Minor League Transactions: Jan. 16-20

Transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters, for the period Jan. 16-20. All transactions conveyed to Baseball America by Major League Baseball.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: 3B Carlos Rivero (re-signed), OF Gregor Blanco

Atlanta Braves
Signed: OF Xavier Avery

Baltimore Orioles
Signed: RHP Zach Stewart (NC Dinos (Korea)), 2B Sharlon Schoop (re-signed)

Boston Red Sox
Signed: RHP Kyle Kendrick

Chicago Cubs
Signed: RHP Fernando Rodriguez

Cincinnati Reds
Traded: RHP Dan Straily to Marlins for RHP Austin Brice, RHP Luis Castillo and OF Isaiah White

Cleveland Indians
Signed: LHP Kelvin de la Cruz (Lancaster (Atlantic)), RHP Steve Delabar (Hiroshima (Japan))

The Indians originally signed Dominican lefthander Kelvin de la Cruz as an international free agent in December 2004. He spent seven years in the Cleveland system before bouncing to the Rangers, Tigers, Dodgers and Orioles. De la Cruz has not appeared in the majors, though he is still just 28 years old after spending 2015 in the Mexican League and 2016 in the Atlantic League. He made eight starts in the Venezuelan League this winter, going 2-3, 4.31 with 27 strikeouts in 31 innings.

Colorado Rockies
Signed: RHP Nelson Gonzalez (re-signed)

Houston Astros
Released: RHP Makay Nelson, 2B Kolbey Carpenter

Los Angeles Angels
Signed: SS Manuel Guzman (released by Twins, Jan. 12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Signed: RHP Reinier Roibal (Sioux City (American Association))

Miami Marlins
Traded: RHP Austin Brice, RHP Luis Castillo and OF Isaiah White to Reds for RHP Dan Straily

Minnesota Twins
Signed: RHP Yohan Pino (KT Wiz (Korea)), C Chris Gimenez

New York Mets
Signed: LHP Adam Wilk
Released: RHP Christian Montgomery

The Mets went over slot to sign 11th-round Indianapolis prep righthander Christian Montgomery in 2011, handing out $250,000. He drew a 50-game drug suspension in 2013 and didn’t really put short-season ball behind him until 2016, by which time he had shifted to the bullpen at low Class A Columbia. Montgomery appeared in 19 games last season and logged 45 strikeouts in 30 innings to go with a 3.34 ERA.

New York Yankees
Signed: 1B Ji-Man Choi

Oakland Athletics
Signed: LHP Ross Detwiler (re-signed), OF Alejandro De Aza

Pittsburgh Pirates
Signed: RHP Josh Lindblom (Lotte (Korea)), 3B Joey Terdoslavich

San Diego Padres
Signed: RHP Barry Enright (Tijuana (Mexican)), LHP Brayan Rosario, OF Nick Buss

A 2007 second-round pick by the Diamondbacks out of Pepperdine, Barry Enright reached the majors with Arizona in 2010 and 2011 and then briefly with the Angels in 2012 and 2013. He journeyed to the Phillies and Dodgers as a minor league free agent in 2014 and 2015 before finding his niche in the Mexican League. Enright won four of his five playoff starts for Tijuana in 2015 as his club lost in the semifinal round, then he recorded a 3.25 ERA in five starts for Tijuana in 2016 as his club fell in the championship series.

A pitcher with sharp control, the 30-year-old Enright recorded a walk rate of 1.06 per nine innings in 2016 to rank second among Mexican League starters.

Texas Rangers
Signed: RHP Jaye Chapman, LHP Mike Lagrange (NDFA—Florida Gulf Coast), LHP Jeff Malm, C Robert Lucido (released by Blue Jays, June 7), 1B Jacob Rogers (Winnipeg (American Association))

Drafted by the Rays as a position player in 2009, lefthander Jeff Malm reached Double-A as a first baseman before converting to the mound in 2015. The 26-year-old enters his third year working exclusively as a pitcher this season. He struck out 10.7 per nine innings as a reliever in the Dodgers system last season and has strong control for a recently converted player.

Toronto Blue Jays
Released: RHP Clint Hollon

A 2013 second-round pick out high school in Kentucky, righthander Clint Hollon topped out at low Class A Lansing in 2015, didn’t play in 2016 and then drew his release this winter. As part of a fractured pro career, he had Tommy John surgery and missed all of 2014 and then got tagged with a pair of 50-game suspensions in 2015 (amphetamines) and 2016 (drug of abuse).

Washington Nationals
Signed: LHP Jordan Mills (Quebec (Can-Am)), 3B Mario Lisson (Saltillo (Mexican))pe