MLB TRANSACTIONS
American League
Baltimore Orioles — March 1: Claimed IF Hanser Alberto off waivers from San Francisco. Designated LHP Donnie Hart for assignment. March 3: Optioned RHP Hunter Harvey to Norfolk (IL). Reassigned C Cael Brockmeyer, LHP Chris Lee, RHP Zach Pop, IF Zack Vincej and OFs Ryan McKenna and Mike Yastrzemski to minor league camp.
Boston Red Sox — March 2: Agreed to terms with RHPs Ryan Brasier, Colten Brewer, Travis Lakins, Denyi Reyes, Chandler Shepherd, Hector Velazquez and Marcus Walden; LHPs Darwinzon Hernandez, Brian Johnson, Bobby Poyner and Josh Taylor; OF Andrew Benintendi; and IFs Michael Chavis, Rafael Devers, Marco Hernandez, Tzu-Wei Lin and Sam Travis on one-year contracts.
Cleveland Indians — Feb. 26: Signed IF Hanley Ramirez to a minor league contract.
Detroit Tigers — March 4: Agreed to terms with RHPs Victor Alcantara, Sandy Baez, Buck Farmer, Reed Garrett, Eduardo Jimenez, Joe Jimenez,
Franklin Perez, Zac Reininger, Spencer Turnbull and Drew VerHagen; LHPs Ryan Carpenter, Jose Fernandez, Matt Hall, Gregory Soto and Daniel Stumpf; Cs Grayson Greiner and John Hicks; IFs Sergio Alcantara, Jeimer Candelario, Willi Castro, Brandon Dixon, Niko Goodrum, Dawel Lugo and Ronny Rodriguez; and OFs JaCoby Jones, Mikie Mahtook, Dustin Peterson, Victor Reyes and Christin Stewart on one-year contracts.
Kansas City Royals — Feb. 25: Agreed to terms with RHPs Conner Greene and Jorge Lopez and IF Adalberto Mondesi on one-year contracts.
Los Angeles Angels — Feb.
26: Announced the retirement of infield coach Bobby Knoop.
Minnesota Twins — Feb. 25: Designated OF Zack Granite for assignment. Signed IF-OF Marwin Gonzalez to a two-year contract. March 3: Traded OF Zack Granite to Texas for RHP Xavier Moore and cash. Traded Moore to Baltimore for international signing bonus pool allocation. New York Yankees — Feb. 25: Signed OF Aaron Hicks to a
seven-year contract.
Oakland Athletics — March 2: Optioned RHP Grant Holmes, IF Jorge Mateo and OFs Luis Barrera and Syke Bolt to Las Vegas (PCL). Reassigned LHPs Dean Kiekhefer and Kyle Lobstein; RHPs Parker Bridwell, Jake Buchanan, Kyle Finnegan, Miguel Romero and Norge Ruiz; Cs Jonah Heim and Beau Taylor and IF Corban Joseph to minor league camp.
Seattle Mariners — March 1: Optioned RHP Ruben Alaniz to Tacoma (AAA) and LHP Ricardo Sanchez to Arkansas (AA). Reassigned RHPs Jack Anderson and Max Povse to their minor league camp. March 3: Optioned OF-1B Joey Curletta to Tacoma (PCL).
Texas Rangers — Feb. 26: Signed IF Logan Forsythe to a minor league contract. March 1: Agreed to terms with RHPs Luke Farrell, Nick Gardewine, Jonathan Hernandez, Wei-Chieh Huang, Ariel Jurado, Jose Leclerc, Jordan Romano and Connor Sadzeck; LHPs Kyle Bird, Brock Burke, Taylor Hearn, Brett Martin, Yohander Mendez, Joe Palumbo, CD Pelham and Jeffrey Springs; Cs Isiah KinerFalefa and Jose Trevino; IFs Ronald Guzman and Patrick Wisdom and OFs Willie Calhoun, Joey Gallo, Scott Heineman and Carlos Tocci on one-year contracts. March 3: Placed OF Scott Heineman on the 60-day DL.
Toronto Blue Jays — Feb. 28: Signed 2B Andy Burns to a minor league contract.
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks — Feb.
25: Signed RHP Damien Magnifico to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cubs — March 3: Activated SS Addison Russell from the restricted list. Agreed to terms with IF David Bote; LHPs Randy Rosario and Justin Steele; Cs Victor Caratini, Willson Contreras and Taylor Davis; OFs Albert Almora Jr., Ian Happ and Mark Zagunis; and RHPs Adbert Alzolay, Oscar De La Cruz, Dillon Maples, Alec Mills, James Norwood, Jen-Ho Tseng, Duane Underwood Jr. and Rowan Wick on one-year contracts.
Colorado Rockies — Feb. 25: Agreed to terms with manager Bud Black on a three-year contract extension. Feb. 26: Agreed to terms with 3B Nolan Arenado on an eight-year
contract.
Los Angeles Dodgers — Feb. 28: Signed IF Brad Miller to a minor league contract.
New York Mets — March 3: Named Al Leiter and John Franco baseball operations advisers. Philadelphia Phillies — March
2: Signed OF Bryce Harper to a 13-year contract. March 3: Signed OF Miguel Tejeda Jr. to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh Pirates — March 1: Claimed RHP Jake Barrett off waivers from San Francisco. Placed RHP Chad Kuhl on the 60-day injured list.
St. Louis Cardinals — Feb. 26: Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Mikolas to a four-year contract from 2020-23. Feb. 27: Agreed to terms with C Matt Wieters on a minor league contract.
San Diego Padres — March 1: Signed RHP Adam Warren to a one-year contract. Placed LHP Jose Castillo on the 60-day injured list.
San Francisco Giants — March 2: Claimed RHP Merandy Gonzalez off waivers from Miami. March 3: Announced CEO Larry Baer is taking a leave of absence.