Official August Moves Thread

Official thread for August Moves
I am going to create this post which will be upated whenever moves are made in August so I don't have to continually do new posts.

The Yankees acquired Chad Gaudin and his career 4.58 ERA and signed Russ Ortiz and his career ERA of 4.48 to a minor league deal. Neither of these guys will help much, but it gives the Yankees more depth and just pushes Kei Igawa further back on the depth chart.

The A's released Jason Giambi and his DL-ridden .193 BA

The Twins acquired Carl Pavano and his 5.37 ERA

Told you guys there were still plenty of exciting moves still left to come in August!

On a side note, the Red Sox also signed Paul Byrd, and while he isn't amazing, he actually can contribute to a winning ball club.

More updates as they come.

Updates:
The Rays traded for Gregg Zaun. hitting .244 but with a .355 OB%, Zaun is a decent back-up and a very solid "Jake Taylor" of Major League type influence on the team and the clubhouse.

In a shocking move, the Chicago White Sox claimed Alex Rios off wavers. In a smart move, the Blue Jays just let them take him and the 5 years and $60 million left on his contract. After the Alex Rios and Scott Rolen trades, the Blue Jays have no saved $71 million over the next five years, and people thought the only way they could shed salary was by trading Roy Halladay.....

Red Sox got Alex Gonzalez from the Reds for a minor leaguer.
He is terrible.

Russ Ortiz, thanks to a clause in his contract, released himself from the Yankees because he was not called up to the majors. He is now looking to sign with a contender. Good luck.

John Smoltz was released by the Red Sox.

The Tigers traded a single-A guy for Aubrey Huff. Although Huff is not having a year like he was last year, he can stand at multiple positions and has a decent bat. Considering they were looking for a bat and didn't give up much at all, this is a very solid addition for the Tigers.