We saw a run of transactions today as teams tweaked their 40-man rosters in advance of the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft by selecting their contracts. We have compiled all of the day’s action right here. Of course, one of the most important aspects of the decisions that were made is that many intriguing players were left unprotected, meaning they can be plucked in the Rule 5 draft in a few weeks. If you’re interested in perusing some of the best prospects that will be considered for selection, be sure to check out this handy guide over at Roster Resource.
ROSTER MOVES BY TEAM (11/20/17)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: RP Jared Miller
- ATLANTA BRAVES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SP Ricardo Sanchez, RP Adam McCreery
- Acquisitions: RP Grant Dayton (claimed off waivers from Dodgers), RP Josh Ravin (acquired from Dodgers for cash)
- CHICAGO CUBS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: INF/OF David Bote, SP Adbert Alzolay, SP Oscar De La Cruz, RP Matt Carasiti (added on 11/6/17)
- Removed from 40-man roster: OF Jacob Hannemann (outrighted)
- CINCINNATI REDS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: INF Alex Blandino, INF Shed Long, OF Jose Siri, SP Jose Lopez, SP Jesus Reyes, RP Zack Weiss
- COLORADO ROCKIES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Chris Rabago, OF Noel Cuevas (added on 11/6), OF Yonathan Daza, SP Sam Howard, SP Jesus Tinoco
- LOS ANGELES DODGERS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SP Trevor Oaks, SP Dennis Santana
- Removed from 40-man roster: RP Josh Ravin (designated for assignment), RP Grant Dayton (lost off waivers to Braves)
- Traded: RP Josh Ravin traded to Braves for cash
- MIAMI MARLINS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Braxton Lee, SP Merandy Gonzalez, SP Pablo Lopez, SP James Needy, RP Miguel Del Pozo (added on 11/2)
- Acquisition: 1B Garrett Cooper and SP Caleb Smith acquired from Yankees for SP Michael King and International Bonus Money
- MILWAUKEE BREWERS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Jacob Nottingham, INF Mauricio Dubon, SP Marcos Diplan, SP Freddy Peralta
- NEW YORK METS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: INF Luis Guillorme, SP Corey Oswalt, RP Tyler Bashlor, RP Gerson Bautista
- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SP Seranthony Dominguez, SP Franklyn Kilome, SP Ranger Suarez, SP Jose Taveras
- Acquisition: INF Engelb Vielma (claimed off waivers from Giants)
- Removed from 40-man roster: SP Mark Appel (designated for assignment), SP Elniery Garcia (outrighted), SP Alberto Tirado (designated for assignment)
- PITTSBURGH PIRATES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: OF Austin Meadows, SP Dario Agrazal, SP Luis Escobar
- Traded: INF Gift Ngoepe traded to Blue Jays for PTBNL or cash
- SAN DIEGO PADRES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: RP Jose Castillo, RP Brad Wieck
- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Aramis Garcia, SP Tyler Beede, SP Tyler Herb, RP D.J. Snelten
- Removed from 40-man roster: 2B/OF Micah Johnson (designated for assignment), INF Engelb Vielma (lost off waivers to Phillies), INF/OF Orlando Calixte (designated for assignment), SP Dan Slania (outrighted)
- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: OF Oscar Mercado, OF Tyler O’Neill, SP Austin Gomber, SP Derian Gonzalez
- WASHINGTON NATIONALS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: 3B Kelvin Gutierrez, SP Jefry Rodriguez, RP Wander Suero (added on 11/3)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
- BALTIMORE ORIOLES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Austin Wynns, SP Hunter Harvey, SP David Hess
- BOSTON RED SOX | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: OF Bryce Brentz (added on 11/2), SP Jalen Beeks, SP/RP Chandler Shepherd, RP Ty Buttrey, RP Williams Jerez (added on 11/2)
- CHICAGO WHITE SOX | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: 1B Casey Gillaspie, OF Micker Adolfo, OF Luis Alexander Basabe, OF Eloy Jimenez, SP Ian Clarkin
