Minor League Transactions: Feb. 11-16

Transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters, for the period Feb. 11-16. All transactions conveyed to Baseball America by Major League Baseball.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Tom Wilhelmsen (released by Mariners, Nov. 22), LHP Jeremy Bleich (Somerset (Atlantic)), LHP Brian Matusz, C Hank Conger, OF Daniel Fields (released by Dodgers, Aug. 4)
Traded: 2B Phil Gosselin to Pirates for RHP Frank Duncan

Atlanta Braves
Traded: RHP Carlos Portuondo and LHP Andrew McKirahan to Reds for 2B Brandon Phillips

Baltimore Orioles
Signed: 3B Juan Francisco (did not play in 2016)
Removed from 40-man: C Francisco Pena (outrighted to Triple-A)

Juan Francisco spent most of the 2014 season in the big leagues with the Blue Jays then spent 2015 in Japan, where he went 3-for-18 (.167) in five games for Yomiuri. He didn’t play in 2016 and now heads to Orioles camp at age 29.

Boston Red Sox
Signed: RHP Mitchell Osnowitz (Joliet (Frontier))

Chicago Cubs
Signed: RHP Randy McCurry (Evansville (Frontier))
Removed from 40-man: LHP David Rollins (outrighted to Triple-A)

A Diamondbacks 23rd-round pick out of Oklahoma State in 2013, Randy McCurry spent one year in the Arizona system. He played second base and third base at short-season Hillsboro, batting .216/.269/.251 in 55 games prior to his release during 2014 spring training. After two seasons away from the game, McCurry resurfaced in the Frontier League in 2016, this time as a pitcher. He made 35 relief appearances for Evansville and recorded 10.9 strikeouts and 4.2 walks per nine innings. Now 27, McCurry will continue working as a pitcher for the Cubs.

Chicago White Sox
Signed: RHP Blake Smith (non-tendered and re-signed), LHP Tyler Matzek
Removed from 40-man: C Kevan Smith (outrighted to Triple-A)

Cincinnati Reds
Signed: RHP Bronson Arroyo (released by Nationals, Oct. 11), RHP Deck McGuire
Traded: 2B Brandon Phillips to Braves for RHP Carlos Portuondo and LHP Andrew McKirahan

Cleveland Indians
Signed: LHP Chris Narveson, LHP Luis Perez (Yakult (Japan)), LHP James Russell

Detroit Tigers
Signed: 2B Danny Muno

Kansas City Royals
Signed: RHP Seth Maness (non-tendered by Cardinals)

Los Angeles Angels
Signed: RHP Yusmeiro Petit, RHP Brandon Stenhouse (released by Yankees, Jan. 25)
Removed from 40-man: RHP Deolis Guerra (outrighted to Triple-A)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Signed: RHP Tim Shibuya (re-signed), LHP Colt Hynes
Released: SS Damaso Marte Jr.

Miami Marlins
Voluntarily retired: LHP Chris Reed

Chris Reed, a 26-year-old lefthander who finished last season in the restricted list, retired from the game about a month before minor league spring training. The Marlins had outrighted Reed off the 40-man roster following the 2015 season, the same year they traded reliever Grant Dayton to the Dodgers to acquire him. Los Angeles made Reed a first-round pick in 2011 out of Stanford. He appeared in two major league games for Miami in 2015.

Minnesota Twins
Signed: RHP Seth Rosin

New York Mets
Removed from 40-man: 3B Ty Kelly (outrighted to Triple-A)

Philadelphia Phillies
Signed: OF Chris Coghlan

Pittsburgh Pirates
Traded: RHP Frank Duncan to Diamondbacks for 2B Phil Gosselin

San Francisco Giants
Signed: RHP David Hernandez

Tampa Bay Rays
Signed: RHP Jeff Walters
Released: RHP Edrick Agosto

Texas Rangers
Signed: RHP Preston Claiborne, C Kevin Torres (re-signed)

Toronto Blue Jays
Signed: OF Jose Tabata (Quintana Roo (Mexican))
Removed from 40-man: LHP Chad Girodo (outrighted to Triple-A)