This week’s installment considers all transactions reported by MLB between Oct. 4 to Oct. 10. The previous installment is available here.

Atlanta Braves
Granted free agency: RHP Vladimir Nunez, C Corky Miller, 2B Ruben Gotay
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Gonzalo Lopez, 2B Jonathan Schuerholz
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: C Tyler Flowers, OF Brandon Jones, OF Matt Young
Assigned to Hawaii Winter Baseball: RHP Mike Broadway

Boston Red Sox
Granted free agency: RHP Lincoln Holdzkom
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP T.J. Large, RHP Ryne Lawson, RHP Beau Vaughan, C Mark Wagner, 1B Aaron Bates, OF Josh Reddick

Buchholz struck out three and walked one in three AFL innings his first time out. He’s working on fastball command after a schizophrenic regular season that included success in the minors (2.30 ERA and 3.4 K/BB in 11 starts) and something less than that in the majors (6.75 ERA and 1.8 K/BB in 15 starts).

Cincinnati Reds
Removed from 40-man roster: RHP Jon Adkins, LHP Adam Pettyjohn

Cleveland Indians
Acquired: OF Michael Brantley from Brewers to complete earlier trade of LHP C.C. Sabathia to Brewers for RHP Rob Bryson, LHP Zach Jackson, OF Matt LaPorta and a player to be named

Colorado Rockies
Granted free agency: LHP Valerio de los Santos
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Shane Lindsay, RHP Ryan Mattheus, RHP Chaz Roe, RHP Casey Weathers, C Mike McKenry, 2B Eric Young Jr., SS Chris Nelson
Assigned to Hawaii Winter Baseball: RHP Austin Chambliss, RHP Andy Graham, RHP Connor Graham, RHP David Patton, C Lars Davis, 3B Darin Holcomb, OF Mike Mitchell

Detroit Tigers
Signed: RHP Mike LaLuna (Sussex (Can-Am)), LHP Chad Linder (Alexandria (United)), OF Beau Torbert (Sioux Falls (American Association))
Granted free agency: RHP Francis Beltran
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Rudy Darrow, RHP Casey Fien, RHP Luis Marte, RHP Zach Simons, 1B Jeff Larish, 2B Will Rhymes, OF Casper Wells
Assigned to Hawaii Winter Baseball: RHP Andrew Hess, C James Skelton, OF Kyle Peter

The Tigers went on an indy binge, signing three players from the non-affiliated ranks. LaLuna, 22, ranked as the No. 1 prospect in independent baseball this year, and with 94-mph heat coming out of the pen, he could have a future as a set-up man. LaLuna went undrafted out of college because he was a shortstop with a good arm and a bad bat. As a pitcher, he’s shown he’s a quick study. Torbert ranked as a second-team independent leagues all-star. The Tigers

Florida Marlins
Signed: OF Alejandro De Aza
Released: SS Luis Mercedes, SS Jesus Rojas
Granted free agency: RHP Lee Gardner

Houston Astros
Granted free agency: RHP Dave Borkowski
Removed from 40-man roster: RHP Dave Borkowski, RHP Jack Cassel, RHP Ryan Houston

Milwaukee Brewers
Signed: LHP Lindsay Gulin, LHP Sam Narron, LHP Chris Narveson
Traded: OF Michael Brantley to Indians to complete earlier trade for LHP C.C. Sabathia from Indians for RHP Rob Bryson, LHP Zach Jackson, OF Matt LaPorta and a player to be named
Granted free agency: OF Laynce Nix
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Wes Etheridge
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Omar Aguilar, RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Alexandre Periard, LHP David Welch, LHP Brae Wright, C Lou Palmisano, C Angel Salome, 3B Taylor Green, OF Lorenzo Cain

The Triple-A Nashville rotation is in great shape for 2009 with the re-signing of Gulin, Narron and Narveson. All three received invites to big league spring training.

Minnesota Twins
Signed: SS Alejandro Machado
Reinstated from inactive list: OF John Wilson

New York Mets
Granted free agency: RHP Claudio Vargas

Oakland Athletics
Signed: RHP Chris Farley
Granted free agency: RHP Kirk Saarloos, 2B Brooks Conrad
Reinstated from DL: RHP Jorge Arrioja. RHP Travis Banwart, RHP Kevin Bunch, RHP Kyle Christensen, RHP Fautino de los Santos, RHP Jose Fragoso, RHP Jose Garcia, RHP Craig Italiano, RHP Shane Komine, RHP Michael Madsen, RHP Michael Mitchell, RHP David Mota, RHP John Quine, RHP Jason Ray, RHP James Shull, RHP Jesus Silva, RHP Jason Windsor, LHP Danny Borrell, C Casey Myers, C Matt Smith, 1B Steve Kleen, 1B Casey Rogowski, 2B Jemile Weeks, SS Michael Affronti, SS Christian Vitters, OF Grant Desme, OF Matt Sulentic
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Trevor Cahill

Philadelphia Phillies
Granted free agency: RHP J.D. Durbin

Pittsburgh Pirates
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: OF Jamie Romak
Assigned to Hawaii Winter Baseball: OF Miles Durham

San Diego Padres
Removed from 40-man roster: RHP Kevin Cameron, RHP Tim Stauffer, C Luke Carlin, 2B Craig Stansberry, SS Sean Kazmar

The Padres used the fourth overall pick of the 2003 draft on Stauffer, but he just hasn’t been the same pitcher as a pro that he was as an amateur at Richmond. A sore shoulder was the culprit then, as it dramatically reduced his velocity and life on his pitches, and again in 2008, forcing him to miss the entire season with a torn right labrum. He’s been excised from the 40-man now that he has no minor league options remaining. Looking back on Stauffer’s Padres career, he earned a 15-game trial with the 2005 club, but he went just 3-6, 5.33 in 81 innings and received just three combined big league starts in 2006 and 2007. Had he been healthy, he probably would have been given a look this summer as the Padres sorted through a multitude of starting pitcher candidates, from Cha Seung Baek to Josh Banks to Justin Germano to Shawn Estes to Wil Ledezma.

San Francisco Giants
Removed from 40-man roster: RHP Kevin Correia, RHP Brad Hennessey, RHP Tyler Walker, LHP Geno Espineli, C Eliezer Alfonzo, 3B Scott McClain, SS Ivan Ochoa

Seattle Mariners
Signed: LHP Eddy Hernandez, 2B Ron Garth, 3B Leury Bonilla

Tampa Bay Rays
Granted free agency: RHP Scott Dohmann
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: OF Desmond Jennings

Jennings is in Arizona as a taxi squad player, which limits the games in which he can appear to Wednesday and Sunday. He missed the bulk of the season after having left shoulder surgery 24 games into the season. Jennings was hobbled with a back injury coming out of spring training.

Texas Rangers
Granted free agency: 1B Chris Shelton

Toronto Blue Jays
Released: SS Jason Armstrong
Granted free agency: SS Hector Luna
Removed from 40-man roster: 2B Kevin Melillo
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Zach Dials, RHP Kyle Ginley, RHP Mike MacDonald, LHP Daryl Harang, C J.P. Arencibia, 2B Scott Campbell, OF Ryan Patterson
Assigned to Hawaii Winter Baseball: 2B Brad Emaus, OF Eric Eiland

Emaus, an 11th-round pick from Tulane in 2007, came to pro ball hampered with an ankle injury, but he rebounded in a big way in the Florida State League this season, batting .302/.380/.463 with 12 home runs, 34 doubles and a walk-to-strikeout ratio of 60-to-56. The 22-year-old was batting .379/.500/.586 through his first 29 at-bats in Hawaii while playing first, second and third base.