Most are minor, but here's what we have so far...

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have traded righthanded pitcher Kevin Jarvis to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player-to-be-named or cash considerations.

The Chicago Cubs today traded infielder Phil Nevin and cash considerations to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later.

The Houston Astros announced today that the club will recall right-handed pitcher Matt Albers and outfielder Charlton Jimerson from Triple A Round Rock. The effective date of the transaction is September 1, and both players will be in uniform for tomorrow night’s Astros game against the New York Mets.

The Minnesota Twins announced that they will recall righthanded pitcher Scott Baker and catcher Chris Heintz, and will select the contract of infielder Alexi Casilla prior to tomorrow night’s game at New York.

The San Diego Padres today recalled outfielder Terrmel Sledge from Triple-A Portland and optioned right-handed pitcher Mike Thompson to that same Portland club.

The San Diego Padres today acquired left-handed pitcher David Wells from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Executive Vice President/General Manager Kevin Towers made the announcement.

The Padres then signed right-handed pitcher Rudy Seanez for the remainder of the 2006 season.

Not bad moves since they are costing San Diego next to nothing.

The Oakland A’s today recalled first baseman Dan Johnson from Triple-A Sacramento and sent infielder D’Angelo Jimenez outright to Sacramento.

Johnson was on the A’s Opening Day roster and started 67 of the A’s 88 games at first base before the All-Star Break. He was batting .237 with seven home runs and 25 RBI in 72 games when he was optioned to Sacramento one day after the break on July 14. Johnson hit .314 with seven home runs and 44 RBI in 46 games with the River Cats and added 32 walks for a .426 on-base percentage. He batted .449 with six home runs and 26 RBI in 17 games in July but then hit .223 (23 for 103) with a home run and 18 RBI in 29 games in August.

Information courtesy of the Oakland A's

• The Cubs and Pirates combined for 40 hits as Pittsburgh sent Chicago to its 6th straight loss, 10-9. Ryan Theriot had 5 hits for the Cubs, and Jose Castillo had 4 for the Pirates
• Chien-Ming Wang allowed just 3 hits over 7 2/3 innings to lead the Yankees to a 2-0 shutout of the Tigers in the first game of a day-night doubleheader in New York
• In the nightcap, Craig Monroe launched a 3-run home run in the 9th inning to bring the Tigers back for a 5-3 win. Detroit pitchers held the Yankees to just 3 hits
• Barry Zito won his 15th game of the season, and Jason Kendall and Mark Ellis collected 3 hits apiece as the Athletics sent the reeling Red Sox to their 6th straigh defeat, 7-2
• Dave Roberts had 4 hits, and Mike Piazza had a pair of RBI singles as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks, 4-1
• Shane Victorino had 3 hits, and Cole Hamels allowed just 4 hits and a run over 8 innings to lead Philadelphia to a 5-1 win over Washington
• Travis Hafner hit 2 home runs, but it was Jhonny Peralta's walk-off shot in the 10th inning that gave Cleveland a 3-2 win over Toronto
• Adam LaRoche hit 3 doubles and a triple while driving in 4 to help the Braves to their 4th consecutive win and a 5-3 victory over San Francisco
• Kris Benson allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 innings, and Miguel Tejada collected 4 hits as the Orioles tallied 3 runs in the 10th inning to edge the Rangers, 7-4
• Roger Clemens, Dan Wheeler, and Brad Lidge combined on a 5-hit shutout of the Brewers, 1-0. Clemens allowed just 3 hits while striking out 9 through 7 innings of work
• Jermaine Dye had 3 hits, and the White Sox rallied behind Tadahito Iguchi's two-run homer in the 8th inning as the White Sox beat the Devil Rays, 5-4. Delmon Young collected 2 hits and 2 RBI in his second major league game
• Scott Rolen and Juan Encarnacion had 3 hits, and Albert Pujols hit his 39th homers as the Cardinals abruptly ended the Marlins 9 game winning streak, defeating Florida, 13-6
• Michael Cuddyer had 3 hits including 2 home runs, but the Royals rallied to support a strong performance by Luke Hudson and defeat the Twins, 4-3
• The Mets scored early and often to clobber the Rockies again, 11-3. Jose Valentin hit 2 home runs and David Wright added a grand slam as the Amazins won their 4th straight
• Rafael Furcal had 3 hits, including a home run, and Greg Maddux had another strong outing for the Dodgers as Los Angeles sent Cincinnati to their 6th straight defeat, 7-3
• Garret Anderson hit his 15th home run of the season, and Howard Kendrick drove in 2 to lead the Angels to a 5-3 win over Seattle

