4/2: Oakland locks up the 4th of the Big 3

[Fishercat]

From ESPN.com, for your viewing pleasure

Atlanta:
Purchased contract of Adam Bernero
Assigned Boscan (C), Barnes and Snead (OF), Barry, Childers, Hernandez, and Miner (P) to Minor League Camp

Baltimore:
Dubose (SP) and Nivar (IF-OF) to AAA-Ottawa
Witasick (RP) and Wilson (MI) to Minor League Camp

Boston:
Purchased Contract of OF/1B/SP McCarty

Cincinnati:
Hancock, Hudson (SP), Machado (SS) on 15-day DL
Bong (P), Olmedo (MI) on 60 day DL
Purchased Cruz' (OF) and Aurilia's (SS) contracts
L. Lopez (MI) to Minor League Camp

Colorado:
Relaford (UTIL) and Merricks (P) on 15-day DL

Detroit:
Traded Steve Coyler (recently designated for assignment) for Matt Ginter (I have his auto!)

Florida:
Spooneybarger and Riedling (RP) to 15 day DL
W. Delgado (IF) and M. Little (OF) to minor league camp
Harris (IF) and Moehler (P) had their contracts purchased

Houston
Purchase Springer's (P) contract
Sent Quintero (C), Astacio, Gallo (P) to AAA

Milwaukee:
Purchased contracts of Cirillo (IF), Phelps (P), and Magruder (OF).
Borders (C), Durrington (IF), and Helling to minor league camp.

New York (N):
Purchased contract of Hernandez, Aybar (SP), and Castro (C).
Traded Matt Ginter to Detroit for Steve Coyler

Oakland:
Signed Harden (SP) to a four-year deal
Purchased Street's (RP) contract
Sent Etherton, Harikkala (P) to AAA
Placed Bradford on 15 day-DL
Saarloos, Reams (P), Bocachica, Clark (OF) to minor league camp

San Francisco:
Bonds (OF) placed on 15 day DL
Purchased Fassero's (P) contract
Niekro (IF), Correia, Foppert, and Munter to AAA

Tampa Bay:
Released Brown (OF)
Ordaz (IF) to Minor League Camp
Designated Seay (RP) for assignment
Cash (C), Nunez (P), Baldelli (OF) on 15-day DL
Sanchez and Singleton (OF) placed on 25-man roster

[griffeyfan3]

will be interesting to see how long barrys out.

[Fishercat]

Top 3 moves of the Day:

1. Harden stays with Oakland: Far and away #1. Anytime a team locks up one of the better young pitchers in baseball, especially what is supposed to be a small-market team, it is big. On a slow day, this is an easy #1.

2. Bonds on 15-day DL: Was expected, but anytime (and it almost never happens) that a team loses such a massive percentage of their offense, it is big for them.

3. McCarty is 25th man on Sox: OK, so it isn't really #3, but the rest are boring and I like McCarty. Nyah!