Nick Goody traded to Indians

Nick Goody was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians on December 20, 2016 for a PTBNL. The RHP split 2016 between Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Yankees. He was 0-1, 1.93 ERA, 35 K, 0.69 WHIP, .146 BAA, 5 SV in 23.1 IP over 18 games at SWB and 0-0, 4.66 ERA, 34 K, 1.45 WHIP, .265 BAA in 29.0 IP over 27 games with the Yankees. Over two MLB seasons with the Yankees he was 0-0, 4.67 ERA, 37 K, 1.47 WHIP, .267 BAA in 34.2 IP over 34 games. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the sixth round in 2012. Goody turned 25 on July 6th.

Clay Buchholz traded to Phillies

Clay Buchholz was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies on December 20, 2016. The Red Sox in exchange received Josh Tobias. 

RHP Buchholz was 8-10, 4.78 ERA, 93 K, 1.33 WHIP, .250 BAA in 139.1 IP over 37 games with 21 GS with the Red Sox in 2016. Over 10 MLB seasons with the Red Sox he was 81-61, 3.96 ERA, 899 K, 1.30 WHIP, .251 BAA in 1167.2 IP over 206 games with 188 GS. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox with the 42nd pick of the first round in 2005. Buchholz turned 32 on August 14.

Tobias is a 2B\OF who split 2016 between Class A Lakewood and Class A Advanced Clearwater. He hit .304/.375/.444 with 7 HR, 55 RBI, 49 R, 6 SB in 93 games at Lakewood and .254/.324/.357 with 2 HR, 14 RBI, 21 R, 4 SB in 34 games at Clearwater. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 10th round in 2015. Tobias turned 24 on November 23.

Alberto Rodriguez traded to Giants

Alberto Rodriguez was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the San Francisco Giants on December 16, 2016 for cash. The LHP was 1-0, 2.95 ERA, 15 K, 0.98 WHIP, .164 BAA in 18.1 IP over 13 games at Rookie Gulf Coast in 2016. He originally signed with the Braves in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Rodriguez turned 21 on December 13.

Tyler Barnette traded to Padres

Tyler Barnette was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres on December 16, 2016 for cash. The RHP split 2016 between Double A Birmingham and Triple A Charlotte. He was 2-4, 4.70 ERA, 38 K, 1.53 WHIP, .281 BAA in 51.2 IP over 19 games with 6 GS at Birmingham and 1-2, 8.07 ERA, 21 K, 1.79 WHIP, .333 BAA in 32.1 IP over 18 games with 2 GS at Charlotte. He was originally drafted by the White Sox in the 14th round in 2013. Barnette turned 24 on May 28.

James Dykstra traded to Rangers

James Dykstra was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers on December 16, 2016 for cash. The RHP was 4-9, 4.93 ERA, 66 K, 1.64 WHIP, .309 BAA in 102.1 IP over 28 games with 15 GS at Double A Birmingham in 2016. He was originally drafted by the White Sox in the sixth round in 2013. Dykstra turned 26 on November 22.

Jett Bandy traded to Brewers

Jett Bandy was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers on December 13, 2016. The Brewers in exchange received Drew Gagnon and Martin Maldonado.

Bandy is a catcher who split 2016 between Triple A Salt Lake and the Angels. He hit .274/.314/.411 with 2 HR, 21 RBI, 13 R, 2 SB in 24 games at Salt Lake and .234/.281/.392 with 8 HR, 25 RBI, 23 R, 1 SB in 70 games with the Angels. Over two MLB seasons with the Angels he hit .237/.283/.408 with 9 HR, 26 RBI, 24 R, 1 SB in 72 games. His MLB caught stealing rate is 40%. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 31st round in 2011. Bandy will be 27 on March 26.

Maldonado is a C\1B who hit .202/.332/.351 with 8 HR, 21 RBI, 21 R, 1 SB in 76 games with the Brewers. Over six MLB seasons with the Brewers he hit .217/.299/.342 with 28 HR, 111 RBI, 89 R, 2 SB in 355 games. His MLB caught stealing rate is 35%. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 27th round in 2004. Maldonado turned 30 on August 16.

RHP Gagnon split 2016 between Double A Biloxi and Triple A Colorado Springs. He was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 K, 0.60 WHIP, .095 BAA, 1 SV in 13.1 IP over 5 games with 1 GS at Biloxi and 2-1, 5.56 ERA, 48 K, 1.47 WHIP, .280 BAA in 55.0 IP over 31 games with 3 GS at Colorado Springs. He was originally drafted by the Brewers in the third round in 2011. Gagnon turned 26 on June 26.

Danny Espinosa traded to Angels

Danny Espinosa was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Los Angeles Angels on December 10, 2016. The Nationals in exchange received Austin Adams and Kyle McGowin. 

Espinosa is a shortstop who hit .209/.306/.378 with 24 HR, 72 RBI, 66 R, 9 SB in 157 games with the Nationals in 2016. Over seven MLB seasons with the Nationals he hit .226/.302/.388 with 92 HR, 285 RBI, 337 R, 60 SB in 779 games. He was originally draftged by the Nationals in the third round in 2008. Espinosa turned 29 on April 25.

RHP Adams split  2016 between Rookie Arizona and Double A Arkansas. He was 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.33 WHIP, .100 BAA in 3.0 IP over 2 games at Arizona and 0-1, 3.05 ERA, 61 K, 1.28 WHIP, .199 BAA, 4 SV in 41.1 IP over 32 games at Arkansas. He as originally draftted by the Angels in the eighth round in 2012. Adams turned 25 on May 5th.

RHP McGowin split 2016 between Arkansas and Triple A Salt Lake. He was 3-2, 4.56 ERA, 32 K, 1.21 WHIP, .227 BAA in 25.2 IP over 5 games at Arkansas and 6-12, 6.11 ERA, 98 K, 1.63 WHIP, .308 BAA in 116.1 IP over 22 games at Salt Lake. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the third round in 2013. McGowin turned 25 on November 27.

Tyler Pike traded to Braves

Tyler Pike was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Atlanta Braves on December 9, 2016 to complete an earlier deal. LHP Pike was 6-5, 4.01 ERA, 134 K, 1.33 WHIP, .223 BAA in 125.2 IP over 25 games at Class A Advanced Bakersfield. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the third round in 2012. Pike will be 23 on January 26.

Tyrell Jenkins traded to Rangers

Tyrell Jenkins was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Texas Rangers on December 8, 2016 along with Brady Feigl. The Braves in exchange received Luke Jackson. 

RHP Jenkins split 2016 between Triple A Gwinnett and the Braves. He was 9-3, 2.47 ERA, 55 K, 1.45 WHIP, .272 BAA in 83.2 IP over 17 games with 12 GS at Gwinnett and 2-4, 5.88 ERA, 26 K, 1.69 WHIP, .279 BAA in 52.0 IP over 14 games with 8 GS with the Braves. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals with the 50th pick of the first round in 2010 and was traded to the Braves in 2014. Jenkins turned 24 on July 20.

LHP Feigl split 2016 between Rookie Gulf Coast and Rookie Danville. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.33 WHIP, .100 BAA in 3.0 IP over 3 games at Gulf Coast and 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 1.00 WHIP, .182 BAA in 3.0 IP over 3 games at Danville. He originally signed with the Braves in 2013 as a non-drafted free agent. Feigl will be 26 on December 27.

RHP Jackson split 2016 between Double A Frisco, Triple A Round Rock and the Rangers. He was 0-1, 4.81 ERA, 32 K, 1.81 WHIP, .276 BAA, 1 SV in 24.1 IP over 20 games at Frisco, 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 27 K, 1.27 WHIP, .178 BAA, 2 SV in 22.0 IP over 16 games at Round Rock and 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 3 K, 2.57 WHIP, .415 BAA in 11.2 IP over 8 games with the Rangers. Over two MLB seasons with the Rangers he was 0-0, 8.50 ERA, 9 K, 2.06 WHIP, .346 BAA in 18.0 IP over 15 games. He was originally drafted by the Rangers with the 45th pick of the first round in 2010. Jackson turned 25 on August 24.

Justin Haley traded to Twins in 3 team deal

Justin Haley was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Minnesota Twins on December 8, 2016. That was the final transaction on a day that saw RHP Haley briefly spend time with four different organizations. He started the day with the Boston Red Sox and was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the Rule 5 draft. The Angels then sent him to the Padres for a PTBNL or cash. Finally was the above transaction that sent Haley and a PTBNL to the Twins in exchange for RHP Miguel Diaz who the Twins had selected first in the Rule 5 draft.

Caleb Smith traded to Cubs

Caleb Smith was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs on December 8, 2016 for a PTBNL or cash. The Brewers had received the LHP Smith from the Yankees earlier in the day in the Rule 5 Draft.

Luis Torrens traded to Padres

Luis Torrens was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres on December 8, 2016. The Reds in exchange received Josh Van Meter as the PTBNL on December 9th.

The Reds had received the catcher Torrens from the Yankees earlier in the day in the Rule 5 Draft.

Van Meter is a 3B\2B who split 2016 between Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore and Double A San Antonio. He hit .267/.355/.443 with 12 HR, 51 RBI, 51 R, 9 SB in 95 games at Lake Elsinore and .198/.248/.274 with 2 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 29 games at San Antonio. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the fifth round in 2013. Van Meter will be 22 on March 10.

Chris Heston traded to Mariners

Chris Heston was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Seattle Mariners on December 7, 2016 for a PTBNL. The RHP split 2016 between Rookie Arizona, Class A Advanced San Jose, Triple A Sacramento and the Giants. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, 1.35 WHIP, .259 BAA in 6.2 IP over 2 games at Arizona, 0-0, 6.23 ERA, 1 K, 1.85 WHIP, .294 BAA in 4.1 IP in 1 game at San Jose, 2-9, 4.54 ERA, 53 K, 1.40 WHIP, .267 BAA, 1 SV in 81.1 IP over 15 games with 14 GS at Sacramento and 1-1, 10.80 ERA, 3 K, 3.00 WHIP, .409 BAA in 5.0 IP over 4 games with the Giants. Over three MLB seasons with the Giants he was 13-12, 4.16 ERA, 148 K, 1.37 WHIP, .260 BAA in 188.0 IP over 38 games with 32 GS. He was originally drafted by the Giants in the 12th round in 2009. Heston will be 29 on April 10.

