MLB Transactions in January 2011

Jan 31, 2011

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitcher Rodrigo Lopez on a minor league contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Edinson Volquez on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Rafael Betancourt on a two-year contract.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with infielder Greg Dobbs and pitcher Shawn Hill on minor league contracts.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher R.A. Dickey on a two-year contract and outfielder Angel Pagan on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with pitcher Jamey Wright on a minor league contract.

Jan 30, 2011

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with pitcher Dave Bush on a minor league contract.

Jan 29, 2011

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with catcher Mike Napoli on a one-year contract and first baseman Jose Ruiz on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitchers Jason Frasor and Frank Francisco on one-year contracts.

Jan 28, 2011

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitchers Scott Carroll, Jerry Gil, Jeremy Horst, Donnie Joseph, Matt Klinker, Justin Lehr, Chad Reineke and Dontrelle Willis, catchers Chris Denove, Devin Mesoraco and Corky Miller, outfielders Danny Dorn, Jeremy Hermida and Dave Sappelt on minor-league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with pitcher Ryan Brasier, catcher Anel de los Santos, infielder Alexi Amarista, outfielder Tyson Auer, pitcher Ryan Braun, catcher Jose Jimenez, infielder Gabe Jacobo, outfielder Angel Castillo, pitcher Ryan Chaffee, catcher Carlos Ramirez, infielder Kevin Melillo, outfielder Mike Trout, pitcher Tyler Chatwood, catcher Kevin Richardson, infielder Efren Navarro, outfielder Travis Witherspoon, pitcher Eric Junge, catcher Alberto Rosario, infielder Darwin Perez, pitcher Matt Meyer, infielder Jean Segura, pitcher Trevor Reckling, infielder Gil Velazquez, pitcher Garrett Richards and pitcher Andrew Taylor on minor league contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics announced infielder Steve Tolleson has cleared waivers.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitcher Joe Beimel on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with first baseman Casey Kotchman on a minor league contract.; claimed pitcher Rob Delaney off waivers from Minnesota.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Frasor on a one-year contract.

Jan 27, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Braden Looper and infielder Augie Ojeda on minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with third baseman Chris Johnson and catcher J.R. Towles on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Brandon Sisk on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with infielder Erick Almonte on a minor league contract.

Jan 26, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with catcher Miguel Montero on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Johnny Cueto on a four-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins claimed pitcher Dusty Hughes off waivers from Kansas City.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with infielder Jorge Cantu on a one-year contract and pitcher Greg Burke on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Marc Kroon on a minor league contract.

Jan 25, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Todd Wellemeyer on a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Wandy Rodriguez on a three-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with pitcher Kevin Slowey on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitcher Craig Breslow on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with pitcher Chris Ray on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired pitcher Frank Francisco and cash considerations from Texas for catcher Mike Napoli.

Jan 24, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitcher Micah Owings on a minor league contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Jason Hammel on a two-year contract; acquired pitcher Clayton Mortensen from Oakland for pitcher Ethan Hollingsworth.
  • The Detroit Tigers traded pitcher Armando Galarraga to Arizona for pitchers Kevin Eichhorn and Ryan Robowski.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with infielder Jose Carlos Thompson on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with pitcher Kameron Loe on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with third baseman Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Jeff Suppan on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Todd Coffey on a one-year contract.

Jan 23, 2011

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with pitcher Darren O'Day on a one-year contract.

Jan 22, 2011

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with first baseman Billy Butler on a four-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with outfielder Andres Torres on a one-year contract.

Jan 21, 2011

  • The Chicago White Sox exercised their 2012 contract option on manager Ozzie Guillen.
  • The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder Vernon Wells from the Toronto Blue Jays for catcher Mike Napoli and outfielder Juan Rivera.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with outfielder Jeremy Reed on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitchers Tim Byrdak and Blaine Boyer on minor league contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with infielder Nick Punto on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with pitcher Jonah Bayliss, outfielder Chris Carter, pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, infielders Daniel Mayora and Ray Olmedo on minor league contracts.

