Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Nov. 1-5.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: C Tuffy Gosewisch
Elected free agency: LHP Mike Zagurski
Removed from 40-man: LHP Mike Zagurski, 3B Josh Bell (both players outrighted to Triple-A)

Atlanta Braves
Signed: 1B Chris Garcia (re-signed)
Elected free agency: C J.C. Boscan
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Juan Jaime, 1B Ernesto Mejia
Removed from 40-man: LHP Robert Fish, C J.C. Boscan (both players outrighted to Triple-A)

Credit the Braves pro scouting department with finding power reliever Juan Jaime and power-hitting first baseman Ernesto Mejia, both of whom signed minor league contracts with the organization and eventually worked their way onto the 40-man roster. The 25-year-old Jaime missed all of ’10 and ’11 after having Tommy John surgery, earning his release from the Diamondbacks, but he proved healthy and effective with high Class A Lynchburg this season, ranking among the Carolina League leaders with 42 appearances and 18 saves while striking out 73 in 51 innings. He touches 98 mph but lacks feel for a fringy slider and changeup, but if he continues to miss bats and limit baserunners he might have a big league future.

Mejia originally signed with the Braves out of Venezuela in July ’02—he spent the ’10 season in the Royals system—but he didn't garner much prospect buzz until this season when International League managers voted him the Triple-A circuit's top power prospect. The 26-year-old batted .296/.347/.502 with 24 homers for Gwinnett, leading the IL with 92 RBIs, 152 hits and 258 total bases. In an era where even corner power can be difficult (or prohibitively expensive) to acquire, Mejia has it in spades. [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Oct. 24-31.

The players added to 40-man rosters in this installment, such as the Diamondbacks' Alfredo Marte below, would have otherwise qualified for minor league free agency, thus providing the impetus for their organizations to act. To view all 549 of such free agents, check out our complete Minor League Free Agents 2012 listing.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: OF Jeremy Reed
Elected free agency: RHP Joe Martinez, 1B Mike Jacobs, SS Cody Ransom
Added to 40-man roster: OF Alfredo Marte
Removed from 40-man: RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, RHP Joe Martinez, 1B Mike Jacobs, SS Cody Ransom, OF Tyler Graham (all players outrighted to Triple-A)

Jeremy Reed, who did not play this season, played Triple-A ball for Nashville (Brewers) and Rochester (Twins) in ’11, batting .203/.280/.305 in an abbreviated 40 games.

Alfredo Marte batted .294/.363/.523 with 20 homers in 398 at-bats for Double-A Mobile this season to rank second in the Southern League in slugging percentage. Scouts believe the 23-year-old's power will play, but then it will have to given that he fits a left-field profile.

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Raymond Sanchez, LHP Yohan Flande (re-signed), LHP Jose Lugo (re-signed), LHP Alfonso Yevoli (Washington (Frontier))
Removed from 40-man: RHP Erik Cordier (outrighted to Triple-A)
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: C Cory Brownsten

Lefty Alfonso Yevoli finished his senior year at Tennessee Wesleyan this spring, went undrafted and signed on with Washington of the Frontier League, where he struck out 34 in 34 1/3 relief innings while allowing 11 walks and 25 hits. The Braves plucked a quality arm out of the FL in June ’11, signing 6-foot-8 righthander Gary Moran, who won the Southern League ERA title this season. [...] Continue Reading »

Major League Baseball declared the following 549 players minor league free agents on Nov. 3, five days after the conclusion of the World Series. All players' minor league contracts expired after the 2012 season and they failed to reach an agreement with their current organizations for 2013.

Nov. 22 update: The Minor League Free Agent Tracker returns for its second season. This time readers can view positions played, Prospect Handbook appearances and Best Tools nods via dropdowns.

