Week 22 (Playoffs, week 4) Transactions and Lineups

If this is A.J. Pierzynski's FBLG swan song, let us just say... farewell, sweet prince.

Players acquired

• Retire 21 sign SP Jake Peavy (August move #2).
• Misfits sign C Miguel Montero (August move #3).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign SP Jeff Locke (August move #1).
• Arbitration Losers steal SS Ian Desmond (August move #3) from Soler Eclipse.
• Already Zaun sign OF Michael Taylor (August move #3).

Players released

• SP Robbie Ray
• OF/IF Kelly Johnson
• C A.J. Pierzynski

Lineup changes

• Rookies: None.
• Retire 21: Bench 3B Cesar Hernandez and SP Charlie Morton; move Jung-Ho Kang from SS to 3B; activate SS Jean Segura and SP Jake Peavy.
• Misfits: Bench 2B Chase Utley and SP Chris Heston; move Daniel Murphy from 1B to 2B; activate C Miguel Montero, 1B Ryan Howard and SP Kyle Hendricks.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench SP Alex Wood; activate SP John Lackey.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench 1B Yangervis Solarte and OF Mark Trumbo; activate 1B Yonder Alonso and OF Carlos Gomez.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench SP Matt Garza; place 1B Lucas Duda on DL; activate SP Chad Bettis (from DL).
• Chateau Marmol: Bench SP Max Scherzer and SP Jon Niese; activate SP Brett Anderson and SP Andrew Cashner.
• Arbitration Losers: None.
• Already Zaun: Bench OF Kike Hernandez and SP Carlos Martinez; activate OF Ben Paulsen and SP Tyson Ross.
• Fresh Fish: None.