This time: June 14-20
Previous installment: June 7-13

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Contributing: BA summer intern Powell Latimer was invaluable in helping track down schools for college seniors signed as nondrafted free agents

Arizona Diamondbacks
Draft picks signed: RHP Brian Budrow (28), RHP Keith Cantwell (31), RHP Brad Gemberling (24), RHP Bradin Hagens (6), RHP Jake Hale (27), RHP Will Harvil (32), RHP Chris Odegaard (23), RHP Brad Wilson (33), RHP Andrew Wolcott (17), RHP Adam Worthington (20), LHP Ryan Robowski (16), LHP Dan Taylor (21), C Zach Varnell (44), 1B Matt Davidson (1s), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (8), 1B Ryan Wheeler (5), SS Evan Button (22), SS Brent Greer (14), SS Randy Hamrick (19), SS Dan Kaczrowski (26), OF Marc Krauss (2), OF Tim Sherlock (40)
Released: LHP Joseph Gautier, LHP Clint Goocher
Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Josh Whitesell
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jarrod Parker, LHP Jon Coutlangus, SS Justin Parker, OF Collin Cowgill
Reinstated from DL: LHP Clint Goocher
Activated player signed for 2009: OF Alan Santiago

Atlanta Braves
Signed: LHP John Halama (Southern Maryland (Atlantic))
Draft picks signed: RHP Thomas Berryhill (5), RHP Tyrelle Harris (19), RHP Jamie Hayes (48), RHP Lucas LaPoint (23), RHP Andrew Wilson (36), LHP Matt Crim (21), C Jace Whitmer (17), 1B Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg (16), 1B Derek Wiley (31), 3B Jordan Kreke (13), SS Matt Weaver (9), OF Cory Harrilchak (14), OF Kyle Rose (8)
Placed on restricted list: RHP Rafael Cruz
Optioned to Triple-A: 1B Barbaro Canizares
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Yeliar Castro, RHP Jaye Chapman, LHP Lee Hyde, 1B Geraldo Rodriguez

Spanjer-Furstenburg may become a fixture in future World Baseball Classics; he attended Florida Atlantic and then Division II Nova Southeastern (Fla.) but was born in South Africa. He was on that country’s provisional roster for the ’09 WBC. He also has played some catcher in the past.

Baltimore Orioles
Signed: RHP Jimmy Carder (NDFA—Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.)), RHP David Walters (NDFA—Francis Marion (S.C.)), LHP Joey Centanni (NDFA—Pacific), C Jason Stiffler (NDFA—Towson), C Brian Ward (NDFA—Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)), 1B Eric Crozier (Southern Maryland (Atlantic)), 2B Gary Helmick (NDFA—Towson)
Draft picks signed: RHP James Brandhorst (20), RHP Josh Dowdy (38), LHP Justin Anderson (24), LHP Blake Mechaw (26), 2B Tyler Kelly (13), 3B Mike Flacco (31), OF Steve Bumbry (12), OF David Rivera (45)
Released: RHP Chris Kelly, 1B Paul Chmiel, 2B Eric Perlozzo
Option transferred: LHP Brian Matusz (High A to Double-A), LHP Troy Patton (Double-A to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: OF Lee Ellis
Reinstated from DL: SS Jason White
Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Andy Mitchell

Bumbry, who hit .283/.422/.528 with 10 homers for Virginia Tech this spring, is the son of ex-Orioles outfielder and coach Al Bumbry.

Boston Red Sox
Signed: C Sean Killeen (NDFA—Trinity (Conn.)), 3B Drew Dominguez (NDFA—Wesleyan (Conn.))
Draft picks signed: RHP Jeremiah Bayer (30), RHP Chris Court (23), RHP Kyle Rutter (41), LHP Michael Bugary (15), 1B Drew Hedman (50), OF Willie Holmes (14)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Junichi Tazawa, LHP Drake Britton, LHP Felix Doubront, OF Jon Van Every
Reinstated from DL: LHP Chris George, LHP Javier Lopez, C Ty Weeden

Chicago Cubs
Signed: RHP Jesse Ginley (NDFA—St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC), RHP Joe Simokaitis, LHP Daley Cox (NDFA—Santa Fe (N.M.) JC)
Draft picks signed: RHP Tim Clubb (29), RHP B.J. Dail (17), RHP Steve Grife (26), RHP Danny Keefe (14), RHP Corey Martin (27), RHP Jake Schmidt (41), RHP Robert Whitenack (8), LHP John Mincone (11), C Matt Williams (18), 1B Justin Bour (25), 1B Greg Rohan (21), 2B D.J. Fitzgerald (22), 3B Charles Thomas (10), OF Jeff Pruitt (23), OF Cody Shields (15)
Released: RHP Cedric Redmond, RHP Steve Vento
Recalled: 1B Jake Fox
Reinstated from DL: RHP Justin Bristow, RHP Jay Jackson, C Mark Johnson

Ginley’s older brother Kyle, a righthander drafted by the Blue Jays in ’06, also pitched for St. Petersburg JC. Congratulations to Fox, who has earned his big league callups by leading the minors in average, on-base and slugging. The Cubs rewarded him for his fine showing in the Pacific Coast League, as well as his grit in playing injured in the Dominican League last winter.

