2012 IRBL PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: Pre-draft transactions: The PIRATES traded WILSON VALDEZ to the BRAVES for ANDRUW JONES. The TIGERS traded GORDON BECKHAM, MICHAEL BRANTLEY, MAT LATOS, TIGERS' 1ST round pick to the CUBS for ROBINSON CANO, DELMON YOUNG. The CUBS traded RYAN HOWARD, CUBS' 2ND round pick to the WHITE SOX for ALEX AVILA, JAMES LONEY. The PIRATES traded LIVAN HERNANDEZ to the TIGERS for TIGERS' 4TH round pick. The TWINS released MIKE HESSMAN, MIKE LOWELL, CARLOS MALDONADO, MIKE REDMOND, ADAM STERN, JASON BERGMANN, CHARLIE MANNING, JOE NELSON, LUIS VIZCAINO. The TWINS traded JAVIER VAZQUEZ to the RED SOX for BOBBY ABREU, CHIPPER JONES. The BRAVES traded JUAN MIRANDA to the WHITE SOX for WHITE SOX' 4TH round pick. The DIAMONDBACKS released ROCCO BALDELLI, RYAN FREEL, JON ADKINS, BRENDAN DONNELLY, TOM GORDON, ODALIS PEREZ. The TIGERS traded CODY ROSS to the DIAMONDBACKS for CARL PAVANO. The PIRATES traded JOEY DEVINE, DAVID HUFF, RYAN PERRY, JOAKIM SORIA to the BREWERS for GRANT BALFOUR, SCOTT DOWNS, DARREN OLIVER, MARIANO RIVERA. The PIRATES traded CHAD BILLINGSLEY, PIRATES' 3RD round pick to the BREWERS for JAMES SHIELDS, BREWERS' 5TH round pick. The RANGERS traded CASEY KOTCHMAN to the ROCKIES for ERIK BEDARD, ANDY SONNANSTINE. The PIRATES traded CRAIG BRESLOW, STEVE CISHEK, WILTON LOPEZ to the TIGERS for TIGERS' 2ND round pick, TIGERS' 3RD round pick. The ANGELS released ANGEL BERROA, BOBBY CROSBY, JOSH FIELDS, RYAN GARKO, JAY PAYTON, MANNY RAMIREZ, BOBBY SCALES, CHRIS WOODWARD, CEDRICK BOWERS, JAY BUENTE, ANTHONY CLAGGETT, MANNY DELCARMEN, JIMMY GOBBLE, JORGE JULIO, BOBBY KORECKY, NEAL MUSSER, ROYCE RING, DAVID RISKE, TYLER WALKER, TIM WOOD. The MARLINS released LUIS MONTANEZ, ERIC STULTS. The RANGERS released SHANNON STEWART, TREVOR HOFFMAN, SIDNEY PONSON. The ANGELS traded RYAN ROBERTS, JOSH BECKETT, ANGELS' 1ST round pick to the MARLINS for ASDRUBAL CABRERA, JONNY GOMES, MARLINS' 1ST round pick. The TIGERS released CHIN-LUNG HU. The ANGELS traded JASON BARTLETT to the DIAMONDBACKS for KERRY WOOD. The DIAMONDBACKS traded JACK HANNAHAN to the ROCKIES for AARON HARANG. The WHITE SOX released BRAD AUSMUS, KRIS BENSON. The ORIOLES released CORY ALDRIDGE, JOSH GEER, DIRK HAYHURST, D.J. HOULTON, BOB HOWRY, JUSTIN JAMES, JOE MARTINEZ, BRIAN STOKES. The BLUE JAYS released RUSS ADAMS, JODY GERUT, JARROD WASHBURN. The NATIONALS released WILLY AYBAR, TERRY EVANS, KEVIN MELILLO, KEVIN HART, DAN MEYER, JOHN PARRISH, BRIAN SWEENEY. The PIRATES traded NICK EVANS, MIKE MCCLENDON, ARTHUR RHODES to the DODGERS for JORGE POSADA, MATT LINDSTROM. The TWINS released BRANDON JONES, JOHN RAYNOR, BRIAN