Transactions

DEALS

BASEBALL

Arizona - Purchased the contracts of INF Cole Gillespie from Reno (PCL) and RHP Roque Mercedes, RHP Daniel Stange and LHP Jordan Norberto from Mobile (SL).

Atlanta - Purchased the contracts of RHP Jeff Lyman and LHP Jonny Venters from Gwinnett (IL) and RHP Kyle Cofield, LHP Lee Hyde and LHP Jose Ortegano from Mississippi (SL).

Baltimore - Claimed C Craig Tatum off waivers from Cincinnati (NL).

Boston - Claimed RHP Robert Manuel off waivers from Seattle (AL).

Chicago (AL) - Purchased the contracts of OF Stefan Gartrell, RHP Brandon Hynick, RHP Brian Omogrosso and RHP Sergio Santos from Charlotte (IL) and RHP Santo Luis from Winston-Salem (Carolina).

Chicago (NL) - Agreed to terms with LHP John Grabow on a two-year contract. Purchased the contracts of LHP John Gaub and RHP Blake Parker from Iowa (PCL), C Welington Castillo and OF James Adduci from Tennessee (SL), and RHP Rafael Dolis from Daytona (FSL).

Cincinnati - Purchased the contracts of RHP Enerio Del Rosario, OF Chris Heisey, RHP Logan Ondrusek, INF Chris Valaika, and LHP Travis Wood from Louisville (IL) and RHP Jordan Smith and LHP Philippe Valiquette from Carolina (SL). Sent RHP Daryl Thompson outright to Louisville. Announced OF Laynce Nix refused an outright assignment and elected free agency.

Cleveland - Purchased the contracts of INF Jason Donald, INF-OF Jordan Brown and INF Wes Hodges from Columbus (IL); RHP Jeanmar Gomez, INF Carlos Rivero and OF Nick Weglarz from Akron (EL); and LHP Kelvin De La Cruz from Mahoning Valley (New York-Penn).

Colorado - Purchased the contracts of RHP Alberto Alburquerque, RHP Edgmer Escalona, C Michael McKenry and RHP Chaz Roe from Albuquerque (PCL) and RHP Juan Nicasio from Tulsa (Texas).

Detroit - Purchased the contracts of 2B Scott Sizemore and SS Audy Ciriaco from Toledo (IL) and 1B-OF Ryan Strieby and OF Brennan Boesch from Erie (EL).

Houston - Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valdez on a minor league contract. Purchased the contracts of RHP Evan Englebrook from Round Rock (PCL) and RHP Matt Nevarez and RHP Henry Villar from Lexington (SAL).

Kansas City - Purchased the contracts of INF Jeff Bianchi, OF Jarrod Dyson, OF Jordan Parraz, C Manuel Pina and RHP Blake Wood from Omaha (PCL). Sent RHP Devon Lowery and RHP Doug Waechter outright to Omaha. Designated INF Tug Hulett for assignment. Requested unconditional release waivers on RHP Julio Pimentel.

Minnesota - Purchased the contracts of INF Danny Valencia and RHP Rob Delaney from Rochester (IL); RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Alex Burnett and RHP Loek Van Mil from New Britain (EL); and INF Estarlin De Los Santos from Fort Myers (FSL).

New York (AL) - Purchased the contracts of INF Reegie Corona, OF Austin Jackson, RHP Ivan Nova, RHP Romulo Sanchez and INF Kevin Russo from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); INF Eduardo Nunez from Trenton (EL); and RHP Hector Noesi from Tampa (FSL). Sent INF-OF Shelley Duncan outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Reinstated RHP Chien-Ming Wang from the 60-day DL.

New York (NL) - Reinstated SS Jose Reyes and LHP Johan Santana from the 15-day DL and OF Fernando Martinez, LHP Jonathon Niese, RHP Fernando Nieve and LHP Oliver Perez from the 60-day DL.

Pittsburgh - Claimed RHP Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from Seattle (AL). Designated RHP Jeff Karstens for assignment. Purchased the contracts of RHP Brad Lincoln from Indianapolis (IL); RHP Ramon Aguero and OF Gorkys Hernandez from Altoona (EL); and RHP Bryan Morris from Bradenton (FSL).

San Diego - Purchased the contracts of RHP Craig Italiano, LHP Steve Garrison and OF Chad Huffman from Portland (PCL).

Washington - Named John McLaren bench coach, Jim Lett bullpen coach and Dan Radison first-base coach.

FOOTBALL

NFL - Fined Cleveland QB Brady Quinn $10,000 for an illegal block against Baltimore LB Terrell Suggs and Baltimore DE Dwan Edwards $5,000 for a hit delivered to Cleveland WR Joshua Cribbs in a Nov. 16 game. Fined Tennessee CB Cortland Finnegan $10,000 for trying to tackle an opponent by grabbing the facemask and unnecessary roughness for hitting an opponent late and Tennessee LB Keith Bulluck $7,500 for unnecessary roughness for using a horse collar in tackling a running back in a Nov. 15 game against Buffalo. Fined Jacksonville DB Reggie Nelson $7,500 for roughing New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez with a hit to the head area in a Nov. 15 game. Fined Arizona DT Darnell Dockett $7,500 for his elbow to the throat of Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck in a Nov. 15 game. Fined Pittsburgh LB James Harrison $5,000 for unnecessary roughness against Cincinnati OT Andrew Whitworth in a Nov. 15 game.

Buffalo - Placed LB Keith Ellison on injured reserve.

Chicago - Placed RB Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve.

Detroit - Placed G Stephen Peterman on injured reserve. Signed WR Eric Fowler from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

NHL - Suspended Dallas F James Neal for two games for delivering a hit from behind that caused injury to Derek Dorsett of Columbus in a Nov. 19 game.

Carolina - Reassigned D Bryan Rodney to Albany (AHL).

Colorado - Activated F T.J. Galiardi and D John-Michael Liles from the injured reserve list. Reassigned F Chris Durno to Lake Erie (AHL). Placed F Matt Hendricks on the injured reserve list, retroactive to Nov. 14.

Phoenix - Reassigned F Kevin Porter to San Antonio (AHL).

San Jose - Recalled F Benn Ferriero, F Jamie McGinn and F Logan Couture from Worcester (AHL).

COLLEGE

Arizona State - Announced the resignation of baseball coach Pat Murphy.

East Carolina - Signed baseball coach Billy Godwin to a three-year contract extension through 2014.

Nicholls State - Fired football coach Jay Thomas, effective Nov. 27.