2009 Major League Baseball Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 1, 2008

  Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Chris Booker of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Russell Branyan of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Orlando Cabrera of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Adam Dunn of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Ray Durham of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Nate Field of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Josh Fogg of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Keith Foulke of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Brian Fuentes of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Matt Herges of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Liván Hernández of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Orlando Hernandez of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Eric Hinske of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Orlando Hudson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Jason Isringhausen of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Mark Kotsay of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Scott Podsednik of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Arthur Rhodes of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Juan Rincon of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  CC Sabathia of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Daryle Ward of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  David Weathers of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

• November 3, 2008

  The Washington Nationals signed Ryan Langerhans as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Sergio Mitre as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Arismendy Alcántara as an amateur free agent.

  Eliezer Alfonzo of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Erick Almonte of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Jason Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Steve Andrade of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Miguel Asencio of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Paul Bako of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Kevin Barker of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Sean Barker of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Chris Barnwell of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Chris Basak of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Rick Bauer of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Jonah Bayliss of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Yorman Bazardo of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Colter Bean of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  William Bergolla of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Adam Bernero of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Doug Bernier of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Andrés Blanco of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Tony Blanco of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  T.J. Bohn of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Bret Boone of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Eude Brito of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Doug Brocail of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Ben Broussard of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Dee Brown of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Brian Buchanan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Nate Bump of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Mike Burns of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Paul Byrd of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Kiko Calero of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Carmen Cali of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Kevin Cameron of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Jose Capellan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Luke Carlin of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Hector Carrasco of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Matt Carson of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Bernie Castro of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Troy Cate of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Mike Cervenak of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Travis Chick of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Jason Childers of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Matt Childers of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Robinson Chirinos of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Darren Clarke of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  JD Closser of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Alvin Colina of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Willie Collazo of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Roman Colon of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Tim Corcoran of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Fernando Cortez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Humberto Cota of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Callix Crabbe of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Enrique Cruz of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Eric Cyr of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Jeff DaVanon of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Travis Dawkins of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Roger Deago of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Yurendell de Caster of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Jordan De Jong of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Julio De Paula of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Victor Diaz of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Melvin Dorta of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Cory Doyne of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Ryan Drese of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Jason Dubois of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Eric DuBose of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Chris Duffy of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Brad Eldred of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Jesse English of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Morgan Ensberg of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Brian Esposito of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Brandon Fahey of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Kyle Farnsworth of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Sal Fasano of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Luis Figueroa of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Nelson Figueroa of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Ron Flores of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Cliff Floyd of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Jesse Foppert of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Casey Fossum of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  John Foster of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Emiliano Fruto of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Rafael Furcal of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  John Gall of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Jose Garcia of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Dave Gassner of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Chris George of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Franklyn German of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Jay Gibbons of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Hector Gimenez of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Keith Ginter of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Chris Gissell of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Alexis Gomez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Andy González of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Enrique Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Brian Gordon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Nick Gorneault of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Mike Gosling of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Tony Graffanino of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Danny Graves of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Adam Greenberg of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Andy Green of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Nick Green of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  John-Ford Griffin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Ken Griffey Jr. of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Lee Gronkiewicz of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Kevin Gryboski of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Freddy Guzman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Jesus Guzman of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Joel Guzman of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Yamid Haad of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  John Halama of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Josh Hall of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Jeff Harris of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Chris Heintz of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Ben Hendrickson of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Sean Henn of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Luis Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Joe Hietpas of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Trey Hodges of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Damon Hollins of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Jon Huber of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Justin Huber of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Eric Hull of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  D'Angelo Jimenez of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Luis Jimenez of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Garrett Jones of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Mitch Jones of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Matt Kata of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Randy Keisler of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Don Kelly of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Bobby Keppel of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Jason Kershner of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Mark Kiger of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Ray King of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Danny Klassen of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Justin Knoedler of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Gary Knotts of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Jon Knott of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Shane Komine of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Mike Koplove of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Erik Kratz of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Josh Kroeger of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Josh Labandeira of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Jason Lane of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Juan Lara of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Brian Lawrence of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Justin Lehr of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Justin Leone of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Rommie Lewis of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Todd Linden of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  John Lindsey of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Bobby Livingston of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  George Lombard of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Pedro Lopez of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Ruddy Lugo of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Brandon Lyon of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Anderson Machado of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Rob Mackowiak of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Val Majewski of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Carlos Maldonado of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  J.D. Martin of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Julio Mateo of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Juan Mateo of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Dave Matranga of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Luis Maza of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Paul McAnulty of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Marcus McBeth of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Zach McClellan of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Mike McCoy of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Darnell McDonald of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Marshall McDougall of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Mark McLemore of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Brandon Medders of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Adalberto Mendez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Drew Meyer of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Chris Michalak of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Jason Miller of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Trever Miller of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Eric Milton of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Gustavo Molina of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Damian Moss of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Guillermo Mota of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Arnie Munoz of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Scott Munter of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Tommy Murphy of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Blaine Neal of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Roberto Novoa of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Abraham Nunez of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Tomo Ohka of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Ray Olmedo of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Ryan O'Malley of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Luis Ordaz of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Daniel Ortmeier of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Matt Palmer of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Val Pascucci of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Corey Patterson of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Beltran Perez of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Juan Perez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Timo Perez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Billy Petrick of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Heath Phillips of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Jason Phillips of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Paul Phillips of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Carmen Pignatiello of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Cliff Politte of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Bret Prinz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Brandon Puffer of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Tim Raines Jr. of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Elizardo Ramirez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Erasmo Ramirez of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Steve Randolph of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Pokey Reese of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Nick Regilio of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Dan Reichert of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  John Rheinecker of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Chris Richard of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Royce Ring of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  René Rivera of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Chris Roberson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Francisco Rodríguez of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  John Rodriguez of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Brian Rogers of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Eddie Rogers of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Mike Rouse of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Wilkin Ruan of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Glendon Rusch of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Ray Sadler of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Marino Salas of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Brad Salmon of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Danny Sandoval of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Jose Santiago of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Omir Santos of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Sergio Santos of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Victor Santos of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Bronson Sardinha of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Scott Sauerbeck of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Bobby Scales of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Chris Schroder of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Rudy Seanez of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Chris Seddon of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Josh Sharpless of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Tom Shearn of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Brian Slocum of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Matt Smith of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Jorge Sosa of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Tim Spooneybarger of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Jason Stanford of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Chris Stewart of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Mel Stocker of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Scott Strickland of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  R.J. Swindle of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Jon Switzer of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Dennis Tankersley of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Michael Tejera of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Luis Terrero of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Mike Thompson of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Scott Thorman of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Erick Threets of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Andres Torres of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Sean Tracey of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Matt Tupman of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Jose Valdez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Joe Valentine of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  John Van Benschoten of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Brandon Villafuerte of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Oscar Villarreal of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Omar Vizquel of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Jason Waddell of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  John Wasdin of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Tommy Watkins of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Brandon Watson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Matt Watson of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Jeff Weaver of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Bill White of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Eli Whiteside of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Jerome Williams of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Randy Williams of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Craig Wilson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Ross Wolf of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Steve Woodard of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Chris Woodward of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Shawn Wooten of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Victor Zambrano of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Mauro Zarate of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Gregg Zaun of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Matt Avery (minors) to the Washington Nationals for Ryan Buchter.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Kelvin Jimenez off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  The Florida Marlins selected Dan Meyer off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Angel Sanchez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• November 4, 2008

  A.J. Burnett of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Carl Pavano of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Les Walrond off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• November 5, 2008

  Gary Bennett of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Aaron Boone of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Juan Castro of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Elmer Dessens of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Luis Gonzalez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Mike Hampton of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Trot Nixon of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Brad Penny of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Mike Timlin of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released So Taguchi.

• November 6, 2008

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Ben Davis as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ryan Roberts as a free agent.

  Pat Burrell of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Michel Hernandez of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Damaso Marte of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Jamie Moyer of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

• November 7, 2008

  The Houston Astros signed LaTroy Hawkins as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Pedro Strop as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Elias Díaz as an amateur free agent.

• November 9, 2008

  Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

• November 10, 2008

  The Boston Red Sox signed Robert Coello as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Justin Miller as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Josh Phelps as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.

  Juan Encarnacion of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  The Colorado Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the Oakland Athletics for Carlos González, Greg Smith and Huston Street.

  The Florida Marlins traded Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham to the Washington Nationals for P.J. Dean (minors), Emilio Bonifácio and Jake Smolinski.

• November 12, 2008

  The New York Yankees signed Damaso Marte as a free agent.

  Pablo Ozuna of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Jake Woods of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  The Atlanta Braves released Rodrigo Lopez.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Jean Machi.

• November 13, 2008

  Tadahito Iguchi of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Jose Ceda to the Florida Marlins for Kevin Gregg.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Nick Swisher and Kanekoa Texeira to the New York Yankees for Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez.

• November 14, 2008

  The San Francisco Giants signed Jesse English as a free agent.

  Edgar Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

• November 15, 2008

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Donnie Murphy as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Oscar Taveras as an amateur free agent.

  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Japan Pacific) purchased Darrell Rasner from the New York Yankees.

• November 17, 2008

  The San Francisco Giants signed Jeremy Affeldt as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Brad Hennessey as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luis Maza as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Corky Miller as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Brian Sanches as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Ryan Wagner as a free agent.

  Ryan Braun of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  The Chicago White Sox selected Kelvin Jimenez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• November 18, 2008

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Brooks Conrad as a free agent.

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

  The San Francisco Giants signed Jesus Guzman as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Hernandez as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Mel Stocker as a free agent.

  Steve Green of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

• November 19, 2008

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan Dempster as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Brian Esposito as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Joe Hietpas as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Jorgensen as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Schroder as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for Ramon Ramirez.

• November 20, 2008

  The Cleveland Indians signed Greg Aquino as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rick Bauer as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Brad Eldred as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Paul McAnulty as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Pete Orr as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Elizardo Ramirez as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed René Rivera as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Randy Williams as a free agent.

  Andy Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Les Walrond.

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Greg Golson to the Texas Rangers for John Mayberry.

  The Atlanta Braves selected Eric O'Flaherty off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• November 21, 2008

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Ron Flores as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Jason Waddell as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Eli Whiteside as a free agent.

  Luke Hudson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

• November 22, 2008

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Guillermo Rodriguez as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Ross Wolf as a free agent.

• November 23, 2008

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Carmen Cali as a free agent.

  David Newhan of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

• November 24, 2008

  The Oakland Athletics signed Kevin Cameron as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Seth Etherton as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed J.D. Martin as a free agent.

  Jamie D'Antona of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

• November 25, 2008

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jason Bourgeois as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Willie Collazo as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed John Lindsey as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed R.J. Swindle as a free agent.

• November 26, 2008

  The Boston Red Sox signed Marcus McBeth as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Myrow as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers released Kameron Loe.

• November 28, 2008

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Scott Chiasson as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Travis Chick as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Koplove as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Erick Threets as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Texas Rangers for Wes Littleton. The Boston Red Sox sent Beau Vaughan (minors) (December 11, 2008) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• November 29, 2008

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mitch Jones as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.

• December, 2008

  The Cleveland Indians signed Wilson Valdez as a free agent.

• December 1, 2008

  The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Carson as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Mike Hampton as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Thorman as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Jerome Williams as a free agent.

• December 2, 2008

  The Houston Astros signed Doug Brocail as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Darnell McDonald as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Franquelis Osoria as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Billy Traber as a free agent.

• December 3, 2008

  The New York Yankees signed Doug Bernier as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Russell Branyan as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Chad Fox as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed J.R. House as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Bob Howry as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Trever Miller as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Chris Richard as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Matt Tupman as a free agent.

• December 4, 2008

  The Seattle Mariners signed Callix Crabbe as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jorge Julio as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Lincoln as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Edgar Renteria as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Slocum as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Junichi Tazawa as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres traded Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Mark Worrell. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luke Gregerson (March 23, 2009) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Jon Gilmore (minors), Santos Rodriguez (minors), Tyler Flowers and Brent Lillibridge to the Chicago White Sox for Boone Logan and Javier Vazquez.

• December 5, 2008

  The Chicago Cubs signed Angel Castro as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jason Childers as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Andy González as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Justin Leone as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Todd Linden as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Adalberto Mendez as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Tomo Ohka as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed David Ross as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed John Van Benschoten as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Josh Wilson as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins released Randy Ruiz.

• December 6, 2008

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hector Luna as a free agent.

• December 7, 2008

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed David Weathers as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers traded Carlos Melo (minors) and Guillermo Moscoso to the Texas Rangers for Gerald Laird.

• December 8, 2008

  The San Diego Padres signed Eliezer Alfonzo as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mark Loretta as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros selected Jeff Fulchino off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• December 9, 2008

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Casey Blake as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Joel Guzman as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Lamb as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Francisco Rodríguez as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chris Seddon as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chris Shelton as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Jose Valdez as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lisalverto Bonilla as an amateur free agent.

  R.A. Dickey of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) purchased Tom Mastny from the Cleveland Indians.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Ramon Hernandez and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Brandon Waring (minors), Ryan Freel and Justin Turner.

• December 10, 2008

  The Colorado Rockies signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Enrique Gonzalez as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Mike Vento as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Kerry Wood as a free agent.

  Raul Chavez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Jason Davis of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  The Washington Nationals released Jesus Colome.

  The Florida Marlins released Matt Treanor.