Chicago White Sox
Signed: RHP Brandon Kloess (Windy City (Frontier))
Draft picks signed: RHP Paul Burnside (39), RHP Justin Collop (6), RHP Chase Cooney (33), RHP Trey Delk (29), RHP Phil Negus (18), RHP Goldy Simmons (23), RHP Jake Wilson (32), RHP Chris Zagyi (42), LHP Alex Farotto (34), LHP David Holmberg (2), LHP Joe Serafin (37), C Rob Vaughn (30), 1B Dan Black (14), 2B Kyle Davis (27), 2B Matt Harughty (26), 2B Jeff Tezak (24), 2B Daniel Wagner (16), 3B Robby Cummings (28), SS Zach Kayne (22), OF Harold Baines Jr. (45), OF A.J. Casario (38), OF Nick Ciolli (10), OF Kyle Colligan (12), OF Ryan Hamme (31), OF Ryan Lee (41), OF Brady Shoemaker (19)
Released: 3B Andy Phillips
Traded: SS Javier Castillo to Mets for future considerations
Option transferred: 1B Brandon Allen (Double-A to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP John Van Benschoten, 1B Brian Myrow, OF Jordan Danks
Reinstated from DL: C Corky Miller, OF Kenny Williams Jr.

Phillips, 32, has batted .300/.349/.433 on the Triple-A circuit this season, while playing first, second and third base as well as left field. The Japan Times reports that the veteran is close to signing a deal with the Central League’s Hiroshima Carp. He’s already played for both Charlotte and Indianapolis this season.

Cincinnati Reds
Signed: RHP Chase Ware (NDFA—Arkansas State)
Draft picks signed: RHP Jason Braun (29), RHP Forest Cannon (34), RHP Blair Carson (42), RHP Adian Kummet (31), RHP Mark Serrano (6), RHP Jamie Walczak (15), RHP Jake Wiley (41), LHP Donny Joseph (3), C Trey Manz (26), 1B Derrick Lowery (24), 1B Tommy Nurre (38), 1B Chris Richburg (23), 3B Oliver Santos (35), 3B Will Stramp (33), SS Chris Burleson (36), SS Shane Carlson (32), SS Billy Hamilton (2), OF Josh Garton (12)
Released: LHP Jesus Carnevale, OF Matt Stiffler
Recalled: RHP Josh Roenicke, C Wilkin Castillo
Added to 40-man roster: 2B Danny Richar
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Matt Maloney
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jordan Smith, LHP Aguido Gonzalez, C Brian Peterson, 1B Yonder Alonso
Reinstated from DL: RHP Matt Klinker, C Korey Feiner, C Jordan Wideman, SS Yen-Wen Kuo, SS Chris Valaika

Cleveland Indians
Signed: RHP J.D. Goryl (NDFA—Flagler (Fla.)), 1B Ole Sheldon (St. Paul (American Association))
Draft picks signed: RHP Austin Adams (5), RHP Brett Brach (10), RHP Cory Burns (8), RHP Joseph Colon (12), RHP Dale Dickerson (16), RHP Joe Gardner (3), RHP Preston Guilmet (9), RHP Tyler Sturdevant (27), LHP Danny Jimenez (23), LHP Nick Kirk (19), LHP Vidal Nuno (48), LHP Mike Rayl (15), LHP Kirk Wetmore (11), 1B Ben Carlson (6), 3B Kyle Bellows (4), 3B Chris Kersten (33), SS Kyle Smith (14)
Added to 40-man roster: LHP Mike Gosling
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Juan Salas, LHP Juan Lara, OF Matt Brown
Reinstated from DL: LHP Heath Taylor

Gosling, a Diamondbacks’ second-round pick from Stanford in ’01, pitched in just three games for Triple-A Columbus since joining the Indians organization on June 6. The Twins had released him about a week earlier. The 28-year-old lefty tops out around 88 mph, but his mix of breaking balls make him a solid option for situational or long relief work.

