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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period &lt;\\/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;May 22-29.&lt;\\/i&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Blayne Weller (Windy City (Frontier))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Miguel Pena&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Tyler Skaggs&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Tyler Skaggs&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chase Anderson, OF Brad Snyder&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atlanta Braves&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Stefan Gartrell (Campeche (Mexican))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Fernando de los Santos&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Cory Rasmus&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Chase Anselment&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Cory Brownsten&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Baltimore Orioles&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Zach Braddock&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Steve Johnson, 2B Ryan Flaherty&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kevin Gausman&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jake Arrieta, 2B Yamaico Navarro&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Eric Beaulac, LHP Daniel Schlereth, OF Glynn Davis&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dan Klein, LHP Zach Braddock, OF Jason Pridie&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The most advanced college pitchers from the 2012 draft, such as No. 4 overall pick Kevin Gausman, have raced to the big leagues well ahead of the pace established by pitchers on the accelerated program in recent drafts. Gausman, Michael Roth (Angels, ninth round), Michael Wacha (Cardinals, 19th overall) and Alex Wood (Braves, second round) all went from last year&amp;#8217;s draft to the majors before the end of May. The fastest-to-the-majors pitchers from the 2010 (Josh Spence) and \\u201911 (Trevor Bauer) drafts both debuted in late June.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Gausman has been hit hard in his first two starts for Baltimore, allowing 11 runs in nine innings, though if he returns to the minors this season it probably won&amp;#8217;t be at Double-A Bowie, where he made eight starts and went 2-4, 3.11 with nearly 10 times as many strikeouts (49) as walks (five).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Rafael Perez (released by Twins, May 17)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Alfredo Aceves, SS Jose Iglesias, OF Jackie Bradley&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Alex Wilson, C Ryan Lavarnway&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Pat Light, RHP Nefi Ogando, LHP Will Latimer&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Luis Diaz, RHP Oscar Villarreal, LHP Robby Scott, OF Juan Carlos Linares, OF Mitch Maier&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chicago Cubs&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Jair Fernandez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Alex Burnett&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Michael Bowden (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Barret Loux, 3B Josh Vitters, OF Bijan Rademacher&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Yao-Lin Wang, C Carlos Escobar&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Alex Burnett&amp;#8217;s waivers odyssey began at the outset of the 2013 season when the Blue Jays claimed him from the Twins. Subsequent claims landed him with the Orioles and now the Cubs. Burnett has spent so much time in DFA limbo that he&amp;#8217;s logged just 12 innings in Triple-A and 2 1\\/3 in the big leagues.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chicago White Sox&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Alex Llanos (released by Royals, May 27), OF Josh Richmond (Florence (Frontier))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Trevor Reckling, LHP Wes Whisler, SS Jean Almanzar&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Acquired: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Josh Romanski from Yankees for cash considerations&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Traded: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Drew Garcia to Rockies for cash considerations&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Angel Sanchez (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Nestor Molina, 1B Seth Loman, OF Juan Ramirez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Nestor Molina, LHP Charlie Leesman, LHP Trevor Reckling, OF Jared Mitchell&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Angels identified shortstop Angel Sanchez as a priority minor league free agent last offseason, signing him Oct. 26, but because the White Sox selected him in the Rule 5 draft, he lasted little more than a month with Los Angeles. Sanchez spent most of the 2013 season on the disabled list with a back injury, losing his utility job to Tyler Greene and going unclaimed on waivers when he returned.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cincinnati Reds&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Chadwick Tromp&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;3B Niko Vasquez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Chris Berset&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Konrad Schmidt&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Reds signed teen catcher Chadwick Tromp from Aruba. Check out his &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/watch?v=7XZt77csPSg\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;promotional video&lt;\\/a&gt; on YouTube.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRecalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Scott Barnes, LHP Nick Hagadone&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Cord Phelps&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chen Lee (Triple-A to low Class A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Robbie Aviles, RHP Owen Dew, LHP Giovanni Soto, 3B Kyle Bellows, OF LeVon Washington&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chen Lee, RHP Mason Radeke, 1B Adam Abraham&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Colorado Rockies&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Josh Slaats, C C.J. Gillman, SS Tommy Manzella&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Acquired: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Drew Garcia from White Sox for cash considerations&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Rob Scahill&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Charlie Blackmon&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Roman Colon, RHP Raul Fernandez, RHP Jesse Meaux, RHP Tim Sexton, 1B Jordan Ribera, 2B Taylor Featherston, OF Brian Humphries&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Bobby Cassevah, SS Jason Stolz&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;A fifth-round pick from Hawaii in 2010, Josh Slaats turned in a strong pro debut in the short-season Northwest League, logging a 1.95 ERA and strikeout rate of 11.7 per nine innings over 32 frames. His control disappeared the following season and hasn&amp;#8217;t reappeared since. In nine relief appearances for low Class Asheville this season the 24-year-old had allowed 13 runs on 16 hits over 14 innings, walking seven and striking out 13.