MLB Transactions in June 2006

Jun 30, 2006

  • The Cleveland Indians have sent INF Eduardo Perez to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for INF Asdrubal Cabrera.
  • The Kansas City Royals have purchased the contract of RHP Luke Hudson from Triple-A Omaha.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Sergio Perez and assigned him to Lexington of the South Atlantic League (A).
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with shortstop Christian Vitters and pitcher Jason Fernandez.
  • The San Francisco Giants Agreed to terms with pitcher Tim Lincecum, their first-round pick in the 2006 draft.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Stephen Englund.

Jun 29, 2006

  • The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired LHP Fabio Castro from the Texas Rangers in exchange for LHP Daniel Haigwood and cash.
  • The Texas Rangers have released INF Marshall McDougall from Triple-A Oklahoma.

Jun 28, 2006

  • The Cincinnati Reds have extended the contract of field manager Jerry Narron through 2008, with an option for 2009, and exercised the 2008 option on the contract of general manager Wayne Krivsky.
  • The Detroit Tigers have signed OF Dustan Mohr to a Minor League contract.
  • The Philadelphia Philles purchased the contract of pitcher Adam Bernero from Scranton-Wilkes/Barre (AAA).
  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Caleb Clay and shortstop Kristopher Negron.

Jun 27, 2006

  • The Boston Red Sox have released 1B J.T. Snow.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired C Toby Hall, LHP Mark Hendrickson and cash from the Devil Rays for C Dioner Navarro, RHP Jae Seo and a player to be named later.

Jun 26, 2006

  • The Boston Red Sox have released LHP Mike Holtz.
  • The Washington Nationals signed outfielder Chris Marrero.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed pitcher Chris Tillman.

Jun 25, 2006

  • The Baltimore Orioles have signed RHP Russ Ortiz to a one-year deal.
  • The Florida Marlins have purchased the contract of RHP Anibal Sanchez from Double-A Carolina.
  • The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of RHP Nick Masset from Triple-A Oklahoma.

Jun 24, 2006

  • The Cleveland Indians have purchased the contract of LHP Jeremy Sowers from Triple-A Buffalo.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Rusty Tucker to a minor-league contract.
  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of pitcher Kevin Barry from Richmond.

Jun 23, 2006

  • The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed RHP Rick White off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
  • The Chicago Cubs signed third baseman Josh Lansford.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Wade LeBlanc.

Jun 22, 2006

  • The Houston Astros have purchased the contract of RHP Roger Clemens from Triple-A Round Rock.
  • The Minnesota Twins signed outfielder Chris Parmelee.

Jun 21, 2006

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed RHP Russ Ortiz and LHP Terry Mulholland on unconditional release waivers.
  • The Boston Red Sox have acquired RHP Jason Johnson and cash considerations from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named or cash.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have purchased the contract of INF Chris Barnwell from Triple-A Nashville.
  • The Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Jeff Samardzija.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Brad Lincoln.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays signed infielder Jason Romano to a minor league contract.

Jun 20, 2006

  • The Cleveland Indians have purchased the contract of INF Joe Inglett from Triple-A Buffalo.
  • The Florida Marlins have purchased the contract of RHP Jeff Fulchino from Triple-A Albuquerque.
  • The Kansas City Royals have obtained OF Joey Gathright and 2B Fernando Cortez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for LHP J.P. Howell.
  • The Oakland A's have purchased the contract of OF Doug Clark from Triple-A Sacramento.
  • The Chicago White Sox signed pitcher Kyle McCulloch.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers purchased the contract of shortstop Chris Barnwell from Nashville.
  • The New York Mets signed outfielder Will Vogl.
  • The San Diego Padres signed pitcher R.J. Rodriguez.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed outfielder Keith Naylor.
  • The Texas Rangers signed catcher Chad Tracy.