Colorado Rockies
Signed: RHP Billy Vopinek (NDFA—Biola (Calif.)), SS Jeremiah Sammy (NDFA—Lamar)
Draft picks signed: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller (6), RHP Rhett Ballard (26), RHP Eric Federico (39), RHP Trevor Gibson (25), RHP Clint McKinney (48), RHP Dan Perkins (27), RHP Charlie Ruiz (10), RHP Rob Scahill (8), RHP Erik Stavert (7), RHP Ricky Testa (18), RHP Clint Tilford (31), RHP Coty Woods (33), LHP Paul Bargas (13), LHP David Born (22), LHP Josh Hungerman (17), LHP Steve Junker (32), LHP Wes Musick (9), C Dustin Garneau (19), C Bryce Massanari (30), C Dallas Tarleton (20), C Brandon Whitby (34), 2B Jose Rivera (23), 3B Dominic Altobelli (16), 3B Joseph Sanders (5), 3B Matt Sanders (41), SS Jeff Squier (14), SS Joey Wong (24), OF Avery Barnes (11), OF David Dinatale (28), OF Nathan Hines (50), OF Chandler Laurent (21), OF Kent Matthes (4), OF Tim Wheeler (1)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jon George, RHP Chris Malone, RHP Ryan Mattheus, RHP Josh Sullivan, SS Thomas Field, OF Daniel Carte
Reinstated from DL: RHP Andy Graham, RHP Chaz Roe
Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Kurt Birkins, LHP Keith Weiser
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Franklin Nunez, LHP Kurt Birkins, LHP Brandon Durden

Detroit Tigers
Draft picks signed: RHP Cory Hamilton (23), RHP Kevan Hess (14), RHP Wade Kapteyn (24), RHP Nathan Newman (17), LHP Kenny Faulk (16), LHP Adam Wilk (11), C John Murrian (9), C Eric Roof (18), 2B Chris Sedon (10), 3B Rawley Bishop (19), 3B Wade Gaynor (3), SS Jim Gulliver (20), OF Jamie Johnson (7), OF Matt Mansilla (22), OF Michael Rockett (13)
Released: RHP Noah Krol, C Andrew Graham
Voluntarily retired: RHP Eric Broberg, 3B Roger Tomas
Recalled: C Dusty Ryan
Placed on 7-day DL: OF Kody Kaiser, OF Keith Stein
Reinstated from DL: RHP Jeff Gerbe, LHP Mauricio Robles
Activated player signed for 2009: RHP Mike LaLuna

Florida Marlins
Draft picks signed: RHP Josh Hodges (7), RHP Dan Mahoney (4), RHP Tommy Peale (23), RHP A.J. Ramos (21), RHP Holden Sprague (28), RHP Sean Teague (25), RHP Tyler Topp (35), LHP Jared Eskew (29), LHP Isaac Morales (34), C Dallas Hord (32), C Jobduan Morales (9), 2B Nate Simon (27), 3B Brent Weaver (26), SS Chase Austin (5), SS Michael Brady (24), SS Terrence Dayleg (22), OF Harold Brantley (30), OF Da’Shon Cooper (3), OF Chad Cregar (15), OF Kyle Jensen (12), OF Rand Smith (20), OF Sequoyah Stonecipher (14)
Released: RHP Daniel Barone, 3B Joel Staples
Placed on restricted list: RHP P.J. Dean
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Cristhian Martinez
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Carlos Martinez, RHP Kyle Winters, 1B Matt Craig
Reinstated from DL: RHP Daniel Barone, RHP Rodolfo Encarnacion, RHP Kyle Winters, LHP Matt Vieira, OF Isaac Galloway
Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Gary Glover, RHP Hayden Penn, OF Lorenzo Scott
Reinstated from inactive list: OF Cameron Maybin

Houston Astros
Signed: RHP Geoff Geary
Draft picks signed: RHP Tanner Bushue (2), RHP Justin Harper (17), RHP J.B. MacDonald (18), RHP Scott Migl (34), RHP Dan Sarisky (40), RHP Mike Schurz (44), RHP Brenden Stines (33), RHP Brandt Walker (8), LHP David Berner (14), LHP Spencer Hylander (50), LHP Mike Modica (24), LHP Travis Smink (31), 1B Ronald Sanchez (16), 2B Barry Butera (21), 3B Aaron Bray (27), 3B Erik Castro (10), OF Sean Barksdale (38), OF Jake Goebbert (13), OF Grant Hogue (35), OF Ryan Humphrey (15), OF Telvin Nash (3), OF Garen Wright (29)
Recalled: LHP Wesley Wright
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Wesley Wright
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Evan Englebrook, RHP Chad Paronto, LHP Kirkland Rivers, OF Josh Flores
Placed on 60-day DL: LHP Jarred Holloway
Reinstated from DL: RHP Jose Duran, RHP Jose Trinidad, C Reinaldo Pestana, 2B Albert Cartwright, OF Jay Austin
Placed on temporarily inactive list: LHP Kirkland Rivers, 2B Andy Simunic
Reinstated from inactive list: LHP Kirkland Rivers, C Jordan Comadena, 2B Andy Simunic