Arizona Diamondbacks
RHP: Jonathan Albaladejo (AAA), Daniel Cabrera (AAA), Mike DeMark (AAA), Jensen Lewis (AAA), Yonata Ortega (AA), Brett Tomko (AAA)
C: Ryan Budde (AAA)
1B: Ryan Strieby (AAA)
3B: Josh Bell (AAA), Matt Mangini (AA)
SS: Wladimir Sutil (AAA)
OF: Irfran Becerra (R), Tyler Graham (AAA)

Atlanta Braves
RHP: Buddy Carlyle (AAA), Erik Cordier (AAA)
LHP: Dusty Hughes (AAA), Brent Leach (AA)
C: J.C. Boscan (AAA), Shawn McGill (AAA), Jose Yepez (AAA)
1B: Ian Gac (AA)
2B: Rusty Ryal (AAA), Bobby Stevens (AA)
3B: Ruben Gotay (AAA), Terry Tiffee (AAA)
SS: Jason Christian (AA), Josh Wilson (AAA)
OF: Luis Durango (AAA), Stefan Gartrell (AAA), Josh Kroeger (AAA), Felix Pie (AAA), Tim Smith (AA) [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Oct. 16-23.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Traded: OF Chris Young and cash to Athletics as part of three-team deal in which Athletics traded SS Cliff Pennington to Diamondbacks and SS Yordy Cabrera to Marlins; and Marlins traded RHP Heath Bell and cash to Diamondbacks.

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Carlos Ledezma, C Matt Kennelly (re-signed)

Baltimore Orioles
Released: LHP Dontrelle Willis

Chicago Cubs
Acquired: RHP Marcelo Carreno and cash considerations from Tigers as players to be named for OF Jeff Baker [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Oct. 9-15.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: LHP Matt Way (Laredo (American Association)), C Humberto Cota (Monterrey (Mexican)), C Chris McMurray (re-signed), C Rossmel Perez (re-signed)

Released by the Reds during spring training ’09, Humberto Cota made his way to the Mexican League that season and has spent the past four years with Monterrey. He played catcher, first base and DH this season and hit .320/.406/.469 with five homers in 175 at-bats.

The Phillies drafted Washington State senior Matt Way in the fifth round of the ’09 draft and rushed him to low Class A in time for the South Atlantic League playoffs that season. He allowed a .197 average and one home run to righties over 234 at-bats in his debut, seemingly on his way to profiling as a back-end lefty starter. But then Way made just 17 appearances in ’10, spent all of ’11 on the disabled list and got released during spring training ’12. He pitched well enough in the American Association (7.8 strikeouts, 4.3 walks per nine innings) to get another shot in affiliated ball.

Atlanta Braves
Signed: OF Jordan Parraz (re-signed) [...] Continue Reading »

The Tigers left fielder in Game Two of the American League Championship Series led off the seventh inning and struck one of the game's critical hits. He drove a pitch from the Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda to deep center field for a double. He then scored on a Delmon Young groundout three batters later, breaking a scoreless tie. Detroit went on to win the game 3-0.

Little more than three hours later, in Game One of the National League Championship Series, the Giants left fielder cut San Francisco's deficit in half with a fourth-inning triple to right-center field off Cardinals starter Lance Lynn. His extra-base hit plated two runs, and he came around to score when the next batter, Brandon Crawford, doubled. The Giants bullpen held St. Louis scoreless for the final five innings, but the damage had been done and San Fran lost the game 6-4.

While the events outlined above appear commonplace, the identity of the rally-starters may surprise. Our two heroes from Oct. 14 turned out to be Quintin Berry (Tigers) and Gregor Blanco (Giants), a pair of players signed as minor league free agents last offseason.

Even the Yankees haven't been immune from turning to a minor league free agent import for help. Jayson Nix started at least 10 games at third base, shortstop and second base during the regular season, only to be pushed into service as everyday shortstop during the ALCS after Derek Jeter fractured his ankle in Game One. [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Oct. 2-8.

The players in this installment who have elected free agency have done so under Article XX(D) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which states in part: "Any player whose contract is assigned outright to a minor league club for the second time or any subsequent time in his career may elect . . . to become a free agent." Players can begin filing the day after the regular season ends, and up through Oct. 15.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: OF Brent Clevlen (re-signed)
Released: RHP Victor Acosta, RHP Chase Brewer, RHP Victor Capellan, RHP Tanner Hamilton, RHP Kyle Owings, RHP Chris Pack, RHP Dexter Price, RHP Michael Rivera, LHP Harry Marino, LHP Elroy Urbina, C Kevin Dultz, C Bryan Henry, 1B Jake Williams, 2B Jesus Abreu, 2B Eric Groff, 3B Jimmy Comerota, 3B Miles Walding, OF Shaun Cooper
Elected free agency: LHP Zach Kroenke
Reinstated from DL: C Raywilly Gomez

Atlanta Braves
Signed: C Nathan Hass, OF Juan Reyes

The Braves signed Nathan Hass, an 18-year-old Australian catcher who told the Sunshine Coast Daily, "My goal is to get signed to play professional—go as high as I can over in the States."

