MLB Transactions in January 2012

Jan 31, 2012

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with C Miguel Montero and INF Ryan Roberts on one-year contracts.
  • The Cleveland Indians acquired INF-OF Russ Canzler from Tampa Bay for cash considerations.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with RHP Livan Hernandez on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Chad Qualls on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Dustin Moseley on a one-year contract.

Jan 30, 2012

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Kim Seong-min, LHP Ryan Edell, LHP Dennys Reyes, RHP Willie Eyre, RHP Armando Galarraga, RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Jon Link, RHP Pat Neshek, RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP Oscar Villarreal, C John Hester, C Ronny Paulino, C Brian Ward, OF Scott Beerer and INF Steve Tolleson on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Rodrigo Lopez, LHP Trever Miller, C Jason Jaramillo, INF Alfredo Amezaga, INF Edgar Gonzalez, INF Bobby Scales, INF Matt Tolbert and OF Joe Mather on minor league contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with OF Corey Patterson on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers signed manager Ron Washington to a two-year contract extension through the 2014 season.

Jan 28, 2012

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with OF Kyle Hudson on a minor league contract.

Jan 27, 2012

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with LHP Zach Dukeon on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with INF Matt Tuiasosopo on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms OF Hunter Pence on a one-year contract and with OF Juan Pierre on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with RHP Tim Lincecum on a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with INF Jeff Keppinger on a one-year contract.

Jan 26, 2012

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with OF Cody Ross on a one-year contract and with RHP Vicente Padilla on a minor league contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHP Jose Arredondo on a 2-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Dan Wheeler, RHP Jose De La Torre and INF Ryan Rohlinger on minor league contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with 1B Prince Fielder on a nine-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Hiroki Kuroda and LHP Boone Logan on one-year contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with OF Jonny Gomes on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Brad Lidge on a one-year contract.

Jan 25, 2012

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Brad Ziegler on a one-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with INF Robert Andino on a one-year contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Bailey on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds traded LHP Jeremy Horst to Philadelphia for INF Wilson Valdez; agreed to terms with RHP Nick Masset on a two-year contract and UT Willie Harris on a minor league contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Betancourt on a two-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Roman Colon on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Andruw Jones on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Jason Motte on a one-year contract.

Jan 24, 2012

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with INF Wilson Betemit on a two-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with INF Willie Harris on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with with C Russell Martin on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Bartolo Colon on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with 1B Carlos Pena on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Morrow on a three-year contract.

Jan 23, 2012

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed C Craig Tatum off waivers from Houston.
  • The New York Yankees acquired RHP Michael Pineda and RHP Jose Campos from Seattle C-DH Jesus Montero and RHP Hector Noesi.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Richard on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Millwood on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers signed LHP Mitch Stetter and RHP Sean Green to minor league contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with INF Omar Vizquel to a minor league contract.

Jan 21, 2012

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Daniel Bard on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies acquired INF Marco Scutaro from the Boston Red Sox for RHP Clayton Mortensen.

Jan 20, 2012

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF Ryan Spilborghs and INF Gregorio Petit on minor league contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies acquired RHP Zach Putman from Cleveland for RHP Kevin Slowey and cash.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with C Chris Snyder on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Brett Gardner on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with RHP Sergio Romo on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with 1B/OF Brad Hawpe on a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with OF-1B Michael Morse on a two-year contract.

Jan 19, 2012

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo and OF Fred Lewis on minor league contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with OF Jesus Feliciano, INF Will Rhymes, RHP Romulo Sanchez and RHP Matt Torra on minor league contracts.

Jan 18, 2012

  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with LHP Jamie Moyer on a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with OF Jack Cust on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with RHP Joel Zumaya on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with LHP Brian Burres, RHP Jake Dunning, RHP Justin Fitzgerald, RHP Austin Fleet and RHP Stephen Harrold on minor league contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with LHP Oliver Perez on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP R.J. Swindle, C Koyie Hill and INF Eugenio Velez on minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Yu Darvish on a six-year contract.

Jan 17, 2012

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with LHP Joe Saunders on a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHP Jair Jurrjens, LHP Eric O-Flaherty and OF Michael Bourn on one-year contracts.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Jim Johnson on a one-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with OF Jacoby Ellsbury and INF Mike Aviles on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with INF Jeff Baker, INF Blake DeWitt, INF Ian Stewart, C Geovany Soto, RHP Chris Volstad and RHP Randy Wells.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHP Homer Bailey, LHP Bill Bray and INF Paul Janish on one-year contracts.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with 3B Jack Hannahan, RHP Justin Masterson, RHP Chris Perez, RHP Joe Smith and OF Shin-Soo Choo on one-year contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with OF Dexter Fowler on a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Max Scherzer, INF-OF Don Kelly and OF Delmon Young on one-year contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with LHP J.A. Happ on a one-year contract.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with OF Mitch Maier, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Felipe Paulino and LHP Jonathan Sanchez on one-year contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with INF Erick Aybar on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with OF Andre Ethier and 1B James Loney on one-year contacts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo and RHP Edward Mujica on one-year contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with OF Norichika Aoki on a two-year contract, RHP Francisco Rodriguez and RHP Kameron Loe to one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with LHP Francisco Liriano and LHP Glen Perkins on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Manny Acosta, RHP Mike Pelfrey, RHP Ramon Ramirez and OF Andres Torres on one-year contracts.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Joba Chamberlain and RHP David Robertson on one-year contracts.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Brandon McCarthy and RHP Joey Devine on one-year contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Cole Hamels and INF Wilson Valdez on one-year contracts and with RHP Joel Pineiro on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Karstens and RHP Evan Meek on a one-year contracts and LHP Doug Slaten on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Luke Gregerson, RHP Tim Stauffer, RHP Edinson Volquez, LHP Joe Thatcher, C John Baker, C Nick Hundley, INF Chase Headley, OF Carlos Quentin and OF Will Venable on one-year contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with 3B Pablo Sandoval on three-year contract and OF Melky Cabrera, RHP Santiago Casilla and OF Nate Schierholtz on one-year contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with LHP Jason Vargas, RHP Brandon League and RHP Shawn Kelley on one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Kyle McClellan on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Burke Badenhop, LHP David Price and OF B.J. Upton on one-year contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with LHP Matt Harrison, RHP Mark Lowe, RHP Mike Adams and OF David Murphy on one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Villanueva, 2B Kelly Johnson and OF Ben Francisco to one-year contracts; released INF Mark Teahen.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Jordan Zimmermann, RHP Tyler Clippard and LHP Tom Gorzelanny on one-year contracts.

