MLB Transactions in January 2022

Jan 31, 2022

  • The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with OFs Jose Alpuria, Gabriel Araujo, Cesar Bonalde and Andy Encarnacion, RHPs Jeffrey Amparo, Abel Fuerte, Cesar Jimenz and Moises Lira, Cs Alberto Barriga, Jose Colmenarez, Omar Moya and Alejandro Rios and INFs Albert Carpio, Abdias De La Cruz, Diego Gonzalez, Jansel Luis, Yearld Nin, Ruben Santana and Cristofer Torin.
  • The Seattle Mariners named Tim Federowicz manager, Brad Marcelino hitting coach, Alon Leichman pitching coach and Zach Vincej fourth coach for Tacoma (Triple-A West).

Jan 28, 2022

  • The Colorado Rockies named Chris Forbes director of player development, Jesse Stender assistant director of player development, Tim Batesole coordinator/minor league, Avery Griggs coordinator player development/pro scouting assistant, Steve Foster director of pitching operations, Flint Wallace coordinator of pitching strategies, Doug Linton pitching coordinator, Darin Everson hitting coordinator, Michael Ramirez Latin American hitting coordinator, Mark Strittmatter field and catching coordinator, Trevor Swartz physical performance coordinator and Arnaldo Gomez assistant rehab coordinator; Warren Schaeffer manager, Pedro Lopez bench coach, Frank Gonzales pitching coach, Jordan Pacheco hitting coach.

Jan 27, 2022

  • The Colorado Rockies named Fred Ocasio manager, Cesar Galvez bench coach, Dave Burba and Helmis Rodriguez pitching coaches and Trevor Burmeister hitting coach of the Arizona Complex League; Mauricio Gonzalez and Eugenio Jose managers, Sam Deduno pitching coach, Florentino Nuñez and Felix Rosario hitting coaches for the Dominican Summer League.
  • The Miami Marlins named Roman Ocumarez director of international scouting, Chris Pelekoudas professional scouting crosschecker, Joe Lisewski special assignment scout, Ryan Cisterna, Hunter Jarmon, Brad Tyler and Eric Wordkemper area scouts.

Jan 26, 2022

  • The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with RHP Nick Tropeano on a minor league contract.
  • The San Diego Padres named Ryley Westman director of player development, Mike Daly assistant director of player development, Brett Becker manager of player development, Kaitlyn Teske manager of learning/education/life skills, Jason Amoroso professional development advisor, Vicente Cafaro international player development coordinator, Nathan Landau director of sports science, Mario Paciuc baseball research & development analyst, Christian Wonders sports science instructor, Jesus Ramos sports science bio-mechanist, Ethan Dixon manager of player development video operations, Clinton Sewell player development technology and video assistant, Todd Stephenson manager of minor league administration/Peoria operations.
  • The Baltimore Orioles named Buck Britton manager, Justin Ramsey pitching coach, Tim Gibbons hitting coach, Ramon Sambo fundamentals coach, Joshua Rodrigues development coach, Alan Rail athletic trainer and Jon Medici strength and conditioning coach for Norfolk (Triple-A East); Kyle Moore manager, Josh Conway pitching coach, Branden Becker hitting coach, Tim DeJohn fundamentals coach, Billy Facteau development coach, William Kelly athletic trainer and Chandler Geller strength and conditioning coach for Bowie (Double-A Northeast); Roberto Mercado manager, Forrest Herrmann pitching coach, Zach Cole hitting coach, Isaiah Paige fundamentals coach, Ryan Goll development coach, Allysse Kramer athletic trainer.

Jan 25, 2022

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates named Dr. Todd Franco, Dr. Darren A. Frank and Dr. Ravi Ved the doctors and medical professionals for all the players, coaches and staff.
  • The Miami Marlins named Stan Conte senior director of medical services, Lee Meyer head athletic trainer, Richard Lembo and Ben Potenziano assistant athletic trainers, Erika Gonzalez-Rebull dietitian, Lee Tressel strength and conditioning coach, Amanda Sartoris assistant strength and conditioning coach, Andrew Turpin physical therapist and Koji Tanaka massage therapist.
  • The Chicago Cubs named Matt Dorey vice president of player personnel and Jared Banner vice president of player development, Andrew Basset to director of pro scouting/special assistant to the president and general manager, Garrett Chiado director of pro analytics, Chris Jones director of research and development, Dan Codos architect of baseball systems in research and development, Alex Smith assistant director of major league data, Danny Hultzen major league pitching strategist, Adam Unes assistant director of minor league operations, Jacob Eisenberg assistant director of research and development, Ryan Otero assistant director of pitching incentives, Eli Shayer to senior software engineer/analyst of research.
  • The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with RHPs Andy Basora, Emmanuel Reyes, Junior Sanchez, Jeremy Santos, Yimi Presinal, Yuniol Marte, Luis Valdez, Richi Valdez, Pineda Werner and Carlos De La Rosa, 1B Manuel German, CFs Raimer Medina, Luis Tejeda, Erick Torres and Henry Ramos, SSs Charles Nova, Angel Pierre, Ivan Sosa, and Josi Novas, LHP Juan Ozuna from the Dominican Republic; LHPs Jesus Franco and Agustin Herrera from Mexico; RHP Henson Leal, C Jose Medina and SS Alexander Orasma from Venezuela; RHP Swandrick Oduber from Aruba; C Juan David Olmos and LHP Edinson Salgado from Colombia on minor league contracts.
  • The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with OF Oscar Colas and Erick Hernandez from Cuba on minor league contracts.

