This Week’s Minor Moves (8/14-8/19)

New moves in bold.

AAA:

Buffalo (IL): Added INF Ramon Vazquez (cleared waivers, outrighted) from Indians.
Charlotte (IL): Added P Lance Broadway from Birmingham.
Columbus (IL): Released (at his request) 1B Carlos Pena. Sent P Octavio Dotel (recall from ML rehab) to Yankees. Added P Jose Veras from Yankees. Sent P Brian Bruney to Yankees. Added INF Frank Menechino (free agent, released by Reds). Sent P T.J. Beam to Yankees. Sent INF J.T. Stotts to Trenton. Added Bruney from Yankees, P Francisco Butto from Trenton. Activated C Koyie Hill from the DL. Sent OF Aaron Guiel and P Jeff Karstens to Yankees.
Durham (IL): Activated P Jason Childers. Added P Chris Flinn from Hudson Valley. Deactivated P Jeff Ridgway (to USA Baseball). Released INF Sean Burroughs. Sent P Chad Orvella to Devil Rays.
Indianapolis (IL): Sent OF Rajai Davis to Pirates, P Nerio Rodriguez to Altoona. Added OF Vic Buttler from Altoona. Added P John VanBenschoten (ML rehab, transferred from Altoona) from Pirates. Sent P Shane Youman to Altoona.
Louisville (IL): Added P Chad Bentz from Chattanooga. Sent P Richard Stahl to Sarasota. Activated INF William Bergolla (DFA by Reds, cleared waivers, outrighted). Added P Brian Shackelford from Reds. Sent Bentz to Chattanooga.
Norfolk (IL): Sent P Heath Bell to Mets. Sent P David Williams to Mets. Added Bell from Mets, P Tim McNab from St. Lucie.
Ottawa (IL): Added OF Todd Donovan from Bowie. DL’d OF Keith Reed.
Pawtucket (IL): Sent P Craig Breslow to Red Sox, P Barry Hertzler to Portland (EL). Added P Bryan Corey (cleared waivers, outrighted) from Red Sox, P Rob Henkel from Lancaster (Atl, Ind). DL’d P Abe Alvarez. Added C Corky Miller (cleared waivers, ourighted) from Red Sox. DL’d 1B Hee Seop Choi. Added 1B Carlos Pena (free agent). Sent C Alberto Concepcion to Portland (EL), INF Ryan Khoury to Lowell. Added P Craig Breslow from Red Sox. Added P Terry Large from Lowell. Sent Ps Keith Foulke (recall from ML rehab) and Jermaine Van Buren to Red Sox.
Richmond (IL): Sent P Lance Cormier to Braves. Added 1B/OF Scott Thorman from Braves. Added P Phil Stockman (recall from ML rehab, then optioned) from Braves, P Ryan Basner from Mississippi. DL’d C Brayan Pena.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL): Deactivated OF Michael Bourn (to USA Baseball). Activated INF Brennan King from the DL.
Syracuse (IL): Activated P Adrian Burnside from the DL. Deactivated P Lee Gronkiewicz (to USA Baseball). Sent P Davis Romero and INF John Hattig to Blue Jays. Sent C Jason Phillips to Blue Jays. Added P Francisco Rosario and P Gustavo Chacin (ML rehab, transferred back from Dunedin) from Blue Jays, C Curtis Thigpen from New Hampshire.
Toledo (IL): Sent INF Ramon Santiago to Tigers. Added 3B Kody Kirkland from Erie.
Albuquerque (PCL): Added P Jeff Fulchino (cleared waivers, outrighted) from Marlins. Added C Paul Hoover from Marlins. Deactivated UTIL Mike Kinkade (to USA Baseball). DL’d P Joe Horgan. Deactivated P Nic Ungs (to USA Baseball). Added P Adam Bostick from Carolina.
