Minor League Transactions

Transactions involving minor league players for the period of March 2-8, 2019. All transactions conveyed by Major League Baseball.

The optional assignments displayed here should not be considered official Opening Day assignments. They merely designate that a player has been transferred from major league spring training camp to minor league camp.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Signed: RHP Justin Vernia (Sioux City (American Association))

Atlanta Braves
Signed: SS Jack Lopez
Released: RHP Willians Vasquez

Baltimore Orioles
Acquire: RHP Xavier Moore from Twins for 2018-19 international bonus pool money
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Hunter Harvey

Chicago Cubs
Signed: RHP Junichi Tazawa

Chicago White Sox
Signed: LHP Sam Long (released by Rays, March 22), LHP Sean Nolin
Optioned to Double-A: OF Luis Alexander Basabe, LHP Kodi Medeiros

Cleveland Indians
Signed: 1B Hanley Ramirez (released by Red Sox, June 1)

Detroit Tigers
Released: 3B Randel Alcantara, SS Anthony Pereira, RHP Hector Rodriguez, RHP Chris Smith
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Sandy Baez, LHP Matt Hall, SS Dawel Lugo
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Eduardo Jimenez
Optioned to high Class A: RHP Franklin Perez

Houston Astros
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Francis Martes, RHP Brady Rodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers
Signed: 2B/SS Brad Miller (released by Brewers, July 31)
Optioned to Triple-A: LHP Adam McCreery

Milwaukee Brewers
Signed: 2B Bruce Caldwell, RHP Tyler Gillies (Les Capitales de Quebec (Canadian-American Association)), 3B Brett Lawrie (Did not play 2017 or 2018), 3B Patrick Leonard, C Nick Rickles

Minnesota Twins
Released: RHP Dean Aldridge
Traded: RHP Xavier Moore to Orioles for 2018-19 international bonus pool money
Traded: OF Zack Granite to Rangers for RHP Xavier Moore
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Kohl Stewart

New York Mets
Signed: C Natanael Ramos
Optioned to Triple-A:  RHP Chris Flexen, RHP Drew Gagnon
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Franklyn Kilome

New York Yankees
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Domingo Acevedo

Oakland Athletics
Released: OF Tomy Arias
Optioned to Triple-A: OF Luis Barrera, OF Skye Bolt, RHP Grant Holmes, RHP James Kaprielian, SS Jorge Mateo

Pittsburgh Pirates
Signed: RHP Vicente Campos (Long Island (Atlantic)), C Nick Garland (Normal (Frontier)), LHP Robbie Ross (released by White Sox, June 8)

St. Louis Cardinals
Signed:  RHP William Miranda, C Matt Wieters

San Diego Padres
Signed: RHP Chris Rowley
Released: RHP Vijay Miller

Seattle Mariners
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Ruben Alaniz, OF Joey Curletta
Optioned to Double-A: LHP Ricardo Sanchez

Tampa Bay Rays
Released: C Angel Nelo

Texas Rangers
Signed: 2B Logan Forsythe
Traded: RHP Xavier Moore to Twins for OF Zack Granite

Washington Nationals
Optioned to Triple-A: C Raudy Read
Optioned to Double-A: RHP James Bourque