Jan 24, 2022

  • The Tampa Bay Rays named Kyle Wilson hitting coordinator, Frank Maldonado manager of hitting development, Winston Doom pitching strategist, Joel Smith complex medical coordinator, Paul Jones assistant strength and conditioning coordinator, Oscar Orengo latin america medical administrator, Cesar Gutierrez latin america strength and conditioning coordinator and Josh Kozuch mental performance coordinator.
  • The Oakland Athletics named D'Lonra Ellis chief legal officer.

Jan 22, 2022

  • The Colorado Rockies named Robinson Cancel manager, Steve Soliz bench coach, Mark Brewer pitching coach and Nic Wilson hitting coach of Fresno (Low-A East).

Jan 21, 2022

  • The New York Mets named Glenn Sherlock bench coach, Eric Chavez hitting coach, Wayne Kirby first base coach and outfield/baserunning instructor, Joey Cora third base coach and infield instructor, Craig Bjornson bullpen coach, promoted Jeremy Barnes to assistant hitting coach and Jeremy Hefner pitching coach.

Jan 20, 2022

  • The Colorado Rockies named Scott Little manager, Julio Campos bench coach, Ryan Kibler pitching coach and Zach Osborne hitting coach for High-A Spokane.

Jan 19, 2022

  • The Colorado Rockies named Chris Denorfia manager, Luis Lopez bench coach, Blaine Beatty pitching coach and Tom Sutaris hitting coach of Double-A Hartford.
  • The Minnesota Twins named Toby Gardenhire manager, Ryan Smith hitting coach, Cibney Bello and Virgil Vasquez pitching coaches, Tyler Smarslok defensive coach, Ben Meyers trainer and Cody Drouin strength and conditioning coach of Triple-A St. Paul; Ramon Borrego manager, Derek Shomon hitting coach, Peter Larson and Dan Urbina pitching coaches, Joe Mangiameli defensive coach, Tyler Blair and Taylor Carpenter trainers and John Gentile strength and conditioning coach of Double-A Wichita; Brian Dinkelman manager, Jairo Rodriguez and Shawn Schlechter hitting coaches, Mark Moriarty and Richard Salazar pitching coaches, Matt Smith and Randy Yang trainers and Jake Needham strength and conditioning coach of High-A Cedar.
  • The Kansas City Royals named Roy Clark senior advisor to baseball operations.
  • The Boston Red Sox named Maverick Carter to its board of directors as the strategic goals and mission improvement developer. Agreed to terms with RHP Taylor Cole on a one-year minor league contract.

