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10/31/05 |
Chicago Cubs Signed LHP Glendon Rusch to a two-year contract, guaranteeing him $6 million, plus as much as $1 million more in performance bonuses based on starts. |
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Chicago White Sox Exercised 2006 club option on RHP Cliff Politte; Declined 2006 club option on DH Carl Everett, making him a free agent; DH Frank Thomas exercised 2006 player option. |
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Cincinnati Reds Reinstated INF Luis Lopez from the 60-day disabled list. |
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Reinstated RHP Ryan Wagner from the 15-day disabled list. | ||||
Houston Astros Extended manager Phil Garner's contract by one year, keeping him in Houston through 2007. |
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Kansas City Royals INF Joe McEwing filed for free agency. |
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New York Mets Reinstated OF Mike Cameron, RHP Bartolome Fortunato, RHP Tyler Yates, LHP Felix Heredia and IF Jeff Keppinger from the 60-day disabled list. |
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Exercised 2006 option of RHP Steve Trachsel and declined options on RHP Braden Looper and 1B Doug Mientkiewicz. | ||||
10/29/05 |
Chicago Cubs Picked up options on INF Todd Walker and RHP Scott Williamson; declined a mutual option on OF Jeromy Burnitz. |
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Kansas City Royals LHP Brian Anderson, RHPs Jose Lima and Scott Sullivan and INF Denny Hocking filed for free agency. |
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10/28/05 |
Cincinnati Reds Declined the 2006 contract option on RHP Ramon Ortiz; The Reds and INF Rich Aurilia mutually agreed to decline his 2006 contract option; IF/OF Jacob Cruz declared free agency; Named Jim Pransky professional scout. |
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Cleveland Indians Re-signed INF Ramon Vazquez to a one-year contract. |
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Kansas City Royals Re-signed RHP Dave Elder to a Minor League contract. |
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San Diego Padres Re-signed RHP Brian Sweeney and LHP Ryan Meaux to Minor League contracts with invitations to Spring Training. |
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San Francisco Giants Re-signed LHP Jeff Fassero to a one-year contract. |
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Texas Rangers Signed C Nick Trzesniak to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training. |
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10/27/05 |
Colorado Rockies Signed RHP Mike DeJean to a one-year contract for the 2006 season with a mutual option for 2007. |
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Minnesota Twins Named Joe Vavra hitting coach; Moved Scott Ullger from hitting coach to third base coach; Announced that pitching coach Rick Anderson, bench coach Steve Liddle, first base coach Jerry White and bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek would return in 2006. |
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San Francisco Giants Exercised 2006 club options for RHP Jason Schmidt and OF Randy Winn; announced OF Moises Alou, 2B Ray Durham and RHP LaTroy Hawkins have exercised their 2006 player options. |
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St. Louis Cardinals RHP Cal Eldred announced his retirement. |
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Washington Nationals Signed INF Damian Jackson and 2B Bernie Castro to one-year free-agent contracts. |
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10/25/05 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Declined the club option on RHP Jose Mesa making him a free agent. |
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10/24/05 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Signed LHP Dave Williams to a one-year contract for the 2006 season. |
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10/21/05 |
Kansas City Royals Claimed LHP Bobby Madritsch off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. |
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10/20/05 |
Oakland Athletics Sent INF Keith Ginter outright to Sacramento. |
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10/19/05 |
New York Yankees Sent 2B Mark Bellhorn outright to Triple-A Columbus; Bellhorn refused the assignment and is now a free agent. |
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10/17/05 |
Houston Astros Sent LHP Carlos Hernandez outright to Triple-A Round Rock. Hernandez refused the assignment and is now a free agent. |
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Los Angeles Dodgers Announced that LHP Kelly Wunsch and RHP Giovanni Carrara declined Minor League assignments and opted for free agency. |
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Oakland Athletics Exercised the contract option on OF Jay Payton for the 2006 season; Declined the contract option on RHP Keiichi Yabu. |
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San Francisco Giants Outrighted RHPs Brian Cooper and Matt Kinney, C Yamid Haad and OFs Doug Clark, Julio Ramirez and Adam Shabala to Triple-A Fresno. Cooper rejected his assignment and became a free agent. |
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10/15/05 |
Boston Red Sox Released OF Adam Hyzdu; Purchased the contract of RHP Edgar Martinez from Double-A Portland. |
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Sent RHP Chad Harville, LHP Mike Stanton and RHP Jeremi Gonzalez outright to Triple-A Pawtucket. Harville, Stanton and Gonzalez refused the assignments and are now free agents. | ||||
Los Angeles Dodgers Designated LHP Ryan Ketchner and LHP Derek Thompson for assignment. |
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10/14/05 |
Arizona Diamondbacks Sent OF Quinton McCracken outright to Triple-A Tucson; McCracken refused the assignment and is now a free agent. |
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Sent C Kelly Stinnett outright to Triple-A Tucson; Stinnett refused the assignment and is now a free agent. | ||||
Milwaukee Brewers RHP Victor Santos, RHP Julio Santana, INF Trent Durrington and OF Chris Magruder refused their outright assignments to Triple-A Nashville and elected free agency. |
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Minnesota Twins Signed OF Jason Tyner to a Minor League contract; activated RHP Grant Balfour and OF Jason Kubel from the 60-day disabled list. |
