Los Angeles Angels Transactions 2016

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 24, 2016Claimed RHP Blake Parker off waivers from Milwaukee.
December 23, 2016Designated INF Ji-Man Choi for assignment. Agreed to terms with OF Ben Revere on a one-year contract.
December 13, 2016Traded C Jett Bandy to Milwaukee for C Martin Maldonado and RHP Drew Gagnon.
December 2, 2016Designated LHP Cody Ege for assignment.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 28, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Ryan LaMarre. Designated INF Gregorio Petit for assignment.
November 23, 2016Announced RHP Blake Parker was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee. Announced RHPs Abel De Los Santos and Jose Valdez cleared waivers and were sent outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
November 22, 2016Designated C Juan Graterol for assignment. Claimed INF Nolan Fontana off waivers from Houston.
November 18, 2016Selected RHP Keynan Middleton, RHP Austin Adams, LHP Nate Smith and RHP Eduardo Paredes to the major league roster. Outrighted INF Rey Navarro to Salt Lake (PCL). Designated RHPs Blake Parker, Jose Valdez and Abel De Los Santos for assignment. Announced OF Rafael Ortega refused his outright assignment to Salt Lake and elected free agency.
November 11, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Chavez on a one-year contract.
November 9, 2016Re-signed RHP Andrew Bailey to a one-year contract. Designated OF Shane Robinson for assignment.
November 7, 2016Exercised their 2017 option on 3B Yunel Escobar. Designated RHP Cory Rasmus for assignment. Reinstated RHP Matt Shoemaker, RHP Huston Street, RHP Nick Tropeano, LHP Andrew Heaney, and RHP Garrett Richards from the 60-day DL.
November 5, 2016Claimed RHP Vicente Campos off waivers from Arizona. Exercised 2017 option on OF Cameron Maybin.
November 4, 2016Reinstated LHP C.J. Wilson from the 60-day DL.
November 3, 2016Acquired OF Cameron Maybin from the Detroit Tigers for RHP Victor Alcantara and will exercise Maybin's 2017 option.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 28, 2016Designated LHP Brett Oberholtzer for assignment. Claimed RHP Abel De Los Santos off waivers from Cincinnati.
October 13, 2016Announced RHP A.J. Achter and OF Nick Buss elected free agency in lieu of outright assignments.
October 5, 2016Designated RHP A.J. Achter and OF Nick Buss for assignment.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 15, 2016Reinstated RHP Cory Rasmus from the 60-day DL. Transferred RHP Matt Shoemaker to the 60-day DL.
September 6, 2016Activated O Shane Robinson from the 15-day DL.
September 5, 2016Placed RHP Matt Shoemaker on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP A.J. Achter from Salt Lake (PCL). Activated RHP Daniel Wright.
September 2, 2016Activated 3B Yunel Escobar activated from the 7-day DL.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 21, 2016Optioned 1B Ji-Man Choi to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP A.J. Achter from Salt Lake. Agreed to terms with LHP LHP Manny Banuelos on a minor league contract.
August 20, 2016Placed 3B Yunel Escobar on the seven-day concussion list. Called up INF Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake City (PCL). Designated 2B Johnny Giavotella for assignment. Reinstated 1B C.J. Cron from the 15-day DL.
August 17, 2016Placed C Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 8/15. Recalled C Carlos Perez from Salt Lake City (PCL).
August 14, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Bailey on a minor league contract.
August 13, 2016Placed OF Shane Robinson on the 15-day DL. Designated 2B Sean Coyle for assignment. Claimed LHP Cody Ege off waivers from Miami and optioned him to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Nick Buss from Salt Lake. Transferred RHP Nick Tropeano to the 60-day DL. Sent 1B C.J. Cron to Salt Lake for a rehab assignment. Today the Angels made the following transactions:
August 11, 2016Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Salt Lake (PCL). Added LHP Brett Oberholtzer to the roster.
August 10, 2016Optioned C Carlos Perez to Salt Lake (PCL). Activated C Geovany Soto from the 15-day DL.
August 9, 2016Placed RHP Cam Bedrosian on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Optioned RHP Tim Lincecum to Salt Lake (PCL). Claimed LHP Brett Oberholtzer off waivers from Philadelphia. Selected the contract of RHP A.J. Achter from Salt Lake. Assigned RHP Al Albuquerque outright to Salt Lake.
August 7, 2016Recalled RHP Jose Valdez from Salt Lake (PCL).
August 6, 2016Designated RHP Tim Lincecum for assignment.
August 2, 2016Optioned RHP Alex Meyer to Salt Lake (PCL). Activated INF Cliff Pennington from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Huston Stree on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 1. Recalled RHP Mike Morin from Salt Lake.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 31, 2016Optioned C/INF Austin Barnes to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reinstated INF/OF Kike Hernandez from the 15-day DL.
July 30, 2016Reinstated OF Shane Robinson. Designated OF Daniel Nava for assignment. Reinstated OF Craig Gentry from the 15-day DL and designated for assignment.
