MLB Transactions in March 2018

Mar 31, 2018

  • The Atlanta Braves acquired C Carlos Perez from the Los Angeles Angels for INF Ryan Schimpf.
  • The Cincinnati Reds signed RHP Yovani Gallardo to a one-year contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics traded RHP Casey Meisner to St. Louis for RHP Josh Lucas and optioned Lucas to Nashville (PCL).
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Greg Holland to a one-year contract and optioned him to Palm Beach (FSL).

Mar 30, 2018

  • The Chicago Cubs claimed RHP Cory Mazzoni off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers and optioned him to Iowa (PCL).

Mar 28, 2018

  • The Chicago White Sox acquired RHP Ricardo Pinto from Philadelphia for international signing bonus pool money.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with LHP Jairo Labourt on a minor league contract.
  • The New York Mets announced OF Bryce Brentz cleared waivers and was sent outright to Las Vegas (PCL).
  • The Tampa Bay Rays released RHP Daniel Hudson.

Mar 27, 2018

  • The Cincinnati Reds announced LHP Justin Nicolino cleared waivers and sent him outright to Louisville (IL).
  • The Cleveland Indians claimed LHP Jack Leathersich off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to Columbus (IL). Traded OF Rob Refsnyder to Tampa Bay for cash considerations. Received RHP Jordan Milbrath (Rule 5 selection) from Pittsburgh and assigned him to Columbus. Signed INF Adam Rosales to a minor league contract and assigned him to Columbus.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed RHP Cory Mazzoni from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Oklahoma City (PCL).
  • The Minnesota Twins announced 1B/DH Kennys Vargas cleared waivers and was assigned to Rochester (IL).

Mar 26, 2018

  • The Atlanta Braves signed OF Peter Bourjos and 2B Ryan Flaherty.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers released RHP Yovani Gallardo.
  • The New York Mets claimed OF Bryce Brentz off waivers from Pittsburgh.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies released C Cameron Rupp.
  • The San Francisco Giants named Dusty Baker special adviser to the CEO. Released LF Jarrett Parker.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays released LHP Dan Jennings.

Mar 25, 2018

  • The Atlanta Braves released LHP Scott Kazmir.
  • The Chicago Cubs released OF Peter Bourjos.
  • The Cincinnati Reds released OF Ben Revere. Claimed LHP Justin Nicolino off waivers from Miami. Signed LHP Kevin Canelon to a minor league contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians released 1B/DH Mike Napoli, who accepted assignment to Columbus (IL).
  • The Minnesota Twins released INF Erick Aybar.
  • The New York Mets signed LHP Fernando Abad to a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres signed OF Edwin Moreno and C Arturo Nieto to minor league contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals released RHP Jason Motte.
  • The Washington Nationals released RHP Jeremy Hellickson and re-signed him.

Mar 24, 2018

  • The Cleveland Indians released RHP Carlos Torres.
  • The Kansas City Royals released OF Michael Saunders and RHP Ricky Nolasco.
  • The Minnesota Twins claimed DH Kennys Vargas off waivers from Cincinnati.
  • The New York Yankees acquired 1B Mike Ford as a Rule 5 draft return from Seattle and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Signed C Kellin Deglan to a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Francisco Rodriguez.
  • The Texas Rangers traded C Mike Ohlman to Boston for cash. Released RHP Bartolo Colon.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays released LHP Craig Breslow. Signed RHP Murphy Smith to a minor league contract.
  • The Washington Nationals released INF Reid Brignac and OF Ryan Raburn.

Mar 23, 2018

  • The New York Yankees released LHP Wade LeBlanc.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates released OF Daniel Nava and signed him to a minor league contract.
  • The San Francisco Giants released INF Andres Blanco.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals granted RHP Jason Motte his unconditional release.

Mar 22, 2018

  • The Cincinnati Reds claimed off waivers 1B Kennys Vargas from the Twins. Released LHP Oliver P?rez.
  • The Minnesota Twins released OF Chris Heisey.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies granted INF Ryan Flaherty his unconditional release.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms with C Curt Casali on a minor league contract.

Mar 21, 2018

  • The Philadelphia Phillies traded 2B Eliezer Alvarez to Texas for cash.
  • The Seattle Mariners claimed LHP Dario Alvarez off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Tacoma (PCL).
  • The Toronto Blue Jays acquired RHP Sam Gaviglio from Kansas City for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Mar 20, 2018

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks released LHP Antonio Bastardo.
  • The Kansas City Royals signed RHP Clay Buchholz to a minor league contract.
  • The New York Yankees acquired RHP Anyelo Gomez as a Rule 5 Draft return from Atlanta and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
  • The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with LHP Brett Anderson on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays sent INF Luis Rengifo to the L.A. Angels to complete an earlier trade.

Mar 19, 2018

  • The Atlanta Braves signed RHP Anibal Sanchez to a minor league contract.
  • The Cleveland Indians released C Ryan Hanigan and OF Melvin Upton Jr.
  • The Washington Nationals signed RHP Jeremy Hellickson to a minor league contract.

Mar 18, 2018

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks released C Josh Thole.
  • The Cincinnati Reds traded 1B Eric Jagielo to Miami for cash.
  • The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with LHP Sean Burnett on a minor league contract.

Mar 17, 2018

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates extended their player development contract with the Altoona Curve (NYP) through the 2022 season.
  • The Texas Rangers named Eric McMahon assistant major league strength and conditioning coach. Released LHP Jonathon Niese from minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed INF Danny Espinosa to a minor league contract. Claimed LHP Sam Moll off waivers from Seattle.

