MLB Transactions in December 2015

Dec 30, 2015

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Michael Crotta and OF Chad Huffman on minor league contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with LHP Scott Kazmir on a three-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers signed C Michael McKenry and LHP Donnie Veal to minor league contracts.

Dec 28, 2015

  • The Cincinnati Reds traded LHP Aroldis Chapman to the N.Y. Yankees for RHPs Caleb Cotham and Rookie Davis and INFs Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Henderson Alvarez on a one-year contract.

Dec 24, 2015

  • The Los Angeles Angels released C Rafael Lopez. Claimed LHP Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from Pittsburgh and 2B Rey Navarro from Baltimore.
  • The Miami Marlins claimed LHP Tim Berry off waivers from Baltimore.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers claimed C Josmil Pinto off waivers from San Diego.

Dec 23, 2015

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with OF Hyun Soo Kim on a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs released INF Brendan Ryan. Claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from Baltimore.
  • The Chicago White Sox claimed OF Jerry Sands off waivers from Cleveland.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with INF Alberto Gonzalez, OF Nate Schierholtz, INF/OF Jordany Valdespin and RHPs Logan Kensing, Melvin Mercedes and Dustin Molleken on minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros claimed RHP Danny Reynolds off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers.
  • The Los Angeles Angels claimed LHP Rob Rasmussen off waivers from Seattle.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers claimed OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis off waivers from the N.Y. Mets and 1B Andy Wilkins from Texas.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Alejandro De Aza on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with 1B/OF John Jaso on a two-year contract. Claimed RHP Yoervis Medina off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with C Jhonatan Solano on a minor league contract.

Dec 22, 2015

  • The Cleveland Indians released 3B Chris Johnson. Agreed to terms with LHP Ross Detwiler on a minor league contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Mike Leake on a five-year contract.

Dec 21, 2015

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with LHP Tom Gorzelanny and LHP Joe Thatcher on minor league contracts.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP Adam Ottavino on a three-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers named Bill Haselman manager of Oklahoma City (PCL), Ryan Garko manager of Tulsa (Texas), Drew Saylor manager of Rancho Cucamonga (Cal), Gil Velazquez of Great Lakes (MWL), Shaun Larkin manager of Ogden (Pioneer) and John Shoemaker manager of the Arizona League Dodgers.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired LHP Kyle Lobstein from Detroit for cash considerations.
  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with LHP Buddy Baumann on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners named Tyrus Bowman, Amanda Hopkins, Jackson Laumann, Taylor Terrasas, Stephen Tromblee and Ross Vecchio area scouts. Promoted area scouts Ben Collman, Chris Pelekoudas and Mike Moriarty to regional supervisory scouting positions.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP A.J. Griffin on a minor league contract.

Dec 20, 2015

  • The Cincinnati Reds promoted senior director of baseball operations Nick Krall and senior director of baseball analytics Sam Grossman to assistant general managers.

Dec 19, 2015

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with SS Mike Aviles on a one-year contract.

Dec 18, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with INF Emilio Bonifacio on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with RHP Nate Jones on a three-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Jarrett Grube on a minor league contract.
  • The Houston Astros named Jeremiah Randall trainer, Daniel Roberts assistant trainer, Scott Barringer minor league medical coordinator and Rachel Balkovec Latin America strength and conditioning coordinator.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Dillon Gee on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels claimed RHP A.J. Achter off waivers from Philadelphia.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with C Jeff Mathis on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with LHP Nick Hagadone on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Bartolo Colon on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Dan Otero to Cleveland for cash.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Vogelsong on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded LHP Tyler Olson to the L.A. Dodgers for a player to be named or cash.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Matt Bush on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays claimed OF Junior Lake off waivers from Baltimore. Agreed to terms with LHPs Wade LeBlanc and Pat McCoy and RHPs Scott Copeland, Roberto Hernandez and Brad Penny.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Laffey on a minor league contract.

