Minor League Transactions: July 6-17, 2023

Transactions involving minor league players for the period July 6-17, 2023. All transactions conveyed by Major League Baseball.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed Draft Picks: LHP Grayson Hitt (4)
Released: RHP Jeff Bain | RHP Junior Mieses | OF Roby Enriquez
Traded: C PJ Higgins to Cubs

Atlanta Braves
Signed: RHP Ryan Bourassa (NDFA—South Dakota State) | C Jacob Godman (NDFA—Oral Roberts) | 3B Drew Compton (NDFA—Georgia Tech) | SS Joe Olsavsky (NDFA—John Carroll (Ohio))
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Garrett Baumann (4) | RHP Isaac Gallegos (16) | RHP Riley Gowens (9) | RHP Drue Hackenberg (2) | RHP Cade Kuehler (2C) | RHP Justin Long (7) | RHP David Rodriguez (15) | RHP Hurston Waldrep (1) | RHP Cory Wall (8) | LHP Mitch Farris (14) | C Will King (20) | 3B Sabin Ceballos (3) | 3B Will Verdung (13) | SS Cam Magee (18) | OF Isaiah Drake (5) | OF Jace Grady (11)
Released: RHP Ben Dum | RHP Darling Florentino | RHP Nick Howard

Baltimore Orioles
Released: OF Ben Deluzio | OF Zach Watson

Boston Red Sox
Signed Draft Picks: Trennor O’Donnell (8) | RHP Blake Wehunt (9) | RHP CJ Weins (6) | LHP Ryan Ammons (10) | OF Caden Rose (7)

Chicago Cubs
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Luis Martinez-Gomez (10) | C Michael Carico (5) | 1B Jonathon Long (9) | 3B Brian Kalmer (18) | SS Matt Shaw (1) | OF Brett Bateman (8)
Released: RHP Rowan Wick
Traded: For C PJ Higgins from D-backs

Chicago White Sox
Released: RHP Nick Ernst | RHP Nash Walters
Traded: Cash to Royals for RHP Mike Mayers

Cincinnati Reds
Signed: LHP Nick Sando (NDFA—Santa Clara)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Cody Adcock (13) | RHP Ty Floyd (CB-A) | RHP Rhett Lowder (1) | RHP Dylan Simmons (15) | LHP Hunter Hollan (3) | LHP Graham Osman (10) | LHP Logan Van Treeck (9) | C Connor Burns (5) | 1B Carter Graham (8) | 1B Jack Moss (11) | SS Bernard Moon (16)
Released: RHP Tommy Eveld | RHP Frank German | RHP Shea Spitzbarth

Colorado Rockies
Signed: RHP Chris Flexen
Released: 2B Bret Boswell

Detroit Tigers
Signed: OF Cole Turney (NDFA—Cumberland (Tenn.))
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Jaden Hamm (5) | RHP Hayden Minton (9) | C Bennett Lee (6) | 2B Max Anderson (2)
Released: OF Steele Walker

Houston Astros
Signed: RHP Ben Petschke (NDFA—Samford) | SS Anthony Sherwin (NDFA—Bucknell)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Jake Bloss (3) | RHP Joey Dixon (7) | RHP James Hicks (13) | RHP Jackson Nezuh (14) | RHP Ethan Pecko (6) | LHP Colby Langford (17) | 2B Ryan Johnson (8) | 3B Austin Deming (10) | SS Brice Matthews (1) | SS Jeron Williams (9)

Kansas City Royals
Signed: SS Leonel Valera
Signed Draft Picks: C Blake Mitchell (1)
Released: RHP Adrian Solano
Traded: RHP Mike Mayers to White Sox for cash

Los Angeles Angels
Signed: RHP Will Cristopherson (NDFA—Iowa) | C Caleb Pendleton (NDFA—Florida Atlantic) | INF Caleb Bartolero (NDFA—Troy) | SS Andy Blake (NDFA—Columbia) | OF Landon Wallace (NDFA—West Virginia)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Chris Barraza (10) | RHP Riley Bauman (13) | RHP Chris Clark (5) | RHP Chase Gockel (9) | RHP Camden Minacci (6) | 1B Nolan Schanuel (1) | SS John Wimmer (11)

Miami Marlins
Released: OF JD Orr

Milwaukee Brewers
Released: SS Eddy Alvarez | OF Michael Reed

Minnesota Twins
Released: RHP Jose Bravo | RHP Jordan Brink | LHP Josh Mitchell | LHP Zach Neff | OF Armani Smith

