Dec 31, 2018

• The Cincinnati Reds traded LHP Robby Scott to Arizona for cash.

Dec 30, 2018

• The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with C Jonathan Lucroy on a one-year contract.
• The Toronto Blue Jays acquired LHP Clayton Richard and cash considerations from San Diego for OF Connor Panas.

Dec 28, 2018

• The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Matt Shoemaker on a one-year contract.

Dec 27, 2018

• The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Anibal Sanchez on a two-year contract.

Dec 24, 2018

• The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Mike Fiers on a two-year contract.

Dec 23, 2018

• The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with RHP Kendall Graveman on a one-year contract.

Dec 22, 2018

• The Cleveland Indians signed OF Brandon Barnes and RHP Brooks Pounders to minor league contracts.
• The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Matt Harvey on a one-year contract.
• The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with RHP Charlie Morton on a two-year contract.
• The Toronto Blue Jays signed 2B Eric Sogard to a minor league contract.

Dec 21, 2018

• The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Heath Hembree on a one-year contract.
• The Cincinnati Reds acquired OF Yasiel Puig, OF Matt Kemp and LHP Alex Wood and cash from the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Homer Bailey, INF Jeter Downs and RHP Josiah Gray.
• The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with INF Daniel Murphy on a two-year contract.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Joe Kelly on a three-year contract.
• The New York Mets agreed to terms with OF Gregor Blanco on a minor league contract.
• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with LHP Danny Coulombe and LHP Rex Brothers on minor league contracts. Announced RHP Parker Bridwell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels.
• The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with RHP Joakim Soria on a two-year contract. Traded RHP Emilio Pagan and a 2019 competitive balance round A draft pick to Tampa Bay.
• The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Jeremy Bleich, C Rob Brantly, INFs Phil Gosselin and Gregorio Petit, RHP Josh Martin, C-1B-OF Matt McBride and OF Shane Robinson to minor league contracts.
• The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with LHPs Ryan Bollinger and Dietrich Enns, RHP Tyler Higgins, INFs Allen Craig, Seth Mejias-Brean and Aderlin Rodriguez, and OFs Alex Dickerson and Jacob Scavuzzo on minor league contracts.
• The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with LHP-RHP Pat Venditte on a one-year contract.
• The Seattle Mariners acquired OF Domingo Santana from the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Ben Gamel and RHP Noah Zavalos.
• The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP Andrew Miller on a two-year contract.
• The Texas Rangers acquired LHPs Kyle Bird and Brock Burke and RHP Yoel Espinal from Tampa Bay and INF Eli White and an international signing bonus pool allocation from Oakland. Traded INF Jurickson Profar to Oakland and RHP Rollie Lacy to Tampa Bay. Agreed to terms with RHPs Ariel Hernandez and Phillips Valdez, LHPs Miguel Del Pozo and Jack Leathersich, and INF Nolan Fontana on minor league contracts.

Dec 20, 2018

• The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Cahill on a one-year contract.
• The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with INF Ian Kinsler on a two-year contract.
• The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with LHP Zac Rosscup on a one-year contract.

Dec 19, 2018

• The Arizona Diamondbacks named Joe Garagiola Jr. special adviser to the president and CEO.
• The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with C James McCann on a one-year contract.
• The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Cody Anderson on a one-year contract.
• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHPs Eduardo Paredes and Chris Smith and LHP Nick Ramirez on minor league contracts.
• The Houston Astros agreed to terms with OF Michael Brantley on a two-year contract.
• The Milwaukee Brewers signed RHP Chris Dula to a minor league contract.

Dec 18, 2018

• The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with INF Daniel Descalso on a two-year contract.
• The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with OF Terrance Gore on a one-year contract and with OF Bubba Starling, 1B Samir Duenez and RHP Jason Adam on minor league contracts.
• The New York Yankees named Carlos Beltran special adviser.
• The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Lance Lynn on a three-year contract.
• The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with 1B Matt Adams on a one-year contract.