Fresno (PCL): Sent INF Kevin Frandsen to Giants. Added P Billy Sadler from Connecticut, 1B Chad Santos from San Jose. Released P Pedro Liriano and OF Adam Shabala. DL’d P Dusty Bergman. Sent INF Tomas de la Rosa to Giants. Deactivated Santos (DFA by Giants).
Iowa (PCL): Added 1B Jesse Hoorelbeke from Fargo-Moorhead (NL, Ind), OF Freddie Bynum (ML rehab) from Cubs. Sent P Ryan O’Malley to Cubs.  Added P Wade Miller (ML rehab, transferred from West Tenn) from Cubs. Deactivated P Clay Rapada. Added INF Eric Patterson and P Carmen Pignatiello from West Tenn.
Las Vegas (PCL): Added P Elmer Dessens (ML rehab) from Dodgers. Sent Dessens (recall from ML rehab) to Dodgers. Added 1B James Loney from Dodgers.
Memphis (PCL): Sent OF Timo Perez to Cardinals. Added P Brad Thompson from Cardinals, OF Reid Gorecki from Springfield. Deactivated OF Skip Schumaker (to USA Baseball). Added P Anthony Reyes from Cardinals.
Nashville (PCL): Sent OF Laynce Nix to Brewers. Added OF Drew Anderson from Huntsville.
New Orleans (PCL): Added C Erick San Pedro from Vermont. DL’d C Matthew LeCroy. Added P Felix Rodriguez (on ML rehab, transferred from Potomac) from Nationals.
Oklahoma (PCL): Sent P Scott Feldman to Rangers. Sent OF Freddy Guzman to Rangers. Added P Eric Knott from Pericos de Puebla (Mex Lg). Activated P Ryan Bukvich and C Tom Gregorio from the DL. DL’d C Miguel Ojeda. Sent P Robinson Tejeda to Rangers. Added Guzman from Rangers.
Omaha (PCL): Activated C Jared Price from the DL. Deactivated OF Chad Allen and C Matt Tupman (to USA Baseball). Sent INF Andres Blanco to Royals.
Portland (PCL): Deactivated INF Bobby Hill (to USA Baseball). Added INF Julius Matos from Mobile. Sent P Mike Thompson to Padres. Added P Rolando Valdez from Eugene.
Round Rock (PCL): Sent P Wandy Rodriguez to Astros.
Sacramento (PCL): Sent P Joe Kennedy (recall from ML rehab) to Athletics. Added P Ron Flores from Athletics. Added INF D’Angelo Jimenez from Athletics.
Salt Lake (PCL): Sent OF Reggie Willits to Angels. Added P Chris Bootcheck from Angels. Added P Daniel Davidson and OF Nathan Haynes from Arkansas. Sent P Jeff Heaverlo to Arkansas. DL’d INF Kendry Morales.
Tacoma (PCL): Sent INF/OF Mike Morse to Mariners. Added OF Kevin Reynolds from Everett. Activated P Rich Dorman. Deactivated 1B Bryan LaHair (to USA Baseball) and P Justin Huisman. Sent P Eric O’Flaherty and OF Chris Snelling (recall from ML rehab) to Mariners. Added UTIL Greg Dobbs from Mariners. Reactivated Huisman. Added Morse and P Sean Green from Mariners. Added C Jair Fernandez from Everett. Added P Rene Cortez from AZL Mariners, P Rollie Gibson from Everett. Sent Fernandez to Everett, Cortez and P Thomas Oldham (minor league rehab) to AZL Mariners. Released 1B/DH Roberto Petagine.
Tucson (PCL): Sent P Jose Valverde to Diamondbacks. Added INF Craig Counsell (on ML rehab) from Diamondbacks. Sent OF Chris Young to Diamondbacks. Added UTIL Scott Hairston from Diamondbacks.

