Minor League Transactions

August 18

Anaheim Angels

Signed LHP Brad Beck, 1B Andres Galarraga, RHPs Ben Grezlovski and Dominic Woody and OF Andrew Newton. Placed RHPs Felix Gamboa, Bobby Jenks and Henry Pena and OF D.T. McDowell on suspended list. Placed OF Nick Kimpton and RHP Richard Thompson on temporarily inactive list.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Signed SS Ricardo Cruz and OF Edwin Roman. Released RHP Salvador Valdez.

Atlanta Braves

Placed RHP Jose Ascanio on suspended list.

Baltimore Orioles

Signed RHP Dennis Robinson. Released RHP Sean Bergman. C Ken Huckaby elected free agency. Placed RHP Darwin Cubillan on suspended list.

Boston Red Sox

Signed RHP Conor Brooks and C Miguel Lopez-Cao. Released 1B Sean McGowan. Sold contract of LHP Jimmy Anderson to Cubs. Placed OF Brett Roneberg and RHP John Stephens on temporarily inactive list.

Chicago Cubs

Released RHPs Hansel Izquierdo, Jake Meyer and Jose Urena. Purchased contract of LHP Jimmy Anderson from Red Sox. Received LHP Eric Eckenstahler from Tigers to complete an earlier trade that sent LHP Felix Sanchez to Tigers and LHP Jon Connolly to Cubs.

Chicago White Sox

Signed 1B Morgan Burkhart, C Eduardo Salgado and IF Patrick Williams. Placed RHP Ryan Kohlmeier on voluntarily retired list. Placed OF Thomas Brice on temporarily inactive list.

Cincinnati Reds

Signed LHPs Benito Baez, Pete Hartmann and Damian Moss, 2B Marco Garza and RHP Jake Meyer. Traded RHP Cory Lidle to Phillies for OF Jovan Moran, LHP Joe Wilson and RHP Elizardo Ramirez. Placed RHP Brian Mallette on suspended list. Reinstated SS Andrew Beattie and RHP Paxton Crawford from inactive list.

Cleveland Indians

Signed OF Brian Barton and RHP Gerry Oakes. Traded OF Eric Crozier to Blue Jays for DH Josh Phelps.

Colorado Rockies

Signed C Pascual Matos and RHP Enmanuel Ulloa. Released RHP Doug Silva. Traded OF Larry Walker to Cardinals for RHP Jason Burch and LHPs Luis Martinez and Chris Narveson. Traded RHP Kip Bouknight to Blue Jays for a player to be named or cash. Placed RHP Chin-Hui Tsao on temporarily inactive list. Reinstated RHP Taft Cable from inactive list.

Detroit Tigers

Signed 1B Jorge Toca. Sent LHP Eric Eckenstahler to Cubs to complete an eariler trade that sent LHP Felix Sanchez to Tigers and LHP Jon Connolly to Cubs. Placed LHP Adrian Burnside, SS Danny Klassen, RHP Chris Mears and OF Derek Nicholson on temporarily inactive list.

Florida Marlins

Released LHP Pete Hartmann. Placed LHP Michael Tejera on temporarily inactive list. Reinstated OF Brian Banks, LHP Nick Lovato and Cs Tanner Rogers and Matt Treanor from inactive list.

Houston Astros

Signed OF Emil Brown. Placed RHPs Anthony Pluta and Rory Shortell on suspended list. Placed RHP Juan Gonzalez on restricted list. Reinstated RHP Matt Albers from inactive list.

Kansas City Royals

Signed 2B Kevin Hooper. Traded LHP Mike Venafro to Dodgers for RHP Elvin Nina. Placed RHP Denny Bautista on suspended list. Placed C Mike Tonis on temporarily inactive list.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Signed RHP T.J. Mathews. Released RHP Nathan Ruhl. Traded RHP Elvin Nina to Royals for LHP Mike Venafro.

Milwaukee Brewers

Released 2B Francis Arias and C Tim Marks. Placed SS Josh Murray and OF Chris Morris on temporarily inactive list. Reinstated C Chris Coste from inactive list.

Minnesota Twins

Placed OF Trent Oeltjen and 2B Brett Tamburrino on temporarily inactive list.

Montreal Expos

Signed 3B Luis Ortiz. Released C Paul Hoover, RHP Corey Thurman and 1B Jorge Toca. Placed OF Duron Legrande and LHP Thomas Wilson on temporarily inactive list. Reinstated LHP Bill Bray and 3B Leonard Davis from inactive list.

New York Mets

Signed C Jean Luc Blaquiere and OF Ozzie Timmons. Released LHP Kris Regas and 3B Justin Wendt. Placed RHP Wayne Ough on temporarily inactive list. Reinstated LHP Ryan Olson and RHP Luz Portobanco from inactive list.

New York Yankees

Signed OF Shane Spencer. Released 2B Kevin Hooper.

Oakland Athletics

Released RHPs Steve Fischer and Steve Woodard. Placed RHP Britt Reames on suspended list.

Philadelphia Phillies

Signed RHP Carlos Chantres. Released LHP Vinnie DeChristofaro and RHP Jeremy Wedel. Traded OF Jovan Moran, LHP Joe Wilson and RHP Elizardo Ramirez to Reds for RHP Cory Lidle. Reinstated SS Ralph Santana from inactive list.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Signed RHP Hansel Izquierdo. Placed RHP Matt Capps on temporarily inactive list.

St. Louis Cardinals

Signed RHPs Jack Baird, Greg Bauer, Mark Nussbeck, Danny Patterson, Zach Treadway and Steve Woodard, LHP Roy Dickerson and IF Nelson Lugo. Traded RHP Jason Burch and LHPs Luis Martinez and Chris Narveson to Rockies for OF Larry Walker. Placed OF Armando Rios on suspended list. Reinstated OF Reid Gorecki from inactive list.

San Diego Padres

Released RHP Chuck Bechtel. Reinstated IF Ben Risinger from inactive list.

San Francisco Giants

Signed C Andrew Busch.

Seattle Mariners

Signed RHPs John Kelly, Tony Runion and John Sullivan and LHP Bill Pulsipher. Placed OF Greg Jacobs on suspended list. Placed LHPs Craig Anderson, Phil Devey and Ryan Rowland-Smith and IF Yung Chen on temporarily inactive list.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Signed SS Joe Espada and C Paul Hoover. Released RHP Manuel Basilio, LHPs Derek Brehm, Damian Moss and Jordan Olson. Reinstated IF Brooks Badeaux and 3B Juan Salas from inactive list.

Texas Rangers

Signed C Ken Huckaby and RHP Andrew Walker.

Toronto Blue Jays

Traded DH Josh Phelps to Indians for OF Eric Crozier. Acquired RHP Kip Bouknight from Rockies for a player to be named or cash. Placed 1B Shawn Fagan on suspended list. Placed LHP Jesus Sanchez, C Jose Umbria and 3B Glenn Williams on temporarily inactive list.