40-Man Roster Roundup – MLB Trade Rumors

This evening marked the deadline for teams to add Rule 5 draft-eligible players to their 40-man rosters. Accordingly, we’ve seen a large swath of transactions within the last couple days. Here, we’ll make note of the players each team protected from the Rule 5 draft, acquired from outside the organization, and removed from the roster before the deadline. We’ll also keep track of how many 40-man roster spots each team has left vacant.

AL East

Baltimore Orioles

• Added to roster: Felix Bautista, Kyle Bradish, Logan Gillaspie, DL Hall, Kevin Smith, Terrin Vavra
• Claimed: Lucius Fox (from Royals)
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Boston Red Sox

• Added to roster: Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford, Jeter Downs, Josh Winckowski
• Number of open roster spots: 3

New York Yankees

• Added to roster: Oswaldo Cabrera, Ron Marinaccio, Everson Pereira, Stephen Ridings, JP Sears
• Designated for assignment: Clint Frazier, Rougned Odor, Tyler Wade
• Traded: Nick Nelson, Donny Sands (to Phillies)
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Tampa Bay Rays

• Added to roster: Jonathan Aranda, Calvin Faucher, Ford Proctor, Tommy Romero
• Traded: Brent Honeywell Jr. (to A’s)
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Toronto Blue Jays

• Added to roster: Hagen Danner, Bowden Francis, Leo Jimenez, Zach Logue
• Claimed: Shaun Anderson (from Padres)
• Number of open roster spots: 2

AL Central

Chicago White Sox

• Added to roster: Jason Bilous, Bennett Sousa
• Number of open roster spots: 5

Cleveland Guardians

• Added to roster: Tyler Freeman, Steven Kwan, Bryan Lavastida, Cody Morris, Jhonkensy Noel, Richie Palacios, Konnor Pilkington, Bryan Rocchio, Jose Tena, George Valera
• Acquired: Tobias Myers (from Tampa Bay)
• Designated for assignment: Justin Garza, Daniel Johnson, J.C. Mejia, Scott Moss, Kyle Nelson, Harold Ramirez, Alex Young
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Detroit Tigers

• Added to roster: Kody Clemenes, Angel De Jesus
• Outrighted: Niko Goodrum, Jacob Robson, Nivaldo Rodriguez
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Kansas City Royals

• Added to roster: Jonathan Bowlan, Maikel Garcia, MJ Melendez, Nick Pratto, Collin Snider, Nathan Webb
• Lost on waivers: Lucius Fox (to Orioles)
• Designated for assignment: Kyle Zimmer
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Minnesota Twins

• Added to roster: Blayne Enlow, Royce Lewis, Jose Miranda, Cole Sands, Chris Vallimont, Josh Winder
• Designated for assignment: Willians Astudillo, Charlie Barnes
• Outrighted: Kyle Garlick, Devin Smeltzer
• Number of open roster spots: 0

AL West

Houston Astros

• Added to roster: Jonathan Bermudez, Shawn Dubin, Jeremy Pena, Joe Perez
• Traded: Garrett Stubbs (to Phillies)
• Lost on waivers: Kent Emanuel (to Phillies)
• Outrighted: Freudis Nova
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Los Angeles Angels

• Added to roster: Elvis Peguero
• Outrighted: Chad Wallach
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Oakland Athletics

• Added to roster: Nick Allen, Jonah Bride, Jordan Diaz, Jorge Juan, Cody Thomas
• Acquired: Brent Honeywell (from Rays)
• Number of open roster spots: 6

Seattle Mariners

• Added to roster: Ray Kerr, Alberto Rodriguez, Julio Rodriguez’
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Texas Rangers

• Added to roster: Ezequiel Duran, Ronny Henriquez, Ricky Vanasco
• Outrighted: Kyle Cody, Edwar Colina
• Number of open roster spots: 3

NL East

Atlanta Braves

• Added to roster: Freddy Tarnok, Drew Waters, Brooks Wilson, William Woods
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Miami Marlins

• Added to roster: None
• Number of open roster spots: 0

New York Mets

• Added to roster: Jose Butto, Ronny Mauricio, Adam Oller, Mark Vientos
• Number of open roster spots: 3

Philadelphia Phillies

• Added to roster: Luis Garcia, James McArthur, Jhailyn Ortiz
• Acquired: Nick Nelson, Donny Sands (from Yankees), Garrett Stubbs (from Astros)
• Claimed: Kent Emanuel (from Astros)
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Washington Nationals

• Added to roster: Donovan Casey, Evan Lee
• Number of open roster spots: 1

NL Central

Chicago Cubs

• Added to roster: Ethan Roberts, Nelson Velazquez
• Number of open roster spots: 3

Cincinnati Reds

• Added to roster: Allan Cerda, Alexis Diaz, Daniel Duarte, Hunter Greene, James Marinan
• Number of open roster spots: 0

Milwaukee Brewers

• Added to roster: None
• Outrighted: Mark Mathias
• Number of open roster spots: 5

Pittsburgh Pirates

• Added to roster: Liover Peguero, Canaan Smith-Njigba, Jack Suwinski, Travis Swaggerty
• Designated for assignment: Michael Perez
• Number of open roster spots: 0

St. Louis Cardinals

• Added to roster: Brendan Donovan, Freddy Pacheco, Jake Walsh
• Number of open roster spots: 4

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks

• Added to roster: Cooper Hummel, Kristian Robinson, Ryan Weiss
• Outrighted: Miguel Aguilar, Kevin Ginkel, Riley Smith
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Colorado Rockies

• Added to roster: Noah Davis, Ryan Rolison, Ezequiel Tovar
• Number of open roster spots: 1

Los Angeles Dodgers

• Added to roster: Jacob Amaya, Michael Grove, Eddys Leonard, James Outman, Jorbit Vivas
• Designated for assignment: Billy McKinney, Zach Reks
• Number of open roster spots: 0

San Diego Padres

• Added to roster: Efrain Contreras, MacKenzie Gore, Eguy Rosario, Steven Wilson
• Lost on waivers: Shaun Anderson (to Blue Jays)
• Outrighted: Reggie Lawson, Jorge Ona
• Number of open roster spots: 0

San Francisco Giants

• Added to roster: Sean Hjelle, Heliot Ramos, Randy Rodriguez
• Designated for assignment: Jay Jackson, Dedniel Nunez (returned to Mets as 2020 Rule 5 draftee)
• Number of open roster spots: 0