AA:

Altoona (EL): Added C Neil Walker from Lynchburg, OF Andrew McCutchen from Hickory. DL’d P James Johnson. Sent C Milver Reyes to GCL Pirates (conditioning assignment). Sent C Octavio Martinez to Lynchburg. Activated INF Brant Ust from the DL. Sent OF Rafael Alvarez to GCL Pirates (minor league rehab).
Akron (EL): Sent P Scott Roehl to Kinston. Added P Reid Santos from Lake County.
Added P Blake Eager from St. Lucie.
Bowie (EL): Added OF Carlos Duran from Frederick. Added UTIL David Newhan (ML rehab) from Orioles.
Connecticut (EL): OF Randy Walter retired.
Erie (EL): Added INF Nick McIntyre from Lakeland.
Harrisburg (EL): Added INF Jose Vidro (on ML rehab, transferred from Potomac) from Nationals. Sent Vidro (recall from ML rehab) to Nationals, INF Marcos Yepez to Potomac.
New Britain (EL): Added P Colby Miller from Ft. Myers. Deactivated P Kevin Slowey (to USA Baseball).
Portland (EL): Added C Matt Kent from Wilmington. Sent C Mike Leonard to Greenville. DL’d P Randy Beam. Deactivated INF Brian Myrow. Sent Kent and INF Iggy Suarez to Wilmington.
Trenton (EL): Added P Paul Thorp from Tampa. Deactivated P J. Brent Cox (to USA Baseball). Deactivated INF Gabe Lopez.
Birmingham (SL): Added C Donny Lucy from Winston-Salem. Added Ps Jack Egbert and Oneli Perez from Winston-Salem. DL’d P Lucas Harrell. Added P Ryan Rodriguez from Winston-Salem. DL’d P Brian West.
Carolina (SL): Added P Adam Brandenburg from Jupiter. Deactivated P Trevor Hutchinson. Added P Daniel Barone from Jupiter.
Chattanooga (SL): Added P Richard Stahl from Sarasota.
Huntsville (SL): Added OF Brendan Katin from Brevard County.
Jacksonville (SL): Added P Wes Wright from Vero Beach.
Mississippi (SL): Added OF Ivan Terrazas from Myrtle Beach. DL’d OF Brandon Jones. Deactivated C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (to USA Baseball). Added P David Watkins from Myrtle Beach. Deactivated P Jose Ascanio.
Mobile (SL): Added C Justin Hatcher (minor league FA, released by Rangers) from Bakersfield. Released C Matt Lauderdale. Activated 1B Michael Johnson from the DL. Added INF Jodam Rivera from Ft. Wayne. DL’d INF Juan Ciriaco.
Tennessee (SL): Added OF Carlos Gonzalez from Lancaster. Deactivated OF Mark Reynolds and P Greg Smith (to USA Baseball).
Arkansas (TL): Added INF Sean Rodriguez and C Tim Duff from Rancho Cucamonga. Deactivated INF Brandon Wood (to USA Baseball). Sent P James Holcomb (minor league rehab) to AZL Angels.
Corpus Christi (TL): Activated Ps Josh Miller and Josh Muecke from the DL. Activated INF Derek Nicholson from the DL. DL’d P Ronnie Martinez.
Frisco (TL): Activated P Frank Francisco from the DL. Deactivated P Ryan Jensen.
Midland (TL): Added OF Danny Putnam from Stockton. Sent INF Lloyd Turner to Stockton. Added C Landon Powell from Stockton.
Springfield (TL): Added INF Brendan Ryan from State College, then sent him to Palm Beach. Added Ryan from Palm Beach.
Wichita (TL): Added P Mike Wood (on ML rehab) from Royals. Deactivated OF Billy Butler (to USA Baseball).

Adv A:

Bakersfield (Cal): Deactivated P Mike Padgett.
High Desert (Cal): Added UTIL Jeremy Jirschele from Burlington (MWL). DL’d INF Wilver Perez. Added P Carlos Rosa from Burlington. DL’d P Ricardo Rodiguez.
Inland Empire (Cal): Added INF Ronnie Prettyman (recall from minor league rehab) from AZL Mariners. Deactivated P Saydel Beltran.
Lake Elsinore (Cal): Added P Arturo Lopez from Diablos Rojos del Mexico (returned to Padres’ organization from earlier loan).
Lancaster (Cal): Added OF Cyle Hankerd from Yakima.
Rancho Cucamonga (Cal): Added INF Hainley Statia and P Rob Mosebach from Cedar Rapids. Deactivated P Nick Adenhart (to USA Baseball). Sent P Frederic DeLoizaga-Carney (minor league rehab) to AZL Angels.
San Jose (Cal): Added INF Kyle Haines from Augusta. Sent OF Johany Abreu to Augusta.
Stockton (Cal): Sent P Dallas Braden to AZL Athletics.
Frederick (Car): Added P Kurt Birkins (ML rehab) from Orioles.
Kinston (Car): Added P J.D. Martin from Lake County.
Lynchburg (Car): Activated C Denny Nino from the DL. Activated P Clayton Hamilton from the DL.
Myrtle Beach (Car): Added OF Ovandy Suero from Rome. Added P Nick Tisone from Rome.
Potomac (Car): Added INF Alex Nunez from Savannah.
Wilmington (Car): Added C Mark Wagner and P Clay Buchholz from Greenville. Sent OF Bubba Bell and P Mario Pena to Greenville. Activated OF Claudio Arias from the DL.
Winston-Salem (Car): Added INF Adam Ricks and P Clayton Richard from Kannapolis. Added P Justin Cassel from Great Falls.
Daytona (FSL): Added C Olin Wick from Peoria. Deactivated P Jeff Teasley. Added P Roberto Sotolongo from Boise, OF Jeremy Williams from AZL Cubs. DL’d OF Jeff Culpepper.
Dunedin (FSL): Added P Gustavo Chacin (ML rehab, transferred from Syracuse) from Blue Jays, P Jeremy King (minor league FA, released by Yankees).
Jupiter (FSL): Added P Allen Baxter (recall from minor league rehab) from GCL Marlins. Added P Rick Vanden Hurk (recall from minor league rehab) from GCL Marlins. Sent P Corey Madden to GCL Marlins. Added INF Kyle Padgett from GCL Marlins. Added P Blake Jones from Greensboro.
Sarasota (FSL): Added P Lee Tabor from GCL Reds. DL’d P Ramon Ramirez. Activated Ramirez.
Tampa (FSL): Sent P Carl Pavano to Yankees (recall from ML rehab, remains on DL). Added P Gabe Medina from GCL Yankees. Activated P Phil Coke from the DL. Added P Darrell Rasner (ML rehab) from Yankees. Sent Medina to Charleston.
Vero Beach (FSL): Added P Ramon Troncoso from Columbus (SAL).