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jason Jaramillo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ronny Paulino.

  The Detroit Tigers traded Matt Joyce to the Tampa Bay Rays for Edwin Jackson.

• December 11, 2008

  The San Diego Padres drafted Everth Cabrera from the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The New York Mets drafted Rocky Cherry from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Miguel González from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The Florida Marlins drafted Zach Kroenke from the New York Yankees in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Robert Mosebach from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Iván Nova from the New York Yankees in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The New York Mets drafted Darren O'Day from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Luis Perdomo from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Guilder Rodriguez from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Donnie Veal from the Chicago Cubs in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  The Houston Astros signed Matt Kata as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Felipe Lopez as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Nick Punto as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Horacio Ramirez as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Doug Waechter as a free agent.

  As part of a 3-team trade: The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed to the New York Mets. The Seattle Mariners sent Luis Valbuena to the Cleveland Indians. The New York Mets sent Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, Endy Chavez, Maikel Cleto, Aaron Heilman and Jason Vargas to the Seattle Mariners. The New York Mets sent Joe Smith to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Franklin Gutierrez to the Seattle Mariners.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted David Patton from the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 minor league draft.

  The Chicago Cubs purchased David Patton from the Cincinnati Reds.

• December 12, 2008

  The San Francisco Giants signed Francis Beltran as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed A.J. Burnett as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Matt Clement as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Luis Figueroa as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Raul Ibanez as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Lance Niekro as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Arthur Rhodes as a free agent.

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

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ramón Vázquez as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Dayán Viciedo as an amateur free agent.

  Reggie Abercrombie of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  John Bale of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Denny Bautista of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Matt Belisle of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Angel Berroa of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Yhency Brazoban of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Chris Britton of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Ambiorix Burgos of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Chris Burke of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Jamie Burke of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Daniel Cabrera of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Chris Capuano of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Kevin Cash of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Justin Christian of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Lance Cormier of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Randy Flores of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Joey Gathright of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Jonny Gomes of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Charlie Haeger of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Robby Hammock of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Clay Hensley of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Jonathan Herrera of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Norris Hopper of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Chuck James of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Tyler Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Wil Ledezma of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Aquilino Lopez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Gary Majewski of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Doug Mathis of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Scott Mathieson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Aaron Miles of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Joe Nelson of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Scott Proctor of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Tim Redding of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Argenis Reyes of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Takashi Saito of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Jeff Salazar of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Jason Smith of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Willy Taveras of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Ty Wigginton of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Connor Robertson to the New York Mets for Scott Schoeneweis.

• December 13, 2008

  The Kansas City Royals signed Kyle Farnsworth as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Jonathan Herrera as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Heath Phillips as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Yefri Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• December 14, 2008

  The Washington Nationals signed Freddie Bynum as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Emiliano Fruto as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Norris Hopper as a free agent.

• December 15, 2008

  The Detroit Tigers signed Adam Everett as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed John Gall as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Eric Hull as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Bobby Keppel as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Doug Mathis as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jason Michaels as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Willians Astudillo as an amateur free agent.

• December 16, 2008

  The Kansas City Royals signed John Bale as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Denny Bautista as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Chacin as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Casey Daigle as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Joey Gathright as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Sean Henn as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Cesar Izturis as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Garrett Jones as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Juan Mateo as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Laynce Nix as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andy Phillips as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Salazar as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Smith as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Chris Stewart as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Tiffee as a free agent.

• December 17, 2008

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Yorman Bazardo as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Capuano as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Jose Castillo as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rafael Furcal as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Wilkin Ruan as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.

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

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joe Thurston as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.

• December 18, 2008

  The Houston Astros signed Reggie Abercrombie as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Wes Bankston as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Andrés Blanco as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Aaron Boone as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Melvin Dorta as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Duffy as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Jesse Foppert as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Krynzel as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jason Lane as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Chad Moeller as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Tommy Murphy as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Corey Patterson as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Brad Salmon as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Jorge Sosa as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Oscar Villarreal as a free agent.

• December 19, 2008

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Travis Blackley as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Luke Hudson as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Greg Norton as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Juan Rivera as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Mike Wood as a free agent.

  Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) purchased Dan Johnson from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• December 20, 2008

  The Kansas City Royals signed Lenny DiNardo as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Trot Nixon as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed CC Sabathia as a free agent.

• December 21, 2008

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Freddy Guzman as a free agent.

• December 22, 2008

  The San Diego Padres signed Chris Britton as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Raul Chavez as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed J.J. Furmaniak as a free agent.

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

• December 23, 2008

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Bootcheck as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Ryan Braun as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Kevin Cash as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Randy Choate as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Yurendell de Caster as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Omir Santos as a free agent.

• December 25, 2008

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Scott Mathieson as a free agent.

• December 26, 2008

  The Houston Astros signed Chris Barnwell as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Correia as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed R.A. Dickey as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Johnson as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Justin Lehr as a free agent.

• December 27, 2008

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Willy Taveras as a free agent.

• December 28, 2008

  The Boston Red Sox signed Josh Bard as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Brad Penny as a free agent.

• December 29, 2008

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Michael Barrett as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Daniel Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Blaine Neal as a free agent.

• December 30, 2008

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jason Ellison as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Maroth as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.

• December 31, 2008

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Brian Fuentes as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Mark Hendrickson as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Phillips Valdez as an amateur free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Mark DeRosa to the Cleveland Indians for Chris Archer, John Gaub and Jeff Stevens.

• January 1, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Derrick Turnbow as a free agent.

• January 2, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tony Clark as a free agent.

• January 5, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Pat Burrell as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Julio De Paula as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Nick Green as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Clay Hensley as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Michel Hernandez as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Gary Majewski as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jason Smith as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Claudio Vargas as a free agent.

• January 6, 2009

  The New York Yankees signed Angel Berroa as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marcus Giles as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Keith Ginter as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Danny Graves as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Jason Johnson as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Carl Pavano as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Scott Proctor as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Royce Ring as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed John Rodriguez as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Mark Teixeira as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Jason Marquis to the Colorado Rockies for Luis Vizcaino.

• January 7, 2009

  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 Roman Colon 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 Lopez 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.

• January 8, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Rocco Baldelli as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yhency Brazoban as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Trevor Hoffman as a free agent.

• January 9, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Willie Bloomquist as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Milton Bradley as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Johnston as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Mark Kotsay as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Brandon Medders as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Andres Torres as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays selected Dewon Day off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

  The San Diego Padres selected Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• January 10, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Takashi Saito as a free agent.

• January 11, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jason Anderson as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Jack Cassel as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Angel Chavez as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Robinson Chirinos as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Justin Christian as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Gosling as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Nathan Haynes as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed John Koronka as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Steve Randolph as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Josh Towers as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Tommy Watkins as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Bill White as a free agent.

• January 12, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Jolbert Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Jay Gibbons as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Robby Hammock as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Gabe Kapler as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Josh Kroeger as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Tim Redding as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Michael Restovich as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Sergio Santos as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed John Smoltz as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Williams Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Chris Burke as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Alex Cora as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Derek Lowe as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Craig Monroe as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Russ Ortiz as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Matt Palmer as a free agent.

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

  The Cleveland Indians signed Kirk Saarloos as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Kenshin Kawakami as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Fu-Te Ni as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Koji Uehara as a free agent.

• January 14, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Jose Capellan as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Bartolo Colon as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Toby Hall as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Guillermo Mota as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Daniel Ortmeier as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Chad Paronto as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Podsednik as a free agent.

• January 15, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Burns as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Jesus Colome as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed David Eckstein as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Ginter as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Adam Stern as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed So Taguchi as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jake Woods as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Vicente Campos as an amateur free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Andruw Jones.

  The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Paul Byrd. The Boston Red Sox sent Mickey Hall (minors) (January 15, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

  The San Diego Padres selected Jae Kuk Ryu off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• January 16, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ronald Belisario as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Lance Cormier as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Casey Fossum as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Alexis Gomez as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Josh Hall as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Don Kelly as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Bobby Livingston as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Miller as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Argenis Reyes as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Matt Smith as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Jason Standridge as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jason Tyner as a free agent.

• January 18, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Henry Williamson (minors) and Garrett Olson to the Chicago Cubs for Felix Pie.

• January 19, 2009

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Jonny Gomes as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Mark Kiger as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Randor Bierd to the Boston Red Sox for David Pauley.

• January 20, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Luke Carlin as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Jason Dubois as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brandon Fahey as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rommie Lewis as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Tom Martin as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Rincon as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Luis Rivas as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Cory Sullivan as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox traded David Aardsma to the Seattle Mariners for Fabian Williamson (minors).

• January 21, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brad Ausmus as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Erik Kratz as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ty Taubenheim as a free agent.

• January 22, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Alvin Colina as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Bobby Cramer as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Diaz as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Freddy Garcia as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Gary Glover as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Jeremy Hill as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Brandon Lyon as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Mike McCoy as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Juan Perez as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Rose as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Bronson Sardinha as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Bobby Scales as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Jon Adkins.

• January 23, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Craig Counsell as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jason Davis as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hector Gimenez as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Rob Mackowiak as a free agent.

• January 24, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Chip Ambres as a free agent.

• January 26, 2009

  The Detroit Tigers signed Timo Perez as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Andy Pettitte as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Kyle Snyder as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Jon Switzer as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Omar Vizquel as a free agent.

• January 27, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Fernando Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Ivan Ochoa as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• January 28, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Alex Cintron as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jon Garland as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Nick Regilio as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Sweeney as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Ronny Cedeno and Garrett Olson to the Seattle Mariners for Aaron Heilman.

• January 29, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Tony Armas as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Valerio De Los Santos as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Matt DeSalvo as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Bobby Kielty as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed George Lombard as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed David Newhan as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Russ Springer as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Juan Uribe as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yimi García as an amateur free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics released Andrew Brown.

  The Seattle Mariners released Randy Messenger.

• January 30, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies signed Josh Fogg as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Eric Hinske as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Randy Messenger as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Munter as a free agent.

• February 1, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs signed Paul Bako as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Belisle as a free agent.

• February 2, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Oliver Pérez as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Michael Wuertz to the Oakland Athletics for Richie Robnett (minors) and Justin Sellers.

• February 3, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Vinnie Chulk as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Humberto Cota as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Javier Valentin as a free agent.

• February 4, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Cliff Floyd as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed John Parrish as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies traded Corey Wimberly (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Murton.

  The Milwaukee Brewers traded Eric Fryer to the New York Yankees for Chase Wright.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Brian Burres off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• February 5, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Joel De La Cruz as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Elmer Dessens as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Eddie Guardado as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Tyler Johnson as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Jacque Jones as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Odalis Perez as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected T.J. Beam off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• February 6, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Nate Field as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Green as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Jason Jennings as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Ruddy Lugo as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Sean Tracey as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Jason Varitek as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Randy Wolf as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Martinez as an amateur free agent.

  Jeff Bailey of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ken Takahashi as a free agent.

• February 7, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Bailey as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dee Brown as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• February 8, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Andruw Jones as a free agent.

• February 9, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Aurilia as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Morgan Ensberg as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Nick Gorneault as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Drew Meyer as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeff Weaver as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed César Vargas as an amateur free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Adam Kennedy.

• February 10, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jonah Bayliss as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Charlie Haeger as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eric Milton as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Ramon Ortiz as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Brandon Watson as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Ty Wigginton as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Matt Bush from the San Diego Padres.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Dirk Hayhurst.

• February 11, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed JD Closser as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Adam Dunn as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Randy Flores as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed John-Ford Griffin as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brad Halsey as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Roberson as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Jose Valentin as a free agent.

• February 12, 2009

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Bobby Abreu as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Kurt Birkins as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Ben Broussard as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Braden Looper as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Franklin Nunez as a free agent.

• February 13, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dirk Hayhurst as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Jon Huber as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jean Machi as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Ramon Martinez as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Dave Matranga as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

• February 14, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Liván Hernández as a free agent.

• February 15, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Tony Graffanino as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Glendon Rusch as a free agent.

• February 16, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Jason Phillips as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Brad Wilkerson as a free agent.

• February 17, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Gagne as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Ben Hendrickson as a free agent.

• February 18, 2009

  The Minnesota Twins signed Luis Ayala as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Ken Griffey Jr. as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Bobby Korecky off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• February 19, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Adam Kennedy as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Isaias Velasquez (minors) to the Tampa Bay Rays for Juan Salas.

  The Kansas City Royals selected Tug Hulett off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• February 20, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Tom Glavine as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ruben Gotay as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Justin Huber as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jason Isringhausen as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed David Williams as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Bill White.

• February 21, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Kris Benson as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Joe Crede as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Walter Silva as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners released Mike Wilson.

• February 22, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Orlando Hudson as a free agent.

  Free agent signing of Toby Hall by the Houston Astros voided.

• February 23, 2009

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Adam Greenberg as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Doug Mientkiewicz as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals released Odalis Perez.

• February 24, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Garret Anderson as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Wilson as a free agent.

• February 25, 2009

  The Minnesota Twins signed Kennys Vargas as an amateur free agent.

• February 26, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies signed Mark Bellhorn as a free agent.

• February 27, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Ron Villone as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Adam Eaton.

  The Kansas City Royals released Neal Musser.

• February 28, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Juan Cruz as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Corey Koskie as a free agent.

• March 1, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Adam Eaton as a free agent.

  Free agent signing of Carlos Martinez by the Boston Red Sox voided.