Mar 16, 2018

  • The Chicago Cubs granted RHP Justin Grimm his release.
  • The New York Yankees acquired RHP Luis Gil from Minnesota for OF Jake Cave.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with LF Granden Goetzman on a minor league contract.

Mar 15, 2018

  • The Baltimore Orioles named Scott Lewis vice president of strategy and analytics.
  • The Chicago Cubs released RHP Justin Grimm.
  • The Cincinnati Reds named John Farrell internal scout.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with RHPs Edward Mujica and Nestor Molina on minor league contracts.

Mar 14, 2018

  • The New York Yankees released INF/OF Adam Lind.

Mar 13, 2018

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with LHP Hunter Cervenka on a minor league contract.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with LHP Tim Berry on a minor league contract.

Mar 12, 2018

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHPs Cody Anderson, Mike Clevinger, Nick Goody, Julian Merryweather, Ben Taylor and Adama Plutko; OFs Greg Allen, Bradley Zimmer and Tyler Naquin; INFs Willi Castro, Yu Chang, Yandy Diaz and Erik Gonzalez; Cs Eric Haase and Francisco Mejia; LHPs Ryan Merritt, Shawn Morimando and Tyler Olson; SS Francisco Lindor; UTL Rob Refsnyder; and INFs Eric Stamets and Gio Urshela on one-year contracts.
  • The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with RHPs Dan Altavilla, Chasen Bradford, Chase De Jong, Edwin D?az, Andrew Moore, Max Povse, Nick Rumbelow and Rob Whalen; INFs Mike Ford, Ryon Healy, Taylor Motter and Daniel Vogelbach; Cs David Freitas and Mike Marjama; OFs Ben Gamel, Mitch Haniger, Guillermo Heredia and Cameron Perkins; and LHPs Marco Gonzales, Ar?el Miranda, Sam Moll and James Pazos on one-year contracts.

Mar 11, 2018

  • The Minnesota Twins released RHP Anibal Sanchez.
  • The Seattle Mariners released RHP Tony Zych.
  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with 2B Luis Mendez on a minor league contract.

Mar 10, 2018

  • The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with RHPs Miguel Diaz, Dinelson Lamet, Walker Lockett, Phil Maton, Bryan Mitchell, Luis Perdomo, Colin Rea, Rowan Wick, LHPs Buddy Baumann, Jose Castillo, Kyle McGrath, Matt Strahm, Jose Torres, Brad Wieck, INFs Carlos Asuaje, Allen Cordoba, Javy Guerra, Christian Villanueva, OFs Franchy Cordero, Alex Dickerson, Travis Jankowski, Manuel Margot, Jose Pirela, Hunter Renfroe and Cs Austin Hedges and Luis Torrens.

Mar 9, 2018

  • The Chicago Cubs named Chris Denorfia special assistant to the president/general manager and Matt Murton baseball operations assistant. Promoted Vijay Tekchandani to director of team travel & clubhouse operations.
  • The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with RHP s Yency Almonte, Jairo Diaz, Carlos Estevez, Rayan Gonzalez, Jon Gray, Jeff Hoffman, Zach Jemiola, German Marquez, Scott Oberg, Antonio Senzatela, Jesus Tinoco; LHPS Tyler Anderson, Kyle Freeland, Sam Howard and Zac Rosscup; Cs Tom Murphy, Troy Wolters and Chris Rabago; INFs Ryan McMahon, Trevor Story and Pat Valaika; and OFs Noel Cuevas, David Dahl, Yonathan Daza, Jordan Patterson, Raimel Tapia and Mike Tauchman on one-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with C Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a minor league contract.

Mar 8, 2018

  • The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Frias on a minor league contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays released RHP Dustin McGowan.

Mar 7, 2018

  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHP Ricky Nolasco on a minor league contract.
  • The Oakland Athletics named Rollie Fingers special assistant to the president.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Clippard on a minor league contract.

Mar 6, 2018

  • The Oakland Athletics released DH Brandon Moss.

Mar 5, 2018

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with C Anthony Recker on a minor league contract.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with LHP Robbie Ross Jr. on a minor league contract.
  • The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with RHPs Johnny Barbato, Buck Farmer, Artie Lewicki and Drew VerHagen; LHP Daniel Norris; Cs Grayson Greiner and John Hicks; INFs Sergio Alcantara and Jeimer Candelario and OFs Mikie Mahtook and Victor Reyes on one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays traded INF Ryan Schimpf to Atlanta Braves in for a player to be named or cash.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with OF Alejandro De Aza on a minor league contract.

Mar 4, 2018

  • The Oakland Athletics claimed LHP Jairo Labourt off waivers from Cincinnati.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Ames on a minor league contract.

Mar 3, 2018

  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with INF Danny Valencia on a minor league contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with RHP Nick Tepesch on a minor league contract.

Mar 2, 2018

  • The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with RHPs Matt Barnes, Ty Buttrey, Heath Hembree, Austin Maddox, Chandler Shepherd and Hector Velzquez; LHPs Jalen Beeks, Roenis Elias, Williams Jerez, Brian Johnson and Robby Scott; INFs Rafael Devers, Marco Hernandez, Tzu-Wei Lin, Deven Marrero, and Sam Travis; OF Andrew Benintendi; and C-UTL Blake Swihart on one-year contracts.