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This installment collects key transactions involving minor league players, i.e.
those not on 40-man rosters, for the period July 920.
Key transactions include minor league signings, releases and trades, as well as long-term injured list placements and moves pertaining to 40-man roster status.
Any player may elect free agency upon a second career outright assignment to the minor leagues.
As always, transactions are conveyed by Major League Baseball.
The abbreviations that follow player listings refer to minor league level: Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), High-A (A+), Low-A (A), Rookie-level Complex League (R) or Dominican Summer League (DSL).
An asterisk * denotes a minor league contract of two years Arizona Diamondbacks Released: RHP Indigo Diaz (AA) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Gerardo Carrillo Major/minor outright assignment: 1B Pavin Smith (AAA) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Andrew Hoffmann (AAA) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Derek Law (AAA) Transferred to 60-day IL: SS Jacob Amaya (AAA) Athletics Released: RHP Richard Fernandez (R) Released: RHP Francis Marte (R) Released: RHP Manuel Perez (R) Released: LHP C.D.
Pelham (AAA) Released: OF Reynaldo De La Paz (R) Released: OF Cade Marlowe (AAA) Traded: RHP Aaron Civale (DFA) to Cubs for RHP Aiden Moffett (R) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Geoff Hartlieb Added to 40-man roster: RHP Yunior Tur Added to 40-man roster: 3B Tommy White Major/minor outright assignment: 1B Joey Meneses (AAA) Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Jonathan Durantt (DSL) Placed on 60-day IL: LHP Albert Ramos (DSL) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Robert Puason (A) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Sam Stuhr (A) Atlanta Braves Signed: RHP Carlos Carrasco (AAA) Signed: RHP Cole Dennis (R) Signed: RHP Cole Dorland (R) Signed: RHP Tyson Grulkowski (R) Signed: RHP Jensen Hirschkorn (R) Signed: RHP Kaiden McCarthy (R) Signed: LHP Wil Libbert (R) Signed: LHP Braden Scott* (AA) Signed: C Jack Brenner (R) Signed: C Jacob Jarrell (R) Signed: 1B Rowdy Tellez (AAA) Signed: 1B Ben Zeigler-Namoa (R) Signed: 3B Ryne Barker (R) Signed: IF Joan Hernandez (DSL) Signed: OF Jose Azocar (AAA) Signed: OF Carter Beck (R) Signed: OF Parker Brosius (R) Signed: OF AJ Gracia (R) Released: RHP Daysbel Hernandez (AAA) Released: 1B Drew Compton (AA) Acquired: 1B Carson Taylor (AA) from Mariners for cash considerations Added to 40-man roster: RHP Elieser Hernandez Added to 40-man roster: RHP Owen Murphy Added to 40-man roster: LHP Connor Thomas Added to 40-man roster: OF Jose Azocar Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Carlos Carrasco (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: C Jair Camargo (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: OF Jose Azocar (AAA) Elected free agency: RHP Carlos Carrasco Elected free agency: OF Jose Azocar Placed on 60-day IL: OF Starlyn De La Cruz (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Trent Buchanan (A+) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Colin Daniel (A+) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Elison Joseph (A+) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Jeremy Reyes (A) Transferred to 60-day IL: 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr.
(AAA) Baltimore Orioles Signed: RHP Kelvin Cadet (DSL) Signed: RHP Yaramil Hiraldo (AAA) Signed: LHP Zane Adams (R) Signed: LHP Eduin Rodriguez (DSL) Signed: IF Ruben Hernandez (DSL) Signed: IF Yorvis Salazar (DSL) Signed: IF Jonnathan Torres (DSL) Acquired: OF Rudy Martin Jr.
(AAA) from Royals for cash considerations Designated for assignment: OF Rudy Martin Jr.
Added to 40-man roster: C Sam Huff Added to 40-man roster: C Chadwick Tromp Added to 40-man roster: OF Rudy Martin Jr.
