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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period July 11-17.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/i&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt; Keep tabs on &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/majors\\/2013-trade-analysis-central-index\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Trade Central&lt;\\/a&gt; and our up-to-date accounting of &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/minors\\/international-bonus-slot-budgets-for-all-30-teams\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;international bonus pools&lt;\\/a&gt; as the July 31 trade deadline approaches.&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Shawn Camp (released by Cubs, July 7)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Karl Triana, 1B Eric Hinske&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Eury de la Rosa&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to high Class A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Tyler Skaggs&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jonathan Pulley, RHP Diogenes Rosario&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;As we see throughout this installment of Minor League Transactions, the Diamondbacks optioned a big league arm to the low minors so that he could stay on his regular pitching schedule. In this case, Arizona sent down lefty Tyler Skaggs (4.03 ERA, 7.8 SO\\/9, 3.1 BB\\/9 in five MLB starts) &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.azcentral.com\\/sports\\/diamondbacks\\/articles\\/20130711arizona-diamondbacks-bullpen-gets-bolster-tyler-skaggs-sent-minors.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;to high Class A Visalia&lt;\\/a&gt; during the major league and Triple-A all-star break last week.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atlanta Braves&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Ryan Hinson (Wichita (American Association)), LHP Dilmer Mejia, OF Dan Carroll (Lincoln (American Association))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Aris Alcantara&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Jose Constanza&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Alex Wood&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;A third-round pick out of high school in \\u201907, Dan Carroll stole 62 bases and drew 88 walks for high Class A High Desert in the Mariners system in 2011. He&amp;#8217;s a versatile outfielder with good speed and a good batting eye, but he flamed out in affiliated ball largely due to contact trouble\\u2014he struck out 197 times in 157 games and hit .274 in parts of three seasons at High Desert, the best hitter&amp;#8217;s park in the minors.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Baltimore Orioles&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Stefan Crichton (23), LHP Danny Ayers (25), LHP Max Homick (32), 3B Drew Dosch (7)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Zach Petersime, OF Delvi Cid&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Traded: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Russ Canzler to Pirates for RHP Tim Alderson&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jairo Asencio&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Designated for assignment: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jair Jurrjens&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Josh Stinson&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dioni Dominguez, RHP Devin Jones, LHP Jason Gurka, 1B Nik Balog, 3B Drew Dosch, OF Anthony Vega&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Zach Clark, LHP Jason Gurka, LHP Stephen Tarpley, 3B Michael Mosby&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Bobby Lanigan (released by Twins, June 28), C Simon Gravel (NDFA\\u2014Marie Mediatrice HS, Montreal)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Draft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Pat Goetze (36), RHP Myles Smith (4), SS Mauricio Dubon (26), OF Nick Longhi (30)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Traded: &lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/majors\\/red-sox-add-reliever-matt-thornton-from-white-sox\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;OF Brandon Jacobs to White Sox&lt;\\/a&gt; for LHP Matt Thornton&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Drake Britton&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Steven Wright, OF Jackie Bradley&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Alfredo Aceves (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP Kyle Stroup, C Jake Romanski, 3B David Renfroe, OF Juan Carlos Linares, OF Drew Turocy&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Leonel Escobar, 2B Mike Meyers, OF Forrestt Allday, OF Matty Johnson&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chicago Cubs&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Trevor Clifton (12), C Tyler Alamo (24), C Will Remillard (19), 3B Kris Bryant (1)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Luis Liria, C Sergio Burruel&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Michael Bowden&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tayler Scott, LHP Brian Smith, C Neftali Rosario&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Pumarino Martinez, RHP Marcos Mateo, 1B Rock Shoulders&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chicago White Sox&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nTraded: &lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/majors\\/red-sox-add-reliever-matt-thornton-from-white-sox\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;LHP Matt Thornton to Red Sox&lt;\\/a&gt; for OF Brandon Jacobs&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Donnie Veal&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Simon Castro&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Michael Johnson&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Mike Marjama&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cincinnati Reds&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;3B