Full-Season A:

Beloit (MWL): DL’d 1B Erik Lis and 3B Whit Robbins.
Burlington (MWL): Added INF Eduardo Nunez from Idaho Falls, P Luke Hochevar (2006 #1 draft pick). Added OF Felix Peralta from AZL Royals.
Cedar Rapids (MWL): Activated P Tim Mattison from the DL.
Clinton (MWL): Received C Carlos Dominguez from AZL Rangers. Sent INF Joseph Kemp to AZL Rangers (converting to pitcher).
Ft. Wayne (MWL): Added P Joakim Soria from Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mex Lg). Added INF Abe Aguilar from Eugene. Placed P Jon Link on the suspended list.
Peoria (MWL): Added INF Francisco Tirado from AZL Cubs.
South Bend (MWL): Activated P Angel Rocha (PED’s, 100-game suspension) from the suspended list.
SW Michigan (MWL): DL’d INF Jason St. Clair. Added P Celso Rondon from Hudson Valley. DL’d P Jake McGee. Activated INF Rhyne Hughes from the DL.
West Michigan (MWL): Added P Matt O’Brien from Oneonta. Sent C Jeff Kunkel to Oneonta.
Wisconsin (MWL): Added OF Stan Posluszny from AZL Mariners. DL’d P Jason Snyder.
Charleston (SAL): Added P Jose Valdez from GCL Yankees. DL’d Ps Garrett Patterson and Cory Stuart.
Delmarva (SAL): Sent OF Daniel Figueroa to Aberdeen.
Greensboro (SAL): Activated P Marc Lamacchia from the DL.
Greenville (SAL): Added P Will Mann from GCL Red Sox. DL’d OF Chris Turner. Sent Mann to GCL Red Sox. Added P David Timm from GCL Red Sox.
Hagerstown (SAL): Added OF Jonathan Sanchez from Brooklyn. Activated INF Matt Anderson from the DL. Sent OF Jesus Gamero to Brooklyn. DL’d INF Hector Pellot. Added INF Jeff Voyles from GCL Mets.
Hickory (SAL): Added P Mike Crotta from Williamsport. DL’d P Brad Lincoln. Added INF Euvi Solano (recall from minor league rehab) from GCL Pirates.
Kannapolis (SAL): Released INF Manny Rodriguez.
Lake County (SAL): Activated C Omar Casillas from the DL. Released C Josh Noviskey.
Rome (SAL): Added OF Rubi Koko from GCL Braves. Added P Marcus Covington from Danville.
Savannah (SAL): DL’d C Brian Peacock. Added P Jack Spradlin from Vermont, OF Chris French and P Adam Carr from GCL Nationals.
West Virginia (SAL): Added P Brandon Parillo from Helena.

Short-Season A:

Aberdeen (NY-P): Added P Kurt Birkins (ML rehab, transferred from Frederick) from Orioles.
Hudson Valley (NY-P): Activated Ps Jason Cayton and Ben Rulon.
Jamestown (NY-P): Added P Chris Leroux from GCL Marlins.
Lowell (NY-P): Added P Jordan Craft from GCL Red Sox.
Mahoning Valley (NY-P): Added P Mike Hernandez (minor league rehab).
Tri-City (NY-P): Added OF Orlando Rosales from Greeneville.

Rookie Adv:

Burlington (Appy): Added P Alexis De La Rosa from GCL Indians. Placed coach/INF Jose Ortega on the active roster.
Billings (Pio): Added OF Denis Phipps and P Josh Ravin from GCL Reds.
Helena (Pio): Added P Luis Ramirez from AZL Brewers.