July 27, 2016Designated OF Todd Cunningham for assignment. Recalled LHP Tyler Skaggs from Salt Lake (PCL).
July 19, 2016Claimed INF Sean Coyle off waivers from Boston and optioned him to Arkansas (TL). Designated RHP A.J. Achter for assignment. Placed RHP Nick Tropeano on 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Jose Alvarez from Salt Lake City (PCL).
July 18, 2016Sent OF Craig Gentry to Salt Lake (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Selected the contract of C Juan Graterol from Salt Lake (PCL). Placed C Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 16. Transferred INF Cliff Pennington to 60-day DL.
July 12, 2016Traded RHP Matt Tindall to Washington for cash.
July 9, 2016Placed 1B-DH C.J. Cron on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF-OF Ji-Man Choi from Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated C Geovany Soto from the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Cory Rasmus to the 60-day DL.
July 6, 2016Placed OF Shane Robinson on the 15-day DL. Selected OF Todd Cunningham from Salt Lake (PCL).
July 5, 2016Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Salt Lake.
July 3, 2016Agreed to terms with LHP Erik Davis on a minor league contract.
July 1, 2016Reinstated RHP Joe Smith from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL).
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 28, 2016Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated RHP JC Ramirez to the major league roster.
June 26, 2016Claimed RHP J.C. Ramirez off waivers from Cincinnati.
June 25, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Torii Hunter Jr.
June 24, 2016Sent RHP Nick Tropeano to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
June 21, 2016Traded INF Kyle Kubitza to Texas for cash.
June 20, 2016Agreed to terms with 1B Brad Anderson; 2B Richard Fecteau; SS Keith Grieshaber; RHPs Sean Issac, Johnny Morell and Chris Rodriguez; OFs John Schuknecht, Tyler Bates, Derek Jenkins and Cameron Williams; and LHPs J.D. Nielsen and Cory Geisler.
June 18, 2016Designated OF Todd Cunningham for assignment. Assigned INF Brendan Ryan outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Tim Lincecum from Salt Lake. Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Maelin on a minor league contract.
June 17, 2016Reinstated OF Daniel Nava from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Al Alburquerque to Salt Lake (PCL).
June 15, 2016Reinstated INF Andrelton Simmons from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Brendan Ryan for assignment. Agreed to terms with Cs Matt Thaiss, Michael Barash and Brennan Morgan; SSs Nonie Williams, Connor Justus and Jose Rojas; LHP Bo Tucker; 2B Jordan Zimmerman; RHPs Andrew Vinson and Blake Smith; and OFs Troy Montgomery, Brennon Lund and Francisco Del Valle on minor league contracts.
June 13, 2016Designated 3B Kyle Kubitza and LHP David Huff for assignment. Selected the contracts of RHPs Al Alburquerque and A.J. Achter from Salt Lake (PCL). Placed RHP Cory Rasmus on the 15-day DL. Sent OF Daniel Nava to Salt Lake for a rehab assignment.
June 12, 2016Sent OF Daniel Nava to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
June 11, 2016Assigned LHP Chris Jones and RHP Javy Guerra outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Traded C Erik Kratz to Pittsburgh for cash. Selected OF Todd Cunningham to the major league roster. Optioned OF Rafael Ortega Salt Lake. Transferred OF Craig Gentry to the 60-day DL.
June 9, 2016Reinstated RHP Cory Rasmus from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Greg Mahle to Salt Lake (PCL).
June 8, 2016Designated LHP Chris Jones for assignment.
June 7, 2016Placed RHP Joe Smith on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Designated RHP Javy Guerra for assignment. Recalled RHP Mike Morin from Salt Lake. Selected the contract of LHP David Huff from Salt Lake.
June 4, 2016Placed RHP Nick Tropeano on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Selected the contract of RHP Deolis Guerra from Salt Lake (PCL).
June 1, 2016Placed INF Cliff Pennington on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Chris Jones to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contracts of INF Brendan Ryan and RHP Javy Guerra from Salt Lake.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 31, 2016Recalled INF Jefry Marte from Salt Lake City (PCL). Optioned INF Kaleb Cowart to Salt Lake City.
May 30, 2016Reinstated RHP Huston Street from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake City (PCL). Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment. Recalled LHP Chris Jones from Salt Lake City.
May 28, 2016Reinstated INF Cliff Pennington from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Brendan Ryan for assignment.
May 25, 2016Assigned RHP Al Alburquerque outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Designated LHP Lucas Luetge for assignment. Recalled 3B Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake. Sent INF Cliff Pennington and LHP C.J. Wilson to Inland Empire (Cal) for rehab assignments.
May 24, 2016Assigned RHP Danny Reynolds outright to Arkansas (TL) and RHP A.J. Achter outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
May 23, 2016Selected the contract of LHP Lucas Luetge from Salt Lake (PCL). Sent RHP Frankie Montas to Tulsa (TL) and OF Scott Van Slyke to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) for rehab assignments.