Mike Costanzo (released by Nationals, July 9)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Draft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Alex Greer (29)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Traded: &lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/majors\\/reds-acquire-parker-frazier-in-minor-trade-with-rockies\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;RHP Armando Galarraga to Rockies&lt;\\/a&gt; for RHP Parker Frazier&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Corky Miller&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Rookie-level Arizona League: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Tony Cingrani&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Carlos Contreras (high Class A to Double-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Mike Dennhardt, RHP Brian Pearl, 3B Marquez Smith, SS Carlton Daal&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Jose De Luna&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Transferred to 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dan Langfield&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tony Cingrani (3.23 ERA, 10.8 SO\\/9, 3.7 BB\\/9 in 15 MLB appearances) won&amp;#8217;t spend long in the Arizona League because he can be &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/mlb.mlb.com\\/news\\/article.jsp?ymd=20130718&amp;amp;content_id=54026946&amp;amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;amp;c_id=mlb\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;recalled as the 26th man&lt;\\/a&gt; for an upcoming Reds doubleheader.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Draft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Justin Garcia (38), RHP Adam Plutko (11)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kota Kobayashi, OF Quincy Latimore&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP C.C. Lee, RHP Danny Salazar, C Omir Santos&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Danny Salazar, RHP Blake Wood&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Omir Santos (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kerry Doane, C Chris Wallace&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Alex Monsalve, OF Cedric Hunter&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;A Pirates fourth-rounder in \\u201907, left fielder Quincy Latimore joined the Indians in January in the trade that sent designated-for-assignment righty Jeanmar Gomez to Pittsburgh. The 24-year-old hit .231\\/.306\\/.353 with six homers in 81 games at Double-A Akron this season.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Colorado Rockies&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Troy Neiman (NDFA\\u2014Chico State (Calif.)), RHP Logan Norris (NDFA\\u2014Louisiana State-Shreveport)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Draft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Wesley Jones (31)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jordan Mejia, RHP Nick Schnaitmann, LHP Anthony Seise&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Traded: &lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/majors\\/reds-acquire-parker-frazier-in-minor-trade-with-rockies\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;RHP Parker Frazier to Reds&lt;\\/a&gt; for RHP Armando Galarraga&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Juan Nicasio&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Drew Pomeranz, OF Tyler Colvin&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Drew Pomeranz (Triple-A to Double-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Joe Gardner (outrighted to Double-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Ryan Buch, RHP Bruce Kern&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Rockies sent Drew Pomeranz (8.76 ERA, 8.0 SO\\/9, 10.2 BB\\/9 in three MLB starts) to Double-A Tulsa during the all-star break so that he could &lt;a href=\\\" http:\\/\\/www.denverpost.com\\/rockies\\/ci_23651562\\/drew-pomeranz-demoted-rockies-triple-team\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;stay on schedule&lt;\\/a&gt; to pitch for the Rockies in the second half.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Detroit Tigers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kelvin Perez (released by Yankees, July 8)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Michael Hernandez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Charlie Gillies, RHP Hudson Randall, LHP Logan Ehlers, LHP Pat Misch, C Austin Green, C Franklin Navarro&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP David Paulino&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Warwick Saupold, LHP Matt Hoffman, LHP Jordan John, C Zach Maggard, 1B Aaron Westlake, SS Dixon Machado, OF Daniel Fields&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Houston Astros&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Devonte German (11)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jose Valdez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jarred Cosart&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jarred Cosart&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Michael Dimock, OF Terrell Joyce&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tyson Perez, LHP Joe Bircher, SS Jose Fernandez&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Optioned to Oklahoma City in time to start the Triple-A all-star game, Jarred Cosart &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/minors\\/sanchezs-homer-stellar-pitching-lead-il-to-all-star-win\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;started for the Pacific Coast League&lt;\\/a&gt; and allowed four runs in 1 2\\/3 innings.