Long Island Selected Ryan Jackson From New Britain In Dispersal Draft

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) today held a Player Dispersal Draft for ALPB clubs to obtain the 2020 Atlantic League negotiating rights to players whose ALPB rights were controlled by the New Britain Bees.

Atlantic League

Rangel Ravelo & Hunter Cervenka Protected By Their LVBP Teams

Almost fifty foreign players were included by the eight teams of the LVBP in the import reserve, whose lists were already sent to the MLB office in charge of winter baseball.  (Translated)

El Emergente

Twins Purchased The Contract Of Alejandro De Aza Fron New Britain

Nate Rowan Twitter

Rangel Ravelo Arrived In Lara Camp For The 2018-19 LVBP Season

The Cardinals of Lara are waiting for the seasoned Raul Rivero , their best starter in the last five years, to complete a rotation that, in principle, will lead the former big league Williams Perez , confirmed Richard Gomez , a member of the team's sports management.  (Translated)

El Emergente

Lara Signed Rangel Ravelo & Jorge Martinez For 2018-19 LVBP Season

The Cardinals of Lara secured the participation of three new importers, Cuban initialist Rangel Ravelo , pitcher and also Antillean Jorge Martinez and Dominican reliever Ricardo Gomez , according to statements of the twilight high command.  (Translated)

El Emergente

Lara Signed Alejandro De Aza For 2018-19 LVBP Season, In Talks With Rangel Ravelo

The patrollers Henry Urrutia and Alejandro De Aza have already signed with the Cardinals of Lara and will be in the LVBP early in the elimination round, according to a press report not confirmed by the team, which was released on Thursday.  (Translated)

El Emergente

Cardinals Released J.B. Woodman & Danny Hudzina, Dodgers Released Erisbel Arruebarrena, Phillies Released Adron Chambers, Nationals Released Alejando De Aza

Baseball America

Audry Perez Was Promoted From Double-A Bowie To Triple-A Norfolk, Nationals Released Alejandro De Aza, Phillies Releaded Danny Espinoza

MiLB Official Site

Azucareros Released Eugenio Velez, Alejandro De Aza, & Others

The Toros del Este officially informed the Dominican Professional Baseball League that they released a group of 18 players, as well as the voluntary retirement of Freddy Guzmán, totaling 18 players who are not on the payroll.  (Translated)

LIDOM Official Site

Nationals Released Alejandro De Aza

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Miles Mikolas Feels 'A Lot More Relaxed' As Opening Day Approaches

Miles Mikolas admitted he let himself get too excited about being back at home and pitching in major league spring training games.
Fox Sports Midwest

It may not qualify as pressure, but living up to expectation can often affect the performance of an athlete–a big contract, new teammates, a change in the lineup spot, etc. So while new St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas wasn’t feeling pressure earlier this spring, there was some extra emotion to contend with.
STL Baseball Weekly

Nationals Signed Alejandro De Aza To Minors Deal

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Japanese Industrial League Club Helps MLB Free Agents Stay Loose

Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players’ union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against industrial league players wearing the green shirts of JR East.

Japan Times

For Free Agents At Camp Jobless, It's 'Not About Money. Just An Opportunity

It’s the other spring-training camp, the one with players wearing black T-shirts and shorts instead of team uniforms, no fans in the stands, no autograph seekers, no media, not even a peanut vendor in sight.

USA Today

Alejandro De Aza Thanks Lara For The Opportunity

Alejandro De Aza failed in his first four turns, after his debut in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Then in his next 15 times at bat he shook eight hits as the Lara Cardinals' first bat.  (Translated)

LVBP Official Site

Nationals Don't Extend Qualifying Offers To Howie Kendrick, Stephen Drew, Joe Blanton, Oliver Perez, Edwin Jackson, Ryan Raburn, Or Alejandro De Aza

The Nationals did not extend any qualifying offers before Monday's 5 p.m. ET deadline expired, as they had 12 players hit free agency. Despite that high number of free agents, Washington will return nearly all of its regulars from last season, so it was no surprise the Nats did not extend the one-year, $17.4 million contract to anyone.

Washington Official Site

Nationals Purchased The Contract Of Alejandro De Aza From Triple-A Syracuse

Chelsea Janes Twitter

Nationals Signed Alejandro De Aza To Minors Deal

Kevin Brown Twitter

Angel Pagan Holding Out For Right Money

Outfielder Angel Pagan remains a free agent not because he has been unable to secure a major-league offer; he already has turned down two separate guaranteed deals, but is holding out for a certain desired salary, according to a major-league source.

Fox Sports

Alejandro De Aza Expected To Opt Out On Monday From Athletics

The rest of the roster also is coming into focus, too: Outfielder Alejandro De Aza is expected to exercise his opt-out clause Monday, The Chronicle has learned. That leaves Jaff Decker as the fifth outfielder should the club decide to keep five rather than to take extra reliever Frankie Montas.

SF Chronicle