Dec 17, 2018

• The New York Mets agreed to terms with C Wilson Ramos on a two-year contract and OF Rajai Davis on a minor league contract.
• The New York Yankees agreed to terms with LHP J.A. Happ on a two-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with RHP Jordan Lyles on a one-year contract.
• The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHPs Matt Bush and Tim Dillard, LHP Zac Curtis and INF Chase d'Arnaud on minor league contracts.
• The Washington Nationals traded 2B Andruw Monasterio to Cleveland to complete an earlier trade.

Dec 15, 2018

• The Cleveland Indians traded 1B Yonder Alonso to the Chicago White Sox for OF Alex Call.
• The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with 1B Justin Bour on a one-year contract.

Dec 14, 2018

• The Baltimore Orioles named Brandon Hyde manager.
• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with SS Jordy Mercer on a one-year contract.
• The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with RHP Jimmy Nelson on a one-year contract.
• The New York Mets agreed to terms with RHP Jeurys Familia on a three-year contract.
• The New York Yankees acquired OF Tyler Hill from Detroit for cash considerations.

Dec 13, 2018

• The Baltimore Orioles acquired INF Drew Jackson from the Philadelphia Phillies for international signing bonus slot money.
• The Detroit Tigers named Juan Nieves pitching coach and Mike Hessman hitting coach for Toledo (IL); Mike Rabelo manager, Brian Harper hitting coach and Mark Johnson pitching coach for Erie (EL); Andrew Graham manager and Jorge Cordova pitching coach for Lakeland (FSL); Willie Blair pitching coach and Eddie Dennis coach for West Michigan (MWL); Brayan Pe?a manager, Carlos Bohorquez pitching coach and Bill Springman hitting coach for Connecticut (NYP); Gary Cathcart manager and John Murrian hitting coach for Tigers West (GCL); Jose Parra pitching coach of Tigers East (GCL).
• The Kansas City Royals acquired RHP Chris Ellis from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations.
• The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with OF Alex Dickerson on a minor league contract.
• The Tampa Bay Rays acquired INF Yandy Diaz and RHP Cole Sulser from Cleveland for 1B Jake Bauers and cash considerations sent to Seattle. Traded DH Edwin Encarnacion and a 2019 Competitive Balance Round B draft pick to Seattle. Seattle sent 1B Carlos Santana and cash considerations to Cleveland.
• The Texas Rangers acquired RHP Jordan Romano from the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations. Acquired the sixth overall selection in the Competitive Balance Round A of the 2019 MLB draft from Milwaukee for LHP Alex Claudio.

Dec 12, 2018

• The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with OF Gorkys Hernandez on a minor league contract.
• The Colorado Rockies named Dave Magadan hitting coach and Ron Gideon first base coach.
• The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with OF Andrew McCutchen on a three-year contract.
• The Washington Nationals acquired RHP Tanner Rainey from the Cincinnati Reds for RHP Tanner Roark.

Dec 11, 2018

• The Kansas City Royals signed OF Billy Hamilton to a one-year contract.
• The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with RHP Forrest Snow, C Dustin Garneau, SS Wilfredo Tovar, OF Peter Bourjos, OF Cesar Puello, OF Jarrett Parker and RHP Matt Ramsey on one-year contracts.
• The Milwaukee Brewers signed RHP Deolis Guerra and C Tuffy Gosewisch to minor league contracts.
• The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with C Chris Herrmann on a one-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Ivan Nova to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Yordi Rosario and international signing bonus pool money.
• The Texas Rangers acquired 3B Patrick Wisdom from the St. Louis Cardinals for INF/OF Drew Robinson.
• The Toronto Blue Jays released SS Troy Tulowitzki.

Dec 10, 2018

• The Baltimore Orioles claimed INF Rio Ruiz off waivers from Atlanta.
• The Cincinnati Reds claimed LHP Robby Scott off waivers from Boston.
• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Tyson Ross on a one-year contract.
• The San Francisco Giants claimed OF Mike Gerber off waivers from Detroit. Named J.P. Ricciardi senior adviser to the president of baseball operations, Zack Minasian director, pro scouting and Michael Holmes director, amateur scouting.
• The Seattle Mariners claimed INF/RHP Kaleb Cowart off waivers from the L.A. Angels.
• The St. Louis Cardinals claimed RHP Ryan Meisinger off waivers from Baltimore.
• The Texas Rangers claimed INF Carlos Asuaje off waivers from San Diego.

