5:35 AM - Neal Cotts (Wsh) was reassigned to the Nationals' minor-league camp Wednesday, MLB.com's Jamal Collier reports.

5:20 AM - Neal Cotts (Wsh) signed a minor league deal with the Nationals on Thursday that includes an invitation to spring training, The Washington Post reports.

12:40 PM - Neal Cotts (Tex) minor league contract was selected by the Rangers, and he was assigned to Triple-A Round Rock.

6:25 AM - Neal Cotts (Hou) was released by the Astros on Friday.

6:28 AM - Neal Cotts (Hou) will have to make a decision whether Cotts will make the Opening Day roster by the end of the week, as the opt-out date of his minor league deal is approaching, Evan Drellich of the Chronicle reports.

7:03 PM - Neal Cotts (Mil) was traded to the Twins immediately following Friday night's game for a player to be named later or cash.

4:51 AM - Neal Cotts (Tex) Cotts returned to action for the first time since getting hit by a line drive on Monday and didn't fare well, surrendering four runs on four hits without recording an out in Friday's loss to the Mariners.

12:35 AM - Neal Cotts (Tex) Cotts returned to action on Friday April 25.

9:10 PM - Neal Cotts (Tex) Cotts left Monday's game in the eighth inning after being hit in the backside by a liner.

2:17 PM - Neal Cotts (Tex) and LHP Neal Cotts avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.2 million contract.

2:47 PM - Neal Cotts (Tex) purchased the contract of LHP Neal Cotts from Triple-A Round Rock.