MLB Transactions in August 2014

Aug 31, 2014

  • The Milwaukee Brewers acquired RHP Jonathan Broxton from Cincinnati Reds for two players to be named.
  • The Oakland Athletics acquired 1B-DH Adam Dunn from the Chicago White Sox for RHP Nolan Sanburn.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Jason Marquis.

Aug 30, 2014

  • The Boston Red Sox acquired INF/OF Jemile Weeks and INF Ivan De Jesus Jr. from the Baltimore Orioles for INF/OF Kelly Johnson and 3B Michael Almanzar.

Aug 29, 2014

  • The Cleveland Indians signed 3B Russell Branyan to a minor league contract and assigned him to Columbus (IL).

Aug 28, 2014

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed OF Nolan Reimold off waivers from Toronto.
  • The Kansas City Royals claimed INF Jayson Nix off waivers from Pittsburgh.
  • The New York Yankees acquired LHP Josh Outman from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named or cash.

Aug 27, 2014

  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Chris Young on a minor league contract.

Aug 26, 2014

  • The Seattle Mariners signed general manager Jack Zduriencik with a multiyear contract extension.

Aug 24, 2014

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed LHP Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Indianapolis (IL).
  • The Texas Rangers traded C Geovany Soto to Oakland for cash considerations.

Aug 23, 2014

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with LHP Sean Bierman on a minor league contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with OF Rusney Castillo on a seven-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers traded C Chris Gimenez to Cleveland for future considerations.

Aug 22, 2014

  • The Chicago White Sox traded 2B Gordon Beckham to the L.A. Angels for a player to be named or cash.
  • The San Diego Padres released 2B Brooks Conrad.

Aug 21, 2014

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHP Joe Gardner on a minor league contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox released LHP Charlie Leesman.

Aug 19, 2014

  • The Cleveland Indians signed RHP Scott Atchison to a one-year contract extension through 2015.

Aug 18, 2014

  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed 1B Matt Hague off waivers from Pittsburgh and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with OF Nate Schierholtz on a minor league contract and assigned him to Syracuse (IL).

Aug 17, 2014

  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with RHP Billy Buckner on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Bobby Abreu on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies acquired 2B Jesmuel Valentin from the L.A. Dodgers as partial compensation for an earlier trade, and assigned him to Clearwater (FSL).
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Matt Nevarez on a minor league contract.

Aug 16, 2014

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Blake Cooper to the Chicago Cubs for OF Brett Jackson, and optioned Jackson to Reno (PCL).
  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with 2B Donnie Murphy on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Anthony Slama on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets released OF Chris Young
  • The Texas Rangers traded RHP Justin Germano to the L.A. Dodgers for future considerations.
  • The Washington Nationals signed RHP Franklyn Lopez.

Aug 15, 2014

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with LHP Luis Colmenares, 3B Elwin Tejeda and RHPs Christopher Acosta, Nicolo Clemente, Jhosmar Cortez, Anderson Espinoza, Junior Espinoza and Roniel Raudes on minor league contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with RHP Jon Huizinga on a minor league contract.

Aug 14, 2014

  • The Chicago Cubs released OF Nate Schierholtz.
  • The Cincinnati Reds released OF Ryan LaMarre.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Tim Sexton on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed RHP John Axford off waivers from Cleveland.

Aug 13, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers released 3B Chone Figgins.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed C Ramon Cabrera off waivers from Detroit.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with INF Niko Gallego on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed LHP Colt Hynes off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).

Aug 12, 2014

  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with OF C.J. Beatty on a minor league contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Josh Roenicke on a minor league contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers released LHP Casey Crosby. Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Hill on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with LHP Danny Miranda on a minor league contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins traded OF Josh Willingham to Kansas City for RHP Jason Adam.

Aug 11, 2014

  • The Kansas City Royals acquired INF Josh Willingham from Minnesota for RHP Jason Adam. Waived RHP Wilking Rodriguez.
  • The New York Mets released OF Bobby Abreu.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Tony Gwynn Jr. on a minor league contract.

Aug 10, 2014

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Gabriel Perez on a minor league contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins traded RHP Kevin Correia to the L.A. Dodgers for a player to be named.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies claimed RHP Jerome Williams off waivers from Texas.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed INF Tommy Field off waivers from the L.A. Angels and optioned him to Indianapolis (IL).
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with C George Kottaras on a minor league contract.

Aug 9, 2014

  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Oviedo on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees released INF Brian Roberts unconditionally. Agreed to terms with INF Scott Sizemore on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Colter Moore on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHP Alan Oaks on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals traded RHP Angel Castro to Oakland for cash.

Aug 8, 2014

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired RHP Jacob Turner from Miami for RHP Jose Arias and RHP Tyler Bremer.

Aug 7, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Angels acquired RHP Vinnie Pestano from the Cleveland Indians for RHP Michael Clevinger.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired RHP Roberto Hernandez from Philadelphia for two players to be named or cash considerations.

Aug 5, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Joe Saunders on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with LHP Rich Hill and selected his contract from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
  • The Washington Nationals claimed LHP Matt Thornton off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.

Aug 4, 2014

  • The Minnesota Twins claimed OF Jordan Schafer off waivers from Atlanta.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with LHP Jose De Paula on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays released LHP Erik Bedard and RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo.

Aug 3, 2014

  • The Chicago White Sox traded OF Blake Tekotte to Arizona for cash.
  • The Cincinnati Reds claimed SS Jake Elmore off waivers from Oakland and optioned him to Louisville (IL).
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with 2B Jaime Pedroza on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels claimed 3B Ryan Wheeler off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Salt Lake (PCL).
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with INF Jayson Nix on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers claimed OF Mike Carp off waivers from Boston.

Aug 1, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed LHP Joe Saunders to a minor league contract.