Minor League Transactions

August 18-30, 2006

August 31, 2006

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See also: Previous Transactions

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Arizona Diamondbacks
Traded OF Shawn Green to Mets for LHP Evan MacLane
Placed 3B Mayobanex Santana on restricted list

Atlanta Braves
Signed RHP Deunte Heath
Signed RHP Ryne Reynoso
Signed RHP Tim Gustafson
Released RHP Carlos Almanzar
Placed RHP Jose Ascanio on suspended list

Baltimore Orioles
Traded OF Jeff Conine to Phillies for SS Angel Chavez
Placed LHP Franklyn Gracesqui on restricted list

Boston Red Sox
Signed 1B Carlos Pena
Signed 1B Lars Anderson (18)
Signed C Tyler Weeden (16)
Signed LHP Rob Henkel
Signed OF Ryan Kalish (9)
Signed OF William Reddick (17)
Signed RHP Bryan Corey
Signed RHP David Lee
Signed RHP Richie Lentz (19)
Traded RHP Tim Bausher to Reds for RHP Mike Burns
Placed LHP Matt Hancock on voluntarily retired list

Chicago Cubs
Signed RHP Kevin Kreier (20)
Traded SS Neifi Perez to Tigers for C Chris Robinson

Chicago White Sox
Signed LHP Garrett Johnson (29)

Cincinnati Reds
Signed 3B Kyle Maunus
Traded RHP Mike Burns to Red Sox for RHP Tim Bausher

Cleveland Indians
Signed 1B Christopher Nash (24)
Signed RHP Vinnie Pestano (20)
Signed RHP Paolo Espino (10)
Signed RHP Mike Pontius (43)
Released C Josh Noviskey
Traded C Einar Diaz to Dodgers for cash
Acquired LHP Shawn Nottingham from Mariners to complete trade for OF Shin-Soo Choo

Colorado Rockies
Signed 3B Vinnie Castilla
Signed SS Shane Lowe (29)
Placed C Luis Apodaca on suspended list

Detroit Tigers
Signed RHP Jason Karnuth
Traded C Chris Robinson to Cubs for SS Neifi Perez

Florida Marlins
Signed C Jason Hill
Released 1B Josh Pressley
Released 1B Daniel Batz
Released OF Dominick Ambrosini
Released RHP Franklyn German
Placed RHP Gabriel Benitez on suspended list
Placed RHP Ronald Belisario on restricted list

Houston Astros
Signed OF Tike Redman
Released 3B Mike Thompson
Placed RHP Ryan Mitchell on suspended list

Kansas City Royals
Signed RHP Luke Hochevar (1)
Placed OF Geraldo Valentin on suspended list
Placed RHP Luis Cota on suspended list
Placed C John Lowen on restricted list

Los Angeles Dodgers
Acquired C Einar Diaz from Indians for cash
Placed RHP Chales Dasni on restricted list

Milwaukee Brewers
Signed RHP Luther Hackman
Signed RHP R.J. Seidel (16)
Signed RHP Dustin Lidyard (43)
Placed RHP Khalid Ballouli on suspended list

Minnesota Twins
Signed RHP Cole DeVries
Signed SS Nick Papasan (24)

New York Mets
Signed C Kelly Stinnett
Signed RHP Kevin Mulvey (2)
Traded LHP Evan MacLane to Diamondbacks for OF Shawn Green
Traded OF Victor Diaz to Rangers for C Mike Nickeas
Placed RHP Greg Ramirez on voluntarily retired list

New York Yankees
Signed 2B Frank Menechino
Signed RHP John Axford
Signed RHP Mark Melancon (9)
Signed RHP Ian Kennedy (1)
Signed RHP David Robertson (17)

Oakland Athletics
Signed RHP Brandon Puffer

Philadelphia Phillies
Traded RHP Andrew Baldwin and RHP Andrew Barb to Mariners for LHP Jamie Moyer
Traded SS Angel Chavez to Orioles for OF Jeff Conine
Traded RHP Evan Fahrner to Blue Jays for cash considerations

Pittsburgh Pirates
Signed RHP Brandon Holden (13)
Released OF Ryan Searage
Released SS David Munoz

St. Louis Cardinals
Signed RHP Brandon Dickson
Signed RHP Alex Montano
Placed SS Matt Shepherd on voluntarily retired list

San Diego Padres
Signed OF Efren Espinoza
Released OF Drew Davidson
Traded RHP Evan Meek to Devil Rays for 3B Russell Branyan
Placed RHP Jon Link on suspended list
Placed C Luany Sanchez on restricted list

San Francisco Giants
Signed LHP Damon Brewer
Signed RHP Daryl Maday (30)
Placed RHP Juan Serrato on suspended list

Seattle Mariners
Signed 1B Brandon Fromm (41)
Signed LHP Greg Moviel (26)
Signed RHP Byron Embry
Released 1B Roberto Petagine
Released SS Jose Morban
Traded LHP Jamie Moyer to Phillies for RHP Andrew Baldwin and RHP Andrew Barb
Traded LHP Shawn Nottingham to Indians to complete trade for 1B Ben Broussard

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Released RHP Chad Harville
Traded 3B Russell Branyan to Padres for RHP Evan Meek

Texas Rangers
Signed 2B Eric Young
Signed LHP Tim Gudex
Signed LHP Eric Knott
Released OF Adrian Brown
Traded C Mike Nickeas to Mets for OF Victor Diaz

Toronto Blue Jays
Signed OF Mikal Garbarino (13)
Signed SS Luis Sanchez
Acquired RHP Evan Fahrner from Phillies for cash considerations

Washington Nationals
Signed LHP Glenn Gibson (4)
Signed SS Stephen King (3)