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Oakland Athletics Agreed to three-year contract with manager Ken Macha. |
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San Diego Padres Released INF Manny Alexander; Damian Jackson elected free agency after clearing outright waivers. |
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St. Louis Cardinals Purchased the contract of OF Rick Ankiel from Double-A Springfield and released RHP Evan Rust. |
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Claimed C Mike Rose off waivers from the Dodgers. |
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Texas Rangers Outrighted RHP Ryan Bukvich to Triple-A Oklahoma; RHP Carlos Almanzar has elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment; Re-signed RHP Jared Abruzzo and OF Ruddy Yan to Minor League contracts. |
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10/13/05 |
Seattle Mariners Activated RHP Jorge Campillo from the 60-day disabled list and outrighted him to Triple-A Tacoma. |
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Toronto Blue Jays Purchased the contracts of RHP Ryan Houston and INF Robert Cosby. |
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Outrighted RHP Jason Arnold and INF Raul Tablado to Triple-A Syracuse; C Ken Huckaby and INF Frank Menechino have elected to become free agents after declining assignments to Syracuse. | ||||
10/12/05 |
Philadelphia Phillies Outrighted RHP Keith Bucktrot, RHP Francisco Butto, RHP Edwin Moreno and C A.J. Hinch Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; Hinch has opted for free agency; Purchased the contract of RHP Yoel Hernandez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. |
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10/11/05 |
Colorado Rockies Acquired Miguel Ojeda on waivers from the Seattle Mariners. |
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Seattle Mariners Outrighted INF Justin Leone to Triple-A Tacoma and announced C Miguel Ojeda was claimed on waivers by the Colorado Rockies. |
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10/10/05 |
Cincinnati Reds Sent RHP Chris Booker outright to Triple-A Louisville; Booker refused the assignment and is now a free agent; INF D'Angelo Jimenez and RHP Ben Weber elected free agency. |
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Cleveland Indians Claimed RHP Sean Douglass off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. |
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Detroit Tigers Sent RHP Matt Ginter, RHP Jason Karnuth, LHP Doug Creek, LHP Vic Darensbourg, and INF Kevin Hooper outright to Triple-A Toledo; All five refused the assignment and are now free agents; Released RHP Gary Knotts. |
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Houston Astros Outrighted RHP Scott Strickland, RHP Brandon Duckworth and RHP Travis Driskill to Triple-A Round Rock. |
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Minnesota Twins Purchased the contract of RHP Willie Eyre from Triple-A Rochester. |
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Texas Rangers LHP Justin Thompson has elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma. |
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10/8/05 |
Chicago White Sox Sent LHP David Sanders outright to Triple-A Charlotte and LHP Ryan Wing outright to Single-A Winston-Salem. |
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Milwaukee Brewers Sent RHP Julio Santana, RHP Victor Santos, OF Chris Magruder, INF Trent Durrington and LHP Luis Pena outright to Triple-A Nashville. |
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Outrighted INF Eric Munson to Triple-A Durham. |
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10/7/05 |
Baltimore Orioles Outrighted 2B Bernie Castro, 1B Alejandro Freire, OF Ramon Nivar, OF Keith Reed and SS Eddie Rogers have been sent to Triple-A Ottawa. |
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Cleveland Indians Outrighted RHP Kyle Denney and OF Jeff Liefer to Triple-A Buffalo. |
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Colorado Rockies Announced OF Dustan Mohr has elected free agency. |
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Kansas City Royals Claimed RHP Joel Peralta off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels; OF Terrence Long and RHP Nate Field elected free agency. |
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Minnesota Twins Outrighted the contracts of C Matthew LeCroy, OF Jason Tyner and INF Glenn Williams to Triple-A Rochester; Declined the 2006 club option on P Joe Mays; Activated OF Torii Hunter from the 15-day disabled list. |
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Texas Rangers Sent RHP Kevin Gryboski and LHP Michael Tejera outright to Triple-A Oklahoma. |
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10/5/05 |
Colorado Rockies Claimed LHP Jaime Cerda off waivers from the Royals and outrighted INF Eddy Garabito to Triple-A Colorado Springs. |
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Kansas City Royals Sent RHP Nate Field outright to Triple-A Omaha. |
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10/4/05 |
Cleveland Indians Activated RHP Kyle Denney (concussion/skull fracture) from the 60-day disabled list. |
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Colorado Rockies Exercised the 2006 option on OF Matt Holliday and declined a 2006 club option on C Todd Greene. |
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Minnesota Twins Sent INF Brent Abernathy, INF Luis Rivas and OF Michael Ryan outright to Triple-A Rochester. |
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10/3/05 |
Florida Marlins Released RHP Tim Spooneybarger, RHP John Riedling and INF Derek Wathan. |
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Oakland Athletics Announced that the contract of hitting coach Dave Hudgens will not be renewed. |
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Washington Nationals Reinstated RHP Antonio Osuna from the 60-day disabled list; Unconditionally released Osuna, LHP John Halama and C Keith Osik; Selected the contracts of 2B/3B Kory Casto, OF Frank Diaz and RHP Armando Galarraga. |
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10/2/05 |
Kansas City Royals Did not renew the contracts of bench coach Bob Schaefer and pitching coach Guy Hansen. |
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10/1/05 |
Chicago Cubs Signed RHP Ryan Dempster to a three-year, $15.5 million contract extension. |
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Cleveland Indians Outrighted RHP Jason Young to Triple-A Buffalo. |
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