Ryan Schimpf Pacific Coast League POW 053016 to 060516

Ryan Schimpf of the El Paso Chihuahuas was selected the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for the span of May 30, 2016 through June 5, 2016. For the week he hit 12 for 24, .500/.586/1.292 with 4 2B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB and 5 BB in 6 games. This season the third baseman is hitting .347/.416/.714 with 13 HR, 45 RBI, 33 R, 0 SB in 46 games. El Paso is the Triple A team of the San Diego Padres. He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the fifth round in 2009. Schimpf turned 28 on April 11.

Danny Ortiz International League POW 053016 to 060516

Danny Ortiz of the Indianapolis Indians was selected the International League Player of the Week for the span of May 30, 2016 through June 5, 2016. For the week he hit 10 for 21, .476/.500/.857 with 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB and 3 BB in 6 games. This season the outfielder has hit .281/.313/.480 with 7 HR, 25 RBI, 19 R, 1 SB in 48 games. Indianapolis is the Triple A team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the fourth round in 2008. Ortiz turned 26 on January 5th.

Evan Longoria AL Player of Week 053016 to 060516

Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays was selected the American League Player of the Week for the span of May 30, 2016 through June 5, 2016. For the week he hit 13 for 28, .464/.516/1.107 with 3 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB and 3 BB. This season the third baseman has hit .281/.329/.543 with 14 HR, 34 RBI, 33 R, 0 SB in 55 games. Over nine MLB seasons with the Rays he has hit .271/.347/.488 with 219 HR, 742 RBI, 661 R, 45 SB in 1174 games. He was originally drafted by the Rays with the third pick of the first round in 2006. Longoria will be 31 on October 7th.

Matt Carpenter NL Player of Week 053016 to 060516

Matt Carpenter of the St Louis Cardinals was selected the National League Player of the Week for the span of May 30, 2016 through June 5, 2016. For the week he hit 14 for 25, .560/.577/.920 with 5 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB and 1 BB. This season the third baseman has hit .281/.388/.543 with 9 HR, 36 RBI, 39 R, 0 SB in 54 games. Over six MLB seasons with the Cardinals he has hit .287/.376/.460 with 62 HR, 303 RBI, 409 R, 13 SB in 644 games. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 13th round in 2009. Carpenter turned 30 on November 26.

Cody Decker traded to Rockies

Cody Decker was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Colorado Rockies on April 20, 2016 for cash. The first baseman hit .278/.381/.833 with 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 7 games at Triple A Omaha in 2016. He signed with the Royals in December 2015 after splitting 2015 between Triple A El Paso and the Padres. He hit .252/.335/.488 with 21 HR, 75 RBI, 52 R, 1 SB in 120 games at El Paso and was hitless in 8 games with the Padres. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the 22nd round in 2009. Decker turned 29 on January 17.

Alfredo Marte traded to Phillies

Alfredo Marte was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies on April 18, 2016 for a PTBNL. The outfielder signed with the Orioles in December 2015 and was hitless in two games at Triple A Norfolk. He split 2015 between Triple A Salt Lake and the Angels hitting .318/.381/.469 with 7 HR, 55 RBI, 54 R, 7 SB in 97 games at Salt Lake and .333/.500/.333 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games with the Indians. He originally signed with the Diamondbacks in 2005 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Marte turned 27 on March 31.

Giovanni Soto traded to Cubs

Giovanni Soto was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs on April 11, 2016 for cash.The LHP split 2015 between Triple A Columbus and the Indians. He was 2-1, 2.68 ERA, 51 K, 1.19 WHIP, .187 BAA, 2 SV in 53.2 IP over 46 games with 1 GS at Columbus and 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 0.90 WHIP, .231 BAA in 3.1 IP over 6 games with the Indians. He was originally drafted by the Tigers in the 21st round in 2009 and was traded to the Indians in 2010. Soto turned 25 on May 18.

James Ramsey traded to Dodgers

James Ramsey was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 10, 2016 along with Zach Walters for cash.

Ramsey is an  outfielder who hit .243/.327/.382 with 12 HR, 42 RBI, 46 R, 3 SB in 126 games at Triple A Columbus in 2015. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals with the 23rd pick of the first round in 2012 and traded to the Indians in 2014. Ramsey turned 26 on December 19.

Walters is an outfielder who split 2015 between Columbus and the Indians. He hit .249/.310/.416 with 10 HR, 48 RBI, 39 R, 3 SB in 91 games at Columbus and .133/.133/.133 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 12 games with the Indians. Over three MLB seasons with the Indians and Nationals he hit .182/.233/.394 with 10 HR, 21 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 82 games. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the ninth round in 2010, traded to the Nationals in 2011 and traded to the Indians in 2014. Walters will be 27 on September 5th.

Jayson Aquino traded to Orioles

Jayson Aquino was traded by the St Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles on April 7, 2016. The LHP was well traveled in 2015 after being traded from the Rockies to the Blue Jays in February, to the Pirates in May, to the Indians in July before being claimed by the Cardinals off waivers in December. In his last stop for the Indians he was 1-3, 2.45 ERA, 20 K, 1.09 WHIP, .250 BAA in 33.0 IP over 6 games at Class A Advanced Lynchburg. Aquino turned 23 on November 22.

Sam Freeman traded to Brewers

Sam Freeman was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 2016 for cash. The LHP split 2015 between Triple A Round Rock and the Rangers. He was 0-0, 1.13 ERA, 8 K, 1.38 WHIP, .185 BAA in 8.0 IP over 8 games at Round Rock and 0-0, 3.05 ERA, 40 K, 1.46 WHIP, .218 BAA in 38.1 IP over 54 games with the Rangers. Over five MLB seasons with the Brewers, Rangers and Cardinals he is 3-2, 3.87 ERA, 109 K, 1.47 WHIP, .236 BAA in 116.1 IP over 142 games. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 32nd round in 2008 and traded to the Rangers in 2015. Freeman will be 29 on June 24.