Royals 2005 first round draft pick Alex Gordon has been named the Texas League Player of the Year after his stellar season for the Double-A Wichita Wranglers. Gordon, who was also named to the postseason all-star team, has helped lead the Wranglers to the Texas League playoffs for the first time since 2003.

Information provided courtesy of the Kansas City Royals

Seattle Mariners pitcher Rafael Soriano sustained a concussion Tuesday when he was hit behind the right ear by a line drive off the bat of the Angels' Vladimir Guerrero. He was taken to the hospital last night for observation.

According to the Mariners, team physician Dr. Edward Khalfayan checked on Mariners pitcher Rafael Soriano this morning at Harborview Medical Center. Soriano is in stable condition in an intensive care unit.

According to Dr. Khalfayan, Soriano had a follow-up CT scan early this morning. The scan showed "no worsening of his condition."

After speaking with Rafael, Khalfayan reports that he is improving.

Soriano will be examined by a neuro-surgeon later today, at which time more information should be available.

• Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee each had 3 hits, but it was Xavier Nady (3 hits and 2 runs) and the Pirates who scored 2 runs in the 11th inning to walk-off with a 7-6 win over Chicago
• Ryan Howard hit his 48th home run to lead Philadelphia's to a 10-6 victory over Washington. Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman went 4-for-5 with a double, triple, and 3 RBI in a losing effort
• C.C. Sabathia pitched a complete game 4-hitter to help the Indians beat the Blue Jays, 5-2
• Fireworks went off in Atlanta tonight as the Braves clubbed the Giants, 13-8. Barry Bonds homered twice and Shea Hillenbrand had 4 hits and 3 RBI for the Giants. Andruw Jones hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 for the Braves
• Kevin Millwood pitched a complete game, scattering 8 hits and the Rangers downed the Orioles, 9-4. Millwood allowed just 3 earned runs, walked none, and had 8 strikeouts
• The new $73 million man, Roy Oswalt, allowed just 4 hits over 7 innings, and the Astros scored 7 times in the 7th inning (led by Jason Lane's pinch-hit grand slam) to rout the Brewers, 10-3
• Jermaine Dye hit a 3-run homer and Joe Crede had 4 hits as the White Sox beat the Devil Rays, 12-9. Rookie Delmon Young made his debut going 2-for-3 with his first career home run
• Scott Olsen allowed just 3 hits over 8 innings, and three Florida players had 3 hits apiece (Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, and Wes Helms) as the Marlins won their 9th straight, a 9-1 victory over the Cardinals
• Mark Redman shocked the Twins by throwing a 5 hit shutout for a 2-0 Kansas City win this evening
• Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran both doubled and homered and Steve Trachsel won his 14th game of the year as the Mets defeated the Rockies, 10-5. Garrett Atkins went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI in defeat
• Chris Young allowed just 3 hits while striking out 11 in 7 innings of work, and Mike Piazza and Geoff Blum supplied the offense (2 homers and 5 RBI combined) as the Padres stopped Arizona, 8-3
• The Boston Red Sox, minus Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, lost their 5th straight to Kirk Saarloos and the Oakland A's tonight, 2-1
• Chris Snelling hit 2 home runs and Jered Weaver took his first real beating (allowing 4 HRs!) as the Mariners knocked off the Angels, 6-4
• Brandon Phillips and Adam Dunn each had 4 hits, but it was Ramon Martinez who proved to be the difference maker as his 16th inning walk-off homer sent the the Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Reds

The Houston Astros announced tonight that the club has signed right-handed pitcher Roy Oswalt to a five-year, $73-million contract extension through the 2011 season. There is an option for the 2012 season, and the contract includes a full no-trade provision. The announcement was made by General Manager Tim Purpura.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight announced that outfielder Jonny Gomes will undergo season-ending right shoulder surgery and have placed him on the 15-day disabled list.

