Jan 31, 2007

• The Chicago Cubs have signed RHP Mark Prior to a one-year contract.
• The Milwaukee Brewers have signed RHPs Jose Capellan and Mike Jones, LHP Manny Parra, OF Drew Anderson and 2B Hernan Iribarren to one-year contracts.
• The New York Mets have announced that RHP Jason Standridge elected free agency. The Mets also signed OF Ruben Sierra to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The Oakland A's signed LF Ricky Ledee to a minor league contract.

Jan 30, 2007

• The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with INF Junior Spivey on a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
• The San Diego Padres have signed LHP David Wells to a one-year contract.
• The San Francisco Giants have re-signed OF Barry Bonds to a one-year contract.
• The Texas Rangers have signed DH Sammy Sosa to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have signed RHP Victor Zambrano to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.

Jan 29, 2007

• The Baltimore Orioles have Claimed RHP Jeremy Guthrie off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. The Orioles also reached one-year agreements with OF Nick Markakis, LHP Kurt Birkins, Ryan Keefer and Adam Stern.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have aigned RHP Chin-hui Tsao to a one-year contract.
• The Milwaukee Brewers have signed RHP Claudio Vargas to a one-year contract.
• The Seattle Mariners have signed RHP Jeff Weaver to a one-year contract.
• The St. Louis Cardinals have signed OF Preston Wilson to a one-year contract.

Jan 26, 2007

• The Boston Red Sox have signed OF J.D. Drew to a five-year contract.
• The New York Yankees have re-signed INF Miguel Cairo to a one-year contract.
• The Philadelphia Phillies have signed OF Karim Garcia to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.

Jan 25, 2007

• The Chicago Cubs have released LHP Glendon Rusch.
• The Chicago White Sox have signed OF Darin Erstad to a one-year contract with a 2008 club option.
• The Detroit Tigers have signed LHP Joey Eischen to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training
• The Houston Astros have signed INF Adam Everett, OF Jason Lane and 3B Morgan Ensberg to one-year contracts.
• The New York Mets have signed RHP Aaron Sele to a Minor League contract.
• The Seattle Mariners have signed LHP Arthur Rhodes to a Minor League contract.
• The Texas Rangers have signed RHP Jamey Wright to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have signed RHP Tomo Ohka to a one-year contract.
• The Oakland A's RF Bobby Kielty signs to avoid arbitration.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates RF Jody Gerut signs to avoid arbitration.

Jan 24, 2007

• The Boston Red Sox have signed RHP Brendan Donnelly to a one-year contract. The Red Sox also signed C Kevin Cash to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
• The Chicago Cubs have signed OF/1B Cliff Floyd to a one-year contract with a mutual option for the 2008 season.
• The Tampa Bay Rays signed C Raul Casanova to a minor league contract.

Jan 23, 2007

• The Cincinnati Reds have acquired RHP Kirk Saarloos and a player to be named from the Oakland Athletics for RHP David Shafer and a player to be named. The Reds also signed INF Mark Bellhorn to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
• The Philadelphia Phillies have signed RHP Antonio Alfonseca to a one-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed OF Luis Matos and INF Nick Green to Minor League contracts, with an invitation to Spring Training.
• The Boston Red Sox sign RP Brendan Donnelly sign to avoid arbitration.
• The Chicago White Sox signed CF Darin Erstad as free agent.

Jan 22, 2007

• The Cleveland Indians have signed OF Jason Michaels to a two-year contract.
• The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms with RHP Brian Lawrence on a one-year contract with a club option for 2008.
• The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ortiz on a one-year contract.
• The Oakland A's have signed RHP Justin Duchscherer to a one-year contract.
• The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have signed RHP Scott Dohmann to a one-year contract. The Devil Rays also signed Shinji Mori to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
• The Texas Rangers have signed INF Jose Morban to a minor league contract.
• The Chicago White Sox sign RP Ryan Bukvich, CF Kenny and C Wiki Gonzalez to a minor league contracts.

Jan 21, 2007

• The Philadelphia Phillies have signed 2B Chase Utley to a seven-year contract extension.