2016 Rule 5 Draft Triple A Phase Round 3

After the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft there is also a minor league draft. One part is the Triple A phase where teams have the option to draft players from Double A level teams or lower to play for their Triple A teams. The cost is $12,000 for each player

Here are the Round three selections for 2016

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected 2B\SS\3B Daniel Lockhart from the Chicago Cubs. He split 2016 between Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach and Double A Tennessee. The infielder hit .244/.290/.370 with 1 HR, 12 RBI, 16 R, 6 SB in 37 games at Myrtle Beach and .213/.260/.277 with 1 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 52 games at Tennessee.  He was originally drafted by the Cubs in the 10th round in 2011. Lockhart turned 24 on November 4th.

The Los Angeles Angels selected catcher Mario Sanjur from the Detroit Tigers. He hit .221/.294/.253 with 0 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 31 games at Short Season A Connecticut in 2016. His minor league caught stealing rate was 40%.  He originally signed with the Tigers in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Panama. Sanjur will be 21 on December 23.

The Miami Marlins selected second baseman Alex Yarbrough from the Los Angeles Angels. He split 2016 between Double A Arkansas and Triple A Salt Lake. The infielder hit .267/.307/.365 with 4 HR, 52 RBI, 48 R, 11 SB in 131 games at Arkansas and 3 for 14, .214/.200/.429 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 4 games at Salt Lake.  He was originally drafted by the Angels in the fourth round in 2012. Yarbrough turned 25 on Augsut 3rd.

The Texas Rangers selected RHP Fernando Miranda from the Atlanta Braves. He pitched in 2016 in Mexico where he was 7-7, 4.87 ERA, 70 K, 1.43 ERA, .247 BAA in 81.1 IP over 22 games with 17 GS.  His exact signing date is elusive but he first pitched in the Braves organization in 2013. Miranda turned 22 on September 5th.

Round One

Round Two

2016 Rule 5 Draft Triple A Phase Round 2

After the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft there is also a minor league draft. One part is the Triple A phase where teams have the option to draft players from Double A level teams or lower to play for their Triple A teams. The cost is $12,000 for each player

Here are the Round two selections for 2016

The Tampa Bay Rays selected RHP Jairo Munoz from the Philadelphia Phillies. He split 2016 between Rookie Gulf Coast and Class A Advanced Clearwater. The RHP was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 1.0 IP in 1 game at Gulf Coast and 0-1, 1.13 ERA, 7 K, 1.38 WHIP, .222 BAA in 8.0 IP over 6 games at Clearwater.  He originally signed with the Royals as an amateur free agent in 2011. Munoz turned 25 on August 12.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected RHP Grant Sides from the Cleveland Indians. He was 2-1, 3.36 ERA, 69 K, 1.10 WHIP, .190 BAA, 3 SV in 61.2 IP over 42 games at Double A Akron in 2016.  He was originally drafted by the Indians in the 12th round in 2011. Sides turned 27 on June 22.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected RHP Matt Ramsey from the Miami Marlins. He split 2016 between Rookie Gulf Coast, Class A Advanced Jupiter and Double A Jacksonville. The RHP was 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 9 K, 0.67 WHIP, .150 BAA in 6.0 IP over 5 games at Gulf Coast, 1-1, 1.17 ERA, 8 K, 0.91 WHIP, .154 BAA, 1 SV in 7.2 IP over 5 games at Jupiter and 0-0, 2.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.44 WHIP, .250 BAA in 9.0 IP over 6 games at Jacksonville. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the 19th round in 2011 and was traded to the Marlins in 2014. Ramsey turned 27 on September 24.

The Los Angeles Angels selected LHP Adrian Almeida from the New York Mets. He split 2016 between Rookie Kingsport and Short Season A Brooklyn. The LHP was 0-3, 6.14 ERA, 29 K, 1.55 WHIP, .247 BAA, 2 SV in 22.0 IP over 18 games at Kingsport and 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 5 K, 2.57 WHIP, .273 BAA in 2.1 IP over 3 games at Brooklyn.  He originally signed with the Mets in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Almeida will be 22 on February 25.

The Miami Marlins selected LHP Nick Maronde from the Cleveland Indians. He split 2016 between Akron and Triple A Columbus. The LHP was 0-1, 2.19 ERA, 23 K, 1.09 WHIP, .253 BAA, 4 SV in 24.2 IP over 21 games at Akron and 0-0, 4.24 ERA, 16 K, 1.54 WHIP, .278 BAA, 1 SV in 23.1 IP over 17 games with 2 GS at Columbus.  He was originally drafted by the Angels in the third round in 2011 and was traded to the Indians in 2014. Maronde turned 27 on September 5th.

The Houston Astros selected RHP Jared Mortensen from the Tampa Bay Rays. He was 7-7, 5.23 ERA, 86 K, 1.52 WHIP, .209 BAA in 72.1 IP over 34 games with 4 GS at Double A Montgomery in 2016.  He originally signed with the Rays in 2013 after pitching in the Independent Leagues. Mortensen turned 28 on June 1st.

The New York Yankees selected RHP Colten Brewer from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 3-7, 4.09 ERA, 66 K, 1.55 WHIP, .285 BAA, 2 SV in 70.1 IP over 18 games with 13 GS at Class A Advanced Bradenton in 2016.  He was originally drafted by the Pirates in the fourth round in 2011. Brewer turned 24 on October 29.

The Seattle Mariners selected outfielder Chuck Taylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He split 2016 between Class A Advanced Visalia and Double A Mobile. The outfielder hit .273/.377/.416 with 3 HR, 19 RBI, 27 R, 1 SB in 42 games at Visalia and .238/.309/.345 with 1 HR, 11 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 41 games at Mobile.  He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the fourth round in 2012. Taylor turned 23 on September 21.

The Detroit Tigers selected outfielder Elvis Rubio from the Milwaukee Brewers. He split 2016 between Class A Wisconsin and Class A Advanced Brevard County. The outfielder hit .17 for 64, .266/.288/.328 with 1 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 17 games at Wisconsin and .216/.268/.293 with 6 HR, 38 RBI, 29 R, 6 SB in 108 games at Brevard County.  He originally signed with the Brewers in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Rubio turned 22 on July 2nd.

The Baltimore Orioles selected LHP Brian Moran from the Atlanta Braves. He was 0-0, 5.06 ERA, 1 K, 1.13 WHIP, .300 BAA in 5.1 IP over 6 games at Triple A Gwinnett.  He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the seventh round in 2009. Moran turned 28 on September 30.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected RHP Kyle Grana from the St Louis Cardinals. He was 5-1, 3.12 ERA, 63 K, 1.27 WHIP, .203 BAA, 6 SV in 52.0 IP over 43 games at Class A Advanced Palm Beach in 2016.  He originally signed with the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent in 2013. Grana turned 25 on April 26.

The Boston Red Sox selected LHP Joshua Smith from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He split 2016 between Double A Altoona and Triple A Indianapolis. The LHP was 2-2, 6.44 ERA, 61 K, 1.59 WHIP, .284 BAA, 2 SV in 57.1 IP over 42 games at Altoona and 0-2, 7.36 ERA, 7 K, 2.32 WHIP, .394 BAA in 7.1 IP over 7 games at Indianapolis. He was originally drafted by the Pirates in the 25th round in 2012. Smith turned 27 on October 11.

The Texas Rangers selected RHP Zack Bird from the Atlanta Braves. He was 3-3, 8.87 ERA, 34 K, 2.12 ERA, .320 BAA in 47.2 IP over 28 games with 2 GS at Class A Advanced Carolina in 2016.  He  was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the ninth round in 2012 and was traded to the Braves in 2015. Bird turned 22 on July 14.

Round One

Round Three

2016 Rule 5 Draft Triple A Phase Round 1

After the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft there is also a minor league draft. One part is the Triple A phase where teams have the option to draft players from Double A level teams or lower to play for their Triple A teams. The cost is $12,000 for each player

Here are the Round one selections for 2016

The Cincinnati Reds selected RHP Jose Adames from the Miami Marlins. He split 2016 between Class A Greensboro and Class A Advanced Jupiter. The RHP was 0-0, *.**ERA, , 0 K, *.** WHIP, 1.000 BAA in 0.00 IP in 1 game at Greensboro and 1-5, 6.00 ERA, 43 K, 1.63 WHIP, .271 BAA, 7 SV in 48.0 IP over 36 games at Jupiter.  He originally signed with the Marlins in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Adames will be 24 on January 17.

The San Diego Padres selected RHP Trevor Frank from the Cleveland Indians. He was 1-1, 2.47 ERA, 43 K, 0.92 WHIP, .191 BAA, 17 SV iu 43.2 IP over 44 games at Class A Advanced Lynchburg in 2016.  He was originally drafted by the Indians in the eighth round in 2013.. Frank turned 25 on June 23.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected RHP Ty Hensley from the New York Yankees. He missed the 2015 and 2016 seasons after Tommy John surgery.  He was originally drafted by the Yankees with the 30th pick of the first round in 2012..Hensley turned 23 on July 30.

The Atlanta Braves selected LHP Cesilio Pimentel from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 2-3, 2.65 ERA, 48 K, 1.04 WHIP, .210 BAA, 6 SV in 51.0 IP over 29 games at Class A West Virginia in 2016, He originally signed with the Pirates in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Pimentel will be 24 on January 5th.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected RHP Jon Fitzsimmons from the Cleveland Indians. He was 1-0, 3.31 ERA, 25 K, 1.10 WHIP, .158 BAA in 16.1 IP over 10 games at Class A Lake County in 2016  He originally signed with the Royals as a non-drafted free agent in 2013. Fitzsimmons turned 25 on November 29.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected shortstop Jorge Flores from the Toronto Blue Jays. He split 2016 between Class A Advanced Dunedin and Double A New Hampshire. The shortstop hit .263/.326/.381 with 1 HR, 11 RBI, 21 R, 5 SB in 32 games at Dunedin and .187/.260/.242 with 2 HR, 24 RBI, 24 R, 4 SB in 82 games at New Hampshire. He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the 19th round in  2012. Flores turned 25 on November 25.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected first baseman Art Charles Jr from the Cincinnati Reds. He played in 2016 in an Independent League where he hit .352/.461/.699 with 29 HR, 101 RBI, 79 R, 3 SB in 96 games. He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the 20th round in  2010. Charles turned 26 on November 10.