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Detroit Tigers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;3B Mario Martinez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Dixon Machado&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Casey Crosby, 2B Brandon Douglas&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Houston Astros&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRecalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Brad Peacock&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Robbie Grossman&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Ryan McCurdy, 2B Carlos Perdomo&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Aaron West, LHP Sergio Escalona&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kansas City Royals&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Darwin Castillo, RHP Nick Rogers, LHP John Killen, 1B Rainier Bello, OF Alex Llanos&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Louis Coleman&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Adam Moore&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kelvin Herrera&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Matt Murray, RHP Tyler Sample, OF Geulin Beltre&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The hardest-throwing reliever in the majors last season with an average fastball velocity of 98.5 mph, Kelvin Herrera encountered serious gopher-ball trouble this season in Kansas City despite throwing nearly as hard (97.8) as he did a year ago. He&amp;#8217;s either the unluckiest pitcher in the majors or largely unable to locate his pitches. Case in point: Herrera allowed 19 hits, including eight home runs, in 20 1\\/3 big league innings prior to being optioned to Triple-A Omaha.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Spencer Trygg (McAllen (North American))&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Johnny Holtman, RHP Kip Wells, C Mark Fleury&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Billy Buckner (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Mark Fleury, OF Scott Cousins, OF Randal Grichuk&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Johnny Holtman, RHP Tony Pena, C Jett Bandy, C Mark Fleury, 2B Tommy Field, SS Eric Stamets&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;C J.R. Towles (released by Cardinals, May 24)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Aris Angeles, RHP Ricardo de la Rosa, RHP Samuel Taveras, C Jesus Flores, 3B Jeff Hunt, SS Justin Boudreaux&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Dee Gordon&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Ralston Cash, RHP Kyle Cofield&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Gustavo Gomez, C Eric Smith&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Miami Marlins&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRecalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Dan Jennings&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Ed Lucas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Jake Jefferies, 1B Aaron Dudley&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Jake Jefferies, 3B Zack Cox, SS Danny Black&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Few big league callups this season will taste as sweet as 31-year-old Ed Lucas&amp;#8217; promotion to the Marlins. A Dartmouth senior who signed with the Royals for $1,000 out of the eighth round of the \\u201904 draft, he toiled for 10 seasons in the minors, accumulating 3,731 plate appearances for 10 different clubs and four organizations. Lucas turned himself from non-prospect to big league utility candidate by hitting .265\\/.337\\/.403 in more than 1,400 Triple-A PAs while playing all over the infield.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, the Royals hit paydirt with a college-senior shortstop whom they signed for a cool $1,000 in the \\u201903 draft: seventh-rounder Mike Aviles from Concordia (N.Y.).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Milwaukee Brewers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Clay Hensley (released by Reds, May 20)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Donovan Hand&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Mike Strong, C Dayton Buller, C Brent Dean, C Joey Paciorek&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Leonard Lorenzo, RHP Mark Williams, C Adam Weisenburger, 1B Sean Halton, 3B Mike Garza, OF Cole Garner&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Herbert Tufts&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Released: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Drew Leachman&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Chris Herrmann&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Sam Deduno, RHP P.J. Walters&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Chris Colabello, OF Oswaldo Arcia&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kyle Davies, RHP Bruce Pugh&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Tyler Jones, RHP Tim Shibuya, RHP Anthony Slama, LHP Ryan O&amp;#8217;Rourke, LHP Chad Rodgers&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Mets&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPlaced on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Steve Matz&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Marco Camarena, RHP Domingo Tapia, C Albert Cordero, OF Brandon Nimmo&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;After missing all of 2010 and \\u201911 and half of \\u201912 with elbow and shoulder maladies, \\u201909 second-rounder Steve Matz already had logged a career-high 40 2\\/3 innings for low Class A Savannah this season. His stuff appears to have survived the downtime (10.0 SO\\/9), so the Mets are hoping he makes a complete, speedy recovery from the &lt;a href=\\\"https:\\/\\/twitter.com\\/AdamRubinESPN\\/status\\/340194757982695424\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;blister trouble&lt;\\/a&gt; that recently sent him to the disabled list.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Yankees&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nTraded: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Josh Romanski to White Sox for cash considerations&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Brennan Boesch&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dellin Betances&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Francisco Rondon (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Daniel Burawa, SS Cito Culver&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Josh Romanski, 1B Luke Murton, OF Danny Oh&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oakland Athletics&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nOptioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Hiroyuki Nakajima&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Josh Bowman, RHP Deyvi Jimenez, LHP Chris Lamb, C Ryan Lipkin&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Austin Gallagher&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Mike Stutes, 2B Cesar Hernandez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Michael Martinez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP B.J. Rosenberg&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Nic Hanson&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRecalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Bryan Morris, 2B Josh Harrison&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Mike Zagurski&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Bryan Morris&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Josh Smith, C Wyatt Mathisen&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Kyle Waldrop, 1B Alex Dickerson&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;St. Louis Cardinals&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Barret Browning, C J.R. Towles&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Michael Blazek, RHP Victor Marte&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Carlos Martinez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Kevin Siegrist (Double-A to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Eric Fornataro, C Casey Rasmus, OF Chad Huffman, OF Oscar Taveras&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Greg Garcia, OF Tommy Pham&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Correspondent Derrick Goold reports that uber-prospect Oscar Taveras went on the Triple-A Memphis disabled list with a case of &lt;a href=\\\"https:\\/\\/twitter.com\\/dgoold\\/status\\/339478712737226752\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;ongoing ankle soreness&lt;\\/a&gt; that he attempted to play through for a couple weeks. The 20-year-old hit .317\\/.351\\/.480 with four homers in 31 games before injuring his right ankle during a slide into second base.