• March 3, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed John Ennis as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Matt Kinney as a free agent.

• March 4, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Manny Ramirez as a free agent.

• March 5, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rodrigo Lopez as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Neal Musser as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Carlos Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants released Dave Roberts.

• March 6, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Orlando Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Nomar Garciaparra as a free agent.

• March 7, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Corcoran as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Lew Ford as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Wade Miller as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Antonio Perez as a free agent.

• March 8, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Eric Gagne.

• March 9, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox signed Tim Raines Jr. as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Félix Peña as an amateur free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals released Esteban German.

• March 10, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Levale Speigner as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves released Anthony Lerew.

  The New York Mets released Duaner Sanchez.

• March 11, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Kip Wells as a free agent.

• March 12, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chad Cordero as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Julian Tavarez as a free agent.

• March 13, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs signed Esteban German as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Damian Moss as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Stu Pomeranz as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Ken Ray as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins released Jay Gibbons.

  The Chicago Cubs released Jim Henderson.

• March 14, 2009

  The Minnesota Twins signed Carmen Pignatiello as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Chris Snelling as a free agent.

  The New York Mets selected Fernando Nieve off waivers from the Houston Astros.

• March 15, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Duaner Sanchez as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves released Phil Stockman.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Ken Takahashi.

  The Seattle Mariners selected Jesus Delgado off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• March 16, 2009

  The Florida Marlins returned Zach Kroenke (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

  The Florida Marlins released Harvey Garcia.

• March 17, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Sidney Ponson as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics released Rob Bowen.

  The New York Mets released Rocky Cherry.

  The Milwaukee Brewers selected Wes Littleton off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 18, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Joe Beimel as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Anthony Lerew as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox released Josh Bard.

  The Kansas City Royals released Jimmy Gobble.

  The Washington Nationals released Shawn Hill.

• March 19, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jailen Peguero.

  The San Francisco Giants released Keiichi Yabu.

• March 20, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox sent Sergio Santos to the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed J.D. Durbin as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Ivan Rodriguez as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Yhency Brazoban.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Scott Chiasson.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Guillermo Quiroz.

• March 21, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox sent Chris Stewart to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

  The Washington Nationals signed Josh Bard as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Harvey Garcia as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Jimmy Gobble as a free agent.

• March 22, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Keiichi Yabu as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Tom Martin.

• March 23, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Shawn Hill as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Domingo Santana as an amateur free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Aaron Fultz.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Daryle Ward.

• March 24, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Rocky Cherry as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Erick Almonte.

  The Colorado Rockies released Cedrick Bowers.

• March 25, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gregory Polanco as an amateur free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joely Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

  The San Diego Padres purchased Frankie De La Cruz from the Florida Marlins.

  The New York Mets released Valerio De Los Santos.

  The Houston Astros released Danny Graves.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Trot Nixon.

  The Chicago White Sox released Stu Pomeranz.

• March 26, 2009

  The Texas Rangers released Brendan Donnelly.

  The Cleveland Indians selected Jae Kuk Ryu off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• March 27, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Eric Munson as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics purchased Curtis Thigpen from the Toronto Blue Jays.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Rick Bauer.

  The Boston Red Sox released Steve Green.

  The Colorado Rockies released Josh Hall.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Mike Maroth.

  The Texas Rangers released Adam Melhuse.

  The New York Mets released Ron Villone.

  The Florida Marlins traded Hector Correa (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Ronny Paulino.

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ronny Paulino to the San Francisco Giants for Jack Taschner.

• March 28, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brad Halsey.

  The Houston Astros released Jason Tyner.

• March 29, 2009

  The San Diego Padres returned Iván Nova (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

  The Seattle Mariners purchased Chris Burke from the San Diego Padres.

  The Houston Astros released David Newhan.

  The Washington Nationals released Javier Valentin.

  The Seattle Mariners released Tyler Walker.

  The Texas Rangers selected Joe Koshansky off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• March 30, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Will Ohman as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Ken Takahashi as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Paul Bako.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Morgan Ensberg.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Marcus Giles.

  The Texas Rangers released Jimmy Gobble.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Blaine Neal.

  The Atlanta Braves released Jeff Ridgway.

  The Chicago Cubs released Mike Stanton.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Josh Anderson to the Detroit Tigers for Rudy Darrow (minors).

• March 31, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Juan Lara as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jason Tyner as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Tony Armas.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Geoff Jenkins.

  The Florida Marlins released Dallas McPherson.

  The Washington Nationals released Wily Mo Peña.

  The Chicago White Sox released Tim Raines Jr..

  The Detroit Tigers released Gary Sheffield.

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Jeff Keppinger to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Drew Sutton (April 16, 2009) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• April 1, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians sent Edward Mujica to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

  The San Francisco Giants sent Sergio Santos to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

  The Philadelphia Phillies returned Robert Mosebach (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Henderson as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Yorman Bazardo.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Matt Bush.

  The Texas Rangers released Frank Catalanotto.

  The Washington Nationals released Gustavo Chacin.

  The Texas Rangers released Casey Daigle.

  The Detroit Tigers released Yurendell de Caster.

  The San Diego Padres released Justin Hampson.

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Justin Knoedler.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Lamb.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Kevin Melillo.

  The Kansas City Royals released Joel Peralta.

  The Colorado Rockies released Scott Podsednik.

  The Kansas City Royals traded Ross Gload and cash to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Eric Basurto (minors) (May 13, 2009) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Hayden Penn to the Florida Marlins for Robert Andino.

  Previous waiver selection of Jae Kuk Ryu by the Cleveland Indians from the San Diego Padres voided and player returned.

  The San Diego Padres released Jae Kuk Ryu.

• April 2, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Justin Sellers from the Chicago Cubs.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Chris Gomez.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Brooks Brown to the Detroit Tigers for James Skelton (minors).

  The San Diego Padres traded Chad Reineke to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Danny Putnam (July 8, 2009) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• April 3, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Ruben Gotay to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Jailen Peguero as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres released Philip Barzilla.

  The Seattle Mariners released Austin Bibens-Dirkx.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Adam Greenberg.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Justin James.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Jacque Jones.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Eddy Rodriguez.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Scott Thorman.

  The Milwaukee Brewers selected Joe Koshansky off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• April 4, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies released Mark Bellhorn.

  The San Francisco Giants released Francis Beltran.

  The New York Mets released Matt DeSalvo.

  The Colorado Rockies released Lew Ford.

  The Chicago Cubs released Esteban German.

  The Detroit Tigers released Jon Huber.

  The Chicago White Sox released Ryan O'Malley.

  The Detroit Tigers released Timo Perez.

  The Chicago White Sox released Brad Salmon.

  The Detroit Tigers released Bronson Sardinha.

• April 5, 2009

  The Houston Astros sent Chris Barnwell to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Gustavo Chacin as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Jimmy Gobble as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Gary Sheffield as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Chad Gaudin.

  The San Diego Padres released Carlos Guevara.

  The Colorado Rockies released Ken Ray.

  The Colorado Rockies traded Aneury Rodriguez to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jason Hammel.

• April 6, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Yorman Bazardo as a free agent.

• April 7, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Kevin Melillo as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Scott Thorman as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Jeff Zimmerman as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Drew Anderson.

• April 8, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Esteban German as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Joel Peralta as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics selected Dan Giese off waivers from the New York Yankees.

  The Kansas City Royals selected Travis Metcalf off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• April 9, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.

• April 10, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Dallas McPherson as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Ron Villone as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros selected Wilton Lopez off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

  The San Diego Padres selected Luis Perdomo off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• April 12, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.

• April 13, 2009

  The New York Mets released Marlon Anderson.

  The New York Mets released Rob Mackowiak.

• April 14, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Drew Anderson as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Fernando Cortez as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Casey Daigle as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Chris George as a free agent.

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

  The Chicago White Sox signed Scott Podsednik as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox selected Travis Denker off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• April 15, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Green as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Delwyn Young to the Pittsburgh Pirates for players to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Eric Krebs (minors) (May 22, 2009) and Harvey Garcia (August 1, 2009) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

• April 17, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox released Ben Broussard.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Michael Dubee (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Andy Phillips.

  The Minnesota Twins selected Juan Morillo off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• April 20, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Guillermo Quiroz as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Angel Castro.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Blaine Boyer to the St. Louis Cardinals for Brian Barton.

• April 21, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Wily Mo Peña as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres purchased Chris Burke from the Seattle Mariners.

• April 22, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jason Tyner to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Brad Salmon as a free agent.

  Nelson Figueroa of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  The Boston Red Sox released Devern Hansack.

  The Texas Rangers selected Darren O'Day off waivers from the New York Mets.

• April 23, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Andrew Brown as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Kason Gabbard from the Texas Rangers.

  The Atlanta Braves released Joe Borchard.

  The San Francisco Giants released Scott McClain.

• April 24, 2009

  The Detroit Tigers signed Angel Nesbitt as an amateur free agent.

  The Florida Marlins selected Dave Davidson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• April 25, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Evan MacLane to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

  The New York Mets signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Mike Lamb as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees released Humberto Sanchez.

  The Detroit Tigers released Scott Williamson.

• April 26, 2009

  The Houston Astros released Neal Musser.

• April 27, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Tony Armas as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Devern Hansack as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers released Scott Thorman.

• April 28, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Freddy Garcia.

  The Houston Astros released Clay Hensley.

• April 29, 2009

  Steven Shell of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  The Florida Marlins released Jason Standridge.

  The Florida Marlins traded Logan Kensing to the Washington Nationals for Kyle Gunderson (minors).

• April 30, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies signed Mark Bellhorn as a free agent.

  Casey Fossum of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  The Chicago White Sox released Mike MacDougal.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tanyon Sturtze.

• May 1, 2009

  The New York Yankees signed Casey Fossum as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Newhan as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Humberto Sanchez as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins released Carmen Pignatiello.

  The Texas Rangers released Derrick Turnbow.

• May 2, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Steven Shell as a free agent.

  Jerry Owens of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

• May 3, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Mike MacDougal as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Luis Vizcaino.

• May 4, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Jerry Owens as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners released Freddy Guzman.

• May 5, 2009

  The St. Louis Cardinals released David Peralta.

  The Washington Nationals released Josh Towers.

• May 6, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jason Perry as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Yolmer Sanchez as an amateur free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians released Juan Salas.

• May 7, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Anderson Machado to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

• May 8, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Ryan Freel to the Chicago Cubs for Joey Gathright.

  The Tampa Bay Rays traded Adam Kennedy to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Joe Dillon (May 9, 2009) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

• May 9, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Josh Hall as a free agent.

  Jason Smith of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  The Washington Nationals released Gary Glover.

• May 10, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Jason Smith as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Josh Towers as a free agent.

• May 11, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Blaine Neal as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Javier Valentin as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers released Nick Regilio.

• May 12, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Frank Catalanotto as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Justin Hampson as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres released Dylan Axelrod.

• May 14, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Juan Salas as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Luis Vizcaino as a free agent.

• May 15, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Ramon Castro as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Abraham Nunez as a free agent.

  Mike Hinckley of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Brad Nelson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Juan Rincon of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  The San Diego Padres released Duaner Sanchez.

  The San Diego Padres selected Josh Wilson off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• May 16, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Angel Castro as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Mike Hinckley as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees traded Eric Hacker to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Romulo Sanchez.

• May 17, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Freddy Guzman as a free agent.

• May 18, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Paul Bako as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jimmy Barthmaier.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Steven Jackson off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• May 19, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Brad Nelson as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Jailen Peguero.

• May 20, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Barthmaier as a free agent.

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

  The Oakland Athletics selected Craig Breslow off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

  The Philadelphia Phillies selected Steven Register off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• May 21, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox sent Travis Dawkins to the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Scott Thorman as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Steve Green.

  The Milwaukee Brewers traded Tony Gwynn to the San Diego Padres for Jody Gerut.

• May 22, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles released Adam Eaton.

  The Boston Red Sox released Chris George.

• May 23, 2009

  The Cincinnati Reds purchased Justin Lehr from the Philadelphia Phillies.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Borkowski.

• May 24, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Henry Mateo as a free agent.

• May 25, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Clay Hensley as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Juan Rincon as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released John-Ford Griffin.

  The Kansas City Royals released Josh Newman.

  The Florida Marlins released Mike Wood.

• May 26, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Matt DeSalvo as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Gary Glover as a free agent.

  The New York Mets purchased Wilson Valdez from the Cleveland Indians.

  The San Diego Padres released Chris Britton.

  The Washington Nationals released Daniel Cabrera.

• May 27, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Ken Ray as a free agent.

• May 28, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles selected Dave Davidson off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• May 29, 2009

  The San Diego Padres sent Emil Brown to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

  The Chicago Cubs signed John-Ford Griffin as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Matt Watson as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Frank Garces as an amateur free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Webster Rivas as an amateur free agent.

• May 30, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Borchard as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Lance Broadway to the New York Mets for Ramon Castro and cash.

• May 31, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Cory Doyne as a free agent.

• June 1, 2009

  The Washington Nationals released Alex Cintron.

  The Cleveland Indians released David Dellucci.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Brad Hennessey.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Koplove.

• June 2, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Tim Raines Jr. as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Rogers as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins released Mike Gosling.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Jorge Julio.

• June 3, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves released Tom Glavine.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Gorkys Hernández, Jeff Locke and Charlie Morton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Nate McLouth.

