Friday's Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE - Named outgoing commissioner Bud Selig commissioner emeritus, effective Jan. 25.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Agreed to terms with LHP Wesley Wright on a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Assigned RHP Bryan Price outright to Columbus (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS - Assigned RHP Melvin Mercedes outright to Toledo (IL). Promoted Oliver Arias to director of the Dominican Academy club.
HOUSTON ASTROS - Named Arthur "Ace" Adams pitching coach, Bryan Baca trainer and Trey Wiedman strength and conditioning coach of Fresno (PCL); Rodney Linares manager, Doug Brocail pitching coach, Dan Radison hitting coach, Tom Lawless developmental specialist, Grant Hufford trainer and Mark Spadavecchia strength and conditioning coach of Corpus Christi (TL); Omar Lopez manager, Michael Rendon trainer and Taylor Rhoades strength and conditioning coach of Lancaster (Cal); Josh Bonifay manager and Tim Garland developmental specialist of Quad Cities (MWL); John Gregorich trainer and James McNichol strength and conditioning coach of Tri-City (NYP); Wladimir Sutil coach and Julio Diaz strength coach of the GCL Astros; Rick Aponte developmental specialist of the DSL Astros; Ralph Dickenson roving minor league hitting instructor; Mark Bailey roving minor league catching instructor; Gary Ruby minor league pitching adviser; and Mike Freer minor league training adviser.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Waived OF Carlos Peguero.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Traded RHP David Phelps and INF Martin Prado to Florida for RHPs Nathan Eovaldi and Domingo Germen and INF Garrett Jones.
TAMPA BAY RAYS - Promoted third base coach Tom Foley to bench coach. Named Rocco Baldelli first base coach, Charlie Montoyo third base coach and George Hendrick special adviser to baseball operations.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Agreed to terms with LHP Andrew Albers on a minor league contract. Claimed LHP Juan Oramas off waivers from San Diego. Named Jason Dowse strength and conditioning coach of Buffalo (IL); Bob Stanley pitching coach and Stubby Clapp hitting coach of New Hampshire (EL); Vince Horsman pitching coach and John Tamargo Jr. hitting coach of Dunedin (FSL); Ken Huckaby manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach and Kenny Graham hitting coach of Lansing (MWL); Jim Czajkowski pitching coach of Vancouver (NWL); and Cesar Martin manager of the GCL Blue Jays.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Motte on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Traded OF Matt Kemp, C Tim Federowicz and cash to San Diego for C Yasmani Grandal, RHP Joe Wieland and RHP Zach Eflin.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS - Traded C Shawn Zarraga to the L.A. Dodgers for OF Matt Long and LHP Jarret Martin.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Traded RHP Gonzalez Germen to the N.Y. Yankees for cash considerations.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Traded SS Jimmy Rollins and cash to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Zach Eflin and LHP Tom Windle.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Agreed to terms with 1B/OF Corey Hart on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Traded C Rene Rivera, RHP Burch Smith and INF Jake Bauers to Tampa Bay and RHP Joe Ross and a player to be named to Washington. Tampa Bay sent OF Wil Myers, C Ryan Hanigan, LHP Jose Castillo and RHP Gerardo Reyes and Washington sent OF Steven Souza Jr. and LHP Travis Ott to the Padres.
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Signed OF Matt Forgatch.
ST. PAUL SAINTS - Signed 1B Angelo Songco.
WICHITA WINGNUTS - Signed RHPs Chase M. Johnson and Daniel Bennett and OF Jayce Ray.
BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS - Released G Gal Mekel.
FOOTBALLNational Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS - Placed LS Kevin McDermott on injured reserve. Released TE Emmanuel Ogbuehi from the practice squad. Signed LS Patrick Scales. Signed RB Tauren Poole to the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS - Activated RB C.J. Spiller from injured reserve.
OAKLAND RAIDERS - Signed WR Greg Jenkins to the practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Signed G Ronald Patrick to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Signed NT Mike Purcell from the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Signed DE Cliff Avril to a four-year contract extension and TE Gator Hoskins to the practice squad. Released S Dion Bailey from the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS - Named Jacques Chapdelaine offensive coordinator.
HOCKEYNational Hockey League
MONTREAL CANADIENS - Assigned G Dustin Tokarski for conditioning and F Eric Tangradi to Hamilton (AHL)
NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Placed F Paul Gaustad on injured reserve. Called up F Viktor Stalberg from Milwaukee (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Reassigned C Andre Burakovsky to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS - Reassigned D Mike DiPaolo from Kalamazoo (ECHL) to Ontario (ECHL).
SOCCERMajor League Soccer
ORLANDO CITY SC - Signed M Brek Shea.
North American Soccer League
ARMADA FC - Signed F Jemal Johnson.
NEW YORK COSMOS - Signed M Andres Flores to a multi-year contract.
COLLEGE
BARTON - Announced the resignation of women's soccer coach Todd Clark, to take the same position at Canisius.
HOFSTRA - Promoted women's assistant soccer coach Tobias Bischof to associate head coach.
HOLY CROSS - Named Brendan Sullivan associate director of athletics for finance and business/chief financial officer, effective Feb. 2.
KENTUCKY - Named Shannon Dawson offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.