Mariners Re-Sign Josh Wilson

The Mariners signed infielder Josh Wilson to a minor league deal, tweets Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times.  Wilson, 29 in March, hit .219/.279/.333 in 211 plate appearances for the D'Backs, Padres, and Mariners this year, mainly playing shortstop.

Phillies Sign DeWayne Wise & Wilson Valdez

According to Matt Eddy and Baseball America's latest edition of minor league transactions, the Phillies have signed utility men DeWayne Wise and Wilson Valdez to minor league contracts.

Wise, 32 in February, declared free agency back in October after hitting .225/.262/.366 in 153 plate appearances for the White Sox this year. Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Valdez hit .256/.326/.337 in 95 plate appearances for the Mets.

Make sure you check out the transactions link for more moves, including shortstop Josh Wilson becoming a free agent.

Mariners To DFA Josh Wilson

The Mariners are about to designate utilityman Josh Wilson for assignment to make room for Mike Sweeney, according to Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune. Wilson has spent time with the D'Backs, Padres and Mariners this year, playing a variety of positions, including pitcher. 

Mariners Claim Josh Wilson, DFA Quiroz

For the second time today, a Padre has been claimed off waivers. This time, it's Josh Wilson going to the Mariners, according to Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune. The Mariners also designated catcher Guillermo Quiroz for assignment.

Odds & Ends: Boras, Francoeur, Cubs

Links for Tuesday...

• This week's chat will be held tomorrow at 2pm CST.
• MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo discusses the Scott Boras effect on this year's draft, while Baseball America's John Manuel provides a draft overview.
• SI's Tom Verducci explains why the Rangers are for real.  At 23-14, they're in first place (4 games ahead of the Angels).
• Andrew Beaton of Hot Foot provides a rebuttal to The Jonathan Sanchez Paradox: Oliver Perez.
• Padres exec Paul DePodesta talks about recently acquired shortstop Josh Wilson.
• MLB.com's Mark Bowman writes about the Jeff Francoeur situation.
• According to Ameet Sachdev of the Chicago Tribune, actors Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, and John Cusack have met separately with Tom Ricketts about investing in the Cubs.
• RotoAuthority looks at the groundball rate leaderboard...did you know Gil Meche is second?

Padres Claim Josh Wilson, DFA Duaner Sanchez

MLB.com's Corey Brock took to his Twitter account this evening for a few announcements: The Padres have claimed infielder Josh Wilson and designated reliever Duaner Sanchez for assignment.

Wilson, 28, was DFA'd by the Diamondbacks this week after starting the season with a .231/.333/.269 line in 11 games.  He'll provide infield depth for the Padres, especially at shortstop.  We actually discussed the club's infield situation with Brock just one day ago.  The D'Backs, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert, signed Abraham Nunez out of the independent league partially to compensate for the loss of infield depth.

Sanchez, a 29-year-old right-hander, went 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA, 2.36 WHIP and 2/8 K/BB ratio in 11 innings after being signed by the San Diego on March 15.  Those numbers were simply unacceptable, even for the 13-22 Padres.

Diamondbacks DFA Josh Wilson

According to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks have designated infielder Josh Wilson for assignment.  

With regular shortstop Stephen Drew back to full health, Wilson was simply no longer needed.  The 28-year-old hit .231/.333/.269 with two RBI and one run scored in 11 games for Arizona this season.  He seems likely to end up back at the club's Triple-A affiliate in Reno, Nevada.