sent RHP Ronald Herrera to San Diego to complete an earlier trade.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed OF Xavier Nady to a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers claimed RHP Phil Irwin off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to Round Rock (PCL).

May 27, 2014

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHP Kameron Loe on a minor league contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals traded OF Melky Mesa and RHP P.J. Walters to Toronto for cash considerations.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP Pedro Feliciano on a minor league contract.

May 26, 2014

  • The New York Mets released RHP Jose Valverde.

May 25, 2014

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with OF/DH Manny Ramirez on a minor league contract and named him player-coach for Iowa (PCL).

May 24, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles traded LHP Troy Patton to San Diego for C Nick Hundley.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Mickey Storey on a minor league contract.

May 23, 2014

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with LHP Matt Maloney on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with 2B Maikol Gonzalez on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Zach Kroenke on a minor league contract.

May 22, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers released C Miguel Olivo.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed RHP Josh Wall off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Indianapolis (IL).

May 21, 2014

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with SS Stephen Drew on a one-year contract.

May 20, 2014

  • The Houston Astros traded LHP Raul Valdes to Toronto for a player to be named.

May 19, 2014

  • The Miami Marlins signed INF Miguel Tejada to a minor league contract; released RHP Carlos Marmol.

May 18, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Heath Bell on a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics claimed LHP Jeff Francis off waivers from Cincinnati.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with INF Jayson Nix on a minor league contract.

May 17, 2014

  • The Houston Astros signed RHP Kyle Farnsworth.

May 15, 2014

  • The Oakland Athletics acquired OF/1B Klye Banks from San Diego for OF Jake Goebbert and a player to be named and/or cash considerations.

May 14, 2014

  • The Miami Marlins signed LHP Randy Wolf to one-year contract.

May 12, 2014

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with SS Troy Hanzawa on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed OF Kenny Wilson off waivers and optioned him to New Hampshire (EL).

May 11, 2014

  • The Tampa Bay Rays released RHP Heath Bell.

May 8, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Angels claimed LHP Brooks Raley off waivers from Minnesota.

May 6, 2014

  • The Miami Marlins released INF Greg Dobbs.

May 5, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with LHP Dustin Richardson on a minor league contract.

May 4, 2014

  • The Oakland Athletics claimed OF Nick Buss off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL).

May 3, 2014

  • The Chicago White Sox claimed OF Moises Sierra off waivers from Toronto.

May 2, 2014

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with 3B Chris Johnson on a three-year contract from 2015-17.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Joel Hanrahan on a one-year contract and placed him on the 15-day DL.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with LHP Tony Sipp on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Odrisamer Despaigne on a minor league contract.