NALB - 2016 Offseason

K. Fields
2017-07-31T19:07:10-04:00
Baseball

There were some notable roster moves before spring training began for the 2016 NALB season.

The Knights organization made some roster moves but nothing extraordinary:

Extended the contracts of nine players through salary arbitration: Romeo Usquiano, Porfírio Portio, Bruce MacOmish, Tony Tamayo, Maurilio Godim, Lariel Gómez, Alvino Flores, Ángel Santago, and Rikiya Kiyomizu.

Offered arbitration to Ralph Kerfoot and Carlos Cardenas. Both declined and filed for free agency.

Arbitration was not offered to William Garner and Víctor Trujillo.

Traded 23-year-old minor league catcher Lorenzo Torres to the Dayton Grizzlies, getting 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Alex Mobley, 20-year-old minor league second baseman Michael Arquellez, 19-year-old minor league center fielder Donovan Buehl, 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Fernando Aguilar and 19-year-old minor league reliever Pedro Botello in return.

Traded 23-year-old minor league second baseman Burnell Himes to the Cornfield Axemen, getting 24-year-old minor league second baseman Pedro López, 24-year-old minor league right fielder Rod Steadman and 24-year-old minor league center fielder Michelangelo von Muller in return.

Traded 26-year-old minor league shortstop Wilson Bullard to the Washington Allies, getting 20-year-old minor league left fielder Matthew Goeble, 26-year-old minor league right fielder Lerrin Arlarcón, 20-year-old minor league second baseman León Delfieno and 20-year-old minor league first baseman Tony Scott in return.

Lost RP Robinson Texido in the Rule 5 Draft to the Richmond Slam.

Signed international amateur 3B Nike John out of Mexico to a minor league contract.

Significant offseason signings:

Dayton Grizzlies: Signed free agent RP Juan Miranda to a 2-year contract worth a total of $11,000,000.

Las Vegas Luck: Signed free agent 1B J.R. Singleton to a 7-year contract worth a total of $43,520,000.

Luisville Beasts: Signed free agent LF Yvon Chouinard to a 4-year contract worth a total of $31,200,000.

Luisville Beasts: Signed free agent RP Sergio Delgado to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,730,000.

Luisville Beasts: Signed free agent SP Charles Revels to a 7-year contract worth a total of $67,400,000.

Luisville Beasts: Signed free agent SP Vincent Cadieux to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000.

Nashville Firecats: Signed free agent 1B Paul Lyons to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,500,000.

Nashville Firecats: Signed free agent 2B John Edwards to a 6-year contract worth a total of $70,200,000.

Nashville Firecats: Signed free agent C Dacey Rager to a 6-year contract worth a total of $42,200,000.

Nashville Firecats: Signed free agent SP Ralph Kerfoot to a 2-year contract worth a total of $12,800,000.

Phoenix Rattlers: Signed free agent SP Wen Xiong to a 4-year contract worth a total of $14,400,000.

Phoenix Rattlers: Signed free agent SS Charles Difranco to a 5-year contract worth a total of $36,000,000.

St. James Crusaders: Signed free agent SP Hap Bedford to a 2-year contract worth a total of $15,600,000.

Vancouver Wild: Signed free agent 3B Hsiao-lou Yuan to a 4-year contract worth a total of $39,300,000.

Vancouver Wild: Signed free agent SP Omar Cambra to a 3-year contract worth a total of $12,480,000.

Washington Allies: Signed free agent LF Dorian Chivers to a 4-year contract worth a total of $12,240,000.

Major contract extensions:

Cornfield Axemen: Signed C Luís Ellanos to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000.

Dunedin Otters: Signed SP Sosuke Nakamura to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,400,000.

Key West Corals: Signed 3B Adelmo Porcayo to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $73,220,000.

Key West Corals: SP Whitney Sanders received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,373,750.

Las Vegas Luck: Signed C Kensaku Shimada to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,960,000.

Luisville Beasts: RP Jesús Montufar received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,375,000.

Luisville Beasts: Signed SS Rico Gómez to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $43,880,000.

Nashville Firecats: Signed RF Chris Lee to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $46,900,000.

Phoenix Rattlers: Signed CL Stokley McGruder to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000.

Richmond Slam: Signed 2B Edmundo Ovelha to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,100,000.

St. James Crusaders: Signed RF Rainer Rojas to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $10,700,000.

St. James Crusaders: Signed SP Anastasio Urbáez to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $19,530,000.

St. James Crusaders: Signed SP Cory Gregory to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $56,700,000.

St. Rock Mudcats: Signed SP Noriaki Momotami to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,900,000.

Stade Maples: Signed RF Jordan Blanchard to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,300,000.

Stade Maples: Signed SP David Bracy to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $12,740,000.

Vancouver Wild: Signed C Morris Brown to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,200,000.

Vancouver Wild: Signed SS Fernando Chira to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $17,120,000.

Notable trades:

The Dayton Grizzlies traded 36-year-old starting pitcher Alberto Harrington to the St. James Crusaders, getting 23-year-old starting pitcher Roger Tatum, 24-year-old minor league shortstop Chale Ortega, 24-year-old minor league first baseman Joe Lazenby and 24-year-old minor league catcher Dave Rodríguez in return.

The Dunedin Otters traded 26-year-old starting pitcher Sosuke Nakamura and $7,000,000 in cash to the Washington Allies, getting 21-year-old reliever Gerald Lavin, 20-year-old minor league third baseman Earl Brendon and 24-year-old minor league second baseman Edgardo Bejarán in return.

The Cornfield Axemen traded 33-year-old closer Dong-u Sop to the St. James Crusaders, getting 24-year-old minor league center fielder Johnny Keetley in return.

The Dayton Grizzlies traded 26-year-old second baseman Chris Cluff to the Vancouver Wild, getting 29-year-old left fielder Pedro Hernández in return.