Dec 17, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves named Chipper Jones special assistant to baseball operations.
  • The Chicago Cubs named John Baker baseball operations assistant. Named Jim Brower minor league pitching coordinator; Andy Haines minor league hitting coordinator; Rod Nichols pitching coach, Shane Nelson trainer and Sean Folan assistant trainer of Iowa (PCL); Mark Johnson manager, Terry Clark pitching coach, Osmin Melendez assistant coach and Jon Fierro trainer of Tennessee (SL); Buddy Bailey manager, Anderson Tavarez pitching coach, Juan Cabreja assistant coach and Toby Williams trainer of Myrtle Beach (Carolina); David Rosario pitching coach, Guillermo Martinez hitting coach, Ricardo Medina assistant coach and Mike McNulty trainer of South Bend (MWL).
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF Rajai Davis on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers named Bob Geren bench coach, Turner Ward hitting coach, George Lombard first base coach, Chris Woodward third base coach, Josh Bard bullpen coach, Tim Hyers assistant hitting coach and Juan Castro quality assurance coach.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Kintzler; C Juan Centeno; LHPs Fernando Abad, Buddy Boshers, Dan Runzler and Aaron Thompson; INFs James Beresford, Buck Britton, Heiker Meneses and Wilfredo Tovar; and OFs Joe Benson, Darin Mastroianni, Reynaldo Rodriguez and Ryan Sweeney on minor league contracts.
  • The New York Yankees sent INF Brendan Ryan to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHPs Andrew Bailey and Edward Mujica on minor league contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired 1B Jason Rogers from Milwaukee for OF Keon Broxton and RHP Trey Supak. Agreed to terms with INF/OF Sean Rodriguez on a one-year contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with RHP Johnny Cueto on a six-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHP Hisashi Iwakuma on a one-year contract and OF Mike Baxter, INF Ed Lucas, LHP Brad Mills and RHPs Casey Coleman and Blake Parker on minor league contracts.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with OF Justin Ruggiano on a one-year contract. Named Howard Johnson manager of High Desert (Cal). Named Homer Bush director of youth baseball programs.

Dec 16, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with C Tyler Flowers on a two-year contract. Named Ricky Alcantara trainer of Gwinnett (IL), Luis Salazar manager and Kyle Damschroder trainer of Mississippi (SL), Ralph Wheeler manager and Nick Flynn trainer of Carolina (Carolina), Dan Meyer pitching coach and Joe Luat trainer of Rome (SAL), Robinson Cancel manager and Gabe Luckert pitching coach of Danville (Appalachian) and Nestor Perez manager, Mike Alvarez pitching coach and Nick Jensen trainer of the GCL Braves.
  • The Cincinnati Reds sent 3B Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox, who sent 2B Micah Johnson, RHP Frankie Montas and OF Trayce Thompson to the L.A. Dodgers. The Dodgers sent INFs Brandon Dixon and Jose Peraza and OF Scott Schebler to the Reds.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with INF Mark Reynolds on a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with C Albert Cordero on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with OF Daniel Nava on a one-year contract.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with 3B Will Middlebrooks on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets named Dick Scott bench coach.
  • The Seattle Mariners claimed RHP A.J. Schugel off waivers from Arizona.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals named Adam Olsen trainer.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Tony Barnette on a two-year contract and RHP Chad Smith and C Bobby Wilson on minor league contracts.

Dec 15, 2015

  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with OF Jason Heyward on an eight-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with LHP Jerry Blevins on a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies named Dave Lundquist pitching coach of Lehigh Valley (IL), Steve Schrenk pitching coach of Reading (EL), Aaron Fultz pitching coach of Clearwater (FSL), Brian Sweeney pitching coach of Lakewood (SAL), Hector Berrios pitching coach and John Mizerock coach of Williamsport (NYP) and Hector Mercado pitching coach and Eddie Dennis coach of the GCL Phillies.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates named Joey Cora manager of Altoona (EL), Keoni De Renne hitting coach and Jeff Johnson pitching coach of Bradenton (FSL), Ryan Long hitting coach and Matt Ford pitching coach of West Virginia (SAL), Mark DiFelice pitching coach of West Virginia (NYP), Tom Filer pitching coach of Bristol (Appalachian), Mendy Lopez manager and Dan Urbina pitching coach of the DSL Pirates, Tom Prince minor league field coordinator, Andy Barkett assistant minor league hitting coordinator and Scott Elarton special assistant for baseball operations.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Tony Barnette on a two-year contract and RHP Chad Smith and C Bobby Wilson on minor league contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals named Chris Speier bench coach, Mike Maddux pitching coach, Davey Lopes first base coach, Jacque Jones assistant hitting coach and Dan Firova bullpen coach.