• June 4, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Kendry Flores as an amateur free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed José Váldez as an amateur free agent.

• June 5, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Gosling as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Koplove as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Rob Mackowiak as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners released Tyler Johnson.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Jamie Walker.

  The New York Mets selected Pat Misch off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

  The Baltimore Orioles returned Dave Davidson to the Florida Marlins following previous waiver selection.

• June 6, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies signed Adam Eaton as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Ryan O'Malley as a free agent.

• June 7, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Jon Huber as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.

• June 8, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox signed Freddy Garcia as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Val Majewski as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers released Jason Tyner.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Blaine Boyer off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• June 9, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jorge Julio as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Danny Sandoval as a free agent.

  Chris Burke of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  The Texas Rangers purchased Jason Grilli from the Colorado Rockies.

  The San Francisco Giants released Jesse Foppert.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Chad Orvella.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Stephen Strasburg in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Dustin Ackley in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tony Sanchez in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Zack Wheeler in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Minor in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 6, 2009.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Leake in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Jacob Turner in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Drew Storen in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2009.

  The Colorado Rockies drafted Tyler Matzek in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Aaron Crow in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed September 17, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Grant Green in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Matt Purke in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Alex White in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted AJ Pollock in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Shelby Miller in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Chad Jenkins in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2009.

  The Minnesota Twins drafted Kyle Gibson in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Randal Grichuk in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Mike Trout in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Nick Franklin in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Rey Fuentes in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2009.

  The New York Yankees drafted Slade Heathcott in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Chicago Cubs drafted Brett Jackson in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Steven Baron in the 1st round (33rd pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2009.

  The Colorado Rockies drafted Rex Brothers in the 1st round (34th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Matt Davidson in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted James Paxton in the 1st round (37th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Chicago White Sox drafted Josh Phegley in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Tyler Skaggs in the 1st round (40th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 7, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Chris Owings in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Garrett Richards in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 2009.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Brad Boxberger in the 1st round (43rd pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Tanner Scheppers in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed September 17, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Mike Belfiore in the 1st round (45th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2009.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Vic Black in the 1st round (49th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2009.

  The Colorado Rockies drafted Nolan Arenado in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Patrick Corbin in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mychal Givens in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Billy Hamilton in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2009.

  The Chicago White Sox drafted David Holmberg in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Tommy Joseph in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2009.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Jason Kipnis in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Jeff Kobernus in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Marc Krauss in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Chicago Cubs drafted DJ LeMahieu in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 2009.

  The New York Mets drafted Steven Matz in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The New York Yankees drafted John Ryan Murphy in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Andy Oliver in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Brooks Pounders in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Blake Smith in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Robert Stock in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Chicago White Sox drafted Trayce Thompson in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 27, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Alex Wilson in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Keon Broxton in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2009.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Chris Dominguez in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Robbie Erlin in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2009.

  The Atlanta Braves drafted David Hale in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2009.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Donnie Joseph in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Joe Kelly in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jake Marisnick in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Justin Marks in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2009.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Wil Myers in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2009.

  The Colorado Rockies drafted Ben Paulsen in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2009.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Josh Prince in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Kyle Seager in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jake Barrett in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Josh Spence in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The New York Mets drafted Darrell Ceciliani in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Chris Dwyer in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ryan Goins in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Jeremy Hazelbaker in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted James Jones in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted A.J. Morris in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2009.

  The Chicago Cubs drafted Chris Rusin in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2009.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Keyvius Sampson in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Max Stassi in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The New York Yankees drafted Adam Warren in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2009.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Austin Adams in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Brandon Belt in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2009.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Louis Coleman in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2009.

  The New York Yankees drafted Caleb Cotham in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ryan Jackson in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ryan Schimpf in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 27, 2009.

  The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ashur Tolliver in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Ryan Wheeler in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The New York Mets drafted Damien Magnifico in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Hiram Burgos in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Daniel Fields in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Bradin Hagens in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Houston Astros drafted Enrique Hernández in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Minnesota Twins drafted Chris Herrmann in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2009.

  The Chicago Cubs drafted Brooks Raley in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Michael A. Taylor in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2009.

  The New York Mets drafted David Buchanan in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Branden Kline in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Buddy Baumann in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Khris Davis in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2009.

  The Houston Astros drafted Dallas Keuchel in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Ian Krol in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Miles Mikolas in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Brian Moran in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Madison Younginer in the 7th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2009.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Cory Burns in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Minnesota Twins drafted Brian Dozier in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Nate Freiman in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Paul Goldschmidt in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Colorado Rockies drafted Rob Scahill in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jon Singleton in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2009.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Aaron Altherr in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Chase Anderson in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted David Carpenter in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2009.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Preston Guilmet in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Brock Holt in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Taylor Jordan in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Aaron Loup in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Jabari Blash in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tucker Barnhart in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Yan Gomes in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2009.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Josh Zeid in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Sam Dyson in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The New York Yankees drafted Tyler Lyons in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Ohlman in the 11th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2017.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Adam Wilk in the 11th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Andrew Bellatti in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Charles Brewer in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2009.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Joe Colon in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Chris Heston in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.

  The Florida Marlins drafted Kyle Jensen in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Nate Karns in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Lane Adams in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Matt Carpenter in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Nick Christiani in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed October 5, 2009.

  The Houston Astros drafted Jake Goebbert in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2009.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Sean Halton in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ty Kelly in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Chris McGuiness in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2009.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Patrick Schuster in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Murphy Smith in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Chad Bell in the 14th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2009.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Nick Greenwood in the 14th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Sam Selman in the 14th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The New York Yankees drafted Shane Greene in the 15th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Drew Hutchison in the 15th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted David Washington in the 15th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Pierce Johnson in the 15th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Scooter Gennett in the 16th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The New York Yankees drafted Bryan Mitchell in the 16th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Luke Bard in the 16th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt den Dekker in the 16th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Andrew Susac in the 16th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Steve Ames in the 17th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tyler Cravy in the 17th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Chicago White Sox drafted Brian Goodwin in the 17th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Deven Marrero in the 17th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Caleb Thielbar in the 18th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Anthony Vasquez in the 18th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Daniel Webb in the 18th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Marcus Stroman in the 18th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Colorado Rockies drafted Dustin Garneau in the 19th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Travis Tartamella in the 19th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ryan Tepera in the 19th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Alex Hassan in the 20th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 2009.

  The Houston Astros drafted J.D. Martinez in the 20th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2009.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Darin Ruf in the 20th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2009.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Dylan Floro in the 20th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Phil Irwin in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2009.

  The Florida Marlins drafted AJ Ramos in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Trevor Rosenthal in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2009.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Giovanni Soto in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Cody Decker in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2009.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Ryan Dennick in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mike Fiers in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2009.

  The Atlanta Braves drafted Ryan Weber in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 25, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Drew Hayes in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Merrill Kelly in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Matt Adams in the 23rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Brad Glenn in the 23rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted David Rollins in the 23rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Florida Marlins drafted Michael Brady in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Keith Butler in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Dan Straily in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Andrew Heaney in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Minnesota Twins drafted Mario Hollands in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Chicago Cubs drafted Justin Bour in the 25th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Richie Shaffer in the 25th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Dermody in the 26th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Tyler Sturdevant in the 27th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Aaron Barrett in the 27th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Brian Johnson in the 27th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The San Diego Padres drafted Vince Belnome in the 28th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Zac Rosscup in the 28th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2009.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Derek Law in the 28th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Minnesota Twins drafted Pat Light in the 28th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Zunino in the 29th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Brandon Bantz in the 30th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  The New York Mets drafted Mitch Haniger in the 31st round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Parker Markel in the 32nd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Luke Voit in the 32nd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Jake Dunning in the 33rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2009.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Bolsinger in the 33rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Baltimore Orioles drafted Tyler Naquin in the 33rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted A.J. Griffin in the 34th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The New York Yankees drafted Jake Petricka in the 34th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Chris Beck in the 35th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Eddie Butler in the 35th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Texas Rangers drafted Matt Carasiti in the 36th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Mike Freeman in the 36th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Houston Astros drafted Tyler Saladino in the 36th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Yastrzemski in the 36th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Ryan Lollis in the 37th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Matt Koch in the 37th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Austin Maddox in the 37th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Baltimore Orioles drafted Taylor Rogers in the 37th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jake Lamb in the 38th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Josh Lucas in the 39th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Kyle Martin in the 39th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Brady Rodgers in the 39th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Morin in the 40th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Tampa Bay Rays drafted James Pazos in the 40th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Max Muncy in the 41st round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Florida Marlins drafted Darnell Sweeney in the 41st round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tony Renda in the 42nd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Boston Red Sox drafted Luke Maile in the 43rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Cameron Perkins in the 43rd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Chicago White Sox drafted Taylor Thompson in the 44th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 2009.

  The Florida Marlins drafted Ken Giles in the 44th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Hoby Milner in the 44th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Stephen Piscotty in the 45th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Atlanta Braves drafted Buck Farmer in the 46th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Vidal Nuno III in the 48th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  The New York Mets drafted Joe Mantiply in the 48th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Sean Nolin in the 48th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Burch Smith in the 49th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Christian Walker in the 49th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Chicago White Sox drafted Kevin Chapman in the 50th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The Atlanta Braves drafted Josh Edgin in the 50th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

  The New York Mets drafted Zack Godley in the 50th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

• June 10, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox sent Chip Ambres to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

  The San Diego Padres sent Chris Snelling to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed David Dellucci as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals released Horacio Ramirez.

  The Atlanta Braves drafted Aaron Northcraft in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2009.

• June 11, 2009

  The San Diego Padres sent Colt Morton to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

  The Texas Rangers signed Orlando Hernandez as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Appel in the 15th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but was not signed.

• June 12, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Shingo Takatsu as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees released Todd Linden.

• June 15, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed John Halama as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Horacio Ramirez as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox released Andy Phillips.

• June 16, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Philip Barzilla as a free agent.

• June 17, 2009

  The Washington Nationals sent Mike O'Connor to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

  The San Diego Padres signed Brian Lawrence as a free agent.

• June 18, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Shawn Chacon as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins released Daniel Barone.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Val Pascucci.

• June 19, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Burke as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Eric Crozier as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Carlos Guevara as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Kirby Yates as an amateur free agent.

  The New York Mets released Junior Guerra.

  The Minnesota Twins released Ben Hendrickson.

  The New York Mets selected Arturo Lopez off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

  The Seattle Mariners selected Josh Wilson off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• June 20, 2009

  The New York Mets released Bobby Kielty.

• June 21, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals released Matt Tupman.

• June 22, 2009

  The Florida Marlins released Gary Glover.

  The Colorado Rockies released Jarrett Grube.

  The New York Mets released Wily Mo Peña.

  The New York Mets released Javier Valentin.

• June 23, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Daniel Barone as a free agent.

• June 24, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox sent Brian Myrow to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

  The Baltimore Orioles purchased Michael Aubrey from the Cleveland Indians.

  The Cleveland Indians purchased Jose Veras from the New York Yankees.

• June 25, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramon Nivar as a free agent.

• June 26, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Carmen Cali.

  The New York Yankees released Casey Fossum.

  The New York Mets released Matt Watson.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Corky Miller to the Cincinnati Reds for Norris Hopper.

• June 27, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Val Pascucci as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Chris Perez. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jess Todd (July 26, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• June 28, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Chad Orvella as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners traded Mike Morse to the Washington Nationals for Ryan Langerhans.

• June 29, 2009

  Brandon Backe of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

• June 30, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians released Luis Vizcaino.

  The New York Yankees traded Casey Erickson (minors) and Eric Fryer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eric Hinske and cash.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals for Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge.

• July 1, 2009

  The New York Yankees signed Yurendell de Caster as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros released Brendan Donnelly.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Bobby Livingston.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Craig Monroe.

  The Houston Astros selected German Duran off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• July 2, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Steve Randolph to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Bobby Livingston as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Raúl Alcántara as an amateur free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Jayson Aquino as an amateur free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Willson Contreras as an amateur free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Cheslor Cuthbert as an amateur free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Enderson Franco as an amateur free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Rosell Herrera as an amateur free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Jurickson Profar as an amateur free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Juniel Querecuto as an amateur free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Gary Sánchez as an amateur free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Luis Sardinas as an amateur free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Ji Man Choi as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins released Luis Ayala.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Dewon Day.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Al Alburquerque to the Colorado Rockies for Jeff Baker.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Jon Meloan to the Tampa Bay Rays for Winston Abreu.

• July 3, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Luis Ayala as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Alex Cintron as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Casey Fossum as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed José Briceño as an amateur free agent.

• July 5, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs signed Austin Bibens-Dirkx as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Yhonathan Barrios as an amateur free agent.

  The Washington Nationals released Jesus Colome.

  The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later, Craig Italiano (minors) and Ryan Webb to the San Diego Padres for Scott Hairston. The Oakland Athletics sent Sean Gallagher (July 28, 2009) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• July 6, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians signed Michael Tejera as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Matt Tupman as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Jorge Polanco as an amateur free agent.

  Russ Adams of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  The Kansas City Royals purchased Ryan Freel from the Chicago Cubs.

  The Washington Nationals released Wil Ledezma.

  The Cleveland Indians released George Lombard.

  The Cleveland Indians released Rob Mackowiak.

