This time: Nov. 6-17
Previous installment: Oct. 26-Nov. 5

The full list of this year’s minor league free agents is available elsewhere on our site. Here you’ll find a spattering of 40-man roster-related moves—players removed and players added in advance of Friday’s deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Granted free agency: OF Alex Romero

Atlanta Braves
Signed: 3B Wes Timmons (re-signed)
Released: OF Brian Barton

The Braves traded Blaine Boyer to the Cardinals in late April to acquire Barton, who had been a St. Louis big league Rule 5 pick in ’08. The Cardinals nabbed him from the Indians, meaning that in the past three years Barton played for three organizations. (Incidentally, the Cards lost Boyer to a waiver claim by the D’backs in June.) In 114 games for Triple-A Gwinnett last year, Barton batted .266/.354/.390 with seven homers and 46 RBIs. He intends to suit up for a fourth organization in ’10. [...] Continue Reading »

The World Baseball Classic last spring pushed back Opening Day and, consequently, the World Series, which finally concluded with a Game Six on Nov. 4. It also delayed the free agent filing dates for both major and minor league players. Major League Baseball granted free agency on Nov. 9 to 536 minor league players, i.e. those not included on 40-man rosters. We have them all here, listed by organization. Access past lists in our MiLB Free Agents archive.

• We’ve included the classification at which the player finished the season: Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), high Class A (Hi A), low Class A (Lo A), short-season (SS) and Rookie ball (R) and the Dominican Summer League (DSL).

• Twelve players here spent the entire season (equal to 153 days) on the disabled list—they’re denoted with a double plus sign (++). Among them, three players (Chris Capuano, Mike Rabelo, Oswaldo Sosa) technically did play in 2009, but they did so in Rookie ball while on rehab assignments, which did not require them to leave the DL.

• Players with a single plus sign (+) spent more than half the season (77 days or more) on the DL. Shane Costa (2 PA), John Ennis (1/3 IP), Devern Hansack (1 IP) and Donnie Murphy (10 PA) all effectively missed the entire season with injuries.

• Free agents by classification: Triple-A, 59.7 percent; Double-A, 26.7 percent; high Class A, 8.2 percent; low Class A, 2 percent. The 18 players in short-season ball constitute 3.4 percent of the pool.

• The Dodgers had 34 free agents, the highest total here; the Cardinals had just seven.

Arizona Diamondbacks (15)
RHP: Scott Dohmann (AAA), Seth Etherton (AAA), Bobby Korecky (AAA), Ramon Sanchez (Hi A)
LHP: Jon Coutlangus+ (AAA)
C: Orlando Mercado (AA), Matt Tupman (AA)
2B: Guillermo Reyes (AA)
3B: Ruben Gotay (AAA), Agustin Murillo (AAA)
SS: Abraham Nunez (AAA), Ed Rogers (AAA)
OF: Trent Oeltjen (AAA), Chris Roberson (AAA), Brandon Watson (AAA)

Atlanta Braves (12)
RHP: Bobby Brownlie (AA), Jerome Gamble (AA), Moises Hernandez+ (Hi A), Lance Niekro (R)
LHP: Mariano Gomez (AAA), Juan Perez (AAA)
C: Jose Camarena (AA), Alvin Colina (AAA)
1B: Ernesto Mejia+ (AA)
2B: Chris Burke (AAA), Antonio Perez (AA)
3B: Kody Kirkland (AA) [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Oct. 26-Nov. 5
Previous installment: Oct. 14-25

The complete minor league free agent list will be available later this week. For now, chew on these additions and subtractions from 40-man rosters as well as the 13 newly-minted free agents.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Released: RHP Ben Dollar, RHP Jordan Meaker, RHP Pira Rodriguez, RHP Houston Summers, RHP Clayton Suss, LHP Ariel Brea, 3B Nelson Gomez, OF Brendan Duffy, OF Astolfo Inciarte, OF Greg Thomson
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: OF Trent Oeltjen, OF Alex Romero

