Tigers Clips Monday, November 7, 2016

Detroit Free Press Hot stove ready to get fired up at general managers meetings (Fenech) Victor Alcantara has the stuff to succeed in ’ bullpen (Fenech) Mike Russell is new special assistant to Detroit Tigers' (Fenech) Veterans Day Parade, and Vets Fest draw thousands to Detroit (Stafford)

The Detroit News Tigers hire data analyst, build software system (McCosky)

MLive.com Tigers hire manager of analytics from Yankees (Woodbery) Tigers add 2 to their 40-man roster (Woodbery)

MLB.com Trammell, Parrish to host camp at Wayne State (Beck) Avila aims for more youthful roster (Beck) Longtime scout Russell returns to Tigers (Beck)

Associated Press Mike Russell, Jim Logue join Tigers' front office (Staff)

Crain’s Detroit Business Tigers add to analytics staff by hiring manager (Shea)

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Hot stove ready to get fired up at general managers meetings November 7, 2016 By Anthony Fenech/ Detroit Free Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – ’s off-season begins in earnest Monday. By midafternoon, MLB’s decision makers will gather at the Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa for the annual general managers meetings — a three-day stay that officially will light the hot stove. While the GM meetings aren’t nearly as publicized as the winter meetings, which this year will be held in Washington on Dec. 5-8, they often serve a similar importance. Though many deals won’t be completed here, many will begin here. And the Tigers will be a team to watch. They already have made one trade, shipping centerfielder to the Angels on Thursday, and reading between the lines of GM Al Avila last month, they will be exploring many others to create financial flexibility. The task for Avila isn’t simple: reduce a $200-million payroll that failed to make the postseason this past season while trying to keep a competitive product on the field next season. In theory, every player is available. On Oct. 18, Avila sent that signal to the other teams by saying: “Changes are coming.” What changes remains to be seen, though a decrease in payroll is a near certainty. “In describing the process, you can probably name it however you want to name it,” Avila said. “It’s, ‘Hey, we want to get younger, we want to get leaner, we want to run the organization without having to go over the means of the organization.’ “It’s not going to be easy, but it has to be done.” In Arizona, the GMs will be joined by a bevy of agents and, sometimes, even players. The Tigers likely won’t execute any major moves, but they could lay the groundwork for those moves later in the off-season.

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Victor Alcantara has the stuff to succeed in Detroit Tigers’ bullpen November 7, 2016 By Anthony Fenech/ Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Tigers wanted to get something. If they simply had declined centerfielder Cameron Maybin’s $9-million contract option for 2017, they would have received nothing — and footed the bill for a buyout of $1 million in addition. So, Thursday, they sent Maybin to the for minor league right-hander Victor Alcantara. Alcantara doesn’t figure to be close to introducing himself at soon. His minor league numbers — 4.60 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in four seasons, mostly as a starter — tell that story. But in getting something for Maybin, the Tigers hope they can on a with impressive stuff in a relief role. Halfway through the 2016 season with -A Arkansas, Alcantara was moved to the bullpen. The Tigers likely will try him in the same role, to better utilize his upper-90-m.p.h. fastball and attempt to minimize his command issues. At 23, Alcantara is far from a top prospect — checking in at No. 23 in the organization’s minor league rankings, according to MLBPipeline.com — but is equally as far from being a finished product. Perhaps in a new role or with different coaching, Alcantara could emerge as a viable reliever. One scout’s briefing on the right-hander, who is currently pitching in the : “Mid-to-upper- 90-m.p.h. fastball, slider flashes plus, lacks command, lacks mechanical/delivery consistency, upside guy who likely ends up as a reliever.” Alcantara has been assigned to Triple-A Toledo. If he starts next season there, it will be the highest level of minor league action for him. He was signed by the Angels out of the Dominican Republic in 2011. Four seasons later, he still throws hard, with the same control and command issues. The Tigers hope he can iron those out. And they saved money in trying to find out.