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kansas City Royals&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Micah Gibbs (Grand Prairie (American Association)), OF Dex Kjerstad (NDFA\\u2014Louisiana)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Donnie Joseph, LHP Everett Teaford&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Donnie Joseph&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kelvin Herrera, LHP Danny Duffy (both players Triple-A to Double-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Robinson Yambati&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Angel Franco&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Trevor Hairgrove&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Riley Good, OF Lou Montanez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;3B Michael Bolaski&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP M.J. Villegas (23)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C John Cannon&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Steve Cilladi, C Chris O&amp;#8217;Brien&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Miami Marlins&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tyler Kane (38), RHP Nelson Zulueta (22), 3B Colin Moran (1)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Rigoberto Santamaria&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tom Koehler&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Duane Below&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tyler Kinley&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jordan Conley, OF Cameron Flynn&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Milwaukee Brewers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Aaron Laffey (released by Dodgers, July 2), 1B Micah Owings (released by Nationals, June 30), OF Eric Patterson (York (Atlantic))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Khris Davis, OF Caleb Gindl&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Khris Davis&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Johnny Hellweg (low Class A to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Damien Magnifico, RHP Martin Viramontes, C Brent Dean, 1B Micah Owings, SS Ozzie Chavez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chad Thompson&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Austin Ross, RHP Tommy Toledo, LHP Will West, 1B Cody Hawn&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Seth Wagner (39)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Markus Solbach, 2B Candido Pimentel&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Mike Tonkin, C Chris Herrmann&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Doug Bernier&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Mike Tonkin, SS Eduardo Escobar, OF Oswaldo Arcia, OF Chris Parmelee&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tom Stuifbergen, RHP Vance Worley, LHP Pedro Hernandez, LHP Matt Tomshaw, LHP Corey Williams, OF Jake Proctor, OF Lance Ray&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Nick Blackburn, RHP Dallas Gallant, LHP Taylor Rogers, C Bo Altobelli, OF Evan Bigley&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Mets&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Ryan Chapman (33)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Jordany Valdespin&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Cory Mazzoni, RHP Tyler Vanderheiden, 2B Wilmer Flores&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Shawn Teufel, OF Alonzo Harris, OF Greg Pron&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Wilmer Flores missed out on the Triple-A all-star game, to which he had been selected as starting second baseman, after &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/espn.go.com\\/blog\\/new-york\\/mets\\/post\\/_\\/id\\/73090\\/minors-7-18-13-hughes-single-caps-comeback\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;going on the disabled list&lt;\\/a&gt; with an ankle injury.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Yankees&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Artur Strzalka&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Draft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Nestor Cortes (36), 3B Drew Bridges (20), OF Dustin Fowler (18), OF Aaron Judge (1)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Elected free agency: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Travis Ishikawa&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Travis Ishikawa (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jose Ramirez, RHP Zach Woods, LHP David Huff, C Jackson Valera, SS Addison Maruszak, OF Tyler Austin, OF Shane Brown, OF Fernando Martinez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Juan Jimenez, RHP Jose Mesa&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Shane Greene, RHP Graham Stoneburner, LHP Eric Wooten, C Nick McCoy, 1B Kyle Roller, 3B Eric Jagielo, 3B Fu-Lin Kuo, OF Ericson Leonora, OF Melky Mesa&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;A right wrist injury sidelined Double-A right fielder Tyler Austin and precipitated his &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.oursportscentral.com\\/services\\/releases\\/?id=4642385\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;move to the disabled list&lt;\\/a&gt;. He hit .254\\/.344\\/.367 with six homers in 81 games for Trenton.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oakland Athletics&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Adam Rosales (re-signed following outright assignment)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Michael Fabiaschi, 3B Scott Moore&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Adam Rosales (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Seongmin Kim, 2B Joseph Bennie, OF Jeremy Barfield&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Anthony Burke, C Argenis Raga, 2B Michael Fabiaschi, OF Bobby Crocker&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Denton Keys (11), OF Venn Biter (30)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Tommy Joseph&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Cesar Hernandez (Triple-A to Double-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kyle Simon&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Phillies are giving second baseman Cesar Hernandez a crash course in utility, &lt;a href=\\\" http:\\/\\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\\/ironpigs\\/index.ssf\\/2013\\/07\\/cesar_hernandez_latest_philade.