• 2B Mark DeRosa signed to a 1 year contract for 2006, avoiding arbitration
• P Brian Shouse signed to a 1 year contract for 2006, avoiding arbitration [ link ]

• P Vicente Padilla acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies for PTBNL

• P Jayson Duroscher signed to a 1 year AAA contract and given an invite to Spring Training
• P Jose Silva signed to a 1 year AAA contract and given an invite to Spring Training [ Link ]

• IF Esteban German traded to KC Royals for Fabio Castro (1st overall Rule 5 pick) [ Link ]

• 2B Alfonso Soriano traded to Washington Nationals for OF Brad Wilkerson, OF Termel Sledge, & P Armando Galarraga. [ Link ]
• P John Wasdin signed to a 1 year, $600k major league contract. [ Link ]

• The following players added to the 40 man roster: IF Ian Kinsler, IF Joaquin Arias, P Wes Littleton, & P Omar Beltre [ link ]

These aren’t “technically” roster transactions, but I wanted to mark them anyway.

• Orel Hershisher resigns as pitching coach, joins front office as “Executive Director”.
• Mark Connor promoted from Bullpen Coach to Pitching Coach
• Bobby Jones promoted from AAA MGR to 1B Coach
• Dom Chiti hired as bullpen coach [ link ]

• RP Jon Leicester acquired via trade from Cubs for $ or PTBNL [ link ]

• P Rick Bauer signed to a 1 year AAA contract with an invite to spring training
• OF Adrian Brown signed to a 1 year AAA contract with an invite to spring training [ link ]

• OF Adam Hyzdu signed to AAA contract with invite to spring training
• C Nick Trzesniak signed to AAA contract with invite to spring training
• C Jamie Burke signed to AAA contract with invite to spring training
• P Shane Bazzell signed to a 1 year AAA contract
• P Chris Baker signed to a 1 year AAA contract