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Mike Russell is new special assistant to Detroit Tigers' Al Avila November 7, 2016 By Anthony Fenech/ Detroit Free Press

Mike Russell is back with the Detroit Tigers. After a two-year stint overseeing the ’ pro scouting department as a special assistant in baseball operations, Russell officially rejoined the Tigers on Friday as a special assistant to general manager Al Avila. Russell, 56, worked on the Tigers’ major league scouting staff in 2002-14. He was coveted for his baseball knowledge and trading know-how: With the Tigers embarking on a crucial off-season in which they will be big players on the trade market, Russell will help Avila in evaluating talent. Russell has worked in for 28 seasons, beginning as an area supervisor with the Giants in 1988. Since then, he has served multiple roles with the Giants, Blue Jays, Marlins, Tigers and Diamondbacks. In 2013, Russell was inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame. Russell isn’t the only addition to the front office. Like last off-season, Avila has added to the analytics department by hiring Jim Logue as manager of baseball analytics. Logue comes from the Yankees, where he worked since 2007 and most recently was the team’s senior analyst for quantitative analysis. According to the Tigers, Logue “created predictive analytics to support all aspects of baseball operations decision making.” The hires continue a theme set by Avila: beefing up the analytics department while keeping a strong balance with the scouting side.

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Veterans Day Parade, run and Vets Fest draw thousands to Detroit November 7, 2016 By Katrease Stafford/ Detroit Free Press

More than 120 veterans organizations and 3,000 people marched today in the 11th annual Detroit Veterans Day Parade that began on Jefferson Avenue and ended at Hart Plaza downtown. The event — which also included the 4 Star, 4 Mile race — featured some familiar faces including Detroit Tigers pitcher , Gulf War veteran and FOX 2 News weather expert Rich Luterman and Democratic U.S. Sen. , who served as the event's grand marshal, according to a news release. Luterman got things going at Martin Luther King High School and fellow veteran Jim O’Brien of WCSX 94.7 led the Hart Plaza ceremony following the parade. The 4 Star, 4 Mile race and the Vets Fest were produced by Fifth Third Bank and presented by Verlander’s Wins for Warriors Foundation. The Vets Fest included live music and food trucks. “It is so important that we honor those who have served their country — many of whom were never thanked or acknowledged properly,” Phil Harrison, the parade chair for the Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition, which put on the parade, said in the release. Families lined up along the north side of Jefferson and watched and waved as the participants went by. The event honored all veterans and gave special recognition to local veterans: Peters, who is a Navy veteran, Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, Brigadier General Michael Stone and Gen. David Bassett, according to the release. Veterans groups from 27 Michigan cities, Junior Reserve Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) and youth group members from 26 Detroit area schools, and five high school marching bands also participated in the parade, which was held days ahead of the actual Veterans Day on Nov. 11. The parade was created years ago to increase awareness and appreciation for veterans and their families, said Darci McConnell, spokeswoman for the event.

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Tigers hire data analyst, build software system November 7, 2016 By Chris McCosky/ The Detroit News

Detroit — At his postseason press conference, Tigers general manager Al Avila said the club’s analytics department was in its infancy. “We will be hiring several more people in that area that will basically just be doing the calculations, mathematics, formulas that they create to help us make better decisions,” he said. “It is not in place right now. Hasn’t been. In reality, it’s in its infancy right now.” A month later, and maybe the department is closer to adolescence. Under the guidance of senior director of baseball operations Jay Sartori, the Tigers are building their own software system, which will be called Caesar. And, announced Friday, they have hired a respected data analyst and programmer — Jim Logue. Logue has been with the Yankee since 2007, most recently serving as the club’s senior analyst. For the Tigers, Logue will oversee quantitative analysis and help create advance predictive models to support all levels of decision-making. The Tigers hope Caesar will up and running by January. “We’re building Caesar as we speak,” Avila said. “That won’t be operational, fully operational, until January. It’ll be functional by January, hopefully. It will be a continuing process every year. It will never stop. It will continue to be ongoing.” The Tigers are expected to hire one more analyst and two more interns for the analytics department. Roster update The Tigers added three pitchers to the 40-man roster on Friday. Right-hander Drew VerHagen, who spent the bulk of last season on the disabled list, was reinstated. Left-hander and right-hander were purchased from Triple-A Toledo. Jaye, 24, was acquired from Texas along with Bobby Wilson for last March. A starting pitcher, he split his season between Double-A Erie and Toledo, going 5-12, with a 3.95 ERA. Bell, 27, was also acquired from the Rangers (for Wilson) in May. In 33 Triple-A appearances, including 12 starts, he was 11-4 with a 3.29 record.