• July 7, 2009

  The Detroit Tigers signed Nate Bump as a free agent.

  Kip Wells of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  The New York Yankees released Angel Berroa.

  The Washington Nationals released Cory Doyne.

  The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Gobble.

  The Florida Marlins released Justin Knoedler.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Tony Pena to the Chicago White Sox for Brandon Allen.

• July 8, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners sent Yamid Haad to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released B.J. Ryan.

  The Boston Red Sox released Jonathan Van Every.

• July 9, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Russ Adams as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Dewon Day as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Kip Wells as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dovydas Neverauskas as an amateur free agent.

• July 10, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs released Anderson Machado.

  The San Diego Padres released Mike O'Connor.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Chris Snelling.

  The Kansas City Royals traded Derrick Saito (minors) and Dan Cortes to the Seattle Mariners for Yuniesky Betancourt.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Jeff Francoeur to the New York Mets for Ryan Church.

  The Houston Astros selected Chris Coste off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 11, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Angel Berroa as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Max Kepler as an amateur free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants released Keiichi Yabu.

  The Oakland Athletics traded Jack Hannahan to the Seattle Mariners for Justin Souza (minors).

• July 13, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Ramón Torres as an amateur free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks released Tony Clark.

  The Cleveland Indians released Matt Herges.

  The Florida Marlins released Scott Williamson.

• July 14, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Alen Hanson as an amateur free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Brian Slocum.

• July 15, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pedro Martinez as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals released Oscar Villarreal.

• July 16, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals released Tommy Murphy.

  The Colorado Rockies released Franklin Nunez.

• July 17, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs signed Marco Hernández as an amateur free agent.

  The Texas Rangers released Orlando Hernandez.

• July 18, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott Dohmann as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Rudy Seanez.

• July 19, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Victor Diaz as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Mark Grudzielanek as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed B.J. Ryan as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians released Masahide Kobayashi.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Felipe Lopez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Roque Mercedes (minors) and Cole Gillespie.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Oscar Salazar to the San Diego Padres for Cla Meredith.

• July 20, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Matt Hensley as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Emil Brown.

• July 22, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Jonah Bayliss.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Julio Lugo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chris Duncan.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Argenis Diaz and Hunter Strickland to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Adam LaRoche.

• July 23, 2009

  The Washington Nationals released Joel De La Cruz.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Rafael Betancourt to the Colorado Rockies for Connor Graham (minors).

• July 24, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brandon Kintzler as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves released Tony Armas.

  The San Diego Padres released Philip Barzilla.

  The Cincinnati Reds released Adam Pettyjohn.

  The San Francisco Giants released Antoan Richardson.

  The Oakland Athletics traded Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals for Clayton Mortensen, Shane Peterson and Brett Wallace.

• July 25, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jonathan Van Every as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox released Mike Johnston.

  The Boston Red Sox released Paul McAnulty.

• July 26, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jesus Colome as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Brandon Knight.

• July 27, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Troy Cate as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Wade Miller.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Ryan Garko to the San Francisco Giants for Scott Barnes.

• July 28, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Adam Pettyjohn as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Dan Butler as an amateur free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Mark Kotsay to the Chicago White Sox for Brian Anderson.

• July 29, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies sent Jason Hirsh to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.

  Julian Tavarez of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  The Boston Red Sox released Freddy Guzman.

  The Washington Nationals released Corey Patterson.

  The Kansas City Royals released Steve Randolph.

  The New York Yankees released Brett Tomko.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Ben Francisco and Cliff Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jason Knapp (minors), Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald and Lou Marson.

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Robert Manuel to the Seattle Mariners for Wladimir Balentien.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Freddy Sanchez to the San Francisco Giants for Tim Alderson (minors).

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ian Snell and Jack Wilson to the Seattle Mariners for Brett Lorin (minors), Aaron Pribanic (minors), Nathan Adcock, Ronny Cedeno and Jeff Clement.

• July 30, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals purchased Josh Anderson from the Detroit Tigers.

  The Atlanta Braves released Jeff Bennett.

  The Houston Astros released Russ Ortiz.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Jose Ascanio, Josh Harrison and Kevin Hart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Gorzelanny and John Grabow.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded George Sherrill to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Josh Bell and Steve Johnson.

  The Tampa Bay Rays selected Jose Lobatón off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• July 31, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Angel Castro.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released David Dellucci.

  The New York Yankees released Justin Leone.

  The Colorado Rockies traded Robinson Fabian (minors) and Ryan Mattheus to the Washington Nationals for Joe Beimel.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Dexter Carter (minors), Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard and Adam Russell to the San Diego Padres for Jake Peavy.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Nick Hagadone, Justin Masterson and Bryan Price to the Cleveland Indians for Victor Martinez.

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Jerry Hairston to the New York Yankees for Chase Weems (minors).

  The Atlanta Braves traded Casey Kotchman to the Boston Red Sox for Adam LaRoche.

  The Minnesota Twins traded Tyler Ladendorf to the Oakland Athletics for Orlando Cabrera.

  The Detroit Tigers traded Luke French and Mauricio Robles to the Seattle Mariners for Jarrod Washburn.

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Edwin Encarnación, Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart to the Toronto Blue Jays for Scott Rolen.

  The Florida Marlins traded Aaron Thompson to the Washington Nationals for Nick Johnson.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Claudio Vargas to the Milwaukee Brewers for Vinny Rottino.

• August 1, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jeff Bennett as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Corey Patterson as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians released Winston Abreu.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released James Houser.

  The San Diego Padres released Brian Lawrence.

  The San Diego Padres released Mark Prior.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Ray Sadler.

• August 2, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox signed Dylan Axelrod as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners released Roy Corcoran.

• August 3, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Daniel Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Troy Cate.

  The Boston Red Sox released Carlos Maldonado.

• August 5, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Roy Corcoran as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released B.J. Ryan.

  The Chicago Cubs released Jason Waddell.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Mike Koplove to the Seattle Mariners for Deybis Benitez (minors).

• August 6, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Paul McAnulty as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Russ Ortiz as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Ray Sadler as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals purchased Norris Hopper from the Chicago White Sox.

  The Washington Nationals purchased Daryle Ward from the Chicago White Sox.

  The New York Yankees released Jason Johnson.

  The New York Mets traded Greg Veloz (minors) to the Washington Nationals for Anderson Hernandez.

• August 7, 2009

  The New York Mets purchased Jason Dubois from the Chicago Cubs.

  The New York Yankees purchased Chad Gaudin from the San Diego Padres.

  The New York Mets released Angel Berroa.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Matt DeSalvo.

  The Oakland Athletics released Jason Giambi.

  The San Diego Padres released Scott Rice.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Carl Pavano to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Yohan Pino (August 28, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Gregg Zaun to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Rhyne Hughes (August 15, 2009) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

  The Boston Red Sox selected Chris Woodward off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• August 8, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Angel Castro as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Domingo Germán as an amateur free agent.

  Cody Ransom of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Jorge Julio.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Pablo Ozuna.

  The Tampa Bay Rays selected Russ Springer off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

  The Tampa Bay Rays selected R.J. Swindle off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• August 9, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Freddy Guzman as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers purchased David Weathers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• August 10, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Mike O'Connor as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Cody Ransom as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Daniel Castro as an amateur free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins released Mark Grudzielanek.

  The San Francisco Giants released Billy Sadler.

  The Chicago White Sox selected Alex Rios off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• August 11, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Brian Lawrence as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks released Tom Gordon.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Justin Speier.

• August 12, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Matt DeSalvo as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Waddell as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

  Sidney Ponson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jon Meloan off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

  The Cleveland Indians selected R.J. Swindle off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• August 13, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox purchased Andy Cannizaro from the Cleveland Indians.

  The Kansas City Royals released Ryan Freel.

  The Colorado Rockies released Mike Timlin.

• August 14, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris George as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed R.J. Alaniz as an amateur free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Óscar Hernández as an amateur free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Kristopher Negrón to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Gonzalez and cash.

• August 15, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Jailen Peguero as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox released Rocky Cherry.

• August 17, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Wandy Peralta as an amateur free agent.

  The New York Yankees released Russ Ortiz.

  The Texas Rangers released Vicente Padilla.

  The Boston Red Sox released John Smoltz.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded Aubrey Huff to the Detroit Tigers for Brett Jacobson (minors).

• August 18, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Billy Sadler as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Dario Alvarez.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Matt Hensley.

  The Houston Astros traded Ivan Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and Matt Nevarez (minors). The Texas Rangers sent Jose Vallejo (minors) (August 20, 2009) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• August 19, 2009

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed John Smoltz as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals released Travis Metcalf.

  The Boston Red Sox released Ivan Ochoa.

  The Milwaukee Brewers traded Bill Hall to the Seattle Mariners for Ruben Flores (minors).

• August 20, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Rocky Cherry as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Vicente Padilla as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics purchased Scott Patterson from the San Diego Padres.

  The New York Mets released Liván Hernández.

  The Baltimore Orioles selected Chris Lambert off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• August 21, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox released Chris Duncan.

• August 22, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Armando Benitez as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Travis Metcalf as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tike Redman as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Tom Wilhelmsen.

• August 23, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed Xander Bogaerts as an amateur free agent.

• August 24, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jon Knott as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Russ Ortiz as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals released Ron Mahay.

• August 25, 2009

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Lew Ford as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals released Mike Vento.

  The New York Mets traded Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Chris Carter (October 7, 2009) and Eddie Lora (minors) (October 7, 2009) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• August 26, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Liván Hernández as a free agent.

• August 27, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.

  Jason Jennings of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  The Boston Red Sox released Brad Penny.

• August 28, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jon Rauch to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Kevin Mulvey (September 1, 2009) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• August 29, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Joey Gathright from the Baltimore Orioles.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded a player to be named later, Matthew Sweeney (minors) and Alex Torres to the Tampa Bay Rays for Scott Kazmir. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim sent Sean Rodríguez (September 1, 2009) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

• August 30, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jorge Julio as a free agent.

• August 31, 2009

  The Texas Rangers signed Justin Leone as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Brad Penny as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Mike Wood as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees purchased Freddy Guzman from the Baltimore Orioles.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Jim Thome and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Justin Fuller (minors).

  The Chicago White Sox traded José Contreras and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors).

  The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later and Luis García to the Washington Nationals for Ronnie Belliard. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Victor Garate (September 2, 2009) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Tony Abreu (October 9, 2009) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• September 1, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians sent Bobby Livingston to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Ezequiel Astacio as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Scott Chiasson as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Kevin Thompson as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees released Yurendell de Caster.

• September 2, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics selected Jon Meloan off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• September 3, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals traded Danny Gutierrez (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Tim Smith (minors) and Manny Piña.

• September 4, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs selected Thomas Diamond off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• September 5, 2009

  Luis Ayala of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  The New York Yankees released Kevin Cash.

• September 6, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Jesus Colome.

• September 7, 2009

  The Colorado Rockies released Russ Ortiz.

• September 8, 2009

  The Minnesota Twins sent Sean Henn to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Rodrigo Lopez.

  The Washington Nationals released Jorge Sosa.

• September 10, 2009

  The Washington Nationals selected Jesse English off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• September 11, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians released Ken Ray.

• September 15, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs released Ezequiel Astacio.

• September 16, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox released Bartolo Colon.

• September 18, 2009

  The Washington Nationals purchased Jamie Burke from the Seattle Mariners.

  The Atlanta Braves released John Halama.

• September 19, 2009

  The Houston Astros released Armando Benitez.

• September 21, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Alberto Baldonado as an amateur free agent.

• September 22, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Reymin Guduan as an amateur free agent.

• September 24, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Anthony Claggett off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• September 25, 2009

  The New York Mets selected Jack Egbert off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• September 26, 2009

  The Texas Rangers released Frank Garces.

• September 30, 2009

  The Boston Red Sox signed José Iglesias as an amateur free agent.

• October 5, 2009

  Greg Aquino of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Brian Barden of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Wilson Betemit of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Travis Blackley of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Joe Dillon of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Brandon Duckworth of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Geoff Geary of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Michel Hernandez of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Matt Kata of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Javier López of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Joe Nelson of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Steven Register of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Royce Ring of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Connor Robertson of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Glendon Rusch of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Jeff Salazar of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Chris Schroder of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Craig Stansberry of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Denny Stark of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  R.J. Swindle of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Jon Switzer of the New York Mets granted free agency.

• October 6, 2009

  Josh Banks of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Edwin Bellorin of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Brian Burres of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Vinnie Chulk of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  R.A. Dickey of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Chris Duffy of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Enrique Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Philip Humber of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Mitch Jones of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Shane Loux of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Edwin Moreno of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  John Parrish of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Guillermo Quiroz of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Dane Sardinha of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Chris Shelton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Jason Smith of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

• October 7, 2009

  Kris Benson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Bryan Bullington of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

• October 8, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Guillermo Quiroz as a free agent.

  John Koronka of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Dewayne Wise of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  The San Diego Padres released Cha-Seung Baek.

  The San Diego Padres released Cliff Floyd.

  The San Diego Padres released Shawn Hill.

• October 9, 2009

  The Minnesota Twins signed Miguel Sanó as an amateur free agent.

  Jeff Bailey of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Buddy Carlyle of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Adam Eaton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Andy González of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Wil Ledezma of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Chad Paronto of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  The Chicago White Sox released Andy Cannizaro.

  The Florida Marlins released Dave Davidson.