To replace him on the roster, the Rays have recalled outfielder Delmon Young from AAA Durham. He will join the Rays Tuesday in Chicago.

Young will be making his major league debut at 20 years, 11 months and 15 days, the same age as Rays outfielder Carl Crawford at the time of his debut in 2002. The number one overall selection by the Rays in the 2003 June Draft out of Camarillo High School in California, Young batted a team-high .316 (second in the International League) with 108 hits in 86 games for the Bulls collecting 22 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 59 RBI and 22 stolen bases as the second youngest player in Triple-A baseball this season.

Read our interview with Delmon Young from 2005 right here Prospect Spotlight: Delmon Young

The Reds and C Javier Valentin today agreed on a 1-year contract extension through the 2007 season with a club option for 2008.

The Reds also acquired RHP Tim Bausher and cash from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Mike Burns.

The Chicago Cubs today activated first baseman Derrek Lee from the 15-day disabled list. In a corresponding roster move, Chicago has optioned infielder Buck Coats to Triple-A Iowa.

The Pirates today placed pitchers Tom Gorzelanny (retroactive to 8/18) and Mike Gonzalez (retro to 8/25) on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis.

The club has also designated right-handed pitcher Britt Reames for assignment. ...The Bucs have recalled right-handed pitcher Jonah Bayliss and purchased the contracts of righthanders Marty McLeary and Brian Rogers from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Everyone knows about this but here is the Orioles official report...

The Orioles today announced that they have traded OF-1B JEFF CONINE to Philadelphia along with cash considerations for a player to be named later.

Conine was batting .264 with 9 homers and 47 RBI in 113 games entering today’s game. He started 53 games in left field and 47 at first base, in addition to 2 games as designated hitter. He also has made appearances in right field and at third base. Conine recorded his 200th career home run on April 16 and his 1,000th career RBI on July 18.

The Royals media relations department is reporting that outfielder Reggie Sanders will be out for the remainder of the season.

• Willy Taveras has hit in 27 consecutive games for the Astros. That's a tie for the second longest streak in the Majors this year.
• Angels Jered Weaver lost his first game last night at the hands of the Red Sox.
• Arizona brought up star prospect Chris Young this week and are now playing Young, Carlos Quentin, Conor Jackson, and Stephen Drew. Not a bad nucleus of players in their early 20s.
• The Mets optioned Lastings Milledge to AAA-Norfolk to make room for Shawn Green. Milledge will most certainly be back by the end of next week.
• Jermaine Dye has 17 homers in his last 49 games.
• Beginning with the action exactly one year ago (August 25, 2005), Freddy Sanchez leads all major league players with a .344 batting average and 56 doubles...His 206 hits in that time (159 games) lead all National League players and rank fifth among all players behind Ichiro Suzuki (223), Michael Young (221), Derek Jeter (211) and Miguel Tejada (210).
• Edwin Encarnacion has hit safely in six of his last seven games and raised his average to .302 .
• Grady Sizemore became the first player to reach 100 runs scored this season when he scored twice on Wednesday to bring his season total to 101.
• The Rockies continue to fade after going 0-6 on their latest road trip.
• Prince Fielder leads all rookies with 23 home runs.
• The Twins are 49-19 since June 7, the best record in the majors.
• Padres Dave Roberts has stole 37 bases this season with a success rate of 90.2%.
• Toronto's first round pick in the 2006 draft, OF Travis Snider, has been selected as the Appalachian League's Player of the Year. Snider is hitting .325 with 11 HRs and 41 RBI.
• Alfonso Soriano is only the 8th player in major league history to hit 40 homers in his first season after switching leagues.

