Farelli, January Canuck moves: LeBlanc, MacKinnon, Platts, Stephenson, Myers, Young
North Shore Twiins RHP Will McAffer (North Vancouver, BC) had his contract purchased by Kansas City Royals from the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the independent American Association and was assigned to the class-A Columbia Fireflies.
January 31, 2023
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
What Canadians were on the move and where they headed in the past month ...
Transactions And Player Movements For Canadians
(Jan. 1-to-31, 2023)
Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) _ Designated for Assignment by Miami Marlins, he cleared waivers and was re-assigned to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp triple-A International League
Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, NS) _ Signed a Contract Extension for 2023 with Ottawa Titans IND Frontier League
Kyle MacKinnon (Cheltenham, Ont.) _ Former head coach with NAIA McPherson College Bulldogs, hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as 2023 Pitching Coach with Visalia Rawhide, their Single A affiliate in the California League
Mike Crouse (Port Moody, BC) _ Placed on waivers by Winnipeg Goldeyes IND Americna Association, and was claimed by Milwaukee Milkmen IND American Association
Ashley Stephenson (Mississauga, Ont.) _ Former player and coach with the Canadian National Women’s Team, hired by Toronto Blue Jays as a member of the 2023 coaching staff with Vancouver Canadians, their affiliate in the Single A Northwest League
Miles Gordon (Oakville, Ont.) _ Signed a contract extension for 2023 with the Evansville Otters IND Frontier League
Malik Williams ((Toronto, Ont.) _ Traded by Ottawa Titans IND Frontier League to the Evansville Otters IND Frontier League, for a Player to be named later. Williams signed a contract extension for 2023 with Evansville
Christian Young ((Oakville, Ont.) _ Signed a contract extension for 2023 with Milwaukee Milkmen IND American Association
Brett Platts (Searletown, PEI) _ Former Staff member at the Chicago Cubs Academy in Boca Chica the Dominican Republic, was hired by Texas Ranagers for 2023 as the strength & conditioning Coach with Down East Wood Ducks, their affiliate in the Single A Carolina League
Noah Myers (Tilbury, Ont.) _ Former Toronto Blue Jays draft in 2019, signs as a free agent with the Evansville Otters IND Frontier League
Will McAffer (North Vancouver, BC) _ Contract purchased by Kansas City Royals from the Winnipeg Goldeyes IND American Association. Signed a minor league contract for 2023, and assigned by the Royals to Columbia Fireflies, their affiliate in Single A Carolina League