Week 21 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Joe Blanton, by Pickle Bugs (August No. 3)
OF Carlos Beltran, by VC Appraisers (August No. 2)
SP Bud Norris, by Triple-A's (August No. 1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Chris Volstad, by Pickle Bugs
2B Blake DeWitt, by Pickle Bugs
C Ronny Paulino, by VC Appraisers
2B David Eckstein, by VC Appraisers
OF Brad Hawpe, by VC Appraisers
SS Alcides Escobar, by Misfits

WEEK 21 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Moved OF Manny Ramirez from disabled list to bench; benched SP Jhoulys Chacin; activated SP Edwin Jackson

PICKLE BUGS: Released SP Chris Volstad; activated SP Joe Blanton

FRESH FISH: Benched 1B Pedro Sandoval; placed SP Stephen Strasburg on disabled list; activated 1B Derrek Lee and SP Derek Lowe

VC APPRAISERS: Benched SP Mike Leake and OF Colby Rasmus; activated SP Jorge De La Rosa and OF Carlos Beltran

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched OF Mike Stanton and SP Jon Garland; moved 2B Omar Infante to OF; activated 2B Juan Uribe and SP Bobby Enright

TRIPLE-A'S: Placed SP Ricky Nolasco and SP Vicente Padilla on disabled list; moved OF Nyger Morgan from disabled list to bench; activated SP Bud Norris

MISFITS: Benched OF Tyler Colvin, SP Hiroki Kuroda and SP Kevin Correia; activated 1B Ryan Howard from disabled list; moved 1B Aubrey Huff to OF; activated SP Ryan Dempster and SP Homer Bailey

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SS Jerry Hairston Jr., and SP Tommy Hanson; activated SS Yunel Escobar and SP Madison Bumgarner

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched OF Cody Ross and SP Dan Haren; activated OF John Jay and SP Mike Pelfrey