2009 IRBL PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: Pre-draft transactions: The ORIOLES traded GRANT BALFOUR, DARREN OLIVER, ORIOLES' 9TH round pick to the BREWERS for CLAY BUCHHOLZ, BRIAN STOKES, BREWERS' 4TH round pick. The BREWERS traded KEVIN CORREIA, HUSTON STREET, BREWERS' 1ST round pick to the WHITE SOX for BRAD LIDGE, DAVID WEATHERS, WHITE SOX' 7TH round pick. The BRAVES released ABRAHAM O. NUNEZ. The DIAMONDBACKS released JASON ELLISON, SCOTT DOHMANN. The CUBS traded GARRETT ATKINS, CUBS' 4TH round pick to the ATHLETICS for ROBINSON CANO. The WHITE SOX traded LANCE BERKMAN, JOE CREDE, RYAN SHEALY to the CARDINALS for JAMES LONEY, DELMON YOUNG, CARDINALS' 2ND round pick, CARDINALS' 3RD round pick. The PADRES traded BRANDON MOSS, TOM GORZELANNY, J.A. HAPP, DUSTIN MOSELEY, PADRES' 1ST round pick to the NATIONALS for JOSH BARD, JERMAINE DYE, HEATH BELL, BRIAN FUENTES, DAN HAREN. The ORIOLES traded JERRY BLEVINS, AARON LAFFEY to the CARDINALS for MIKE JACOBS. The WHITE SOX released JULIO FRANCO, MASUMI KUWATA. The PIRATES traded TONY A. PENA, JOSE VALVERDE, PIRATES' 5TH round pick to the METS for TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ, MANNY DELCARMEN. The PIRATES released RYAN JORGENSEN. The CUBS traded SCOTT FELDMAN to the CARDINALS for JOSE CASTILLO. The CUBS traded CUBS' 1ST round pick, CUBS' 2ND round pick to the BLUE JAYS for JORGE CANTU. The RED SOX released CHARLTON JIMERSON, CHRIS BOOTCHECK, TOM GORDON, JASON JOHNSON. The DIAMONDBACKS traded SAL FASANO, ALBERT PUJOLS to the PIRATES for JACK CUST, TRAVIS HAFNER, CORKY MILLER, KENDRY MORALES, ALEX RIOS. The PIRATES released JORDAN DE JONG, CHRIS DEMARIA, NATE FIELD, JEFF FULCHINO, CHRIS OXSPRING, JULIO SANTANA, MIKE SCHULTZ, STEVE STEMLE, JAMIE VERMILYEA, SHANE YOUMAN. The PIRATES traded JUSTIN MAXWELL, CESAR JIMENEZ to the BLUE JAYS for GREG MADDUX. The REDS released DONNIE SADLER, WALTER YOUNG, CHRIS SAENZ. The ORIOLES traded JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA to the METS for CARLOS GOMEZ. The PIRATES traded ANDERSON HERNANDEZ to the RANGERS for JOEY DEVINE. The METS released NAPOLEON CALZADO, YURENDELL DECASTER, KARIM GARCIA, MIKE LIEBERTHAL, AMBIORIX BURGOS, JUAN DOMINGUEZ, FRANKLYN GRACESQUI, MATT HENSLEY, MIKE MYERS, WOODY WILLIAMS. The ATHLETICS released CHRIS BASAK, BEN JOHNSON, ELI MARRERO, LUIS MATOS, ANTONIO PEREZ, KERRY ROBINSON, MIKE ROSE, SETH ETHERTON, ROBERTO HERNANDEZ, STEVE KLINE, JUAN LARA. The ASTROS released KEVIN JARVIS, WADE MILLER, JASON STANDRIDGE, STEVE WATKINS, SCOTT WILLIAMSON, MARK WOODYARD. The RAYS released SANDY ALOMAR JR., JORGE VELANDIA, TODD WALKER, JONATHAN JOHNSON, CHRIS MICHALAK, WES OBERMUELLER, RICKY STONE, KEVIN WALKER, RICK WHITE. The PADRES traded ERICK AYBAR to the RANGERS for CODY RANSOM, RYAN DEMPSTER. The GIANTS traded NOMAR GARCIAPARRA to the PADRES for FRANCISCO CORDERO. The PADRES traded WLADIMIR BALENTIEN, JASON KUBEL, PADRES' 5TH round pick to the MARLINS for MIKE CAMERON, ICHIRO SUZUKI. The METS traded JERRY HAIRSTON JR., METS' 8TH round pick, METS' 9TH round pick to the BREWERS for TERRY TIFFEE, BREWERS' 3RD round pick, BREWERS' 6TH round pick. The