2008 IRBL PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: Pre-draft transactions: The PADRES released BRIAN JORDAN, CORY LIDLE. The BRAVES released JOE RANDA, TRAVIS PHELPS, AARON SMALL. The DIAMONDBACKS released QUINTON MCCRACKEN, WILSON ALVAREZ, JOSE LIMA, RICARDO RINCON, GRANT ROBERTS, UGUETH URBINA, KRIS WILSON. The PIRATES released KELLY STINNETT, GRANT BALFOUR. The REDS released EDGARDO ALFONZO, ANGEL SANTOS, NELSON CRUZ, DANNY GRAVES, RICK HELLING. The ROCKIES traded JOSH WILLINGHAM, BARTOLO COLON, TED LILLY to the ANGELS for TONY GRAFFANINO, WIL NIEVES, ANGELS' 1ST round pick. The ANGELS traded HIRAM BOCACHICA to the BRAVES for TIM SALMON. The ROCKIES traded RON MAHAY to the TIGERS for DARIN ERSTAD. The WHITE SOX traded JOHAN SANTANA to the TIGERS for RYAN SHEALY, ANDREW MILLER, TIGERS' 1ST round pick, TIGERS' 2ND round pick. The CARDINALS traded HIDEKI MATSUI, JEREMY GUTHRIE, TONY A. PENA to the PIRATES for ROCCO BALDELLI, MIKE PELFREY. The TIGERS traded CHAD GAUDIN to the PHILLIES for MICHAEL WUERTZ. The TIGERS traded MATT BELISLE to the MARLINS for MIGUEL CAIRO. The RANGERS traded ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, JAMIE WALKER to the PIRATES for RYAN DEMPSTER, RODRIGO LOPEZ, TODD WELLEMEYER. The ORIOLES released JOHN-FORD GRIFFIN, MICHAEL RESTOVICH. The PIRATES released ALEX SANCHEZ, SCOTT CASSIDY, TIM CORCORAN, SEAN DOUGLASS, GREG JONES, STEVE KARSAY. The PHILLIES traded RYAN GARKO to the ANGELS for BRIAN ROBERTS. The WHITE SOX released VINNY CASTILLA, CHRIS HAMMOND, MIKE HOLTZ. The CUBS traded CARL CRAWFORD, CUBS' 2ND round pick, CUBS' 3RD round pick, CUBS' 4TH round pick to the WHITE SOX for BARRY BONDS, SHAWN CHACON, BRANDON WEBB. The CUBS traded MARK LORETTA, BILLY WAGNER to the TIGERS for MIGUEL CAIRO, YUSMEIRO PETIT, JEFF SUPPAN. The TIGERS traded PAUL BYRD to the DODGERS for DODGERS' 1ST round pick, DODGERS' 3RD round pick. The CUBS traded JORGE JULIO to the ANGELS for JASON L. PHILLIPS, ANGELS' 5TH round pick. The RANGERS released TODD PRATT, J.T. SNOW, CHRIS WIDGER, JASON GRIMSLEY. The CUBS released ANDY DOMINIQUE, JODY GERUT, MICHEL HERNANDEZ, JUSTIN KNOEDLER, TERRENCE LONG, MIKE VENTO, ABE ALVAREZ, JASON CHILDERS, JACK CRESSEND, FELIX DIAZ, SANTIAGO RAMIREZ, DOUG WAECHTER. The ANGELS released MANNY ALEXANDER, ADAM HYZDU, JARED SANDBERG, BRIAN MEADOWS, KENT MERCKER, ESTEBAN YAN. The PHILLIES released FELIX ESCALONA, EDDY GARABITO, BOBBY HILL, JAVY LOPEZ, JOSH HANCOCK, MIKE JOHNSTON, JOHN WEBB. The MARLINS released JOSE MORBAN, JULIO MOSQUERA, CHRIS PRIETO, LUIS UGUETO. The ORIOLES released ROBERTO PETAGINE, STEPHEN