MLB Transactions in June 2009

Jun 30, 2009

  • The Cleveland Indians released pitcher Luis Vizcaino.
  • The Houston Astros signed pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Max Fearnow.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder/catcher Eric Fryer and pitcher Casey Erickson from the New York Yankees for outfielder Eric Hinske; purchased the contract of outfielder Garrett Jones from Indianapolis of the International League (AAA); acquired outfielder Lastings Milledge and pitcher Joel Hanrahan from the Washington Nationals for outfielder Nyjer Morgan and pitcher Sean Burnett.
  • The Seattle Mariners purchased the contract of outfielder Ryan Langerhans from Tacoma.

Jun 29, 2009

  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Antwonie Hubbard.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals purchased the contract of pitcher Clayton Mortensen from Memphis of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with second baseman Jeffrey Kobernus, pitchers Chad Jenkins Daniel Rosenbaum, Brandon King, Matt Swynenberg and Shane McCatty and shortstop Kyle Breault.

Jun 28, 2009

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Dallas Keuchel.
  • The Washington Nationals traded outfielder Ryan Langerhans to the Seattle Mariners for infielder Mike Morse.

Jun 27, 2009

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with pitcher Matt Hobgood.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Kyle Smith.
  • The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of pitcher Bruce Chen from Omaha of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The St. Louis Cardinals acquired infielder/outfielder Mark DeRosa from the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Chris Perez and a player to be named.

Jun 26, 2009

  • The Cincinnati Reds acquired catcher Corky Miller from the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Norris Hopper.
  • The Houston Astros signed shortstop Jiovanni Mier.

Jun 25, 2009

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with shortstop Edwin Gomez, pitcher Giovanni Soto and outfielder Jordan Cruz.
  • The New York Mets signed outfielders Darrell Ceciliani and John Semel and second baseman James Ewing.

Jun 24, 2009

  • The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Jose Veras from the New York Yankees for cash considerations; traded infielder Michael Aubrey to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named; signed outfielder Jordan Henry and infielders Casey Frawley and Greg Folgia.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed shortstop Scott Lyons, second baseman Benjamin Tschepikow, outfielder Anthony Howard and pitchers Jonathon Keck and Scott Shimek.
  • The New York Mets purchased the contract of infielder Argenis Reyes from Buffalo of the International League (AAA).

Jun 23, 2009

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased the contract of catcher Luke Carlin from Reno of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with outfielder Brett Jackson.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed catcher Dwight Childs, pitcher Ryan Anthony and infielder Dan DeGeorge.
  • The Minnesota Twins purchased the contract of pitcher Bobby Keppel from Rochester of the International League (AAA).
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with catcher Ryan Ortiz, pitcher Robert Gilliam, first baseman Anthony Aliotti and outfielder Anthione Shaw.

Jun 22, 2009

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with pitchers Alex Wilson, Jeremiah Bayer Chez Angeloni, Michael Bugary, Tom Ebert, Jordan Flasher, Chris Court and Ryle Rutter, outfielders Seth Schwindenhammer and Willie Holmes, shortstop Drew Dominguez, catcher Sean Killeen, second baseman Jordan Sallis and first baseman Drew Hedman.
  • The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Jeremy Johnson.
  • The New York Mets purchased the contract of pitcher Elmer Dessens from Buffalo.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with first baseman Aaron Baker and pitchers Phillip Irwin and Ed Fallon.

Jun 20, 2009

  • The Cincinnati Reds purchased the contract of second baseman Danny Richar from Louisville of the International League (AAA).
  • The Colorado Rockies purchased the contract of pitcher Juan Rincon from Colorado Springs on the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 19, 2009

  • The Cleveland Indians purchased the contract of pitcher Mike Gosling from Columbus of the International League (AAA).
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with third basemen Wade Gaynor and Rawley Bishop, outfielders Jamie Johnson, Michael Rockett and Matthew Mansilla, catchers John Murrian and Eric Roof, shortstops James Gulliver and Patrick McKenna, second baseman Christopher Sedon and pitchers Adam Wilk, Kevan Hess, Kenny Faulk, Nathan Newman, Cory Hamilton and Wade Kapteyn.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed outfielders Mario Songco, Jonathan Garcia, Brian Cavazos-Galvez, Nick Akins, Stetson Banks, Austin King, catchers Jan Vazquez, Mike Pericht and Steve Cilladi, shortstop Casio Grider, thrid baseman Chris Henderson, pitchers Andy Suiter, Joe Paxson, Steven Ames, Greg Wilborn, Jimmy Marshall, John Hernandez, Nick Gaudi, Graham Miller, Justin Dignelli, Kevin Childs and Chris Handke and second baseman David Iden.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with second baseman Brock Holt.
  • The Seattle Mariners claimed shortstop Josh Wilson off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed catcher Yan Gomes, pitcher Zacy Outman and pitchers John Roberts and Nick Zakeski.