The Los Angeles Angels selected SS\3B Matthew Williams from the St Louis Cardinals. He phit .263/.355/.346 with 1 HR, 35 RBI, 46 R, 11 SB in 113 games at Triple A Memphis in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 15th round in  2011. Williams turned 27 on August 29.

The Colorado Rockies selected catcher Anthony Bemboom from the Los Angeles Angels. He split 2016 between Double A Arkansas and Triple A Salt Lake. The catcher hit .146/.222/.183 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 25 games at Arkansas and .261/.329/.369 with 1 HR, 13 RBI, 20 R, 5 SB in 47 games at Salt Lake. His minor league caught stealing rate was 32%.  He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 22nd round in 2012. Bemboom will be 27 on January 18.

The Miami Marlins selected outfielder Cal Towey from the Los Angeles Angels. He split 2016 between Arkansas and Salt Lake. The outfielder hit .292/.402/.464 with 4 HR, 17 RBI, 28 R, 5 SB in 57 games at Arkansas and .244/.357/.415 with 9 HR, 32 RBI, 37 R, 9 SB in 78 games at Salt Lake. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 17th round in  2013. Towey will be 27 on February 6th.

The Kansas City Royals selected RHP Kevin Magallanes from the New York Yankees. He was 0-4, 6.42 ERA, 27 K, 1.60 WHIP, .267 BAA in 33.2 IP over 11 games with 7 GS at Rookie Gulf Coast in 2016  He originally signed with the Yankees in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Magallanes turned 22 on July 15.

The Houston Astros selected catcher Eduardo de Oleo from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He split 2016 between Rookie Arizona, Class A Kane County and Double A Mobile. The catcher hit .3 for 10, .300/.300/.600 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games at Arizona, 11 for 51, .216/.259/.333 with 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 15 games at Kane County and 4 for 8, .500/.500/.875 with 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 2 games at Mobile. His minor league caught stealing rate was 35%.  He was originally signed by the Yankees in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. de Oleo will be 24 on January 25.

The New York Yankees selected catcher Jorge Saez Jr from the Toronto Blue Jays. He split 2016 between Dunedin and New Hampshire. The catcher hit 21 for 67, .313/.361/.612 with 6 HR, 12 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 18 games at Dunedin and .232/.290/.432 with 6 HR, 20 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 40 games at New Hampshire. His minor league caught stealing rate was 38%.  He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the 32nd round in 2012. Saez turned 26 on August 28.

The Seattle Mariners selected LHP Paul Paez from the New York Mets. He split 2016 between Class A Advanced St Lucie and Double A Binghamton. The LHP 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 28 K, 0.86 WHIP, .208 BAA, 3 SV in 36.0 IP over 20 games at St Lucie and 2-1, 9.15 ERA, 27 K, 1.83 WHIP, .333 BAA in 19.2 IP over 14 games at Binghamton  He was originally drafted by the Mets in the 38th round in 2013. Paez turned 24 on April 29.

The St Louis Cardinals selected outfielder Austin Wilson from the Seattle Mariners. He hit .226/.338/.375 with 13 HR, 49 RBI, 56 R, 7 SB in 104 games at Class A Advanced Bakersfield in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the second round in  2013. Wilson will be 25 on February 7th.

The Detroit Tigers selected RHP Sean Donatello from the Miami Marlins. He was 3-1, 3.40 ERA, 26 K, 1.19 WHIP, .251 BAA, 7 SV in 50.1 IP over 46 games at Double A Jacksonville in 2016  He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the 25th round in 2011. Donatello turned 26 on August 24.

The Baltimore Orioles selected RHP Jefri Hernandez from the Cincinnati Reds. He signed with the Reds from the Rangers after the season after splitting 2016 between Double A Frisco and Triple A Round Rock.  The RHP was 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 15 K, 1.67 WHIP, .245 BAA, 1 SV in 15.0 IP over 12 games at Frisco and 0-1, 3.12 ERA, 17 K, 1.33 WHIP, .242 BAA in 17.1 IP over 12 games at Round Rock. He originally signed with the Rockies in 2008 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Hernandez turned 25 on April 27.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected RHP Philip Walby from the Washington Nationals. He split 2016 between Class A Advanced Tampa of the Yankees before signing with the Nationals and pitched at Class A Hagerstown. The RHP was 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 10 K, 1.65 WHIP, .302 BAA in 16.1 IP over 12 games at Tampa and 2-0, 3.29 ERA, 33 K, 1.43 WHIP, .223 BAA, 7 SV in 27.1 IP over 24 games at Hagerstown. He owas riginally originally drafted by the Yankees in the 12th round in 2013. Welby turned 24 on July 24.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected LHP Edward Paredes from the Detroit Tigers. He signed with the Tigers after the season from the Angels after he was 2-2, 2.27 ERA, 53 K, 1.05 WHIP, .167 BAA, 2 SV in 43.2 IP over 46 games at Arkansas in 2016  He originally signed with the Mariners in 2005 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic.. Paredes turned 30 on September 30.

The Boston Red Sox selected RHP Harrison Cooney from the Los Angeles Angels. He was 0-0, 21.60 ERA, 2 K, 3.60 WHIP, .167 BAA in 1.2 IP over 2 games at Class A Advanced Inland Empire in 2016 before missing the rest of the season with Tommy John surgery  He was originally drafted by the Angels in the sixth round in 2013. Cooney will be 25 on March 23.

The Texas Rangers selected LHP Matt Smoral from the Toronto Blue Jays. He was 0-0, 13.15 ERA, 18 K, 2.38 WHIP, .294 BAA in 13.0 IP over 11 games at Short Season A Vancouver in 2016  He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays with the 50th pick of the first round in 2012. Smoral will be 23 on March 18.

The Chicago Cubs selected 3B\1B Kevin Cornelius from the New York Yankees. He split 2016 between Rookie Pulaski and Class A Advanced Tampa. The infielder 12 for 58, .367/.448/.878 with 6 HR, 21 RBI,  12 R, 0 SB in 13 games at Pulaski and .277/.374/.493 with 7 HR, 27 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 43 games at Tampa. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 31st round in 2013. Cornelius turned 24 on August 28.

Round Two

Round Three

2016 Rule 5 Draft

The Rule 5 draft took place Thursday at the annual winter meeting of the general managers. The eligible pool of players are not on the 40 man roster of a team and were signed at the age of 19 and have been in the organization for four years or were signed at the age of 18 or younger and have been in the organization for five years. Each drafted player costs $50,000 and must remain on the 25 man roster of the drafting team the entire season or be offered back to the original team at half price. Like the regular draft the order starts with the team with the worst record and proceeds to the team with the best. It is the hope of each team that they land the next Josh Hamilton or Johan Santana both former rule 5 draftees.

The Minnesota Twins started off the draft by selecting RHP Miguel Diaz from the Milwaukee Brewers. He was 1-8, 3.71 ERA, 91 K, 1.18 WHIP, .226 BAA, 3 SV in 94.2 IP over 26 games with 15 GS at Class A Wisconsin. He originally signed with the Brewers in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Diaz turned 22 on November 28.

The Cincinnati Reds selected catcher Luis Torrens from the New York Yankees. He split 2016 between Short Season A Staten Insland and Class A Charleston. The catcher hit 14 for 45, .311/.360/400 with 0 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 12 games at Staten Island and .230/.348/.317 with 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 40 games at Charleston. His minor league caught stealing rate was 41%. He originally signed with the Yankees in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Torrens turned 20 on May 2nd.

The San Diego Padres selected shortstop Allen Cordoba from the St Louis Cardinals. He hit .362/.427/.495 with 0 HR, 18 RBI, 49 R, 22 SB in 50 games at Rookie Johnson City. He originally signed with the Padres in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Panama. Cordoba turned 21 on December 6th.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected RHP Kevin Gadea from the Seattle Mariners. He split 2016 between Rookie Arizona and Class A Clinton. He was 1-1, 2.95 ERA, 23 K, 0.98WHIP, .214 BAA, 1 SV in 18.1 IP over 5 games with 2 GS at Arizona and 3-0, 2.15 ERA, 72 K, 1.03 WHIP, .218 BAA, 1 SV in 50.1 IP over 10 games with 6 GS at Clinton. He originally signed with the Mariners in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Nicaragua. Gadea turned 22 on December 6th.

The Atlanta Braves selected RHP Armando Rivero from the Chicago Cubs. He was 5-3, 2.13 ERA, 105 K, 1.12 WHIP, .169 BAA, 1 SV in 67.2 IP over 43 games at Triple A Iowa in 2016. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of Cuba. Rivero will be 29 on February 1st.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected RHP Tyler Jones from the New York Yankees. He was 6-2, 2.17 ERA, 67 K, 1.23 WHIP, .249 BAA, 11 SV in 45.2 IP over 33 games at Double A Trenton in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the 11th round in 2011. Jones turned 27 on September 5th.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected LHP Caleb Smith from the New York Yankees. He was 3-5, 3.96 ERA, 70 K, 1.35 WHIP, .265 BAA, 3 SV in 63.2 IP over 27 games with 7 GS at Double A Trenton in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 14th round in 2013. Smith turned 25 on July 28.

The Los Angeles Angels selected RHP Justin Haley from the Boston Red Sox. He split 2016 between Double A Portland and Triple A Pawtucket. The RHP was 5-4, 2.20 ERA, 59 K, 1.11 WHIP, .219 BAA in 61.1 IP over 12 games at Portland and 8-6, 3.59 ERA, 67 K, 1.13 WHIP, .230 BAA in 85.1 IP over 15 games at Pawtucket. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the sixth round in 2012. Haley turned 25 on June 16.

The Chicago White Sox selected RHP Dylan Covey from the Oakland Athletics. He was 2-1, 1.84 ERA, 26 K, 1.30 WHIP, .200 BAA in 29.1 IP over 6 games at Double A Midland in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Athletics in the fourth round in 2013. Jones turned 25 on August 14.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected LHP Tyler Webb from the New York Yankees. He was 4-3, 3.59 ERA, 82 K, 1.24 WHIP, .245 BAA, 1 SV in 72.2 IP over 36 games with 5 GS at Triple  A Scranton/Wilkes Barre in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 10th round in 2013. Webb turned 26 on July 20.