The San Diego Padres today acquired infielder-outfielder Russell Branyan from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Evan Meek and a player to be named later or cash considerations. Executive Vice President/General Manager Kevin Towers made the announcement.

Branyan, 30, has played in 64 games for the Devil Rays this season, batting .201 (34-for-169) with 12 home runs, 10 doubles and 27 RBI. He is scheduled to join the Padres in Colorado tomorrow at which time a subsequent roster move will be made.

The first part isn't all that impressive...

The Indians today signed three picks from the 2006 First-Year Player Draft...20th round pick RHP Vincent Pestano (Cal State Fullerton), 24th round pick INF Chris Nash (Johnson Cty CC/MO) & 43rd round pick RHP Michael Pontius (Wentzville Holt HS/MO).

But this part is...

The club has now signed 26 of their first 27 selections and 35 of 53 overall.

• Chris Burke and Adam Everett each had 3 hits and the Astros scored 6 times in the 7th inning to come back and defeat the Reds, 7-3
• Ray Durham hit his 20th homer of the season and drove in 3 to lead the Giants past Arizona, 7-6
• Joe Crede hit 2 homeruns and Jermaine Dye chipped in 3 RBI as the White Sox got back at the Tigers tonight, roughing up Zach Miner in a 7-5 win
• Rookie Matt Garza won his first Major League game as the Twins beat the Orioles, 4-1
• Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-4 with 2 HRs, 3 runs scored, and 4 RBI in a wild game in Florida that saw the Marlins hang on to defeat the Nationals, 9-7
• Esteban Loaiza was the story of this game, pitching a complete game 4-hit shutout to boost the A's past the Blue Jays, 6-0
• Jose Reyes had 3 hits, 3 RBI, homered, scored 2 runs, and stole 2 bases to lead the Mets to a slugfest victory over St. Louis, 10-8
• Jorge Cantu homered and had 3 hits as Tampa Bay continued to beat up on Texas, winning this one, 7-3
• Pittsburgh's stars Jason Bay and Freddy Sanchez both homered tonight to lead the Pirates to their second straight victory over Atlanta, 5-4
• Ben Sheets was on tonight, allowing just one run on 6 hits through 7 innings to help Milwaukee drop Colorado once again, 7-1
• Brett Myers and Angel Guzman pitched terrific games, but it was a Jimmy Rollins double in the ninth inning that was the difference maker as the Phillies nipped the Cubs, 2-1
• The Royals managed 19 hits tonight but lost to the Indians who had just a mere 16! What's worse is that Kansas City lead this game 10-1 after the first inning and went on to lose 15-13 in 10 innings. Cleveland scored 4 runs in the 9th to tie the game and 2 in the 10th to win it. Mike Sweeney and Mark Teahen had 4 hits for the Royals. Hector Luna had 4 hits for Cleveland.
• Jason Giambi, Jorge Posada, and Robinson Cano combined to drive in 7 runs and Chien-Ming Wang pitched 7 strong innings as the Yankees cruised by Seattle, 9-2
• Geoff Blum had 4 hits and drove in 3, and Woody Williams was solid for 7 innings as the Padres beat the Dodgers again this evening, 7-2
• David Ortiz hit his 45th homer and Wily Mo Pena added a solo shot to help Boston end their 6 game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Angels