Jun 19, 2006

  • The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of RHP Jason Standridge from Triple-A Louisville.
  • The Minnesota Twins have released 3B Tony Batista.
  • The Oakland A's have signed free agent LHP Scott Sauerbeck to a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers have given RHP Antonio Alfonseca his unconditional release.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of RHP Josh Towers from Triple-A Syracuse.
  • The Detroit Tigers signed third baseman Ronnie Bourquin, outfielder Brennan Boesch, shortstop Scott Sizemore, catcher Jordan Newton and pitchers Zach Piccola, Casey Fien and Thomas Thornton.

Jun 18, 2006

  • The Oakland A's have announced that RHP Steve Karsay retired.

Jun 17, 2006

  • The New York Yankees have purchased the contract of RHP T.J. Beam from Triple-A Columbus.

Jun 16, 2006

  • The Boston Red Sox have purchased the contract of OF Gabe Kapler from Triple-A Pawtucket. The Red Sox also claimed RHP Kyle Snyder on waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
  • The Florida Marlins signed pitcher Brett Sinkbeil, their first-round pick in 2006.
  • The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of outfielder Kerry Robinson from Omaha of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Los Angeles Angels signed catcher Hank Conger, their first-round pick in 2006; agreed to terms with pitchers David Pellegrine, Timothy Schoeninger, Matthew Reilly, Gary Browning, Aaron Cook, Eduardo Chile and Doug Brandt, infielders Matthew Sweeney, Tadd Brewer, Alex Fonseca and Gordon Gronkowski, outfielders Clay Fuller and Chris Pettit and catcher Scott Knazek.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with pitcher Earl Oakes and outfielders Larry Cobb and Lorenzo Macias.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed pitcher Brandon Morrow, their first-round pick in 2006.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Adam Ottavino, their first-round pick in 2006.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitchers Cory VanAllen, Zechry Zinicola, Desmond Jones, Alberto Tavarez, Joseph Welsh and Cory Anderson, outfielder Chris French and catcher Brett Logan.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with pitcher Earl Oakes and outfielders Larry Cobb and Lorenzo Macias.

Jun 15, 2006

  • The Boston Red Sox have acquired LHP Javier Lopez from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for RHP David Riske.
  • The Cincinnati Reds have acquired INF Juan Castro from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for OF Brandon Roberts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with catcher Max Sapp, their first-round pick in 2006, pitchers Casey Hudspeth, David Norris, David Qualben, Tom Vessella, Bryan Hallberg, Chris Salamida, Justin Stiver, Antony Bello, Chad Wagler and Kyle DeYoung, infielders Tim Torres, Cirilo Cruz and Brandon Caipen and outfielders Nick Moresi, Drew Holder and Orlando Rosales.
  • The San Diego Padres signed outfielder Kyler Burke.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with catcher Max Sapp, their first-round pick in 2006, pitchers Casey Hudspeth, David Norris, David Qualben, Tom Vessella, Bryan Hallberg, Chris Salamida, Justin Stiver, Antony Bello, Chad Wagler and Kyle DeYoung, infielders Tim Torres, Cirilo Cruz and Brandon Caipen and outfielders Nick Moresi, Drew Holder and Orlando Rosales.

Jun 14, 2006

  • The Atlanta Braves have purchased the contract of RHP Phil Stockman from Triple-A Richmond.
  • The Cleveland Indians have given LHP Scott Sauerbeck his unconditional release.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitchers William Muldowney, Jacob Renshaw, Jeremy Papelbon, Charles Platt, Donald Waters, Ronald Clipp, Greibal Cuevas-Novas, Eli Diaz and Andrew McCormick, shortstops Steven Clevenger, Matt Matulia and Cesar Valentin, outfielder Matthew Camp and catcher Matthew Canepa.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielder Drew Stubbs, their first-round pick in 2006.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased the contract of pitcher Chad Billingsley from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Michael Felix.