SMITHERMAN, BERNIE WILLIAMS. The GIANTS traded MIKE RABELO, GIANTS' 2ND round pick to the ROCKIES for BRENDAN HARRIS, FRANQUELIS OSORIA, ROCKIES' 7TH round pick. The ROCKIES released WIL NIEVES, BRUCE CHEN, RANDY KEISLER. The RANGERS released JOSE VIZCAINO. The YANKEES released BRENT ABERNATHY, BERNIE CASTRO, LUIS FIGUEROA, JOE INGLETT, JUSTIN LEONE, ORLANDO PALMEIRO, OSCAR ROBLES, KEVIN WITT, TONY WOMACK, JOE WINKELSAS. The ANGELS traded ADAM JONES, SCOTT MOORE to the REDS for MANNY RAMIREZ. The ROCKIES released ANDY GREEN, JOSE HERNANDEZ, BRIAN SIKORSKI, KAZUHITO TADANO. The WHITE SOX released KEVIN BARKER, CHAD MOTTOLA, PETE WALKER. The ROCKIES traded ARAMIS RAMIREZ, ROCKIES' 8TH round pick to the BLUE JAYS for BLUE JAYS' 1ST round pick, BLUE JAYS' 2ND round pick. The GIANTS traded DAN ORTMEIER, GIANTS' 1ST round pick to the PHILLIES for BRIAN ROBERTS, PHILLIES' 6TH round pick. The MARINERS released JEREMY BROWN, LUIS A. GONZALEZ, PEDRO ASTACIO, TRAVIS HUGHES. The REDS released LANCE CARTER, STEPHEN RANDOLPH. The DODGERS traded SALOMON TORRES, DODGERS' 2ND round pick to the RANGERS for SAMMY SOSA, RANGERS' 5TH round pick. The CARDINALS released ANDY ABAD, REGGIE ABERCROMBIE, CARL EVERETT, TODD GREENE, DAMON HOLLINS, JOHN MABRY, NATE FIELD, SIDNEY PONSON. The NATIONALS released JUAN BRITO, JAIME BUBELA, CORKY MILLER, BILL MUELLER, EDUARDO PEREZ, JORGE PIEDRA, RYAN DRESE, WAYNE FRANKLIN, MIKE VENAFRO. The TIGERS traded PAUL KONERKO, DALLAS MCPHERSON, DODGERS' 1ST round pick to the REDS for TODD HELTON, REDS' 4TH round pick. The GIANTS released JUAN CASTRO, GARY MAJEWSKI, JAE SEO. The CUBS traded FRANCISCO LIRIANO to the REDS for DEREK LOWE, J.J. PUTZ. The GIANTS traded MATT ALBERS to the MARINERS for BEN BROUSSARD, MARINERS' 4TH round pick. The METS released TIM LAKER, GIOVANNI CARRARA, COLBY LEWIS, BRAD RADKE, CHRIS RESOP. The DODGERS released JEROMY BURNITZ, KEVIN HOOPER, LUIS LOPEZ, CURTIS PRIDE, REY SANCHEZ, RUBEN SIERRA, CHRIS STYNES, MICKEY CALLAWAY, JOEY EISCHEN, JEFF FASSERO, MATT MILLER, JEFF NELSON, PAUL QUANTRILL, TRAVIS SMITH, TIM WORRELL. The WHITE SOX released ANGEL CHAVEZ, BRIAN DALLIMORE, ALEX S. GONZALEZ, JORGE DEPAULA. The BLUE JAYS released STEVE ANDRADE. The ORIOLES released ADRIAN BROWN, TRAVIS LEE, CHRIS MAGRUDER, MARIO RAMOS, T.J. TUCKER. The CUBS traded SCOTT OLSEN, YUSMEIRO PETIT to the PHILLIES for AUSTIN KEARNS. The RANGERS traded OSCAR ROBLES to the BREWERS for ADAM MELHUSE. The DIAMONDBACKS traded WILLIE BLOOMQUIST to the REDS for ADAM EVERETT. The CUBS traded JASON L. PHILLIPS to the TWINS for BRAYAN PENA. The REDS released JEFF BAJENARU, PEDRO