Baltimore Orioles
Granted free agency: LHP Rich Hill, C Guillermo Rodriguez, OF Jeff Fiorentino
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: RHP Chris Lambert, RHP Bob McCrory, RHP Jim Miller, RHP Alfredo Simon, LHP Rich Hill, C Guillermo Rodriguez, OF Jeff Fiorentino

Boston Red Sox
Traded: LHP Jose Alvarez and LHP Hunter Jones to Marlins for OF Jeremy Hermida
Granted free agency: SS Nick Green
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: RHP Fernando Cabrera, SS Nick Green, OF Joey Gathright [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Oct. 14-25
Previous installment: Oct. 6-13

More 40-man roster maneuvering, a handful of new free agents and one club’s foray into the independent leagues . . . it’s all next on a very special Minor League Transactions.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Bryan Augenstein, RHP Cesar Valdez, LHP Thomas Layne, LHP Scott Maine, 1B Brandon Allen, SS Pedro Ciriaco, OF Cole Gillespie

Atlanta Braves
Granted free agency: OF Reid Gorecki

Boston Red Sox
Granted free agency: RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Takashi Saito
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: RHP Takashi Saito [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Oct. 6-13
Previous installment: Sept. 28-Oct. 7

The mass list of minor league free agents won’t be available for another few weeks, but the trickle continues in this installment with 15 more players opting to test the market.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: RHP Bobby Korecky

Atlanta Braves
Granted free agency: RHP Jorge Campillo, RHP Buddy Carlyle, RHP Vladimir Nunez
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: RHP Jorge Campillo, RHP Buddy Carlyle, RHP Vladimir Nunez, OF Reid Gorecki

Campillo, Carlyle and Gorecki served the Braves well as minor league free agent signs who contributed to the big league club in supporting roles over the past two years. [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Sept. 28-Oct. 7
Previous installment: Sept. 21-27

The offseason is officially upon us. The first wave of minor league free agents make their way to the open market as their contracts expire. The list includes a pair of No. 1 overall draft picks in Kris Benson (’96) and Bryan Bullington (’02). And throw in third overall pick Philip Humber (’04) for good measure. Elsewhere, teams recalled the remnants of their 40-man rosters because at this point there’s no longer a distinction between the active and expanded roster.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Granted free agency: LHP Travis Blackley
Recalled: RHP Bobby Korecky, RHP Jose Marte, RHP Kyler Newby, RHP Cesar Valdez, LHP Leyson Septimo, LHP Doug Slaten, 1B Josh Whitesell, SS Pedro Ciriaco

Atlanta Braves
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Rico Reid

Baltimore Orioles
Reinstated from DL: LHP Cameron Coffey

Boston Red Sox
Signed: SS Jose Iglesias
Granted free agency: RHP Enrique Gonzalez, LHP Javier Lopez
Recalled: LHP Felix Doubront, C Mark Wagner, 1B Aaron Bates
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Fernando Cabrera, LHP Dustin Richardson
Designated for assignment: OF Chris Carter
Reinstated from DL: RHP Austin Bailey, OF Roberto Feliz
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Randor Bierd, RHP Casey Kelly, RHP Richie Lentz, RHP Chris Province, LHP Dustin Richardson, C Luis Exposito, OF Ryan Kalish

The Red Sox first reached a deal with Iglesias, a 19-year-old Cuban defector, in July, but now it’s official. Interesting to note here that his initial assignment was designated as Double-A Portland. That could change, especially in light of how 20-year-old White Sox third baseman Dayan Viciedo fared with Birmingham this year. [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Sept. 21-27
Previous installment: Sept. 14-20

A typically light week for transactions finds most clubs emptying the contents of their disabled lists. Elsewhere, a few organizations re-sign players to minor league deals, while in the background, players return from their month-long sojourn to Europe for the World Cup.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Reinstated from DL: RHP Trevor Harden, RHP Bobby Korecky, RHP Jarrod Parker, LHP Jon Coutlangus, LHP Taylor Sinclair, C Ryan Babineau, C Sean Coughlin, C Josh Ford, C Jhoan Pimentel, SS Yunesky Sanchez, SS Antonio Sepulveda, OF Collin Cowgill, OF Marc Krauss, OF Joey Side
Reinstated from inactive list: 2B Ruben Gotay, 2B Guillermo Reyes