  The Florida Marlins released Scott Proctor.

• October 12, 2009

  Eliezer Alfonzo of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Tony Pena of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Billy Traber of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

• October 13, 2009

  Jorge Campillo of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Tony Graffanino of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Vladimir Núñez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Luis Rodriguez of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Gil Velazquez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

• October 14, 2009

  Reid Gorecki of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Mike Hessman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

• October 15, 2009

  Kevin Cameron of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Marcus McBeth of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Eric Munson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

• October 16, 2009

  Dan Giese of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Edgar Gonzalez of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

• October 17, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs released So Taguchi.

• October 19, 2009

  Kenji Johjima of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Takashi Saito of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

• October 20, 2009

  Chris Bootcheck of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  The New York Mets released Ken Takahashi.

• October 21, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox selected Alejandro De Aza off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• October 22, 2009

  Jason Grilli of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Jack Taschner of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

• October 26, 2009

  Joel Peralta of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Tyler Yates of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  The Houston Astros selected Jason Bourgeois off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• October 27, 2009

  Denny Bautista of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Wilson Valdez of the New York Mets granted free agency.

• October 29, 2009

  Jamie Burke of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Chris Coste of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Michael Barrett.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Sean Henn off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Justin Thomas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• October 30, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Shawn Estes.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates released Yoslán Herrera.

• October 31, 2009

  Noah Lowry of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

• November 1, 2009

  Chad Reineke of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

• November 2, 2009

  Mike Gosling of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

• November 3, 2009

  Jeff Fiorentino of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Rich Hill of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Justin Miller of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Chris Richard of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Guillermo Rodriguez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays for Akinori Iwamura.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jarrett Hoffpauir off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• November 4, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Scott Proctor as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Luis Rodriguez as a free agent.

  Danny Richar of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  The Seattle Mariners released Jason Phillips.

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Brad Thompson.

  The Seattle Mariners selected Yusmeiro Petit off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  The Washington Nationals selected Doug Slaten off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• November 5, 2009

  Garret Anderson of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Rick Ankiel of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Danys Báez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Rocco Baldelli of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Josh Bard of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Kevin Barker of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Jason Bay of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Ronnie Belliard of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Adrián Beltré of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Joaquín Benoit of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Hank Blalock of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Henry Blanco of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Marlon Byrd of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Daniel Cabrera of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Mike Cameron of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Jamey Carroll of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Ramon Castro of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Frank Catalanotto of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Joe Crede of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Bobby Crosby of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Doug Davis of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Carlos Delgado of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Mark DeRosa of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Brendan Donnelly of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Justin Duchscherer of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Darin Erstad of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Adam Everett of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Nomar Garciaparra of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Jon Garland of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Jason Giambi of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Brian Giles of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Troy Glaus of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Ross Gload of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Mike Gonzalez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Khalil Greene of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Nick Green of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Eddie Guardado of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Mike Hampton of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Rich Harden of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Mark Hendrickson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Liván Hernández of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Bob Howry of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Orlando Hudson of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Aubrey Huff of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Reed Johnson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Jason Kendall of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Adam Kennedy of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Adam LaRoche of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Jason LaRue of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Felipe Lopez of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Ron Mahay of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Jason Marquis of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Jason Michaels of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Doug Mientkiewicz of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Kevin Millar of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Eric Milton of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Chad Moeller of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Melvin Mora of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Greg Norton of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Tomo Ohka of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Darren Oliver of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Corey Patterson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Brad Penny of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Troy Percival of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Scott Podsednik of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Placido Polanco of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Robb Quinlan of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Mike Redmond of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Fernando Rodney of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Ivan Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Alex Romero of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Brian Schneider of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  John Smoltz of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Mike Sweeney of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Chad Tracy of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Juan Uribe of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Billy Wagner of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Jarrod Washburn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Randy Winn of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Randy Wolf of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Jamey Wright of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  The Atlanta Braves released Brian Barton.

  The Boston Red Sox traded Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones to the Florida Marlins for Jeremy Hermida.

• November 6, 2009

  Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Miguel Batista of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Erik Bedard of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Aaron Boone of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Chad Bradford of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Miguel Cairo of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Kiko Calero of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Endy Chavez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Bruce Chen of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Alex Cora of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Alan Embree of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Kelvim Escobar of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Chone Figgins of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  LaTroy Hawkins of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Nick Johnson of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Andruw Jones of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Austin Kearns of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Justin Lehr of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Pedro Martinez of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Ramon Martinez of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  John McDonald of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Corky Miller of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Bengie Molina of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Guillermo Mota of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Brett Myers of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Miguel Olivo of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Vicente Padilla of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Joel Pineiro of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Scott Schoeneweis of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Marco Scutaro of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Rafael Soriano of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Russ Springer of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Miguel Tejada of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Marcus Thames of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Jim Thome of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Yorvit Torrealba of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Matt Treanor of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Ron Villone of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Omar Vizquel of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Jeff Weaver of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Dmitri Young of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  The Chicago White Sox traded Josh Fields and Chris Getz to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Teahen.

  The Milwaukee Brewers traded J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for Carlos Gómez.

• November 7, 2009

  Joey Gathright of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Carl Pavano of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  J.J. Putz of the New York Mets granted free agency.

• November 9, 2009

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Corky Miller as a free agent.

  Reggie Abercrombie of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Juan Abreu of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Winston Abreu of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Russ Adams of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Cory Aldridge of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Chip Ambres of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Drew Anderson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Jason Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Danny Ardoin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Dylan Axelrod of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Paul Bako of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Wes Bankston of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Rod Barajas of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Josh Barfield of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Chris Barnwell of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Daniel Barone of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  T.J. Beam of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Joe Beimel of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Mark Bellhorn of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Doug Bernier of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Joe Borchard of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Cedrick Bowers of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Russell Branyan of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Doug Brocail of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Andrew Brown of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Dee Brown of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Nate Bump of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Chris Burke of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Brian Buscher of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Freddie Bynum of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Jolbert Cabrera of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Orlando Cabrera of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Robinson Cancel of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Jose Capellan of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Chris Capuano of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Jack Cassel of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Kory Casto of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Angel Castro of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Fabio Castro of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Juan Castro of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Ramon Castro of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Mike Cervenak of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Gustavo Chacin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Shawn Chacon of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Angel Chavez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Rocky Cherry of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Scott Chiasson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Travis Chick of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Jason Childers of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Justin Christian of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Alex Cintron of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Howie Clark of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Brent Clevlen of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  JD Closser of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Buck Coats of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Alvin Colina of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Willie Collazo of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  José Contreras of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Tim Corcoran of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Chad Cordero of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Bryan Corey of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Carlos Corporán of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Fernando Cortez of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Shane Costa of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Jon Coutlangus of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Callix Crabbe of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Coco Crisp of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Eric Crozier of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Casey Daigle of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Johnny Damon of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Daniel Davidson of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Ben Davis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Jason Davis of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Dewon Day of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Jesus Delgado of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Travis Denker of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Chris Denorfia of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Julio De Paula of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Matt DeSalvo of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Victor Diaz of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Scott Dohmann of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Melvin Dorta of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Octavio Dotel of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Jason Dubois of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  J.D. Durbin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Brad Eldred of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Jason Ellison of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Seth Etherton of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Sal Fasano of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Pedro Feliz of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Nate Field of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Luis Figueroa of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Josh Fogg of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Lew Ford of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Casey Fossum of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Ryan Freel of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  J.J. Furmaniak of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  John Gall of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Harvey Garcia of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Hector Gimenez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Matt Ginter of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Chris Gissell of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Mauro Gomez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Alex Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Edgar Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Brian Gordon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Nick Gorneault of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Ruben Gotay of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Kevin Gregg of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  John-Ford Griffin of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Carlos Guevara of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Joel Guzman of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Yamid Haad of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Eric Hacker of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Josh Hall of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Robby Hammock of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Justin Hampson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Tim Hamulack of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Devern Hansack of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Brad Harman of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Clay Hensley of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Matt Herges of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Carlos Hernández of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Fernando Hernandez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Jeremy Hill of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Mike Hinckley of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Eric Hinske of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Steve Holm of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Norris Hopper of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  J.R. House of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Eric Hull of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Jason Isringhausen of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Kelvin Jimenez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Mark Johnson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Jorge Julio of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Mark Kiger of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Matt Kinney of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Justin Knoedler of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Jon Knott of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Mike Koplove of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Bobby Korecky of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Josh Kroeger of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Dave Krynzel of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Bryan LaHair of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Mike Lamb of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Jason Lane of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Juan Lara of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Justin Leone of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Steven Lerud of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  John Lindsey of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Wes Littleton of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Bobby Livingston of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Pedro Lopez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Mark Loretta of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Ruddy Lugo of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Hector Luna of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Brandon Lyon of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Alejandro Machado of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Drew Macias of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Evan MacLane of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Kevin Mahar of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Gary Majewski of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Val Majewski of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Brandon Mann of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Charlie Manning of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Carlos Martinez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Frank Mata of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Henry Mateo of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Juan Mateo of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Osiris Matos of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Dave Matranga of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Luis Maza of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Paul McAnulty of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Macay McBride of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Bob McCrory of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Darnell McDonald of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Mark McLemore of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Dallas McPherson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Kevin Melillo of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Randy Messenger of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Travis Metcalf of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Drew Meyer of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Chris Michalak of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Gustavo Molina of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  José Molina of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Luke Montz of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Colt Morton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Damian Moss of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Carlos Muniz of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Scott Munter of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Donnie Murphy of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  A.J. Murray of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Brian Myrow of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Xavier Nady of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Sam Narron of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Oswaldo Navarro of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Blaine Neal of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Brad Nelson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  David Newhan of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Lance Niekro of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Ramon Nivar of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Abraham Nunez of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Mike O'Connor of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Trent Oeltjen of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Will Ohman of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Ray Olmedo of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Ramon Ortiz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Daniel Ortmeier of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Chad Orvella of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Henry Owens of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Jerry Owens of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Jorge Padilla of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Chan Ho Park of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Val Pascucci of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

  Scott Patterson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  David Pauley of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Jailen Peguero of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Antonio Perez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Juan Perez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Miguel Perez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Brock Peterson of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

  Adam Pettyjohn of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Josh Phelps of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Heath Phillips of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Kyle Phillips of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Paul Phillips of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Jeremy Powell of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Mike Rabelo of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Tim Raines Jr. of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Elizardo Ramirez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Horacio Ramirez of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Cody Ransom of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Prentice Redman of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Michael Restovich of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Argenis Reyes of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Luis Rivas of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  René Rivera of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Chris Roberson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  John Rodriguez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Eddie Rogers of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Jamie Romak of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Davis Romero of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Mike Rose of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Vinny Rottino of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Rich Rundles of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Josh Rupe of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Mike Ryan of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Kirk Saarloos of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Mark Saccomanno of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Billy Sadler of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Ray Sadler of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Ryan Sadowski of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Juan Salas of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Brad Salmon of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Angel Sanchez of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Humberto Sanchez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Danny Sandoval of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Bobby Scales of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Chris Seddon of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Ryan Shealy of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Gary Sheffield of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Steven Shell of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Alfredo Simon of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Brad Snyder of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Kyle Snyder of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Nate Spears of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Ryan Speier of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Levale Speigner of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Matt Stairs of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Chris Stewart of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Mel Stocker of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Scott Strickland of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Shingo Takatsu of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Ty Taubenheim of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Michael Tejera of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Kevin Thompson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Rich Thompson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Erick Threets of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Terry Tiffee of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Eider Torres of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Steve Torrealba of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Matt Tupman of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Jose Valdez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Jose Valverde of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  John Van Benschoten of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Andy Van Hekken of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

  Virgil Vasquez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Jorge Velandia of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Jason Waddell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

  Daryle Ward of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Ehren Wassermann of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Brandon Watson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  David Weathers of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Todd Wellemeyer of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  Jared Wells of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  David Williams of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Jerome Williams of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Vance Wilson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Ross Wolf of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Mike Wood of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

  Jake Woods of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Chase Wright of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Jeff Zimmerman of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Charlie Zink of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  The New York Mets released Jésus Feliciano.

  The Florida Marlins released Brian Lawrence.

  The Baltimore Orioles selected Armando Gabino off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Mike McCoy off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

  The Tampa Bay Rays selected Ramon Ramirez off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 10, 2009

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Michel Hernandez as a free agent.

  Rich Aurilia of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Elmer Dessens of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Jerry Hairston of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Paul Hoover of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Andy Tracy of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Tyler Walker of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Yasuhiko Yabuta of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released John Ennis.

• November 11, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Dane De La Rosa as a free agent.

  Fernando Cabrera of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Lenny DiNardo of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Freddy Guzman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Juan Rincon of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Jason Schmidt of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

  Josh Towers of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Gregg Zaun of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

• November 12, 2009

  Scott Eyre of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

• November 13, 2009

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

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

  Rafael Betancourt of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Paul Byrd of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Chad Fox of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Logan Kensing of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Braden Looper of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Brett Tomko of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Claudio Vargas of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Chris Woodward of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  The Minnesota Twins released Justin Huber.

  The Tampa Bay Rays released Jason Perry.

• November 16, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed R.J. Swindle as a free agent.

  Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  John Grabow of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Randy Johnson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Kip Wells of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

• November 17, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Jorge Campillo as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Logan Kensing as a free agent.

  Sergio Mitre of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Brian Shouse of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

• November 18, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins released Juan Morillo.

