MLB Transactions in December 2008

Dec 31, 2008

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with infielder Aaron Miles on a two-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians acquired infielder Mark DeRosa from the Chicago Cubs for pitchers Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer and John Gaub.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with pitcher Brian Fuentes on a two-year contract with a club option for 2011.

Dec 30, 2008

  • The Tampa Bay Rays signed pitcher Joe Nelson to a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed catchers Michael Barrett and Raul Chavez, pitcher Mike Maroth and infielder Randy Ruiz to minor league contracts.

Dec 29, 2008

  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Daniel Cabrera on a one-year contract.

Dec 27, 2008

  • The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielder Willy Taveras to a two-year contract.

Dec 24, 2008

  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms on a one-year contract with infielder Luis Rodriguez; agreed to terms on minor league contracts with pitchers Kevin Correia, Chris Britton and Oneli Perez, and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo.

Dec 23, 2008

  • The Washington Nationals signed infielder Jose Castillo, outfielder Corey Patterson, catcher Gustavo Molina, pitcher Jorge Sosa and pitcher Gustavo Chacin to minor league contracts.

Dec 22, 2008

  • The New York Yankees signed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to a one-year contract.

Dec 19, 2008

  • The Los Angeles Angels signed outfielder Juan Rivera to a three-year contract.

Dec 18, 2008

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with catcher Matt Treanor on a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros signed infielder Aaron Boone to a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher Luke Hudson to a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed outfielders Trot Nixon and Chris Duffy to minor league contracts.
  • The New York Yankees signed pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with catcher Bill Pena and pitcher Gregory Baez.

Dec 17, 2008

  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitchers Heath Phillips, Lenny DiNardo, Oscar Villarreal and outfielder Tommy Murphy to minor league contracts.

Dec 16, 2008

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed shortstop Cesar Izturis.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with outfielder Joey Gathright on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher John Bale on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed pitcher Chris Capuano to a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies signed outfielder Raul Ibanez to a three-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed infielder Joe Thurston and catcher Justin Knoedler to minor league contracts.

Dec 15, 2008

  • The Detroit Tigers signed shortstop Adam Everett to a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros signed outfielder Jason Michaels to a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies signed pitcher Jamie Moyer to a two-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers re-signed pitcher Doug Mathis to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Dec 13, 2008

  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Kerry Wood to a two-year contract with a club option for 2011.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Alan Embree on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2010.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth to a two-year contract with a club option for 2011.
  • The Washington Nationals signed shortstop Freddie Bynum, first baseman Brad Eldred, third basemen Joel Guzman and Matt Whitney, second baseman Pete Orr, outfielders Mike Vento, Ryan Langerhans and Jorge Padilla and pitchers Bobby Brownlie, Preston Larrison, J.D. Martin, Ryan Wagner and Justin Jones.

Dec 12, 2008

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks signed infielder Felipe Lopez to a one-year contract; acquired pitcher Scott Schoeneweis and cash considerations from the New York Mets for pitcher Connor Robertson.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitchers Enrique Gonzalez, Marcus McBeth and Billy Traber, infielder Gil Velazquez and outfielder Paul McAnulty to minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitchers Chad Gaudin and Neal Cotts and outfielder Reed Johnson on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with third baseman Dayan Viciedo on a four-year contract; signed infielder Wilson Betemit and outfielder DeWayne Wise to one-year contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed pitcher Arthur Rhodes to a two-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with infielder Ramon Santiago on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with catcher Rob Bowen on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Matt Clement to a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Willie Harris on a two-year contract.

Dec 11, 2008

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher David Patton from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations.
  • The Houston Astros acquired catcher Louis Palmisano from the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed pitchers Horacio Ramirez and Doug Waechter to one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with infielder Nick Punto on a two-year contract with a club option for 2011.
  • The Seattle Mariners acquired pitcher Jose Lugo from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations.
  • The Texas Rangers acquired pitcher Beau Vaughan from the Boston Red Sox to complete a previous trade; signed pitchers Brian Gordon and Joe Torres to minor league contracts.

Dec 10, 2008

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with infielder Augie Ojeda on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Joe Smith from the New York Mets and infielder Luis Valbuena from the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade.
  • The Detroit Tigers acquired pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielder Matt Joyce.
  • The Kansas City Royals claimed pitcher Jairo Cuevas off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with infielder Mark Loretta on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets signed pitcher Francisco Rodriguez to a three-year contract; acquired pitchers J.J. Putz and Sean Green and outfielder Jeremy Reed from the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade also involving the Cleveland Indians.
  • The Seattle Mariners acquired pitchers Aaron Heilman, Jason Vargas and Maikel Cleto, outfielders Endy Chavez and Ezequiel Carrera and infielder-outfielder Mike Carp from the New York Mets and outfielder Franklin Gutierrez from the Cleveland Indians in a three-team trade.

Dec 9, 2008

  • The Cleveland Indians sold the contract of pitcher Tom Mastny to the Yokohama Bay Stars of the Japanese Central League.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with third baseman Mike Lamb on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds acquired catcher Ramon Hernandez and cash from the Baltimore Orioles for infielders Ryan Freel, Justin Turner and Brandon Waring.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with third baseman Casey Blake on a three-year contract with a club option for 2012.

Dec 8, 2008

  • The Detroit Tigers acquired catcher Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.
  • The Houston Astros claimed pitcher Jeff Fulchino off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms on a one-year contract with pitcher Todd Coffey.

Dec 5, 2008

  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Tomo Ohka to a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros signed infielder Matt Kata to a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with pitcher Pil Joon Jang on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays re-signed pitcher Jeremy Cummings and outfielder-first baseman Chris Richard to minor league contracts; agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Childers on a minor league contract.

Dec 4, 2008

  • The Atlanta Braves acquired pitchers Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for catcher Tyler Flowers, shortstop Brent Lillibridge, third baseman Jon Gilmore and pitcher Santos Rodriguez.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Junichi Tazawa to a three-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Mike Lincoln on a two-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers signed pitcher Jorge Julio to a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants signed shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals acquired shortstop Khalil Greene from the San Diego Padres for pitcher Mark Worrell and a player to be named.

Dec 3, 2008

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with second baseman Dustin Pedroia on a six-year contract extension.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Chad Fox on a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros signed pitcher Mike Hampton to one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets signed pitchers Nelson Figueroa and Brian Bostick, infielder Andy Green and catcher Rene Rivera to minor league contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants signed pitcher Bobby Howry to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Trever Miller on a one-year contract.

Dec 2, 2008

  • The Houston Astros re-signed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year contract with a club option for 2010.

Dec 1, 2008

  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitchers Kevin Cameron and Jonathan Hunton, first baseman Tagg Bozied and outfielder Matt Carson on minor league contracts.