Major/minor outright assignment: C Chadwick Tromp (AAA) Placed on full-season IL: LHP Andy Fabian (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Roynel Confidente (DSL) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Juan Duran (DSL) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Tanner Smith (A+) Transferred to 60-day IL: OF Nate George (A+) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Daniel Lloyd (AA) Transferred to full-season IL: LHP Eric Torres (AA) Transferred to full-season IL: SS Cobb Hightower (A) Boston Red Sox Signed: RHP Tommy Kahnle (AAA) Released: 3B Matt Thaiss (AAA) Released: OF Matt Lloyd (AAA) Designated for assignment: RHP Jack Anderson (claimed by Twins) Transferred to full-season IL: LHP Myles Patton (A) Chicago Cubs Signed: RHP Josnel Bazardo (DSL) Signed: RHP Jake Woodford (AAA) Signed: LHP Josh Fleming (AAA) Signed: OF Chas McCormick (AAA) Released: RHP Liam Hendriks (AAA) Released: RHP Ryan Jensen (AA) Released: RHP Kyle Wright (AAA) Released: LHP Aaron Bummer (AAA) Released: C Eric Yang (AAA) Released: 1B Christian Bethancourt (AAA) Released: OF Joan Delgado (R) Released: OF Scott Kingery (AAA) Traded: RHP Aiden Moffett (R) to Athletics for RHP Aaron Civale (DFA) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Bryse Wilson (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Jake Woodford (AAA) Elected free agency: RHP Bryse Wilson Elected free agency: RHP Jake Woodford Chicago White Sox Signed: SS Riley Unroe (AAA) Released: RHP Lucas Sims (AAA) Released: OF TJ McCants (AA) Traded: LHP Brandon Eisert (MLB) and SS Jacob Gonzalez (MLB) to Pirates for LHP Jaden Woods (AAA) and 2026 supplemental first-round pick ($2,897,400) The White Sox traded 2023 first-rounder Jacob Gonzalez to Pittsburgh as part of the deal to acquire the 34th overall pick in the 2026 draft, which was the Pirates competitive-balance pick between the first and second rounds.
Chicago used that pickand nearly $2.5 million of the $2.9 million pick valueto select Chicago-area high school shortstop Landon Thome, son of Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome.
Cincinnati Reds Signed: RHP Cameron Cotter (AA) Signed: RHP Tristan Helmick (R) Signed: RHP Tyner Horn (R) Signed: LHP Ethan Norby (R) Signed: LHP Manuel Sanchez (DSL) Signed: LHP Ben Wereski (AA) Signed: C Brady Neal (R) Signed: 3B Sherman Johnson (R) Signed: OF Jack Lausch (R) Signed: OF Damian Ruiz (R) Released: RHP Hagen Danner (AAA) Released: RHP Irvin Machuca (AA) Released: LHP Jonah Hurney (A+) Released: LHP Anthony Misiewicz (AAA) Released: OF Ariel Almonte (A+) Major/minor outright assignment: OF Will Benson (AAA) Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Sheng-En Lin (A) Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Edgar Lugo (DSL) Placed on 60-day IL: OF Pablo Nunez (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Reynardo Cruz (A+) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Cole Schoenwetter (A+) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Dylan Simmons (A+) Cleveland Guardians Signed: RHP Ryan Bilka (R) Signed: RHP Mario Pesca (R) Released: RHP Jack Carey (AA) Released: RHP Reid Johnston (AA) Released: RHP Tommy Mace (AAA) Released: OF Wuilfredo Antunez (AA) Released: OF Joe Lampe (AAA) Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Edelvis Perez (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Khal Stephen (AA) Transferred to 60-day IL: OF Robert Arias (A) Colorado Rockies Signed: RHP John Brebbia (AAA) Signed: OF Carlos Brito (DSL) Released: RHP Bryan Perez (R) Traded: RHP Seth Halvorsen (MLB) to Dodgers for RHP Nick Frasso (40-man) and OF Landyn Vidourek (A) Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Luis Centeno (DSL) Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Jean Nino (DSL) Detroit Tigers Signed: RHP Jack Turner (R) Released: RHP Sean Hunley (AA) Released: RHP Inohan Paniagua (A+) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Troy Watson Placed on full-season IL: RHP Alistair Tanner (A) Houston Astros Signed: RHP Tazwell Butler (R) Signed: RHP Bryan Carney (R) Signed: C John Rodriguez (DSL) Signed: SS Aaron Piasecki (R) Signed: OF Ryan Pruitt (R) Released: RHP Danny Trehey (A) Released: C Fernando Caldera (AAA) Traded: RHP Lance McCullers Jr.