BANNISTER. The ORIOLES traded CLAY BUCHHOLZ, ORIOLES' 3RD round pick to the RANGERS for MICHAEL BOURN, RANGERS' 3RD round pick. The BREWERS released GARRET ANDERSON, PAUL PHILLIPS, JEFF WEAVER. The RED SOX traded CHASE HEADLEY, RED SOX' 1ST round pick, RED SOX' 3RD round pick to the DODGERS for DON KELLY, NICK SWISHER, DODGERS' 2ND round pick. The ORIOLES released JOHN HESTER, AKINORI IWAMURA, DANIEL NAVA, ROCKY CHERRY, ZACK SEGOVIA, DANIEL STANGE. The PIRATES released JIM EDMONDS, CORKY MILLER, RANDY RUIZ, MAX ST. PIERRE, CHAD BRADFORD. The CUBS released CHIP AMBRES, CHRIS BARNWELL, T.J. BOHN, MATT BROWN, BUCK COATS, JOE DILLON, BRIAN HORWITZ, CRAIG MONROE, NIUMAN ROMERO, BRONSON SARDINHA, KEVIN THOMPSON, JOHN BALE, BILLY BUCKNER, JORGE CAMPILLO, SHAWN CHACON, ROY CORCORAN, DAVID DAVIDSON, MIKE LINCOLN, BILLY WAGNER. The PADRES released HUMBERTO COTA, MACAY MCBRIDE, BOB MCCRORY, HAYDEN PENN, HUMBERTO SANCHEZ. The METS released LUIS CASTILLO, FRANK CATALANOTTO, EDDIE KUNZ, HENRY OWENS, JESS TODD. The ATHLETICS released JASON KENDALL, JOHN LINDSEY, RANDOR BIERD, MASAHIDE KOBAYASHI, CLA MEREDITH, RUSS SPRINGER. The DODGERS released JOHN BOWKER, BARBARO CANIZARES, CARLOS DELGADO, KEN GRIFFEY JR., MELVIN MORA, BRIAN BASS, EDDIE BONINE, PAUL BYRD, JOHN SMOLTZ. The GIANTS released PAUL LO DUCA, SHAWN ESTES, DONALD VEAL. The ROCKIES released ERIC BYRNES, RYAN CHURCH, JESUS FELICIANO, OSCAR SALAZAR, MANUEL CORPAS, GEOFF GEARY, JAY MARSHALL, EDWAR RAMIREZ. The MARINERS released BRIAN BOCOCK, JASON LARUE, SCOTT PODSEDNIK, ROBB QUINLAN, CHAD TRACY, SEAN GALLAGHER, BRIAN MOEHLER, FU-TE NI, DUSTIN RICHARDSON. The DODGERS traded DANIEL MURPHY, DAVID HERNDON, DODGERS' BONUS round pick, DODGERS' 3RD round pick, RED SOX' 1ST round pick to the ANGELS for ANGELS' 2ND round pick, MARLINS' 1ST round pick. The MARINERS traded ZACK GREINKE to the PHILLIES for RONNY CEDENO, PHILLIES' 2ND round pick, PHILLIES' 5TH round pick. The INDIANS released JOSE GUILLEN, BENGIE MOLINA, RYAN SPEIER. The YANKEES released JUAN CASTRO, CHRIS DUNCAN, KAZUO MATSUI, OMAR BELTRE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS, JULIAN TAVAREZ, JUSTIN THOMAS. Post-draft / pre-season transactions: The CUBS traded ALFONSO SORIANO, RAFAEL BETANCOURT to the TWINS for JOE BENSON, MITCH MORELAND. The RED SOX released WES BANKSTON, KEVIN CASH, GABE GROSS, CHRIS SHELTON, JEFF BENNETT, ANDY PETTITTE. The DIAMONDBACKS released EVAN MACLANE, MARK PRIOR, ROMULO SANCHEZ. The GIANTS traded LYLE OVERBAY, PAT NESHEK to the BRAVES for CHRIS JOHNSON, AUSTIN KEARNS. The NATIONALS traded JOHNNY CUETO, KYLE DRABEK to the ASTROS for ROY HALLADAY. The PHILLIES traded KYLE