Jan 19, 2007

• The Arizona Diamondbacks have claimed OF Alex Romero off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
• The Atlanta Braves have acquired LHP Mike Gonzalez and nonroster SS Brent Lillibridge from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for 1B Adam LaRoche and nonroster OF Jamie Romak.
• The Chicago Cubs have signed RHP Jeff Samardzija to a five-year contract with club options for 2012 and 2013.
• The Cleveland Indians have signed OF Trot Nixon to a one-year contract.
• The Colorado Rockies have signed OF Sean Barker, RHP Alberto Arias, RHP Zach McClellan, INF Erick Almonte to Minor League contracts and invited them to Spring Training.
• The Detroit Tigers have re-signed RHP Fernando Rodney to a two-year contract.
• The Houston Astros have signed RHP Brian Moehler to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
• The Milwaukee Brewers have signed INF Tony Graffanino to a one-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Chacon on a one-year contract.
• The San Diego Padres have signed LHP David Wells to a one-year contract.
• The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have released RHP Shinji Mori.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed INF Ray Olmedo off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
• The Oakland A's signed SP Kirk Saarloos to avoid arbitration.

Jan 18, 2007

• The Atlanta Braves have agreed to terms with OF/1B Craig Wilson on a one-year contract.
• The Colorado Rockies have sold the contract of INF Luis Gonzalez to the Yomiuri Giants.
• The Washington Nationals have added RHP Jerome Williams to the 40-man roster and signed RHP Jesus Colome, RHP Anastacio Martinez, LHP Luis Martinez, LHP Arnie Munoz, OF George Lombard OF Abraham Nunez, 1B Travis Lee, INF Melvin Dorta, INF D'Angelo Jimenez, INF Jose Macias, INF Jorge Toca and INF Tony Womack to Minor League contracts with invitations to Spring Training.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks sign SP Doug Davis to a three-year extension, avoiding arbitration.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers sign RP Chin-Hui Tsao as free agent.
• The Tampa Bay Rays release RP Shinji Mori.
• The Texas Rangers sign Sammy Sosa to a minor-league deal.

Jan 17, 2007

• The Kansas City Royals have signed C Matt Tupman and INF Fernando Cortez to Minor League contracts and invited them to Spring Training. The Royals also signed OF Emil Brown to a one-year contract.
• The Milwaukee Brewers have signed LHP Chris Capuano to a one-year contract.
• The Minnesota Twins have signed C Matthew LeCroy to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The San Diego Padres have signed SS Khalil Greene and C Josh Bard to one-year contracts.
• The Seattle Mariners have signed RHP J.J. Putz to a three-year contract with a club-option for a fourth year.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have signed C Sal Fasano to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
• The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms on Minor League contracts with C Sandy Leon, SS Adrian Sanchez, OF Jesus Morales and 1B Juan Urdaneta.
• The Atlanta Braves traded RP Mike Gonzalez for 1B Adam LaRoche in four-player deal.