The Detroit Tigers selected LHP Daniel Stumpf from the Kansas City Royals. He had been claimed by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2015 Rule 5 draft and split 2016 between Class A Advanced Clearwater, Double A Reading, Triple A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies before being returned to the Royals and finished out the season at Double A Northwest Arkansas. The LHP was 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.67 WHIP, .182 BAA in 3.0 IP over 2 games at Clearwater, 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 3 K, 1.00 WHIP, .188 BAA in 4.0 IP over 3 games at Reading, 0-0, 20.25 ERA, 1 K, 3.00 WHIP, .500 BAA in 1.1 IP over 2 games at Lehigh Valley, 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 2 K, 2.20 WHIP, .409 BAA in 5.0 IP over 7 games with the Phillies and 2-0, 2.11 ERA, 26 K, 0.84 WHIP, .187 BAA, 1 SV in 21.1 IP over 14 games at Northwest Arkansas. He was originally drafted by the Royals in the ninth round in 2012. Stumpf will be 26 on January 4th.

The Baltimore Orioles selected outfielder Aneury Tavarez from the Boston Red Sox. He split 2016 between Portland and Pawtucket. The outfielder hit .335/.379/.506 with 7 HR,47 RBI, 59 R, 18 SB in 106 games at Portland and 3 for 15, .200/.250/.200 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 2 SB in 5 games at Pawtucket. He originally signed with the Red Sox in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Tavarez will be 25 on April 14.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected RHP Glenn Sparkman from the Kansas City Royals. He split 2016 between Rookie Arizona, Class A Lexington, Class A Advanced Wilmington and Northwest Arkansas, The RHP was 1-3, 5.40 ERA, 17 K, 1.20 WHIP, .279 BAA in 16.2 IP over 7 games at Arizona, 0-2, 6.91 ERA, 19 K, 1.67 WHIP, .350 BAA in 14.1 IP over 3 games at Lexington, 1-0, 3.86 ERA, 9 K, 0.86 WHIP, .209 BAA in 11.2 IP over 2 games at Wilmington and 0-2, 4.58 ERA, 20 K, 1.47 WHIP, .296 BAA in 17.2 IP over 4 games at Northwest Arkansas. He was originally drafted by the Royals in the 20th round in 2013. Jones turned 24 on May 11.

The Boston Red Sox selected shortstop Josh Rutledge from the Colorado Rockies. He signed in the off seasons with the Rockies after he split 2016 between Pawtucket and the Red Sox. The shortstop hit 13 for 49, .265/.345/.388 with 0 HRT, 3 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 28 games at Pawtucket and .284/.333/.338 with 1 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 39 games with the Red Sox . He was originally drafted by the Rockies in the third round in 2010. Rutledge will be 28 on April 21.

The Cleveland Indians selected LHP Hoby Milner from the Philadelphia Phillies. He split 2016 between Reading and Lehigh Valley. The LHP was 5-3, 1.84 ERA, 54 K, 1.08 WHIP, .224 BAA, 5 SV in 49.0 IP over 38 games  at Reading and 0-1, 4.50 ERA, 22 K, 1.19 WHIP, .258 BAA, 1 SV in 16.0 IP over 11 games at Lehigh Valey. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the seventh round in 2012. Milner will be 26 on January 13.

The Texas Rangers selected RHP Michael Hauschild from the Houston Astros. He was 9-10, 3.22 ERA, 119 K, 1.27 WHIP, .259 BAA in 139.2 IP over 24 games at Triple A Fresno in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the 33rd round in 2012. Hauschild will be 27 on January 22.

ROUND 2

The Cincinnati Reds selected catcher Stuart Turner from the Minnesota Twins. He hit .239/.322/.363 with 6 HR, 41 RBI, 40 R, 5 SB in 97 games at Double A Chattanooga in 2016. His minor league caught stealing rate was 35%. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the third round in 2013. Turner will be 25 on December 27.

The Baltimore Orioles selected outfielder Anthony Santander from the Cleveland Indians. He hit .290/.368/.494 with 20 HR, 95 RBI, 90 R, 10 SB in 128 games at Class A Advanced Lynchburg. He originally signed with the Indians in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Santander turned 22 on October 19.

Adam Eaton traded to Nationals

Adam Eaton was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Washington Nationals on December 7, 2016. The White Sox in exchange received Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning and Reynaldo Lopez.

Eaton is an outfielder who hit .284/.362/.428 with 14 HR, 59 RBI, 91 R, 14 SB in 157 games with the White Sox in 2016. Over five MLB seasons with the White Sox and Diamondbacks he hit .284/.357/.414 with 34 HR, 177 RBI, 324 R, 54 SB in 521 games. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 19th round in 2010 and was traded to the White Sox in 2013. Eaton turned 28 on December 6th.

RHP Giolito split 2016 between Class A Hagerstown, Double A Harrisburg, Triple A Syracuse and the Nationals. He was 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 4 K, 0.86 WHIP, .231 WHIP in 7.0 IP om 1 game at Hagerstown, 5-3, 3.17 ERA, 72 K, 1.42 WHIP, .247 BAA in 71.0 IP over 14 games at Harrisburg, 1-2, 2.17 ERA, 40 K, 1.10 WHIP, .225 BAA in 37.1 IP over 7 games at Syracuse and 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 11 K, 1.78 WHIP, .295 BAA in 21.1 IP over 6 games with the Nationals. He was originally drafted by the Nationals with the 16th pick of the first round in 2012. Giolito turned 22 on July 14.

RHP Lopez split 2016 between Harrisburg, Syracuse and the Nationals. He was 3-5, 3.18 ERA, 100 K, 1.23 WHIP, .235 BAA in 76.1 IP over 14 games at Harrisburg, 2-2, 3.27 ERA, 26 K, 0.94 WHIP, .179 BAA in 33.0 IP over 5 games at Syracuse and 5-3, 4.91 ERA, 42 K, 1.57 WHIP, .272 WHIP in  44.0 IP over 11 games with 6 GS. He originally signed with the Nationals in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Lopez will be 23 on January 4th.

RHP Dunning split 2016 between Rookie Gulf Coast and Short Season A Auburn. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game at Gulf Coast and 3-2, 2.14 ERA, 29 K, 0.98 WHIP, .208 BAA in 33.2 IP over 7 games at Auburn. He was originally drafted by the Nationals with the 29th pick of the first round in 2016. Dunning will be 22 on December 20.

Wade Davis traded to Cubs

Wade Davis was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs on December 7, 2016. The Royals in exchange received Jorge Soler.

RHP Davis split 2016 between Rookie Arizona and Triple A Omaha while rehabbing and the Royals. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 1.0 IP in 1 game at Arizona, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.00 WHIP, .286 BAA in 2.0 IP over 2 games at Omaha and 2-1, 1.87 ERA, 47 K, 1.13 WHIP, .210 BAA, 27 SV in 43.1 IP over 45 games with the Royals. Over eight MLB seasons with the Royals and Rays he was 55-37, 3.53 ERA, 689 K, 1.28 WHIP, .241 BAA, 47 SV in 776.2 IP over 334 games with 88 GS. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the third round in 2004 and was traded to the Royals in 2012. Davis turned 31 on September 7th.

Soler is an outfielder who split 2016 between Double A Tennessee and Triple A Iowa while rehabbing and the the Cubs. He hit 5 for 30, .167/.381/.162 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 9 games at Tennessee, 1 for 7, .143/.143/.143 with O HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, )SB in 2 games at Iowa and .238/.333/.436 with 12 HR, 31 RBI, 37 R, 0 SB in 86 games with the Cubs. Over three MLB seasons with the Cubs he hit .258/.328/.434 with 27 HR, 98 RBI, 87 R, 4 SB in 211 games. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Cuba. Soler will be 25 on February 25.

Tyler Thornburg traded to Red Sox

Tyler Thornburg was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Boston Red Sox on December 6, 2016. The Brewers in exchange received Travis Shaw, Mauricio Dubon, Josh Pennington,and a PTBNL or cash.

RHP Thornburg was 8-5, 2.15 ERA, 90 K, 0.94 WHIP, .162 BAA, 13 SV in 67.0 IP over 67 games with the Brewers in 2016. Over five MLB seasons with the Brewers he was 14-9, 2.87 ERA, 220 K, 1.19 WHIP, .213 BAA, 13 SV in 219.2 IP over 144 games with 10 GS. He was originally drafted by the Brewers in the third round in 2010. Thornburg turned 28 on September 29.

Shaw is a 3B\1B who hit .242/.306/.421 with 16 HR, 71 RBI, 63 R, 5 SB in 145 games with the Red Sox in 2016. Over two MLB seasons with the Red Sox he hit .251/.312/.442 with 29 HR, 107 RBI, 94 R, 5 SB in 210 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the ninth round in 2011. Shaw will be 27 on April 16.

Dubon is a shortstop who split 2016 between Class A Advanced Salem and Double A Portland. He hit .306/.387/.379 with 0 HR, 29 RBI, 53 R, 24 SB in 62 games at Salem and .339/.371/.538 with 6 HR, 40 RBI, 48 R, 6 SB in 62 games at Portland. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the 26th round in 2013. Dubon turned 22 on July 19.

RHP Pennington was 5-3, 2.86 ERA, 49 K, 1.16 WHIP, .200 BAA in 56.2 IP over 13 games at Short Season A Lowell in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the 29th round in 2014. Pennington turned 21 on July 6th.

Chris Sale traded to Red Sox

Chris Sale was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Boston Red Sox on December 6, 2016. The White Sox in exchange received Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Alexander Basabe and Victor Diaz.

LHP Sale was 17-10, 3.34 ERA, 233 K, .104 WHIP, .227 in 226.2 IP over 32 games with the White Sox in 2016. Over seven MLB seasons with the White Sox he was 74-50, 3.00 ERA, 1244 K, 1.07 WHIP, .224 BAA, 12 SV in 1110.0 IP over 228 games with 148 GS. He was originally drafted by the White Sox with the 13th pick of the first round in 2010. Sale will be 28 on March 30.