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Tigers hire manager of baseball analytics from Yankees November 7, 2016 By Evan Woodbery/ MLive.com

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers hired the senior analyst in the quantitative analysis department to manage its fledgling baseball analytics department. Jim Logue has worked for the Yankees in various positions since graduating from Amherst College in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in economics and a concentration in mathematics. Tigers general manager Al Avila said last month that the team's analytics department is in its infancy but they were hiring several people, including a manager, to "help us make better decisions." Avila said that infrastructure "is not in place right now, and hasn't been." Logue's job will be to help change that while working with Jay Sartori, the senior director of baseball analytics and operations, who was hired from Apple last year, and Sam Menzin, the director of baseball operations. Sartori and Avila revealed last month that they're nearing completion of a new internal software system called "Caesar" that should be operational in January. The Tigers also announced Friday that Mike Russell was rejoining the club as special assistant to the general manager. Russell was a major league scout for the Tigers from 2002-2014. He spent the last two seasons overseeing the pro scouting department for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona fired manager Chip Hale and general manager Dave Stewart after the 2016 season. Russell was inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Tigers add 2 pitchers to their 40-man roster November 7, 2016 By Evan Woodbery/ MLive.com

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers added two pitchers acquired in trades earlier this season to their 40-man roster on Friday. The Tigers purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Myles Jaye and left-handed pitcher Chad Bell, both of whom were at Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers acquired both pitchers from the in separate trades earlier this year. Bell could have elected to become a minor-league free agent next week. The Tigers preempted that by adding him to the roster. Jaye would have been eligible for the Rule 5 Draft next month. The Tigers also reinstated pitcher Drew VerHagen to the 40-man roster from the 60-day disabled list. The Tigers are now up to the full allotment of 40 players, of whom 24 are pitchers. That includes recently acquired right-handed reliever Victor Alcantara. The four slots opened this week when catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and infielders Erick Aybar and Casey McGehee filed for free agency. Outfielder Cameron Maybin was traded to Los Angeles for Alcantara. Bell and Jaye are linked by their former team and the trades that brought them to the Tigers. The Tigers acquired Jaye and catcher Bobby Wilson from the Rangers on March 29. The Tigers sent Wilson back to Texas in exchange for Bell on May 3. Bell, a 27-year-old left-hander, was drafted by the Rangers in the 14th round in 2009. He was 10-4 with a 3.70 ERA in 28 appearances at Triple-A Toledo in 2016, striking out 69 and walking 38 in 80 innings. Jaye, 24, was a 17th round pick of the in 2010. He split time between Toledo and Double-A Erie in 2016, going 5-12 with a 3.95 ERA, striking out 135 and walking 41 in 161 innings. VerHagen, 26, has spent parts of the last three seasons with the big-league club. He was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder in the summer.

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Trammell, Parrish to host camp at Wayne State November 7, 2016 By Jason Beck/ MLB.com

DETROIT -- Former Tigers greats and are teaming up once again for Wayne State University, hosting their seventh annual baseball camp series Nov. 19-20 at the midtown Detroit school's Matthaei and Multipurpose Indoor Facility. The series opens on Saturday, Nov. 19, with a fundamentals camp from 9 a.m.-noon ET for kids in grades 2-12. The camp focuses on teaching baseball concepts in all phases of the game, including infield, outfield, hitting, baserunning, pitching and catching, through college and professional level drills. The rest of the series focuses on kids in grades 8-12, teaching more specifics with a goal of preparing players for the next level. The advanced development camp, scheduled for Nov. 19 from 1:30-4:30 p.m., will feature higher-level tools to focus on skill development at infield, outfield, pitching and catching, along with detailed offensive work for hitting, baserunning, speed and agility. Campers will also be educated on strength and conditioning, injury prevention and the college recruiting process. The second day of the camp on Nov. 20 is new, with a focus on shortstops and . Trammell, a six-time All-Star and four-time winner, will lead the shortstop camp from 9 a.m.-noon through detailed instruction, drill sets and training, with a philosophy geared toward advanced shortstop development. Campers will learn about reading the hop on grounders, throwing mechanics, leadership at the position and how to play fast. Parrish, who won three Gold Glove Awards and earned eight All-Star selections, will run the catching camp from 1-4 p.m. through an advanced series of drills, position education and training. Catchers will learn about becoming a field general from behind the plate, receiving the ball, blocking pitches, developing a primary and secondary catching stance, quickening the release and improving footwork. The fundamentals and advanced development camps cost $100 each or $180 for both. The shortstop and catching camps cost $125 apiece. Registration deadline for all camps is Saturday, Nov. 12. For more information or to register, log onto waynestatebaseballcamps.com.

