AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (1)— Signed Endy Chavez, of, Texas, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

BOSTON (3)— Announced David Ortiz, dh, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Kelly Shoppach, c, Tampa Bay, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Nick Punto, inf, St. Louis, to a $3 million, two-year contract.

CLEVELAND (2)— Re-signed Grady Sizemore, of, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Lopez, 3b, Miami, to a minor league contract.

DETROIT (3)— Signed Gerald Laird, c, St. Louis, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Ramon Santiago, ss, to a $4.2 million, twoyear contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, St. Louis, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (3)— Re-signed Bruce Chen, lhp, to a $9 million, two-year contract; signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Yuniesky Betancourt, ss, Milwaukee, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3)— Signed Albert Pujols, 1b, St. Louis, to a $240 million, 10-year contract; signed C.J. Wilson, lhp, Texas, to a $77.5 million, five-year contract; signed Latroy Hawkins, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (5)— Signed Jamey Carroll, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Doumit, c, Pittsburgh, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Capps, rhp, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; signed Josh Willingham, of, Oakland, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, Arizona, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (1)— Re-signed Freddy Garcia, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (1)— Re-signed Coco Crisp, of, to a $14 million, two-year contract.

SEATTLE (1)— Signed George Sherrill, lhp, Atlanta, to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY (2)— Signed Jose Molina, c, Toronto, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract; signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

TEXAS (1)— Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Minnesota, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract.

TORONTO (1)— Announced Kelly Johnson, 2b, has accepted salary arbitration.