Here’s a look back at this week at MLBTR…
Key Moves
- The Angels hired Billy Eppler as general manager
- Dan Jennings will return to his general manager role with the Marlins
- The Indians promoted Mike Chernoff to general manager and Chris Antonetti to president of baseball operations
- The Athletics promoted David Forst to general manager and Billy Beane to executive VP of baseball operations
- The Red Sox announced that John Farrell will return to manage the team in 2016
- Mike Scioscia will return to manage the Angels in 2016 after deciding to not exercise his opt-out clause
- The Mariners fired manager Lloyd McClendon and several members of the coaching staff
- The Nationals fired manager Matt Williams and the entire coaching staff
- The Padres announced that interim manager Pat Murphy will not manage the team in 2016
- The Cubs signed OF Eddy Julio Martinez to a contract with a $3MM bonus (though, unusually, the Giants claim they’re still in talks with the Cuban star)
- The Marlins re-signed OF Ichiro Suzuki to a one-year, $2MM contract
2016 Vesting Options
- Giants — RHP Santiago Casilla (link)
Claims
- Angels — OF Todd Cunningham (from Braves)
- Brewers — RHP Junior Guerra (from White Sox)
Designated For Assignment
- Angels — LHP Jo-Jo Reyes (link)
- Brewers — C Nevin Ashley (link)
Outrights
- Phillies — OF Jordan Danks, IF Chase d’Arnaud, RHP Justin De Fratus, C Erik Kratz, LHP Adam Loewen, RHP Jonathan Pettibone, LHP Kenny Roberts (link)
- Angels — IF Grant Green (link)
- White Sox — C Adrian Nieto (link)
Elected Free Agency
- RHP Justin De Fratus (link)
- RHP Dillon Gee
- RHP Dale Thayer
- 3B Conor Gillaspie
- RHP Vinnie Pestano
- RHP Hector Noesi (link for previous five entries)
Retired