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Mike Mayers RP | TOR
Royals' Mike Mayers: Inks minor-league deal
Mayers signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Thursday.
Mayers was designated for assignment by the Angels in late September, and he elected free agency after refusing an outright assignment. He'll need to settle for a minor-league deal with Kansas City, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him invited to major-league spring training since he spent most of the 2022 campaign in the big leagues.
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Oliver Ortega RP | NYM
Angels' Oliver Ortega: DFA'd by Halos
Ortega was designated for assignment by the Angels on Thursday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Ortega had a 1.71 ERA across his first 15 appearances of 2022, but he had a 6.92 ERA in his next 12 outings and finished the campaign in the minors. The 26-year-old has now lost his spot on the 40-man roster, though he'll still likely report to big-league camp for spring training.
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Gregory Santos RP | SF
White Sox's Gregory Santos: Acquired by White Sox
Santos (groin) was acquired by the White Sox from the Giants on Thursday in exchange for Kade McClure, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Santos was designated for assignment earlier this week and has now found a new home. The 23-year-old spent most of 2022 in the minors and had his season end prematurely due to a groin injury.
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Ryder Ryan RP | LAD
Mariners' Ryder Ryan: Lands with Seattle
Ryan signed a minor-league contract with Seattle on Monday.
Ryan has spent the last two seasons at Triple-A Round Rock, where he posted a 4.49 ERA, 122:48 K:BB and 1.43 WHIP in 104.1 innings. It's possible he serves as a non-roster invitee this spring, but it seems likely that he'll at least spend most of the season in the minors.
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Lucas Luetge RP | BOS
Yankees' Lucas Luetge: Designated for assignment
Luetge was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Wednesday.
Luetge has made 107 appearances for the Yankees over the last two seasons, and he posted a 2.71 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 129.2 innings during that time. It's somewhat surprising to see him cast off the 40-man roster, but the move makes room for right-hander Tommy Kahnle. Although Luetge is heading into his age-36 season, it's possible he's claimed by another club.
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Zach Logue RP | LAD
Athletics' Zach Logue: Designated for assignment
Logue was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Wednesday.
Logue made his major-league debut in 2022 and posted a 6.79 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 57 innings over 14 appearances (10 starts) with the Athletics. He was sent down in September and will be cast off the 40-man roster after Oakland signed Drew Rucinski.
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Kenny Rosenberg RP | LAA
Angels' Kenny Rosenberg: Clears waivers
The Angels outrighted Rosenberg to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.
He'll remain in the organization after going unclaimed off waivers when the Angels removed him from the 40-man roster last week to clear a spot for the newly signed Justin Garza. Rosenberg made three appearances (one start) for the Angels in 2022 but otherwise spent the majority of the season as a member of Salt Lake's rotation. In 62.2 innings for the Triple-A club, Rosenberg submitted a 3.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 62:27 K:BB.
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Wyatt Mills RP | WAS
Red Sox's Wyatt Mills: Sent to Boston
Mills was acquired by the Red Sox from the Royals in exchange for Jacob Wallace on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Mills appeared in 27 games between the Mariners and Royals in 2022 and had a 4.60 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 26:13 K:BB across 29.1 innings. The 27-year-old should see the majors at some point in 2023 even if he doesn't make the Opening Day roster, but he'll likely fill a low-leverage role.