MLB Transactions in November 2014

Nov 28, 2014

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Jason Frasor on a one-year contract. Traded RHP Aaron Crow to Miami for LHP Brian Flynn and RHP Reid Redman.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired 3B Josh Donaldson from the Oakland Athletics for 3B Brett Lawrie, LHP Sean Nolin, RHP Kendall Graveman and SS Franklin Barreto.

Nov 26, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with INF Rey Navarro on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians traded LHP Scott Barnes to Baltimore for cash considerations.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers traded INF Ryan Jackson to Kansas City for cash considerations.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Ernesto Frieri on a one-year contract. Released C Jose Molina and 2B Cole Figueroa.

Nov 25, 2014

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with 3B Pablo Sandoval on a five-year contract and OF Hanley Ramirez on a four-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with 1B Adam LaRoche on a two-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds named Dick Williams vice president, assistant general manager; Nick Krall senior director of baseball operations; Sam Grossman senior director of baseball analytics; Eric Lee manager of baseball operations; Bo Thompson baseball operations analyst; Tony Arias director, international scouting; Miguel Machado assistant director, international scouting; Jim Stoeckel director, global scouting; Richard Jimenez director, Latin American scouting; Emmanuel Cartagena scouting coordinator, Dominican Republic; Kevin Towers special assistant/player personnel and Jeff Schugel special assistant/pro scout.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP Paul Clemens, C Rene Garcia, C Koyie Hill, INF Chris Nelson and Cord Phelps on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates released C Ramon Cabrera.

Nov 24, 2014

  • The Cleveland Indians acquired RHP Charles Brewer from Arizona for cash considerations.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired RHP Juan Nicasio from Colorado for a player to be named or cash considerations.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers promoted Jeff Harding to director-creative design and strategy, Chris Kimball promoted to director-group ticket sales and Tai Pauls to director of Brewers Enterprises.
  • The Oakland Athletics named Dan Kantrovitz assistant general manager.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with INF Ed Lucas on a minor league contract.

Nov 23, 2014

  • The Oakland Athletics acquired 1B Ike Davis and international bonus slot 86 from Pittsburgh for international bonus slot 27.

Nov 22, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired RHP Mike Bolsinger from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash.

Nov 21, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHPs Greg Harris and Jose Dominguez to Tampa Bay for LHP Adam Liberatore and RHP Joel Peralta.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded INF Ty Kelly to St. Louis for RHP Sam Gaviglio.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Bruce Billings on a minor league contract.

Nov 20, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles claimed OF Alex Hassan off waivers from Oakland.
  • The Chicago White Sox claimed LHP Onelki Garcia off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers.
  • The Detroit Tigers claimed RHP Josh Zeid off waivers from Houston.
  • The Kansas City Royals acquired OF Reymond Fuentes from San Diego for LHP Kyle Bartsch.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed INF Pedro Florimon off waivers from Washington
  • The Seattle Mariners claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from Miami.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with C Chris Gimenez, RHP David Martinez and LHP Efrain Nieves on minor league contracts. Traded OF Daniel Robertson to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named or cash.

Nov 19, 2014

  • The Boston Red Sox claimed INF Juan Francisco off waivers from Toronto.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with OF Giancarlo Stanton on a 13-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with DH Billy Butler on a three-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals released OF Shane Robinson.

Nov 18, 2014

  • The Baltimore Orioles signed RHP Oliver Drake.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a three-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum and RHP Dustin Molleken on minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with OF Alex Presley on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers named David Finley vice president, amateur & international scouting, Galen Carr director of player personnel, Jeff Pickler special assistant, pro scouting & player development and Jack Cressend as pitching crosschecker.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with Collin Balester, LHP Jeremy Bleich, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Brad Lincoln, INF Gustavo Nunez, RHP Blake Wood, RHP Felipe Gonzalez, RHP Marek Minarik, RHP Tyler Sample and OF Junior Sosa on minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers named Tony Beasley third base coach.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with C Russell Martin on a five-year contract.

Nov 17, 2014

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks named Dr. Ed Lewis director of baseball analytics and research.
  • The Atlanta Braves traded OF Jason Heyward and RHP Jordan Walden to the St. Louis for RHP Shelby Miller and RHP Tyrell Jenkins.
  • The Detroit Tigers exercised the 2015 contract option on C Alex Avila.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with OF Giancarlo Stanton on a 13-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics claimed OF Alex Hassan off waivers from Boston.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays named Brook Jacoby hitting coach.

Nov 16, 2014

  • The Chicago Cubs acquired INF Tommy La Stella and a number four international signing bonus slot from Atlanta for RHP Arodys Vizcaino and three (numbers two, three and four) international signing bonus slots.

Nov 14, 2014

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Jeremy Hellickson from the Tampa Bay Rays for INF Andrew Velazquez and OF Justin Williams.
  • The Atlanta Braves traded OF Kyle Wren to Milwaukee for RHP Zach Quintana.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with DH Victor Martinez on a four-year contract and RHP Joel Hanrahan on a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics announced director of public relations Bob Rose is no longer with the team.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP A.J. Burnett on a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with president of baseball operations Jon Daniels and assistant general manager Thad Levine on multi-year contract extensions.
  • The Washington Nationals released LHP Matt Purke. Agreed to terms with INF/OF Kevin Frandsen on a one-year contract.