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• Albert Pujols and Carlos Delgado each hit grand slams, but it was Carlos Beltran's walk-off homerun that brought New York all the way back from a 6 run deficit to beat St. Louis, 8-7
• Scott Hatteberg and Adam Dunn homered and combined to drive in 7 runs, and Kyle Lohse shutout the Astros for 8 innings as the Reds crushed Houston, 14-0
• Kenny Rogers and Fernando Rodney combined to pitch a 5-hit shutout as Detroit blanked the White Sox, 4-0
• Vernon Wells homered and drove in two to lead the Blue Jays over the A's, 4-3
• Carlos Silva allowed 5 homeruns, including 3 solo shots to rookie Nick Markakis, as the Twins fell to the Orioles, 6-3
• Scott Kazmir allowed just one earned run and struck out 8 over 6 innings, and Greg Norton led the offense again to Tampa Bay's second straight win over Texas, 5-3
• Hanley Ramirez homered and had 3 hits to propel Florida past Washington, 7-5
• Danys Baez got lit up in the 8th inning to blow another good start by Oscar Villarreal as the Pirates rallied to beat the Braves, 5-3
• Chris Capuano shut down the Rockies for 6 innings and Laynce Nix contributed 3 RBI as the Brewers sent Colorado to their 4th straight loss, 4-1
• Jamie Moyer pitched 6 solid innings in his Philadelphia debut to pick up a 6-3 win over the Cubs
• Mark Teahen went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and a homerun to boost Odalis Perez and the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians
• Jake Peavy, Scott Linebrink, and Trevor Hoffman combined to shutout the Dodgers, allowing just 5 hits in San Diego's 1-0 win tonight
• Juan Rivera had 2 hits including a homerun as the Angels picked up their 5th straight win while sending Boston to their 6th straight defeat, 4-3
• Adrian Beltre capped a relentless comeback by the Mariners as Seatlle stunned the Yankees with a 9th inning walk-off homer, 6-5

The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded outfielder Shawn Green and cash considerations to the New York Mets in exchange for lefthanded pitcher Evan MacLane, as announced by Diamondbacks’ Senior Vice President and General Manager Josh Byrnes.

The Mets get good news, the Phillies get bad news, and the Cubs get, well, it doesn't really matter...

The following press releases were issued today by the media relations departments in New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Chicago respectively:

• The New York Mets announced today that Tom Glavine's hand condition is not serious and that he will be able to resume activity in two days and return to pitching over the next 7 to 10 days. Team doctors performed an angiogram at the Hospital for Special Surgery yesterday to determine the cause of the coolness Glavine was feeling in his left ring finger. The test showed that the symptoms are caused by an old injury to an artery probably caused by pitching. The scar tissue from that old injury occasionally causes blood clots to form in Tom's finger. The condition is not serious and will be treated with baby aspirin and other medication to help his circulation.
  
• Outfielder Aaron Rowand was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left ankle, Assistant General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today. Rowand, 28, is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and will return to Philadelphia to see a foot specialist once he is medically cleared to fly. He suffered the injury in a collision with second baseman Chase Utley during the bottom of the 8th inning of last night's game at Wrigley Field.
  
• Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the club has selected right-handed pitcher Cha Seung Baek from triple-A Tacoma. The 26-year-old Korean pitcher will start tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco Field vs. the New York Yankees.
  
• The Chicago Cubs today selected outfielder Buck Coats from Triple-A Iowa. In a corresponding roster move, Chicago placed infielder Cesar Izturis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Izturis, 26, injured his hamstring in last night’s 6-5 loss to the Phillies at Wrigley Field. The switch-hitter was acquired by Chicago from the Dodgers in exchange for Greg Maddux on July 31. Izturis is batting .246 (44-for-179) with a home run and 17 RBI on the season.
  

We spent a few minutes talking injuries and having a little fun with Will Carroll yesterday. Head on over to have a listen!

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The Yankees sweep of the Red Sox has prompted a panic across Red Sox Nation. So, are the Red Sox done? Marc Normandin went on a bit of a rampage, but he makes some very good points that every Sox fan should think about before going off the deep end. Check out the side of Marc we don't always get to see! Normandin rips the Red Sox fans

The San Diego Padres today recalled right-handed pitcher Tim Stauffer from Triple-A Portland and optioned right-handed pitcher Jon Adkins to that same Portland club. Executive Vice President/General Manager Kevin Towers made the announcement.