Dec 14, 2015

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with RHP Darren O'Day to a four-year contract.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Cahill on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Buddy Carlyle, LHPs Duane Below and Andrew Barbosa and INF Marc Krauss on minor league contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with C J.P. Arencibia, INF Angelys Nina and RHPs Greg Burke, Ernesto Frieri and Gregory Infante on minor league contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHP Steve Cishek on a two-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers claimed 1B Andy Wilkins off waivers from Seattle.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Yusmeiro Petit on a one-year contract and with RHP Nick Masset on a minor league contract.

Dec 12, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves sent RHP Ryne Harper to Seattle to complete an earlier trade.
  • The Houston Astros traded RHPs Mark Appel, Harold Arauz, Thomas Eshelman and Vince Velasquez and LHP Brett Oberholtzer to Philadelphia for RHP Ken Giles and SS Jonathan Arauz.
  • The New York Mets announced the retirement of OF Michael Cuddyer.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP David Whitehead to Pittsburgh for RHP Charlie Morton.

Dec 11, 2015

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF Robbie Grossman and RHP Felipe Paulino on minor league contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHPs Ruben Alaniz, Endrys Briceno, Jake Brigham, Lendy Castillo, Edgar De La Rosa, Rafael Dolis, Eduardo Figueroa, Preston Guilmet, Cory Riordan, Ross Seaton and Thad Weber; LHPs Drake Britton and Anthony Fernandez; Cs Albert Cordero and Miguel Gonzalez; INF Tommy Field and OF Jiwan James on minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with LHP Tony Sipp on a three-year contract.
  • The New York Mets agreed to terms with SS Asdrubal Cabrera on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Yankees agreed to terms with RHP Domingo German on a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a three-year contract and RHP John Axford on a two-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners acquired RHP Ryne Harper from Atlanta to complete an earlier trade.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with INF Darwin Barney on a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Kelley on a three-year contract and LHP Oliver Perez on a two-year contract.

Dec 10, 2015

  • The Baltimore Orioles claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
  • The Boston Red Sox traded INF-OF Garin Cecchini to Milwaukee for cash considerations.
  • The Colorado Rockies traded RHP Luis Perdomo to San Diego for a player to be named or cash considerations.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Joakim Soria on a three-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with OF Craig Gentry on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Juan Nicasio on a one-year contract.
  • The San Diego Padres acquired OF Jabari Blash from Oakland to complete an earlier trade. Acquired C Christian Bethancourt from Atlanta for RHP Casey Kelly and C Ricardo Rodriguez.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Broxton on a two-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with OF James Jones on a minor league contract. Acquired RHP Myles Jaye from the Chicago White Sox for LHP Will Lamb.
  • The Washington Nationals acquired RHPs Trevor Gott and Michael Brady from the Los Angeles Angels for INF Yunel Escobar and cash.

Dec 9, 2015

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier from Atlanta for SS Dansby Swanson, OF Ender Inciarte and RHP Aaron Blair.
  • The Chicago White Sox acquired 3B Brett Lawrie from Oakland for LHP Zachary Erwin and RHP J.B. Wendelken.
  • The Kansas City Royals named Jamie Quirk manager of Wilmington (Carolina).
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with INF Chase Utley on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets acquired 2B Neil Walker from the Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Jonathon Niese.
  • The New York Yankees acquired RHPs Luis Cessa and Chad Green from Detroit for LHP Justin Wilson.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with RHP David Hernandez on a one-year contract.
  • The Seattle Mariners acquired 1B Adam Lind from Milwaukee for RHPS Daniel Missaki, Carlos Herrera and Freddy Peralta.

Dec 8, 2015

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Zack Greinke on a six-year contract.
  • The Baltimore Orioles extended their working agreement with Delmarva (SAL) through the 2018 season.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP John Lackey on a two-year contract and INF Ben Zobrist on a four-year contract. Traded INF Starlin Castro to the New York Yankees for RHP Adam Warren and a player to be named.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHPs Jason Motte and Chad Qualls on two-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Mark Lowe on a two-year contract.
  • The Miami Marlins claimed LHP Mike Strong off waivers from Milwaukee.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals traded OF Jon Jay to San Diego for 2B Jedd Gyorko and cash.

