Los Angeles Angels Transactions 2017

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 17, 2017Agreed to terms with SSs Kevin Maitan and Livan Soto on minor league contracts.
December 8, 2017Agreed to terms with RHP/OF Shohei Ohtani on a minor league contract.
December 1, 2017Agreed to terms with RHP Blake Wood.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 30, 2017Traded LHP Justin Kelly to Atlanta for RHP Jim Johnson and international pool space.
November 22, 2017Named Brad Ausmus special assistant to the general manager.
November 21, 2017Named Josh Paul bench coach.
November 20, 2017Selected the contracts of RHPs Jaime Barria, Jesus Castillo, Jake Jewell and OF Michael Hermosillo.
November 3, 2017Declined the 2018 options on RHP's Huston Street and Ricky Nolasco. Assigned RHP Deolis Guerra outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 23, 2017Named Eric Hinske hitting coach.
October 17, 2017Assigned LHP Jason Gurka outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
October 9, 2017Acquired RHP Felix Pena from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named or cash considerations. Designated LHP Jason Gurka for assignment.
October 4, 2017Announced hitting coach Dave Hansen will not return next season.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 16, 2017Assigned RHP Brooks Pounders outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
September 9, 2017Placed 1B Jefry Marte on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sept. 5. Designated RHP Brooks Pounders for assignment. Selected the contract of OF Shane Robinson from Salt Lake (PCL).
September 1, 2017Selected LHP Jason Gurka. Transferred RHP JC Ramirez 60-day DL. Recalled INF Nolan Fontana, C Carlos Perez and RHP Noe Ramirez from Salt Lake (PCL).
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 31, 2017Acquired 2B Brandon Phillips and cash considerations from the Atlanta Braves for C Tony Sanchez.
August 30, 2017Sent 3B Yunel Escobar to Inland Empire (Cal) and RHP Garrett Richards to Salt Lake (PCL) for rehab assignments.
August 29, 2017Placed RHP Bud Norris on the 10-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Eric Young, Jr. from Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred RHP Huston Street to the 60-day DL.
August 26, 2017Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL). Activated RHP Blake Wood.
August 25, 2017Optioned INF Jefry Marte to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Mike Morin from Salt Lake. Claimed RHP Blake Wood off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. Transferred RHP Matt Shoemaker to the 60-day DL.
August 24, 2017Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Troy Scribner from Salt Lake.
August 22, 2017Placed RHPs Andrew Bailey and JC Ramirez on the 10-day DL; Bailey retroactive to Friday, Ramirez to Sunday. Recalled LHP Jose Alvarez from Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated LHP Tyler Skaggs from the bereavement list.
August 20, 2017Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Salas on a minor league contract.
August 18, 2017Placed LHP Tyler Skaggs on the bereavement list. Reinstated LHP Andrew Heaney from the 60-day DL. Claimed RHP Noe Ramirez off waivers from Boston and optioned him to Salt Lake (PCL).
August 12, 2017Reinstated RHP Andrew Bailey from the 10-day DL. Designated OF Cesar Puello for assignment.
August 11, 2017Recalled INF Jefry Marte from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned RHP Troy Scribner to Salt Lake. Announced OF Shane Robinson cleared waivers and was sent outright to Salt Lake.
August 9, 2017Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Cesar Puello from Salt Lake.
August 8, 2017Placed 3B Yunel Escobar on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes from Salt Lake (PCL).
August 7, 2017Activated OF Cameron Maybin from the 10-day DL. Designated OF Shane Robinson for assignment. Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled LHP Jose Alvarez from Salt Lake. Assigned OF Ramon Flores outright to Salt Lake.
August 6, 2017Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated LHP Tyler Skaggs from the 60-day DL.
August 4, 2017Recalled RHP Daniel Wright from Salt Lake City (PCL). Designated OF Ramon Flores for assignment.