Jan 16, 2007

• The Atlanta Braves have agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Soriano on a one-year contract.
• The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a two-year deal with LHP Will Ohman.
• The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with 3B Joe Crede.
• The Cincinnati Reds have signed RHP Kyle Lohse to a one-year contract.
• The Cleveland Indians have re-signed RHP Rafael Betancourt to a one-year contract.
• The Colorado Rockies have signed OF Matt Holliday, OF Cory Sullivan, LHP Jeremy Affeldt and RHP Rodrigo Lopez to one-year contracts.
• The Detroit Tigers have re-signed RHP Fernando Rodney, LHP Nate Robertson, INF Omar Infante and OF Craig Monroe to one-year contracts.
• The Florida Marlins have re-signed C Miguel Olivo to a one-year contract.
• The Houston Astros have re-signed RHP Brad Lidge to a one-year contract.
• The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with RHP Francisco Rodriguez and RHP Scot Shields. The Angels also agreed on a two-year contract with INF Robb Quinlan.
• The Milwaukee Brewers have re-signed OF Kevin Mench to a one-year contract.
• The New York Mets have signed LHP Scott Schoeneweis to a three-year contract. The Mets also Signed RHP Jorge Sosa, OF Endy Chavez and C Ramon Castro to one-year contracts.
• The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed INF Greg Dobbs off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have re-signed LHP Mike Gonzalez and OF/INF Xavier Nady to one-year contracts.
• The Seattle Mariners have re-signed LHP Horacio Ramirez and INF Ben Broussard to one-year contracts.
• The St. Louis Cardinals have signed OF So Taguchi to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2008.
• The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have agreed to terms with RHP Seth McClung and INF Ty Wigginton on one-year contracts.
• The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with RHP Rick Bauer, RHP Akinori Otsuka and OF Brad Wilkerson.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks signed RP Brandon Lyon, RP Jose Valverde and 2B Orlando Hudson to avoid arbitration.
• The New York Yankees signed RP Luis Vizcaino to avoid arbitration.
• The Oakland A's signed RF Milton Bradley, 2B Marco Scutaro and RP Kiko Calero to avoid arbitration.
• The San Diego Padres signed SS Khalil Greene and C Josh Bard to avoid arbitration.
• The Washington Nationals signed LF Chris Snelling, 3B Tony Blanco, SP Felix Diaz, 1B Larry Broadway, 2B Bernie Castro, RP Brett Campbell, SP Shawn Hill, RP Beltran Perez, RP Jermaine Van Buren, SP Matt Chico and SP Mike O'Connor.

Jan 15, 2007

• The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed RHPs Juan Cruz and Jorge Julio to one-year contracts.
• The Cincinnati Reds have signed RHP Paul Wilson to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The Cleveland Indians have re-signed RHP Matt Miller to a one-year contract.
• The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms on a Minor League contract with INF/OF John Mabry.
• The Florida Marlins have re-signed LHP Dontrelle Willis to a one-year contract.
• The Houston Astros have signed INF Mike Lamb to a one-year contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed LHP Mark Hendrickson to a one-year contract.
• The Texas Rangers have re-signed RHP Joaquin Benoit to a one-year contract.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have signed INF Lyle Overbay to a four-year contract.
• The Oakland A's signed RP Joe Kennedy to avoid arbitration.

Jan 14, 2007

• The Philadelphia Phillies signed SP Ryan Madson to avoid arbitration; RP Antonio Alfonseca signed as free agent.
• The Toronto Blue Jays signed 1B Lyle Overbay to a four-year extension, avoiding arbitration.

Jan 13, 2007

• The Chicago Cubs have signed OF Alex Ochoa to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The San Diego Padres have signed LHP Shawn Estes and C Todd Greene to Minor League contracts invited both to Spring Training.
• The Boston Red Sox re-signed pitcher Kyle Snyder to a one-year contract; signed outfielder Alex Ochoa to a minor league contract.

Jan 12, 2007

• The Baltimore Orioles have signed RHP Todd Williams to a one-year contract.
• The Boston Red Sox have signed RHP Kyle Snyder to a one-year contract and OF Alex Ochoa to a minor league contract.
• The Chicago Cubs have signed INF Tomas Perez to a Minor League contract.
• The Chicago White Sox have acquired RHP John Lujan from the Texas Rangers in exchange for C Chris Stewart.
• The Colorado Rockies have acquired RHP Rodrigo Lopez from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Minor League RHP Jim Miller and RHP Jason Burch.
• The Florida Marlins have signed RHP Felix Rodriguez to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The Houston Astros have signed OF Richard Hidalgo to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
• The Kansas City Royals have signed Alex S. Gonzalez to a Minor League contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed INF Damian Jackson, C Sandy Martinez and RHP Dario Veras to Minor League contracts and invited them to Spring Training.
• The Milwaukee Brewers have re-signed RHP Grant Balfour to a one-year contract.
• The St. Louis Cardinals have signed LHP Randy Flores to a two-year contract.
• The Washington Nationals have signed RHP Jerome Williams to a one-year contract and LHP Brandon Claussen to a Minor League contract.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with pitchers Juan Cruz and Jorge Julio on one-year contracts.

Jan 11, 2007

• The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with LHP Jimmy Gobble on a one-year contract.
• The New York Mets have signed RHP Duaner Sanchez to a one-year contract.