Jan 20, 2011

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Bruce Chen on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with outfielder Marcus Thames on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher Chris Young and outfielder Scott Hairston on one-year contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Javier Lopez on a one-year contract.

Jan 19, 2011

  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with pitchers Brian Bruney, Jeff Gray, Josh Kinney, Shane Lindsay and Miguel Socolovich, catcher Donny Lucy, catcher Jared Price and infielder Dallas McPherson on minor-league contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with pitcher Carl Pavano on a two-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitcher Brian Fuentes on a two-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitcher Chad Qualls on a one-year contract and catcher Gregg Zaun on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with pitcher Santiago Casilla on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals acquired pitcher Tom Gorzelanny from the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Michael Burgess, pitcher A.J. Morris and pitcher Graham Hicks; agreed to terms with outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on a one-year contract; released pitcher J.D. Martin.

Jan 18, 2011

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with infielder Stephen Drew on a two-year contract and pitcher Joe Saunders, infielder Willie Bloomquist and pitcher Aaron Heilman on one-year contracts.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with pitchers Jair Jurrjens, Peter Moylan, Eric O'Flaherty and left fielder Martin Prado on one-year contracts.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with shortstop J.J. Hardy, outfielders Adam Jones and Felix Pie and pitcher Jim Johnson on one-year contracts.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitcher Sean Marshall on a two-year contract and pitcher Tom Gorzelanny, pitcher Matt Garza and catcher Geovany Soto on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with pitcher John Danks, outfielder Carlos Quentin and pitcher Tony Pena on one-year contracts; claimed pitcher Phil Humber off waivers from Oakland.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Bill Bray on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with outfielder Shin Soo Choo, pitcher Chris Perez and pitcher Rafael Perez on one-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with pitchers Armando Galarraga and Brad Penny on one-year contracts.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with pitchers Anibal Sanchez and Clay Hensley on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with outfielder Michael Bourn and infielders Clint Barnes and Jeff Keppinger on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Kyle Davies on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with first baseman Kendry Morales, shortstop Erick Aybar, second baseman Howie Kendrick and outfielder Reggie Willits on one-year contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with pitcher Chad Billingsley on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with first baseman Prince Fielder and pitcher Manny Parra on one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with pitchers Matt Capps and Glen Perkins on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher Mike Pelfrey on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pithcer Rafael Soriano on a three-year contract and pitchers Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Boone Logan on one-year contracts
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with outfielder Josh Willingham, outfielder Conor Jackson, pitcher Dallas Braden and third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff on one-year contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with pitcher Kyle Kendrick on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitcher Joel Hanrahan on a one-year contract and pitcher Jose Veras and catcher Wyatt Toregas on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitchers Mike Adams, Heath Bell and Tim Stauffer, infielder Chase Headley and outfielder Ryan Ludwick on one-year contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with outfielder Cody Ross and pitchers Jonathan Sanchez and Ramon Ramirez on one-year contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with pitchers David Aardsma, Brandon League and Jason Vargas to one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with pitcher Andy Sonnanstine on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with outfielder Nelson Cruz and pitcher C.J. Wilson on one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with shortstop Yunel Escobar and pitcher Brandon Morrow on one-year contracts and outfielder Rajai Davis on a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Doug Slaten and outfielder Michael Morse on one-year contracts.

Jan 17, 2011

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with first baseman Joey Votto on a three-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with infielder Asdrubal Cabrera on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Lindstrom on a two-year contract and first baseman Jason Giambi on a minor league contract.
  • The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with pitchers Leo Nunez and Edward Mujica on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Robinson Tejeda on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with outfielder Willie Harris on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with center fielder B.J. Upton on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitchers Jon Rauch, Jesse Litsch, Shawn Camp and Casey Janssen on one-year contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher John Lannan on a one-year contract.