Dec 7, 2015

  • The Boston Red Sox traded LHP Wade Miley and RHP Jonathan Aro to Seattle for RHP Carson Smith and LHP Roenis Elias.
  • The Cleveland Indians claimed OF Joey Butler off waivers from Tampa Bay.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed RHP Danny Reynolds off waivers from the L.A. Angels and OF Daniel Fields from Milwaukee.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers named Derek Johnson pitching coach, Pat Murphy bench coach, Carlos Subero first base/infield coach and Jason Lane coach.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with OF Danny Ortiz, INF Cole Figueroa, LHP Robert Zarate and RHPs Curtis Partch, Wilfredo Boscan and Deolis Guerra on minor league contracts.

Dec 6, 2015

  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey on a two-year contract and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a one-year contract.

Dec 4, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with INF Gordon Beckham on a one-year contract.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with LHP David Price on a seven-year contract. Designated INF/OF Garin Cecchini for assignment.
  • The Chicago Cubs claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from Seattle.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro and RHP Jacob Turner on one-year contracts.
  • The Miami Marlins named Barry Bonds hitting coach, Tim Wallach bench coach and Juan Nieves pitching coach. Reassigned hitting coach Frank Menechino to assistant hitting coach.
  • The Seattle Mariners traded RHP Jose Ramirez to Atlanta for a player to be named or cash. Named Scott Brosius coach for Tacoma (PCL), Ethan Katz pitching coach for Bakersfield (Cal), Mitch Canham manager for Clinton (MWL), Moises Hernandez pitching coach for Everett (NWL), and Zac Livingston manager and Yoel Monzon pitching coach for Peoria (Arizona). Named Mike Micucci field coordinator, David Macias coordinator-international player programs, Rick Waits pitching coordinator, Carlos Chantres low-level pitching coordinator, Pete Harnisch special assistant-player development and John Hester special assistant-player development/scouting.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with C Josh Thole on a one-year contract.

Dec 3, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with Bobby Cox on a two-year contract extension of Cox's consulting agreement.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Richard on a one-year contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with OF Collin Cowgill on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Mets signed RHP Jim Henderson to a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Peter Bourjos and INF Andres Blanco on one-year contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners signed OF Norichika Aoki to a one-year contract.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with C Chris Gimenez on a one-year contract. Promoted Corey Ragsdale to field coordinator, Jeff Andrews to assistant pitching coordinator and Kenny Holmberg to infield coordinator. Named Donzell McDonald coach/pro scout Josiah Igono peak performance coordinator; Jim Presley hitting coach, Greg Hibbard pitching coach and Carlos Olivas trainer for Round Rock (PCL); Steve Mintz pitching coach and Jacob Newburn trainer for Frisco (Texas); Oscar Marin pitching coach, Aaron Levin coach and Alex Rodriguez trainer for High Desert (Cal); Spike Owen manager, Jose Jaimes pitching coach, Matt Hagen coach and Dustin Vissering trainer for Hickory (SAL).
  • The Toronto Blue Jays named Ross Atkins executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager. Promoted Tony LaCava to senior vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager.
  • The Washington Nationals named Randy Knorr senior advisor to the general manager-player development, Michael Barrett catching coordinator, Brian Daubach hitting coach at Syracuse (IL), Matt LeCroy manager and Brian Rupp hitting coach for Harrisburg (EL), Luis Ordaz hitting coach for Potomac (Carolina), Amaury Garcia hitting coach and RJ Guyer strength coach for Hagerstown (Carolina), Jerad Head manager and Mark Harris hitting coach for Auburn (NYP), and Josh Johnson manager of the GCL Nationals.