Jan 18, 2022

  • The Colorado Rockies named Warren Schaeffer manager, Pedro Lopez bench coach, Frank Gonzales pitching coach and Jordan Pacheco hitting coach of Triple-A Albuquerque.
  • The Washington Nationals named Matt LeCroy Manager, Brian Daubach hitting coach, Rafael Chaves pitching coach, Eric Montague athletic trainer, Mike Warren strength and conditioning coach and Billy McMillon development coach for Triple-A Rochester; Tripp Keister manager, Micah Franklin hitting coach, Justin Lord pitching coach, T.D. Swinford athletic trainer, R.J. Guyer strength and conditioning coach and Oscar Salazar development coach for Double-A Harrisburg; Marion Lisson manager, Tim Doherty hitting coach, Mark DiFelice pitching coach, Don Neidig athletic trainer, Brandon Pentheny strength and conditioning coach for High-A Wilmington; Jake Lowery manager, Delwyn Young hitting coach, Joel Hanrahan pitching coach.
  • The San Diego Padres named Jared Sandberg manager, Mike McCarthy pitching coach, Jonathan Matthews hitting coach, Robby Hammock bench coach, Brad LaRosa athletic trainer and A.J. Russell strength coach for Triple-A West El Paso; Phillip Wellman manager, Pete Zamora pitching coach, Raul Padron hitting coach, Shane Robinson bench coach, Nick Coberly athletic trainer and Mark Spadavecchia strength coach for Double-A Central San Antonio; Brian Esposito manager, Jimmy Jones pitching coach, Randolph Gassaway hitting coach, Jhonaldo Pozo bench coach, David Bryan athletic trainer and Jim Buckley strength coach for High-A Central Fort Wayne; Eric Junge manager, Leo Rosales pitching coach, Pat O'Sullivan hitting coach.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with SS Roiny Aguiar, RHP Dermis Ordonez, Cs Aziel Plaz and Richard Ramirez from Venezuela; LHP Hoder Blanco from Colombia; OF Tony Blanco Jr, LHP Jarlen De la Pez, SSs Yardany De Los Santos, Cristopher Orelin, Isaac Paulino and Daje Morales, RHPs Pitterson Rosa, Alberto Saba and Alexis Torres from the Dominican Republic; LHP Angel Camacho and 1B Carlos Tirado from Mexico and RHP Hung-Leng Chang from Taiwan on minor league contracts.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers named Jim Henderson bullpen coach, Matt Erickson infield and assistant coach and Daniel Vega assistant strength and conditioning coach.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers named Brandon Gomes general manager, Damon Jones vice president/assistant general manager & baseball legal counsel, Alex Slater to vice president/assistant general manager, Brandon McDaniel vice president of player performance and Thomas Albert to head athletic trainer.

Jan 15, 2022

  • The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with LHP Sadiel Baro, C Jonathan Linares from Cuba; OFs Kevyn Castillo, Nelson Rada, LHPs Manuel Cazorla, Alejandro Rodriguez, Cs Dario Laverde, Eliezer Rivero and SS Luis Rodriguez from Venezuela; RHPs Miguel Gomez, Marco Vega and LHP David Lopez from Panama; OFs Randy De Jesus, Wilifer Estrella, SS Capri Ortiz and RHP Nixon Encarnacion from the Dominican Republic on minor league contracts.
  • The San Francisco Giants signed SS Ryan Reckley from the Bahamas; RHP Carlos Gomez from Colombia; CF Erick Arosemena from Panama; RF Moises De La Rosa, RHPs Mauricio Estrella and Alfonso Perez from the Dominican Republic; Cs Trujillo Valera and Juan Perez, SSs Audie Jimenez and Dennys Riera and RHP Deifran Yriarte from Venezuela on minor league contracts.
  • The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with LHP Marlon Perez and CF Cristhian Vaquero from Cuba; Cs Jeremy Bautista and Helder Rosario, INFs Albert Casado and Misael Mojica, RHPs Ramon Cuevas and Miguel Moreno and SS Jorgelys Mota from the Dominican Republic; RHP Camilo Sanchez from Panama on minor league contracts.
  • The San Diego Padres signed RHP Jarlin Susana from the Dominican Republic and INFs Yendry Rojas from Cuba and Rosman Verdugo from Mexico on minor league contracts.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals signed SSs Arfeni Batista and Jonathan Mejia, RHPs Jovi Galvez, Nelfy Ynfante and Jose Suriel, LHP Yordy Herrera and CF Yordarlin Pena from the Dominican Republic; OF Won-Bin Cho from South Korea; RHP Diego Dominguez from Mexico; RHPs Junior Chirinos and Leonel Sequera and C Luis Rodriguez from Venezuela on minor league contracts.
  • The Houston Astros agreed to terms with OFs Jose Arias, Axell De Paula and Luis Baez, RHPs Henry Bibieca, Sandy Mejia, Michael Perez, Raimy Rodriguez, Rafael Ramirez and Edwin Gonzalez, INFs Samuel Capellan and Waner Luciano, OF Marco Marcelino from the Dominican Republic; RHP Carlos Espinosa, OF Kenni Gomez and INF Alberto Hernandez from Cuba on minor league contracts.
  • The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with SSs Edwin Amparo, Leandro Arias, Adriam Santos, Fernando Peguero, Edrei Campos Elis Cuevas, RHPs Henry Tejada and Juan Pena, OFs Raylin Ramos, Yirber Ruizm, Thomas Sosa and Braylin Tavera from the Dominican Republic; INF Cesar Prieto from Cuba; SS Cristian Benavides, RHPs Ezequiel Bonilla, Adrian Delgado, Elias Moscoso and Jesus Palacios, LHP Andres Parra, Cs Andres Nolaya and Jose Noguera, INFs Aron Estrada and Alfredo Velasquez and OF Jean Mata from Venezuela on minor league contracts.