Kansas City Royals
Signed: RHP Jack Adams (NDFA—San Jose State), RHP Lee Roberts (NDFA—Loyola Marymount), LHP Jose Sanchez (NDFA—Montgomery-Germantown (Md.) JC)
Draft picks signed: RHP Scott Kelley (23), RHP Dusty Odenbach (8), RHP Cole White (6), RHP Ryan Wood (11), RHP Nick Wooley (12), RHP Josh Worrell (30), LHP Buddy Baumann (7), LHP Claudio Bavera (33), LHP Ryan Dennick (22), LHP Eric Diaz (16), LHP Brendan Lafferty (18), C Ben Theriot (9), 1B Geoff Baldwin (10), 3B Ryan Stovall (19), OF Chanse Cooper (21), OF Gabriel MacDougall (27)
Recalled: 2B Tug Hulett
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kyle Davies
Placed on 7-day DL: C Jeff Howell, OF Brian McFall
Reinstated from DL: RHP Carson Bryant, LHP Ivor Hodgson, C Vance Wilson

Los Angeles Angels
Signed: SS Chris Gutierrez
Draft picks signed: RHP Carson Andrew (28), RHP David Carpenter (9), RHP William Nichols (29), RHP Danny Reynolds (6), LHP Pat Corbin (2), LHP Stephen Locke (22), C Jeremy Gillan (17), 1B Alibay Barkley (50), 1B Jose Jimenez (47), 1B Eric Oliver (36), 2B Phil Bando (45), 2B Michael Demperio (25), SS Jon Karcich (7), OF Rich Cates (21), OF Taylor Kinzer (24), OF Matt Long (30), OF Jake Rife (48), OF Travis Witherspoon (12)
Released: RHP A.J. Ford, RHP Sean Tracey, C Ivan Villaescusa, OF Ryan Groth
Recalled: RHP Rafael Rodriguez
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Sean O’Sullivan
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Sean O’Sullivan
Reinstated from DL: RHP A.J. Ford, RHP Sean Tracey, OF Gabe Jacobo

A third-round draft-and-follow from ’05, O’Sullivan has cruised through his first two big league starts, logging a 3.00 ERA in 12 innings, while striking out eight and allowing 11 hits. With command of three average pitches and a track record of durability, the 21-year-old is just about a textbook example of a No. 4 starter in the making.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Draft picks signed: RHP Steven Ames (17), RHP K.J. Childs (36), RHP Justin Dignelli (34), RHP Nick Gaudi (30), RHP Jimmy Marshall (23), LHP Paul Miller (32), LHP Andy Suiter (10), LHP Greg Wilborn (18), C Stephen Cilladi (33), C Mike Pericht (16), 2B David Iden (35), 3B Chris Henderson (21), SS Casio Grider (14), OF Nick Akins (19), OF Stetson Banks (22), OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez (12), OF Austin King (31), OF Angelo Songco (4)
Released: LHP Jonathan Runnels, LHP Chuck Tiffany, OF Joris Bert, OF Valentino Pascucci
Recalled: RHP James McDonald, C A.J. Ellis
Added to 40-man roster: OF Mitch Jones
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Travis Schlichting, 2B Blake DeWitt, OF Jaime Hoffmann
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tim Corcoran
Reinstated from DL: RHP Robert Boothe

The 30-year-old Pascucci’s bat has slowed to the point where he could not capitalize on the favorable conditions at Triple-A Albuquerque. He batted just .207/.330/.383 with eight homers in 60 games for the Isotopes. He started slowly last season, too, before finding a second wind with New Orleans. But even if this is the end, Pascucci can hang his hat on having hit 182 career minor league round-trippers to go with his two league home run titles (’02 Eastern, ’07 Pacific Coast). Jones, 31, has him beat, having hit 221 minor league homers and just having been called up to the major leagues last week for the first time. He’s 3-for-8, with four strikeouts.