Baltimore Orioles
Elected free agency: OF Jai Miller
Reinstated from DL: RHP Dennis Torres, C Tanner Murphy, 1B Nik Balog, 2B Tommy Richards, SS Byron Capellan, OF Oswill Lartiguez [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Sept. 25-Oct. 1.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Bo Schultz (re-signed)
Released: 2B Matt Jensen
Recalled: RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, RHP Trevor Bauer, RHP Sam Demel, RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Joe Paterson, 3B Josh Bell
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Chase Anderson, RHP Evan Marshall, RHP Kevin Munson, RHP Eric Smith, 2B Tyler Bortnick, 3B Matt Davidson, SS Chris Owings

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Cory Rasmus (re-signed), LHP Ryan Buchter (re-signed), 2B Alden Carrithers (re-signed)
Released: RHP Dustin Evans
Traded: RHP Greg Ross to Tigers as player to be named for OF Jeff Baker
Reinstated from DL: RHP Dustin Evans
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Cory Rasmus, RHP Zeke Spruill, LHP Ryan Buchter, LHP Chris Jones, C Matt Kennelly, 3B Edward Salcedo, SS Nick Ahmed

Dustin Evans, a second-round pick out of Georgia Southern in ’06, hasn't played since August ’08, when he was a member of high Class A Myrtle Beach. He spent all of ’09 on the disabled list, and then voluntarily retired in June ’10.

Baltimore Orioles
Recalled: RHP Oliver Drake, 1B Joe Mahoney
Added to 40-man roster: 2B Bill Hall [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Sept. 18-24.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Chaz Roe (Laredo (American Association)), RHP Kyle Schepel (Rockford (Frontier))
Recalled: OF A.J. Pollock
Added to 40-man roster: 1B Mike Jacobs
Designated for assignment: OF Cole Gillespie
Reinstated from DL: RHP Robbie Buller, RHP Teofilo Gutierrez, RHP D.J. Johnson, RHP Juan Valdez, LHP John Pedrotty, C Fidel Pena, 2B Matt Jensen, SS Wladimir Sutil, OF Marc Bourgeois, OF Ollie Linton

A.J. Pollock won MVP honors for both the Pacific Coast League playoffs (.333 with six extra-base hits, six runs and six RBIs in nine games) and the Triple-A National Championship Game (2-for-5, triple, double, two runs). The 24-year-old batted .318/.369/.411 in 428 at-bats with three homers, 25 doubles and 21 steals for Reno this season.

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Osman Manzanares, RHP Evertz Orozco
Reinstated from DL: RHP Brett Cammons, RHP Cody Martin, RHP Jarett Miller, RHP Benino Pruneda, RHP Jason Rice, RHP Andrew Wilson, LHP Oriel Caicedo, LHP Yean Carlos Gil, LHP Alex Wood, C Christian Bethancourt, 3B Barrett Kleinknecht, OF Collin DeLome, OF Matt Lipka, OF Jordan Parraz

Baltimore Orioles
Recalled: RHP Dylan Bundy
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Clay Schrader, RHP Mike Wright, LHP Mike Belfiore, LHP Chris Petrini, C Brian Ward, 2B Jonathan Schoop, OF L.J. Hoes [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Sept. 11-17.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Placed on 7-day DL: SS Wladimir Sutil
Reinstated from DL: 3B Matt Mangini

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Evertz Alvarado, C Alvaro Maradiaga