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;trying him in center field&lt;\\/a&gt; at Double-A Reading.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jose Contreras&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Traded: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tim Alderson to Orioles for OF Russ Canzler&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Russ Canzler&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Matt Benedict, RHP Hayden Hurst, LHP Orlando Castro, 3B Yhonathan Barrios&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP David Jagoditsh, LHP Will Kendall, LHP Rinku Singh&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;St. Louis Cardinals&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Trey Nielsen (30)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Carlos Martinez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Keith Butler&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Anthony Ferrara, LHP Jay Voss, OF Anthony Garcia, OF Stephen Piscotty&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Trey Nielsen&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dixon Llorens&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Diego Padres&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Ryan Quigley (Camden (Atlantic))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Sean O&amp;#8217;Sullivan, LHP Colt Hynes&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Brad Brach, RHP Miles Mikolas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Brandon Fry, 1B Luis Tejada&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Giants&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dylan Brooks (30), RHP Caleb Simpson (21), RHP Nick Vander Tuig (6), LHP Nick Gonzalez (24), LHP Garrett Hughes (19), C John Riley (31)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Carlos Teller&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jean Machi&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Jeff Francoeur&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jean Machi, 2B Nick Noonan&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Designated for assignment: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chris Heston&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Martin Agosta, RHP Reyes Moronta, RHP Danny Sandbrink, C Ryan Honeycutt, C Jesus Navarro, OF Shawn Payne&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jacob Dunnington, RHP Jeff Soptic, C Matt Pare, OF Elliott Blair&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nElected free agency: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jeremy Bonderman&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Hector Noesi, RHP Erasmo Ramirez, LHP Bobby LaFromboise&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Blake Beavan, RHP Erasmo Ramirez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Erasmo Ramirez (Triple-A to short-season), RHP Chance Ruffin (Double-A to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jeremy Bonderman (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Moises Hernandez, 3B Leury Bonilla&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP George Mieses&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Mariners optioned Erasmo Ramirez (13.50 ERA, 7.7 SO\\/9, 7.7 BB\\/9 in one MLB start) to short-season Everett during the all-star break so that he could stay on schedule.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Juan Apodaca&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Alex Colome, 3B Riccio Torrez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Juan Apodaca&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Texas Rangers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft pick signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Sal Mendez (40)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Wilmer Font, LHP Joe Ortiz&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Josh Lindblom&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Chuck Moorman, 2B Guilder Rodriguez, OF Jermyll Jarmon&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Eric Brooks, RHP Kelvin Vasquez, C Joe Jackson&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Toronto Blue Jays&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDraft picks signed: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Matt Boyd (6), 1B Rowdy Tellez (30), OF Jake Brentz (11)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jonathan Kountis, OF Eric Arce&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Munenori Kawasaki&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Shawn Griffith, RHP Bobby Korecky&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Toronto came to terms with 11th-rounder Jake Brentz ($700,000) and 30th-rounder Rowdy Tellez ($850,000) about 10 minutes &lt;a href=\\\" http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/draft\\/blue-jays-go-2-for-3-in-deadline-signings-lose-first-rounder-bickford\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;prior to the July 12 deadline&lt;\\/a&gt; when it failed to sign first-round righthander Phil Bickford.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Blue Jays released Rookie-level Bluefield left fielder Eric Arce, the 2011 25th-rounder who set the &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/bit.ly\\/rc4Qth\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Gulf Coast League record&lt;\\/a&gt; with 14 home runs that season.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Washington Nationals&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPlaced on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Colin Bates, LHP Joel Barrientos, C Sandy Leon, 2B Jeff Kobernus&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Paul Demny, RHP Blake Treinen, LHP Todd Simko, LHP Sammy Solis, C Sam Palace, C Kris Watts, 3B Mike McQuillan, OF Shawn Pleffner, OF Wander Ramos&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Transferred to 60-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;3B Carlos Lopez&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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