- Removed from 40-man roster: SP Tyler Danish (outrighted), RP Chris Beck (outrighted)
- CLEVELAND INDIANS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SS Willi Castro, SS Yu-Cheng Chang, INF Eric Stamets, SP Julian Merryweather
- Acquisition: INF/OF Rob Refsnyder (claimed off waivers from Blue Jays)
- Removed from 40-man roster: RP Dylan Baker (outrighted), RP Kyle Crockett (outrighted)
- DETROIT TIGERS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Grayson Greiner, INF Sergio Alcantara, OF Mike Gerber, SP Gregory Soto, SP Spencer Turnbull, RP Eduardo Jimenez, RP Gerson Moreno
- Signed: SP Ryan Carpenter (MLB deal)
- HOUSTON ASTROS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SP Dean Deetz, SP Cionel Perez
- Trade: SP Brandon Bailey acquired from Athletics for OF Ramon Laureano
- KANSAS CITY ROYALS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Meibrys Viloria, SP Eric Stout, RP Tim Hill
- LOS ANGELES ANGELS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: OF Michael Hermosillo, SP Jaime Barria, SP Jesus Castillo, SP Jake Jewell
- MINNESOTA TWINS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SP Stephen Gonsalves, SP Zack Littell, SP Lewis Thorpe
- NEW YORK YANKEES | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: SS Gleyber Torres, INF Thairo Estrada, OF Jake Cave (added on 11/6), OF Billy McKinney, SP Albert Abreu, SP Domingo Acevedo, SP Jonathan Loasiga, RP Nick Rumbelow (added on 11/6; traded to Mariners on 11/17)
- Trade: 1B Garrett Cooper and SP Caleb Smith traded to Marlins for SP Michael King and International Bonus Money; SP Ronald Herrera traded to Rangers for SP Reiver Sanmartin
- OAKLAND ATHLETICS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: OF Ramon Laureano, SP Heath Fillmyer, RP Lou Trivino
- Trade: SP Brandon Bailey traded to Astros for OF Ramon Laureano
- Removed from 40-man roster: OF Jaycob Brugman (designated for assignment), RP Sam Moll (designated for assignment), RP Bobby Wahl (outrighted)
- SEATTLE MARINERS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: None
- TAMPA BAY RAYS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: 1B/OF Jake Bauers, OF Justin Williams, SP Yonny Chirinos, SP Brent Honeywell, SP Jose Mujica, SP Ryan Yarbrough, RP Diego Castillo
- TEXAS RANGERS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Jose Trevino, INF/C Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SP Jonathan Hernandez, SP Ariel Jurado, SP Brett Martin, SP Joe Palumbo
- Trade: SP Ronald Herrera acquired from Yankees for SP Reiver Sanmartin
- TORONTO BLUE JAYS | Depth Chart
- Added to 40-man roster: C Danny Jansen, C Reese McGuire, 1B Rowdy Tellez, SP Conner Greene, SP Thomas Pannone
- Acquisition: INF Gift Ngoepe acquired from Pirates for PTBNL or cash
- Removed from 40-man roster: OF Harold Ramirez (outrighted), SP Chris Rowley (outrighted)
RE: Braves add Josh Ravin, he was acquired from the Dodgers.
Off topic in a way but thank you MLBTR for all the hard work you put in and for all the very fast updates. And props to Jason for probably spending a lot of time looking up all these player names on B-Ref and posting all the links in one article.
Amen !! Nice job guys !!
I second that notion!! Excellent work fellas, you never cease to always come through during crunch time!!
Now, what I need from you guys is tomorrow morning someone to lie to me about the Braves final punishments!! Just lie and post an article saying the Braves get to keep all of their top international prospects!!
Absolutely!! Thank you guys!!!
Great reproting MLBTR for helping us keep on top of all things MLB.
A lot of good names on the table for the RV- Kaminsky, Poncedeleon, Tito Polo, Tarpley, Jake Peter, Jimenez, Tocci, Ott and Pentecost just to name a few. This year could be another 2014 (Herrera, DeShields etc.)
Great Job guys. Thanks for all the speedy updates. Keep up all the great work
You guys are awesome!!! Great job!!!
Why is Adbert Alzolay linked to his page at MiLB??
Gross.