August 1, 2017Sent LHP Andrew Heaney to Salt Lake (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Selected OF Ramon Flores from Salt Lake City. Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders to Salt Lake City. Recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes from Salt Lake City.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 31, 2017Traded RHP David Hernandez to Arizona for RHP Luis Madero. Assigned OF Nick Franklin outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
July 30, 2017Designated OF Nick Franklin for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Troy Scribne from Salt Lake (PCL).
July 26, 2017Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Salt Lake.
July 25, 2017Placed RHP Alex Meyer on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Recalled INF Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake (PCL).
July 19, 2017Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes. Recalled RHP Alex Meyer from Salt Lake City (PCL). Placed OF Cameron Maybin on the 10-day DL. Selected OF Shane Robinson.
July 18, 2017Sent LHP Tyler Skaggs to the AZL Angels for a rehab assignment.
July 16, 2017Designated INF Danny Espinosa for assignment. Recalled RHP Parker Bridwell from Salt Lake (PCL). Sent RHP Andrew Bailey to the AZL Angels for a rehab assignment.
July 15, 2017Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled LHP Jose Alvarez from Salt Lake.
July 14, 2017Assigned OF Eric Young Jr. outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Sent LHP Andrew Heaney to the AZL Angels for a rehab assignment.
July 8, 2017Recalled 1B C.J. Cron from Salt Lake (PCL).
July 7, 2017Optioned RHP Blake
July 5, 2017Placed RHP Huston Street on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 3. Recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes from Salt Lake City (PCL).
July 4, 2017Agreed to terms with OFs Trent Deveaux, D'Shawn Knowles, Jose Reyes and Raider Uceta, and RHPs Jose Rodriguez, Sadrac Franco, and Jean Carlos Lucas.
July 3, 2017Agreed to terms with OFs Trent Deveaux, D'Shawn Knowles, Jose Reyes and Raider Uceta, and RHPs Jose Rodriguez, Sadrac Franco, and Jean Carlos Lucas.
July 1, 2017Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders and INF Jefry Marte to Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated RHP Bud Norris from the 10-day DL. Agreed to terms with C Erven Roper, 2B Artemis Kadkhodaian and OFs Caleb Scires and Spencer Griffin on minor league contracts.
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 30, 2017Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake City (PCL). Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Salt Lake City.
June 27, 2017Optioned 3B Kaleb Cowart to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled 1B Jefry Marte from Salt Lake.
June 25, 2017Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled 3B Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake. Sent LHP Tyler Skaggs to the AZL Angels for a rehab assignment.
June 24, 2017Agreed to terms with 2B Zane Gurwitz; LHP Jerryell Rivera; OFs Jordan Adell, Jacob Pearson and Tyler Walsh; and RHPs John Swanda, Jeremy Beasley, Sam Fuller and Nick Andress on minor league contracts.
June 23, 2017Optioned 1B C.J. Cron to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes from Salt Lake.
June 22, 2017Waived RHP Doug Fister to release him from his minor league contract. Activated RHP Reliever Huston Street from the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL).
June 20, 2017Placed RHP Bud Norris on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP Mike Morin from Salt Lake. Agreed to terms with CF Jordan Adell, RHP Griffin Canning, CF Jonah Todd, RHP Dennis Brady Jr., RHP Connor Riley, RHP Brett Hanewich, RHP Daniel Procopio, OF Kevin Williams, RHP Tyler Stevens, RHP Isaac Mattson, RHP Zachary Ryan, C Harrison Wenson, SS Matt McCann, CF Brandon Sandoval, LHP Jon Malmin, and 1B David MacKinnon on a minor league contracts.
June 19, 2017Agreed to terms with RHPs Tyler Stevens, Connor Riley, Daniel Procopio, Isaac Mattson and Zac Ryan; LHP James Ziemba; OFs Jonah Todd, Brandon Sandoval and Kevin Williams; SSs Matt McCann and Bernabe Camargo; 1B David MacKinnon; and C Harrison Wenson on minor league contracts.