(MLB) and LHP Colton Gordon (MLB) to Brewers for OF Jadyn Fielder (A) Added to 40-man roster: OF Lucas Spence Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Juan Nunez (A) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Antony Aparicio (R) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Porfirio Ramos (R) Kansas City Royals Signed: RHP Scott Barlow (AAA) Signed: RHP Justin Topa (AAA) Signed: RHP Vince Velasquez (AAA) Signed: LHP Scott Alexander (R) Released: LHP Genesis Cabrera (AAA) Released: LHP Andrew Perez (AAA) Traded: OF Rudy Martin Jr.
(AAA) to Orioles for cash considerations Los Angeles Angels Signed: RHP Luc Rising (R) Signed: 2B Pablo Reyes (AAA) Los Angeles Dodgers Signed: RHP Jose Acevedo (DSL) Signed: RHP Devin Bell (R) Signed: RHP Ronald Buelvas (DSL) Signed: RHP Wyatt Halvorson (R) Signed: RHP Gavin Van Kempen (R) Signed: LHP Charlie Barnes (AAA) Signed: LHP Zach Bates (R) Signed: OF Yoansy Done (DSL) Released: RHP Jose Cabrera (A) Released: RHP Keynan Middleton (AAA) Released: RHP Ryan Sublette (AAA) Released: LHP Jake Eder (AAA) Traded: RHP Nick Frasso (40-man) and OF Landyn Vidourek (A) to Rockies for RHP Seth Halvorsen (MLB) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Carlos Duran Major/minor outright assignment: LHP Charlie Barnes (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: C Chuckie Robinson (AAA) Elected free agency: LHP Charlie Barnes Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Christopher Campos (AAA) Transferred to 60-day IL: 2B Tyler Fitzgerald (AAA) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Samuel Sanchez (A) Miami Marlins Signed: RHP Paul Mendoza (DSL) Signed: RHP Lizdawin Paulino (DSL) Signed: RHP Guillermo Regalado (DSL) Released: 3B Jesus Bastidas (AAA) Placed on full-season IL: RHP Elvin Jimenez (R) Placed on full-season IL: LHP Diego Godoy (R) Transferred to full-season IL: SS Drew Faurot (A+) Milwaukee Brewers Signed: RHP Ryan Oshinskie (R) Released: RHP Junior Fernandez (AAA) Released: RHP Melvin Hernandez (A) Released: C Isais Chavez (R) Released: SS Eddys Leonard (AAA) Traded: OF Jadyn Fielder (A) to Astros for RHP Lance McCullers Jr.