ORIOLES released EINAR DIAZ, RYAN KLESKO, LUIS ORDAZ, ORLANDO PALMEIRO, JULIO RAMIREZ, RENE RIVERA, WILSON VALDEZ, ARMANDO BENITEZ, DAVE BORKOWSKI, JEFF HARRIS, DUSTIN HERMANSON. The ROCKIES traded CHIN-LUNG HU, PAT MISCH, ROCKIES' 5TH round pick to the TIGERS for GEOFF GEARY, EDWAR RAMIREZ. The CUBS released ANDY CANNIZARO, RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ. The MARINERS released NICK GORNEAULT, JON KNOTT, CHRIS ROBERSON, DANYS BAEZ, DARREN CLARKE, MATT J. MILLER. The ROCKIES released GOOKIE DAWKINS, TONY GRAFFANINO, WINSTON ABREU, ENRIQUE GONZALEZ, JUAN PADILLA, CARMEN PIGNATIELLO, CHRIS SPURLING, MIKE WOOD. The GIANTS released BRENDAN DONNELLY, KEVIN HART, NEAL MUSSER, FRANQUELIS OSORIA, JOE THATCHER. The DODGERS traded GARRET ANDERSON, TONY CLARK, SCOTT DOWNS, MARIANO RIVERA to the BREWERS for RAMON AB. CASTRO, NICK SWISHER, BRAD LIDGE, MATT LINDSTROM. The YANKEES traded ANDY PETTITTE to the PADRES for COREY PATTERSON, WIL LEDEZMA, JAKE WOODS. The YANKEES released ANDY GONZALEZ, JOHN MABRY, SCOTT ATCHISON, KEVIN GRYBOSKI, GREG JONES, RANDY KEISLER, PAUL SHUEY, BRIAN SWEENEY. The ANGELS released TONY BATISTA, STEVE COX, JEFF DAVANON, DON KELLY, TIM SALMON, ROB BELL, TIM CORCORAN, TRAVIS DRISKILL, TIM HARIKKALA, BOBBY KEPPEL, ZACH MCCLELLAN, VIRGIL VASQUEZ. The GIANTS released BEN BROUSSARD, D'ANGELO JIMENEZ, BRANDON CLAUSSEN, BRAD SALMON. The PADRES released CRAIG BIGGIO, GERONIMO GIL, CARLOS MALDONADO, NEIFI PEREZ, MIKE DEJEAN, BEN HOWARD, RICARDO RODRIGUEZ. The GIANTS traded BRIAN ROBERTS, GIANTS' 8TH round pick to the ASTROS for FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ, ASTROS' 5TH round pick. The DODGERS traded BRAD LIDGE, DODGERS' 4TH round pick to the GIANTS for EDWIN JACKSON, GIANTS' 3RD round pick. The DODGERS released DEE BROWN, ALBERTO T. CASTILLO, LUIS FIGUEROA, BRANDON HARPER, PETE LAFOREST, KENNY LOFTON, JOSH RABE, ERIC REED, KEVIN REESE, SAMMY SOSA, REGGIE TAYLOR, BRUCE CHEN, ROGER CLEMENS, ERIC CYR, KANE DAVIS, LANCE DAVIS, ERIC JUNGE, JULIO MANON, JOSE MESA, CURT SCHILLING, CHRIS SEDDON, DAN SERAFINI, SEAN TRACEY. The BREWERS released MIKE PIAZZA, HECTOR CARRASCO. The METS traded JIM THOME to the MARINERS for MARINERS' 2ND round pick. The TWINS released TODD HOLLANDSWORTH, KEN HUCKABY, MIGUEL OJEDA, OLMEDO SAENZ, ADAM JOHNSON. The CARDINALS released NOOK LOGAN, JEREMY ACCARDO, JIMMY GOBBLE, DAN MEYER, JAY WITASICK. The NATIONALS released DREW ANDERSON, SEAN BARKER, STEVE FINLEY, J.J. FURMANIAK, CHAD SANTOS, ERIC YOUNG, MIKE GOSLING, JOSH HANCOCK, MIKE STANTON, JOHN WASDIN, JARET WRIGHT. The DIAMONDBACKS released MATT CLEMENT. The MARLINS released ROYCE CLAYTON, SHANE COSTA, ROBERT FICK, WIKI GONZALEZ, TROY CATE, JON COUTLANGUS. The ROYALS released DANIEL BARONE, FABIO CASTRO. The WHITE SOX released BRIAN ESPOSITO, DEWON DAY, STEPHEN RANDOLPH, KEN RAY. The BLUE JAYS released CRAIG BRAZELL, LEW FORD, DAMIAN MILLER, DESI RELAFORD, TRAVIS CHICK, ANDERSON GARCIA, TRAVIS HARPER. The INDIANS released CHRIS AGUILA, ANTONIO ALFONSECA. The ASTROS released JEFF WEAVER. Post-draft / pre-season transactions: The PADRES released ABRAHAM NUNEZ, STEVE COLYER. The REDS