MLB Transactions in June 2007

Jun 30, 2007

  • The Boston Red Sox have purchased the contract of OF Jacoby Ellsbury from Triple-A Pawtucket.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have purchased the contract of LHP J.A. Happ from Triple-A Ottawa.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have purchased the contract of INF/OF Matt Kata from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Jun 29, 2007

  • The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of RHP Ricky Stone from Triple-A Louisville.
  • The Oakland Athletics have purchased the contract of OF Dee Brown from Sacramento.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have purchased the contract of LHP J.C. Romero.
  • The San Diego Padres have acquired OF Milton Bradley and cash considerations from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for RHP Andrew Brown.

Jun 28, 2007

  • The Houston Astros have released RHP Rick White.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have purchased the contract of J.D. Durbin from Triple-A Ottawa.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed outfielder Kevin Rucker.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitchers Sam Runion and Danny Duffy and outfielder Adrian Ortiz.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Nick Schmidt.

Jun 27, 2007

  • The Florida Marlins purchased the contract of outfielder Todd Linden from Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 26, 2007

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks have purchased the contract of LHP Randy Choate from Tucson.
  • The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of RHP Billy Petrick from Double-A Tennessee.
  • The Florida Marlins have selected the contract of OF Todd Linden from Triple-A Albuquerque.
  • The Oakland A's have acquired nonroster RHP Jermaine Van Buren from the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have purchased the contract of RHP Troy Percival from Triple-A Memphis.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with catcher Andrew Walker, their fifth-round pick.

Jun 25, 2007

  • The Washington Nationals have purchased the contract of INF D'Angelo Jimenez from Triple-A Columbus.
  • The New York Mets signed infielders Tyler Vaughn and Jose Alvarez.
  • The San Diego Padres signed outfielder Daniel Payne, a supplemental first-round pick in the 2007 draft.

Jun 24, 2007

  • The Minnesota Twins have acquired OF Darnell McDonald from Washington for RHP Levale Speigner.

Jun 23, 2007

  • The Philadelphia Phillies have purchased the contract of RHP Clay Condrey from Triple-A Ottawa.

Jun 22, 2007

  • The Detroit Tigers have traded LHP Mike Maroth to the Cardinals for a player to be named later on or before Sept. 15, 2007.
  • The Kansas City Royals have signed RHP pitcher John Thomson to a one-year Major League contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have signed LHP J.C. Romero to a Minor League contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have claimed 1B Josh Phelps off waivers from the New York Yankees.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed catcher Devin Mesoraco, their first-round pick in June, and assigned him to the Gulf Coast League Reds (Rookie).
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed pitchers Dan Merklinger and Wes Etheridge.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased the contract of outfielder Dustan Mohr from Durham of the International League (AAA).
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with catcher Derek Norris.

Jun 21, 2007

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with pitchers Charlie Furbush, Mark Brackman, Noah Krol, Andrew Hess, Erik Crichton, Paul Nardozzi, Sean Finefrock and Mark McBratney, catchers Devin Thomas, Kristopher Rochelle and Brandon Harrigan, outfielders Chris White, Londell Taylor, Kody Kaiser and Kyle Peter, infielder Roger Tomas, second baseman Justin Henry, first baseman Wade Lamont and shortstop Shawn Roof.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with outfielder Devon Torrence and pitchers David Dinelli, Robert Bono and Jeffery Greenwalt.
  • The Oakland A's purchased the contract of infielder Kevin Melillo from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The San Francisco Giants signed shortstops Nick Noonan and Charlie Culberson, catchers Jackson Williams, Michael Ambort and Johnny Monell, third baseman Andrew Davis, outfielders Bruce Edwards, Casey Bond, Dom Duggan, Mike Loberg and Shane Jordan, second baseman Brock Bond, first baseman Chad Rothford and pitchers Daniel Runzler, Andrew Reichard, Craig Clark, Steven Edlefsen, John King, Andrew DeLaGarza, David Mixon, Daniel Otero, Oliver Odle, Lars Knepper, Thomas Brewer, Jason Neitz, Jonathon Pannell, Timothy Egart, Richard Wilshire, Brandon Grabham, Joseph Edens and Mike Loree.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed infielder Matt Mangini.