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Avila aims for more youthful Opening Day roster November 7, 2016 By Jason Beck/ MLB.com

DETROIT -- The Tigers have a history of offseason surprises, from to to . As they await the start of the Hot Stove season, they are entering a winter of a great unknown with a goal of coming out with a younger, leaner team. Even general manager Al Avila isn't sure how the club will look by early April. It already won't look like last year in center field after Cameron Maybin's trade to the Angels. If the right offers come along, the Tigers' roster could look vastly different on Opening Day than it does now. Right now, though, nobody knows. Not even the man in charge. "The changes that we want to make are going to be dictated by what's available on the trade market, what other clubs may have, the needs that we might be able to fill and what certain clubs may have that we might like in return," Avila said. "We definitely would like to get younger as we move forward." OPPONENT The Tigers open the season in against the White Sox, a team Detroit went 12-7 against last year. has started three of the past four season openers for the White Sox and will most likely do so again if healthy. He posted a 1-2 record with a 3.13 ERA against the Tigers in 2016. Al Avila on the Tigers' future Al Avila on the Tigers' future Tigers general manger Al Avila talks with Dan Dickerson about the 2016 season and moving forward OPENING DAY STARTER Unless Justin Verlander is traded or injured, he'll likely make his ninth Opening Day start in 10 seasons, creeping him closer to ' mark of 11, from 1980 to 1990. OPENING DAY LINEUP Most of the key players in Detroit's starting lineup are under contract for 2017. If the Tigers don't swing any more trades this offseason, their lineup would look little changed aside from center field: 1. Ian Kinsler, 2B 2. Jose Iglesias, SS 3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B 4. Victor Martinez, DH 5. J.D. Martinez, RF 6. Nick Castellanos, 3B 7. Justin Upton, LF 8. James McCann, C 9. JaCoby Jones, CF The chances of the Tigers' lineup looking like this on Opening Day, of course, aren't that high. If Avila has a busy winter, the batting order is the most likely site of change. A trade of J.D. Martinez, for instance, would move Castellanos and Upton closer to the middle of the order, and likely result in Steven Moya or Tyler Collins in right field. Likewise, Dixon Machado could fill Iglesias' slot in a fairly straightforward move. Trading Kinsler would have a wider-ranging effect, not just because the Tigers don't have a clear replacement at second, but also because who would fill the leadoff role. THREE REASONS TO BE EXCITED • The Tigers are embarking on a movement that has been discussed for years, but has never been executed. If they swing some deals, they could end up with players that could become new fixtures, much like the Curtis Granderson trade five years ago that brought back Opening Day center fielder Austin Jackson and starter Max Scherzer.

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• Opening Day could begin the last go-around for several familiar names. Kinsler and J.D. Martinez enter the final guaranteed year of their contracts. So do pitchers Anibal Sanchez, Mark Lowe, and Francisco Rodriguez (again, if his option is picked up). • As Verlander, Cabrera, Kinsler and Victor Martinez creep further into their 30s, the future falls more into the grasp of emerging young players such as Castellanos, who enjoyed a breakout season before a broken left hand cost him most of August and September.

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Longtime scout Russell returns to Tigers November 7, 2016 By Jason Beck/ MLB.com

DETROIT -- The Tigers strengthened their scouting and analytics departments Friday, announcing the return of longtime scout Mike Russell as a special assistant and the arrival of Jim Logue as a baseball analytics manager. Though Russell spent the last two seasons with the D-backs, overseeing their pro scouting department, he was one of the first scouting hires by then-general manager Dave Dombrowski and then-assistant Al Avila. His history with Dombrowski and Avila dates back to 1996, when he joined the Marlins as an area supervisor and special assignment scout. He was on the Tigers' Major League scouting staff from 2002 through 2014, primarily scouting the East while also helping scout within the organization. He became one of the most trusted advisors for the Tigers' front office. Russell's scouting work played a part in numerous deals, the biggest being the 2007 trade that brought Miguel Cabrera to Detroit. Russell was inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2013. He also made an impact on the charitable side with a donation to pay for the funeral for James Van Horn, better known for his "Eat 'Em Up Tigers" chant around Comerica Park, after Van Horn was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Russell was the longest-tenured member of Detroit's scouting ranks when he left the Tigers after the 2014 season for the D-backs to work with longtime friend De Jon Watson, who had just become Arizona's senior vice president of baseball operations. The recent changeover in the D-backs' front office provided an opportunity for the Tigers to pursue a reunion, and new Arizona general manager did not stand in the way. Logue had worked with the Yankees in a variety of roles since 2007, the year before his graduation from Amherst College. Most recently, he was New York's senior analyst for quantitative analysis, creating predictive analytics to support all aspects of baseball operations decision-making.