Moncada is a 3B\2B who split 2016 between Class A Advanced Salem, Double A Portland and the Boston Red Sox. He hit .307/.427/.496 with 4 HR, 34 RBI, 57 R, 36 SB in 61 games at Salem, .277/.379/.531 with 11 HR, 28 RBI, 37 R, 9 SB in 45 games at Portland and 4 for 19, .211/.250/.263 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games with the Red Sox. He originally signed with the Red Sox in 2015 as an aamteur free agent out of Cuba. Moncada turned 21 on May 27.

RHP Kopech split 2016 between Short Season A Lowell and Salem. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 1.85 WHIP, .250 BAA in 4.1 IP in 1 game at Lowell and 4-1, 2.25 ERA, 82 K, 1.04 WHIP, .147 BAA in 52.0 IP over 11 games at Salem. In the Arizona Fall League he was 3-0, 2.01 ERA, 26 K, 1.16 WHIP in 22.1 IP over 6 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox with the 33rd pick of the first round in 2014. Kopech turned 20 on April 30.

Basabe is an outfielder who split 2016 between Class A Greenville and Salem. He hit .258/.325/.447 with 12 HR, 52 RBI, 61 R, 25 SB in 105 games at Greeneville and 8 for 22, .364/.391/.545 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 5 games at Salem.  He originally signed with the Red Sox in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Basabe turned 20 on August 26.

RHP Diaz was 2-5, 3.88 ERA, 63 K, 1.49 WHIP, .277 BAA, 10 SV in 60.1 IP over 37 games at Greeneville. He originally signed with the Red Sox in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Diaz turned 22 on May 24.

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Derek Norris traded to Nationals

Derek Norris was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Washington Nationals on December 2, 2016. The Padres in exchange received Pedro Avila. 

Norris is a catcher who hit .186/.225/.328 with 14 HR, 42 RBI, 50 R, 9 SB in 125 games with the Padres in 2016. Over five MLB seasons with the Padres and Athletics he hit .233/.309/.380 with 54 HR, 223 RBI, 221 R, 25 SB in 557 games. His MLB caught stealing rate is 26%. He was originally drafted by the Nationals in the fourth round in 2007, was traded to the Athletics in 2011 and was traded to the Padres in 2014. Norris will be 27 on February 14.

RHP Avila was 7-7, 3.48 ERA, 92 K, 1.33 WHIP, .249 BAA in 93.0 IP over 20 games at Class A Hagerstown in 2016. He originally signed with the Nationals in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Avila will be 20 on January 14.

Brooks Pounders traded to Angels

Brooks Pounders was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Los Angeles Angels on December 1, 2015. The Royals in exchange received Jared Ruxer. 

RHP Pounders split 2016 between Triple A Omaha and the Royals. He was 5-3, 3.14 ERA, 90 K, 1.29 WHIP, .226 BAA in 80.1 IP over 31 games with 7 GS at Omaha and 2-1, 9.24 ERA, 13 K, 1.74 WHIP, .352 BAA in 12.2 IP over 13 games with the Royals. He was originally drafted by the Pirates in the second round in 2009 and was traded to the Royals in 2011. Pounders turned 26 on September 26.

RHP Ruxer was 3-2, 1.44 ERA, 99 K, 1.34 WHIP, .273 BAA in 111.0 IP over 29 games with 19 GS at Class A Burlington in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 12th round in 2014. Ruxer turned 24 on July 29.

Jaime Garcia traded to Braves

Jaime Garcia was traded by the St Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves on December 1, 2016. The Cardinals in exchange received Chris Ellis, John Gant and Luke Dykstra. 

LHP Garcia was 10-13, 4.67 ERA, 150 K, 1.37 WHIP, .268 BAA in 171.2 IP over 32 games with the Cardinals in 2016. Over eight MLB seasons with the Cardinals he was 62-45, 3.57 ERA, 723 K, 1.28 WHIP, .269 BAA in 896.0 IP over 158 games with 147 GS. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 22nd round in 2005. Garcia turned 30 on July 8th.

RHP Ellis split 2016 between Double A Mississippi and Triple A Gwinnett, He was 8-2, 2.75 ERA, 61 K, 1.13 WHIP, .201 BAA in 78.2 IP over 13 games at Mississippi and 4-7, 6.52 ERA, 65 K, 1.77 WHIP, .269 BAA in 67.2 IP over 15 games at Gwinnett. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the third round in 2014 and was traded to the Braves in 2015. Ellis turned 24 on September 22.

RHP Gant split 2016 between Class A Rome, Gwinnett and the Braves. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .111 BAA in 3.0 IP in 1 game at Rome, 3-3, 4.18 ERA, 57 K, 1.43 WHIP, .262 BAA in 56.0 IP over 12 games with 10 GS at Gwinnett and 1-4, 4.86 ERA, 49K, 1.50 WHIP, .278 BAA in 50.0 IP over 20 games with 7 GS with the Braves. He was originally drafted by the Mets in the 21st round in 2011 and was traded to the Braves in 2015. Gant turned 24 on August 6th.

Dykstra is a second baseman who hit .304/.332/.363 with 0 HR, 41 RBI, 32 R, 7 SB in 81 games at Rome in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the seventh round in 2014. Dykstra turned 21 on November 7th.

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Logan Verrett traded to Orioles

Logan Verrett was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles on November 30, 2016 for cash. The RHP split 2016 between Triple A Las Vegas and the Mets. He was 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 5 K, 1.33 WHIP, .188 BAA in 12.0 IP over 2 games at Las Vegas and 3-8, 5.20 ERA, 66 K, 1.56 WHIP, .283 BAA in 91.2 IP over 35 games with 12 GS. Over two MLB seasons with the Mets and Rangers he was 4-10, 4.65 ERA, 105 K, 1.38 WHIP, .257 BAA, 1 SV in 139.1 IP over 53 games with 16 GS. He was originally drafted by the Mets in the third round in 2011. Verrett turned 26 on June 19.

Rob Whalen traded to Mariners

Rob Whalen was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Seattle Mariners on November 28, 2016 along with Max Povse. The Braves in exchange received Alex Jackson and a PTBNL.

RHP Whalen split 2016 between Double A Mississippi, Triple A Gwinnett and the Braves, He was 7-5, 2.49 ERA, 94 K, 1.22 WHIP, .232 BAA in 101.1 IP over 18 games at Mississippi, 0-1, 1.93 ERA, 18 K, 1.02 WHIP, .188 BAA in 18.2 IP over 3 games at Gwinnett and 1-2, 6.57 ERA, 25 K, 1.30 WHIP, .217 BAA in 24.2 IP over 5 games. He was originally drafted by the Mets in the 12th round in 2012 and was traded to the Braves in 2015. Whalen will be 23 on January 31.

RHP Povse split 2016 between Class A Advanced Carolina and Mississippi. He was 5-5, 3.71 ERA, 91 K, 1.21 WHIP, .262 BAA in 87.1 IP over 15 games at Carolina and 4-1, 2.93 ERA, 48 K, 1.03 WHIP, .236 BAA in 70.2 IP over 11 games at Mississippi. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the third round in 2014. Povse turned 23 on August 23.

Jackson is an outfielder who hit .243/.332/.408 with 11 HR, 55 RBI, 43 R, 2 SB in 92 games at Class A Clinton in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Mariners with the sixth pick of the first round in 2014. Jackson will be 21 on December 25.

Taijuan Walker traded to Diamondbacks

Taijuan Walker was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 23, 2016 along with Ketel Marte. The Mariners in exchange received Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger and Zac Curtis. 

RHP Walker split 2016 between Triple A Tacoma and the Mariners, He was 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 6 K, 1.33 WHIP, .211 BAA in 15.0 IP over 3 games at Tacoma and 8-11, 4.22 ERA, 119 K, 1.24 WHIP, .247 BAA in 134.1 IP over 25 games with the Mariners. Over four MLB seasons with the Mariners he was 22-22, 4.18 ERA, 322 K, 1.21 WHIP, .245 BAA in 357.0 IP over 65 games with 62 GS. He was originally drafted by the Mariners with the 43rd pick of the first round in 2010. Walker turned 24 on August 13.

Marte is a shortstop who split 2016 between Class A Everett and Tacoma while rehabbing and the Mariners. He hit 2 for 6, .333/.429/1.000 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games at Everett, 6 for 28, .214/.258/.286 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 7 games at Tacoma and .259/..287/.323 with 1 HR, 33 RBI, 55 R, 11 SB in 119 games with the Mariners, Over two MLB seasons with the Mariners he hit .267/.309/.349 with 3 HR, 50 RBI, 80 R, 19 SB in 176 games. He originally signed with the Mariners in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Marte turned 23 on October 12.

Segura is a SS\2B who hit .319/.368/.499 with 20 HR, 64 RBI, 102 R, 33 SB in 153 games with the Diamondbacks in 2016. Over five MLB seasons with the Diamondbacks, Brewers and Angels he hit .280/.319/.396 with 43 HR, 208 RBI, 313 R, 129 SB in 632 games. He originally signed with the Angels in 2007 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic, was traded to the Brewers in 2012 and traded to the Diamondbacks in January 2016. Segura will be 27 on March 17.

Haniger is an outfielder who split 2016 between Double A Mobile, Triple A Reno and the Diamondbacks. He hti .294/.407/.462 with 5 HR, 30 RBI, 21 R, 4 SB in 55 games at Mobile, .341/.428/.670 with 20 HR, 64 RBI, 58 R, 8 SB in 74 games at Reno and .229/.309/.404 with 5 HR, 17 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 34 games with the Diamondbacks. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks with the 38th pick of the first round in 2012. Haniger will be 26 on December 23.

LHP Curtis split 2016 between Class A Advanced Visalia, Mobile and the Diamondbacks. He was 1-0, 5.23 ERA, 22 K, 1.65 WHIP, .279 bAA, 2 SV in 10.1 IP over 8 games at Visalia, 0-1, 3.20 ERA, 30 K, 1.17 WHIP, .227 BAA, 4 SV in 19.2 IP over 19 games at Mobile and 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 10 K, 1.95 WHIP, .255 BAA in 13.1 IP over 21 games with the Diamondbacks. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the sixth round in 2014. Curtis turned 24 on July 4th.

