Philadelphia Phillies Transactions 2016

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 20, 2016Designated 3B Richie Shaffer for assignment.
December 15, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Odubel Herrera on a five-year contract.
December 14, 2016Agreed to terms with INF Andres Blanco on a one-year contract. Designated LHP David Rollins for assignment.
December 12, 2016Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Burnett, OF Daniel Nava and INFs Hector Gomez and Pedro Florimon on minor league contracts.
December 6, 2016Designated RHP Michael Mariot for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Joaquin Benoit on a one-year contract.
December 2, 2016Designated OF Cody Asche for assignment. Claimed LHP David Rollins off waivers from Texas. Named Dusty Wathan manager of Lehigh Valley (IL), Greg Legg manager and John Mizerock hitting coach of Reading (EL), Shawn Williams manager of Clearwater (FSL), Marty Malloy manager of Lakewood (SAL), Tyler Henson coach of Williamsport (NYP) and Charlie Hayes coach and Hector Mercado pitching coach of the GCL Phillies.
December 1, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Moise Nolasco on a minor league contract.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 30, 2016Named Terry Ryan special assignment scout.
November 24, 2016Released RHP David Buchanan.
November 19, 2016Designated RHPs Jimmy Cordero and David Buchanan for assignment. Selected the contracts of OF Nick Williams, 2B Jesmuel Valentin, C Andrew Knapp and RHPs Nick Pivetta, Ben Lively and Mark Appel from Lehigh Valley (IL), RHP Ricardo Pinto, LHP Elniery Garcia and OF Dylan Cozens from Reading (EL), RHP Drew Anderson from Clearwater (FSL) and RHP Alberto Tirado from Lakewood (SAL).
November 14, 2016Announced RHP Jeremy Hellickson accepted a qualifying offer on a one-year contract.
November 11, 2016Traded 1B Darin Ruf and UT Darnell Sweeney to the L.A. Dodgers for INF Howie Kendrick.
November 8, 2016Named Bryan Minniti special assistant to the general manager; Geoff Miller mental skills coach and Natan Weinberger analyst, baseball research & development; Greg McMillin coordinator of international scouting; Rafael Alvarez an international scout; Greg Schilz national scouting coordinator; Will Brunson, Justin Morganstern and Justin Munson area scouts; Dusty Wathan manager for Lehigh Valley (IL); Greg Legg manager and John Mizerock coach for Reading (EL); Shawn Williams manager for Clearwater (FSL); Marty Malloy manager for Lakewood (SAL); Tyler Henson coach for Williamsport (NYP); and Charlie Hayes coach and Jose Salas strength & conditioning coach for the GCL Phillies; Orlando Munoz mana
November 2, 2016Named Matt Stairs hitting coach.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 3, 2016Fired hitting coach Steve Henderson.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 13, 2016Assigned 2B Taylor Featherston outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 27, 2016Optioned C Jorge Alfaro to Reading (EL). Added C A.J. Ellis to the 25-man roster.
August 26, 2016Called up C Jorge Alfaro from Reading (EL).
August 25, 2016Traded C Carlos Ruiz and cash to the L.A. Dodgers for C A.J. Ellis, RHP Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named or cash.
August 15, 2016Optioned RHP Luis Garcia to Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled LHP Adam Morgan from Lehigh Valley.
August 13, 2016Optioned 3B Cody Asche to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated OF Peter Bourjos from the 15-day DL.
August 12, 2016Claimed LHP Patrick Schuster off waivers from Oakland and optioned him to Lehigh Valley (IL).
August 7, 2016Released RHP Andrew Bailey. Designated LHP Brett Oberholtzer for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Jake Thompson from Lehigh Valley (IL).
August 6, 2016Optioned LHP Elvis Araujo to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated RHP Jeanmar Gomez from paternity leave. Sent OF Peter Bourjos to Lehigh Valley for a rehab assignment.
August 3, 2016Placed RHP Aaron Nola in the 15-day DL.
August 2, 2016Designated RHP Andrew Bailey for assignment. Recalled RHP Luis Garcia from Lehigh Valley (IL).
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 28, 2016Placed OF Peter Bourjos on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Reinstated OF Aaron Altherr from the 60-day DL.
July 19, 2016Sent OF Aaron Altherr to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
July 4, 2016Optioned RHP Dalier Hinojosa to Lehigh Valley (IL).
