...IL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Activated 1B Mike Sweeney from the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contracts of 1B Kit Pellow and INF Luis Ordaz from Omaha of the PCL. Sent INF Mike Caruso outright to Omaha and 1B-OF Chan Perry outright to...

...Jeromy Burnitz on a one-year contract. Declined to offer 2004 contracts to OF Jay Payton, RHP Scott Elarton and INF Kit Pellow. FLORIDA MARLINS--Agreed to terms with RHP Armando Benitez and RHP A.J. Burnett on one-year contracts, and...

...Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Reassigned INF-OF Kit Pellow to their minor league camp. OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Traded RHP Luis Vizcaino to Texas for RHP Justin Duchscherer. TAMPA...

...strikeouts. The Royals scored three runs in the ninth. Joe Randa and Ibanez hit RBI singles before Eddie Guardado retired Kit Pellow on a deep flyball for his 35th save. Kansas City's Mike Sweeney, the AL's batting leader, was 2-for-3 and...

...Scott Elarton, OF Mark Sweeney and RHP Jason Young from Colorado Springs of the PCL. Purchased the contract of INF Kit Pellow from Colorado Springs. Activated RHP Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list and sent him outright to Colorado Springs...

...the contracts of LHP Shawn Estes, RHP Vladimir Nunez, SS Royce Clayton, INF Denny Hocking, INF Mark Sweeney, INF Kit Pellow, LHP Jeff Fassero and RHP Turk Wendell from Colorado Springs of the PCL. Optioned OF Matt Holliday to Colorado Springs...