Baltimore Orioles
Added to 40-man roster: OF Endy Chavez, OF L.J. Hoes
Removed from 40-man: 2B Ryan Adams (outrighted to Triple-A)
Reinstated from DL: RHP Bobby Bundy, RHP Eun Chul Choi, RHP Oliver Drake, RHP Ivan Hernandez, RHP Matt Hobgood, RHP Dan Klein, RHP Oscar Melendez, RHP Jose Mota, RHP Ryan O'Shea, RHP Joel Pineiro, RHP Jose Rivera, LHP Casey Lambert, LHP Rich Rundles, LHP Matt Taylor, LHP Ashur Tolliver, LHP Aaron Wirsch, C Zach Booker, C Kyle Moore, C Pedro Perez, C Joel Polanco, C Jason Stifler, C Scott Thomas, 1B Aaron Baker, 1B Nicky Delmonico, 1B Christian Walker, 2B Austin Knight, OF Scott Beerer, OF Trent Mummey, OF Mike Planeta, OF John Ruettiger

The Orioles selected 22-year-old center fielder L.J. Hoes as the organization's minor league player of the year and rewarded him with a September callup. He spent the season with Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk and batted .287/.372/.388 in 513 at-bats with 35 extra-base hits and 20 steals in 133 games. [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Sept. 4-10.

Organizations have begun re-signing players to minor league deals to preempt minor league free agency in November. Elsewhere, teams restore players from the disabled list.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Added to 40-man roster: OF Adam Eaton
Placed on 7-day DL: 3B Matt Mangini, OF Ollie Linton

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Aldo Silva
Recalled: RHP Erik Cordier, RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Jair Jurrjens, RHP Julio Teheran, RHP Anthony Varvaro

Baltimore Orioles
Recalled: RHP Jake Arrieta, LHP Zach Britton [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Aug. 28-Sept. 3.

With September comes expanded rosters and first looks at top prospects such as Jurickson Profar and Shelby Miller. A total of 97 players in this installment joined the big league squad on Sept. 1 or later.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: C Chris McMurray (Lincoln (American Association))
Acquired: 1B Frazier Hall from Angels as player to be named for RHP Barry Enright
Recalled: C Konrad Schmidt
Added to 40-man roster: OF Tyler Graham
Reinstated from DL: OF Adam Eaton

A 16th-rounder from Southern last year, Frazier Hall batted .254/.322/.386 with 13 homers in 456 at-bats for low Class A Cedar Rapids in the Angels system. Scouts like his line-drive stroke and expect him to hit for average (and doubles) moreso than home runs as he advances.

Atlanta Braves
Recalled: RHP Randall Delgado, C J.C. Boscan, OF Jose Constanza
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Peter Moylan, 1B Lyle Overbay
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jair Jurrjens
Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Alex Wood
Reinstated from DL: RHP Juan Jaime, 2B Ruben Gotay, OF Tim Smith [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Aug. 21-27.

Any player listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Released: 1B Kyle Greene
Recalled: RHP Sam Demel, OF A.J. Pollock
Added to 40-man roster: LHP Tyler Skaggs
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Sam Demel, OF A.J. Pollock
Placed on 7-day DL: OF Adam Eaton, OF Cole Gillespie
Reinstated from DL: OF Ollie Linton

Atlanta Braves
Signed: 1B Lyle Overbay (released by Diamondbacks)
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Miguel Batista
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Juan Jaime, RHP Andrew Wilson, 2B Ruben Gotay
Reinstated from DL: RHP Adam Holland, 2B Tommy La Stella, 3B Terry Tiffee

Baltimore Orioles
Elected free agency: LHP J.C. Romero
Recalled: RHP Jake Arrieta, LHP Brian Matusz
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jake Arrieta
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Tommy Hunter
Removed from 40-man: LHP J.C. Romero (outrighted to Triple-A) [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Aug. 14-20.

Any player listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Traded: SS Stephen Drew to Athletics for SS Sean Jamieson
Acquired: RHP Daniel Cabrera from Pirates for cash considerations
Added to 40-man roster: LHP Mike Zagurski
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP D.J. Johnson, C Raywilly Gomez, OF Marc Bourgeois

Atlanta Braves
Signed: LHP Daniel Rodriguez (Saltillo (Mexican)), OF Karl Hoschke
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cory Gearrin
Option transferred: RHP Erik Cordier (Triple-A to Double-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Adam Holland, 3B Terry Tiffee
Reinstated from DL: RHP Erik Cordier, LHP Andy Otero, C Braeden Schlehuber

Aussie Karl Hoschke decided to sign with the Braves after also considering an offer to sign with the Twins, according to The Australian Baseball Digest blog. Also according to that source, Hoschke is the 18th Australian to sign with a major league organization this year, the highest total since ’08. [...] Continue Reading »

This time: Aug. 7-13

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Aug. 7-13.