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 28, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Brown on a minor league contract.
June 27, 2016Optioned LHP Elvis Araujo to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated RHP Vince Velasquez from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Dalier Hinojosa to Lehigh Valley for a rehab assignment.
June 24, 2016Agreed to terms with SS Chandler Hall on a minor league contract.
June 22, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Gowdy, SS Cole Stobbe, LHP JoJo Romero and OF Josh Stephen on minor league contracts.
June 21, 2016Signed OF Mickey Moniak to a minor league contract.
June 20, 2016Claimed RHP Phil Klein off waivers from Texas and optioned him to Lehigh Valley (IL). Sent RHP Dalier Hinojosa to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment. Signed OF Mickey Moniak to a minor league contract.
June 18, 2016Optioned RHP Colton Murray to Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled RHP Severino Gonzalez from Lehigh Valley.
June 14, 2016Optioned RHP Luis Garcia to Lehigh Valley (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Zach Eflin from Lehigh Valley.
June 10, 2016Placed RHP Vince Velasquez on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Luis Garcia from Lehigh Valley (IL).
June 8, 2016Assigned OF David Lough outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
June 5, 2016Assigned INF Emmanuel Burriss outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
June 1, 2016Transferred RHP Charlie Morton to the 60-day DL.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 23, 2016Sent OF Cody Asche to Reading (EL) for a rehab assignment.
May 20, 2016Traded 2B Ryan Jackson to the L.A. Angels for cash.
May 19, 2016Sent LHP Mario Hollands to Reading (EL) for a rehab assignment.
May 18, 2016Sent RHP Michael Mariot to Lehigh Valley (IL) for a rehab assignment.
May 17, 2016Released C J.P. Arencibia from Lehigh Valley (IL).
May 14, 2016Sent OF Cody Asche to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
May 13, 2016Selected the contract of 1B Tommy Joseph from Lehigh Valley (IL). Optioned 1B Darin Ruf to Lehigh Valley.
May 9, 2016Sent LHP Mario Hollands to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment and RHP Michael Mariot to Reading (EL) for a rehab assignment.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 24, 2016Placed RHP Charlie Morton on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Luis Garcia from Lehigh Valley (IL).
April 22, 2016Assigned LHP James Russell outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
April 21, 2016Designated LHP James Russell for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Andrew Bailey to Lehigh Valley (IL).
April 19, 2016Optioned OF Cedric Hunter to Lehigh Valley (IL). Selected the contract of OF David Lough from Lehigh Valley.
April 14, 2016Placed LHP Daniel Stumpf on the restricted list. Recalled LHP Elvis Araujo from Lehigh Valley (IL).
April 2, 2016Placed LHPs Mario Holland and Matt Harrison and OF Aaron Altherr on the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Michael Mariot and OF Cody Asche on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 25. Selected the contracts of LHP James Russell, OF Cedric Hunter and 2B Emmanuel Burriss from Lehigh Valley (IL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 30, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Edward Mujica on a minor league contract.
March 29, 2016Optioned 2B Darnell Sweeney, RHP Luis Garcia and LHPs Adam Morgan and Elvis Araujo to Lehigh Valley (IL). Released RHP Edward Mujica. Agreed to terms with OF Will Venable on a minor league contract.
March 25, 2016Signed manager Pete Mackanin to a two-year contract.
March 23, 2016Optioned RHP Severino Gonzalez to Lehigh Valley (IL).
March 22, 2016Optioned RHP Colton Murray to Lehigh Valley (IL).
March 18, 2016Optioned RHP Jimmy Cordero and C Jorge Alfaro to Reading (EL). Reassigned C Andrew Knapp to their minor league camp.
March 16, 2016Optioned RHPs David Buchanan and Alec Asher to Lehigh Valley (IL).
March 10, 2016Reassigned RHPs Mark Appel, Jake Thompson, and Zach Eflin to minor league camp.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 13, 2016Assigned LHP Bobby LaFromboise outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
February 3, 2016Traded LHP Jesse Biddle to Pittsburgh for RHP Yoervis Medina.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 29, 2016Claimed LHP Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from the L.A. Angels.
January 28, 2016Named Andy Galdi director of baseball research and development.
January 15, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Hellickson on a one-year contract.
January 14, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Jeanmar Gomez and SS Freddy Galvis to one-year contracts.