MLB Transactions in April 2015

Apr 30, 2015

• The Kansas City Royals announced RHP Yordano Ventura has dropped the appeal of his seven-game suspension for an on-field incident in a game on April 23.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed LHP Eury De La Rosa off waivers from Oakland.

Apr 29, 2015

• The Tampa Bay Rays released RHP Grant Balfour.
• The Washington Nationals signed RHP Jose Valverde to a minor league contract.

Apr 27, 2015

• The Los Angeles Dodgers traded LHP Xavier Cedeno to Tampa Bay for cash considerations.
• The Texas Rangers acquired OF Josh Hamilton and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Apr 26, 2015

• The New York Mets agreed to terms with 2B Brooks Conrad on a minor league contract.

Apr 25, 2015

• The Toronto Blue Jays released LHP Ricky Romero.

Apr 24, 2015

• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Luke Putkonen on a minor league contract.
• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Bernie Williams on a minor league contract and announced his retirement.

Apr 22, 2015

• The Los Angeles Angels claimed OF Gary Brown off waivers from St. Louis and will option him to Salt Lake (PCL).
• The New York Mets acquired C Dan Rohlfing from the Minnesota Twins for cash and assigned Rohlfing to Las Vegas (PCL).
• The New York Yankees claimed LHP Matt Tracy off waivers from Miami and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
• The Seattle Mariners signed OF Carlos Quentin to a minor league contract.
• The Washington Nationals traded LHP Xavier Cedeno to the L.A. Dodgers for cash.

Apr 18, 2015

• The Miami Marlins claimed LHP Matt Tracy off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.
• The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with C J.P. Arencibia and LHP Andy Oliver on minor league contracts.

Apr 17, 2015

• The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed RHP Daniel Corcino off waivers from Cincinnati.

Apr 15, 2015

• The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed LHP Ryan Dennick off waivers from Cincinnati.

Apr 14, 2015

• The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Webb on a minor league contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers released RHP Ryan Webb.
• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Chris Smith on a minor league contract.

Apr 13, 2015

• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Joel De La Cruz on a one-year contract.

Apr 12, 2015

• The Cleveland Indians released RHP Charles Brewer.
• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Davies on a one-year contract and called him up from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

Apr 11, 2015

• The Texas Rangers received RHP Stolmy Pimentel on a waiver claim from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Apr 10, 2015

• The Baltimore Orioles traded C Brian Ward and RHP Ryan Webb to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Ben Rowen and C Chris O'Brien.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHPs Scott Baker and Jorge De Leon and C Matt Koch on minor league contracts.
• The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Adam Reifer on a minor league contract.
• The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with 2B Alexi Casilla on a minor league contract.

Apr 9, 2015

• The Texas Rangers claimed OF Alex Hassan off waivers from Oakland and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL).

Apr 8, 2015

• The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with OF Cody Ross on a one-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with 3B Josh Harrison on a four-year contract.

Apr 7, 2015

• The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHPs Tyler Jones and Matt Capps on minor league contracts.
• The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Jarrett Miller on a minor league contract.
• The Chicago Cubs released OF Ryan Sweeney.
• The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Carrasco on a four-year contract.
• The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with RHP Chris Perez on a minor league contract.
• The Seattle Mariners loaned LHP Rafael Perez to Quintana of the Mexican League.
• The Toronto Blue Jays released LHP Juan Pablo Oramas.

Apr 6, 2015

• The Arizona Diamondbacks traded OF Victor Reyes to Atlanta for a 2015 competitive balance round B draft pick.
• The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Rick Porcello on a four-year contract from 2016-19.
• The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Bradin Hagens and LHP Scott Diamond on minor league contracts.
• The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a minor league contract and assigned him to Round Rock.

Apr 5, 2015

• The Arizona Diamondbacks released OF Cody Ross.
• The Atlanta Braves acquired OFs Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin and Jordan Paroubeck and RHP Matt Wisler and the 41st overall selection in the 2015 first-year player draft from San Diego for OF Melvin Upton, Jr. and RHP Craig Kimbrel.
• The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with OF Matt Tuiasosopo on a minor league contract.
• The Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Michael Bowden to Baltimore for cash.
• The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Corey Kluber on a five-year contract.

Apr 4, 2015

• The Kansas City Royals signed RHP Yordano Ventura to a five-year contract through the 2019 season.
• The Philadelphia Phillies signed RHP Dustin McGowan to a one-year contract.

Apr 3, 2015

• The Atlanta Braves released LHP Wandy Rodriguez and C Jesus Flores.
• The Miami Marlins announced LHP Andrew McKirahan was claimed off waivers by Atlanta.
• The San Diego Padres announced RHP Jandel Gustave has cleared outright waivers and has been returned to the Houston Astros.
• The San Francisco Giants extended the contracts of senior vice president and general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy through the 2019 season.

Apr 2, 2015

• The Atlanta Braves acquired RHP Trevor Cahill and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks for OF Josh Elander.
• The Milwaukee Brewers traded 1B Hunter Morris to Pittsburgh for a player to be named.
• The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Juan Lagares on a five-year contract.
• The San Diego Padres released RHP Jose Valverde.
• The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with LHP Joe Beimel on a minor league contract.
• The Texas Rangers claimed RHP Logan Verrett off waivers from Baltimore.
• The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with LHP Felix Doubrant on a minor league contract.

Apr 1, 2015

• The Atlanta Braves claimed LHP Andrew McKirahan off waivers from Miami.
• The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with SS Rafael Furcal on a minor league contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers released RHP Dustin McGowan.
• The New York Yankees acquired INF Gregorio Petit from Houston for cash considerations.
• The Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Kevin Slowey.
• The Washington Nationals released UT Kevin Frandsen unconditionally.