Stauffer, who will wear No. 54 and start for the Padres in the series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, appeared in 25 games (24 starts) for Triple-A Portland this season, going 6-12 with a 5.07 ERA (80 ER/142.0 IP).

As part of a joint venture between Baseball Digest Daily and Bleed Cubbie Blue, today we bring you Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry. Hendry was gracious enough to spend a few minutes with us today to not only reflect on the 2006 season, but to give us a glimpse of what to expect as we move toward 2007. Special thanks goes out to Sharon Pannozzo of the Cubs media relations department and Al Yellon of BCB, my partner in this interview. Check out the Hendry interview here GM Interview Series: Jim Hendry, Chicago Cubs

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• Jeff Francoeur doubled, homered and had 3 hits, but that wasn't enough to overcome Dontrelle Willis and the Marlins who beat the Braves, 4-3
• Texas rallied from a 6 run deficit behind 2 RBI from Rod Barajas and Hank Blalock to nip the Tigers, 7-6
• Orlando Hernandez bounced back from an awful start in Philadelphia to shutdown the Rockies, and Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran each hit solo homers as the Mets beat Colorado, 2-0
• Cleveland bats erupted behind Ryan Garko (2-for-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI, HR) and Jhonny Peralta (4 RBI) to sting the Devil Rays, 9-4
• Scott Hatteberg homered and drove in 3 runs, and Aaron Harang was brilliant as the Reds cruised to a 5-1 win over the Pirates
• Roy Halladay won his 16th game of the year and Troy Glaus homered (his 33rd of the season) to lead Toronto to a 9-2 victory over Baltimore
• Brandon Harper homered twice for Washington, but Aaron Rowand had 4 hits for Philadelphia and Abraham Nunez added 3 hits and 4 RBI to help the Phillies edge the Nationals, 12-10
• Roger Clemens pitched 7 strong innings, allowing just one run on 6 hits as the Astros beat the Brewers, 3-1
• Johan Santana was his typical self, and Torii Hunter homered and drove in two as Minnesota stopped the White Sox, 7-3
• Nick Swisher and Jay Payton drove in 2 runs apiece as the A's jumped out to an early lead over Kansas City and hung on to win, 6-4
• Juan Encarnacion hit a 3-run homer, and Chris Carpenter looked like his Cy Young self as the Cardinals beat the Cubs, 5-3
• Chone Figgins singled in the winning run in the 9th inning to lead the Angels to a walk-off win and a sweep of the Mariners, 3-2
• Derek Lowe scattered 5 hits over 8 innings to pick up his 11th victory in defeating the Giants, 5-2
• Brian Giles had 4 hits and scored the game winning run in the 10th inning as the Padres outlasted the Diamondbacks, 2-1
• Jason Giambi homered twice and drove in 5 runs as the Yankees came back to win their fourth straight over the Red Sox, 8-5

The Chicago Cubs today traded infielder Neifi Perez to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for the Tigers’ third-round selection from the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, catcher Chris Robinson.

Robinson, 22, was named to the Florida State League All-Star Game, having batted .288 (92-for-319) with 22 doubles and 47 RBI for the Single-A Lakeland Tigers this year, his second professional season.

Obviously, Omar Infante's error last night didn't sit well with Detroit management!

Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels announced today the club has recalled LHP John Koronka from Triple-A Oklahoma and has optioned RHP Scott Feldman to Oklahoma.

Koronka, who will start for the Rangers today at Detroit, will be making his 23rd start of the season. He is 7-7, 5.31 (73 ER/123.2 IP). He made his last major league start at Los Angeles of Anaheim on August 5 and was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma on August 7. He made one start for the RedHawks, striking out 12 in 7.0 innings on August 11 at Round Rock.

The Reds today placed on the 15-day disabled list LHP Eddie Guardado; returned from a rehabilitation assignment and reinstated from the 15-day disabled list RHP Matt Belisle; placed on the bereavement list LHP Chris Michalak; selected from Louisville the contract of IF/OF Norris Hopper; designated for assignment RHP Mike Burns.

