BC-Transactions.

• Author: Brown, Steve
• Position: Sports

Byline: Steve Brown

AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL

BALTIMORE -- Placed INFs J.J. Hardy and Jimmy Paredes, OF David Lough and C Matt Wieters on the 15-day DL; Hardy, Lough and Wieters to March 27 and Paredes to April 1. Optioned LHP T.J. McFarland to Norfolk (IL). Reassigned C Ryan Lavarnway and OF Nolan Reimold to minor league camp.

BOSTON -- Placed RHP Koji Uehara and LHP Edwin Escobar on the 15-day DL; Uehara retroactive to March 27 and Escobar to March 29. Reassigned LHP Brian Johnson, Cs Luke Montz and Humberto Quintero, INFs Jeff Bianchi and Jemile Weeks and OF Quintin Berry to minor league camp.

CHICAGO -- Agreed to terms with OF Matt Tuiasosopo on a minor league contract. Placed RHP Jake Petricka and LHPs Chris Sale and Eric Surkamp on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Selected the contracts of RHP Matt Albers, INF Micah Johnson and C Geovany Soto from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND -- Agreed to terms with RHP Corey Kluber on a five-year contract. Placed RHP Josh Tomlin, OF Nick Swisher and INF Zach Walters on the 15-day DL; Walters retroactive to March 27, Tomlin to March 29 and Swisher to April 2. Placed RHP Gavin Floyd on the 60-day DL. Reassigned LHP Bruce Chen, C Brett Hayes, 1B/OF Jerry Sands, RHPs Jeff Manship and Shaun Marcum and INFs Michael Martinez and Ryan Rohlinger to Columbus (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Anthony Swarzak from Columbus.

DETROIT -- Placed RHP Bruce Rondon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 1.

KANSAS CITY -- Placed LHP Tim Collins and RHP Luke Hochevar on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Brian Flynn to Omaha (PCL). Assigned RHP Joe Blanton, C J.C. Boscan, OF Moises Sierra and INFs Ryan Jackson, Whit Merrifield and Gabriel Noriega to Omaha. Selected the contracts of RHP Ryan Madsen and LHP Franklin Morales from Omaha.

LOS ANGELES -- Optioned C Carlos Perez, OF Daniel Robertson, LHP Andrew Heaney and INFs Grant Green, Josh Rutledge and Kyle Kubitza to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed OF Josh Hamilton, LHP Tyler Skaggs and RHPs Cory Rasmus and Garrett Richards on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Reassigned RHP Ryan Mattheus to minor league camp.

TAMPA BAY -- Placed RHPs Alex Cobb and Alex Colome, INF Nick Franklin and LHP Drew Smyly on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27 and LHP Jake McGee on the 15-day DL and LHP Matt Moore on the 60-day DL. Optioned C Curt Casali and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham (IL). Selected the contract of C Bobby Wilson from Durham.

TEXAS -- Designated LHP Sam Freeman for assignment...