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This Week in Transactions: Nov 25 - Dec 1

The Grand Central Station of baseball transactions including trades, major league free agent signings, extensions, designated for assignments (DFA's), roster outrights, waiver claims, cuts (released), 40-man roster additions, minor league free agent signings, retirements and free agency elections.

By Nick Melotte Dec 2, 2013, 10:16am EST

The new ace of the Minnesota Twins staff, Ricky Nolasco

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of This Week in Transactions where we will note every transaction announced for the week beginning November 25.

Trades

11/25 - BAL - RHP Brad Brach, SD - RHSP Devin Jones
11/25 - SD - LF/1B Alex Dickerson, PIT - RHP Miles Mikolas and OF Jaff Decker
11/25 - OAK - LHP Fernando Abad, WAS - OF John Wooten
11/26 - CHC - C George Kottaras, KC - Cash Considerations
11/30 - BAL - C Johnny Monell, SF - Cash Considerations

MLB Free Agent Signings

11/25 - CLE - LF David Murphy (2 years/$12M with club option for 2016 for $7M with $500K buyout)
11/25 - LAD - RHSP Dan Haren (1/$10M with vesting option for 2015 for $10M with 180 IP)
11/27 - CIN - LHP Manny Parra (2/$5.5M)
11/27 - MIN - RHSP Ricky Nolasco (4/49M with club option for 2018 for $13M with $1M buyout and partial no-trade. Club option becomes player option based on 400+ IP in 2016 and 2017)
11/29 - LAD - OF Mike Baxter (1/$700K, avoids arbitration)
11/29 - SF - RHSP Ryan Vogelsong (1/$5M with incentives)
11/29 - LAD - C Drew Butera (1/$700K with $100K of incentives, avoids arbitration)
11/29 - LAD - LHP Scott Elbert (1/$750K with $100K of incentives, avoids arbitration)
11/29 - TB - RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo (a.k.a Leo Nunez) (1/$1.5M with $1.4M of incentives)
11/30 - MIN - RHSP Phil Hughes (3/$24M with $3M in possible incentives depending on IP. At 180 and 195 IP he receives $250K each, and at 210 IP he receives $500K)

Extensions

11/29 - KC - GM Dayton Moore (2 years)

DFA's

11/25 - CLE - RHSP Tyler Cloyd
11/25 - PIT - 1B/OF Garrett Jones and RHP Kyle McPherson
11/26 - CIN - OF Derrick Robinson
11/27 - LAA - RHP Juan Gutierrez
11/27 - SF - C Johnny Monell, OF Francisco Peguero

Outrights

11/25 - WAS - LHP Tyler Robertson
11/27 - COL - RF Tim Wheeler
11/27 - KC - LHP Noel Arguelles

Waiver Claims

11/25 - BAL - IF Cord Phelps (DFA'd by CLE)
11/27 - TEX - CF Rafael Ortega (DFA'd by COL)
11/27 - SF - LHSP Jose De Paula (DFA'd by SD)

Cuts

KC - 2B Irving Falu

40-Man Additions

None

MiLB Free Agent Signings

11/26 - PIT - RHP Cody Eppley, C Nevin Ashley
11/27 - SF - RHP Erik Cordier
11/28 - AZ - RHP Adam Russell

Retirements

11/25 - Mariners President and COO Chuck Armstrong (Team President for 28 of last 30 years)
11/25 - RHP Chad Durbin (Career 43-47 record, 5 saves, 836.1 IP, 5.03 ERA, 456 GP, 577 K, 365 BB, 1.58 K/BB, approx. $8.6M career earnings)
11/27 - LHSP Ted Lilly (Career 130-113 record, 1,982.2 IP, 4.14 ERA, 331 GS, 1,681 K, 661 BB, 2.54 K/BB, approx. $80.4M career earnings)

Free Agency Elections

11/26 - LHP Jose Mijares
11/28 - LHP Tony Sipp, Guillermo Moscoso