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Mike Russell, Jim Logue join Tigers' front office November 7, 2016 By Associated Press Staff/ Associated Press

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have hired Mike Russell as a special assistant to the general manager and Jim Logue as a baseball analytics manager. Russell was on the major league scouting staff for the Tigers from 2002-14. He spent the past two seasons as a special assistant to baseball operations with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Russell oversaw Arizona's pro scouting department and advised on player trades and acquisitions. Russell was inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2013. Logue has worked in a variety of roles with the New York Yankees since 2007. The Tigers announced the moves Friday.

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Tigers add to analytics staff by hiring manager November 7, 2016 By Bill Shea/ Crain’s Detroit Business

The Detroit Tigers have begun to make good on a promise to bolster their reliance on advanced analytics instead of just old school baseball instincts. The team said it has hired Jim Logue as manager of baseball analytics. He most recently was senior analyst of quantitative analysis for the New York Yankees, who hired him in 2007. With the Yankees, Logue created predictive analytics to support all aspects of baseball operations decision-making, the Tigers said in a statement. His hire represents an increasing emphasis by the Tigers under General Manager Al Avila on using data to help make smarter trades, improve player development and aid in-game decision management. The team has lagged behind most of Major League Baseball in sabermetrics — a term for the empirical analysis of baseball statistics pioneered by author and analyst Bill James and named by him for the Society for American Baseball Research. A February 2015 ESPN analytics ranking deemed the Tigers under then-GM Dave Dombrowski to be "skeptics" of data-driven analysis and decision-making. That's apparently changed under Avila, who replaced Dombrowski last year. Logue joins a Tigers data effort led by ex-Apple Inc. executive Jay Sartori, senior director of baseball analytics and operations and former Toronto Blue Jays assistant general manager; and Sam Menzin, who is director of baseball operations. Logue is a 2008 Amherst College graduate with a bachelor's degree in economics with a concentration in mathematics. The number crunching — statistical, financial or both — this offseason led to a trade on Thursday that wasn't met with much approval from fans and pundits: The team traded centerfielder Cameron Maybin, 29, to the Los Angeles Angels for right-handed pitcher Victor Alcantara, a 23-year-old Double-A prospect with a big arm and command troubles. The Angels said they will exercise Maybin's $9 million option for 2017. It's that financial element that has critics saying the trade was a nickle-and-dime cost-cutting move rather than data-driven transaction — an argument that won't be decided until his replacement performs in the outfield and at the plate. Barring another acquisition, Detroit likely will have to rely on some combination of Tyler Collins, JaCoby Jones and Anthony Gose in centerfield in 2017. Detroit had a $205.8 million payroll this past season, and Avila is expected to trim player spending while trying to restock the roster to compete long term. Maybin hit .315 in 94 games with the Tigers this season. Originally drafted by the Tigers in 2005, he was part of the trade with the Florida Marlins for Miguel Cabrera in 2007. He also played for the and . The Braves traded Maybin to the Tigers in November 2015 for prospect and reliever . Atlanta assumed $2.5 million of Maybin's $8 million salary this season. He's a free agent in 2018. The Tigers also said it has rehired longtime top scout Mike Russell as a special assistant to the general manager. The 28-year baseball veteran was the Arizona Diamondbacks' special assistant to baseball operations the past two seasons. He was on the Tigers' major league scouting staff 2002-14, and is credited with being key in assembling the clubs that went to the in 2006 and 2012. He's also worked with the , Toronto Blue Jays, and Marlins.