Jimmy Cordero traded to Nationals

Jimmy Cordero was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Nationals on November 23, 2016 for a PTBNL. The RHP split 2016 between Rookie Gulf Coast, Class A Advanced Clearwater, Double A Reading and Triple A Lehigh Valley. He was 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 7 K, 1.29 WHIP, .125 BAA in 4.2 IP over 4 games at Gulf Coast, 1-1, 5.63 ERA, 5 K, 1.38 WHIP, .267 BAA, 1 SV in 8.0 IP over 6 games at Clearwater, 1-1, 3.46 ERA, 6 K, 1.08 WHIP, .265 BAA, 1 SV in 13.0 IP over 11 games at Reading and 0-1, 27.00 ERA, 1 K, 4.50 WHIP, .500 BAA in 1.1 IP in 1 game at Lehigh Valley. He originally signed with the Blue Jays in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic and was traded to the Phillies in 2015. Cordero turned 25 on October 19.

James Pazos traded to Mariners

James Pazos was traded by the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners on November 18, 2016. The Yankees in exchange received Zack Littell. 

LHP Pazos split 2016 between Class A Staten Island, Triple A Scranton\Wilkes-Barre and the Yankees. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.09 WHIP, .231 BAA in 3.2 IP over 2 games at Staten Island, 2-2, 2.63 ERA, 41 K, 1.39 WHIP, .194 BAA, 1 SV in 27.1 IP over 23 games at SWB and 1-0, 13.50 ERA, 3 K, 2.40 WHIP, .438 BAA in 3.1 IP over 7 games with the Yankees. Over two MLB seasons with the Yankees he was 1-0, 5.40 ERA. 6 K, 1.68 WHIP, .303 BAA in 8.1 IP over 18 games. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 13th round in 2012. Pazos turned 25 on May 5th.

RHP Littell split 2016 between Class A Clinton and Class A Advanced Bakersfield. He was 5-5, 2.76 ERA, 95 K, 1.18 WHIP, .258 BAA in 97.2 IP over 16 games at Clinton and 8-1, 2.51 ERA, 61 K, 1.13 WHIP, .246 BAA in 68.0 IP over 12 games at Bakersfield. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the 11th round in 2013. Littell turned 21 on October 5th.

Richie Shaffer traded to Mariners

Richie Shaffer was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Seattle Mariners on November 18, 2016 along with Taylor Motter. The Rays in exchange received Andrew Kittredge, Dalton Kelly and Dylan Thompson. 

Shaffer is a 1B\3B who split 2016 between Triple A Durham and the Rays. He hit .227/.329/.367 with 11 HR, 48 RBI, 49 R, 4 SB in 119 games at Durham and 12 for 48, .250/.315/.438 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 20 games with the Rays. Over two MLB seasons with the Rays he hit .213/.310/.410 with 5 HR, 10 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 51 games. He was originally drafted by the Rays with the 25th pick of the first round in 2012. Shaffer will be 26 on March 15.

Motter is a SS\2B\OF who split 2016 between Durham and the Rays. He hit .229/.297/.389 with 13 HR, 46 RBI, 44 R, 19 SB in 88 games at Durham and 15 for 80, .188/.290/.300 with 2 HR, 9 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 33 games with the Rays. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the 17th round in 2011. Motter turned 27 on September 18.

RHP Kittredge split 2016 between Double A Jackson and Triple A Tacoma. He was 1-1, 3.44 ERA, 37 K, 1.38 WHIP, .278 BAA in 34.0 IP over 14 games with 4 GS at Jackson and 2-2, 3.55 ERA, 47 K, 1.26 WHIP, .258 BAA, 7 SV in 38.0 IP over 23 games with 1 GS at Tacoma. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the 45th round in 2008. Kittredge will be 27 on March 17.

Kelly is a first baseman who hit .293/.384/.416 with 7 HR, 58 RBI, 70 R, 21 SB in 130 games at Class A Clinton in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the 38th round in 2015. Kelly turned 22 on August 4th.

RHP Thompson was 0-1, 5.79 ERA, 6 K, 2.14 WHIP, .316 BAA in 4.2 IP over 3 games with 1 GS at Rookie Arizona in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the fourth round in 2015. Thompson turned 20 on September 16.

Brian McCann traded to Astros

Brian McCann was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros on November 17, 2016. The Yankees in exchange received Albert Abreu and Jorge Guzman.

McCann is a catcher who hit .242/.335/.413 with 20 HR, 58 RBI, 56 R, 1 SB in 130 games with the Yankees in 2016. Over 12 MLB seasons with the Yankees and Braves he hit .266/.340/.459 with 245 HR, 888 RBI, 645 R, 24 SB in 1510 games. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the second round in 2002. McCann will be 33 on February 20.

RHP Abreu split 2016 between Class A Quad Cities and Class A Advanced Lancaster. He was 2-8, 3.50 ERA, 104 K, 1.23 WHIP, .193 BAA, 4 SV in 90.0 IP over 21 games with 14 GS at Quad Cities and 1-0, 5.40 ERA, 11 K, 1.80 WHIP, .267 BAA in 11.2 IP over 3 games with 2 GS at Lancaster. He originally signed with the Astros in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Abreu turned 21 on September 26.

RHP Guzman split 2016 between Rookie Gulf Coast and Rookie Greeneville. He was 1-1, 3.12 ERA, 25 K, 0.81 WHIP, .071 BAA in 17.1 IP over 7 games with 4 GS at Gulf Coast and 2-3, 4.76 eRA, 29 K, 1.41 WHIP, .272 BAA in 22.2 IP over 6 games with 4 GS at Greeneville. He originally signed with the Astros in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Guzman will be 21 on January 28.

Danny Valencia traded to Mariners

Danny Valencia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Seattle Mariners on November 12, 2016. The Athletics in exchange received Paul Blackburn.

Valencia is a 3B\1B\OF who split 2016 between Class A Advanced Stockton while rehabbing and the Athletics. He hit 1 for 7, .143/.143/.571 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games at Stockton and .287/.346/.446 with 17 HR, 51 RBI, 72 R, 1 SB in 130 games with the Athletics. Over seven MLB seasons with the Athletics, Blue Jays, Royals, Orioles, Red Sox and Twins he hit .271/.317/.430 with 72 HR, 303 RBI, 278 R, 8 SB in 656 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the 19th round in 2006. Valencia turned 32 on September 19.

RHP Blackburn split 2016 between Double A Tennessee and Double A Jackson after he was traded to the Mariners. He was 6-4, 3.17 ERA, 72 K, 1.19 WHIP, .251 BAA in 102.1 IP over 18 games at Tennessee and 3-1, 3.54 ERA, 27 K, 1.25 WHIP, .268 BAA in 40.2 IP over 8 games at Jackson. He was originally drafted by the Cubs with the 56th pick of the first round in 2012. Blackburn will be 23 on December 4th.

Gleyber Torres 2016 AFL MVP

Gleyber Torres of the Scottsdale Scorpions and New York Yankees was named the Joe Black Most Valuable Player in the Arizona Fall League for 2016. The shortstop led the AFL in average while hitting .403/.513/.645 with 3 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R, 4 SB in 18 games. 

He had split the 2016 season between Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach of the Cubs and Class A Advanced Tampa after he was traded to the Yankees. He hit .275/.359/.433 with 9 HR, 47 RBI, 62 R, 19 SB in 94 games at Myrtle Beach and .254/.341/.385 with 2 HR, 19 RBI, 19 R, 2 SB in 31 games at Tampa. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Torres will be 20 on December 13.

Austin Voth AFL PiOW 110716 to 111316

Austin Voth of the Glendale River Dogs was selected the Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week for the span of November 7, 2016 through November 13, 2016. For the week he was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 3 K. This fall the RHP is 3-2, 5.16 ERA, 23 K, 1.15 WHIP in 29.2 IP over 7 games. 

The Nationals prospect was 7-9, 3.15 ERA, 133 K, 1.24 WHIP, .232 BAA in 157.0 IP over 27 games with 25 GS at Triple A Syracuse in 2016. He was originally drafted by the Nationals in the fifth round in 2013. Voth turned 24 on June 26.

Gleyber Torres AFL POW 110716 to 111316

Gleyber Torres of the Scottsdale Scorpions was selected the Arizona Fall League Player of the Week for the span of November 7, 2016 through November 13, 2016. For the week he hit 9 for 15, .600/.647/0.800 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB and 2 BB in 3 games. He also earned the award for the week of October 17. This fall the shortstop is hitting 35 for 62, .403/.513/.645 with 3 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R, 4 SB in 18 games. 

The Yankees prospect had split the 2016 season between Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach of the Cubs and Class A Advanced Tampa after he was traded to the Yankees. He hit .275/.359/.433 with 9 HR, 47 RBI, 62 R, 19 SB in 94 games at Myrtle Beach and .254/.341/.385 with 2 HR, 19 RBI, 19 R, 2 SB in 31 games at Tampa. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Torres will be 20 on December 13.

Mike Trout 2016 AL MVP

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels was named the 2016 American League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He received 19 first place votes and 356 points total. Others receiving first place votes were Mookie Betts of the Red Sox with nine and 311 points total, David Ortiz of the Red Sox with one and 147 points and Adrian Beltre of the Rangers with one and 135 points. The rest of the top five were Jose Altuve of the Astros with 227 points, Josh Donaldson (Blue Jays, 200) and Manny Machado (Orioles, 150).

Others receiving votes were Robinson Cano (Mariners, 79), Francisco Lindor (Indians, 56), Miguel Cabrera (Tigers, 56), Zach Britton (Orioles, 11), Kyle Seager (Mariners, 10), Brian Dozier (Twins, 9), Edwin Encarnacion (Blue Jays, 7), Nelson Cruz (Mariners, 6), Chris Sale (White Sox, 3), Jose Ramirez (Indians, 2), Justin Verlander (Tigers, 2), Adam Eaton (White Sox, 1), Corey Kluber (Indians, 1) and Evan Longoria (Rays, 1).

The outfielder hit .315/.441/.550 with 29 HR, 100 RBI, 123 R, 30 SB in 159 games. Over six MLB seasons with the Angels he has hit .306/.405/.557 with 168 HR, 497 RBI, 600 R, 143 SB in 811 games. Trout won the 2014 AL MVP and finished second in AL MVP voting in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He was originally drafted by the Angels with the 25th pick of the first round in 2009. Trout turned 25 on August 7th.