Jun 13, 2006

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks have purchased the contract of LHP Randy Choate from Triple-A Tucson.
  • The Cincinnati Reds have sent Minor League RHP Jeff Stevens to the Cleveland Indians to complete the April 7 deal in which the Reds acquired 2B Brandon Phillips for a PTBNL or cash.
  • The Cleveland Indians have signed 2006 draft pick C Matt McBride.

Jun 12, 2006

  • The Toronto Blue Jays have released INF Edgardo Alfonzo.
  • The San Diego Padres signed third baseman Matt Antonelli.

Jun 11, 2006

  • The Kansas City Royals have selected the contract of RHP Brandon Duckworth from Triple-A Omaha.

Jun 10, 2006

  • The Kansas City Royals have purchased the contract of RHP Todd Wellemeyer.

Jun 9, 2006

  • The Colorado Rockies have scquired INF Kazuo Matsui and cash considerations from the New York Mets in exchange for OF Eli Marrero.
  • The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of RHP Bryan Corey.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed outfielder Zach Clem and pitchers Charles Hill, Johnathan King and Stuart Sutherland.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitchers Stephen MacFarland, Michael Crotta, Brandon Williams and Matthew McCullen, first basemen Kent Sakamoto and Gregory Smith, second baseman Jim Negrych, catcher Kris Watts, third baseman Jared Keel and outfielders Damian Walcott and Thomas Hagan.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed catcher Adam Moore, outfielder Stan Posluszny, infielders Johan Limonta and Alex Meneses and pitchers Doug Fister, Justin Souza, Joseph Kantakevich, Austin Dirkx, Kyle Parker and Greg Nesbit.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitchers Daniel O'Brien, Seth Overbey, Kyle Walter, Ronald Lowe, Patrick McGuigan, Adam Rogers, John Tritz, John Zinnicker, Ted Serro and Nathan Melek, catchers Matthew Lane, Matthew Liuzza and Roger Ebarb, infielders Luke Hopkins, Luis Fernandez, Gregory Lopez and Kelly Sweppenhiser and outfielders Jonathan Baksh, Mikal Garbarino, Shawn Scobee, Adam Calderone, Chris Emanuele, Ryan Basham, Ben Zeskind and Barron Frost.

Jun 8, 2006

  • The Kansas City Royals have purchased the contract of RHP Kyle Snyder from Triple-A Omaha.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed pitchers Shawn Ferguson, Michael McClendon, Chris Toneguzzi and Jeremy Jeffress, shortstop Brent Brewer, outfielder Mike Goetz and Jordan Swaydan.

Jun 7, 2006

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks have released RHP Jason Grimsley.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed shortstop Brent Brewer and assigned him to the Arizona League Brewers (Rookie).

Jun 6, 2006

  • The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of RHP Joe Mays from Triple-A Louisville.
  • The New York Yankees have purchased the contract of INF Nick Green from Triple-A Columbus.
  • The Texas Rangers signed catcher Kevin Gossage, infielder Thomas Berkery and pitcher Glenn Swanson.

Jun 4, 2006

  • The Houston Astros signed outfielder Andrew Darnell and pitchers Reid Kelly and William Owens.
  • The Oakland A's signed shortstop Shane Keough.

Jun 3, 2006

  • The Milwaukee Brewers purchased the contracts of pitchers Allan Simpson and Zach Jackson from Nashville.

Jun 2, 2006

  • The Florida Marlins have purchased the contract of LHP Taylor Tankersley from Double-A Carolina.
  • The Houston Astros have purchased the contract of RHP Chris Sampson from Triple-A Round Rock.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have purchased the contract of OF Timo Perez from Triple-A Memphis.
  • The Washington Nationals have purchased the contract of LHP Bill Bray from Triple-A New Orleans.

Jun 1, 2006

  • The New York Yankees have purchased the contract of OF Kevin Thompson from Triple-A Columbus.
  • The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of RHP John Wasdin from Triple-A Oklahoma.