MLB Transactions

Saturday, January 18
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Agreed to terms with INF Harold Castro on a minor league contract.
Friday, January 17
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Agreed to terms with RHP Koyo Aoyagi on a minor league contract.
Acquired international cap space from Cincinnati Reds for minor league OF Arnaldo Lantigua.
Acquired minor league OF Arnaldo Lantigua from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for international cap space.
Agreed to terms with LF Jesse Winker.
Acquired RHP Chase Shugart from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Matt McShane.
Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Leclerc on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Will Klein for assignment.
Designated RHP J.B. Bukauskas for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Elvin Rodriguez on a contract.
Announced 2025 Coaching Staff: Hitting Coach Pedro Guerrero, Third Base Coach Blake Lalli, Field Coordinator Aaron Leanhardt, Assistant Pitching Coach & Assistant Pitching Director Alon Leichman, Pitching Coach Daniel Moskos, Performance and Data Integration Strategist Bryson Nakamura, Assistant Hitting Coach Derek Shomon, Catching Coach/Assistant Catching Director/Bullpen Catcher Joe Singley, First Base/Infield Defense/Baserunning Coach Tyler Smarslok, and Bench Coach Carson Vitale. After serving as Pitching Strategist last season, Brandon Mann returns to the staff as Bullpen Coach.
Claimed RHP Amos Willingham off waivers from the Washington Nationals. Designated RHP Allan Winans for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Jackson Dannelley on a contract. Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with RHPs Wuillinger Tovar, Diego Areinamo, Jacksel Labastida and Jesus Cova, LHP Luisberth Valdez, Cs Yoelvis Betancourt and Johan Rodriguez and INFs Angel Carmona and Manuel Campos.
Acquired a player to be named later or cash considerations from Toronto Blue Jays for OF Myles Straw, cash considerations, & international signing bonus pool space for the 2025 period.
Acquired OF Myles Straw, cash considerations, & international signing bonus pool space for the 2025 period from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Designated 2B Samad Taylor for assignment. Assigned C Nick Raposo outright to Tacoma (IL).
Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with IFs Alan Angulo, Warren Calcano, Luis Steven King, Ramcell Medina, Jesus Ortega and Roy Rivero, RHPs Keisther Castillo, Kendry Chourio, Freddy Contreras, Argenis Done, Angel Garcia, Kenyer Penaloza, Reynell Ramos, Javier Rojas and Denis Samudio, OFs Lewis German, Alejandro Guerrero and Luis Ramon King, Cs Moises Marchan, Emanuel Martinez, Richer Mata and Jose Montilla.
Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Castro, LHP Steven Okert, LHP Blake Weiman, C Joe Hudson and INF Zach Short on minor league contracts.
Acquired RHP Matt McShane from Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Chase Shugart.
Assigned INF Livan Soto outright to Norfolk (IL).
Thursday, January 16
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Assigned LHP Austin Kitchen outright to Tacoma (IL). Announced Class-A Modesto staff: Luis Caballero, Manager, Brock Stassi, Hitting Coach, Jakob Witt, Pitching Coach, Josh Morgan, Bench Coach, Luke Carlson, Strength and Conditioning Coach. Blake Wooten, Athletic Trainer, Cameron Werme, Athletic Training Fellow.
Announced their player development staff: Sergio Santos (Class AAA Charlotte), Guillermo Quiroz (Birmingham), Patrick Leyland (Class A Winston-Salem), Chad Pinder (Kannapolis) and Daniel González (Arizona Complex League White Sox) will serve as the organization’s managers in 2025.
Announced their player development staff: Brian Abraham has been promoted to Senior Director, Player Development after serving as Director, Player Development. Patrick McLaughlin has been named Senior Baseball Operations Specialist after previously serving as the Assistant Director of Minor League Operations. Jordan Elkary has been named Manager, Player Development after working as a Coordinator, Baseball Development. Justin Frometa has been promoted to Assistant of Player Development after spending the 2024 season as a Development Coach with Double-A Portland. Nick Guzzo has been named Minor League Assistant, Baseball Technology after working as Assistant, Baseball Systems.
Claimed INF Jacob Amaya off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Designated RHP Roansy Contreras for assignment.
Wednesday, January 15
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Agreed to terms with SS Santiago Vargas to a minor league contract.
Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with SS Romeli Expinosa, OF Daber Cruceta, INF Rafael Oropeza, C Nelson Prieto, RHPs Deiry Gonzalez, Filippo Sabatini, Geremy Villoria and LHP Reyner Zambrano.
Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with RHPs Yangel Martinez and Lionel Prevosti and SSs Juan Elejandro and Yassel Garcia.
Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with Cs Ismael Mejia, Jeshua Mendez, Santiago Gil, OFs Jose Pitre, Mayki De La Rosa, Elian De La Cruz, Ronny Suarez and Albert Medina, 3B Victor Santana, Feliz Genao, SSs Daonil Mnntero, Angel Sanchez, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Juan Brima, Alam Bruno and Eybert Sanchez, LHPs Keivan Vasquez, Miguel Valdez and RHP Malvin Baez, Yaury Jimenez and Johan Calcano.