Atlanta Braves
Recalled: RHP Stephen Marek, RHP James Parr, RHP Todd Redmond, RHP Luis Valdez, LHP Jo-Jo Reyes, 1B Barbaro Canizares, SS Diory Hernandez, OF Gregor Blanco, OF Brandon Jones
Reinstated from DL: RHP Paul Clemens, RHP Dustin Evans, RHP Steven Figueroa, RHP Jerome Gamble, RHP Tyrelle Harris, RHP James Parr, LHP Brett DeVall, LHP Scott Diamond, LHP Steve Kent, 1B Freddie Freeman, 1B Ernesto Mejia, 2B J.C. Holt, 3B Adam Coe, 3B Stephen Shults, SS Chad Lundahl, OF Jhadiel Santamaria
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Todd Redmond, C Matt Kennelly, 1B Ryohei Shimabukuro

[...] Continue Reading »

This time: Sept. 14-20
Previous installment: Sept. 7-13

We’re knee-deep in postseason prospect rankings and book editing projects, so the transactions blog will continue in a truncated form for the time being. We’ll continue to publish all the transactions, of course, but expect sporadic commentary. And keep in mind as you’re reading these posts that the information comes straight from MLB. If you see something that defies easy explanation, then that transaction may be a paperwork move, a formality carried out by the clubs.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Atlanta Braves
Released: LHP John Halama

Chicago Cubs
Released: RHP Ezequiel Astacio, LHP Ryan Sontag, C Juan Medina, 2B Jose Made, OF Glenn Cook, OF Jericho Jones, OF Jonathan Wyatt
Added to 40-man roster: OF So Taguchi
Reinstated from DL: RHP Jake Muyco, RHP Josh Whitlock, OF Brett Jackson

A 46th-rounder this year from Miami, Cook is notable because he’s (apparently) the first ’09 draft pick to hit the release wire. [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Sept. 7-13
Previous installment: Aug. 27-Sept. 6

As was the case last time, the torrent of temporarily inactivated players here are largely participants in the World Cup. Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Recalled: C Luke Carlin, OF Trent Oeltjen

Atlanta Braves
Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Ernesto Mejia
Reinstated from DL: LHP Mariano Gomez

Baltimore Orioles
Acquired: LHP Sean Henn from Twins for future considerations
Recalled: RHP Chris Lambert, RHP Bob McCrory, LHP Chris Waters
Added to 40-man roster: LHP Sean Henn, C Guillermo Rodriguez, 2B Justin Turner [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Aug. 27-Sept. 6
Previous installment: Aug. 23-29

Three notable items regarding this installment: 1) Clubs called up a slew of young players with the expanded September rosters; for the most part, only those who were still needed for their clubs’ minor league playoffs were left behind on the farm; 2) Teams remained active up to the Aug. 31 deadline to trade players who had cleared waivers; doing so allowed those players to be eligible for postseason play with their new clubs; and 3) The torrent of temporarily inactivated players here are largely participants in the World Cup.

Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Recalled: RHP Bryan Augenstein, RHP Billy Buckner
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Daniel Cabrera
Placed on temporarily inactive list: 2B Ruben Gotay

Atlanta Braves
Recalled: RHP Manny Acosta, RHP Luis Valdez, C Clint Sammons, 2B Brooks Conrad, OF Brian Barton, OF Jordan Schafer
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Vladimir Nunez
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Luis Valdez
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: OF Brian Barton
Reinstated from DL: LHP Chad Rodgers, Jordan Schafer
Placed on temporarily inactive list: RHP Jon Huber, RHP Todd Redmond (Team USA), C Matt Kennelly (Australia)
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Jon Huber

Kennelly is playing for Australia in the World Cup, while Redmond is on Team USA.

[...] Continue Reading »