Milwaukee Brewers
Signed: RHP Mitch Miller (NDFA—Jacksonville State (Ala.)), SS Connor Lind (NDFA—Furman)
Draft picks signed: RHP Eric Arnett (1), RHP Tyler Cravy (17), RHP Ryan Platt (27), LHP Matt Costello (35), LHP Caleb Thielbar (18), C Cameron Garfield (2), 1B Sean Halton (13), 2B Peter Fatse (24), 3B Kyle Dhanani (43), OF Scott Krieger (19)
Added to 40-man roster: LHP Chris Narveson
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Manny Parra
Option transferred: RHP Alex Periard (Double-A to low Class A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mike Jones
Reinstated from DL: RHP Alex Periard, RHP Juan Sandoval, LHP Rafael Lluberes, LHP Jose Romero, 2B Brett Lawrie
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Nick Bucci, RHP Pedro Lambertus

Minnesota Twins
Signed: SS Brian Bistagne (NDFA—Lee (Tenn.))
Draft picks signed: RHP Billy Bullock (2), RHP Kane Holbrooks (21), RHP Dakota Watts (16), LHP Tony Davis (12), C Trayvone Johnson (30), C Buddy Munroe (22), C Tobias Streich (5), C Nick Tindall (17), 2B Derek McCallum (4)
Released: RHP Alex Curry, RHP Ben Hendrickson, RHP Danny Rondon, RHP Zach Ward, 1B Hank Sanchez
Voluntarily retired: 2B Nick Papasan
Recalled: C Jose Morales, OF Jason Pridie
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jesse Crain, RHP Anthony Swarzak
Placed on 7-day DL: C Wilson Ramos
Reinstated from DL: RHP Thomas Wright, SS Alejandro Machado
Reinstated from inactive list: 1B Hank Sanchez

Hard to say which was worse: Sanchez’s 50-game suspension for a failed drug test, his poor production—he batted .207/.293/.341 in five pro seasons while playing in just four games at the full-season level—or the fact that Minnesota invested $900,000 in the prep first baseman as the ’05 draft’s 39th overall pick.

New York Mets
Signed: RHP Jim Ed Warden (Southern Maryland (Atlantic))
Draft picks signed: RHP John Church (23), RHP Michael Johnson (24), RHP Brian Needham (28), RHP Wes Wrenn (35), LHP T.J. Chism (32), LHP Darin Gorski (7), LHP Lance Hoge (36), LHP Brandon Sage (37), C Taylor Freeman (8), C Nelfi Zapata (19), 1B Sam Honeck (11), 1B Travis Ozga (41), 2B Ryan Mollica (47), 3B Joe Bonfe (21), 3B James Schroeder (33), OF Joey August (20), OF Will Cherry (38), OF Alex Gregory (17), OF ZeErika Hall (29), OF R.J. Harris (14), OF Cody Holliday (18), OF Nick Santomauro (10), OF Kurt Steinhauer (27)
Released: RHP Nick Abel, RHP Junior Guerra, LHP Tom Martin, OF Jason Cooper
Acquired: SS Javier Castillo from White Sox for future considerations
Placed on restricted list: RHP Steve Holmes, 2B Kyle Suire
Recalled: 1B Nick Evans
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Arturo Lopez, OF Fernando Martinez
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Nick Carr, RHP Pedro P. Martinez, RHP Dan McDonald, C Tony Maccani, C Javier Valentin, 2B Jordany Valdespin, OF Scott Grimes, OF Matt Watson
Reinstated from DL: RHP Jake Ruckle, C Kai Gronauer, 2B Argenis Reyes
Activated player signed for 2009: OF Scott Grimes

New York Yankees
Signed: RHP Julian Arballo (NDFA—California Baptist), RHP Griffin Bailey (Sioux City (American Assoc.)), RHP Paul Heidler (NDFA—Longwood (Va.) ), LHP Trenton Lare (Kalamazoo (Frontier)), C Buck Afenir (NDFA—Kansas), OF Richie Robnett
Draft picks signed: RHP Shane Greene (15), RHP Ben Watkins (40), LHP Gavin Brooks (9), LHP Sam Elam (8), LHP Shaeffer Hall (25), C Jeff Farnham (27), C Hector Rabago (18), 1B Luke Murton (19), 2B Issac Harrow (24), 3B Rob Lyerly (6), 3B Kevin Mahoney (23), OF Isaiah Brown (43), OF DeAngelo Mack (13), OF Neil Medchill (11), OF Justin Milo (37)
Released: OF Tim Battle, OF Todd Linden
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Wordekemper, LHP Wilkins de la Rossa, LHP Garrett Patterson
Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Andrew Shive
Reinstated from DL: RHP Dellin Betances, 2B Abraham Almonte, SS Walter Ibarra, OF Tim Battle
Reinstated from inactive list: OF John Rodriguez

One of the International League’s most productive batters this season, Linden left the Triple-A Dunder-Mifflin Yankees to pursue a career in the Japanese major leagues. He signed a deal with the Pacific League’s Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a name almost as unwieldy as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, for whom LInden batted .312/.381/.515 with seven home runs and 17 doubles in 60 games. A 29-year-old, switch-hitting Lousiana State product, Linden has posted a strong .875 OPS in 2,274 at-bats at the Triple-A level, but he’s struggled to transfer that success to the big leagues. Battle, just 23, has big-time tools but never figured out the strike zone; he had 118 strikeouts and just 17 walks in 355 at-bats at Double-A Trenton last season, and 726 strikeouts in 2,216 at-bats in his career, a 33 percent rate.

