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Athletics designate Powell and Miller for assignment
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In an announcement by the Oakland Athletics, the team has designated catcher Landon Powell and outfielder Jai Miller for assignment.
The move was done to accommodate the trade that sent Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals for right-handed pitcher A.J. Cole, right-handed pitcher Brad Peacock, left-handed pitcher Tom Milone and catcher Derek Norris.
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Indians acquire Cunningham, DFA Judy
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The Indians acquired outfielder Aaron Cunningham from the San Diego Padres earlier today for Minor League pitcher Cory Burns, according to baseball sources close to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN (later confirmed by the team). In a parallel move, the Indians announced that they have designated Josh Judy for assignment.
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Pirates designate RHP Jeremy Hefner for assignment
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The 40-man roster is now full with this move.
Hefner, 25, has a record of 46-34 with a 3.84 ERA in 131 appearances (120 starts) over five Minor League seasons
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Pirates designate Fryer and Paul for assignment
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated catcher Eric Fryer and outfielder Xavier Paul for assignment, according to a team announcement.
The team also added infeilder Matt Hague, outfielder Starling Marte, infielder Jordy Mercer, left-handed pitcher Rudy Owens, right-handed pitcher Duke Welker and left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson to the team’s 40-man roster.
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Athletics designate Trystan Magnuson for assignment
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The Oakland Athletics have designated right-handed pitcher Trystan Magnuson for assignment, according to an announcement by the team.
The 26-year-old pitcher made his Major League debut with the A’s this 2011 where he went 0-0 with a 6.14 ERA in nine relief appearances.
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Royals claim LHP Aaron Laffey and DFA Jesse Chavez
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The Kansas City Royals have announced that they have claimed left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey off of outright waivers from the New York Yankees. To make room on the 40-man roster for Laffey, the team designated Jesse Chavez.
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Chicago Cubs designate Berg and Schlitter for assignment
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The Chicago Cubs have designated right-hander pitchers Justin Berg and Brian Schlitter, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. In one of the roster places, the team added Carlos Zambrano to the team’s 40-man roster.
Braves designate Matt Young for assignment
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nta Braves have designated Matt Young for assignment according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. This movement will create room for Kris Medlen on the 40-man roster.
Young was hitting .208/.269/.229 with 1 RBI in 48 AB’s for the Braves in 2011.
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Royals designate Kila Ka’aihue For Assignment
Posted by: | CommentsThe Kansas City Royals have designated Kila Ka’aihue for assignment, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. The move was done to create a roster spot for right-handed reliever Kelvin Herrera.
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Red Sox designate Nate Spears for assignment
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The Boston Red Sox have announced that they have designated Nate Spears for assignment. The move was done to create roster space for Joey Gathright and Trever Miller. The team also transferred JD Drew to the 60-day disabled list.
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