Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SOX: Purchased contracts of LHP Heath Phillips, LHP Carlos Vasquez and INF Andy Gonzalez from Charlotte (IL); RHP Oneli Perez from Birmingham (SL) and RHP Dewon Day from Winston-Salem (CL).
Boston: Activated RHP Matt Clement, LHP Jon Lester and RHP David Pauley from 60-day DL. Activated LHP Abe Alvarez from 60-day DL and sent him outright to Pawtucket (EL).
Kansas City: Acquired C Jason LaRue from Cincinnati for minor league player to be named. Designated 2B Donnie Murphy and LHP Juan Cedeno for assignment.
L.A. Angels: Acquired RHP Chris Resop from Florida for RHP Kevin Gregg.
Oakland: RHP Scott Dunn agreed to 1-year deal.
Texas: Named Art Howe bench coach, Gary Pettis first base coach, and Mark Connor pitching coach.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: INF-OF Alfonso Soriano agreed to 8-year contract. Purchased contract of LHP Clayton Rapada from Iowa (PCL) and RHP Rocky Cherry from West Tenn (SL).
Atlanta: Claimed OF T.J. Bohn off waivers from Seattle.
Cincinnati: LHP Mike Stanton agreed to 2-year deal and SS Alex Gonzalez agree to 3-year deal.
Florida: Acquired RHP Matt Lindstrom and RHP Henry Owens from N.Y. Mets for LHP Adam Bostick and LHP Jason Vargas.
L.A. Dodgers: Re-signed 1B Nomar Garciaparra for 2 years.
N.Y. Mets: OF Moises Alou agreed to 1-year contract. Declined option on LHP Tom Glavine. Claimed RHP Jason Standridge off waivers from Cincinnati.
NATIONAL Football LEAGUE
Jacksonville: Signed S Jamaal Fudge from practice squad. Waived OT Wayne Hunter.
NATIONAL Hockey LEAGUE
Boston: Recalled D Mark Stuart from Providence (AHL).
Philadelphia: Recalled D Jussi Timonen from and assigned C Ryan Potulny to Philadelphia (AHL).
Vancouver: Sent G Wade Flaherty to Manitoba.
LETTER OF INTENT
BASEBALL
UIC: Rafael Garcia, ss, Clemente; Devin Melecio, of, Clemente; Michael Bjerke, p, Brooklyn Center, Minn.; Eric Wyman, p, West Chicago
