Historical Transactions Occurring on January 7

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Luken Baker as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Hagen Danner as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Devenski as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Thomas Hatch as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Josh Rojas as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Chase Solesky as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Michael Toglia as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs traded Edgardo De Leon (minors), Cristian Hernández (minors) and Owen Caissie to the Miami Marlins for Edward Cabrera.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Marco Luciano off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Wade Meckler off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Chicago Cubs selected Ryan Rolison off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

The Colorado Rockies selected Keegan Thompson off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Chicago White Sox signed Bobby Dalbec as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Sirota (minors) and draft pick.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Tyron Guerrero as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Tauchman as a free agent.

P.J. Higgins of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners traded Joseph Hernandez (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Justin Topa.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Nick Maton, Donny Sands and Matt Vierling to the Detroit Tigers for Kody Clemens and Gregory Soto.

The Washington Nationals signed Joey Meneses as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals released Corban Joseph.

The Detroit Tigers signed Miguel Del Pozo as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Pablo Reyes as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Ryne Stanek as a free agent.

The New York Mets traded Isaiah Greene (minors), Josh Wolf (minors), Andrés Giménez and Amed Rosario to the Cleveland Indians for Carlos Carrasco and Francisco Lindor.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Jason Castro as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Starlin Castro as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Corey Dickerson as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Merandy González as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Óscar Hernández as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jose Iglesias as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brooks Raley as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Ramón Torres as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Hernán Iribarren as a free agent.

The New York Mets released David Wright.

The Kansas City Royals signed Al Alburquerque as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jason Bourgeois as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Everth Cabrera as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brandon League as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Withrow as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Jhoulys Chacín as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Ryan Cook as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Kyle Kendrick as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Alexi Ogando as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Denard Span as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Alex Torres as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Chien-Ming Wang as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kenta Maeda as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Anthony Bass.

The Chicago White Sox selected Daniel Fields off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Baltimore Orioles signed J.P. Arencibia as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Joe Benson as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Blaine Boyer as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Craig Breslow as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Aaron Cunningham as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Scott Elbert as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Jason Grilli as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Josh Johnson as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Melky Mesa as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Josh Outman as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed A.J. Pierzynski as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Leyson Séptimo as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed José Valverde as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Robert Andino as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Ramón Hernández as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Lance Berkman as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Gonzalez as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed J.P. Howell as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Tony Peña as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Adam LaRoche as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Willie Collazo as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Jack Cust as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Lenny DiNardo as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jorge Padilla as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Scott Patterson as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Brock Peterson as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jason Standridge as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Luis Terrero as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Bob McCrory.

The Seattle Mariners traded a player to be named later and Bill Hall to the Boston Red Sox for Casey Kotchman. The Seattle Mariners sent Miguel Celestino (minors) (March 18, 2010) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Brian Bocock off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Colorado Rockies signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Buchanan as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Juan Castro as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Román Colón as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pedro López as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Anderson Machado as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Ryan O'Malley as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Val Pascucci as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Paul Phillips as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeremy Powell as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Vance Wilson as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Beirne as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Andy Cavazos as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Zach Day as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ron Flores as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed J.R. House as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Gryboski as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Joe Winkelsas as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Byung-Hyun Kim as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Eli Marrero as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jack Cressend as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Odalis Pérez as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Kerry Robinson as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Turk Wendell as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Gabe White as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Terry Adams as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Juan Brito as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brook Fordyce as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Keith Foulke as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chad Hermansen as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Bob Howry as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mark Lukasiewicz as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Trever Miller as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Aaron Myette as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Cliff Politte as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Julio Ramírez as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Rodrigo Rosario as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jared Sandberg as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Blake Stein as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Justin Thompson as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Van Hekken as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres selected Tom Wilson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Detroit Tigers signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed José Rijo as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Watson as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Alberto Castillo.

The Colorado Rockies traded Mike Myers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for JD Closser and Jack Cust.