Hopper will wear #30. He will be making his Major League debut.

The Oakland A’s today placed right-handed pitcher Huston Street on the 15-day Disabled List retroactive to August 19 with a strained right groin. To take his spot on the roster, the A’s have recalled left-handed pitcher Ron Flores from Triple-A Sacramento.

Street was injured in the A’s 5-3 loss in the second game of the doubleheader on Friday night in Kansas City after allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score in the Royals four-run eighth inning.

A few unconfirmed reports, including one from U.S.S. Mariner, indicate that Seattle has traded Jamie Moyer to the Phillies for RHP Andrew Baldwin and Andrew Barb. We're working on confirmation of this deal.

Update: Trade is now official
The Phillies have acquired left-handed starter Jamie Moyer and cash from the Mariners in exchange for Minor League right-handed pitchers Andrew Barb and Andrew Baldwin, Vice President & General Manager Pat Gillick announced tonight.

The San Francisco Giants have signed highly regarded and much sought-after 16-year-old third baseman Angel Villalona from the Dominican Republic, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced today.

A native of La Romana in the Dominican Republic, the 6-2, 210-pound Villalona was heavily scouted by all of Major League Baseball. He was signed by both Rick Ragazzo, the Giants' Director of International Operations, and Pablo Peguero, the club's Director of Dominican Republic Operations.

The San Diego Padres today placed infielder Khalil Greene on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to August 18) with a strained left middle finger and recalled right-handed pitcher Mike Thompson from Triple-A Portland.

The Boston Red Sox today recalled righthander Jermaine Van Buren from Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League. Van Buren will wear #46 and be in uniform for this afternoon's game with the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. To make room for Van Buren, righthanded pitcher Rudy Seanez has been designated for assignment.

This is an interesting move for the Sox. I wouldn't be surprised to see Seanez wind up in Atlanta. After all, he had planned to go to the Braves this off-season before signing a more lucrative deal with the Red Sox.

This has been, and will continue to be, an exciting week for Baseball Digest Daily!

• We were thrilled to learn on Tuesday that BDD will be added to the index of sources for Google News! We're very proud of this accomplishment and hope that it will greatly increase our exposure.
• On Tuesday morning, we will finally be issuing our national press release through PRWeb and PR Newswire. The distribution list is enormous so keep an eye out for it, and let us know if you come across it anywhere.
• Today we were very fortunate to interview J.C. Bradbury of Sabernomics. com. That transcript will be up this weekend. Be sure to check it out!
• On Sunday, in conjunction with Bleed Cubbie Blue, we will have an interesting discussion with Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry.
• And on Monday, Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus joins us to share some news on a "secret project" he's working on these days...those are Will's words by the way.
• Some time next week we will talk again with Royals GM Dayton Moore, but there's no scheduled time for that at the moment.

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Here's the official updates on BJ Upton of the Devil Rays and Bobby Crosby of the A's...

Tampa Bay's BJ Upton suffered a mild shoulder strain last evening and is day-to-day. He should be back in 2-3 days.

The Oakland A’s today reinstated shortstop Bobby Crosby from the 15-day Disabled List and outrighted D’Angelo Jimenez to Triple-A Sacramento. Crosby was placed on the Disabled List retroactive to July 31 with a lower back strain.

That's correct...this one is even more interesting than the signing of Preston Wilson. The Cardinals made a roster move to make room for Wilson today, optioning RHP Anthony Reyes to Triple-A Memphis. I'd be shocked not to see Reyes back before the end of the month to be eligible for the playoff roster.

Washington Nationals Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden announced today that second baseman Jose Vidro has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled List.

Vidro, 31, is hitting .300 (103-for-343) with 16 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI in 90 games for Washington this season. Vidro was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List with a left hamstring strain on July 25 (retroactive to July 18). Vidro will be present for tonight’s series opener at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.