Week 5 Transactions and Lineups

Players acquired

Testosteraun Braun sign 3B Steve Lombardozzi (April move #3) and SP Shawn Marcum (April move #4).

Arbitration Losers sign 2B Donovan Solano (April move #3).

Going Going Gonzo sign 3B Nolan Arenado (April move #1) and SP Jose Fernandez (April move #2).

Pitch You Blockhead sign SS Pete Kozma (April move #4).

Misfits sign SP Kyle Kendrick (April move #3).

Fresh Fish sign SP Ted Lilly (April move #3).

Players released

3B Chris Nelson

SP Mike Leake

3B Pedro Alvarez

SS Cliff Pennington

3B Anthony Rendon

C Wellington Castillo

1B Greg Dobbs

Lineup changes

Testosteraun Braun: Bench 1B Anthony Rizzo; activate 3B Steve Lombardozzi, SP Julio Teheran and 1B Paul Goldschmidt.

Arbitration Losers: Bench 2B Neil Walker; activate 2B Donovan Solano.

Silver State Sagebrushers: No changes.

Going Going Gonzo: Bench OF B.J. Upton; activate OF Garrett Jones.

Lawyers Guns and Money: No changes.

Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Kris Medlen and 2B Josh Rutledge; activate SS Pete Kozma, SP Edwin Jackson and 2B Matt Carpenter.

Rookies: Bench 3B David Freese and SP Paul Maholm; move Chris Johnson from 1B to 3B; activate 1B Adam LaRoche and SP Bronson Arroyo.

Manwaring a Muumuu: Bench SP Ross Detwiler and OF Domonic Brown; activate OF Jason Kubel from disabled list; activate SP Mat Latos and 3B Jedd Gyorko.

Misfits: Bench OF Marlon Byrd and SP Jonathan Niese; activate C Carlos Ruiz from the inactive list; activate OF Jon Jay and SP Kyle Kendrick.

Fresh Fish: Bench SP Ryan Vogelsong; activate SP Ted Lilly.