The Week That Was: December 2-8, 2019

The Winter Meetings are underway, and quite a bit of movement is expected over the next couple of days. But before the Meetings started, a lot happened over the past week. We here at FH Freeway have you covered, with this week’s “The Week That Was.”

Transactions from December 2-8

Arizona Diamondbacks

  • Non-tendered RHP Taijuan Walker, C Caleb Joseph, OF Steven Souza Jr.
  • Signed RHP Javy Guerra (1-year, $2.55M)

Atlanta Braves

  • Non-tendered INF/OF Charlie Culberson, C John Ryan Murphy, OF Rafeal Ortega
  • Signed LHP Cole Hamels (1-year, $18M)

READ: COLE HAMELS SIGNS WITH BRAVES: WAS THIS THE RIGHT MOVE?

Baltimore Orioles

  • Traded 2B Jonathan Villar to Marlins for LHP Easton Lucas
  • Traded RHP Dylan Bundy to Angels for RHP Isaac Mattson, RHP Kyle Brnovich, RHP Kyle Bradish and RHP Zach Peek
  • Signed INF Dilson Herrera to minor league contract

Boston Red Sox

  • Non-tendered INF Marco Hernandez
  • Traded C Sandy Leon to Indians for RHP Adenys Bautista
  • Signed INF Marco Hernandez (who was non-tendered by team) and LHP Josh Osich
  • RHP Trevor Kelley claimed off waivers by Phillies

Chicago Cubs

  • Non-tendered LHP Danny Hultzen, SS Addison Russell
  • Signed RHP Dan Winkler

Chicago White Sox

  • Non-tendered LHP Caleb Frare, LHP Josh Osich, RHP Ryan Burr, 2B Yolmer Sanchez
  • Claimed RHP Tayron Guerrero off waivers from Marlins

Cincinnati Reds

  • Non-tendered RHP Kevin Gausman, INF Jose Peraza
  • RHP Jimmy Herget claimed off waivers by Rangers
  • Signed 2B/3B Mike Moustakas (4-year, $64M)

Cleveland Indians

  • Non-tendered RHP James Hoyt, C Kevin Plawecki
  • Traded RHP Adenys Bautista to Red Sox for C Sandy Leon
  • Signed C Beau Taylor and invited him to Spring Training
  • Re-signed RHP James Hoyt (who was non-tendered earlier in the week)

Colorado Rockies

  • Non-tendered RHP Wes Parsons

Detroit Tigers

  • No moves

Houston Astros

  • Non-tendered RHP Aaron Sanchez
  • Traded OF Jake Marisnick to Mets for LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kennedy Corona

Kansas City Royals

  • Non-tendered RHP Jesse Hahn, INF/OF Erick Mejia, INF Humberto Arteaga, INF Cheslor Cuthbert

Los Angeles Angels

  • Non-tendered C Kevan Smith
  • Traded RHP Isaac Mattson, RHP Kyle Brnovich, RHP Kyle Bradish and RHP Zach Peek to Orioles for RHP Dylan Bundy

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Non-tendered RHP Yimi Garcia

Miami Marlins

  • Claimed 1B Jesus Aguilar off waivers from Brewers
  • Traded LHP Easton Lucas to Orioles for 2B Jonathan Villar
  • Non-tendered INF J.T. Riddle
  • Designated RHP Tayron Guerrero for assignment
  • RHP Tayron Guerrero claimed off waivers by White Sox

Milwaukee Brewers

  • Non-tendered LHP Alex Claudio, RHP Junior Guerra, RHP Jimmy Nelson, INF Tyler Saladino, INF Travis Shaw
  • 1B Jesus Aguilar claimed off waivers by Marlins
  • Signed RHP Justin Grimm and invited him to Spring Training
  • Traded RHP Adam Hill and Future Considerations to Mariners for C Omar Narvaez
  • Signed OF Keon Broxton to minor league deal

Minnesota Twins

  • Non-tendered RHP Trevor Hildenberger, 1B C.J. Cron

New York Mets

  • Signed RHP Chasen Shreve, OF Jarrett Parker and INF Max Moroff to minor league contracts and invited them to Spring Training
  • Traded LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kennedy Corona to Astros for OF Jake Marisnick
  • Re-signed RHP Brad Brach (1-year, $850K)
  • Designated RHP Chris Flexen for assignment (reportedly headed to Korea)

New York Yankees

  • No moves

Oakland Athletics

  • Non-tendered LHP Ryan Buchter, RHP Blake Treinen, C Josh Phegley
  • Traded INF Jurickson Profar to Padres for C Austin Allen and a PTBNL
  • Signed LHP Jake Diekman
  • Signed OF Dillon Thomas and RHP Jordan Weems to minor league contracts and invited them to Spring Training
  • Invited RHP Tanner Anderson, RHP Ben Bracewell, RHP Wandisson Charles, RHP Parker Dunshee, RHP Brian Howard, RHP Miguel Romero, SS Nick Allen, SS Logan Davidson, OF Greg Deichmann and OF Mark Payton to Spring Training

Philadelphia Phillies

  • Non-tendered 2B Cesar Hernandez, 3B Maikel Franco
  • Claimed RHP Trevor Kelley off waivers from Red Sox

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Non-tendered C Elias Diaz

San Diego Padres

  • Non-tendered RHP Pedro Avila, RHP Miguel Diaz
  • Traded C Austin Allen and a PTBNL to Athletics for INF Jurickson Profar
  • Traded OF Hunter Renfroe, SS Xavier Edwards and a PTBNL to Rays for OF Tommy Pham and SS Jake Cronenworth

Seattle Mariners

  • Non-tendered INF Tim Beckham, OF Domingo Santana
  • Signed RHP Carl Edwards Jr.
  • Traded C Omar Narvaez to Brewers for RHP Adam Hill and Future Considerations

San Francisco Giants

  • Non-tendered RHP Derek Law, OF Kevin Pillar, OF Joey Rickard
  • Signed LHP Tyler Anderson

St. Louis Cardinals

  • No moves

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Non-tendered OF Guillermo Heredia
  • Traded OF Tommy Pham and SS Jake Cronenworth to Padres for OF Hunter Renfroe, SS Xavier Edwards and a PTBNL

Texas Rangers

  • Non-tendered  LHP Jeffrey Springs, RHP Ian Gibaut, RHP Wei-Chieh Huang
  • Claimed RHP Jimmy Herget off waivers from Reds
  • Signed RHP Wei-Chieh Huang (who was DFA’d by team), INF/OF Robert Refsnyder and C Nick Ciuffo to minor league contracts and invited them to Spring Training
  • Signed RHP Kyle Gibson (3-year, $30M)

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Non-tendered RHP Jason Adam, C Luke Maile
  • Invited 2B Andy Burns to Spring Training

Washington Nationals

  • Non-tendered RHP Javy Guerra
  • RHP Koda Glover retired
  • Signed RHP Mario Sanchez and Kyle Finnegan

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