Todays Transactions 2012

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The Arizona Diamondbacks sign P Takashi Saito to a 1yr contract

The Boston Red Sox sign IF Nick Punto to a 2yr contract

The Houston Astros trade P Mark Melancon to the Boston Red Sox for P Kyle Weiland and IF Jed Lowrie

The Los Angeles Dodgers sign P's Jose Ascanio Alberto Castillo Matt Chico Angel Guzman Shane Lindsay Fernando Nieve and Ryan Tucker C Josh Bard and OF Cory Sullivan to minor league contracts

The Miami Marlins sign IF Nick Green to a minor league contract

The Texas Rangers announce IF Esteban German has signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japanese League

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The Baltimore Orioles sign P Tsuyoshi Wada to a 2yr contract

The Houston Astros announce OF Nick Stavinoha has signed with the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese League

The Minnesota Twins sign OF Josh Willingham to a 3yr contract and sign P P.J. Walters C Rene Rivera and 3B Sean Burroughs to minor league contracts

The New York Mets sign P Chuck James to a minor league contract

The Philadelphia Phillies sign P Dontrelle Willis to a 1yr contract

The St.Louis Cardinals sign P J.C. Romero to a 1yr contract

The Seattle Mariners re-sign C/IF Chris Gimenez to a 1yr contract

The Washington Nationals sign P Waldis Joaquin and 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir to minor league contracts

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The Chicago Cubs name Chris Bosio pitching coach Jamie Quirk bench coach Dave McKay 1B coach and Pat Listach 3B coach

The Cincinnati Reds sign P Kanekoa Texeira to a minor league contract

The Cleveland Indians acquire OF Aaron Cunningham from the San Diego Padres for P Cory Burns and sign IF Jose Lopez to a minor league contract

The Colorado Rockies sign OF Michael Cuddyer to a 3yr contract

The Minnesota Twins sign C J.R. Towles and 1B Steve Pierce to minor league contracts

The New York Mets re-sign OF Mike Baxter to a minor league contract

The Philadelphia Phillies re-sign SS Jimmy Rollins to a 3yr contract

The San Diego Padres trade P Mat Latos to the Cincinnati Reds for P's Brad Boxberger and Edison Volquez C Yasmani Grandal and 1B Yonder Alonso

The San Francisco Giants re=sign P Guillermo Mota to a 1yr contract

The Washington Nationals sign P Jeff Fulchino IF Andres Blanco and OF Jason Michaels to minor league contracts

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The Baltimore Orioles sign P Jon Link to a minor league contract

The Colorado Rockies sign P Mike Ekstrom and C's Wilkin Castillo and Wil Nieves to minor league contracts

The Minnesota Twins sign P Aaron Thompson to a minor league contract

The New York Yankees sign P Matt Daley and C Gustavo Molina to minor league contracts

The San Diego Padres release IF/OF Eric Patterson

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The Arizona Diamondbacks sign OF Jason Kubel to a 2yr contract

The Baltimore Orioles sign OF Endy Chavez to a 1yr contract

The Colorado Rockies sign 3B Casey Blake to a 1yr contract

The Kansas City Royals sign SS Yunieski Betancourt to a 1yr contract

The Los Angeles Dodgers sign P John Grabow to a minor league contract

The New York Mets sign P Frank Francisco to a 2yr contract

The Pittsburgh Pirates sign P Ryota Igarashi to a minor league contract and re-sign 1B Jeff Clement to a minor league contract

The San Diego Padres re-sign OF Jeremy Hermida to a minor league contract

The Washington Nationals sign IF Chad Tracy and OF's Mike Cameron and Xavier Paul to minor league contracts

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The Cleveland Indians sign IF Andy LaRoche to a minor league contract

The Colorado Rockies sign P Carlos Torres to a minor league contract

The Kansas City Royals sign P Jose Mijares to a 1yr contract

The Milwaukee Brewers sign P Juan Perez and IF Cesar Izturis to minor league contracts

The Philadelphia Phillies sign IF Hector Luna and OF Lou Montanez to minor league contracts

The Pittsburgh Pirates sign IF Anderson Hernandez to a minor league contract

The St.Louis Cardinals sign P R.J. Swindle and IF/OF Eugenio Velez to minor league contracts

The San Francisco Giants sign P Eric Hacker to a minor league contract

The Texas Rangers trade P Ryan Kelly to the San Diego Padres for C Luis Martinez

The Washington Nationals claim 3B Carlos Rivero off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies

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The Chicago White Sox sign P John Danks to a 5yr contract extension

The Minnesota Twins sign P Jason Marquis to a 1yr contract

The New York Mets sign C Rob Johnson to a minor league contract

The Washington Nationals sign IF/OF Mark DeRosa to a 1yr contract

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The Boston Red Sox name Bob McClure pitching coach Tim Bogar bench coach Alex Ochoa 1B coach and Jerry Royster 3B coach

The Chicago Cubs trade P Sean Marshall to the Cincinnati Reds for P Travis Wood IF Ronald Torreyes and OF Dave Sappelt

The Cincinnati Reds claim P Josh Judy off waivers from the Cleveland Indians

The Los Angeles Angels sign P Eric Hurley C Robinson Diaz and OF Ryan Langerhans to minor league contracts

The Oakland A's trade P Gio Gonzalez to the Washington Nationals for P's A.J. Cole Tommy Milone and Brad Peacock and C Derek Norris

The St.Louis Cardinals sign OF Carlos Beltran to a 2yr contract