Jun 16, 2009

  • The Cleveland Indians purchased first baseman Ole Sheldon from the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed infielder Tae-hyeok Nam to a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitchers Murphy Smith, Max Peterson, Daniel Tenholder, Ryan Quigley, Daniel Straily, Nathan Long, Paul Smyth and A.J. Huttenlocker, outfielders Kent Walton and Connor Crumbliss, second basemen Michael Gilmartin and Jeremy Wells, first baseman Blake Crosby and infielder Joel Eusebio.
  • The San Diego Padres purchased the contract of pitcher Mike Ekstrom from Portland of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The San Francisco Giants purchased the contract of infielder Matt Downs from Fresno.

Jun 15, 2009

  • The Cleveland Indians signed first baseman Ben Carlson, pitchers Brent Brach and Kirk Wetmore and infielder Kyle Smith.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitchers Tanner Bushue, Brailon Hyatt, Justin Harper, James MacDonald, Travis Smink, Brenden Stines, Scott Migi, Mark Jones, Robert Donovan and Mike Modica, shortstops Brandon Wikoff and Ben Orloff, first basemen Ronald Sanchez and Nicholas Stanley, outfielders Brian Kemp, Julio Martinez, Ryan Humphrey, Jackson Hogue and Telvin Nash, catcher David Williams, second baseman Barry Butera and third baseman Aaron Bay.
  • The San Diego Padres purchased the contract of pitcher Mike Ekstrom from Portland of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); purchased the contract of pitcher Josh Banks from Portland.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with outfielders Virgil Hill, Ross Smith and Christian Beatty, shortstops Tyler Bighames and Devin Goodwin, third basemen Matt Carpenter and Richard Racobaldo, first basemen Alan Ahmady, David Washington and Jonathan Rodriguez, catchers Anthony Garcia, Travis Tartamella and Matthew Adams and pitchers Scott Schneider, Pat Daugherty, Keith Butler, Josh Squatrito, Johnathan Fulino, Justin Edwards, Daniel Calhoun, Travis Lawler, David Kington, Andrew Moss, Justin Smith, John Durham, Jesse Simpson, Cale Johnson, Aaron Terry, Manuel De La Cruz, Kyle Heim, Michael Thompson and Jason Novak.
  • The Texas Rangers waived pitcher Sidney Ponson.

Jun 14, 2009

  • The Milwaukee Brewers purchased the contract of pitcher Chris Narveson from Nashville.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of pitcher TylerWalker from Lehigh Valley.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays purchased the contract of pitcher Winston Abreu from Durham of the International League (AAA).
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitchers Egan Smith, Matthew Morgal, David Sever, Matt Fields, Sam Strickland, Lance Loftin, Brian Justice, Zach Anderson, Ryan Shopshire, Evan Teague, Alex Pepe and Alex Griffith; shortstops Kevin Nolan, Matt Nuzzo and Jonathan Fernandez, first basemen Lance Durham and Yudelmis Hernandez, third baseman Bryson Mamba, outfielder Brad Glenn and catcher John Murphy and all will report to Dunedin, Florida to begin their professional playing careers.

Jun 12, 2009

  • The Detroit Tigers purchased the contract of infielder Don Kelly from Toledo of the International League (AAA).

Jun 11, 2009

  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of first baseman Barbaro Canizares from Gwinnett of the International League (AAA).

Jun 10, 2009

  • The Blue Jays signed outfielder David Dellucci to a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals signed pitcher Drew Storen.

Jun 9, 2009

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed pitcher Blaine Boyer off waivers from St. Louis.
  • The Chicago White Sox purchased the contract of pitcher Aaron Poreda from Birmingham of the Southern League (AA).
  • The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of catcher Paul Bako from Reading of the Eastern League (AA).
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with pitcher Jorge Julio on a minor league contract.

Jun 8, 2009

  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of pitcher Jon Huber from Lancaster of the Atlantic League.

Jun 7, 2009

  • The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of pitcher Tommy Hanson from Gwinnett of the International League (AAA).
  • The Baltimore Orioles purchased the contract of first baseman Oscar Salazar from Norfolk of the International League (AAA).

Jun 5, 2009

  • The Baltimore Orioles purchased the contract of pitcher Alberto Castillo from Norfolk of the International League (AAA) and released pitcher Jamie Walker.
  • The New York Mets purchased the contract of pitcher Fernando Nieve from Buffalo of the International League (AAA); claimed pitcher Pat Misch off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and optioned him to Buffalo.

Jun 4, 2009

  • The Chicago White Sox purchased the contract of third baseman Gordon Beckham from Charlotte of the International League (AAA).
  • The St. Louis Cardinals purchased the contract of pitcher Jess Todd from Memphis of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Jun 3, 2009

  • The Atlanta Braves released pitcher Tom Glavine.
  • The Colorado Rockies purchased the contract of catcher Edwin Bellorin from Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The New York Mets purchased the contract of outfielder Emil Brown from Buffalo of the International League (AAA).
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Gorkys Hernandez and pitchers Charlie Morton and Jeff Locke.
  • The Texas Rangers purchased the contract of pitcher Doug Mathis from Oklahoma City of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
  • The Toronto Blue Jays purchased the contract of pitcher Dirk Hayhurst from Las Vegas.

Jun 2, 2009

  • The Milwaukee Brewers purchased the contract of pitcher Mike Burns from Nashville of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); released pitcher Jorge Julio.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of pitcher Antonio Bastardo from Lehigh Valley of the International League (AAA).