BASEBALL
Major League Baseball: Suspended Tampa Bay OF Alex Sanchez 10 days, effective April 4, for violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Los Angeles: Optioned INF Casey Kotchman to Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred RF Tim Salmon from the 15-day to the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Kelvim Escobar on 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF Lou Merloni from Salt Lake.
New York: Placed RHP Kevin Brown on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 2. Recalled INF-OF Andy Phillips from Columbus (IL).
Oakland: Agreed to terms with RHP Rich Harden on a four-year contract. Optioned RHP Seth Etherton to Sacramento (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Huston Street from Sacramento. Placed RHP Chad Bradford on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 30. Sent RHP Tim Harikkala outright to Sacramento. Reassigned RHP Britt Reames, RHP Kirk Saarloos, OF Hiram Bocachica and OF Jermaine Clark to their minor league camp.
Seattle: Purchased the contracts of RHP Jeff Nelson and RHP Aaron Sele from Tacoma (PCL). Placed RHP Joel Pineiro on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27, OF Chris Snelling, retroactive to March 25, and INF Pokey Reese on the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Scott Atchison on the 60-day DL. Designated OF Abraham Nunez for assignment. Assigned RHP Felix Hernandez, LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith and INF Ramon Santiago to their minor league camp.
Texas: Optioned C Gerald Laird, OF Laynce Nix and RHP Nick Regilio to Oklahoma (PCL). Assigned OF Andres Torres, INF Ian Kinsler, INF Cody Ransom, RHP Vlad Nunez and RHP Keith Stamler to their minor league camp. Purchased the contracts of INF Mark DeRosa and OF Chad Allen. Designated RHP Travis Hughes and RHP Agustin Montero for assignment. Placed RHP Joaquin Benoit, RHP Frank Francisco and LHP Erasmo Ramirez on the 15-day DL retroactive to March 25. Placed INF Greg Colbrunn on the 15-day DL retroactive to March 29. Placed RHP Carlos Almanzar on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Nick Regilio from Oklahoma.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Placed RHP Jose Valverde and INF Jerry Gil on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Quinton McCracken from Tucson (PCL). Optioned RHP Oscar Villarreal to Tucson. Designated OF Reggie Abercrombie for assignment.
CUBS: Placed RHP Mark Prior on the 15-day DL. Optioned OF David Kelton and RHP Sergio Mitre to Iowa (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Fox from Iowa.
Colorado: Placed LHP Matthew Merricks and INF Desi Relaford on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 25. Placed 3B Garrett Atkins on the 15-day DL. Recalled 3B Jeff Baker from Tulsa of the Texas League.
Houston: Optioned RHP Ezequiel Astacio, LHP Mike Gallo and C Humberto Quintero to Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Russ Springer from Round Rock.
Los Angeles: Placed RHP Brad Penny, LHP Wilson Alvarez and OF Jason Werth on the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Darren Dreifort to the 60-day DL. Purchased the contracts of RHP Scott Erickson, LHP Kelly Wunsch, RHP Buddy Carlyle and RHP Steve Schmoll from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned OF Cody Ross to Las Vegas. Designated INF Brian Myrow for assignment. Reassigned RHP Ryan Rupe, LHP Mike Venafro, INF Mike Edwards, C Mike Rose and INF Norihiro Nakamura to their minor league camp. Returned INF Oscar Robles to Mexico City.
Milwaukee: Purchased the contracts of INF Jeff Cirillo, RHP Tommy Phelps and OF Chris Magruder from Nashville (PCL). Reassigned C Pat Borders, INF Trent Durrington and RHP Rick Helling to their minor league camp.
New York: Traded RHP Matt Ginter to Detroit for LHP Steve Colyer. Purchased the contracts of RHP Roberto Hernandez, RHP Manny Aybar and C Ramon Castro from Norfolk (IL).
Pittsburgh: Placed C Humberto Cota on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. Purchased the contract of C David Ross from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned C Ryan Doumit and OF Chris Duffy to Indianapolis (IL).
San Diego: Placed OF Dave Roberts on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 29. Reassigned RHP Joe Dawley, RHP Brian Falkenborg, RHP Steve Sparks, C Michel Hernandez, INF Jesse Garcia, INF Damian Jackson and OF Robert Fick to Portland (PCL) and RHP Andy Ashby to Lake Elsinore of the California League.
San Francisco: Placed OF Barry Bonds on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Jeff Fassero from Fresno of the PCL. Optioned RHP Kevin Correia, RHP Jesse Foppert, RHP Scott Munter and INF Lance Niekro to Fresno.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Winnipeg: Agreed to terms with C Russ Jacobson, OF Odannis Ayala, LHP Clint Marcus and RHP Darwin Soto.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles: Placed C Zeljko Rebraco on injured list; activated C Mamadou N’Diaye from injured list.
Los Angeles: Placed F Lamar Odom on the injured list. Activated F Brian Cook.
HOCKEY
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Bridgeport: Signed F Tim Sestito. Released RW Jeff Szwez.
Cincinnati: Signed C Ryan Shannon.
EchlFresno: Signed D Lee Green.
South Carolina: Assigned F Rich Peverly from Portland (AHL).
Texas: Signed G Vinny Ferraiuolo. G Phil Osaer recalled by San Antonio (AHL).
Victoria: Signed F Jan Sochor.