LIRIANO. The WHITE SOX released DAMIAN JACKSON, GEORGE LOMBARD, ED ROGERS, RAY SADLER, FERNANDO TATIS, MATT KINNEY, PETE MUNRO, JOSE ANTONIO NUNEZ, WILFREDO RODRIGUEZ, TANYON STURTZE. The BLUE JAYS released DANNY ARDOIN, LOU COLLIER, JOSE FLORES, BYRON GETTIS, B.J. SURHOFF, JEFF AUSTIN, SUN-WOO KIM, RAMIRO MENDOZA, CARLOS REYES, FELIX RODRIGUEZ. Post-draft / pre-season transactions: The REDS traded CONNOR ROBERTSON to the YANKEES for DONNIE SADLER. The REDS traded ROBERT FICK to the MARLINS for CHRIS WOODWARD. The ORIOLES traded DOUG MIRABELLI to the RED SOX for WILSON VALDEZ. The DIAMONDBACKS traded CHIPPER JONES, DAVID ROSS, CHRIS SHELTON, TIM WAKEFIELD to the RED SOX for TODD LINDEN, TONY F. PENA, JOE KENNEDY, ADAM LOEWEN, JONATHAN SANCHEZ. The RED SOX traded SHIN-SOO CHOO to the WHITE SOX for MIKE REDMOND, KELLY STINNETT. The RANGERS released MATT CEPICKY, CESAR CRESPO, CHARLES GIPSON, DAVE HANSEN, RANDALL SIMON, MATT CHILDERS, KERRY LIGTENBERG, DAN MICELI. The RED SOX released MIKE MATHENY, MICHAEL TUCKER. The BREWERS released BUBBA CROSBY, LOU MERLONI, JUAN CERROS, BRIAN COOPER, DAVID CORTES, SCOTT DUNN, MARK MALASKA, BILL PULSIPHER. The INDIANS released JEFF DUNCAN, VICTOR ALVAREZ, NATE BUMP, DAVE COGGIN, ERIC DUBOSE, JOHN HALAMA, FELIX HEREDIA. The DIAMONDBACKS released DAVID BELL, MATT LAWTON, MIKE BURNS, JOHN FOSTER, SAM NARRON, STEVE SCHMOLL. The BRAVES released LUKE ALLEN, BRENT BUTLER, GRAHAM KOONCE. The METS released RICHARD HIDALGO. The ATHLETICS released TONY BLANCO, DOUG CLARK, DEIVI CRUZ, LUIS M. LOPEZ, EDDIE PEREZ, ADAM SHABALA, JUSTIN THOMPSON. The ASTROS released JOHN NELSON, ANDRES TORRES, JASON ANDERSON, SCOTT ERICKSON, GEREMI GONZALEZ, BEN KOZLOWSKI, JUSTIN LEHR, MIKE REMLINGER, JOHN RIEDLING, ALLAN SIMPSON. The DEVIL RAYS released ERUBIEL DURAZO, CHOO FREEMAN, AARON GUIEL, PHIL NEVIN, MIKE GALLO, CARLTON LOEWER, BOBBY MADRITSCH. The TIGERS released TOMAS DELAROSA, ROCKY COPPINGER, FRANCISCO CORDOVA, AARON MYETTE. The PHILLIES released SEAN BURROUGHS, EUDE BRITO, BARTOLOME FORTUNATO. The MARLINS released ALEX ESCOBAR, TYRELL GODWIN, HENRY MATEO, EMILIANO FRUTO, TERRY MULHOLLAND, EDDY RODRIGUEZ. The GIANTS released DANNY GARCIA, MIGUEL PEREZ, RYAN O'MALLEY, SENDY RLEAL, SCOTT STRICKLAND, JERMAINE VAN BUREN. The PADRES released JESSE FOPPERT, ANDREW GOOD. The ROYALS released ALVIN COLINA, DREW MEYER, JOSE A. REYES, CHARLES THOMAS, KEITH FOULKE, JOE MAYS, BRITT REAMES, PAUL WILSON. The ANGELS released RAUL CHAVEZ, ANDY TRACY, JARED FERNANDEZ, JIMMY SERRANO, MIKE SMITH. The TWINS released KEITH GINTER, CRAIG DINGMAN, LEO ESTRELLA, MATT GINTER.