Oakland Athletics
Signed: RHP Shawn Chacon (Newark (Atlantic)), LHP Daniel Haigwood (Winnipeg (Northern)), 1B Chris Affinito (NDFA—Seton Hall)
Draft picks signed: RHP Nathan Long (26), RHP Murphy Smith (12), RHP Paul Smyth (35), RHP Dan Straily (24), RHP Daniel Tenholder (19), LHP A.J. Huttenlocker (44), LHP Max Peterson (18), LHP Ryan Quigley (22), 1B Blake Crosby (42), 2B Conner Crumbliss (28), 2B Michael Gilmartin (27), 2B Jeremy Wells (36), 3B Joel Eusebio (46), 3B Steve Parker (5), 3B Mike Spina (11), OF Anthione Shaw (45), OF Kent Walton (23)
Optioned to Triple-A: OF Travis Buck, OF Chris Denorfia
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Kristian Bell, RHP Kevin Cameron, RHP Sean Gallagher, RHP Michael Hart, LHP Bob Cramer, 3B Jeff Baisley
Reinstated from DL: RHP Andrew Carignan, RHP Jose Guzman, RHP Arnold Leon, RHP Michael Madsen, RHP Scott Mitchinson, RHP Josue Selenes

Crosby is the younger brother of A’s shortstop Bobby Crosby.

Philadelphia Phillies
Signed: C Ryan Gugel (NDFA—Albany)
Draft picks signed: RHP Justin Beal (28), RHP Mark Doll (29), RHP Eric Massingham (25), RHP Josh Zeid (10), LHP Kevin Angelle (32), LHP Nick Hernandez (12), LHP Ryan Sasaki (13), C Phil Aviola (35), C David Doss (31), C Marlon Mitchell (27), 1B Stephen Batts (19), 1B Cory Wine (38), 2B Matt McConnell (36), SS Jeremy Barnes (11), OF Brian Gump (26), OF David Hissey (50)
Recalled: OF John Mayberry Jr.
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Tyler Walker
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Sergio Escalona
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Mauricio Romero, RHP Colby Shreve, C Lou Marson, OF Fabio Murakami
Reinstated from DL: C Lou Marson
Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Sebastian Valle

Pittsburgh Pirates
Draft picks signed: RHP Jason Erickson (24), RHP Brooks Pounders (2), C Tony Sanchez (1), 1B Aaron Baker (11), 2B Brock Holt (9), SS Ty Summerlin (30), OF Jose Hernandez (23), OF Pat Irvine (33)
Placed on restricted list: 2B Silvio Pena, OF Victor Igsema
Voluntarily retired: C Adam Melhuse
Recalled: 1B Steve Pearce
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Harrison Bishop, RHP Christian Castorri, RHP Harvey Garcia, RHP Ronald Uviedo, C Steven Suarez, SS Greg Picart
Reinstated from DL: C Milver Reyes

St. Louis Cardinals
Signed: 3B Brian Barden
Draft picks signed: RHP Keith Butler (24), RHP Cale Johnson (41), RHP David Kington (34), RHP Travis Lawler (32), RHP Andy Moss (35), RHP Jason Novak (48), RHP Scott Schneider (20), RHP Jesse Simpson (40), RHP Justin Smith (36), RHP Josh Squatrito (25), RHP Aaron Terry (42), RHP Michael Thompson (47), LHP Daniel Calhoun (29), LHP Pat Daugherty (12), LHP John Durham (38), LHP Justin Edwards (28), LHP Kyle Heim (44), C Anthony Garcia (18), C Travis Tartamella (19), 1B Alan Ahmady (11), 1B David Washington (15), 3B Matt Carpenter (13), 3B Rich Racobaldo (37), SS Tyler Bighames (31), SS Devin Goodwin (33), SS Ryan Jackson (5), OF C.J. Beatty (26), OF Virgil Hill (6), OF Ross Smith (14)
Recalled: RHP Josh Kinney
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP P.J. Walters, OF Nick Stavinoha
Placed on 7-day DL: C Brandon Yarbrough, OF Joe Mather
Reinstated from DL: C Paul Vasquez

