MLB Transactions in December 2010

Dec 31, 2010

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with first baseman Derrek Lee on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Zach Miner on a minor league contract.

Dec 27, 2010

  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with pitcher Takashi Saito on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets traded pitcher Michael Antonini to the L.A. Dodgers for shortstop Chin-lung Hu.

Dec 24, 2010

  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with pitcher Ricky Nolasco on a three-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with infielder Garrett Akins on a minor league contract; claimed pitcher Aaron Thompson off waivers from Washington.

Dec 23, 2010

  • The Houston Astros acquired pitchers Wes Musick and Jonnathan Aristil from Colorado for pitcher Matt Lindstrom.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder/outfielder Corey Wimberly from Oakland for pitcher Ryan Kelly; claimed pitcher Aaron Thompson off waivers from the Washington; agreed to terms with infielder Garrett Atkins on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Sean Burnett on a two-year contract.

Dec 22, 2010

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Gustavo Chacin on a minor-league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with pitcher Sean Green and infielder Craig Counsell on one-year contracts.

Dec 21, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Bobby Jenks on a two-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with catcher Travis Buck on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees signed pitcher Leonel Vinas to a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitcher Rich Harden on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres acquired catcher Rob Johnson from Seattle for a player to be named or cash considerations.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with outfielder Corey Patterson, pitcher Winston Abreu, catcher Ryan Budde and pitchers Sean Henn, Mike Hinckley and Brian Stokes on minor league contracts.

Dec 20, 2010

  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Jesse Crain on a three-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with outfielder Austin Kearns on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with utilityman Bill Hall on a one-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with utility-man Bill Hall on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with infielder Josh Fields on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with infielder Orlando Hudson on a two-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Guillermo Mota on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Rick Ankiel and pitcher Ryan Mattheus on one-year contracts and pitchers Joe Bisenius and Tim Wood, first baseman Michael Aubrey, infielder Brian Bixler and outfielders Jeff Frazier and Jonathan Van Every on minor league contracts.

Dec 19, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Toru Murata on a minor league contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals traded pitcher Zack Greinke, shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt and cash considerations to Milwaukee for shortstop Alcides Escobar, outfielder Lorenzo Cain and pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress.

Dec 18, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Dan Wheeler on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with pitcher Seth McClung, outfielder Endy Chavez and infielder Brian Barden on minor league contracts.

Dec 17, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with catcher Henry Blanco and outfielder Xavier Nady on one-year contracts.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with pitcher Jeremy Accardo on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Kerry Wood on a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with outfielder Magglio Ordonez on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with outfielder Carlos Gomez on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka on a three-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics claimed pitcher Philip Humber off waivers from Kansas City.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitcher Kevin Correia on a two-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres traded pitchers Brandon Gomes, Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos and infielder Cole Figueroa to Tampa Bay for infielder Jason Bartlett and a player to be named.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with pitcher Joel Peralta on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Chad Gaudin on a minor league contract.

Dec 16, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Albers on a one-year contract and with pitchers Rich Hill, Andrew Miller, Randy Williams, Lenny DiNardo, Clevelan Santeliz and Ryan Harvey on minor league contracts; sent outfielder Eric Patterson to San Diego to complete an earlier trade.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with infielder Adam Everett on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Guerrier on a three-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins acquired pitcher Paul Bargas from Colorado for catcher Jose Morales.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with catcher Russell Martin on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with outfielder Hirotoshi Onaka to a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with first baseman Edwin Encarnacion to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals acquired pitcher Henry Rodriguez and outfielder Corey Brown from Oakland for outfielder Josh Willingham; agreed to terms with pitcher Chien-Ming Wang on a one-year contract.

Dec 15, 2010

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with infielder Ty Wigginton on a two-year contract.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with pitcher Randy Choate on a two-year contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with infielder Brian Dopirak and pitcher Sammy Gervacio on minor league contracts.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pitcher Mark Prior, pitcher Brian Anderson, infielder Doug Bernier, pitcher Buddy Carlyle, pitcher Neal Cotts, catcher Gustavo Molina and pitcher Andy Sisco on minor league contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with pitcher Cliff Lee on a five-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitcher Donnie Veal on a minor league contract.