Jan 14, 2022

  • The Oakland A's named Brad Ausmus bench coach, Tommy Everidge hitting coach, Chris Cron assistant hitting coach, Darren Bush third base/run prevention coach, Eric Martins first base/infield coach, Mike Aldrete quality control coach, Scott Emerson pitching coach and Marcus Jensen bullpen coach.
  • The Kansas City Royals named Scott Thorman manager of the Omaha (Triple-A East), Duane Johnson pitching coach, Brian Buchanan hitting coach, Tommy Shields bench coach, Ryan Powers assistant hitting coach, James Stone athletic trainer, Yannick Plante strength and conditioning coach and Mike Brown coordinator of clubhouse operations, Chris Widger manager Northwest Arkansas (Double-A Central), Derrick Lewis pitching coach, Abraham Nunez hitting coach, Christian Colon assistant hitting coach, Mike Jirschele bench coach, Danny Accola athletic trainer, C.J. Mikkelsen strength and conditioning coach, Danny Helmer coordinator of clubhouse operations, Brooks Conrad manager of Quad Cities (High-A Central).

Jan 13, 2022

  • The Miami Marlins named Daren Brown manager of Triple-A Jacksonville, Kevin Randel manager of Double-A Pensacola, Jorge Hernández manager of Single-A Beloit, Angel Espada manager of Single-A Jupiter, Luis Dorante Sr. manager of Florida Complex League (FCL) and Nelson Prada manager of Dominican Summer League (DSL).
  • The Kansas City Royals named Rafael Belliard special assistant, president of baseball operations/GM, Chino Cadahia senior coordinator, player development, Harry Spilman special assistant, player development and John Wathan special assistant, player development, John Wagle director of performance science/player development, Justin Hahn, director of medical services/physical therapy, Erika Wincheski director of sports nutrition. Minor league coordinators are Jason Simontacchi pitching coordinator, Drew Saylor hitting coordinator, Victor Baez Dominican Academy field coordinator, Eddie Rodriguez infield coordinator, J.C. Boscan catching coordinator, Justin Kemp medical coordinator.

Jan 12, 2022

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates named Kieran Mattison manager, Drew Benes pitching coach, Jon Nunnally hitting coach, Blake Butler integrated baseball performance coach and Stephen Morales development coach for Altoona Curve (Double-A Northeast).
  • The Miami Marlins named D.J. Svihlik senior director of amateur scouting, Adrian Lorenzo senior director of international operations, Geoff DeGroot director of player development, Hector Crespo director of minor league operations, Adrian Puig international crosschecker, Joseph Lisewski special assignment scout, Danny Henriquez assistant director of minor league operations, David Hernandez Beayne manager of international scouting, Pamela Mejia De Rodriguez manager of education services, Colleen Mitchell manager of player care and service, Neil Gahart coordinator of major league analytics, Robert Knopf senior analyst and Timothy Pugh senior analyst.
  • The New York Yankees promoted Kevin Reese to vice president of player development.

Jan 11, 2022

  • The New York Yankees named Rachel Balkovec manager of the Tampa Tarpons (Low-A East).
  • The Kansas City Royals announced the promotions of Alec Zumwalt to senior director of player development/hitting performance, Paul Gibson to senior director of pitching, Mitch Maier to director of player development/field coordinator, Malcom Culver to assistant director of player development, Ryan Maid to senior director of behavioral sciences, Jack Monahan to director of baseball operations/scouting and player development, Nick Leto to director of Arizona operations/scouting assistant and Kristin Lock to manager of baseball administration.

Jan 6, 2022

  • The Los Angeles Angels named Ray Montgomery bench coach.
  • The New York Mets named Robbie Robinson manager for St. Lucie Mets (Low-A Southeast). Named Reid Brignac manager, Jerome Williams pitching coach, Tommy Joseph hitting coach and Mariano Duncan bench coach for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A Northeast). Named Luis Rivera manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A East). Named Kevin Boles manager, Jay Pecci bench coach, Chris Jacobs development coach and Anthony Olivieri athletic trainer and Alex Tavarez performance coach of the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A East).
  • The Texas Rangers named Brett Hayes bullpen coach and Seth Conner assistant hitting coach.

Jan 5, 2022

  • The Houston Astros named Jason Kanzler major league coach, Andrew Ball and Scott Powers assistant general managers and Sara Goodrum director of player development.