(MLB) and LHP Colton Gordon (MLB) Added to 40-man roster: OF Greg Jones Designated for assignment: RHP Easton McGee (sold to Royals) Major/minor outright assignment: OF Greg Jones (AAA) Elected free agency: OF Greg Jones Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Tanner Gillis (AA) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Griffin Tobias (A) Minnesota Twins Signed: RHP Matt Bowman (AAA) Signed: RHP Wisarly Reinoso (DSL) Released: RHP Nick Mikolajchak (AA) Released: RHP Sam Ryan (AA) Released: LHP Jake Higginbotham (AA) Traded: C Ryan Sprock (A+) to Blue Jays for RHP Tommy Nance (MLB) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Woo-Suk Go Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Samuel Rochard (A+) Placed on 60-day IL: IF Ashwar Sprok (DSL) Transferred to 60-day IL: C Ildefonso Ruiz (AA) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Zach Vennaro (AA) Transferred to full-season IL: OF Caleb Roberts (AA) New York Mets Signed: RHP Sam Carlisle (R) Signed: RHP Bigey Santana (DSL) Signed: OF Keegan OHearn (R) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Xzavion Curry Added to 40-man roster: RHP Dan Hammer Added to 40-man roster: RHP Matt Seelinger Added to 40-man roster: SS Zack Short Designated for assignment: RHP Alex Carrillo (subsequently released) Designated for assignment: OF Jared Oliva (subsequently released) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Dan Hammer (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Matt Seelinger (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Guillermo Zuniga (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: SS Zack Short (AAA) Placed on 60-day IL: LHP Angel Montero (DSL) Placed on 60-day IL: OF Anthony Delgado (DSL) Transferred to 60-day IL: LHP Max Green (AA) New York Yankees Signed: RHP AJ Hutcheson (R) Signed: RHP Jason Krieger (R) Signed: RHP David Leslie (R) Signed: RHP Josh Newell (R) Signed: LHP Hunter Dietz (R) Signed: LHP Zach Johnston (R) Signed: LHP Max Vaisvila (R) Signed: 2B Tyce Peterson (R) Signed: SS Maika Niu (R) Signed: OF Jorsixt Jimenez (R) Signed: OF Dean Toigo (R) Released: RHP Chase Chaney (AA) Released: RHP Dylan Coleman (AAA) Released: SS Jonathan Ornelas (AAA) Released: OF Nick Torres (AA) Added to 40-man roster: RHP Bradley Hanner Placed on 60-day IL: C Jose Lavagnino (DSL) Transferred to 60-day IL: OF JoJo Jackson (A) Transferred to full-season IL: 2B Austin Green (A) Philadelphia Phillies Signed: RHP Enmanuel Leon (DSL) Signed: OF Bryan De La Cruz (AAA) Released: LHP Raymon Rosario (R) Released: SS Jose Familia (R) Released: OF Dylan Carlson (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Jean Cabrera (AA) Pittsburgh Pirates Signed: LHP Braydon Risley* (R) Signed: SS Grae Kessinger (AAA) Signed: OF Dominic Fletcher (AAA) Signed: OF Joshua Palacios (AAA) Traded: LHP Jaden Woods (AAA) and 2026 supplemental first-round pick ($2,897,400) to White Sox for LHP Brandon Eisert (MLB) and SS Jacob Gonzalez (MLB) Acquired: OF Robert Hassell III (R) from Nationals for cash considerations Added to 40-man roster: RHP Khristian Curtis Designated for assignment: RHP Cam Sanders (sold to Orioles) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Darwin Roa (R) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Ryan Harbin (AAA) St.
Louis Cardinals Signed: RHP Durbin Feltman (AAA) Signed: RHP Rayner Reyes (DSL) Released: RHP Edwin Nunez (AA) Released: RHP Jason Savacool (A+) Released: SS Jeremy Rivas (AAA) Released: OF Jose Cordoba (A+) Released: OF Matt Koperniak (AAA) Released: OF Bligh Madris (AAA) Acquired: RHP Trey Pooser (A+) from Rays as player to be named for RHP Chris Roycroft (DFA) Designated for assignment: C Yohel Pozo Added to 40-man roster: RHP Scott Blewett Added to 40-man roster: RHP Luis Gastelum Added to 40-man roster: LHP Jared Shuster Added to 40-man roster: LHP Bruce Zimmermann Major/minor outright assignment: LHP Jared Shuster (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: LHP Bruce Zimmermann (AAA) Elected free agency: LHP Bruce Zimmermann Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Ethan Young (A) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Xavier Cruz (A) Transferred to full-season IL: LHP Alex Cornwell (AAA) San Diego Padres Signed: RHP Jackson Vasquez (DSL) Signed: OF Dustin Harris (AAA) Released: OF Nick Schnell (AAA) Added to 40-man roster: 2B Luis Rengifo Placed on 60-day IL: RHP Daniel Rodriguez (DSL) Placed on full-season IL: IF Gabriel Ollarves (R) Transferred to full-season IL: LHP Omar Cruz (AA) San Francisco Giants Signed: RHP Alex Carrillo (AAA) Released: LHP Juan Sanchez (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: RHP Eric Cerantola (AAA) Elected free agency: RHP Gregory Santos Seattle Mariners Signed: RHP Mario Vasquez (DSL) Signed: OF Stuart Fairchild (R) Released: RHP Abdiel Mendoza (AA) Released: C Brian OKeefe (AAA) Released: 2B Alejo Lopez (AAA) Released: 2B Hogan Windish (AA) Released: IF JT Arruda (AA) Released: OF Colin Davis (AAA) Traded: 1B Carson Taylor (AA) to Braves for cash considerations Transferred to 60-day IL: OF Curtis Washington Jr.