Dec 14, 2010

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with outfielder Jay Bruce on a six-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with catcher Dioner Navarro on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pitcher Mariano Rivera on a two-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with designated hitter Hideki Matsui on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with first baseman Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract and outfielder Matt Diaz on a two-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with catcher Gerald Laird on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Matt Stairs on a minor league contract.

Dec 13, 2010

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with pitcher Koji Uehara on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with infielder Juan Castro, catcher J.D. Closser and outfielder Eugenio Velez on minor league contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitchers Joey Devine and Brandon McCarthy on one-year contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Dustin Moseley on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with catcher Matt Treanor on a one-year contract.

Dec 12, 2010

  • The St. Louis Cardinals traded infielder Brendan Ryan to Seattle for pitcher Maikel Cleto.

Dec 11, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with outfielder Carl Crawford on a seven-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. on a one-year contract.

Dec 9, 2010

  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy and infielder Brendan Harris from Minnesota for pitchers Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson and cash considerations.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with pitcher Vicente Padilla to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher D.J. Carrasco on a two-year contract and catcher Ronny Paulino on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired pitcher Cesar Valdez from Arizona to complete an earlier trade.

Dec 8, 2010

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with first baseman Carlos Pena on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with first baseman Paul Konerko on a three-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with utility man Miguel Cairo on a two-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with catcher Paul Phillips on a minor league contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with outfielder Jeff Francoeur on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher Boof Bonser on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with outfielder Matt Diaz on a two-year contract.

Dec 7, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitcher J.J. Putz on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with shortstop Derek Jeter on a three-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitcher Kevin Correia on a two-year contract and pitcher Scott Olsen on a one-year contract.

Dec 6, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with infielder Melvin Mora on a one-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired third baseman Mark Reynolds and a player to be named or cash from Arizona for pitchers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio.
  • The Boston Red Sox acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego for outfielder Reymond Fuentes, pitcher Casey Kelly, first baseman Anthony Rizzo and a player to be named.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with infielder Russ Adams and catcher Dusty Ryan on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Aaron Harang on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired second baseman Brett Lawrie from Milwaukee for pitcher Shaun Marcum.

Dec 5, 2010

  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Jayson Werth on a seven-year contract.

Dec 4, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with infielder Jack Hannahan on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with outfielder/first baseman Lance Berkman on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Jensen Lewis to a one-year contract.

Dec 3, 2010

  • The Atlanta Braves acquired pitcher Scott Linebrink from the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Kyle Cofield.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitchers Jason Bergmann, Brandon Duckworth and Santo Luis and infielders Nate Spears and Drew Suttonto on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with first baseman Adam Dunn on a four-year contract and with catcher A.J. Pierzynski on a two-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Bronson Arroyo on a three-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Jorge De La Rosa on a two-year contract; acquired infielder Jose Lopez from Seattle for pitcher Chaz Roe.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with pitcher Hisanori Takahashi on a two-year contract; declined to tender a contract to infielder Kevin Frandsen.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed catcher Rod Barajas to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms with outfielder Ryan Sweeney on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with shortstop Ronny Cedeno and pitcher Jeff Karstens on one-year contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Luis Perdomo on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with outfielder Pat Burrell on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with pitcher Erik Bedard and infielder Josh Wilson on one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired pitcher Carlos Villanueva from Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named.

Dec 2, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitcher Zach Duke on a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with infielder/outfielder Eric Hinske on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with infielder Jeff Baker on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox exercised their 2011 option on the contract of shortstop Alexei Ramirez.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Joe Smith on a one year contract.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with pitchers Javier Vazquez and Burke Badenhop on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with infielder Wilson Betemit and catcher Brayan Pena on one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with outfielder Jason Repko and pitcher Pat Neshek on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pitcher Sergio Mitre on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates released pitchers Dinesh Patel and Sheng-Cin Hong and first baseman Chih-Wei Hsu.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with shortstop Miguel Tejada and infielder Mike Fontenot to one-year contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with pitcher Erik Bedard and infielder Josh Wilson on one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with infielders Russ Canzler and J.J. Furmaniak and pitchers Richard De Los Santos, Cory Wade and R.J. Swindle on minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitcher Dustin McGowan on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with catcher Jesus Flores and infielder Alberto Gonzalez.

Dec 1, 2010

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Nelson Figueroa on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitcher Fernando Nieve, infielder Andy Marte and catcher Dusty Brown on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with outfielder Chris Denorfia on a one-year contract.