MONDAY'S TRANSACTIONS

MONDAY'S TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Purchased the contract of C Robert Machado from Ottawa of the IL. Optioned C Geronimo Gil to Ottawa. Designated SS Ed Rogers for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Placed INF Ricky Gutierrez on the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of INF Angel Santos from Buffalo of the IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Activated RHP Kyle Snyder from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned INF Julius Matos to Omaha of the PCL.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Signed SS Adam Jones and assigned him to the Arizona League.
TEXAS RANGERS--Purchased the contract of RHP Robert Ellis from Oklahoma of the PCL. Recalled LHP Erasmo Ramirez from Oklahoma. Designed LHP Tony Mounce for assignment. Optioned RHP Ryan Drese to Oklahoma.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Recalled LHP Mark Hendrickson from Dunedin of the FSL. Optioned RHP Corey Thurman to Syracuse of the IL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Activated INF Junior Spivey from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned OF Luis Terrero to Tucson of the PCL.
CHICAGO CUBS--Placed RHP Mark Prior on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 12. Purchased the contract of RHP Sergio Mitre from West Tenn of the SL. Transferred OF Corey Patterson from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Recalled INF Bill Hall from Indianapolis of the IL. Placed LHP Matt Ford on the 15-day disabled list.
MONTREAL EXPOS--Activated RF Vladimir Guerrero and RHP Luis Ayala from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned OF Matt Cepicky and RHP Britt Reames to Edmonton of the PCL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Designated LHP Hector Mercado for assignment.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Recalled C Humberto Cota from Nashville of the PCL.
New York-Penn League
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS--Announced the promotions of P Shane Wallace to Akron of the EL and P Ignacio Montano to Lake County of the South Atlantic League.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS--Signed FB Justin Griffith. Waived TE Jason Thomas.
DENVER BRONCOS--Signed DE Clint Mitchell and RB Antwon McCray.
DETROIT LIONS--Agreed to terms with RB Artose Pinner and OT Ben Johnson on three-year contracts. Released DB Chris Kern.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Signed TE George Wrighster.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Signed DL Ty Warren, CB Eugene Wilson, WR Bethel Johnson, C Dan Koppen, QB Kliff Kingsbury, TE Spencer Nead, LB Tully Banta-Cain and OL Matt Knutson. Waived G Dave Petruziello, WR Kerry Watkins and RB Derek Watson.
NEW YORK JETS--Placed C Dennis O'Sullivan and CB Will Hunter on the physically-unable-to-perform list.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed PK Ralf Kleinmann to a one-year contract.