Kris Bryant 2016 NL MVP

Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs was named the 2016 National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He garnered 29 first place votes and had 415 points total. Receiving the other first place vote was Daniel Murphy of the Washington Nationals with 245 points total. The rest of the top five were Corey Seager of the Dodgers with 240 points, Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs with 202 points and Nolan Arenado of the Rockies with 199 points. 

Other receiving votes were Freddie Freeman of the Braves with 129 points, Joey Votto (Reds, 100), Yoenis Cespedes (Mets, 45), Justin Turner (Dodgers, 44), Max Scherzer (Nationals, 39), Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks, 18), Brandon Crawford (Giants, 15), Jean Segura (Diamondbacks, 14), Buster Posey (Giants, 11), DJ LeMahieu (Rockies, 7), Madison Bumgarner (Giants, 7), Jeurys Familia (Mets, 6), Wilson Ramos (Nationals, 6), Addison Russell (Cubs, 5), Noah Syndergaard (Mets, 5), Christian Yelich (Marlins, 5), Yasmani Grandal (Dodgers, 4), Kyle Hendricks (Cusb, 2), Ryan Braun (Brewers, 2), Yadier Molina (Cardinals, 2), Charlie Blackmon (Rockies, 1)  and Johnny Cueto (Giants, 1).

The Cubs 3B\OF hit .292/.385/.554 with 39 HR, 102 RBI, 121 R, 8 SB in 153 games. Over two MLB seasons with the Cubs he has hit .284/.377/.522 with 65 HR, 201 RBI, 208 R, 21 SB in 306 games. Bryant was the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year . He was originally drafted by the Cubs with the second pick of the first round in 2013. Bryant will be 25 on January 4th.

Rick Porcello 2016 AL Cy Young

Rick Porcello of the Boston Red Sox won the 2016 American League Cy Young award by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He had eight first place votes and 137 total. Other pitchers receiving first place votes were Justin Verlander of the Tigers with 14 and 132 points total, Corey Kluber of the Indians with three and 98 total and Zach Britton of the Orioles with three and 72 total. Others receiving votes were Chris Sale of the White Sox with 40 points, J.A. Happ (Blue Jays, 14), Aaron Sanchez (Blue Jays, 6), Masahiro Tanaka (Yankees, 6), Andrew Miller (Yankees\Indians, 3), Michael Fulmer (Tigers, 1) and Jose Quintana (White Sox, 1).

For the season the RHP was 22-4, 3.15 ERA, 189 K, 1.01 WHIP, .230 BAA in 223.0 IP over 33 games. Over eight MLB seasons with the Red Sox and Tigers he is 107-82, 4.20 ERA, 993 K, 1.31 WHIP, .276 BAA in 1468.1 IP over 245 games with 241 GS. He was originally drafted by the Tigers with the 27th pick of the first round in 2007 and was traded to the Red Sox in 2014. Porcello will be 28 on December 27.

Max Scherzer 2016 NL Cy Young

Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals won the 2016 National League Cy Young award by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He had 25 first place votes and 192 total. Other pitchers receiving first place votes were Jon Lester of the Cubs with one and 102 points total, Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs with two and 85 total and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers with two and 30 total. Others receiving votes were Madison Bumgarner of the Giants with 46 points, Johnny Cueto (Giants, 19), Jose Fernandez (Marlins, 18), Noah Syndergard (Mets, 15), Jake Arrieta (Cubs, 2) and Tanner Roark (Nationals, 1).

The RHP was 20-7, 2.96 ERA, 284 K, 0.97 WHIP, .199 BAA in 228.1 IP over 34 games in 2016. Over his nine season MLB career with the Nationals, Tigers and Diamondbacks he is 125-69, 3.39 ERA, 1881 K, 1.14 WHIP, .232 BAA in 1696.1 IP over 274 games. with 265 GS. This is his second Cy Young after winning the American League award in 2013.  He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks with the 11th pick of the first round in 2006, was traded to the Tigers in 2009 and signed with the Nationals in 2015. Scherzer turned 32 on July 27.

Corey Seager 2016 NL Rookie of the Year

Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers was named the 2016 National League Rookie of the Year after receiving all 30 first place votes by the Baseball Writers Association of America for a total of 150 points. Others receiving votes were Trea Turner of the Nationals with 42 points, Kenta Maeda (Dodgers, 37), Trevor Story (Rockies, 24), Aledmys Diaz (Cardinals, 14), Jon Gray (Rockies, 1),  Steven Matz (Mets, 1) and Seung Hwan Oh (Cardinals, 1).

This season the shortstop hit .308/.365/.512 with 26 HR, 72 RBI, 105 R, 3 SB in 157 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers with the 18th pick of the first round in 2012. Seager turned 22 on April 27.

Michael Fulmer 2016 AL Rookie of the Year

Michael Fulmer of the Detroit Tigers was named the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year after receiving 26 first place votes by the Baseball Writers Association of America for a total of 142 points. The only other player to receive first place votes was Gary Sanchez of the Yankees with 4 first place votes and 91 total. Others receiving votes were Tyler Naquin of the Indians with 20 points, Chris Devenski (Astros, 7), Edwin Diaz (Mariners, 4), Nomar Mazara (Rangers, 4) and Tim Anderson (White Sox, 2).

The RHP split 2016 between Triple A Toledo and the Tigers. He was 1-1, 4.11 ERA, 20 K, 1.37 WHIP, .258 BAA in 15.1 IP over 3 games at Toledo and 11-7, 3.06 ERA, 132 K, 1.12 WHIP, .231 BAA in 159.0 IP over 26 games with the Tigers. He was originally drafted by the Mets with the 44th pick of the first round in 2011 and traded to the Tigers in 2015. Fulmer turned 23 on March 15.

Arizona Fall League 2016 Leaders week five

The Arizona Fall League consists of six teams divided into East and West divisions. The East teams are the Mesa Solar Sox, Salt River Rafters and the Scottsdale Scorpions. The West teams are the Glendale Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and the Surprise Saguaros. Here are the top performers of each team.

Salt River Rafters 14-12-1 Home: 5-8 Away: 9-4 

Organizations: Braves, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Tigers

OF JaCoby Jones (DET) 24 for 69, .348/.410/.464 w/ 1 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 5 SB
SS Dylan Moore (ATL) 13 for 38, .342/.405/.579 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB
OF Dustin Peterson (ATL) 20 for 60,.333/.365/.450 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB

LHP Josh Taylor (ARI) 1-0, 3.57 ERA, 20 K, 1.19 WHIP, 22.2 IP
RHP Tyler Spurlin (MIL) 1-0, 1.88 ERA, 13 K, 0.70 WHIP, 1 SV, 14.1 IP


Mesa Solar Sox 14-14 Home: 7-7 Away: 7-7 

Organizations: Athletics, Blue Jays, Cubs, Indians, Marlins

3B Brian Anderson (MIA) 19 for 62, .306/.380/.562 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB
OF Greg Allen (CLE) 20 for 67, .299/.405/.507 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 12 R, 10 SB
C Danny Jansen (TOR) 19 for 65, .292/.365/.354 w/ 0 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB

RHP Dylan Covey (OAK) 3-0, 4.35 ERA, 14 K, 1.35 WHIP, 20.2 IP
RHP Drew Steckenrider (MIA) 2-1, 2.31 ERA, 14 K, 1.03 WHIP, 3 SV, 11.2 IP



Scottsdale Scorpions 11-17 Home: 8-5 Away: 3-12

Organizations: Angels, Giants, Mets, Phillies, Yankees

SS Glenber Torres (NYY) 21 for 55, .382/.500/.636 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 13 R, 4 SB
3B Miguel Andujar (NYY) 19 for 59, .322/.406/.424 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB
3B Ryder Jones (SF) 18 for 56, .321/.397/.464 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB

RHP Corey Oswalt (NYM) 3-1, 3.68 ERA, 18 K, 1.41 WHIP, 22.0 IP
RHP Miguel Nunez (PHI) 0-0, 2.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.22 WHIP, 3 SV, 9.0 IP


Surprise Saguaros 15-12-1 Home: 9-4 Away: 6-8

Organizations: Pirates, Rangers, Royals, Red Sox, Twins

OF Eric Wood (PIT) 25 for 72, .347/.407/.514 w/ 3 HR, 16 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB
SS Nick Gordon (MIN) 23 for 67, .343/.429/.463 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 13 R, 5 SB
1B Ryan O'Hearn (KC) 22 for 71, .310/.402/.408 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB

RHP Michael Kopech (BOS) 2-0, 1.56 ERA, 20 K, 1.15 WHIP, 17.1 IP
RHP Edgar Santana (PIT) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 K, 0.95 WHIP, 2 SV, 12.2 IP


Peoria Javelinas 13-12-2 Home: 8-6 Away: 5-6 
Organizations: Mariners, Orioles, Padres, Rays, Reds

SS Zach Vincej (CIN) 20 for 55, .364/.435/.764 w/ 4 HR, 18 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB
OF Tyler O'Neill (SEA) 21 for 66, .318/.392/.530 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB
2B Kean Wong (TB) 21 for 67, .313/.436/.373 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 4 SB

RHP Dylan Unsworth (SEA) 3-1, 3.00 ERA, 14 K, 1.22 WHIP, 18.0 IP
RHP Jason Jester (SD) 0-0, 0.84 ERA, 12 K, 1.03 WHIP, 2 SV, 10.2 IP


Glendale Desert Dogs 14-14 Home: 6-8 Away: 8-6
Organizations: Astros, Cardinals, Dodgers, Nationals, White Sox

OF Andrew Stevenson (WSH) 24 for 71, .338/.377/.507 w/ 2 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 7 SB
1B Cody Bellinger (LAD) 20 for 60, .333/.437/.600 w/ 3 HR, 16 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB
OF Harrison Bader (STL) 21 for 67, .313/.347/.463 w/ 2 HR, 15 RBI, 10 R, 4 SB

LHP Austin Gomber (STL) 4-1, 2.60 ERA, 26 K, 1.30 WHIP, 27.2 IP
RHP Joe Broussard (LAD) 0-1, 1.93 ERA, 9 K, 0.86 WHIP, 3 SV, 9.1 IP

Howie Kendrick traded to Phillies

Howie Kendrick was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies on November 11, 2016. The Dodgers in exchange received Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney.