Jun 20, 2007

  • The Atlanta Braves have acquired LHP Wilfredo Ledezma from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for LHP Macay McBride
  • The Chicago Cubs have acquired C Rob Bowen and OF Kyler Burke from the San Diego Padres for C Michael Barrett and cash.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers have released OF Brady Clark.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have released RHP John Thomson.
  • The Washington Nationals have selected the contract of OF Brandon Watson from Triple-A Columbus.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed infielder-outfielder Yu Bing Jia and catcher Wei Wang to minor league contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitchers David Kopp, Jess Todd, Jonathan Stambaugh, Josh Fritsche, Michael Blazek and Ramon Delgado, outfielders Antone DeJesus and Collin Fanning, third baseman Daniel Descalso and first baseman Charlie Pelt.

Jun 19, 2007

  • The Baltimore Orioles have purchased the contracts of RHP Rob Bell and RHP Paul Shuey from Triple-A Norfolk.
  • The Boston Red Sox have released LHP J.C. Romero.
  • The Houston Astros have purchased the contract of LHP Stephen Randolph from Triple-A Round Rock.
  • The New York Yankees have purchased the contract of 1B Andy Phillips from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have signed RHP Tomo Ohka to a Minor League contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Garrison Campfield.
  • The New York Mets signed pitchers Brant Rustich, Roydrick Merritt and Eric Niesen, first baseman Lucas Duda and infielder Ernesto Gonzalez.

Jun 18, 2007

  • The San Francisco Giants have purchased the contract of IF Luis Figueroa from Triple-A Fresno.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have released RHP Tomo Ohka.
  • The Chicago White Sox signed outfielder James Gallagher, second baseman Oney Guillen, shortstops Sergio Miranda, Gregory Paiml and Dale Mollenhauer and pitchers Kevin Skogley, Aaron Poreda, Leroy Hunt, Levi Maxwell, Nathan Jones, Johnnie Lowe, Thomas Mabee, Daniel Albritton and Ronald Morales.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Casey Weathers; signed pitchers Kenny Durst and John Rodriguez.
  • The New York Yankees signed pitcher Kai Liu and catcher Zhenwang Zhang.
  • The Oakland A's signed first baseman Sean Doolittle, catcher Matt Smith and pitchers Justin Friend and Lance Sewell.

Jun 17, 2007

  • The Baltimore Orioles have purchased the contract of RHP Cory Doyne from Norfolk and released RHP Todd Williams.
  • The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of LHP Michael Gosling from Triple-A Louisville.
  • The Florida Marlins have purchased the contract of OF Brett Carroll from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Jun 16, 2007

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks have purchased the contract of INF Augie Ojeda from Triple-A Tucson.
  • The Chicago White Sox have acquired 2B Danny Richar from the Arizona Diamondbacks for nonroster OF Aaron Cunningham; agreed to terms with pitcher Aaron Poreda, their first-round pick
  • The Oakland Athletics have purchased the contract of INF J.J. Furmaniak from Triple-A Sacramento.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Brandon Taylor and outfielder Matt Brown.

Jun 15, 2007

  • The San Diego Padres have purchased the contract of INF Chase Headley from Double-A San Antonio.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielders Neftali Soto and Alexis Oliveras, third baseman Brandon Waring, catcher Jordan Wideman and pitchers Charles Snowden, Jeremy Horst, Jordan Hotchkiss and Jeremy Vinyard.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed infielder Beau Mills.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher George Biddle.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with pitchers Travis Banwart and Aaron Jenkins, first baseman Dan Hamblin, shortstop Michael Richard and outfielder Herbert Hudson
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Zachary Oliver and second baseman Daniel Bomback.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitchers Brett Cecil, Bradley Mills and Marc Rzepczynski, shortstops Kevin Ahrens and Steven Condotta, catchers J.P. Arencibia and Joel Collins, second basemen John Tolisano and Brad Emaus and outfielder Eric Eiland; signed pitcher Jacob Cook
  • The Washington Nationals signed shortstop Steven Souza.