Jan 16, 2011

  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with infielder Alexi Casilla on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitcher Carlos Villanueva on a one-year contract.

Jan 15, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with catcher Geovany Soto on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Bruce Chen on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitcher Brad Ziegler on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with outfielder Ben Francisco on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Kyle McClellan on a one-year contract and infielder Ramon Vazquez on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with pitcher Kyle Farnsworth on a one-year contract.

Jan 14, 2011

  • The Cleveland Indians announced infielder/outfielder Jordan Brown cleared waivers.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Belisle on a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with pitcher Joel Zumaya on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Jeff Francis and outfielder Alex Gordon on one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with designated hitter Jim Thome on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets signed catcher Raul Chavez to a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Matt Anderson on a minor league contract.

Jan 13, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with pitcher Kevin Gregg on a two-year contract.

Jan 12, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with catcher Koyie Hill on a one-year contract and outfielder Reed Johnson on a minor league contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with outfielder Ryan Raburn on a two-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with pitcher Luke Hochevar on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with catcher Jeff Mathis on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitcher Taylor Tankersley on a minor league contract.

Jan 11, 2011

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with outfielder Carlos Gonzalez on a seven-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with infielder Alberto Callaspo on a one-year contract.

Jan 10, 2011

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Hideki Okajima on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs claimed catcher Max Ramirez off waivers from Boston.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with pitcher Will Ohman on a two-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with shortstop Edgar Renteria and outfielder Fred Lewis on one-year contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies traded pitcher Sergio Escalona to Houston for second baseman Albert Cartwright.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with infielder Jason Bartlett on a two-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with infielder Adam Kennedy on a minor league contract.

Jan 8, 2011

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Matt Garza, outfielder Fernando Perez and pitcher Zachary Rosscup from Tampa Bay for pitcher Chris Archer, catcher Robinson Chirinos, infielder Hak-Ju Lee, outfielder Sam Fuld and outfielder Brandon Guyer.

Jan 7, 2011

  • The Texas Rangers acquired pitcher Ryan Kelly from Oakland for pitcher Guillermo Moscoso.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with first baseman Adam LaRoche on two-year contract.

Jan 6, 2011

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with second baseman Dan Uggla on a five-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with first baseman Derrek Lee on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with pitcher Jared Burton on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with outfielder Caleb Gindl, catcher Anderson Delarosa, outfielder Logan Schafer and infielder Zelous Wheeler on minor league contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with pitcher J.C. Romero on a one-year contract and with pitcher Brian Bass, catcher Tuffy Gosewich, catcher Joel Naughton, infielder Robb Quinlan, pitcher Michael Schwimer, pitcher Michael Stutes and infielder/outfielder Delwyn Young on minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with outfielder David Murphy on a one-year contract and with pitcher Zach Jackson and outfielder Erold Andrus on minor league contracts.

Jan 5, 2011

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with infielder Cesar Izturis on a one-year contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox claimed catcher Max Ramirez off waivers from Texas.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitcher Doug Mathis on a minor league contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with pitcher Takashi Saito on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees claimed pitcher Brian Schlitter off waivers from Chicago (NL).
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with third baseman Adrian Beltre on a six-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma off waivers from Pittsburgh.

Jan 4, 2011

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with outfielder Jeremy Hermida on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Joe Martinez to Cleveland for a player to named or cash considerations.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with catcher Josh Bard on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitcher Octavio Dotel on a one-year contract and pitcher Chad Cordero on a minor league contract.

Jan 3, 2011

  • The Los Angeles Dodger agreed to terms with pitcher Tim Redding on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with pitchers Chris Capuano and Taylor Buchholz on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with pitcher Pedro Feliciano on a two-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with infielder/outfielder Brad Hawpe on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with catcher Miguel Olivo and shortstop Brendan Ryan on two-year contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with pitchers Brandon Webb and Arthur Rhodes on a one-year contracts.