Independent Baseball Transaction Roundup June 19 - June 23
Independent Baseball Transaction Roundup June 19 - June 23
Pioneer, Frontier and Atlantic League Baseball Transactions, and more news, from last week.
A busy week of movement in independent league baseball saw assorted players parlay their standout play into opportunities with Major League clubs.
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The Cleveland Guardians bought the contract of pitcher Jerad Eickhoff from the Atlantic League's Lexington Counter Clocks on June 20.
Eickhoff, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, struck out 40 batters in 49 2/3 innings with Lexington. The former Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher gets his first look in the American League as he moves onto Cleveland.
Eickhoff has company joining him in the AL Central, too, with two more independent league players having their contracts bought out in the past week.
Kamron Willman hit an eye-popping .427 over a month of action with the Missoula PaddleHeads and drove in 15 runs. The versatile infielder capped his time in Missoula with a flourish, homering June 18 against the Glacier Range Riders.
The former All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honoree at Alabama State joined Great Falls down the stretch in 2022 and played well, hitting .271 over 192 at-bats. Returning to the Voyagers in 2023, the shortstop De Guzman raked with a .441 batting average over 59 at-bats.
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Here’s a list of transactions throughout the leagues during the last week:
Atlantic League
June 23
Gastonia Honey Hunters
- Signed free agent LHP Jake Miednik.
June 22
Staten Island Ferry Hawks
- Signed RHP Patrick Quinn.
June 20
Charleston Dirty Birds
- Signed RHP Cristofer Ogando.
- Signed LF Juan Carlo Perez.
Gastonia Honey Hunters
- Signed RHP Sam Gaviglio.
Lancaster Barnstomers
- Traded a player to be named later to the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League for RHP Spencer Johnston.
Lexington Counter Clocks
- Cleveland Guardians purchased RHP Jerad Eickhoff.
Long Island Ducks
- Signed free agent OF Darian Sandford.
- Signed free agent RHP Tom Hackimer.
Staten Island Ferry Hawks
- Signed 1B Matt Winaker.
- Signed RHP Ofelky Peralta.
June 17
Frederick Baseball Club
- Signed free agent LHP Zac Rosscup.
Lancaster Barnstormers
- Signed free agent RHP Garrett Granitz.
Frontier League
June 22
Empire State Greys
- Claimed RHP Will MacLean off waivers from the Joliet Slammers.
June 21
Empire State Greys
- Signed RHP Joseph Brennan
- Signed RHP Clark Davenport
- Signed RHP Nathan Holt
- Signed RHP Garrett Sutton
Joliet Slammers
- Signed C Mike Falsetti
Lake Erie Crushers
- Signed RHP Ean Walda
Tri-City Valleycats
- Signed RHP Coleman Huntley III
Trois-Rivieres Aigles
- Signed RHP Jacob Kush
June 20
Evansville Otters
- Signed C Brody Tanksley
Florence Y'alls
- Signed RHP Brian McKenna
Gateway Grizzlies
- Signed RHP Nathaniel Tate
Lake Erie Crushers
- Signed INF Sam Frontino
- Signed RHP Nick Marco
- Signed C Jackson Pritchard
Washington Wild Things
- Traded RHP Spencer Johnston to the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League for a player to be named later.
June 19
Empire State Greys
- Claim RHP Nathan Holt off waivers from the Lake Erie Crushers.
Sussex County Miners
- Signed RHP Justin Gossen-Brown
- Signed LHP Ray Pacella
June 18
Empire State Greys
- Signed RHP Caleb Rush
- Signed INF Jaylen Smith
Lake Erie Crushers
- Signed C Cris Ruiz
- Signed RHP Garrett Sutton
June 17
Evansville Otters
- Signed UT Daniel Sayre
Lake Erie Crushers
- Signed INF Tyree Bradley
Windy City Thunderbolts
- Signed UT Troy Viola
Pioneer League
June 22
Billings Mustangs
- Signed Jason Ajaiman
- Signed Brady West
Great Falls Voyagers
- Signed Christopher Coipel
Idaho Falls Chukars
- Signed Jack Zigan
- Signed Dylan Gotto
Missoula Paddleheads
- Sold the contract of Mark Timmins to the Los Angeles Angels
Rocky Mountain Vibes
- Signed David Martinez
- Signed Austin Elder
June 21
Billings Mustangs
- Signed Tristen Hudson
Glacier Range Riders
- Signed Kevin Kyle
Grand Junction Jackalopes
- Signed Matt Golda
Great Falls Voyagers
- Sold the contract of Cristopher De Guzman to the Chicago White Sox
June 20
Billings Mustangs
- Signed Wyatt Crenshaw
- Signed John Michael Faile
Boise Hawks
- Reinstated Matthew Sox
- Reinstated Connor O'Brien
Glacier Range Riders
- Signed Nick Lucky
Grand Junction Jackalopes
- Signed Adam Bloebaum
- Signed Diego Jordan
Idaho Falls Chukars
- Signed Anthony Frechette
Missoula Paddleheads
- Sold the contract of Kamron Willman to the Minnesota Twins
- Signed Luis Navarro
- Signed Jay Alvarez
Ogden Raptors
- Signed John Pyle
Rocky Mountain Vibes
- Signed Brett Carson
- Signed Brian Dansereau
June 19
Billings Mustangs
- Signed Jalen Garcia
June 18
Boise Hawks
- Signed Eddie Arteaga
Ogden Raptors
- Signed Dane Tofteland
June 17
Glacier Range Riders
- Reinstated Sam Linscott
Great Falls Voyagers
- Claimed Eddie McCabe off waivers from the Glacier Range Riders
Rocky Mountain Vibes
- Claimed Brandon Crosby off waivers from the Northern Colorado Owlz
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