Any player listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Brett Tomko (released by Reds), 3B Matt Mangini (released by Rays)
Released: RHP Gaby Hernandez
Acquired: 2B Tyler Kuhn from White Sox for cash considerations
Recalled: RHP Brad Bergesen, RHP Bryan Shaw
Added to 40-man roster: 2B Jake Elmore
Removed from 40-man: LHP Mike Zagurski (outrighted to Triple-A)

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Jordany Santana
Released: OF Chase Larsson
Placed on 7-day DL: C Christian Bethancourt, C Braeden Schlehuber, OF Tim Smith
Reinstated from DL: RHP Caleb Brewer, OF Chase Larsson

Baltimore Orioles
Signed: LHP Ronald Schreurs (NDFA—Broward (Fla.) CC)
Released: RHP Ken Wise
Traded: SS Carlos Rojas to Indians for LHP J.C. Romero
Recalled: RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Miguel Socolovich
Added to 40-man roster: SS Manny Machado
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Miguel Socolovich, LHP Zach Britton
Removed from 40-man: OF Endy Chavez (outrighted to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Christian Walker, OF Travis Adair, OF Trent Mummey
Placed on 60-day DL: 1B Nik Balog
Reinstated from DL: RHP David Baker, RHP Jaime Esquivel, LHP Jorge Rivera, C Chris Robinson

With the Orioles in the thick of the wild-card chase, they probably would have called up Manny Machado when rosters expand in September—so why not bring him up a few weeks early when he's clearly seeing the ball well with Double-A Bowie? (The 20-year-old batted .275/.365/.505 with 11 extra-base hits and 11 walks in 25 games since the Eastern League all-star game, and he led off last week's Prospect Hot Sheet.) That line of thinking has paid off for Machado and the Orioles, as the young infielder kicked off his career by batting 6-for-16 with three homers, a double and a triple in a four-game set against the Royals. [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period Aug. 2-6.

Any player listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: C B.J. Lopez (NDFA—Grand Street Campus HS, Brooklyn)
Recalled: LHP Pat Corbin
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Brad Bergesen

Pat Corbin excelled during his optional assignment to Triple-A Reno in July, notching a 2.40 ERA and 22-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 15 innings in starts in Tucson, Las Vegas and Reno. He's made two starts since rejoining the Diamondbacks, allowing two runs in 12 innings whiles striking out 12.

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Wes Parsons (NDFA—Jackson State (Tenn.) CC)
Released: LHP Chris Masters
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Cody Martin
Reinstated from DL: RHP Peter Moylan, OF David Rohm [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period July 24-Aug. 1.

For more on the July 31 trade deadline please see Trade Central, which has *free* scouting reports on *all* prospects involved in trades, a summary of trade imports/exports for all 30 clubs and Jim Callis' summation of the top prospects traded.

Arizona Diamondback
Released: RHP Cesse DeJesus, 2B Rusty Ryal
Traded: 3B Ryan Roberts to Rays for 2B Tyler Bortnick
Traded: OF Bobby Borchering and OF Marc Krauss to Astros for 3B Chris Johnson
Removed from 40-man: RHP Yonata Ortega (outrighted to Double-A)
Reinstated from DL: RHP Cesse DeJesus, OF Tyler Graham, OF Kyle Greene

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Miguel Batista (released by Mets), 2B Rusty Ryal (released by Diamondbacks), OF Emmanuel Alvarez, OF Josh Kroeger (released by Red Sox), OF Juan Puello
Released: RHP Eric Junge, RHP Charlie Robertson, 2B Lance Zawadzki
Traded: OF Christian Marrero to Pirates for 2B Brian Friday
Recalled: RHP Cory Gearrin
Optioned to Triple-A: OF Jose Constanza
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Caleb Brewer, RHP Peter Moylan, OF Jordan Parraz, OF David Rohm
Reinstated from DL: RHP Juan Jaime, C Evan Gattis, 1B Chris Garcia

The Braves' acquisition of Reed Johnson and Paul Maholm from the Cubs pushed Jose Constanza to Triple-A and Kris Medlen to the bullpen. [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period July 19-23.