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LAST UPDATED: MON, NOVEMBER 7, 2016, 01:52 EST

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

TEAM PLAYER TRANSACTION

Chicago Cubs Dexter Fowler Declared Free Agency, (declined player option)

Kansas City Royals Removed From 60-Day DL, (Thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms)

Kansas City Royals Luke Hochevar Declared Free Agency, (mutual option declined)

New York Mets Yoenis Cespedes Declared Free Agency, (declined player option)

St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walden Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016

TEAM PLAYER TRANSACTION

Arizona Diamondbacks Jeremy Hazelbaker Acquired Off Waivers From from Cardinals, St. Louis

Atlanta Braves Dan Winkler Removed From 60-Day DL, (Fractured right elbow)

Atlanta Braves Jesse Biddle Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from left elbow surgery)

Atlanta Braves Rob Whalen Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right shoulder fatigue)

Atlanta Braves Paco Rodríguez Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from left elbow surgery)

Baltimore Orioles Joey Rickard Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right thumb ligament injury)

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Baltimore Orioles Chris Lee Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left shoulder strain)

Baltimore Orioles Logan Ondrusek Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent

Boston Red Sox Josh Rutledge Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent

Cincinnati Reds Ivan De Jesus Outrighted to Minors

Detroit Tigers Drew VerHagen Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right shoulder thoracic outlet syndrome)

Houston Astros Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Kansas City Royals Tim Collins Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left elbow surgery - out for season)

Kansas City Royals Edinson Volquez Declared Free Agency, (declined mutual option)

Kansas City Royals Kris Medlen Declared Free Agency, (mutual option declined)

Kansas City Royals Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from left shoulder surgery)

Kansas City Royals Kendrys Morales Declared Free Agency, (declined mutual option)

Kansas City Royals Kris Medlen Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right rotator cuff inflammation)

Kansas City Royals Mike Moustakas Removed From 60-Day DL, (Torn right ACL - out for season)

Los Angeles Angels Vicente Campos Acquired Off Waivers From from Diamondbacks, Arizona

New York Mets Justin Ruggiano Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left shoulder discomfort)

New York Yankees Nick Rumbelow Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from right elbow surgery)

New York Yankees Dustin Ackley Removed From 60-Day DL, (Dislocated right shoulder)

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New York Yankees Chad Green Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained tendon in right forearm)

New York Yankees Domingo Germán Purchased From Minors

New York Yankees Nathan Eovaldi Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right elbow surgery - out for season)

New York Yankees Branden Pinder Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained right elbow)

Oakland Athletics Josh Smith Acquired Off Waivers From from Reds, Cincinnati

Philadelphia Phillies Pat Neshek Traded From from Astros, Houston (for future considerations)

Philadelphia Phillies Pat Neshek Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Pittsburgh Pirates Josh Harrison Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right groin strain)

Pittsburgh Pirates Elías Díaz Removed From 60-Day DL, (Leg infection)

Pittsburgh Pirates Gerrit Cole Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right elbow posterior inflammation)

Pittsburgh Pirates Chris Stewart Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left knee discomfort)

Pittsburgh Pirates A.J. Schugel Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right shoulder injury)

San Francisco Giants Signed to a Minor League Contract

Seattle Mariners Charlie Furbush Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent

Seattle Mariners Dean Kiekhefer Acquired Off Waivers From from Cardinals, St. Louis

St. Louis Cardinals Lance Lynn Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from right elbow surgery)

St. Louis Cardinals Tyler Lyons Removed From 60-Day DL, (Stress reaction in left knee)

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St. Louis Cardinals Seth Maness Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained right elbow)

St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walden Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right shoulder inflammation)

Toronto Blue Jays Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2016

TEAM PLAYER TRANSACTION

Arizona Diamondbacks David Peralta Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right wrist inflammation)

Arizona Diamondbacks Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right hip impingement)

Arizona Diamondbacks Rickie Weeks Declared Free Agency

Arizona Diamondbacks Daniel Hudson Declared Free Agency

Atlanta Braves Emilio Bonifacio Declared Free Agency

Atlanta Braves A.J. Pierzynski Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained left hamstring)

Atlanta Braves Eric O'Flaherty Declared Free Agency

Atlanta Braves Eric O'Flaherty Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left elbow neuritis - out for season)

Atlanta Braves A.J. Pierzynski Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Steve Pearce Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained right flexor mass)

Baltimore Orioles Brian Duensing Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Declared Free Agency

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Baltimore Orioles Pedro Alvarez Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Drew Stubbs Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Nolan Reimold Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Steve Pearce Declared Free Agency

Baltimore Orioles Tommy Hunter Declared Free Agency

Boston Red Sox Junichi Tazawa Declared Free Agency

Boston Red Sox Ryan Hanigan Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

Boston Red Sox Koji Uehara Declared Free Agency

Boston Red Sox Blake Swihart Removed From 60-Day DL, (Sprained left ankle)