Jun 14, 2007

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks have purchased the contract of INF Augie Ojeda from Triple-A Tucson.
  • The Cleveland Indians have purchased the contract of LHP Jason Stanford from the Triple-A Buffalo.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have purchased the contract of RHP Yovani Gallardo from Triple-A Nashville.
  • The Oakland A's have claimed RHP Ruddy Lugo off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  • The Baltimore Orioles signed infielder Ralph Tropiano.
  • The New York Mets signed pitchers Nathan Vineyard, Guillaume Leduc, Daniel McDonald, Nicholas Abbott, Kyle Catto and Jason LaVorgna, infielder Brandon Richey and catcher Jeffries Tatford.

Jun 13, 2007

  • The Florida Marlins have claimed LHP Chris Seddon from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and optioned him to Double-A Carolina.
  • The Kansas City Royals have purchased the contract of INF Fernando Cortez from Omaha.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of RHP Lee Gronkiewicz from Double-A New Hampshire.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed third baseman Brandon Wing; acquired pitcher Ben Jukich to complete a April 27 trade with the Oakland Athletics and assigned him to Sarasota of the Florida State League (A).
  • The Colorado Rockies signed pitcher Kevin Walker and assigned him to Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The New York Mets signed pitchers Michael Antonini and Stephen Clyne, infielders Matthew Bouchard and Michael Parker, catchers Jordan Abruzzo and Juan Centeno and third baseman Zachary Lutz.
  • The Oakland A's agreed to terms with pitchers Scott Hodson, Brent Lysander, Charles Kerfoot, Rosalio Gomez, Bryan Collins and John Quine, shortstop Matt Ray, catchers Michael Napoleon and Ben Barrone, outfielders Dan Wentzell, James Pruitt and Adam Klein and third baseman Justin Frash.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of pitcher Kyle Kendrick from Reading of the Eastern League (AA).

Jun 12, 2007

  • The Cincinnati Reds have acquired LHP Ben Jukich from the Oakland A's.
  • The Houston Astros have signed RHP Chan Ho Park to a Minor League contract and assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have purchased the contract of RHP Dan Kolb from Triple-A Indianapolis.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have signed RHP Jay Witasick to a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Brian Sikorski from the San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Adams.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with infielders Austin Gallagher and Franklin Jacobs, outfielder Andrew Lambo and pitcher Andres Santiago.

Jun 11, 2007

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed catcher Josh Tarnow.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitchers Anthony Watson, Harrison Bishop, Taylor Cameron and Gary Amato, catcher Juan Garcia and infielders Erik Huber and Matt Cavagnaro.

Jun 10, 2007

  • The Oakland A's recalled catcher Kurt Suzuki from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 9, 2007

  • The New York Yankees have purchased the contract of RHP Roger Clemens from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
  • The Oakland A's have traded C Adam Melhuse to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have signed RHP Jose Mesa.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have purchased the contract of RHP Masumi Kuwata from Triple-A Indianapolis.
  • The San Francisco Giants have purchased the contract of C Guillermo Rodriguez from Triple-A Fresno.

Jun 8, 2007

  • The Baltimore Orioles have purchased the contract of C Alberto Castillo from Triple-A Norfolk.
  • The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of RHP Homer Bailey from Triple-A Louisville.
  • The New York Mets have selected the contract of OF Ricky Ledee from Triple-A New Orleans.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have signed RHP Troy Percival to a Minor League contract.

Jun 7, 2007

  • The Oakland A's have released RHP Jay Witasick.

Jun 6, 2007

  • The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of RHP Jordan De Jong from Triple-A Syracuse.

Jun 5, 2007

  • The New York Yankees have purchased the contract of INF Chris Basak from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have purchased the contract of C Kelly Stinnett from Triple-A Memphis.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of C Curtis Thigpen from Triple-A Syracuse.

Jun 4, 2007

  • The Chicago White Sox have purchased the contracts of RHP Ryan Bukvich and RHP Bret Prinz from Charlotte.
  • The New York Mets have released RHP Chan Ho Park.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have purchased the contract of C Raul Casanova from Triple-A Durham.

Jun 3, 2007

  • The Detroit Tigers have released RHP Jose Mesa.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired C Kelly Stinnett from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with shortstop Luis Castillo.

Jun 2, 2007

  • The Houston Astros have purchased the contract of C Eric Munson from Triple-A Round Rock.
  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of infielder Yunel Escobar from Richmond of the International League (AAA).

Jun 1, 2007

  • The Texas Rangers signed pitcher John Sullivan; released pitchers Chris Davis and Matt Kemp.