San Diego Padres
Signed: RHP Carlos Guevara (Lincoln (American Association)), RHP Brian Lawrence (Orange County (Golden)), LHP Philip Barzilla, LHP Andrew Bovich (NDFA—Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) ), C Kurt Wideman (NDFA—Pacific)
Draft picks signed: RHP Jon Berger (33), RHP David Erickson (32), RHP Chris Fetter (9), RHP Brett Holland (49), RHP Matt Jackson (31), RHP Kendall Korbal (21), RHP Tom Porter (40), LHP Nick Greenwood (14), LHP Ryan Hinson (10), LHP Jeff Ibarra (23), C Brett Basham (50), C Griffin Benedict (16), C Dylan Tonneson (36), 1B Cody Decker (22), 1B Nate Freiman (8), 2B Vince Belnome (28), 2B Ryan Skube (44), 2B Kevin Winn (26), 3B Brayden Drake (12), SS Chris Ahearn (39), SS Chris Tremblay (19), OF Chadd Hartman (43), OF Kyle Loretelli (38), OF Cameron Monger (27), OF Wande Olabisi (30), OF Ty Wright (25)
Released: 2B Rayner Contreras
Acquired: LHP Mike O’Connor from Nationals for a player to be named
Recalled: RHP Walter Silva, LHP Wade LeBlanc, LHP Arturo Lopez, LHP Joe Thatcher
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Josh Banks, RHP Mike Ekstrom, C Eliezer Alfonzo, 1B Kyle Blanks
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Mike Ekstrom, RHP Edwin Moreno
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Robert Woodard, OF Jaff Decker
Reinstated from DL: SS Drew Cumberland

San Francisco Giants
Signed: RHP Shingo Takatsu
Draft picks signed: RHP Luke Demko (29), RHP Kaohi Downing (50), RHP Gary Moran (41), RHP A.J. Proszek (38), RHP Taylor Rogers (25), RHP Jeremy Toole (10), RHP Kyle Vazquez (15), LHP Chris Gloor (17), LHP Brandon Graves (35), C Kyle Henson (39), 1B Luke Anders (32), 2B Nick Liles (7), 3B Drew Biery (22), 3B Kyle Mach (27), SS Ryan Cavan (16), SS John Eshleman (11), SS Juan Martinez (46), OF Ryan Lollis (37), OF Ryan Scoma (36), OF Jonathan White (40)
Released: 2B Derin McMains
Added to 40-man roster: 2B Matt Downs
Optioned to Triple-A: 2B Emmanuel Burriss
Designated for assignment: C Steve Holm
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: C Steve Holm
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Hector Correa, RHP Keiichi Yabu, C Michael Ambort
Reinstated from inactive list: SS Ramon A. Castro
Activated player signed for 2009: OF Rafael Rodriguez

Yes, it’s the same Takatsu, aka Mr. Zero, who signed with the White Sox in ’04. The 40-year-old veteran of the Japanese leagues pitched in Korea last season after being released by the Cubs in spring training.

Downs merits mention as a 36th-round pick (’06) made good. The 25-year-old Alabama product batted .288/.333/.453 for Triple-A Fresno, while playing the utilityman’s full complement of postions: second base, third base, shortstop and even a little corner outfield.

Seattle Mariners
Signed: RHP Jeff Breedlove (NDFA—Oklahoma State), RHP Brian Cloud (NDFA—Texas Tech)
Draft picks signed: RHP Andrew Carraway (12), RHP Daniel Cooper (21), RHP John Housey (36), RHP Brandon Josselyn (25), RHP Chris Kessinger (37), RHP Jorden Merry (40), RHP Eric Thomas (19), LHP Jon Hesketh (20), LHP Anthony Vasquez (18), C Brandon Bantz (30), C Carlton Tanabe (24), 1B Tim Morris (11), 2B Hawkins Gebbers (33), 2B Kevin Mailloux (45), 3B Vincent Catricala (10), 3B Evan Sharpley (50), OF Mark Angelo (44), OF Brandon Haveman (29), OF Greg Waddell (39)
Released: RHP Aaron Cotter
Placed on restricted list: C Wei Wang, SS George Soto
Recalled: 1B Mike Carp
Added to 40-man roster: SS Chris Woodward
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Maikel Cleto, OF Greg Halman
Reinstated from DL: OF Ezequiel Carrera, OF Danny Carroll
Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Colt Morton
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Maikel Cleto, C Henry Contreras, C Colt Morton

An offseason trade acquisition from the Mets, Cleto was held back this spring as he had difficulty securing a visa to enter the U.S. from his native Dominican Republic.