(A+) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP German Fajardo (A) Tampa Bay Rays Signed: RHP Steven Gonzalez (A) Signed: RHP Owen Kramkowski (R) Signed: SS Taj Marchand (R) Released: RHP Frank Chessman (DSL) Released: RHP Janzen Keisel (R) Traded: RHP Trey Pooser (A+) to Cardinals as player to be named for RHP Chris Roycroft (DFA) Placed on full-season IL: RHP Rubender Pena (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Anderson Brito (A+) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Andy Rodriguez (A+) Transferred to 60-day IL: 3B Ricardo Gonzalez (A) Transferred to 60-day IL: SS Daniel Pierce (A) Transferred to 60-day IL: OF Marshall Toole (A+) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Aaron Brooks (AAA) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Jack Hartman (AA) Transferred to full-season IL: RHP Eric Lin (A) Transferred to full-season IL: OF Derek Datil (A) Transferred to full-season IL: OF Leonardo Pineda (R) Texas Rangers Signed: RHP Caden Aoki (R) Signed: RHP Aidan Brainard (R) Signed: C Karson Bowen (R) Signed: C Jaime Perez (R) Signed: 1B Michael Anderson (R) Signed: 1B Jonah Bride (AAA) Signed: 3B Wailele Kane-Yates (R) Signed: SS Evan Morrison (R) Signed: OF Kaden Carpenter (R) Released: RHP Nabil Crismatt (AAA) Released: RHP Kyle Funkhouser (AAA) Released: RHP Patrick Murphy (AAA) Released: RHP Ricardo Velez (AA) Released: RHP Austin Voth (AAA) Released: C Jose Herrera (AAA) Released: 1B Jonah Bride (AAA) Released: OF Gilberto Celestino (AAA) Released: OF Braylin Morel (A) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Dane Acker (AAA) Toronto Blue Jays Signed: RHP Nolan Higgins (R) Signed: C Jake Bennett (R) Signed: SS Gable Mitchell (R) Signed: OF Daz Cameron (R) Signed: OF Bryce Chance (R) Signed: OF Joey Urban (R) Signed: OF Dean West (R) Released: RHP Jorge Gonzalez (DSL) Released: 2B Rafael Lantigua (AAA) Traded: RHP Tommy Nance (MLB) to Twins for C Ryan Sprock (A+) Added to 40-man roster: RHP C.J.
Van Eyk Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Yariel Rodriguez (AAA) Transferred to 60-day IL: 2B Rafael Flores (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: OF RJ Schreck (AAA) Washington Nationals Signed: 3B Devin Ortiz (AA) Released: RHP Kevin Davis (A) Released: RHP Valentin Linarez (R) Released: RHP Johan Otanez (A) Released: RHP Billy Sullivan (AA) Released: LHP Pablo Aldonis (A) Released: LHP Jared Beck (A) Traded: OF Robert Hassell III (R) to Pirates for cash considerations Added to 40-man roster: LHP Tom Cosgrove Major/minor outright assignment: LHP Matt Krook (AAA) Major/minor outright assignment: OF Robert Hassell III (AAA) Elected free agency: LHP Matt Krook Placed on full-season IL: RHP Julio Chivilli (R) Placed on full-season IL: RHP Brenner Cox (R) Transferred to 60-day IL: RHP Owen Puk (A) Transferred to 60-day IL: LHP Nolan Hughes (A) The post Minor League Transactions: July 920, 2026 appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .