Minor MLB Transactions: 12/16/23 – MLB Trade Rumors

Catching up on some minor league moves from around baseball…

• The Padres signed infielder Nate Mondou to a minor league deal last week, according to Mondou’s MLB.com profile page.  The 28-year-old’s big league resume consists of a single game and three plate appearances with the Athletics in 2022, and the rest of his seven-year pro career has been spent in the minors.  Mondou has hit .278/.375/.433 over 1275 PA at the Triple-A level with the top affiliates of the A’s and White Sox, while playing mostly second base, a good deal of time at both corner infield spots, and a handful of games as a shortstop and left fielder.
• The Giants re-signed catcher Jakson Reetz to a minor league contract last week, as per Reetz’s MLB.com profile page.  A third-round pick for the Nationals in the 2014 draft, Reetz made his Major League debut by appearing in two games for Washington in 2021, and he has since been playing in the minors with the Brewers, Royals, and Giants.  Reetz hit .243/.342/.500 with 17 home runs over 322 combined PA with the Giants’ and Royals’ Triple-A clubs in 2023, and while it wasn’t enough to get him another look in the majors, the Giants saw enough to bring him back into the fold as a depth option.