Saturday, July 27, 2013

Twins Transactions: July 20-26, 2013

This list is through early Friday morning.  If anything happened since then, we'll pick it up next week.  Or, feel free to note it in the comments.

Joe Mauer was placed on the paternity list.

Drew Butera was recalled from Rochester.

Blake Martin was sent from Rochester to New Britain.

Nick Blackburn was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Jairo Rodriguez was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Rochester, presumably to fill in during Drew Butera's absence.

Bruce Pugh was released by New Britain.

Kyle Davies was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Mike Gonzales was sent from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids.

Caleb Brewer retired from Cedar Rapids.

Ex-Twins Transactions: July 20-26, 2013

This list is through early Friday morning.  If something happened since then, we'll pick it up next week.

Baltimore designates Danny Valencia for assignment, then options him to AAA Norfolk.

Boston organization sends Matt Maloney from AAA Pawtucket to AA Portland.

Cleveland organization (AAA Columbus) places Boof Bonser on the seven-day disabled list.

Angels designate Brendan Harris for assignment, then assigned him outright to AAA Salt Lake. Harris refused the assignment and elected free agency.

Philadelphia organization promotes Matt Tolbert from Class A Clearwater, where he was on a rehab assignment, to AAA Lehigh Valley.

St. Louis selects the contract of Brock Peterson from AAA Memphis.

San Diego places Jason Marquis on the fifteen-day disabled list with a right elbow strain.

San Francisco organization (AAA Fresno) activates Joe Benson from the disabled list.

Texas acquires Matt Garza from the Cubs for C. J. Edwards, Justin Grimm, Mike Olt, and one or two players to be named later.

Texas organization (AAA Round Rock) places Eli Whiteside on the seven-day disabled list.

Toronto organization (AAA Buffalo) activates Bobby Korecky from the disabled list.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Twins Transactions: July 14-20, 2013


Michael Tonkin was optioned to Rochester.

Caleb Thielbar was activated from the bereavement list.

Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Rochester.

Eduardo Escobar was optioned to Rochester.

Chris Parmelee was optioned to Rochester.

Chris Herrmann was recalled from Rochester

Doug Bernier had his contract selected from Rochester.

Vance Worley was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Rochester.

Edgar Ibarra was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Alex Wimmers was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Evan Bigley was assigned to New Britain following a rehab assignment.

Kyle Knudson was sent from New Britain to Fort Myers.

Ryan O'Rourke was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Tom Stuifbergen was placed on the seven-day disabled list by New Britain.

Mike Gonzales was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Tyler Jones was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Steven Gruver was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

J. D. Williams was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Jairo Rodriguez was sent from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids.

Dalton Hicks was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Jose Gonzalez was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Candido Pimentel was released by Fort Myers.

Dallas Gallant was activated from the disabled list by Cedar Rapids.

Tim Shibuya was promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids.

Chris Colabello was recalled from Rochester.

Matt Tomshaw was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.

Seth Wagner signed and was assigned to the GCL Twins.

Markus Solbach was released by the GCL Twins.

Ex-Twins Transactions: July 13-20, 2013


Amarillo of the American Association trades Joe Testa to Newark of the Can-Am League for future considerations.

Baltimore recalls Danny Valencia from AAA Norfolk.

Camden of the Atlantic League announced that Brian Bass had retired.
Camden of the Atlantic League placed Billy Bullock on the inactive list.

Cubs send Scott Baker to Class A Kane County on a rehab assignment.

White Sox organization (AAA Charlotte) releases Jeff Gray.

Lincoln of the American Association signs Curt Smith.

Newark of the Can-Am League places Joe Testa on the disabled list, then activates him six days later.

Philadelphia places Ben Revere on the disabled list with a fractured right foot.

Texas organization sends Joe Benson to the AZL Rangers on a rehab assignment.

Toronto organization (AAA Buffalo) places Bobby Korecky on the seven-day disabled list.

York of the Atlantic League signed Anthony Slama.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Twins Transactions: June 29-July 13, 2013


You miss a week, and stuff happens.

Ryan Eades was signed.

Aaron Slegers was signed and assigned to Elizabethton.

Mike Pelfrey was sent to Cedar Rapids on a rehab assignment, then activated four days later.

Josh Willingham was placed on the fifteen-day disabled list.

Aaron Hicks was activated from the fifteen-day disabled list.

Jermaine Mitchell was signed to a minor league contract and assigned to Rochester.

P. J. Walters was designated for assignment, then sent outright to Rochester.

Caleb Thielbar was placed on the bereavement list.

Michael Tonkin was recalled from Rochester.

Dan Rohlfing was sent from Rochester to New Britain.

A. J. Achter was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, then sent back to New Britain three days later, then promoted back to Rochester three days after that.

Evan Bigley was sent from Rochester to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment, then was sent to Fort Myers on a rehab assignment.

Daniel Sattler was sent from Rochester to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Danny Lehmann was released by Rochester.

Cole DeVries was placed on the seven-day disabled list with a right elbow strain.

Nick Blackburn was sent to New Britain.

Matthew Summers was sent from New Britain to Fort Myers.

Curt Smith was released by New Britain.

D. J. Baxendale was activated from the disabled list by New Britain.

Kyle Davies was sent from Fort Myers to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment, then was activated a couple of days later.

Taylor Rogers was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Fort Myers, then was activated seven days later.

Lance Ray was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Fort Myers.

Matt Tomshaw was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Fort Myers.

Jeremias Pineda was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Cedar Rapids with a strained right hamstring, then was activated seven days later.

Jonathan Murphy was sent from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids.

Jhonatan Arias was released by Cedar Rapids.

David Hurlbut was activated from the disabled list by Cedar Rapids.

Logan Wade was activated from the disabled list by Elizabethton.

C. K. Irby was activated from the disabled list by Elizabethton.

Luis Nunez was released by Elizabethton.

Alex Wimmers was sent from New Britain to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Mike Gonzales was sent from Fort Myers to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Gabriel Rosario was assigned to the DSL Twins.

Ex-Twins Transactions: June 29-July 13, 2013


Sorry I missed last week.

Atlanta activates Luis Ayala from the fifteen-day disabled list.
Atlanta organization releases Billy Bullock.

Baltimore options Danny Valencia to AAA Norfolk.
Baltimore organization (AAA Norfolk) releases Jon Rauch.

Boston organization sends Terry Doyle from AAA Pawtucket to AA Portland.
Boston organization sends Bobby Lanigan to AA Portland.

White Sox place Jesse Crain on the fifteen-day disabled list.
White Sox name Jim Thome special assistant to the general manager.

Cubs organization promotes Carlos Gutierrez from Class A Daytona to AA Tennessee.

Cincinnati selects the contract of Corky Miller from AAA Louisville.
Cincinnati organization (AAA Louisville) activates Yohan Pino

Cleveland signs Boof Bonser and assigns him to AAA Columbus.
Cleveland organization (AAA Columbus) places Boof Bonser on the seven-day disabled list, then activates him from that list seven days later.

Colorado organization (AAA Colorado Springs) activates Jeff Manship from the seven-day disabled list.

Dodgers option Peter Moylan to AAA Albuquerque.
Dodgers designate Matt Guerrier for assignment, then trade him to the Cubs for Carlos Marmol.

Philadelphia organization (Class A Clearwater) activates Matt Tolbert from the disabled list.

San Diego selects the contract of Rene Rivera from AAA Tucson.

Toronto organization (AAA Buffalo) activates Bobby Korecky from the disabled list.

Washington sends Wilson Ramos to Class A Potomac on a rehab assignment, then activates him three days later.