Jan 16, 2012

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Darren O-Day and LHP Dana Eveland on one-year contracts.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with LHP Franklin Morales on a one-year contract and with RHP Aaron Cookand and RHP Justin Germano on minor league contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro on minor league contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies acquired RHP Guillermo Moscoso and LHP Josh Outman from Oakland for OF Seth Smith.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with LHP Phil Coke and RHP Rick Porcello on one-year contracts.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with C Brayan Pena and 2B Chris Getz on one-year contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms INF Alberto Callaspo on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with OF Nyjer Morgan on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Phil Hughes on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Joel Hanrahan and RHP Charlie Morton on one-year contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with OF Angel Pagan on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with LHP J.P. Howell on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with C Jesus Flores on a one-year contract.

Jan 15, 2012

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with C Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with OF Seth Smith on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with OF Colby Rasmus on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Gio Gonzalez on a five-year contract.

Jan 14, 2012

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff on a minor league contract.

Jan 13, 2012

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with INF Jack Wilson and OF Martin Prado on one-year contracts.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with OF Ryan Sweeney on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Kerry Wood on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with LHP Ron Mahay and LHP Clay Zavada on minor league contracts.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with INF Chin-lung Hu, INF Argenis Reyes and RHP Willy Lebron on minor league contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with INF Brendan Harris, C Jose Gonzalez, RHP Zach Simons and RHP Carlos Torres on minor league contracts.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Kendrick on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Chris Resop on a one-year contract.

Jan 12, 2012

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Chris Ray on a minor league contract.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with 1B Greg Dobbs on a two-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with OF Carlos Gomez and LHP Manny Parra on one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with 1B-OF Luke Scott on a one-year contract.

Jan 11, 2012

  • The Houston Astros claimed OF Fernando Martinez off waivers from New York (NL).
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with 1B Kendrys Morales on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with C Paul Phillips on a minor-league contract; claimed INF Jeff Bianchi off waivers from Chicago (NL).
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Scott Hairston on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Preston Mattingly on a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Vogelsong on a two-year contract.

Jan 10, 2012

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Wei-yin Chen on a three-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with LHP Paul Maholm on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Batista, RHP Fernando Cabrera and SS Sean Kazmar on minor league contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies released OF John Bowker.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Heilman on a minor league contract.

Jan 9, 2012

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with LHP Chris Seddon on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with INF Howie Kendrick on a four-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with INF Brooks Conrad on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with LHP Darren Oliver on a one-year contract.

Jan 6, 2012

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHP Sean Gallagher, LHP Jeremy Horst, RHP Chad Reineke, LHP Clayton Tanner, RHP Kanekoa Texeira, C Brian Esposito, C Corky Miller and OF Daryl Jones on minor league contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with C Wilkin Castillo, OF Leonard Davis, RHP Mike Ekstrom and OF Brandon Roberts on minor league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with OF Doug Deeds and INF Jorge Cantu on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres acquired RHP Andrew Cashner and OF Kyung-Min Na from the Chicago Cubs for INF Anthony Rizzo and RHP Zach Cates.

Jan 5, 2012

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired RHP Chris Volstad from Miami for RHP Carlos Zambrano and cash considerations.
  • The Colorado Rockies acquired INF Chad Tracy from the Texas Rangers for RHP Greg Reynolds. Agreed to terms with INF Casey Blake on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Mike MacDougal on a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with OF Coco Crisp on a two-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed RHP Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract.

Jan 4, 2012

  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Brackman on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Jo-Jo Reyes and RHP Logan Kensing to minor league contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Rodney on a one-year contract.

Jan 3, 2012

  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired OF Jai Miller from Oakland for cash considerations.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Charlie Haeger, RHP Will Inman, RHP Doug Mathis, RHP Tony Pena Jr., RHP Carlos Silva, RHP Chorye Spoone, LHP Jesse Carlson, LHP Rich Hill, LHP Justin Thomas, SS Pedro Ciriaco and INF-OF Nate Spears on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with OF Reed Johnson on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Robinson Tejeda on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with INF Omar Quintanilla on a minor league contract.
  • The Texas Rangers acquired INF Brandon Snyder from Baltimore for cash considerations.

Jan 2, 2012

  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with C Josh Bard and LHP John Grabow on minor league contracts.

Jan 1, 2012

  • The Chicago White Sox acquired RHP Myles Jaye and RHP Daniel Webb from Toronto for RHP Jason Frasor.