A trade in the Pioneer League involving a promising young pitcher highlighted the week in transactions for independent league baseball. 

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The Ogden Raptors sent pitcher Quinn Waterhouse to the Missoula Paddleheads this week, with Ogden having the ability to recall or pick up a player to be named later. Waterhouse is in his first year of professional ball after spending the 2020 and 2021 NCAA seasons at SIU Edwardsville, and this past campaign at Lamar. 

As a Cardinal, Waterhouse had a 3.91 ERA and struck out 16 in 23 innings as a reliever. He is eight games into his Pioneer League tenure, making eight appearances and 11 innings' worth of work out of the bullpen. Waterhouse has 12 strikeouts in those opportunities. 

In the Atlantic League, the Lancaster Barnstormers signed right-handed starting pitcher Matt Reitz, no stranger to the independent circuit. 

Reitz made a start for Charleston earlier this season and allowed just one run in five innings. He threw six innings in his Lancaster debut and struck out three en route to the win. 

Reitz previously pitched in the Atlantic League last summer at Lexington, and has Frontier League experience with Trois-Rivieres, Florence and Quebec. 

Here’s a list of transactions throughout the leagues during the last week:

Atlantic League

July 13

Lexington Counter Clocks

• Signed free agent RHP Daniel Corcino 
• Signed free agent RHP Jack Maynard 

July 12 

Long Island Ducks

• Signed free agent SS Jonathan Guzman  

July 11

Gastonia Honey Hunters

• RHP Jaime Schultz retired 

July 10 

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

• Signed RHP Bruce Rondon

July 9

Lancaster Barnstormers 

• Signed free agent RHP Matt Reitz 

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

• Signed free agent CF Mike Wilson 

Frontier League

July 13

Tri-City ValleyCats

• Sent UT Landen Barnes to the Ogden Raptors (Pioneer League) to complete a previous trade. 

Windy City Thunderbolts

• Signed RHP Mike Desanti.

July 9 

Trois-Rivieres Aigles 

• Signed RHP Carlos Mirabal 

July 7 

Empire State Greys 

• Sent OF John Mead to the Tri-City ValleyCats to complete a previous trade. 
• Signed 1B Jaylin Turner. 

New Jersey Jackals 

• Signed C Julius Puryear

Quebec Capitales

• Signed 1B/OF Mathieu Sorois. 

Washington Wild Things

• Signed RHP Jan Figueroa. 

Pioneer League

July 10 

Grand Junction Jackalopes

• Signed Chris Allen to the active roster. 

Missoula Paddleheads 

• Acquired Quinn Waterhouse from the Ogden Raptors in exchange for the ability to recall, first rights or pick up a player to be named later. 
• Signed Adam Purdy. 
• Signed RHP Dawson Day. 

Double trouble 👊⚾️

We have officially signed free agent outfielder Adam Purdy and free agent pitcher Dawson Day to our roster!

Welcome to Zootown guys! 💚 pic.twitter.com/7CfrOCSFWa

— Missoula PaddleHeads (@GoPaddleHeads) July 14, 2023

Northern Colorado Owlz 

• Signed Chris Mutter. 

Ogden Raptors 

• Traded Quinn Waterhouse to the Missoula Paddleheads in exchange for the ability to recall, first rights or pick up a player to be named later. 
• Signed John Pyle. 
• Signed Gerrit van Zijll 

July 9 

Rocky Mountain Vibes

• Signed Steven Colon. 

July 7

Billings Mustangs

• Signed Daniel Vitriago. 

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