MCCLELLAN to the ASTROS for TYLER COLVIN. The PIRATES traded JEROME WILLIAMS, TRAVIS WOOD to the METS for KYLE LOHSE. The PIRATES released WILLY TAVERAS, ROSS WOLF. The BRAVES released PEDRO FELIZ, MARK GRUDZIELANEK, LUCAS MAY, AUGIE OJEDA, KENSHIN KAWAKAMI, JEFF SUPPAN. The MARLINS released FREDDY GUZMAN, CESAR CARRILLO, JOHN PATTERSON. The NATIONALS traded HISANORI TAKAHASHI to the DIAMONDBACKS for ALEX CORA. The DODGERS traded JASON HEYWARD to the ANGELS for TREVOR PLOUFFE, CHARLIE MORTON. The PADRES released WLADIMIR BALENTIEN. The RANGERS released BRIAN MYROW, DANNY RICHAR, GREG BURKE, JUAN RINCON. The ATHLETICS released GARRETT ATKINS, BRIAN BARDEN, BRIAN BARTON, RHYNE HUGHES, MIKE RYAN, DOUG MATHIS, BILLY TRABER. The BREWERS released ROMAN COLON, JESSE ENGLISH, A.J. MURRAY, DAVID PATTON, TYLER YATES. The TIGERS released HECTOR LUNA, HENRY VILLAR. The CARDINALS released JOE CREDE, ANDY MARTE, KEVIN MENCH, KEVIN RUSSO, T.J. BEAM, MIKE HAMPTON, JAY SBORZ. The ROYALS released GREGOR BLANCO, RYAN BUDDE, MATT WATSON, JONATHAN ALBALADEJO, JESUS COLOME, MIKE KOPLOVE, DAMASO MARTE, SHAIRON MARTIS, FRANK MATA, BRANDON MEDDERS, VIRGIL VASQUEZ. The CUBS traded MIGUEL CAIRO, JONATHAN LUCROY to the GIANTS for TAYLOR GREEN, ERIC SURKAMP. The DODGERS traded PEDRO BEATO to the PIRATES for JOE MATHER, LUIS MONTANEZ. The YANKEES released IAN SNELL. The WHITE SOX released DREW MACIAS, BRAD KILBY, RADHAMES LIZ, CARLOS MONASTERIOS. The BLUE JAYS released LUKE CARLIN, KEVIN CAMERON, GREGORY INFANTE. The RED SOX released YOSLAN HERRERA, JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN. The BRAVES traded BRAD PENNY, FERNANDO RODNEY to the RED SOX for BLAINE BOYER, GREG REYNOLDS. The RAYS released AARON BATES, DAVID ECKSTEIN, BRAD ELDRED, MIKE LAMB, FERNANDO TATIS, GREGG ZAUN, ALEX HINSHAW. The ASTROS released RONNIE BELLIARD, HERNAN IRIBARREN, OSWALDO NAVARRO, BRAD NELSON, FERNANDO PEREZ, JONATHAN VAN EVERY, VICTOR GARATE, HUNTER JONES, GIL MECHE. The PHILLIES released BRANDON FAHEY, LANCE BROADWAY, YUSMEIRO PETIT, JASON WINDSOR. The REDS released TRAVIS DENKER, TROY GLAUS, NICK STAVINOHA, JOE BISENIUS, BRYAN BULLINGTON, BYUNG-HYUN KIM, SCOTT LEWIS, JONATHAN MELOAN, SCOT SHIELDS, JORGE SOSA. The RAYS released RANDY WINN. The BLUE JAYS released THOMAS DIAMOND, MIKE HINCKLEY, JHAN MARINEZ. The DODGERS released JEFF FRAZIER, CASEY DAIGLE, GARY MAJEWSKI, RUSS ORTIZ, CHRIS SEDDON, SCOTT STRICKLAND, SEAN WEST. The METS released JAMIE BURKE. The GIANTS released GUILLERMO QUIROZ, BRADEN LOOPER. The INDIANS released JORDAN BROWN, CASEY FOSSUM, SCOTT MUNTER, SAUL RIVERA, NATE ROBERTSON, CHRIS SAMPSON, TAYLOR TANKERSLEY, CHRIS WATERS, SEAN WHITE.