Todays Transactions 2012

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The Boston Red Sox exercise their option on SS Marco Scutaro

The Colorado Rockies exersice their option on 1B Jason Giambi

The New York Yankees exercise their options on 2B Robinson Cano and OF Nick Swisher

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The Atlanta Braves exercise their option on IF/OF Eric Hinske and decline to exercise their option on OF Nate McLouth

The Boston Red Sox decline to exercise their options on P's Scott Atchison and Dan Wheeler

The Chicago White Sox exercise their option on P Jason Frasor and name Jeff Manto hitting coach Joe McEwing 3B coach and Mark Parent bench coach

The Cincinnati Reds exercise their option on 2B Brandon Phillips and decline to exercise their option on P Francisco Cordero

The Cleveland Indians acquire P Derek Lowe from the Atlanta Braves for P Chris Jones, exercise their option on P Fausto Carmona and decline to exercise their option on OF Grady Sizemore

The Colorado Rockies decline to exercise their option on P Aaron Cook

The Kansas City Royals exercise their option on P Joakim Soria

The Milwaukee Brewers decline to exercise their options on P Francisco Rodriguez and SS Yuniesky Betancourt

The Minnesota Twins claim P Jeff Gray of waivers from the Seattle Mariners and claim P Matt Maloney off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds

The Pittsburgh Pirates decline to exercise their options on P Paul Maholm C's Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder and SS Ronny Cedeno

The San Diego Padres decline to exercise their options on P's Aaron Harang and Chad Qualls and 1B/OF Brad Hawpe

The San Francisco Giants re-sign P Javier Lopez to a 2yr contract and exercise their option on P Jeremy Affeldt

The St.Louis Cardinals announce the retirement of manager Tony La Russa

The Tampa Bay Rays exercise their options on P's Kyle Farnsworth and James Shields and decline to exercise their option on C Kelley Shoppach

The Texas Rangers exercise their option on P Colby Lewis

The Toronto Blue Jays exercise their option on IF Edwin Encarnacion and decline to exercise their option on P Jon Rauch

The Washington Nationals exercise their option on manager Davey Johnson

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The Arizona Diamondbacks exercise their option on C Henry Blanco and announce IF Willie Bloomquist declines his mutual option

The New York Yankees re-sign P C.C. Sabathia to a 5yr restructured contract

The Pittsburgh Pirates sign P Tim Wood to a minor league contract

The San Diego Padres name Phil Plantier hitting coach

The St.Louis Cardinals announce C Yadier Molina exercises his option

The Texas Rangers exercise their option on P Yoshinori Tateyama

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The Arizona Diamondbacks re-sign IF John McDonald to a 2yr contract and decline to exercise their options on P Zack Duke and 2B Aaron Hill

The Baltimore Orioles claim P Darren O'Day off waivers from the Texas Rangers

The Chicago Cubs fire manager Mike Quade and annouce 3B Aramis Ramirez declines his mutual option

The Houston Astros claim IF Brian Bixler off waivers from the Washington Nationals

The Los Angeles Dodgers re-sign OF Juan Rivera to a 1yr contract

The Oakland A's sign P Edgar Gonzalez to a minor league contract

The St.Louis Cardinals decline to exercise their options on P Octavio Dotel SS Rafael Furcal and OF Corey Patterson

The Washington Nationals re-sign P Chien Ming Wang to a 1yr contract

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The Philadelphia Phillies sign 1B Jim Thome to a 1yr contract

The Toronto Blue Jays acquire P Trystan Magnusen from the Oakland A's for cash

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The Baltimore Orioles name Dan Duquette GM

The Kansas City Royals trade OF Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for P's Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo

The Minnesota Twins fire GM Billy Smith and name Terry Ryan interim-GM

The Philadelphia Phillies re-sign IF Pete Orr to a minor league contract

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The Arizona Diamondbacks re-sign IF Willie Bloomquist to a 2yr contract sign P Chris Jakubauskas to a minor league contract and release P Kam Mickolio

The Chicago White Sox re-sign 3B Dallas McPherson to a minor league contract

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The Chicago White Sox sign P Donnie Veal to a 1year contract

The Cleveland Indians sign C Michel Hernandez to a minor league contract

The Houston Astros sign OF's Travis Buck and Nick Stavinoha to minor league contracts

The Milwaukee Brewers re-sign IF Erick Almonte to a minor league contract

The Minnesota Twins re-sign IF Brian Dinkleman to a minor league contract

The Pittsburgh Pirates sign C Rod Barajas to a 1yr contract