Kendrick is a 2B\1B\OF who split 2016 between Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga while rehabbing and the Dodgers. He hit 5 for 15, .333/.375/.533 with 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 4 games at Rancho Cucamonga and .255/.326/.366 with 8 HR, 40 RBI, 65 R, 10 SB in 146 games with the Dodgers. Over 11 MLB seasons with the Dodgers and Angels he hit .289/.332/.417 with 95 HR, 595 RBI, 663 R, 111 SB in 1344 games. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 10th round in 2002 and was traded to the Dodgers in 2015. Kendrick turned 33 on July 12.

Ruf is a 1B\OF who split 2016 between Triple A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies. He hit .294/.356/.529 with 20 HR, 65 RBI, 56 R, 0 SB in 95 games at Lehigh Valley and .205/.236/.337 with 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 43 games with the Phillies. Over five MLB seasons with the Phillies he hit .240/.314/.433 with 35 HR, 96 RBI, 91 R, 1 SB in 286 games. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round in 2009. Ruf turned 30 on July 28.

Sweeney is a 2B\3B who hit .233/.299/.345 with 6 HR, 35 RBI, 48 R, 12 SB in 118 games at Lehigh Valley in 2016. He did play 37 games with the Phillies in 2015 hitting 15 for 85, .176/.286/.353 with 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R and 0 SB. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 13th round in 2012 and was traded to the Phillies in 2015. Sweeney will be 26 on February 1st.

Carlos Ruiz traded to Mariners

Carlos Ruiz was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Seattle Mariners on November 7, 2016. The Dodgers in exchange received Vidal Nuno.

Ruiz is a catcher who was traded to the Dodgers on August 25. He hit 10 for 36, .278/.350/.333 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 14 games with the Dodgers. Over 11 MLB seasons with the Phillies and Dodgers he hit .266/.352/.393 with 68 HR, 404 RBI, 391 R, 24 SB in 1083 games. His MLB caught stealing rate is 27%. He originally signed with the Phillies in 1998 as an amateur free agent out of Panama. Ruiz will be 38 on January 22.

LHP Nuno was 1-1, 3.53 ERA, 51 K, 1.33 WHIP, .289 BAA in 58.2 IP over 55 games with 1 GS with the Mariners in 2016. Over four MLB seasons with the Mariners, Diamondbacks and Yankees he was 5-20, 4.02 ERA, 270 K, 1.26 WHIP, .261 BAA in 329.1 IP over 126 games with 42 GS. He was originally drafted by the Indians in the 48th round in 2009. Nuno turned 29 on July 26.

Jared Miller AFL PiOW 103116 to 110616

Jared Miller of the Salt River Rafters was selected the Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week for the span of October 31, 2016 through November 6, 2016. For the week he was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 5 K. This fall the LHP is 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 27 K, 0.50 WHIP in 16.0 IP over 9 games. 

The Diamondbacks prospect had split the 2016 season between Class A Kane County, Class A Advanced Visalia, Double A Mobile and Triple A Reno. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 21 K, 0.63 WHIP, .085 BAA, 2 SV in 14.1 IP over 9 games at Kane County, 0-1, 1.88 ERA, 20 K, 0.84 WHIP, .184 BAA, 1 SV in 14.1 IP over 12 games at Visalia, 0-1, 3.71 ERA, 36 K, 1.16 WHIP, .188 BAA, 2 SV in 26.2 IP over 19 games at Mobile and 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.17 WHIP, .238 BAA in 6.0 IP over 5 games at Reno. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 11th round in 2014. Miller turned 23 on August 21.

Dawel Lugo AFL POW 103116 to 110616

Dawel Lugo of the Salt River Rafters was selected the Arizona Fall League Player of the Week for the span of October 31, 2016 through November 6, 2016. For the week he hit 7 for 15, .467/.467/0.800 with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB and 0 BB in 3 games. This fall the 3B\SS is hitting 22 for 74, .297/.289/.405 with 1 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 17 games. 

The Diamondbacks prospect had split the 2016 season between Class A Advanced Visalia and Double A Mobile. He hit .314/.348/.514 with 5 HR, 13 RBI, 61 R, 2 SB in 79 games at Visalia and .306/.322/.451 with 4 HR, 20 RBI, 24 R, 1 SB in 48 games at Mobile. He originally signed with the Blue Jays in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic and was traded to the Diamondbacks in 2015. Lugo will be 22 on December 31.

Arizona Fall League 2016 Leaders week four

The Arizona Fall League consists of six teams divided into East and West divisions. The East teams are the Mesa Solar Sox, Salt River Rafters and the Scottsdale Scorpions. The West teams are the Glendale Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and the Surprise Saguaros. Here are the top performers of each team.

Salt River Rafters 11-9-1 Home: 3-6 Away: 8-3 
Organizations: Braves, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Tigers

SS Dylan Moore (ATL) 10 for 30, .333/.412/.600 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB
OF JaCoby Jones (DET) 16 for 52, .308/.383/.423 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R, 5 SB
OF Dustin Peterson (ATL) 16 for 54, .296/.309/.407 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB

RHP Zach Jemiola (COL) 1-1, 4.20 ERA, 14 K, 1.20 WHIP, 15.0 IP
RHP Adam Ravenelle (DET) 1-0. 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.86 WHIP, 4 SV, 7.0 IP


Mesa Solar Sox 12-10 Home: 6-5 Away: 6-5 
Organizations: Athletics, Blue Jays, Cubs, Indians, Marlins

3B Brian Anderson (MIA) 18 for 49, .367/.426/.592 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB
OF Yefri Perez (MIA) 18 for 53, .341/.426/.390 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 12 R, 7 SB
OF Greg Allen (CLE) 15 for 52, .288/.383/.538 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 7 SB

RHP Dylan Covey (OAK) 2-0, 2.65 ERA, 11 K, 1.06 WHIP, 17.0 IP
RHP Drew Steckenrider (MIA) 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 K, 0.56 WHIP, 2 SV, 9.0 IP


Scottsdale Scorpions 8-14 Home: 5-4 Away: 3-10
Organizations: Angels, Giants, Mets, Phillies, Yankees

OF Champ Stuart (NYM) 16 for 43, .372/.400/.535 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 8 SB
3B Ryder Jones (SF) 14 for 45, .311/.380/.489 w/ 2 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB
SS Glenber Torres (NYY) 12 for 40, .300/.451/.575 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB

RHP Corey Oswalt (NYM) 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 15 K, 1.33 WHIP, 18.0 IP
RHP Miguel Nunez (PHI) 0-0, 1.13 ERA, 4 K, 1.13 WHIP, 2 SV, 8.0 IP


Peoria Javelinas 11-8-2 Home: 7-5 Away: 4-3 
Organizations: Mariners, Orioles, Padres, Rays, Reds

SS Zach Vincej (CIN) 15 for 39, .385/.429/.744 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB
2B Brandon Dixon (CIN) 14 for 40, .350/.422/.450 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBi, 5 R, 1 SB
OF Tyler O'Neill (SEA) 19 for 59, .322/.385/.559 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB

LHP Kyle McGrath (SD) 2-0, 0.75 ERA, 5 K, 0.67 WHIP, 12.0 IP
RHP Jason Jester (SD) 0-0, 1.04 ERA, 8 K, 1.27 WHIP, 2 SV, 8.2 IP


Surprise Saguaros 11-10-1 Home: 7-4 Away: 4-6
Organizations: Pirates, Rangers, Royals, Red Sox, Twins

OF Eric Wood (PIT) 20 for 52, .385/.450/.615 w/ 3 HR, 13 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB
1B Ryan O'Hearn (KC) 19 for 54, .352/.462/.407 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB
SS Nick Gordon (MIN) 18 for 53, .340/.407/.415 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 5 SB

RHP Josh Staumont (KC) 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 21 K, 0.93 WHIP, 18.1 IP
RHP Edgar Santana (PIT) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 17 K, 0.93 WHIP, 1 SV, 9.2 IP


Glendale Desert Dogs 10-12 Home: 4-7 Away: 6-5
Organizations: Astros, Cardinals, Dodgers, Nationals, White Sox

3B Drew Ward (WSH) 18 for 55, .327/.383/.382 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB
OF Andrew Stevenson (WSH) 17 for 52, .327/.368/.500 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 5 SB
1B Cody Bellinger (LAD) 14 for 45, .311/.404/.489 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB

LHP Austin Gomber (STL) 4-0, 1.99 ERA, 24 K, 1.10 WHIP, 22.2IP
RHP Joe Broussard (LAD) 0-1, 2.45 ERA, 5 K, 0.68 WHIP, 2 SV, 7.1 IP

Pat Neshek traded to Phillies

Pat Neshek was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies on November 4, 2016 for a PTBNL. The RHP was 2-2, 3.06 ERA, 43 K, 0.94 WHIP, .194 BAA in 47.0 IP over 60 games with the Astros in 2016. Over 10 MLB seasons with the Astros, Cardinals, Athletics, Padres and Twins he was 28-19, 2.93 ERA, 378 K, 1.05 WHIP, .203 BAA, 7 SV in 383.1 IP over 423 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the sixth round in 2002. Neshek turned 36 on September 4th.

Cameron Maybin traded to Angels

Cameron Maybin was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Angels on November 3, 2016. The Tigers in exchange received Victor Alcantara.

Maybin is an outfielder who split 2016 between Class A Advanced Lakeland and Triple A Toledo while rehabbing and with the Tigers. He hit 3 for 13, .231/.333/.385 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 4 games at Lakeland, 16 for 85, .188/.310/.365 with 2 HR, 11 RBI, 14 R, 4 SB in 23 games at Toledo and .315/.383/.418 with 4 HR, 43 RBI, 65 R, 15 SB in 94 games with the Tigers. Over ten MLB seasons with the Tigers, Braves, Padres and Marlins he hit .259/.322/.373 with 46 HR, 252 RBI, 403 R, 131 SB in 796 games. He was originally drafted by the Tigers with the 10th pick of the first round in 2005. Maybin turned 29 on April 4th.

RHP Alcantara was 3-7, 4.30 ERA, 79 K, 1.47 WHIP, .255 BAA in 111.0 IP over 29 games with 20 GS at Double A Arkansas. He originally signed with the Angels in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Alcantara turned 23 on April 3rd.