MLB Player News

Honeywell signed a one-year deal with the Padres on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Honeywell spent all of last season in the Athletics' farm system, posting a 7.79 ERA and 2.05 WHIP with Triple-A Las Vegas while also rehabbing an elbow injury. When healthy, Honeywell has shown an ability to strike batters out at a high rate, which will help him compete for a spot on the Padres' big-league pitching staff.

The Rockies claimed Mears off waivers from Texas on Friday.

After spending just four days with the Rangers organization, Mears is on the move for the second time this offseason. The 26-year-old reliever recorded a 4.80 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in the minors last season, though he was able to throw two scoreless frames in the majors at the very end of the year. The Rockies are starving for depth in their bullpen, so it's very possible Mears begins the 2023 season in the majors.

Garrett cleared waivers and refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Rochester on Friday, making him a free agent, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

The 30-year-old was designated for assignment by the Nationals in December to clear space on the 40-man roster for Jeter Downs. Garrett played in just seven MLB games last year and spent most of the campaign with Rochester, where he had a 3.04 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 53:18 K:BB in 47.1 innings.

Logue cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.

Logue was designated for assignment Dec. 31 shortly after Detroit claimed him off waivers, and he'll remain in the organization for the time being. The 26-year-old appeared in 14 games (10 starts) for the A's in 2022 and had a 6.79 ERA across 57 innings.

Ortega was claimed off waivers by the Twins on Friday.

Ortega was recently designated for assignment by the Angels but will remain on a 40-man roster with the Twins. The hard-throwing righty had a 3.71 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 33:18 K:BB across 34 innings last season.

Reed cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

He was recently designated for assignment by the Dodgers to make room for J.D. Martinez on the 40-man roster. Reed has since cleared waivers and will now head accept an assignment to Triple-A. Reed threw 16.2 innings in the majors last season and posted a 7.02 ERA and 1.50 WHIP.

Uceta was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on Thursday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

Uceta split time between the Triple-A and major-league clubs last year and posted a 5.82 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 17 innings over 10 relief appearances with the Diamondbacks. However, he'll lose his spot on the team's 40-man roster after Arizona signed Evan Longoria to a one-year contract.

Vespi underwent successful hernia surgery Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Vespi will begin a rehab process in Sarasota next week, and he's expected to be ready to return to game action early in the 2023 season. The southpaw made his major-league debut in 2022 and posted a 4.10 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 26.1 innings over 25 appearances with the Orioles.

Lawrence re-signed with the Blue Jays on a minor-league contract Monday.

Lawrence spent most of last season at Triple-A Buffalo, though he did return to the majors for the first time since 2018 with six relief appearances. The 35-year-old will provide some swingman depth for the Blue Jays.

Wittgren signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Monday.

He should be in major-league camp as a non-roster invitee. Wittgren has had some usefulness in the past, but he's now 31 years old and coming off back-to-back seasons with a plus-5.00 ERA.