May 22, 2016Selected the contract of LHP Lucas Luetge from Salt Lake (PCL). Designated RHP A.J. Achter for assignment. Optioned RHP Tim Lincecum to Salt Lake.
May 20, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Tim Lincecum on a one-year contract.
May 17, 2016Assigned RHP Javy Guerra outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed OF Daniel Nava and RHP Cory Rasmus on the 15-day DL, Rasmus retroactive to May 13. Recalled RHP A.J. Achter and OF Rafael Ortega from Salt Lake. Announced LHP Neal Cotts elected to terminate his minor league contract to become a free agent.
May 13, 2016Selected INF Gregorio Petit from Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled INF Jefry Marte from Salt Lake. Designated RHP Javy Guerra for assignment. Placed INF Cliff Pennington on 15-day DL.
May 12, 2016Activated RHP Jhoulys Chacin. Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Salt Lake (PCL).
May 11, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP David Carpenter on a minor league contract.
May 10, 2016Placed SS Andrelton Simmons on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Acquired INF Brendan Ryan from Washington for cash and/or a player to be named and selected his contract from Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred RHP Garrett Richards to the 60-day DL.
May 6, 2016Optioned OF Rafael Ortega to Salt Lake (PCL). Activated OF Daniel Nava from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Javy Guerra from Salt Lake. Placed RHP Garrett Richards on the 15-day DL. Trransferred LHP Andrew Heaney to the 60-day DL.
May 1, 2016Recalled RHP A.J. Achter from Salt Lake (IL). Placed OF Craig Gentry on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26. Transferred LHP C.J. Wilson to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Shane Robinson from Salt Lake. Optioned RHP Matt Shoemaker to Salt Lake.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 28, 2016Placed RHP Huston Street on the 15-day DL.
April 16, 2016Placed OF Daniel Nava on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Rafael Ortega from Salt Lake (PCL).
April 11, 2016Claimed RHP Danny Reynolds off waivers from Houston and optioned him to Arkansas (TL). Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Greg Mahle from Salt Lake.
April 9, 2016Selected the contract of RHP A.J. Achter from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned RHP Cam Bedrosian to Salt Lake (PCL).
April 8, 2016Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Salt Lake (PCL). Agreed to terms with LHP Neal Cotts on a minor league contract.
April 7, 2016Placed LHP Andrew Heaney on the 15-day DL.
April 6, 2016Placed LHP Andrew Heaney on the 15-day DL.
April 3, 2016Optioned LHP Tyler Skaggs, 3B Jefry Marte, 2B Rey Navarro and OF Rafael Ortega to Salt Lake (PCL). Assigned OF Todd Cunningham outright to Salt Lake. Placed LHP C.J. Wilson on the 15-day DL.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 29, 2016Optioned RHPs Nick Tropeano and Al Alburquerque to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed LHP Rob Rasmussen on the voluntary retired list. Acquired LHP Chris Jones from Baltimore for OF Natanael Delgado and INF Erick Salcedo and optioned Jones to Salt Lake (PCL).
March 26, 2016Assigned RHP Deolis Guerra outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned C Jeff Bandy to Salt Lake. Reassigned RHP Roman Ramirez and C Juan Graterol to their minor-league camp.
March 19, 2016Optioned INFs Kaleb Cowart and Kyle Kubitza to Salt Lake (PCL). Reassigned INF Sherman Johnson to their minor league camp.
March 18, 2016Announced the retirement of LHP Rob Rasmussen.
March 17, 2016Optioned RHP Victor Alcantara to Arkansas (TL). Reassigned LHP Nate Smith, INFs Roberto Baldoquin and Alex Yarbrough and OF Chad Hinshaw to minor league camp.
March 7, 2016Assigned LHP Tyler DeLoach and Cs Stephen McGee, Michael Strentz and Wade Wass to their minor league camp.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 19, 2016Returned LHP Christian Friedrich to the Colorado Rockies.
February 5, 2016Claimed LHP Christian Friedrich off waivers from Colorado. Designated INF Taylor Featherston for assignment.
February 3, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Andrew Brown on a minor league contract.
February 2, 2016Agreed to terms with INF Sherman Johnson, LHP Tyler DeLoach, C Stephen McGee, C Michael Strentz, INF Alex Yarbrough, LHP Greg Mahle, C Taylor Ward, OF Chad Hinshaw, RHP Yunesky Maya, C Wade Wass, RHP Kyle McGowin and LHP Nate Smith to minor league contracts.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 28, 2016Designated SS Ronald Torreyes for assignment.
January 27, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Kole Calhoun on a one-year contract. Traded INF Kody Eaves to Detroit for INF Jefry Marte.
January 26, 2016Traded OF Efren Navarro to Baltimore for cash.
January 25, 2016Claimed INF Ronald Torreyes off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees. Agreed to terms with RHP Garrett Richards on a one-year contract.
January 19, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Al Alburquerque on a one-year contract. Designated INF-OF Efren Navarro for assignment.
January 14, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Salas on a one-year contract.
January 8, 2016Agreed to terms with LHP Hector Santiago on a one-year contract.