Detroit Tigers
Optioned RHP Virgil Vasquez and OF Brent Clevlen to Triple-A Toledo; Reassigned RHP Freddy Dolsi, RHP Chris Lambert, RHP Preston Larrison, C Max St. Pierre, C Nick Trzesniak, IF Michael Hollimon and IF Scott Sizemore to Minor League camp.
Florida Marlins
Reassigned INF Tagg Bozied, RHP Marcus Gwyn, C Brett Hayes, RHP Gaby Hernandez and LHP Randall Williams to Minor League camp.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reassigned RHP Jason Johnson to Minor League camp.
Oakland Athletics
Optioned RHP Joey Devine to Triple-A Sacramento.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Optioned RHP John Van Benschoten to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Washington Nationals
Reassigned C Humberto Cota and OF Alex Escobar to Minor League camp. Cota refused assignment and became free agent.
Baltimore Orioles
Optioned C Donny Lucy and LHP Andrew Sisco to Class AAA Charlotte; Reassigned INF Brad Eldred and RHP Tomo Ohka to Minor League camp.
Boston Red Sox
Assigned RHP Bartolo Colon, INF Keith Ginter and INF Joe Thurston to Minor League camp.
Chicago White Sox
Andrew Sisco Sent to Minors
Donny Lucy Sent to Minors
Cincinnati Reds
Traded RHP Brad Salmon to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.
Houston Astros
Felipe Paulino Placed on 15-Day DL, (Pinched nerve in upper right arm)
Mark McLemore Outrighted to Minors
Kansas City Royals
Acquired RHP Brad Salmon from the Reds for a player to be named.v
Chicago Cubs
Optioned RHPs Jose Ascanio and Sean Gallagher to Triple-A Iowa; Reassigned OF Josh Kroeger to Minor League camp.
Cincinnati Reds
Drew Anderson Sent to Minors
Marcus McBeth Sent to Minors
Cleveland Indians
Optioned OF Brad Snyder to Triple-A Buffalo; Reassigned RHP Matt Ginter, RHP Jeff Harris, LHP Rich Rundles, C Armando Camacaro, C David Wallace, INF Aaron Herr and INF Danny Sandoval to Minor League camp.
Florida Marlins
Optioned OF Brett Carroll to Triple-A Albuquerque; Reassigned INF Chris Barnwell to Minor League camp.
Milwaukee Brewers
Placed LHP Randy Choate on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left hand.
New York Yankees
Reassigned C Kyle Anson to Minor League camp.
St. Louis Cardinals
Signed RHP Adam Wainwright to a four-year contract extension with a club option through 2013.
Chicago Cubs
Optioned LHP Neal Cotts to Triple-A Iowa; Reassigned C Koyie Hill to Minor League camp.
Cincinnati Reds
Reassigned C Alvin Colina and LHP Scott Sauerbeck to Minor League camp.
Minnesota Twins
Outrighted OF Garrett Jones to Triple-A Rochester; Reassigned LHPs Ricky Barrett and Randy Kiesler, and INFs Randy Ruiz and Tommy Watkins to Minor League camp.
San Francisco Giants
Optioned LHP Patrick Misch and C Guillermo Rodriguez to Triple-A Fresno.
Toronto Blue Jays
Returned RHP Lance Carter to Minor League camp.
Detroit Tigers
Curtis Granderson Placed on 15-Day DL, (Fractured metacarpal, right hand)
Kansas City Royals
Optioned RHP Luke Hochevar to Triple-A Omaha.
Minnesota Twins
Glen Perkins Sent to Minors
Toronto Blue Jays
Released OF Reed Johnson.
Washington Nationals
Retained the rights to OF Garrett Guzman, acquiring him from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Optioned RHP Billy Buckner and RHP Leo Rosales to Triple-A Tucson.
Boston Red Sox
Josh Beckett Placed on 15-Day DL, (Recurring back spasms)
Cleveland Indians
Jeremy Sowers Sent to Minors
Aaron Laffey Sent to Minors
Florida Marlins
Reassigned RHP Burke Badenhop to Minor League camp; Optioned INF Robert Andino to Triple-A Albuquerque; Placed RHP Sergio Mitre, RHP Harvey Garcia, RHP Henry Owens, RHP Anibal Sanchez and RHP Josh Johnson on 15-day disabled list. Optioned OF Cameron Maybin to Double-A Carolina.
Minnesota Twins
Optioned RHP Philip Humber, IF Brian Buscher and OFs Jason Pridie and Denard Span to Triple-A Rochester; Reassigned RHP Casey Daigle to Minor League camp.
Philadelphia Phillies
Brad Lidge Placed on 15-Day DL, (Arthroscopic surgery, right knee)
Texas Rangers
John Patterson Signed to a Minor League Contract
Baltimore Orioles
Outrighted RHP Jon Leicester to Triple-A Norfolk.
Chicago Cubs
Signed OF Reed Johnson to a one-year contract; placed RHP Angel Guzman on the 60-day disabled list; Optioned OFs Sam Fuld and Eric Patterson to Triple-A Iowa; Reassigned LHP Les Walrond and INFs Micah Hoffpauir and Casey McGehee to Minor League camp.
Chicago White Sox
Optioned INF Josh Fields to Triple-A Charlotte; Reassigned INF Jason Bourgeois, RHP D.J. Carrasco and C Paul Phillips to Minor League camp.
Cincinnati Reds
Reassigned IF/OF Jerry Gil to Minor League camp.
Cleveland Indians
Josh Barfield Sent to Minors, Jorge Julio Purchased From Minors, Aaron Fultz Designated for Assignment
Detroit Tigers
Miguel Cabrera Signed, ( 2009-2015)(seven-year extension)
Florida Marlins
Optioned INF Dallas McPherson to Triple-Albuquerque.
Houston Astros
Optioned RHP Ryan Houston to Triple-A Round Rock; Reassigned C Josh Johnson to Minor League camp; Placed INF Kazuo Matsui on the 15-day disabled list today, retroactive to March 21.
Milwaukee Brewers
Released RHP Claudio Vargas.
Oakland Athletics
Placed 3B Eric Chavez and RHPs Chad Gaudin and Kiko Calero on the 15-day disabled list.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Designated RHP Jonah Bayliss for assignment; Reassigned RHP Elmer Dessens and LHP Casey Fossum to Minor League camp; Optioned OF Kevin Thompson to Triple-A Indianapolis; Selected IF Luis Rivas from Triple-A Indianapolis.
San Diego Padres
Oscar Robles Sent to Minors, Craig Stansberry Sent to Minors, Brian Myrow Sent to Minors
St. Louis Cardinals
Placed RHPs Chris Carpenter (right elbow), Matt Clement (right shoulder), Joel Pineiro (right shoulder) and Josh Kinney (right elbow) and LHPs Mark Mulder (left shoulder) and Tyler Johnson (left shoulder) and OF Juan Encarnacion (left orbital fracture) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 21.
Toronto Blue Jays
Granted C Sal Fasano his unconditional release.
Atlanta Braves
Acquired RHP Todd Redmond from the Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Tyler Yates.
Boston Red Sox
Optioned OF Brandon Moss to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Cincinnati Reds
Optioned RHP Homer Bailey to Triple-A Louisville.
Colorado Rockies
Sent RHP Ramon Ramirez to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named; optioned OF Seth Smith and IFs Omar Quintanilla and Ian Stewart to Minor League Spring Training camp; reassigned C Humberto Cota to Minor League Spring Training camp.
Detroit Tigers
Released LHP Tim Byrdak.
Kansas City Royals
Acquired RHP Ramon Ramirez from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named; Traded 1B/OF Justin Huber to the Padres for a player to be named; Designated LHP Jorge De La Rosa for assignment; Optioned RHP Kyle Davies to Triple-A Omaha; Reassigned RHPs Roman Colon and Chin-hui Tsao and C Ken Huckaby to Minor League camp.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Released RHP Rudy Seanez.
Milwaukee Brewers
Outrighted C Eric Munson to Triple-A Nashville.
Minnesota Twins
Reassigned C Drew Butera to Minor League camp.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Acquired RHP Tyler Yates from the Atlanta Braves for nonroster RHP Todd Redmond; Designated SS Josh Wilson for assignment; Released RHP Byung-Hyun Kim, LHP Juan Perez and RHP Hector Carrasco; Purchased the contract of INF Doug Mientkiewicz from Triple-A Indianapolis; RHP Masumi Kuwata announced his retirement.
San Diego Padres
Acquired 1B/OF Justin Huber from the Royals for a player to be named.
Seattle Mariners
Optioned LHP Ryan Feierabend to Triple-A Tacoma.
St. Louis Cardinals
Reassigned RHPs Cliff Politte, Chris Perez and Hugo Castellanos to Minor League camp; Placed OF Juan Gonzalez on the temporarily inactive list.
Washington Nationals
Chris Schroder Sent to Minors, Ryan Langerhans Outrighted to Minors, Johnny Estrada Placed on 15-Day DL, (Right elbow soreness), John Lannan Sent to Minors
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