| Apr 30, 2012 The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms with 3B Brandon Inge on a one-year contract. The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with OF Hideki Matsui on a minor league contract. Apr 27, 2012The Los Angeles Angels released OF Bobby Abreu. Apr 26, 2012The Detroit Tigers released 3B Brandon Inge. Apr 25, 2012The New York Mets signed INF Brad Emaus and OF Fred Lewis to minor league contracts. Apr 24, 2012The New York Mets signed OF Dustin Martin to a minor league contract. Apr 22, 2012The Oakland Athletics claimed INF Luke Hughes off waivers from Minnesota. Apr 21, 2012The Baltimore Orioles traded INF Josh Bell to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox acquired OF Marlon Byrd and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs for RHP Michael Bowden and a player to be named later. Apr 20, 2012The Detroit Tigers acquired RHP Zach Miner from Kansas City for cash. The Oakland Athletics claimed RHP Rich Thompson off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels. Apr 19, 2012The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with SS Erick Aybar on a four-year contract through 2016. The Tampa Bay Rays claimed 1B-OF Brandon Allen off waivers from Oakland. Apr 17, 2012The Baltimore Orioles claimed C Luis Exposito off waivers from Boston. The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF Johnny Damon on a minor league contract. Apr 16, 2012The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with LHP Madison Bumgarner on a six-year contract. Apr 14, 2012The Minnesota Twins claimed OF Clete Thomas off waivers from Detroit. Apr 13, 2012The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with INF Mike Fontenot on a minor league contract. Apr 11, 2012The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Joel Pineiro on a minor league contract. The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with 2B Ian Kinsler on a five-year contract through 2017. Apr 10, 2012The Cleveland Indians signed C Carlos Santana to a five-year contract. Apr 8, 2012The Houston Astros claimed OF Justin Maxwell off waivers from the New York Yankees. Apr 7, 2012The Chicago White Sox signed RHP Kip Wells to a minor league contract. The New York Mets agreed to terms with LHP Jonathon Niese on a five-year contract. Apr 5, 2012The New York Yankees claimed RHP Cody Eppley off waivers from Texas. Apr 4, 2012The Chicago Cubs claimed INF Luis Valbuena off waivers from Toronto (AL). The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with 1B Joey Votto on a 12-year contract. The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with SS Asdrubal Cabrera on a three-year contract. The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Heilman on a minor league contract. Apr 3, 2012The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHP Chad Durbin on a one-year contract. The Colorado Rockies claimed RHP Adam Ottavino off waivers from St. Louis. Apr 1, 2012The Atlanta Braves acquired 3B Juan Francisco from Cincinnati for RHP J.J. Hoover. The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Jason Bulger on a minor league contract. | 