The Oakland Athletics signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Andy Benes as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Jackson as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Brian Williams as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Jerry Spradlin. The Kansas City Royals sent Ken Ray (January 7, 2000) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Marc Newfield as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Agustín Montero.

The Montreal Expos selected Roberto Durán off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Langston as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Tim Unroe as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mike Kingery.

The San Diego Padres released Jason Thompson.

The Texas Rangers signed Jack Armstrong as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Hubie Brooks as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jack Daugherty as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Greg Litton as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Walker as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Walt Weiss as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Melvin Rosario.

The Montreal Expos traded Ivan Arteaga (minors) and Rod Pedraza (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Freddie Benavides.

The Minnesota Twins signed Bert Blyleven as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rob Murphy as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jeff Robinson as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Robin Yount as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Amalio Carreño as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mauro Gozzo as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pedro Guerrero as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Pagliarulo as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jeff Robinson as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed José Segura as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Tolentino as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Keith Hughes as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Vance Law as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Tony Menéndez as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Charlie Leibrandt as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Carlos Pérez as an amateur free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Rick Burleson as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Jack Fimple as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Joe Strong.

The Houston Astros signed Dickie Thon as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins traded Bryan Oelkers and Ken Schrom to the Cleveland Indians for Ramón Romero and Roy Smith.

The Cleveland Indians signed Butch Benton as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos traded Kenny Baker (minors) and Mike Kinnunen to the Kansas City Royals for U L Washington.

The Detroit Tigers signed Ramón Peña as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Ed Hearn.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Rich Wortham.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mariano Duncan as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Alex Johnson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Kemp in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Pete Redfern in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Francisco Giants drafted Dennis Littlejohn in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Houston Astros drafted Gary Wilson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Leo Sutherland in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Kansas City Royals drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Larry Littleton in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Wayne Krenchicki in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Diego Padres drafted Bob Shirley in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Bob Veselic in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Macha in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The New York Yankees drafted John Fulgham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Garry Hancock in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jack Lazorko in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Paul Mirabella in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Duane Walker in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Derek Botelho in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 5, 1976.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Dennis Burtt in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Corey in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Dave Patterson in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Rich Wortham in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Diego Padres drafted Danny Boone in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Butcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Mike Chris in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The New York Mets drafted Mickey Hatcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Dave Stegman in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Walters in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The New York Mets drafted Jody Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 12, 1976.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Ron Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dan O'Brien in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Kansas City Royals drafted Bill Paschall in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Boston Red Sox drafted John Tudor in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Detroit Tigers drafted Ron Roenicke in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Bob Stoddard in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Mark Brouhard in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The New York Mets drafted Kim Seaman in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The California Angels drafted Ernie Camacho in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Hostetler in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The San Diego Padres drafted Roger Slagle in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mookie Wilson in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Keith Comstock in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Andy McGaffigan in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bob Walk in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Gary Weiss in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Harry Chappas in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Fred Howard in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Joe Charboneau in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Kevin Stanfield in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Mark Esser in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The New York Mets drafted Greg Harris in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Terry Leach in 1976, but pick was voided.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Lahti in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Ron Johnson in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Houston Astros signed Chris Cannizzaro as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Fernando González as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres purchased Aurelio Monteagudo from the Kansas City Royals.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Frank Kellert from the Boston Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox released Al Zarilla.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bernie Friberg as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Ike Boone from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Washington Nationals traded Roy Spencer to the Cleveland Indians for Luke Sewell.

The Cleveland Indians traded Dan Boone, Joe Connolly, Steve O'Neill and Bill Wambsganss to the Boston Red Sox for George Burns, Chick Fewster and Roxy Walters.

Portland (PCL) purchased Frank Bruggy from the Philadelphia Phillies for $6,500.

The Chicago White Sox selected Jack Lapp off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Bill Burns (January 7, 1912) to Minneapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Billy Hamilton from the Kansas City Cowboys for $5000 or $6000.