PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
12/31/2026
Sunday, December 13th , 2026
CF Marc Waggoner was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of 3B Onel Avelino from Triple A Pittsburgh.
C Morgan McCallum was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SS Bob Gibbons on the active roster.
Purchased the contract of C Chris Frontera from Triple A Pittsburgh.
SP David Maldonado was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
RP Derrick Kelly was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
3B Ewald Pachman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
RP Kaiden Jones was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
RP Mike Heckethorn was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Traded 22-year old minor league RF Roy Butler to the Nashville Bluebirds, getting 25-year old minor league LF Daniel Caballero in return.
Traded 25-year old minor league RHP Pat Gendron and $100,000 in cash to the New York City Gothams, getting 30-year old minor league LF Chris King, 31-year old minor league 1B Ray Osolin, and 20-year old minor league RHP Manny Delgado in return.
Drafted RP Chad Pryor in the 2026 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall Pick) from the Las Vegas Aces.
Drafted C Justin Nichols in the 2026 Rule 5 Draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 39th overall Pick) from the Los Angeles Knights.
Saturday, December 12th , 2026
Signed free agent SS Bob Gibbons to a 5-year contract worth a total of $10,550,000.
Saturday, November 21st , 2026
Signed Hitting Coach Ian Eck to a 3-year, $131,000 per year contract.
Thursday, November 19th , 2026
SS Onel Avelino received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Pat Gendron received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
SS Jim Handy received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
3B Antonio Carranza received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
CL Jayden Brown received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Derrick Kelly received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
SP Roger Moore received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RF Sam Hall received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
SP Kaiden Jones received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Pabiyan Yurchik received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
DH Willie Marquez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
2B Chris Patty received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Justin Simpson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
1B Maurice Brian received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Justin Mortensen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
CF Marc Waggoner received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
C Chris Frontera received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
LF Tim Nolan received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
C Morgan McCallum received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Mike Heckethorn received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
2B Josh Gilstrap received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
C Dave Overlock received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
SP Clodio Corsino received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
1B Rob French received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
SP Cory Heaton received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Chris Perez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
SP David Maldonado received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RP Jay Collins received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
RF Jon Nelson becomes a free-agent.
LF Vince Ricci received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
Wednesday, November 18th , 2026
Assigned SP Jim DiDonato to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Wednesday, November 4th , 2026
Signed Bench Coach Franklin Padilla to a 3-year, $161,000 per year contract.
Sunday, November 1st , 2026
RP Billy Morris has executed his contract year option.
CL Billy Morris retired from professional baseball.
Retired #3 in honor of Alan Calloway.
Bench Coach Bill Garcia leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Hitting Coach Shinsaburo Ohta leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Thursday, September 24th , 2026
SP Jim DiDonato was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SP Brandon Beech on the active roster.
Activated SP Brandon Beech from the 60-day injured list.
Thursday, September 10th , 2026
Optioned RP Pabiyan Yurchik to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Placed SP Jim DiDonato on the active roster.
Thursday, August 27th , 2026
Optioned C Chris Frontera to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Placed C Morgan McCallum on the active roster.
Assigned RP Jay Collins to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Friday, August 14th , 2026
C Morgan McCallum was claimed off waivers from Las Vegas.
Thursday, August 13th , 2026
Optioned SP Kaiden Jones to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Purchased the contract of RP Pabiyan Yurchik from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Thursday, July 30th , 2026
Sent RP Jim DiDonato to Triple A Pittsburgh for injury rehab.
Traded 20-year old minor league SS Jory Justus, 23-year old minor league SS John Weber, 20-year old minor league RHP Edwin Bahena, 20-year old minor league LF Mario Aguilar, 23-year old minor league 3B Matthew Blacker, 22-year old minor league LHP Austin Olguin, 21-year old minor league 2B Josh Crane, and 22-year old minor league 3B Jose Garza to the Toronto Titans, getting 18-year old minor league RHP Ashley Reynolds in return.
Thursday, July 23rd , 2026
Sent RP Jay Collins to Triple A Pittsburgh for injury rehab.
Thursday, July 2nd , 2026
Placed SP Brandon Beech on the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of SP Kaiden Jones from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Friday, June 26th , 2026
3B Brad Bettinger was claimed off waivers by Miami.
Thursday, June 25th , 2026
Assigned 1B Eric Pallard to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Thursday, June 18th , 2026
3B Brad Bettinger was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of LF Sam Hall from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Thursday, June 11th , 2026
Optioned RP Roger Moore to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Purchased the contract of RP Billy Morris from Triple A Pittsburgh.
1B Eric Pallard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of 2B Josh Gilstrap from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Thursday, June 4th , 2026
Optioned RP Pat Gendron to Triple A Pittsburgh.
CF Alex Fernandez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Cory Heaton from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Sent RP Billy Morris to Triple A Pittsburgh for injury rehab.
Thursday, May 14th , 2026
Placed RP Billy Morris on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/11/2026.
Optioned CF Marc Waggoner to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Placed CF Tamotsu Nishimura on the active roster.
Activated CF Tamotsu Nishimura from the injured list.
Purchased the contract of SP Justin Mortensen from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Thursday, May 7th , 2026
Optioned LF Sam Hall to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Thursday, April 23rd , 2026
Optioned CF Alex Fernandez to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Placed LF Sam Hall on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/2026.
Placed RP Jay Collins on the 60-day injured list.
Optioned RF Jason Olsen to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned LF Tim Nolan to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned 3B Onel Avelino to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned 2B Josh Gilstrap to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned 1B Rob French to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned RP David Maldonado to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned RP Chris Perez to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned RP Derrick Kelly to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Optioned RP Kaiden Jones to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Wednesday, April 8th , 2026
Invited non-roster C Dave Overlock to Spring Training camp.
Thursday, March 26th , 2026
Placed RP Jim DiDonato on the 60-day injured list.
Placed CF Tamotsu Nishimura on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/2026.
Friday, March 13th , 2026
Recalled CL Jayden Brown from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled 3B Brad Bettinger from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled RF Jason Olsen from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled LF Sam Hall from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled SS Onel Avelino from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled RP Jay Collins from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled SS Josh Gilstrap from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled LF Tim Nolan from Advanced Prospect League New Haven.
Recalled CF Alex Fernandez from Double A Allentown.
Recalled CL Derrick Kelly from Double A Allentown.
Recalled RP Mike Heckethorn from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled RP Chris Perez from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Recalled SP David Maldonado from Triple A Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, February 10th , 2026
Assigned 3B Jon Luciano to Triple A Pittsburgh.
Assigned RP Ken Covington to Triple A Pittsburgh.
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