  The Milwaukee Brewers selected George Kottaras off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• November 19, 2009

  The Chicago Cubs signed John Grabow as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Mitch Jones as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Drew Meyer as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Gabriel Ynoa as an amateur free agent.

  Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Fernando Tatís of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Ryne White (minors) and Scott Maine to the Chicago Cubs for Aaron Heilman.

• November 20, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jason Anderson as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Paul Phillips as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Davis Romero as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Steven Shell as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Brad Thompson as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jose Valdez as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Wilson Valdez as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Virgil Vasquez as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Ross Wolf as a free agent.

  Laynce Nix of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

  The Boston Red Sox selected Robert Manuel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

  The Baltimore Orioles selected Craig Tatum off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 21, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Casey Daigle as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hector Gimenez as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Andy Van Hekken as a free agent.

  Devon Lowery of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Doug Waechter of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

• November 22, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Dallas McPherson as a free agent.

• November 23, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox signed Dylan Axelrod as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramon Nivar as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Omar Vizquel as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Hanser Alberto as an amateur free agent.

  Josh Wilson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

• November 24, 2009

  The Atlanta Braves signed Juan Abreu as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Jon Adkins as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Edwin Bellorin as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Castro as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Bob McCrory as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Darnell McDonald as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Vinny Rottino as a free agent.

• November 25, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Jesse Foppert as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed John Halama as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Hinckley as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed James Houser as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Andruw Jones as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Mata as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed John McDonald as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Edwin Moreno as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Angel Sanchez as a free agent.

  Shelley Duncan of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Tug Hulett from the Kansas City Royals.

  The San Diego Padres selected Radhames Liz off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• November 26, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Alex Gonzalez as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed José Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

• November 27, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Corporán as a free agent.

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

• November 28, 2009

  The Chicago White Sox signed Freddie Bynum as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Capuano as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Grilli as a free agent.

• November 30, 2009

  The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Borchard as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Bryan Bullington as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Brent Clevlen as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Buck Coats as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Alex Cora as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Chris Coste as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Jésus Feliciano as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Mauro Gomez as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ruben Gotay as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason LaRue as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Hector Luna as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Alejandro Machado as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Jerry Owens as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Tony Pena as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Kyle Phillips as a free agent.

  Robinzon Diaz of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

• December 1, 2009

  The Houston Astros signed Ryan Sadowski as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brian Schneider as a free agent.

  Chris Waters of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Kelly Shoppach to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Mitch Talbot (December 21, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 2, 2009

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Travis Chick as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Drew Macias as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Chris Shelton as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Alfredo Simon as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Brad Snyder as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Billy Wagner as a free agent.

• December 3, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Russ Adams as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Cory Aldridge as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed T.J. Beam as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Travis Denker as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Fernando Hernandez as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Chad Moeller as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Placido Polanco as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Takashi Saito as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Bobby Scales as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Levale Speigner as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Jake Fox and Aaron Miles to the Oakland Athletics for Ronny Morla (minors), Matthew Spencer (minors) and Jeff Gray.

• December 4, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Burke as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Fernando Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Enrique Gonzalez as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Gosling as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed John Lindsey as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Trent Oeltjen as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Corey Patterson as a free agent.

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

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Prentice Redman as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Marco Scutaro as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers selected Joe Inglett off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• December 6, 2009

  The Kansas City Royals signed Steven Lerud as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chris Seddon as a free agent.

• December 7, 2009

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

  The Colorado Rockies signed Rafael Betancourt as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Fabio Castro as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Gustavo Chacin as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Adam Everett as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Gary Majewski as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Carl Pavano as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Brad Penny as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Ivan Rodriguez as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Soriano as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Brad Thomas as a free agent.

  Jeff Bennett of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Brian Wolfe of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  The Texas Rangers purchased Clay Rapada from the Detroit Tigers.

  The Colorado Rockies released Matt Murton.

  The Washington Nationals released Saul Rivera.

  The New York Yankees traded Brian Bruney to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later. The Washington Nationals sent Jamie Hoffmann (December 10, 2009) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

  The Milwaukee Brewers selected Luis Cruz off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 8, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Corcoran as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chone Figgins as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ross Gload as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Carlos Hernández as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Justin Miller as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Andy Pettitte as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Alex Romero as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Ryan Speier as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Josh Towers as a free agent.

  Luke Carlin of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  As part of a 3-team trade: The Detroit Tigers sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers.

• December 9, 2009

  The Florida Marlins signed Brian Barden as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Brian Buscher as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bobby Crosby as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Elmer Dessens as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Robinzon Diaz as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed LaTroy Hawkins as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed A.J. Murray as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Oswaldo Navarro as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Josh Wilson as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Randy Wolf as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Jorge Bonifacio as an amateur free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Osuna as an amateur free agent.

  The San Diego Padres released Frankie De La Cruz.

  The New York Mets released Andy Green.

  The Florida Marlins traded Matt Lindstrom to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later, Robert Bono (minors) and Luis Bryan (minors). The Houston Astros sent Jorge Jimenez (minors) (December 10, 2009) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

  The Baltimore Orioles traded a player to be named later and Chris Ray to the Texas Rangers for Kevin Millwood and cash. The Baltimore Orioles sent Ben Snyder (minors) (December 10, 2009) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

  The Boston Red Sox selected Ramon Ramirez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• December 10, 2009

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Hector Ambriz from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Oakland Athletics drafted Bobby Cassevah from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The San Francisco Giants drafted Steve Johnson from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Zach Kroenke from the New York Yankees in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Parisi from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Raynor from the Florida Marlins in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Seattle Mariners drafted Kanekoa Texeira from the New York Yankees in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Philadelphia Phillies drafted David Herndon from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2009 minor league draft.

  The Cleveland Indians drafted Brian Horwitz from the San Francisco Giants in the 2009 minor league draft.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Vinnie Chulk as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Chris Duffy as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Pedro Feliz as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Rich Harden as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Macay McBride as a free agent.

  Santiago Casilla of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  The Kansas City Royals released John Bale.

  The Kansas City Royals released Mike Jacobs.

  The Washington Nationals released Zack Segovia.

  The Minnesota Twins traded Boof Bonser to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Chris Province (minors) (December 12, 2009) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

  The Washington Nationals drafted Jamie Hoffmann from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The New York Mets drafted Carlos Monasterios from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Carlos Monasterios from the New York Mets.

• December 11, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jeff Bennett as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Nate Bump as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Marlon Byrd as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Shane Costa as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Melvin Dorta as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed John Ennis as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Matt Ginter as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Philip Humber as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Jason Kendall as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Donnie Murphy as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Laynce Nix as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed J.J. Putz as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Nate Spears as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jon Switzer as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Erick Threets as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Waters as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jake Woods as a free agent.

  Joe Thurston of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Rafael Soriano to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jesse Chavez.

• December 12, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Joey Gathright as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Devon Lowery as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Brandon Lyon as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Marcus McBeth as a free agent.

  Alfredo Amezaga of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

  Brian Anderson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

  Josh Anderson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Jose Arredondo of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Garrett Atkins of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

  Brian Bass of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

  Lance Broadway of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Matthew Brown of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  John Buck of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

  Matt Capps of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  D.J. Carrasco of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

  Raul Chavez of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

  Ryan Church of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Clay Condrey of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

  Neal Cotts of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

  Jack Cust of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

  Mark DiFelice of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Phil Dumatrait of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

  Ryan Garko of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

  Jonny Gomes of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

  Gabe Gross of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Kelly Johnson of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

  Ryan Langerhans of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  Mike MacDougal of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Seth McClung of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Dustin Moseley of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

  Scott Olsen of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

  Tim Redding of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Jeremy Reed of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Anthony Reyes of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Shawn Riggans of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

  Mike Rivera of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

  Cory Sullivan of the New York Mets granted free agency.

  Jose Veras of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

  Chien-Ming Wang of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

  Josh Whitesell of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

  Mark Worrell of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

• December 13, 2009

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed John Buck as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Scott Olsen as a free agent.

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

  The Seattle Mariners signed Osmer Morales as an amateur free agent.

• December 14, 2009

  The Seattle Mariners signed Eliezer Alfonzo as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Greg Aquino as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Lance Broadway as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Cameron as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Craig Counsell as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Clay Hensley as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed John Lackey as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Mahar as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Hideki Matsui as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jason Michaels as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed David Pauley as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Joel Peralta as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeremy Powell as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Cody Ransom as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Chris Richard as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Claudio Vargas as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Frankie Montas as an amateur free agent.

• December 15, 2009

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark DiFelice as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Anderson Machado as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Juan Pierre to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent John Ely (December 18, 2009) and Jon Link (December 18, 2009) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

• December 16, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luis Ayala as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jamey Carroll as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Matt DeSalvo as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Geoff Geary as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Nick Gorneault as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Holm as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Koplove as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Rodrigo Lopez as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Domingo Tapia as an amateur free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Ryota Igarashi as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs released Erik Hamren.

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Travis d'Arnaud, Kyle Drabek and Michael Taylor to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roy Halladay and cash.

  The Philadelphia Phillies traded Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners for Tyson Gillies (minors), Phillippe Aumont and JC Ramirez.

  The Oakland Athletics traded Brett Wallace to the Toronto Blue Jays for Michael Taylor.

• December 17, 2009

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Joe Dillon as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Chris Stewart as a free agent.

• December 18, 2009

  The San Diego Padres signed Chris Denorfia as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Phil Dumatrait as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Gonzalez as a free agent.

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

  The San Francisco Giants signed Eric Hacker as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Nick Johnson as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Ryan Langerhans as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Kameron Loe as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Javier López as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Myrow as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Chad Reineke as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Danny Richar as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Juan Rincon as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Tayron Guerrero as an amateur free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs traded Milton Bradley to the Seattle Mariners for Carlos Silva and cash.

  The Chicago White Sox selected Freddy Dolsi off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• December 21, 2009

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brian Barton as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Raul Chavez as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed R.A. Dickey as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Jason Marquis as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Mike Rivera as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Saul Rivera as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Ryan Shealy as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres purchased Dusty Ryan from the Detroit Tigers.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Bill Murphy.

• December 22, 2009

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

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Garrett Atkins as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Josh Banks as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Angel Berroa as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Cameron as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Reid Gorecki as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Josh Kroeger as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Doug Mientkiewicz as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Rogers as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Josh Whitesell as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves traded Boone Logan and Javier Vazquez to the New York Yankees for Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, Arodys Vizcaíno and cash.

• December 23, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Coco Crisp as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Luke Montz as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Anthony Reyes as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Fernando Rodney as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Chris Schroder as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jack Taschner as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners traded Brandon Morrow to the Toronto Blue Jays for Johermyn Chavez (minors) and Brandon League.

• December 24, 2009

  The Oakland Athletics signed Justin Duchscherer as a free agent.

• December 25, 2009

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

• December 26, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Kelvim Escobar as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Bob Howry as a free agent.

• December 28, 2009

  The Washington Nationals signed Eric Bruntlett as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Mark DeRosa as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Eddie Guardado as a free agent.

• December 29, 2009

  The New York Mets signed Jason Bay as a free agent.

• December 30, 2009

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Kelly Johnson as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tyler Yates as a free agent.

• December 31, 2009

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Danys Báez as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Burres as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Neal Cotts as a free agent.

• Before 2010 Season

  Brady Clark sent from ??? to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

  Humberto Cota sent from the Cincinnati Reds to ??? in an unknown transaction.

  Eric Gagne sent from ??? to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

  Guillermo Rodriguez sent from ??? to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

  Francisco Rosario sent from ??? to the Kansas City Royals in an unknown transaction.

• January 2, 2010

  The San Francisco Giants signed Santiago Casilla as a free agent.

• January 4, 2010

  The Boston Red Sox signed Adrián Beltré as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Evan MacLane as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Osiris Matos as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Miguel Olivo as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed John Parrish as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Juan Uribe as a free agent.

• January 5, 2010

  The Seattle Mariners signed Josh Bard as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Callix Crabbe as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Troy Glaus as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Eric Hinske as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Matt Holliday as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Royce Ring as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Zack Segovia as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks released Tony Barnette.

  The Minnesota Twins released Bobby Keppel.

• January 6, 2010

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Josh Anderson as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Matt Capps as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luke Carlin as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Clay Condrey as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chad Cordero as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Sergio Mitre as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Joe Thurston as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Vogelsong as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ehren Wassermann as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.

• January 7, 2010

  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 Boston Red Sox traded Casey Kotchman to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Bill Hall. 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.

• January 8, 2010

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesus Delgado as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Brett Myers as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Scott Podsednik as a free agent.

• January 9, 2010

  The Cleveland Indians sent Zach Jackson to the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a conditional deal.

  The Texas Rangers signed Vladimir Guerrero as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Bryan LaHair as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros released Ryan Sadowski.

  The New York Mets selected Jay Marshall off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• January 10, 2010

  The Texas Rangers signed Matthew Brown as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Aubrey Huff as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Elizardo Ramirez as a free agent.

• January 11, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ryan Church as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Shelley Duncan as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Andy González as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Norris Hopper as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Dan Johnson as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Austin Kearns as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Justin Lehr as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Jailen Peguero as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Adam Pettyjohn as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Aroldis Chapman as an amateur free agent.

• January 12, 2010

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jeff Bailey as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Bass as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox signed Ramon Castro as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed JD Closser as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Alvin Colina as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jay Gibbons as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Brad Nelson as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Argenis Reyes as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Antoan Richardson as a free agent.