New York Mets
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Noah Hall (7) | RHP Nolan McLean (3) | RHP Kade Morris (3) | RHP Brandon Sproat (2) | RHP Austin Troesser (4C) | RHP Jack Wenninger (6) | C Christian Pregent (10) | 3B Nick Lorusso (9) | SS Boston Baro (8) | SS AJ Ewing (4C) | SS Colin Houck (1)
Released: RHP Alex Valverde | C Oscar Campos | OF Jaylin Davis | OF Scott Ota

New York Yankees
Signed: RHP Chris Kean (NDFA—Louisiana-Monroe) | LHP Ben Shields (NDFA—George Mason) | 1B Josh Moylan (NDFA—East Carolina) | 3B Jake Lamb | OF Garrett Martin (NDFA—Austin Peay)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Cade Austin (19) | RHP Danny Flatt (14) | RHP Josh Grosz (11) | RHP Nick Judice (8) | RHP Cade Smith (6) | C Tomas Frick (15) | 1B Kiko Romero (7) | SS Josh Tiedemann (13) | OF Jared Wegner (9)
Released: RHP Colten Brewer | RHP Manny Ramirez | SS Delvin Perez | UTL Matt Pita

Oakland Athletics
Released: RHP Brian Howard | RHP Aaron Wilkerson

Philadelphia Phillies
Signed: RHP Hunter Loyd (NDFA—Campbell) | OF Keaton Anthony (NDFA—Iowa)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Ethan Chenault (18) | SS Zach Arnold (14) | OF AJ Shaver (17)
Released: RHP Jacob Barnes | C John Hicks

Pittsburgh Pirates
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Carlson Reed (4) | RHP Patrick Reilly (5) | RHP Landon Tomkins (10) | SS Mitch Jebb (2)
Released: RHP Bear Bellomy

San Diego Padres
Signed: OF Oscar Mercado
Released: RHP Blake Cederlind | OF Pedro Castellanos
Traded: For OF Ben Gamel from Rays

San Francisco Giants
Released: RHP Phoenix Sanders | C Rob Emery | 3B Colton Welker
Traded: For OF Jack Larsen from Mariners

Seattle Mariners
Signed: LHP Logan Allen | C Rob Emery
Released: IF Carlos Fernandez | 1B Colan Moran | SS Patrick Frick
Traded: OF Jack Larsen to Giants

St. Louis Cardinals
Signed: C Chase Adkison (NDFA—Oklahoma State) | 1B Ross Friedrick (NDFA—Army) | OF Kade Kretzschmar (NDFA—California)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Tyler Bradt (16) | RHP Charles Harrison (7) | RHP Hunter Kublick (18) | RHP Jacob Odle (14) | RHP Jason Savacool (6) | RHP Christian Worley (9) | LHP Quinn Mathews (4) | C Graysen Tarlow (19) | 1B William Sullivan (13) | 3B Trey Paige (17) | SS Dakota Harris (11) | SS Tre Richardson (15) | OF Chase Davis (1) | OF Travis Honeyman (3) | OF Brayden Jobert (12) | OF Zach Levenson (5)

Tampa Bay Rays
Signed: RHP Seth Chavez (NDFA—Kentucky) | RHP Zac McCleve (NDFA—Utah)
Signed Draft Picks: SS Adrian Santana (CB-A)
Released: RHP Graham Spraker
Traded: OF Ben Gamel to Padres

Texas Rangers
Signed: RHP Matt Bush
Released: RHP Eudrys Manon | RHP Ryan Tepera | IF Nick Tanielu

Toronto Blue Jays
Signed: LHP JJ Sanchez (NDFA—Southeastern (Fla.)) | C Nate LaRue (NDFA—Auburn)
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Landen Maroudis (4) | RHP Josh Mollerus (10) | RHP Aaron Munson (19) | RHP Grant Rogers (11) | RHP Kelena Sauer (15) | RHP Chay Yeager (12) | LHP Connor O’Halloran (5) | LHP Kai Peterson (20) | C Jackson Hornung (16) | SS Nick Goodwin (7) | SS Arjun Nimmala (1) | OF Jace Bohrofen (6) | OF Brennan Orf (13) | OF Sam Shaw (9)
Released: RHP Casey Lawrence | LHP Brahiam Jimenez | C Rob Brantly | C Karl Ellison | 1B PK Morris | 2B Zac Cook

Washington Nationals
Signed: RHP Luis Cessa | RHP Rico Garcia
Signed Draft Picks: RHP Thomas Schultz (9) | LHP Jared Simpson (8) | C Ryan Snell (7) | 2B Gavin Dugas (6) | SS Phillip Glasser (10)
Released: RHP Tyler Danish | SS Leonel Valera