| Nov 19, 2009 The Arizona Diamondbacks traded pitcher Scott Maine and infielder Ryne White to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Aaron Heilman. The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Brad Thompson on a minor league contract. Nov 17, 2009The New York Yankees declined their 2010 contract option on pitcher Sergio Mitre. Nov 16, 2009The Cincinnati Reds declined their 2010 contract option on catcher Ramon Hernandez and agreed to terms with on a one-year contract. Nov 13, 2009The Colorado Rockies declined the 2010 contract option on pitcher Rafael Betancourt. The Milwaukee Brewers declined the 2010 mutual contract option on pitcher Braden Looper. The Seattle Mariners greed to terms with shortstop Jack Wilson on a two-year contract. Nov 12, 2009The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitcher Tim Hudson on a three-year contract. The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with infielder Wilson Betemit on a minor league contract. Nov 11, 2009The Boston Red Sox announced catcher Jason Varitek has exercised his 2010 contract option. The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with Ken Griffey on a one-year contract. Nov 9, 2009The Baltimore Orioles claimed pitcher Armando Gabino off waivers from Minnesota. The Boston Red Sox exercised their 2010 contract option on Victor Martinez; declined their 2010 contract options on shortstop Alex Gonzalez and cathcer Jason Varitek; agreed to terms with pitcher Tim Wakefield on a two-year contract. The Los Angeles Dodgers declined the 2010 contract option on pitcher Will Ohman. The Tampa Bay Rays exercised their 2010 contract option on outfielder Carl Crawford; declined their 2010 contract options on pitcher Brian Shouse and catcher Gregg Zaun; claimed pitcher Ramon Ramirez off waivers from Cincinnati. Nov 8, 2009The Philadelphia Phillies declined to exercise the 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz. Nov 7, 2009The Minnesota Twins exercised the 2011 contract option on outfielder Michael Cuddyer. Nov 6, 2009The Arizona Diamondbacks exercised the 2010 contract option pitcher Brandon Webb. The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitcher Scott Proctor on a minor league contract. The Chicago White Sox declined the 2010 contract option on outfielder Jermaine Dye; acquired utility man Mark Teahen from Kansas City for infielder Chris Getz, infielder Josh Fields and cash considerations. The Cincinnati Reds signed pitcher Justin Lehr to a one-year contract and assigned him outright to Louisville. The Colorado Rockies declined 2010 contract options on pitcher Alan Embree and catcher Yorvit Torrealba. The Kansas City Royals declined the 2010 contract options for outfielder Coco Crisp, catcher Miguel Olivo and pitcher Yasuhiko Yabuta. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced outfielder Manny Ramirez exercised his 2010 contract option. The Milwaukee Brewers declined the 2010 contract option on pitcher David Weathers. The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from Milwaukee for outfielder Carlos Gomez. The New York Mets declined the 2010 contract option on pitcher J.J. Putz. The Philadelphia Phillies exercised the 2010 contract option on pitcher Cliff Lee. The Washington Nationals declined 2010 contract option on outfielder Austin Kearns. Nov 5, 2009The Arizona Diamondbacks declined their 2010 contract option on infielder Chad Tracy. The Boston Red Sox traded pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez to Florida for outfielder Jeremy Hermida. The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with utility man Mark Kotsay on a one-year contract. The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitchers Matt Belisle and Randy Flores on one-year contracts. The Florida Marlins declined 2010 contract option on utility man Ross Gload. The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with outfielder Bobby Abreu on a two-year contract. The Los Angeles Dodgers declined their 2010 contract option on pitcher Jon Garland. The Seattle Mariners claimed pitcher Yusmeiro Petit off waivers from Arizona. The Washington Nationals claimed pitcher Doug Slaten off waivers from Arizona. Nov 3, 2009The Tampa Bay Rays traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for pitcher Jesse Chavez. The Toronto Blue Jays claimed second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir off waivers from St. Louis. |