Dec 9, 2018

• The New York Mets named Chili Davis hitting coach, Chuck Hernandez bullpen coach and Luis Rojas quality control coach.

Dec 8, 2018

• The Philadelphia Phillies signed C Adony Mejia to a minor league contract.

Dec 7, 2018

• The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Merrill Kelly on a two-year contract.
• The Boston Red Sox named Billy McMillon manager of Pawtucket (IL).
• The Chicago White Sox named Mike Reinold senior medical adviser. Promoted Brian Ball to athletic trainer, Brett Walker to physical therapist/assistant athletic trainer and James Kruk to assistant athletic trainer.
• The New York Mets named Jared Banner executive director of player development. Promoted Ian Levin to senior director of baseball operations.
• The San Diego Padres signed RHP Garrett Richards to a two-year contract.
• The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Patrick Corbin on a six-year contract.

Dec 6, 2018

• The Atlanta Braves named Rick Kranitz pitching coach.
• The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHP Nathan Eovaldi on a four-year contract.
• The Chicago Cubs named Tommy Hottovy pitching coach, Terrmel Sledge assistant hitting coach and Chris Denorfia quality assurance coach.
• The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Carrasco on a four-year contract.
• The Houston Astros agreed to terms with C Robinson Chirinos on a one-year contract.
• The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with INF-OF Chris Owings on a one-year contract.
• The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with 2B Jonathan Schoop and INF Ronald Torreyes on one-year contacts.
• The Philadelphia Phillies acquired LHP Jose Alvarez from the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Luis Garcia.

Dec 5, 2018

• The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Luke Weaver, C Carson Kelly, INF Andrew Young and a 2019 competitive balance round B draft pick (No. 6) from the St. Louis Cardinals for INF Paul Goldschmidt.
• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHP Louis Coleman, Cs Kade Scivicque and Bobby Wilson and INF Kody Eaves on minor league contracts.
• The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with INF-OF Chris Owings on a one-year contract.
• The Miami Marlins named Mel Stottlemyre Jr. pitching coach, Trey Hillman first base and infield coach and Jeff Livesey assistant hitting coach. Promoted Kevin Barr to strength and conditioning coach.

Dec 4, 2018

• The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with LHP Matt Moore on a one-year contract.
• The Tampa Bay Rays promoted Paul Hoover to field coordinator. Named Jonathan Erlichman process and analytics coach and Justin Su'a mental skills coach.
• The Texas Rangers named Oscar Marin bullpen coach, Callix Crabbe assistant hitting coach and Regan Wong physical therapist. Promoted Jacob Newburn to assistant trainer.

Dec 3, 2018

• The Los Angeles Angels named Jeremy Reed hitting coach, Doug White pitching coach, Jesus Feliciano outfield/first base coach, Mike Gallego infield/third base coach, Shawn Wooten assistant hitting coach, Paul Sorrento hitting instructor, Jose Molikna catching coach and Andrew Bailey bullpen coach.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with manager Dave Roberts on a four-year contract.
• The Miami Marlins signed 1B Pedro Alvarez, SS Dixon Machado, RHP R.J. Alvarez, 3B Jon Berti and Deven Marrero, Cs Bryan Holaday and Rodrigo Vigil, OFs Gabriel Guerrero and Harold Ramiez and LHPs Mike Kickham and Brian Moran to minor league contracts.
• The Philadelphia Phillies traded 1B Carlos Santana and INF J.P. Crawford to Seattle for SS Jean Segura, LHP James Pazos and RHP Juan Nicasio.
• The Seattle Mariners traded 2B Robinson Cano, RHP Edwin Diaz and cash to the N.Y. Mets for OF Jay Bruce, OF Jarred Kelenic and RHPs Anthony Swarzak, Gerson Bautista and Justin Dunn.

Dec 1, 2018

• The Cleveland Indians signed RHP James Hoyt, LHP Josh Smith and OF Trayce Thompson to minor league contracts.
• The Oakland Athletics traded RHP Wilkin Ramos to Pittsburgh to complete an earlier trade.
• The St. Louis Cardinals signed C Francisco Pena to a minor league contract.