released CHAD HARVILLE, JULIO MATEO, ARNIE MUNOZ. The RED SOX released JEFF CIRILLO, JEFF CONINE, DOUG MIRABELLI, KELLY STINNETT. The CUBS traded AUSTIN KEARNS, JEFF SUPPAN to the BRAVES for BRIAN S. GILES, CRAIG MONROE, ROY CORCORAN. The CUBS traded JOSE CASTILLO, MARCUS THAMES to the TWINS for XAVIER NADY, GEORGE SHERRILL. The PHILLIES traded WIL NIEVES to the TWINS for RUSSELL BRANYAN. The WHITE SOX released JAKE FOX, PEDRO LOPEZ, DANNY PUTNAM, MEL STOCKER, AARON FULTZ, CARLOS HERNANDEZ, CHRIS REITSMA, ZACK SEGOVIA. The BLUE JAYS released JOE MCEWING, LANCE NIEKRO, GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ, MARCUS MCBETH, JASON MILLER, JUAN PEREZ, BRIAN SHACKELFORD, BOB WICKMAN. The TWINS released TOMMY MURPHY, MICHAEL RYAN, BEN HENDRICKSON, JON LEICESTER. The RED SOX traded ANGEL BERROA, BRIAN FALKENBORG to the ANGELS for KEVIN CASH, MATT MACRI. The RED SOX traded MERKIN VALDEZ to the ORIOLES for DARYLE WARD, DMITRI YOUNG. The ASTROS released JERRY GIL, REGGIE SANDERS, BILL MURPHY, JORDAN TATA, LINO URDANETA. The RAYS released MIGUEL ASENCIO. The DIAMONDBACKS released DUSTAN MOHR, ANGEL SANCHEZ, JOE KENNEDY. The CARDINALS traded ROCCO BALDELLI, JAY BRUCE, JACK HANNAHAN, CARL PAVANO, JOEL PINEIRO to the DIAMONDBACKS for MARK DEROSA, ALEX RIOS, JESSE LITSCH. The RED SOX traded KEN GRIFFEY JR., MARK GRUDZIELANEK to the DODGERS for JEFF KENT, JAMIE MOYER. The RED SOX traded ELIEZER ALFONZO, ERIC HURLEY, LEO NUNEZ to the PHILLIES for DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ, CHRIS SNYDER. The BREWERS released MIKE BACSIK, ZACH DAY, KYLE DENNEY, DAVE GASSNER, MIKE THOMPSON. The RED SOX traded MIKE REDMOND to the DIAMONDBACKS for TREVER MILLER. The ROYALS released MARCUS GILES, NICK GREEN, SHAWN GREEN, SHEA HILLENBRAND, RICKY LEDEE, ANDY CAVAZOS, RANDY CHOATE, MIKE ESPOSITO, MARTY MCLEARY, DEREK THOMPSON. The DIAMONDBACKS traded LASTINGS MILLEDGE, COLLIN BALESTER, ROBINSON TEJEDA to the GIANTS for CASEY KOTCHMAN, JASON DAVIS. The METS released RUSS ADAMS, CHRIS BOOKER, JON SWITZER. The ATHLETICS released MIKE ROUSE, RYAN VOGELSONG. The DIAMONDBACKS released MICHAEL RESTOVICH, JULIO DEPAULA, CORY DOYNE, JOHN ENNIS, MARC GWYN, ERIC HULL, BRET PRINZ, TIM STAUFFER, TODD WILLIAMS. The INDIANS released CHRIS HEINTZ, TIMO PEREZ, CARMEN CALI, AARON SELE, MICHAEL TEJERA, JOSH TOWERS. The MARLINS released BOBBY KIELTY, MATTHEW LECROY, RONDELL WHITE, BRAD HALSEY, YOEL HERNANDEZ, DAN KOLB, MATT PERISHO, CLIFF POLITTE, MATT RILEY, JOHN THOMSON. The PHILLIES released HEE-SEOP CHOI, COLTER BEAN, JUAN MATEO, CLINT NAGEOTTE, JOHN KORONKA. The TIGERS released KEVIN MAHAR, DEWON BRAZELTON, SHANE NANCE, MIKE NEU, BILLY PETRICK, AARON RAKERS, DAVIS ROMERO, SCOTT SAUERBECK, JORGE VASQUEZ. The GIANTS released PRESTON WILSON. The PHILLIES traded JEFF FRANCOEUR to the DIAMONDBACKS for RYAN SWEENEY, JONATHAN SANCHEZ. The PHILLIES released DANNY SANDOVAL. The NATIONALS released CRAIG A. WILSON. The GIANTS released PRESTON WILSON. The RANGERS released ENRIQUE CRUZ, JOHN RODRIGUEZ, ADAM STERN, EZEQUIEL ASTACIO, MARK COREY, TIM HAMULACK, TOM MARTIN. The BRAVES released HIRAM BOCACHICA, RHEAL CORMIER, JASON SIMONTACCHI.