Nov 13, 2014

  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with 1B Brandon Allen on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Elvis Araujo on a one-year contract and with INF Andres Blanco, OF Brian Bogusevic, INF-OF Russ Canzler, INF/OF Chase d'Arnaud, OF Jeff Francoeur, C John Hester, OF Darin Mastroianni and OF Xavier Paul on minor league contracts.

Nov 12, 2014

  • The Chicago Cubs claimed RHP Donn Roach off waivers from San Diego.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with INF Ryan Roberts and LHP Joe Paterson on minor league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with SS Frank Sanchez, SS Edwin Reyes and C-INF Jerson Dometilia on minor league contracts.
  • The Minnesota Twins named Gene Glynn third base coach and Rudy Hernandez assistant hitting coach and signed them to one-year contracts.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with LHP Jose De Paula on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired C Francisco Cervelli from the New York Yankees for LHP Justin Wilson.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired 2B Devon Travis from Detroit for OF Anthony Gose.
  • The Washington Nationals signed bench coach Randy Knorr, pitching coach Steve McCatty, hitting coach Rick Schu, third base coach Bobby Henley, first base coach Tony Tarasco, bullpen coach Matt LeCroy and defensive coordinator/advance coach Mark Weidemaier to 2015 contracts.

Nov 11, 2014

  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Alex Castellanos on a minor league contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired RHP Rob Scahill from Colorado for RHP Shane Carle.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with INF Dean Anna on a one-year contract and with RHP Marcus Hatley, RHP Miguel Socolovich and INF Scott Moore on minor league contracts.

Nov 10, 2014

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with OF Zoilo Almonte on a one-year contract and RHP Chien-Ming Wang and LHP Donnie Veal on minor league contracts.
  • The Cincinnati Reds named Jim Riggleman third base coach.
  • The Detroit Tigers named David Newhan assistant hitting coach.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Michael Cuddyer on a two-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres named Mark Conner director of scouting.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with INF Emmanuel Burriss and RHP Manny Delcarmen on minor league contracts.

Nov 9, 2014

  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with OF Chris Young on a one-year contract.

Nov 8, 2014

  • The Milwaukee Brewers released LHP Miguel De Los Santos.

Nov 7, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Angels promoted Mike LaCassa to assistant director of player development and Jonathan Strangio to manager of major league operations. Signed RHP Jeremy McBryde.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers named Gabe Kapler director of player development and Billy Gasparino director of amateur scouting.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed INF Jake Elmore off waivers from Cincinnati.

Nov 6, 2014

  • The Atlanta Braves named Billy Ryan director, baseball operations; Tom Batista national crosschecker; Marc Russo director, international operations; Mike Silvestri director, latin american scouting; and Lebi Ochoa senior advisor, player development. Promoted Dixie Keller to manager, scouting operations.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers named Farhan Zaidi general manager and Josh Byrnes senior vice president, baseball operations.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with hitting coach Tom Brunansky on a a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with C Johnny Monell on a minor league contract.

Nov 5, 2014

  • The Houston Astros acquired C Hank Conger from the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Nick Tropeano and C Carlos Perez.
  • The Los Angeles Angels acquired LHP Cesar Ramos from Tampa Bay for RHP Mark Sappington.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates named Brad Fischer to the coaching staff.
  • The Texas Rangers named Michael Young special assistant to the general manager.

Nov 3, 2014

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with manager Joe Madden on a five-year contract through the 2019 season and with LHP Tsuyoshi Wada on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox claimed OF J.B. Shuck off waivers from Cleveland.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Cloyd on a minor league contract.
  • The Colorado Rockies claimed RHP Jorge Rondon off waivers from St. Louis.
  • The Detroit Tigers named Alan Trammell special assistant to the president, CEO and general manager.
  • The Houston Astros claimed RHP Will Harris off waivers from Arizona.
  • The Kansas City Royals exercised their 2015 club option for RHP Wade Davis.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed INF Ryan Jackson off waivers from San Diego. Announced LHP Scott Elbert has elected to become a free agent.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers named Ray Montgomery vice president of amateur scouting/special assistant to the general manager. Announced 3B Aramis Ramirez exercised his half of the 2015 mutual contract option.
  • The Minnesota Twins named Paul Molitor manager.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies announced RHP A.J. Burnett become a free agent after declining to exercise his player option for 2015.
  • The Seattle Mariners claimed INF Carlos Rivero off waivers from Boston.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals named David Bell bench coach and agreed to terms with him on a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals named Bob Miller vice president and assistant general manager. Claimed RHP Eric Fornataro off waivers from St. Louis.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays exercised their 2015 club option for RHP Joel Peralta.

Nov 1, 2014

  • The Colorado Rockies declined the 2015 contract option on LHP Brett Anderson.
  • The Kansas City Royals declined the 2015 contract option on 1B-DH Billy Butler.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers bought out the contract of RHP Chad Billingsley.
  • The Miami Marlins exercised the 2015 contract option on C Jeff Mathis.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays txercised the contract 2015 option on 1B Adam Lind and traded him to Milwaukee for RHP Marco Estrada. Declined the 2015 contract options of RHP Dustin McGowan, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Sergio Santos and 1B Justin Smoak.