Any player listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: 1B Ryan Strieby (released by Tigers)
Released: RHP Bobby O'Neill
Recalled: RHP Jonathan Albaladejo
Added to 40-man roster: 3B Ryan Wheeler
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, RHP Trevor Bauer, RHP Bryan Shaw
Placed on 7-day DL: OF Kyle Greene
Reinstated from DL: RHP Eric Smith

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Patrick Scoggin (NDFA—Virginia Tech), LHP Mike Tarsi (Bridgeport (Atlantic)), 1B Mike Spina (released by Athletics), 2B Jaime Pedroza (Lancaster (Atlantic))
Released: RHP Adam Russell, 2B Gerardo Reyes
Acquired: OF Dan Brewer from Yankees for cash considerations
Recalled: RHP Randall Delgado, OF Jose Constanza
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Randall Delgado, RHP Anthony Varvaro
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Juan Jaime, RHP Jarett Miller, 1B Chris Garcia
Reinstated from DL: RHP Dave Filak, RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Adam Holland, LHP Chris Masters [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period July 10-18.

Any player listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Please see the Baseball America Draft Database for much more detailed information on draft picks, including scouting reports (for subscribers) and select signing bonuses.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Chase Brewer (NDFA—UCLA)
Released: LHP Taylor Sinclair, OF Alan Santiago
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Pat Corbin
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Eric Smith

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Mike Lee (Rockford (Frontier)), 3B Terry Tiffee (Lancaster (Atlantic))
Draft pick signed: RHP Matt Kimbrel (31)
Released: LHP Chad Rodgers, LHP Matt Talley, SS Greg Paiml
Recalled: C J.C. Boscan, SS Tyler Pastornicky
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Ben Sheets
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Randall Delgado, C J.C. Boscan
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Dave Filak, RHP Cory Gearrin, LHP Chris Masters, 2B Tommy La Stella
Reinstated from DL: RHP Peter Moylan, LHP Chad Rodgers, C Chad Comer, SS Fernando de los Santos

The Braves came to terms with 31st-round righty Matt Kimbrel the day before the signing deadline, one year after failing to sign him as a 32nd-rounder out of Shelton State (Ala.) CC. He's the younger brother of Braves closer Craig Kimbrel, who like Matt also attended community college in Alabama. Craig signed with Atlanta as a third-rounder in ’08 out of Wallace State (Ala.) CC. [...] Continue Reading »

Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period July 3-9.

Please see the Baseball America Draft Database for much more detailed information on draft picks, including scouting reports (for subscribers), select signing bonuses and a running tally of team spending.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Chris Thomas (NDFA—Lander (S.C.))
Draft picks signed: OF Evan Marzilli (8), OF Damion Smith (27)
Released: RHP Chris Jakubauskas, C Jae Yun Kim, C Mark Reed
Placed on 7-day DL: LHP John Pedrotty, C Fidel Pena
Reinstated from DL: RHP Mike Bolsinger, C Mark Reed, 3B Carter Bell, OF Alfredo Marte

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Ben Sheets
Released: RHP D.J. Carrasco, OF Cory Harrilchak
Recalled: LHP Luis Avilan
Reinstated from DL: OF Jordan Parraz

Baltimore Orioles
Signed: OF Henry Urrutia
Draft picks signed: RHP Matt Price (7), 1B Christian Walker (4)
Recalled: RHP Chris Tillman, 1B Joe Mahoney, 2B Steven Tolleson, OF Xavier Avery
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Jake Arrieta, RHP Steve Johnson, 1B Joe Mahoney
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Chris Tillman
Removed from 40-man: LHP Zach Phillips (outrighted to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Brandon Erbe, RHP Jaime Esquivel, LHP Dustin Ward, C Cameron Edman, C Pedro Perez, OF Austin Knight, OF Ronnie Welty
Reinstated from DL: C Michael Ohlman, 2B Nicky Delmonico, OF Ronnie Welty

The Orioles signed Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia for $778,500, and his bonus will not count against Baltimore's international signing budget. [...] Continue Reading »