June 18, 2017Placed RHP Matt Shoemaker on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Parker Bridwell from Salt Lake. Reinstated RHP Cam Bedrosian from the 10-day DL. Agreed to terms with LHP Jon Malmin and RHPs Brett Hanewich and Denny Brady on minor league contracts.
June 17, 2017Sent RHP Huston Street to Salt Lake (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
June 16, 2017Agreed to terms with RHP Griffin Canning and OF Jo Adell on minor league contracts.
June 15, 2017Selected RHP Daniel Wright from Salt Lake City (PCL). Optioned RHP Parker Bridwell to Salt Lake.
June 13, 2017Assigned OF Shane Robinson outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders to Salt Lake. Recalled RHP Mike Morin from Salt Lake.
June 9, 2017Reinstated OF Cameron Maybin from the 10-day DL. Designated OF Shane Robinson for assignment.
June 6, 2017Agreed to terms with LHP Jason Gurka on a minor league contract.
June 4, 2017Optioned RHP Damien Magnifico to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Salt Lake. Agreed to terms with OF Cesar Puello on a minor league contract.
June 3, 2017Sent RHP Cam Bedrosian to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment. Optioned INF Jefry Marte to Salt Lake City (PCL). Recalled 1B C.J. Cron and RHP Damien Magnifico from Salt Lake. Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment. Announced RHP Daniel Wright cleared waivers and was outrighted to Salt Lake.
June 1, 2017Reinstated RHP Alex Meyer and 3B Yunel Escobar from the 10-day DL. Placed OF Cameron Maybin on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 30. Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL).
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 31, 2017Optioned RHP Parker Bridwell to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Shane Robinson from Salt Lake. Designated RHP Daniel Wright for assignment.
May 30, 2017Optioned INF Nolan Fontana to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Parker Bridwell from Salt Lake.
May 29, 2017Placed OF Mike Trout on the 10-day DL. Transferred LHP Tyler Skaggs from the 10- to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Eric Young Jr. from Salt Lake (PCL).
May 27, 2017Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated RHP Mike Morin from the 10-day DL.
May 25, 2017Recalled RHP Daniel Wright from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders to Salt Lake.
May 24, 2017Placed RHP Alex Meyer on the 10-day, retroactive to Sunday. Optioned 1B C.J. Cron to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled SS Nolan Fontana and RHP Brooks Pounders from Salt Lake. Sent RHPs Mike Morin and Huston Street to Salt Lake for rehab assignments.
May 23, 2017Optioned 1B C.J. Cron to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled SS Nolan Fontana from Salt Lake.
May 20, 2017Signed RHP Doug Fister and optioned him to Inland Empire (Cal). Transferred RHP Andrew Bailey to the 60-day DL.
May 15, 2017Placed INF Yunel Escobar on the 10-day DL. Recalled INF Jefry Marte from Salt Lake (PCL).
May 14, 2017Reinstated 1B C.J. Cron from the 10-day DL. Optioned INF Jefry Marte to Salt Lake (PCL).
May 6, 2017Acquired RHP Damien Magnifico from Baltimore for RHP Jordan Kipper and optioned him to Salt Lake (PCL). Designated RHP Jose Valdez for assignment.
May 5, 2017Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake City (PCL). Recalled RHP Keynan Middleton from Salt Lake City.
May 4, 2017Recalled RHP Alex Meyer from Salt Lake City (PCL). Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders to Salt Lake City.
May 2, 2017Reinstated INF Luis Valbuena from the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Jose Valdez to Salt Lake (PCL).
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 29, 2017Placed 1B C.J. Cron and LHP Tyler Skaggs on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Daniel Wright from Salt Lake City (PCL). Selected RHP Jose Valdez to the major league roster. Designated LHP Greg Mahle for assignment.
