MLB TRANSACTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles — March 8: Agreed to terms with RHPs Parker Bridwell, Dylan Bundy, Oliver Drake, Jason Garcia, Mychal Givens, Joe Gunkel, Jesus Liranzo, Logan Verrett, Tyler Wilson, Mike Wright and Gabriel Ynoa; LHPs Jayson Aquino, Richard Bleier, Donnie Hart and Chris Lee; IF Trey Mancini; and OFs Dariel Alvarez, Joey Rickard, Anthony Santander and Aneury Tavarez on one-year contracts. Optioned Alvarez to Norfolk (AAA).
March 10: Named John Wasdin minor league pitching coordinator; Butch Davis hitting coach of Bowie (AA); Keith Bodie manager and Buck Britton hitting coach of Frederick (A); Mark Hendrickson pitching coach and Ramon Sambo field coach of Aberdeen (A); and Carlos Tosca manager of the GCL Orioles. Chicago White Sox — March 10: Reassigned RHP Spencer Adams, LHP Brian Clark, C Zack Collins, OF Courtney Hawkins and LHP David Holmberg to minor league camp. Cleveland Indians — March 8: Agreed to terms with RHPs Cody Anderson, Shawn Armstrong, Dylan Baker, Mike Clevinger, Joe Colon, Carlos Frias, Perci Garner, Nicholas Goody and Adam Plutko; LHPs Tim Cooney, Kyle Crockett, Ryan Merritt, Hoby Milner and Shawn Morimando; IFs Erik Gonzalez, Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Giovanny Urshela; OFs Abraham Almonte and Tyler Naquin; and Cs Francisco Mejia and Roberto Perez on one-year contracts.
Detroit Tigers — March 11: Optioned RHP Victor Alcantara to Toledo (AAA). Optioned LHP Jairo Labourt to Erie (A). Reassigned RHPs Jeff Ferrell and Adam Ravenelle to their minor league camp. Kansas City Royals — March 8: Reassigned Cs Xavier Fernandez and Chase Vallot, OF Alfredo Escalera, IF Corey Toups, LHPs Jonathan Dziedzic and Eric Skoglund and RHPs Luke Farrell and RHP Josh Staumont to minor league camp. Optioned RHP Kyle Zimmer to Northwest Arkansas (AA). Los Angeles Angels — March 10: Reassigned IF Matt Thaiss to minor league camp. New York Yankees — March 12: Reassigned LHPs Daniel Camarena, Joe Mantiply, James Reeves, Evan Rutckyj and Justus Sheffield; Cs Kellin Deglan, Jorge Saez and Francisco Diaz; and RHPs J.P. Feyereisen, Brady Lail and Nick Rumbelow to their minor league camp. Oakland Athletics — March 12: Optioned IF Renato Nunez to Nashville (AAA). Reassigned RHP Tyler Sturdevant, LHPs Felix Doubront and Zach Neal, IFs Jermaine Curtis, Richie Martin, Max Muncy, Rangel Ravelo and Josh Rodriguez and OFs Andrew Lambo and Kenny Wilson to their minor league camp.
Texas Rangers — March 8: Optioned RHP Connor Sadzeck and LHPs Yohander Mendez and Andrew Faulkner to Round Rock (AAA).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves — March 8: Optioned LHP Jesse Biddle to Mississippi (AA) and RHP Jason Hursh to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned Cs Joe Odom and Kade Scivicque, OF Dustin Peterson, LHPs Sam Freeman and Adam Kolarek and RHP Rhiner Cruz to minor league camp.
Chicago Cubs — March 7: Assigned RHPs Andury Acevedo, Daniel Corcino, Fernando Rodriguez and Ryan Williams; and LHPs Gerardo Concepcion and Manny Parra to their minor league camp.
Cincinnati Reds — March 6: Reassigned RHP Vladimir Gutierrez to their minor league camp.
Colorado Rockies — March 7: Agreed to terms with RHPs Yency Almonte, Chad Bettis, Shane Carle, Miguel Castro, Jairo Diaz, Carlos Estevez, Rayan Gonzalez, Jon Gray, Jeff Hoffman, Zach Jemiola, German Marquez, Scott Oberg and Antonio Senzatela; LHPs Tyler Anderson, Sam Moll and Chris Rusin; Cs Dustin Garneau, Tom Murphy and Tony Wolters; IFs Cristhian Adames, Trevor Story and Pat Valaika; and OFs David Dahl, Jordan Patterson and Raimel Tapia on one-year contracts.
Miami Marlins — March 10: Optioned RHP Jake Esch to New Orleans (AAA). Reassigned Cs Chris Hoo, Cam Maron and Rodrigo Vigil; LHPs Nick Maronde, Caleb Thielbar and Matt Tomshaw; and RHP Juan Benitez to minor league camp.
New York Mets — March 11: Reassigned LHPs P.J. Conlon and David Roseboom, IFs Phillip Evans, Dominic Smith and Luis Guillorme, RHPs Kevin McGowen, Corey Taylor and Logan Taylor and OF Champ Stuart to their minor league camp.
Philadelphia Phillies — March 12: Acquired RHP-LHP Pat Venditte from Seattle Mariners for OF Joey Curletta. Pittsburgh Pirates — March 11: Placed IF Jung Ho Kang on the restricted list.
St. Louis Cardinals — March 6: Promoted Ron Warner to assistant field coordinator; Dane Sorensen to director of baseball development; Jeremy Cohen to director of baseball analysis and systems; Patrick Casanta to manager, baseball systems; and Erick Almonte to hitting coach for Palm Beach (A). Named Brandon Allen hitting coach for Johnson City (R); Joshua Lopez coach for Peoria (A); Aaron Klinec coach for Springfield (AA); Adrian Martin coach for Memphis (AAA); Emily Wiebe baseball operations fellow; Travis Tartamella minor league catching instructor; Rick Strickland minor league hitting con- sultant; and Mauricio Rubio Northwest amateur area scout.
San Diego Padres — March 6: Reassigned RHPs Michael Kelly, Dinelson Lamet and Aroni Nina to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Cesar Vargas to El Paso (AAA).
March 11: Agreed to terms with RHPs Paul Clemens, Jarred Cosart, Miguel Diaz, Tyrell Jenkins, Zach Lee, Walker Lockett, Luis Perdomo, Kevin Quackenbush, Colin Rea, Jose Ruiz and Cesar Vargas; LHPs Buddy Baumann, Ryan Buchter, Robbie Erlin, Keith Hessler and Jose Torres; IFs Carlos Asuaje, Allen Cordoba, Javier Guerra, Jose Rondon, Luis Sardinas, Ryan Schimpf and Cory Spangenberg; OFs Franchy Cordero, Alex Dickerson, Travis Jankowski, Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe; and Cs Christian Bethancourt, Austin Hedges and Luis Torrens on one-year contracts. San Francisco Giants — March 7: Optioned RHP Ray Black to Richmond (AA). March 12: Optioned RHPs Clayton Blackburn, Joan Gregorio and Chris Stratton to Sacramento (AAA). Reassigned 1B Kyle Blanks, RHP Sam Coonrod and LHP Matt Reynolds to their minor league camp. Washington Nationals — March 7: Assigned C Spencer Kieboom outright to Syracuse (AAA). March 10: Reassigned RHPs Michael Broadway, Derek Eitel, Kyle McGowin and Wander Suero and LHP Tim Collins to minor league camp.