Dec 2, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with INF Gordon Beckham on a one-year contract. Did not tender a 2016 contract to INF Pedro Ciriaco, LHP Mike Minor and OF Eury Perez.
  • The Baltimore Orioles acquired OF-1B Mark Trumbo and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser from Seattle for C Steve Clevenger. Designated RHP Steve Johnson for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Vance Worley and OF Nolan Reimold on one-year contracts. Declined to tender 2016 contracts to INF Paul Janish, OF David Lough and RHP Steve Johnson.
  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with OF Chris Young on a two-year contract. Designated RHP Roman Mendez for assignment.
  • The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with LHP Rex Brothers on a one-year contract. Did not tender 2016 contracts to RHP Ryan Cook and LHP Jack Leathersich.
  • The Chicago White Sox declined to tender 2016 contracts to C Tyler Flowers and RHP Jacob Turner.
  • The Cincinnati Reds did not tender a 2016 contract to OF Ryan LaMarre, RHP Ryan Mattheus and RHP Pedro Villarreal.
  • The Cleveland Indians did not tender a 2016 contract to LHP Nick Hagadone and designated him for assignment.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms RHP Jordan Lyles on a one-year contract. Did not tender a 2016 contract to LHP Yohan Flande, LHP Jason Gurka, and OF Rosell Herrera.
  • The Detroit Tigers did not tender 2016 contracts to RHPs Al Alburquerque and Neftali Feliz. Named Lloyd McClendon manager and Jeff Pico pitching coach for Toledo (IL); Willie Blair pitching coach and Phil Clark hitting coach for Erie (EL); Edgar Alfonzo hitting coach for West Michigan (MWL); Ace Adams pitching coach and Mike Hessman hitting coach for Connecticut (NYP); Nick Avila pitching coach and German Geigel and Josman Robles hitting coaches for GCL Tigers and Jaime Garcia extended spring training/rehab pitching coach.
  • The Houston Astros did not tender a 2016 contract to OF Chris Carter.
  • The Kansas City Royals acquired C-INF Tony Cruz from St. Louis for INF Jose Martinez. Traded C Francisco Pena to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. Did not tender a 2016 contract to INF Orlando Calixte and RHP Greg Holland.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with OF Rafael Ortega on a one-year contract. Traded OF Collin Cowgill to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. Did not tender a 2016 contract to LHP Cesar Ramos and RHP Lisalverto Bonilla.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with C A.J. Ellis to a one-year contract. Did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Juan Nicasio.
  • The Miami Marlins did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Henderson Alvarez and RHP Aaron Crow.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers did not tender a 2016 contract to INF/OF Elian Herrera.
  • The Minnesota Twins claimed C John Hicks off waivers from Seattle.
  • The New York Yankees did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Domingo German.
  • The Oakland Athletics acquired LHP Marc Rzepczynski and 1B Yonder Alonso from San Diego for LHPs Drew Pomeranz and Jose Torres and a player to be named. Agreed to terms with LHP Felix Doubront, LHP Marc Rzepczynski, 2B Eric Sogard, OF Sam Fuld and OF Andrew Lambo to one-year contracts. Sent LHP Daniel Coulombe outright to Nashville (PCL). Did not tender a 2016 contract to 1B Ike Davis.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies claimed OF Peter Bourjos off waivers from St. Louis.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates did not tender a 2016 contract to 1B Pedro Alvarez and OF Jaff Decker.
  • The San Diego Padres named Mark McGwire bench coach, Alan Zinter hitting coach, Tarrik Brock first base coach, Doug Bochtler bullpen coach and Eddie Rodriguez assistant coach. Signed INF Brett Wallace to a one-year contract. Did not tender a 2016 contract to C Rocky Gale, LHP Frank Garces and INF Will Middlebrooks.
  • The San Francisco Giants did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Yusmeiro Petit and C Hector Sanchez.
  • The Seattle Mariners claimed INF Andy Wilkins off waivers from Baltimore. Designated LHP Edgar Olmos for assignment. Traded INF Patrick Kivlehan to Texas to complete a previous trade. Agreed to terms with RHP Justin De Fratus on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Steve Cishek and C Cody Stanley.
  • The Texas Rangers did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Nick Tepesch and OF James Jones. Agreed to terms with C Chris Gimenez on a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with 1B Justin Smoak on a one-year contract. Did not tender a 2016 contract to C Josh Thole.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with 1B Tyler Moore and C Jose Lobtan on one-year contracts. Did not tender a 2016 contract to RHP Craig Stammen.

Dec 1, 2015

  • The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with RHP Jim Johnson on a one-year contract.
  • The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with RHPs Tim Melville, Dayan Diaz and J.C. Ramirez and 1B/OF Brandon Allen on minor league contracts.
  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Joba Chamberlain on a minor league contract.
  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with OF Rafael Ortega on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Joe Wieland on a one-year contract.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with OF Justin Maxwell on a minor league contract.
  • The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with 1B/DH Byung Ho Park on a four-year contract. Named Stu Cliburn pitching coach, Chad Allen hitting coach and Dax Fiore strength and conditioning coach of Rochester (IL); Ivan Arteaga pitching coach, Tommy Watkins hitting coach and Coty Greene strength and conditioning coach of Chattanooga (SL); Henry Bonilla pitching coach of Fort Myers (FSL); J.P. Martinez pitching coach, Brian Dinkelman coach and Steve Taylor trainer of Cedar Rapids (MWL); and Cibney Bello pitching coach of the GCL Twins.