April 24, 2017Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP David Hernandez. Reinstated RHP Vicente Campos from the 10-day DL and optioned him to Salt Lake. Designated RHP Kirby Yates for assignment. Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Salt Lake. Traded OF Ryan LaMarre to Oakland for a player to be named. Sent 3B Luis Valbuena to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
April 23, 2017Designated RHP Kirby Yates for assignment. Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Salt Lake (PCL). Traded OF Ryan LaMarre to Oakland for a player to be named. Sent RHP Vicente Campos to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
April 22, 2017Moved RHP Garrett Richards to the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Cam Bedrosian on the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Alex Meyer to Salt Lake City (PCL). Called up RHPs Kirby Yates and Dan Wright from Salt Lake City.
April 21, 2017Recalled RHP Alex Meyer from Salt Lake City (PCL). Placed RHP Mike Morin on the 10-day DL, retro-active to April 20.
April 19, 2017Optioned C Carlos Perez to Salt Lake (PCL).
April 18, 2017Designated OF Ryan LaMarre for assignment.
April 17, 2017Acquired RHP Parker Bridwell from Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations or a player to named and optioned him to Mobile (SL). Transferred RHP Huston Street to the 60-day DL.
April 15, 2017Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Deolis Guerra from Salt Lake. Transferred LHP Andrew Heaney to the 60-day DL.
April 12, 2017Placed RHP Andrew Bailey on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 10. Recalled RHP Daniel Wright from Salt Lake (PCL).
April 7, 2017Placed RHP Garrett Richards on 10-day DL, retroactive to April 6. Recalled RHP Mike Morin Salt Lake City (PCL).
April 4, 2017Signed a two-year player development contract extension with Salt Lake (PCL).
April 2, 2017Designated RHPs Austin Adams and Kirby Yates for assignment. Placed RHPs Vicente Campos and Huston Street, LHP Andrew Heaney and INF Luis Valbuena on the 10-day DL and RHP Nick Tropeano on the 60-day DL, all retroactive to Thursday. Selected the contracts of RHPs Bud Norris, Blake Parker and Yusmeiro Petit from Salt Lake (PCL).
April 1, 2017Reassigned INF Dustin Ackley to minor league camp. Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 28, 2017Reassigned OFs Eric Young Jr. and Shane Robinson, RHPs Jose Valdez and Deolis Guerra, INF Rey Navarro and C Tony Sanchez to minor league camp.
March 27, 2017Reassigned INF Matt Williams to their minor league camp.
March 26, 2017Optioned RHP Alex Meyer, SS Nolan Fontana and OF Ryan LaMarre to Salt Lake (PCL).
March 23, 2017Reassigned LHP Cody Ege and RHP Justin Miller to their minor league camp.
March 22, 2017Optioned 3B Kaleb Cowart to Salt Lake (PCL). Reassigned LHP Manny Banuelos and OF Ramon Flores to minor league camp.
March 19, 2017Optioned RHP Keynan Middleton to Salt Lake (PCL).
March 16, 2017Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL).
March 15, 2017Reassigned OF Michael Hermosillo and INFs David Fletcher and Sherman Johnson to minor league camp.
March 14, 2017Optioned LHPs Nate Smith and Greg Mahle to Salt Lake (PCL) and RHP Eduardo Paredes to Mobile (SL). Reassigned C Jose Briceno and RHP Drew Gagnon to their minor league camp.
March 10, 2017Reassigned INF Matt Thaiss to minor-league camp.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 15, 2017Agreed to terms with RHP Yusmeiro Petit on a minor league contract.
February 10, 2017Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment.
February 4, 2017Signed 1B Dustin Ackley to a minor-league contract.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 25, 2017Assigned RHP Blake Parker outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
January 24, 2017Agreed to terms with INF Luis Valbuena on a two-year contract.
January 18, 2017Agreed to terms with OF Kole Calhoun on a three-year contract.
January 13, 2017Agreed to terms with OF Kole Calhoun, 2B Danny Espinosa and RHPs Garrett Richards and Matt Shoemaker on one-year contracts.
January 6, 2017Assigned 1B Ji-Man Choi outright to Salt Lake (PCL).