Boston Red Sox Aaron Hill Declared Free Agency

Boston Red Sox Carson Smith Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right elbow surgery - out for season)

Boston Red Sox David Ortiz Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Boston Red Sox Josh Rutledge Outrighted to Minors

Boston Red Sox Josh Rutledge Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left knee surgery - out for season)

Boston Red Sox Brad Ziegler Declared Free Agency

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Boston Red Sox Brandon Workman Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from right elbow surgery)

Boston Red Sox Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Boston Red Sox Pablo Sandoval Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left shoulder surgery)

Chicago Cubs Chris Coghlan Declared Free Agency

Chicago Cubs Aroldis Chapman Declared Free Agency

Chicago Cubs Trevor Cahill Declared Free Agency

Chicago Cubs Travis Wood Declared Free Agency

Chicago Cubs Declared Free Agency

Chicago Cubs David Ross Retired

Chicago White Sox Jake Petricka Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right hip impingement)

Chicago White Sox Justin Morneau Declared Free Agency

Chicago White Sox Austin Jackson Declared Free Agency

Chicago White Sox Matt Davidson Removed From 60-Day DL, (Fractured right foot)

Chicago White Sox Declared Free Agency

Chicago White Sox Matt Albers Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

Chicago White Sox Daniel Webb Released

Chicago White Sox Daniel Webb Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right elbow flexor inflammation)

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Cincinnati Reds Alfredo Simón Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right shoulder surgery - out for season)

Cincinnati Reds Alfredo Simón Declared Free Agency

Cincinnati Reds Ross Ohlendorf Declared Free Agency

Cleveland Indians Rajai Davis Declared Free Agency

Cleveland Indians Marlon Byrd Declared Free Agency

Cleveland Indians Declared Free Agency

Cleveland Indians Carlos Santana Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Colorado Rockies Jorge De La Rosa Declared Free Agency

Colorado Rockies Mark Reynolds Declared Free Agency

Colorado Rockies Nick Hundley Declared Free Agency

Colorado Rockies Boone Logan Declared Free Agency

Colorado Rockies Ryan Raburn Declared Free Agency

Colorado Rockies Daniel Descalso Declared Free Agency

Detroit Tigers Francisco Rodriguez Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Detroit Tigers Jarrod Saltalamacchia Declared Free Agency

Detroit Tigers Casey McGehee Declared Free Agency

Detroit Tigers Erick Aybar Declared Free Agency

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Detroit Tigers Victor Alcántara Traded From from Angels, Los Angeles (for OF Cameron Maybin)

Houston Astros Declared Free Agency

Houston Astros Luis Valbuena Declared Free Agency

Houston Astros Declared Free Agency

Houston Astros Jason Castro Declared Free Agency

Houston Astros Norichika Aoki Acquired Off Waivers From from Mariners, Seattle

Kansas City Royals Drew Butera Declared Free Agency

Kansas City Royals Peter Moylan Declared Free Agency

Kansas City Royals Alcides Escobar Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Kansas City Royals Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Los Angeles Angels Geovany Soto Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Angels Cameron Maybin Traded From from Tigers, Detroit (for RHP Victor Alcantara)

Los Angeles Angels Tim Lincecum Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Angels Jhoulys Chacin Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Angels Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Angels C.J. Wilson Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Angels C.J. Wilson Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left shoulder inflammation)

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Los Angeles Angels Jered Weaver Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Angels Cameron Maybin Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Los Angeles Dodgers J.P. Howell Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Brett Anderson Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Rich Hill Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Jesse Chavez Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Justin Turner Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Joe Blanton Declared Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers Kenley Jansen Declared Free Agency

Miami Marlins Fernando Rodney Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

Miami Marlins Andrew Cashner Declared Free Agency

Miami Marlins Jeff Mathis Declared Free Agency

Miami Marlins Chris Johnson Declared Free Agency

Miami Marlins Jeff Francoeur Declared Free Agency

Miami Marlins Dustin McGowan Declared Free Agency

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Miami Marlins Mike Dunn Declared Free Agency

Milwaukee Brewers Chris Capuano Declared Free Agency

Milwaukee Brewers Chris Capuano Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left elbow soreness)

Milwaukee Brewers Blaine Boyer Declared Free Agency

Minnesota Twins Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Jonathon Niese Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

New York Mets Jose Reyes Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

New York Mets Fernando Salas Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Neil Walker Removed From 60-Day DL, (Herniated disk in lower back)