Jan 10, 2007

• The Cincinnati Reds have acquired INF Jeff Keppinger from Kansas City in exchange for RHP Russ Haltiwanger.
• The St. Louis Cardinals have signed LHP Mark Mulder to a two-year contract with a club option for 2009 and RHP Ryan Franklin to a one-year contract.
• The Washington Nationals have signed LHP Randy Almonte, RHP Marcos Frias, C Ricardo Martinez and LHP Francisco Vizcaino to Minor League contracts.
• The San Francisco Giants announced the retirement of pitcher Tim Worrell.

Jan 9, 2007

• The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired LHP Randy Johnson and cash from the New York Yankees in exchange for RHP Luis Vizcaino, RHP Ross Ohlendorf, RHP Steven Jackson and INF Alberto Gonzalez. The Diamondbacks also extended Johnson's contract through the 2008 season.
• The Colorado Rockies have signed C Javy Lopez to a one-year contract.
• The San Francisco Giants have signed RHP Russ Ortiz to one-year deal.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have signed RHP Jason Frasor to a one-year contract. The Blue Jays also signed RHP John Thomson to a one-year contract.
• The New York Mets signed catcher Mike DiFelice to a minor league contract.

Jan 8, 2007

• The Cincinnati Reds have signed C Ryan Jorgensen, LHP Mike Gosling, OF Dewayne Wise, RHP Tom Shearn, SS Anderson Machado, C Dan Conway, LHP Jason Kershner, RHP Victor Santos to Minor League contracts and invited them to Spring Training.
• The Houston Astros have signed RHP Dan Wheeler to a one-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed RHP Kevin Gryboski, C Einar Diaz, INF/OF Jose Hernandez and INF/OF Mike Edwards to Minor League contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training camp.
• The Oakland A's re-signed infielder Antonio Perez to a one-year contract.

Jan 5, 2007

• The Baltimore Orioles have signed RHP Daniel Cabrera to terms on a one-year contract.
• The New York Mets have signed INF/OF David Newhan to a one-year contract.
• The New York Yankees have signed 1B Doug Mientkiewicz to a one-year contract.
• The Phildelphia Phillies have claimed RHP Anderson Garcia off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
• The Seattle Mariners have signed RHP Chris Reitsma to a one-year contract with a club-option for 2008.
• The Texas Rangers have signed INF/OF Jerry Hairston, Jr. to a one-year contract and invited him to Spring Training.
• The Oakland A's agreed to terms with catcher Adam Melhuse on a one-year contract.

Jan 4, 2007

• The Boston Red Sox have signed RHP Joel Pineiro to a one-year contract with a mutual option for the 2008 season.
• The Cleveland Indians have signed RHP Keith Foulke to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2008
• The Florida Marlins have agreed to terms and offered Spring Training invitations to INF Joe Dillon, INF John Gall, INF Zach Sorensen, INF Jason Wood, INF Scott Seabol, OF Alex Sanchez, C Chris Ashby, C Paul Hoover, OF Nick Trzesniak, RHP Roy Corcoran, RHP Nate Field, RHP Lee Gardner, RHP Mike Koplove, RHP Wes Obermueller, RHP Eddy Rodriguez, RHP Jimmy Serrano and LHP Chris George.
• The Houston Astros have signed INF Mark Loretta to a one-year contract. The Astros also signed RHP Jose Rodriguez, LHPs Stephen Randolph and Kevin Walker, C Eric Munson and INF Cody Ransom to minor league contracts with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.

Jan 3, 2007

• The Baltimore Orioles have signed 1B-OF Aubrey Huff to a three-year contract.
• The Chicago Cubs have signed LHP Neal Cotts to a one-year contract.
• The Seattle Mariners have signed INF Sean Burroughs to a minor league contract.
• The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with infielder Jamey Carroll on a two-year contract.

Jan 2, 2007

• The Cleveland Indians have signed INF Luis Rivas and INF Keith Ginter to a Minor League contracts with an invitations to Spring Training.
• The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have acquired INF Brendan Harris from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.