Nov 26, 2008

• The Texas Rangers waived pitcher Kameron Loe.

Nov 24, 2008

• The Colorado Rockies acquired pitcher Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals for cash or a player to be named later.

Nov 20, 2008

• The Atlanta Braves claimed pitcher Eric O'Flaherty off waivers from the Seattle Mariners; purchased the contracts of pitchers Todd Redmond and Stephen Marek and infielder Diory Hernandez.
• The Boston Red Sox purchased the contracts of pitchers Felix Doubront and Hunter Jones and catcher Mark Wagner.
• The Chicago White Sox purchased the of contracts of pitchers Jon Link, Jhonny Nunez and Clevelan Santeliz and first baseman Brandon Allen.
• The Cleveland Indians purchased the contracts of outfielder Trevor Crowe, pitcher Jeff Stevens and catchers Carlos Santana and Chris Gimenez from Columbus of the International League (AAA) and pitcher Hector Rondon from Kinston of the Carolina League (A).
• The Detroit Tigers purchased the contracts of pitchers Alfredo Figaro, Guillermo Moscoso and Zach Simons and outfielders Wilkin Ramirez and Casper Wells.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased the contracts of outfielder Jamie Hoffmann and pitchers Victor Garate, Brent Leach, Jesus Castillo and Travis Schlichting.
• The Philadelphia Philles acquired outfielder John Mayberry from the Texas Rangers for outfielder Greg Golson; purchased the contracts of Mayberry, pitchers Carlos Carrasco, Drew Naylor and Sergio Escalona and catcher Joel Naughton.
• The San Diego Padres purchased the contracts of pitchers Matt Bush, Cesar Carrillo, Jackson Quezada and Cesar Ramos, catcher Jose Lobaton and outfielder Luis Durango.
• The San Francisco Giants purchased the contracts of pitcher Jesse English from Fresno of the Pacific Coast League (AAA), pitcher Joe Martinez from Connecticut of the Eastern League (AA), pitcher Waldis Joaquin from San Jose of the California League (A) and pitcher Henry Sosa from Augusta of the South Atlantic League (A).
• The Texas Rangers purchased the contracts of infielder Jose Vallejo and pitchers John Bannister, Willie Eyre and Omar Poveda.

Nov 19, 2008

• The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Ramon Ramirez from the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Coco Crisp.
• The Houston Astros purchased the contracts of outfielder Brian Bogusevic, shortstop Tommy Manzella and second baseman Drew Sutton from Corpus Christi of the Texas League (AA).
• The Oakland Athletics signed pitcher Chris Schroder; purchased the contract of pitcher Ryan Webb from Midland of the Texas League (AA).

Nov 18, 2008

• The Baltimore Orioles signed catcher Jose Reyes; added pitchers Brad Bergesen, David Hernandez, Chorye Spoone, Wilfredo Perez and outfielder Nolan Reimold to the 40-man roster.
• The Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Ryan Dempster to a four-year contract.

Nov 17, 2008

• The Baltimore Orioles signed pitcher Brad Hennessey and infielder Donnie Murhpy to minor league contracts.
• The Chicago White Sox claimed pitcher Kelvin Jimenez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
• The San Francisco Giants signed pitcher Jeremy Affeldt to two-year contract.

Nov 13, 2008

• The Chicago White Sox acquired infielder Wilson Betemit and pitchers Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez from the New York Yankees for outfielder-first baseman Nick Swisher and pitcher Kaneoka Texeira.
• The Florida Marlins acquired pitcher Jose Ceda from the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Kevin Gregg.

Nov 12, 2008

• The New York Yankees signed pitcher Damaso Marte to a three-year contract with a team option for 2012.
• The Oakland A's acquired outfielder Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies for pitchers Greg Smith and Huston Street and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez; claimed infielder Yung Chi Chen off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

Nov 11, 2008

• The Washington Nationals acquired pitcher Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham from the Florida Marlins for infielder Emilio Bonifacio, pitcher P.J. Dean and second baseman Jake Smolinski.
• The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher Brandon Duckworth and sent him outright to Omaha of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Nov 10, 2008

• The Philadelphia Phillies re-signed Scott Eyre to a one-year contract.

Nov 7, 2008

• The Houston Astros signed pitcher Chia-Jen Lo to a minor league contract; re-signed pitcher LaTroy Hawkins to a one-year contract.
• The San Diego Padres exercised the 2009 contract option on outfielder Brian Giles.
• The Texas Rangers exercised the 2009 contract option on third baseman Hank Blalock.

Nov 5, 2008

• The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder So Taguchi.

Nov 4, 2008

• The New York Yankees declined the 2009 contract options on first baseman Jason Giambi and pitcher Carl Pavano.
• The Toronto Blue Jays claimed pitcher Les Walrond off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Nov 3, 2008

• The Florida Marlins claimed pitcher Dan Meyer off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
• The Milwaukee Brewers exercised the 2009 contract option on outfielder Mike Cameron.
• The Tampa Bay Rays declined the 2009 contract options on designated hitter Cliff Floyd and pitcher Trever Miller.
• The Toronto Blue Jays claimed shortstop Angel Sanchez from the Kansas City Royals and righthander Kelvin Jimenez from the St. Louis Cardinals.
• The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Pedro Encarnacion, infielder-outfielder Jairo Bernabel and outfielder Aridio Rodriguez.