New York Mets Neil Walker Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Zack Wheeler Removed From 60-Day DL, (Recovery from right elbow surgery)

New York Mets David Wright Removed From 60-Day DL, (Herniated disk in neck)

New York Mets Jerry Blevins Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

New York Mets Bartolo Colon Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Alejandro De Aza Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Matt Harvey Removed From 60-Day DL, (Right shoulder thoracic surgery)

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New York Mets Declared Free Agency

New York Mets James Loney Declared Free Agency

New York Mets Jonathon Niese Removed From 60-Day DL, (Left knee surgery - out 4-6 weeks)

New York Yankees Declared Free Agency

New York Yankees Billy Butler Declared Free Agency

New York Yankees Mark Teixeira Retired

Oakland Athletics Ross Detwiler Declared Free Agency

Oakland Athletics Declared Free Agency

Philadelphia Phillies Andres Blanco Declared Free Agency

Philadelphia Phillies A.J. Ellis Declared Free Agency

Philadelphia Phillies Peter Bourjos Declared Free Agency

Philadelphia Phillies Zach Eflin Removed From 60-Day DL, (Patellar tendinitis, both knees)

Philadelphia Phillies Removed From 60-Day DL, (Torn left hamstring - out for season)

Philadelphia Phillies Matt Harrison Removed From 60-Day DL, (Lower back inflammation)

Philadelphia Phillies Jeremy Hellickson Declared Free Agency

Philadelphia Phillies Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained right elbow)

Philadelphia Phillies David Hernandez Declared Free Agency

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Philadelphia Phillies Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

Philadelphia Phillies Charlie Morton Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

Pittsburgh Pirates Ivan Nova Declared Free Agency

Pittsburgh Pirates Neftali Feliz Declared Free Agency

Pittsburgh Pirates Sean Rodriguez Declared Free Agency

Pittsburgh Pirates Declared Free Agency

Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan Vogelsong Declared Free Agency

San Diego Padres Carlos Villanueva Declared Free Agency

San Diego Padres Clayton Richard Declared Free Agency

San Diego Padres Adam Rosales Declared Free Agency

San Diego Padres Edwin Jackson Declared Free Agency

San Diego Padres Declared Free Agency

San Diego Padres Brandon Morrow Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Gordon Beckham Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Sergio Romo Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Angel Pagan Declared Free Agency

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San Francisco Giants Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

San Francisco Giants Gregor Blanco Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Javier Lopez Declared Free Agency

San Francisco Giants Santiago Casilla Declared Free Agency

Seattle Mariners Adam Lind Declared Free Agency

Seattle Mariners Dae-Ho Lee Declared Free Agency

Seattle Mariners Nathan Karns Removed From 60-Day DL, (Lower back strain)

Seattle Mariners Chris Iannetta Declared Free Agency, (team option declined)

Seattle Mariners Franklin Gutierrez Declared Free Agency

Seattle Mariners Seth Smith Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Seattle Mariners Drew Storen Declared Free Agency

St. Louis Cardinals Brandon Moss Declared Free Agency

St. Louis Cardinals Jaime Garcia Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

St. Louis Cardinals Jerome Williams Declared Free Agency

Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Jepsen Declared Free Agency

Tampa Bay Rays Alexei Ramirez Declared Free Agency

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Tampa Bay Rays Logan Morrison Declared Free Agency

Tampa Bay Rays Logan Morrison Removed From 60-Day DL, (Strained left wrist - out for season)

Texas Rangers Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Texas Rangers Carlos Beltran Declared Free Agency

Texas Rangers Colby Lewis Declared Free Agency

Texas Rangers Mitch Moreland Declared Free Agency

Texas Rangers Ian Desmond Declared Free Agency

Texas Rangers Carlos Gomez Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Joaquin Benoit Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Brett Cecil Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays R.A. Dickey Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Dioner Navarro Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Michael Saunders Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Gavin Floyd Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Gavin Floyd Removed From 60-Day DL, (Torn right lat muscle)

Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista Declared Free Agency

Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion Declared Free Agency

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Toronto Blue Jays Scott Feldman Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Wilson Ramos Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Marc Rzepczynski Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Matt Belisle Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Sean Burnett Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Stephen Drew Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Gio Gonzalez Signed, ( 2017)(team option exercised)

Washington Nationals Chris Heisey Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Mat Latos Declared Free Agency

Washington Nationals Declared Free Agency

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