MLB Transactions in August 2010

Aug 31, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox traded pitcher Manny Delcarmen and cash considerations to Colorado for pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller.
  • The New York Mets traded outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Texas Rangers for infielder Joaquin Arias.

Aug 30, 2010

  • The Chicago White Sox claimed outfielder Manny Ramirez off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Aug 29, 2010

  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Livan Hernandez on a one-year contract extension.

Aug 27, 2010

  • The Minnesota Twins acquired pitcher Brian Fuentes from the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with outfielder Brad Hawpe on a minor league contract

Aug 25, 2010

  • The Houston Astros claimed infielder Matt Downs off waivers from San Francisco.
  • The Minnesota Twins claimed pitcher Randy Flores off waivers from Colorado.

Aug 24, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks released infielder Bobby Crosby.
  • The Detroit Tigers announced outfielder Johnny Damon has rejected Boston's waiver claim and will remain with the Tigers

Aug 23, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox claimed outfielder Johnny Damon off waivers from Detroit.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers released pitcher David Riske.
  • The San Francisco Giants claimed outfielder Cody Ross off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

Aug 22, 2010

  • The Florida Marlins announced outfielder Cody Ross has been claimed off waivers by San Francisco.
  • The New York Mets traded catcher Rod Barajas to the L.A. Dodgers for cash considerations.

Aug 20, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Zach McAllister from the N.Y. Yankees as the player to be named to complete the Austin Kearns trade.

Aug 19, 2010

  • The St. Louis Cardinals acquired third baseman Pedro Feliz from Houston for pitcher David Carpenter.

Aug 18, 2010

  • The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Derrek Lee and cash considerations to Atlanta for pitchers Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris and Jeffrey Lorick.
  • The Florida Marlins signed third baseman Wes Helms to a one-year contract extension through the 2011 season.

Aug 17, 2010

  • The Atlanta Braves signed shortstop Matt Lipka, third baseman Thomas Cunningham, pitcher Andrelton Simmons, third baseman Joseph Leonard, pitcher David Filak, second baseman Philip Gosselin, first baseman Joseph Terdoslavich, pitcher Matthew Suschak, outfielder Kurt Fleming, third baseman David Rohn, pitcher Matthew Lewis, pitcher Chasen Shreve, shortstop Barrett Kleinknect, shortstop Brandon Drury, pitcher Richard Tate, catcher Cory Brownsten, pitcher Daniel Winnie, pitcher Tyler Hess, outfielder Jason Mowry, first baseman William Beckwith, catcher James Gattis, pitcher Evan Danieli, pitcher Daniel Jurik, pitcher Jonathan Burns, pitcher William Kempf, pitcher Kyle Mertins, outfielder Kenny Fleming, catcher Ryan Delgado, pitcher Mathew Fouch, outfielder Jarred Frierson, pitcher Stephen Foster and pitcher Clark Ian Marsha.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with third baseman Nick Castellanos, pitcher Chance Ruffin and pitcher Drew Smyly.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with infielder Alex Cora on a minor league contract.

Aug 16, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks signed pitcher Blake Perry, pitcher Tyler Green and outfielder Ty Linton.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with shortstop Manny Machado and pitcher Matthew Bywater.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed pitchers Anthony Ranaudo, Brandon Workman and Matthew Price, shortstops Sean Coyl and Garin Cecchini, pitcher Chris Hernandez and outfielder Lucas LeBlanc.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with pitchers Benjamin Wells, Kevin Rhoderick, Casey Harman and Brian Smith.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with catcher Yasmani Grandal on a four-year contract; signed pitchers Andrew Cisco, Joel Bender and Chad Rogers.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with pitchers Drew Pomeranz and Kyle Blair and catcher Alex Lavisky.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with outfielder Kyle Parker and pitcher Peter Tago.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with outfielder Austin Wates.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with outfielder Brett Eibner and pitcher Jason Adam.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with infielder Kaleb Cowart.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Zach Lee.
  • The New York Mets signed pitcher Matt Harvey.
  • The New York Yankees signed outfielder Mason Williams and pitcher Evan Rutckyj.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with shortstop Yordy Cabrera, outfielder Aaron Shipman and third baseman Chad Lewis.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Jameson Taillon, shortstop Drew Maggi, pitcher Stetson Allie and first baseman Jared Lakind.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with pitchers Zach Cates and John Barbato.
  • The San Francisco Giants signed outfielders Gary Brown and Jarrett Parker.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with third baseman Zack Cox and pitcher Jordan Swagerty.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with outfielders Josh Sale and Drew Vettleson.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with pitchers Justin Grimm and Luke Jackson.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitchers William McGuire, Griffin Murphy and Samuel Dyson, shortstop Dickie Thon and pitchers Zak Adams and Myles Jaye.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with catcher Bryce Harper and pitchers A.J. Cole, Sammy Solis and Robbie Ray.

Aug 14, 2010

  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Ricky Romero to a five-year contract extension through the 2015 season.

Aug 13, 2010

  • The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Jose Guillen to San Francisco for a player to be named and cash considerations.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with outfielder Daniel Grovatt.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Tyrell Jenkins.

Aug 11, 2010

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired outfielder Evan Crawford from San Francisco for infielder Mike Fontenot.

Aug 10, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians acquired catcher Luke Carlin from Pittsburgh for a player to be named.

Aug 9, 2010

  • The Boston Red Sox signed outfielder Kendrick Perkins.
  • The Cincinnati Reds traded outfielder Chris Dickerson to Milwaukee for outfielder Jim Edmonds.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with pitchers Nick Kingham, Brandon Cumpton and Ryan Hafner.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with pitcher John Kukuruda.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with pitcher Justin Nicolino, pitcher Mitchell Taylor and second baseman Brandon Mims.

Aug 7, 2010

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired pitcher Tyler Skaggs from the Los Angeles Angels to complete an earlier trade for Dan Haren.
  • The Boston Red Sox signed first baseman Carlos Delgado to a minor league contract.

Aug 6, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians claimed outfielder Drew Sutton off waivers from Cincinnati.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with outfielder James Sneed.
  • The Minnesota Twins signed pitcher Alex Wimmers.

Aug 5, 2010

  • The Cleveland Indians claimed infielder Wes Hodges off waivers from Colorado; Acquired catcher Juan Apodaca and infielder Argenis Reyes from Boston for cash considerations.
  • The Florida Marlins signed third baseman Chad Tracy.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with infielder/outfielder Delino DeShields Jr.

Aug 4, 2010

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed pitcher Chris Resop off waivers from Atlanta and pitcher Chan Ho Park off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded first baseman/designated hitter Mike Sweeney to Philadelphia for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Aug 3, 2010

  • The Oakland Athletics claimed infielder Jeff Larish off waivers from Detroit.

Aug 2, 2010

  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with outfielder Corey Hart on a three-year contract extension through 2013.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with pitcher Nate Robertson on a minor league contract.

Aug 1, 2010

  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Brett Myers on a two-year contract extension.