The Mannheim Tornados announced more transactions two weeks prior to the start into the German Baseball-Bundesliga. They are brining back Thomas De Wolf. Additionally they have signed Sam Holland, Miguel Salud, David Kandilas, Riquerdy Marinez and Christopher Ciatti. It also was revealed this past weekend that Gian Franco Rizzo will return for a third season with the Tornados. Earlier this offseason they already had added player-manager Sascha Lutz, Julius Spann, Lucas Dickman, Juan Martin, Marvin Kulinna, Mitch Nilsson and Mitchell Hillert.