Tampa Bay Rays
Signed: RHP Tyler Oakes (NDFA—Minnesota), RHP Kirby Yates (NDFA—Yavapai (Ariz.) JC), C Travis Simas (NDFA—Nevada), 2B Seth Henry (NDFA—Tulane), OF Hunter Pace (NDFA—Arizona)
Draft picks signed: RHP Andrew Bellatti (12), RHP Jeff Cinadr (36), RHP Devin Fuller (5), RHP Hunter Hill (13), RHP Zach Quate (14), LHP Dan April (39), LHP Aaron Dott (31), LHP Jacob Partridge (18), LHP Matt Stabelfeld (41), LHP Jake Sullivan (22), C David Wendt (50), 1B Ryan Wiegand (25), 2B Tyler Bortnick (16), 3B Bennett Davis (42), 3B Geno Glynn (43), SS Dan Rhault (26), SS Kyle Spraker (34), OF Gabe Cohen (29), OF Alex Diaz (17), OF Chris Murrill (35), OF Brett Nommensen (8), OF Jason Patton (47), OF Cody Rogers (7)
Placed on restricted list: OF Mike McKenna
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Winston Abreu
Optioned to Triple-A: SS Reid Brignac
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jose Mejias, LHP David Newmann
Reinstated from DL: RHP Dewon Day

Texas Rangers
Signed: RHP Jared Schrom (NDFA—Stephen F. Austin State), SS Denny Duron (NDFA—Pepperdine)
Draft picks signed: RHP Sam Brown (22), RHP Kevin Castner (26), RHP Johnny Gunter (11), RHP Justin Jamison (13), RHP Chris Matlock (21), RHP Jared Prince (34), RHP Braden Tullis (8), LHP Shane Zagarac (42), C Vin DiFazio (12), 3B Taylor Vail (40), SS Shon Landry (31), SS Danny Lima (23), OF Joe Bonadonna (43), OF Braxton Lane (7), OF Kyle Rhoad (33), OF Ruben Sierra Jr. (6)
Recalled: RHP Warner Madrigal
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Warner Madrigal
Option transferred: RHP John Bannister (Triple-A to Double-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Andrew Laughter, RHP Michael Main
Reinstated from DL: LHP Joseph Ortiz, 1B Nate Gold, OF David Paisano
Activated player signed for 2009: LHP Robert Ross

Toronto Blue Jays
Signed: OF Johnny Roberts (NDFA—Oral Roberts), OF Nick Zaleski (NDFA—Sam Houston State)
Draft picks signed: RHP Zach Anderson (29), RHP Matt Fields (22), RHP Shawn Griffith (37), RHP Brian Justice (27), RHP Lance Loftin (26), RHP Matt Morgal (13), RHP Zach Outman (28), RHP Dave Sever (16), RHP Ryan Shopshire (32), RHP Steve Turnbull (17), LHP Alex Pepe (36), LHP Egan Smith (7), LHP Sam Strickland (25), LHP Evan Teague (35), C Yan Gomes (10), C Jack Murphy (31), 1B Lance Durham (14), 1B Yudelmis Hernandez (38), 3B Bryson Namba (12), SS Jonathan Fernandez (34), SS Kevin Nolan (20), SS Matt Nuzzo (24), OF Brad Glenn (23)
Released: RHP Cody Dunbar, SS Chris Gutierrez
Placed on restricted list: RHP Castillo Perez, LHP Joe Wice, SS Carlos Vasquez
Place on suspended list: LHP John Anderson
Recalled: RHP Jeremy Accardo, LHP Brett Cecil
Added to 40-man roster: LHP Brad Mills
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dustin Antolin, RHP Rei Gonzalez, LHP Frank Gailey, LHP Chris Michalak, 1B David Cooper, OF Bartolo Nicolas
Reinstated from DL: RHP Alan Farina, RHP Kyle Ginley, RHP Marty McLeary

Washington Nationals
Signed: LHP Horacio Ramirez
Draft picks signed: RHP Frank Corolla (19), RHP Trevor Holder (3), RHP Pat Lehman (13), RHP Kyle Morrison (32), RHP Rob Wort (30), LHP Mitchell Clegg (21), 3B Jack Walker (20), SS Sean Nicol (16), OF Justin Bloxom (11), OF J.J. Sferra (31)
Released: 1B J.P. Padron, OF Chris Blackwood
Traded: LHP Mike O’Connor to Padres for a player to be named
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jason Bergmann, OF Corey Patterson
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Frank Corolla, RHP Preston Larrison, RHP Carlos Martinez, RHP Justin Phillabaum, RHP Colton Willems, C John Poppert, OF Jemel Spearman
Reinstated from DL: C Devin Ivany, C John Poppert, 2B Michael Martinez, SS Dan Lyons, OF Mike Daniel