• January 13, 2010

  The Detroit Tigers signed Kory Casto as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brandon Duckworth as a free agent.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Adam LaRoche as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Pedro Lopez as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Jorge Sosa as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Eider Torres as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Waddell as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Charlie Zink as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Maikel Franco as an amateur free agent.

• January 14, 2010

  The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Scott McClain as a free agent.

• January 15, 2010

  The New York Mets signed Jolbert Cabrera as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Carlos Muniz as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Redmond as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff Salazar as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners selected Tommy Everidge off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• January 16, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals signed Jamie Romak as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres released Walter Silva.

  The Oakland Athletics traded Aaron Cunningham and Scott Hairston to the San Diego Padres for Kevin Kouzmanoff and Eric Sogard.

• January 18, 2010

  The San Diego Padres signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Shane Loux as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Ruddy Lugo as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Chad Paronto as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jeremy Reed as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox released Brad Wilkerson.

  The Cleveland Indians traded Jesus Brito (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Bixler.

• January 19, 2010

  The Washington Nationals signed Chris Duncan as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Grudzielanek as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Colby Lewis as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Bengie Molina as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Sam Narron as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Steven Register as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Valverde as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Jorge Alfaro as an amateur free agent.

  The Kansas City Royals released Luis Hernandez.

  The Washington Nationals released J.D. Martin.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Brandon Jones off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• January 20, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed D.J. Carrasco as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Octavio Dotel as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Juan Mateo as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Joel Pineiro as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Rabelo as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Cory Sullivan as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Merkin Valdez from the San Francisco Giants.

  The Arizona Diamondbacks released Eric Byrnes.

• January 21, 2010

  The Kansas City Royals signed Rick Ankiel as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Denny Bautista as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Harvey Garcia as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Khalil Greene as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Shawn Hill as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Paul Lo Duca as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Vicente Padilla as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Jay Payton as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Jared Wells as a free agent.

• January 22, 2010

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Arredondo as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed José Contreras as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Doug Davis as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Dohmann as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Nick Green as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed John Koronka as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Brian Lawrence as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Russ Ortiz as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Michael Restovich as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded Gary Matthews and cash to the New York Mets for Brian Stokes.

• January 23, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Robby Hammock as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Miguel Tejada as a free agent.

• January 25, 2010

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Matt Bush as a free agent.

  The Houston Astros signed Kevin Cash as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Devern Hansack as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Chuck James as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Luis Maza as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Chad Tracy as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.

• January 26, 2010

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brad Ausmus as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ronnie Belliard as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Jon Garland as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Freddy Guzman as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rich Hill as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Damian Moss as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Xavier Nady as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Timo Perez as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rich Rundles as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Ben Sheets as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Thome as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees traded Mitch Hilligoss (minors) and cash to the Texas Rangers for Greg Golson.

  The Philadelphia Phillies selected Brian Bocock off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• January 27, 2010

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Dan Giese as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Heath Phillips as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers selected Joe Inglett off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• January 28, 2010

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

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Edmonds as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Val Pascucci as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Fernando Tatís as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Eduardo Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.

• January 29, 2010

  The Washington Nationals signed Miguel Batista as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Doug Bernier as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Travis Blackley as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Eric Byrnes as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Frank Catalanotto as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Josh Fogg as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Carlos Guevara as a free agent.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Melillo as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Derrick Turnbow as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Jose Veras as a free agent.

• January 30, 2010

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

• January 31, 2010

  The Oakland Athletics signed Gabe Gross as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Melvin Mora as a free agent.

• February 1, 2010

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jonah Bayliss as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Orlando Cabrera as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Ryan Garko as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Jimmy Gobble as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Reed Johnson as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Horacio Ramirez as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Justin Speier as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds traded Adam Rosales and Willy Taveras to the Oakland Athletics for Aaron Miles and a player to be named.

  The Oakland Athletics selected Steven Tolleson off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• February 2, 2010

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Kevin Gregg as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Seth McClung as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Guillermo Mota as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Neal Musser as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramon Ortiz as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Jae Kuk Ryu as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Bronson Sardinha as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Craig Stansberry as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeff Weaver as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Robel García as an amateur free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Wander Suero as an amateur free agent.

• February 3, 2010

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Alfredo Amezaga as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Seth Etherton as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Luis Hernandez as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Bobby Livingston as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Maroth as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Kevin Mench as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Mike Ryan as a free agent.

  The Tampa Bay Rays selected Mike Ekstrom off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

  The Milwaukee Brewers selected Marco Estrada off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• February 4, 2010

  The Seattle Mariners signed Erik Bedard as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Joel Guzman as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Orlando Hudson as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed J.D. Martin as a free agent.

• February 5, 2010

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed J.J. Furmaniak as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Josh Phelps as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Yorvit Torrealba as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Oscar Villarreal as a free agent.

• February 6, 2010

  The Washington Nationals signed Andrew Brown as a free agent.

  The Chicago Cubs signed Jason Dubois as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Jason Lane as a free agent.

• February 7, 2010

  The Washington Nationals signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Dana Eveland from the Oakland Athletics.

• February 8, 2010

  The New York Yankees signed Randy Winn as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chase Wright as a free agent.

• February 9, 2010

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Angel Chavez as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brian Giles as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Mark Hendrickson as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Bobby Korecky as a free agent.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Will Ohman as a free agent.

  The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Schoeneweis as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres released Greg Burke.

  The Oakland Athletics released Willy Taveras.

  The New York Mets selected Jason Pridie off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• February 10, 2010

  The Seattle Mariners signed Jesus Colome as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Marcus Thames as a free agent.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Todd Wellemeyer as a free agent.

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

• February 11, 2010

  The New York Mets signed Alex Cintron as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Mike Jacobs as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Mike Lamb as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Robb Quinlan as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Shawn Riggans as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Mark Saccomanno as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Kip Wells as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Michael Feliz as an amateur free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Hisanori Takahashi as a free agent.

• February 12, 2010

  The Washington Nationals signed Adam Kennedy as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Paul McAnulty as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Sweeney as a free agent.

• February 15, 2010

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Joaquín Benoit as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers signed Endy Chavez as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Daniel Davidson as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies signed Stu Pomeranz as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Willy Taveras as a free agent.

• February 16, 2010

  The Minnesota Twins signed Charlton Jimerson as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Dustin Moseley as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Chien-Ming Wang as a free agent.

• February 17, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Nick Bierbrodt as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Resop as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Ron Villone as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Rafael Martín as a free agent.

• February 18, 2010

  The San Diego Padres signed Greg Burke as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins signed Mike MacDougal as a free agent.

• February 19, 2010

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed José Molina as a free agent.

• February 20, 2010

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

  The Boston Red Sox released Edwin Moreno.

• February 21, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Tim Redding as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox released Freddie Bynum.

• February 22, 2010

  The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Jonny Gomes as a free agent.

• February 23, 2010

  The Minnesota Twins signed Jacque Jones as a free agent.

  The San Diego Padres signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brad Wilkerson as a free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Alejandro Chacin as an amateur free agent.

  The Cincinnati Reds signed Ronald Torreyes as an amateur free agent.

• February 24, 2010

  The Texas Rangers signed Wes Bankston as a free agent.

  The New York Mets signed Rod Barajas as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Russell Branyan as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Liván Hernández as a free agent.

• February 25, 2010

  The San Diego Padres signed Eric Munson as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers released Khalil Greene.

• February 27, 2010

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Felipe Lopez as a free agent.

• February 28, 2010

  The Oakland Athletics signed Jason Jennings as a free agent.

  The New York Yankees signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

• March 1, 2010

  The San Francisco Giants signed Matt Kinney as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Wes Littleton as a free agent.

  The Cleveland Indians signed Tom Mastny as a free agent.

  The Boston Red Sox selected Casey Fien off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 2, 2010

  The Minnesota Twins signed Brad Hennessey as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Yoslán Herrera as a free agent.

• March 3, 2010

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Garret Anderson as a free agent.

  The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Wilhelmsen as a free agent.

• March 4, 2010

  The New York Mets signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.

  The Toronto Blue Jays selected Casey Fien off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 5, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Travis Metcalf as a free agent.

• March 6, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Rice as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers released Michael Hollimon.

• March 7, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Brad Eldred as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brandon Mann as a free agent.

• March 8, 2010

  The New York Mets signed Mike O'Connor as a free agent.

• March 9, 2010

  The Texas Rangers purchased Edwar Ramirez from the New York Yankees.

  Previous waiver selection of Jay Marshall by the New York Mets from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.

• March 10, 2010

  The Washington Nationals released Shawn Estes.

  The Washington Nationals released Eddie Guardado.

  The Oakland Athletics released Jay Marshall.

• March 11, 2010

  Free agent signing of Michael Feliz by the Oakland Athletics voided.

  Brian Giles retired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• March 12, 2010

  The Tampa Bay Rays signed Hank Blalock as a free agent.

• March 13, 2010

  The Houston Astros signed Matt Kata as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers selected Hernan Iribarren off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 15, 2010

  The Oakland Athletics returned Bobby Cassevah (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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

  The Chicago White Sox released Keith Ginter.

  The Washington Nationals released Ron Villone.

• March 16, 2010

  The San Francisco Giants returned Steve Johnson (earlier draft pick) to the Baltimore Orioles.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released John Halama.

• March 17, 2010

  The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Kris Benson as a free agent.

  The Chicago White Sox released Jason Botts.

  The Chicago White Sox released Daniel Cabrera.

  The Washington Nationals released Elijah Dukes.

  The Washington Nationals released Logan Kensing.

  The Seattle Mariners released Yusmeiro Petit.

  The Houston Astros released Alex Romero.

  The Florida Marlins released Derrick Turnbow.

  The Cleveland Indians selected Anderson Hernandez off waivers from the New York Mets.

• March 18, 2010

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Casey Fien.

• March 19, 2010

  The Cleveland Indians signed Miguel Perez as a free agent.

• March 20, 2010

  The Boston Red Sox signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

  The Detroit Tigers signed Casey Fien as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Josh Fogg.

• March 21, 2010

  The Seattle Mariners signed Yusmeiro Petit as a free agent.

• March 22, 2010

  The New York Yankees returned Jamie Hoffmann (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Angel Berroa.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Eric Gagne.

  The Milwaukee Brewers traded Matt Treanor to the Texas Rangers for Ray Olmedo.

• March 23, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Joe Beimel as a free agent.

  The Florida Marlins released Mike MacDougal.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Scott Schoeneweis.

• March 24, 2010

  The Cleveland Indians signed Justin Germano as a free agent.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Jeremy Hill as a free agent.

  The Washington Nationals signed Mike MacDougal as a free agent.

  The Minnesota Twins signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics traded Gregorio Petit to the Texas Rangers for Edwar Ramirez.

• March 25, 2010

  The Chicago White Sox signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.

  The St. Louis Cardinals signed Edubray Ramos as an amateur free agent.

  The San Diego Padres released Andrew Albers.

  The New York Yankees released Chad Gaudin.

  The Boston Red Sox released Brian Shouse.

• March 26, 2010

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

  The Boston Red Sox purchased Kevin Frandsen from the San Francisco Giants.

  The St. Louis Cardinals released Charlie Zink.

• March 27, 2010

  The Kansas City Royals sent Steven Lerud to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

  The New York Mets signed Raúl Valdés as a free agent.

  The Texas Rangers purchased Andrés Blanco from the Chicago Cubs.

• March 28, 2010

  The Colorado Rockies signed Rick Bauer as a free agent.

  The Oakland Athletics signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.

  The New York Mets released Jolbert Cabrera.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Joey Gathright.

• March 29, 2010

  The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Figueroa as a free agent.

  The Atlanta Braves signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Joe Bisenius.

  The Philadelphia Phillies released Brad Wilkerson.

  The Washington Nationals selected Chris Coste off waivers from the New York Mets.

  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Hayden Penn off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• March 30, 2010

  The Detroit Tigers sent Nate Robertson to the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

  The Baltimore Orioles signed Joey Gathright as a free agent.

  Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central) purchased Eric Stults from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  The Colorado Rockies released Xavier Cedeño.

  The Florida Marlins released Seth McClung.

  The Chicago Cubs released Kevin Millar.

  The Boston Red Sox released Scott Patterson.

  The New York Mets selected Manny Acosta off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• March 31, 2010

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Josh Fogg as a free agent.

  The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ty Taubenheim as a free agent.

  Corey Patterson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brian Barton.

  The Toronto Blue Jays released Jonah Bayliss.

  The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Burns.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Travis Chick.

  The Minnesota Twins released Mark McLemore.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jason Repko.

  The Los Angeles Dodgers released Argenis Reyes.

  The Kansas City Royals released Francisco Rosario.

• April 1, 2010

  The St. Louis Cardinals sent Julio Lugo to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

  The San Francisco Giants signed Andy Sisco as a free agent.

  The Colorado Rockies released Rick Bauer.

  The Cleveland Indians released Tom Mastny.

  The Baltimore Orioles released Chad Moeller.

  The Boston Red Sox released Jorge Sosa.

  The Kansas City Royals released Vance Wilson.

  The San Francisco Giants traded retention of Rule 5 selection to the Texas Rangers for Edwin Escobar.

  The Texas Rangers selected Ryan Garko off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.