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Diego Padres&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dan Cortes (released by D-backs, May 21), RHP Fautino de los Santos (re-signed)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Tommy Layne&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Tommy Layne, C John Baker&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Designated for assignment: &lt;\\/b&gt;3B Edinson Rincon&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Fautino de los Santos, RHP Ruben Mejia, 1B Lee Orr, 3B Gabriel Quintana&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;SS Chris Bisson, OF Travis Buck&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Giants&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAdded to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Ramon Ramirez, LHP Mike Kickham&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Sandy Rosario, LHP Mike Kickham&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Shane Loux, RHP Hunter Strickland, C Mark Wagner, 2B Ryan Cavan, SS Matt Duffy, OF Elliott Blair&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jake Dunnington, C Brad Moss, 1B Rikcy Oropesa, 2B Ydwin Villegas&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Kurt Fleming&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Hector Noesi, 3B Alex Liddi, SS Carlos Triunfel&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Jesus Sucre, 2B Nick Franklin&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Brandon Maurer, LHP Lucas Luetge, 2B Dustin Ackley&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Designated for assignment: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Francisco Martinez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Robert Andino (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Erasmo Ramirez (Triple-A to Double-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Keith Werman, OF Leon Landry&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Erasmo Ramirez, 2B Patrick Brady, OF Denny Almonte, OF Jabari Henry&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Barring a dramatic reversal of fortune for third baseman-turned-center fielder Francisco Martinez (assuming he stays with the organization following his DFA), the best player the Mariners received in the 2011 Doug Fister trade with the Tigers might turn out to be lefty reliever Charlie Furbush. Casper Wells is gone, and erstwhile reliever Chance Ruffin is remaking himself as a starter at Double-A.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;As if optioning Dustin Ackley (No. 12 prospect in baseball prior to 2011) and Jesus Montero (No. 6 prior to 2012) to Triple-A Tacoma in rapid succession wasn&amp;#8217;t bad news enough for Mariners fans.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRecalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Alex Colome&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Jake Odorizzi&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Option transferred: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Mike Montgomery (high Class A to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Jordan Harrison, C Chris Gimenez, 1B Alejandro Segovia&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;C Luke Bailey, SS Brandon Martin&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Texas Rangers&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSigned: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Mark Teahen (released by D-backs, May 20)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Martin Perez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Martin Perez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Double-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;OF Joe Benson&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Victor Payano&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Evan Meek, LHP Brad Mills, OF Nick Williams&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;As a sign of how far Joe Benson&amp;#8217;s prospect stock had sunk, the Rangers were able to claim the Twins&amp;#8217; four-time Top 10 Prospect on waivers despite having one of the lowest waiver priorities in the game based on their strong won-loss record. Minnesota tired of the \\u201906 second-rounder&amp;#8217;s slow progress\\u2014which included a .187\\/.261\\/.297 batting line in 70 career Triple-A games\\u2014though he&amp;#8217;s a versatile, righty-hitting outfielder with power who got off to a fine start for Double-A Frisco, going 7-for-18 (.389) with four homers in six games. The 25-year-old Benson is on his third and final minor league option this season.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Toronto Blue Jays&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Balbino Fuenmayor&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Todd Redmond, RHP Thad Weber&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Neil Wagner, LHP Sean Nolin, LHP Juan Perez&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Thad Weber&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Double-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Sean Nolin&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Designated for assignment: &lt;\\/b&gt;1B Clint Robinson&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Dan Barnes, LHP Matt Wright, 2B John Tolisano, OF Jonathan Jones&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Chad Beck, RHP Bobby Korecky, RHP Dayton Marze, RHP Chorye Spoone, SS Jorge Flores&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Washington Nationals&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nReleased: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Ben Hawkins, LHP Sean West, 2B Hunter Bailey, 3B James Brooks&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Recalled: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Nate Karns, LHP Xavier Cedeno&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Added to 40-man roster: &lt;\\/b&gt;2B Jeff Kobernus&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Optioned to Triple-A: &lt;\\/b&gt;LHP Xavier Cedeno&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Removed from 40-man: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Yunesky Maya (outrighted to Triple-A)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Placed on 7-day DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Cole Kimball, RHP Chris Young, SS Brian Bocock, OF Wander Ramos&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;b&gt;Reinstated from DL: &lt;\\/b&gt;RHP Cole Kimball, RHP Matt Torra, LHP Matt Purke, OF Billy Burns, OF Steven Souza&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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