2006 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 3, 2005

  B.J. Surhoff granted Free Agency.

• November 25, 2005

  Signed Fernando Tatís as a free agent.

• December 1, 2005

  Signed Scott Rice as a free agent.

• December 6, 2005

  Traded Steve Kline to the San Francisco Giants. Received LaTroy Hawkins.

• December 13, 2005

  Signed Napoleon Calzado as a free agent.

  Signed Ramón Hernández as a free agent.

• December 20, 2005

  Signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

  Signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

  Signed Eddy Garabito as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Eric Byrnes granted Free Agency.

  Eddy Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2005

  Signed Julio Mañón as a free agent.

• December 27, 2005

  Signed Frank Gracesqui as a free agent.

• January 6, 2006

  Selected Brian Burres off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• January 9, 2006

  Traded Carlos Perez (minors) and Nate Spears (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Corey Patterson.

• January 11, 2006

  Signed Jeff Conine as a free agent.

• January 13, 2006

  Signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.

  Signed Eddy Rodriguez as a free agent.

• January 17, 2006

  Signed Tony Alvarez as a free agent.

• January 19, 2006

  Walter Young selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• January 22, 2006

  Traded Jorge Julio and John Maine to the New York Mets. Received Kris Benson.

• January 24, 2006

  Signed Esix Snead as a free agent.

  Signed Tyler Yates as a free agent.

• January 31, 2006

  Signed Jim Brower as a free agent.

• February 4, 2006

  Signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.

• February 8, 2006

  Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.

  Signed John Halama as a free agent.

  Signed Ryan Jensen as a free agent.

  Signed Desi Relaford as a free agent.

• February 18, 2006

  Received Andy Tracy from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

• February 26, 2006

  Signed Richard Hidalgo as a free agent.

• March 4, 2006

  Signed Brian Bowles as a free agent.

• March 5, 2006

  Released Ryan Jensen.

• March 22, 2006

  Released Ricky Bottalico.

• March 29, 2006

  Released Gerónimo Gil.

• March 31, 2006

  Released Desi Relaford.

  Released Tyler Yates.

  Selected Raúl Chávez off waivers from the Houston Astros.

• April 6, 2006

  Signed Luis Terrero as a free agent.

• April 7, 2006

  Released Vic Darensbourg.

• April 8, 2006

  Signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.

• April 28, 2006

  Released Matt Perisho.

• May 2, 2006

  Released Jim Brower.

• May 21, 2006

  Released Esix Snead.

• May 26, 2006

  Signed Zach Clark as an amateur free agent.

• June 6, 2006

  Drafted Pedro Beato in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2006.

  Drafted Ryan Adams in the 2nd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2006.

  Drafted Zack Britton in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2006.

  Drafted Blake Davis in the 4th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2006.

  Drafted Jason Berken in the 6th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2006.

  Drafted Tony Watson in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 7, 2006

  Released Alejandro Freire.

• June 16, 2006

  Released John Halama.

• June 25, 2006

  Signed Russ Ortiz as a free agent.

• June 28, 2006

  Released John Stephens.

• July 6, 2006

  Released Luis Matos.

• August 4, 2006

  Signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

  Traded Javy López to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Adam Stern (October 3, 2006) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• August 10, 2006

  Selected Anderson García off waivers from the New York Mets.

• August 26, 2006

  Released Tony Alvarez.

• August 27, 2006

  Traded Jeff Conine to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Ángel Chávez (August 30, 2006) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• August 30, 2006

  Selected Danny Ardoin off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• October 2, 2006

  Howie Clark granted Free Agency.

• October 3, 2006

  Received Bobby Scales from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

• October 6, 2006

  Eric DuBose granted Free Agency.

• October 9, 2006

  Eddie Rogers granted Free Agency.

  Luis Terrero granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 2006

  Selected Luis Hernández off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• October 13, 2006

  Ángel Chávez granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2006

  Danny Ardoin granted Free Agency.

  Brian Bowles granted Free Agency.

  Tim Byrdak granted Free Agency.

  Napoleon Calzado granted Free Agency.

  Eddy Garabito granted Free Agency.

  Frank Gracesqui granted Free Agency.

  Julio Mañón granted Free Agency.

  Jason Pearson granted Free Agency.

  Chris Piersoll granted Free Agency.

  Keith Reed granted Free Agency.

  Scott Rice granted Free Agency.

  Eddy Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Scales granted Free Agency.

  Andy Tracy granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 2006

  Winston Abreu granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2006

  Signed Chris Waters as a free agent.

• October 30, 2006

  Chris Gomez granted Free Agency.

  Russ Ortiz granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2006

  Raúl Chávez granted Free Agency.

  Bruce Chen granted Free Agency.

  LaTroy Hawkins granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Millar granted Free Agency.

  David Newhan granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2006

  Chris Widger granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2006

  Signed Eider Torres as a free agent.

• November 4, 2006

  Signed Steve Green as a free agent.

• November 6, 2006

  Signed Rob Bell as a free agent.

  Signed Cory Doyne as a free agent.

• November 9, 2006

  Signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.

• November 10, 2006

  Signed Josh Phelps as a free agent.

• November 12, 2006

  Traded Chris Britton to the New York Yankees. Received Jaret Wright and cash.

• November 13, 2006

  Signed César Crespo as a free agent.

  Signed J.R. House as a free agent.

• November 14, 2006

  Signed Luis Montañez as a free agent.

• November 15, 2006

  Signed Jon Leicester as a free agent.

• November 21, 2006

  Signed Jamie Walker as a free agent.

• November 24, 2006

  Signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.

• November 27, 2006

  Signed Danys Báez as a free agent.

• November 28, 2006

  Signed Chad Bradford as a free agent.

• November 30, 2006

  Signed Terry Tiffee as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

• December 2, 2006

  Signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.

  Fernando Tatís granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 2006

  Signed Paul Bako as a free agent.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs. Received Freddie Bynum. The Baltimore Orioles sent Kevin Hart (December 7, 2006) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• December 7, 2006

  Josh Phelps drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Released Aaron Rakers.

  Drafted Alfredo Simón from the Texas Rangers in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Alfredo Simón to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Adam Donachie (minors) and cash.

• December 11, 2006

  Signed Jay Payton as a free agent.

• December 15, 2006

  Signed Bubba Trammell as a free agent.

• December 18, 2006

  Signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.

• December 28, 2006

  Signed Rosman García as a free agent.

• January 3, 2007

  Signed Aubrey Huff as a free agent.

• January 5, 2007

  Signed Francis Beltrán as a free agent.

  Signed Jason Dubois as a free agent.

  Signed Jon Knott as a free agent.

  Anderson García selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• January 12, 2007

  Traded Rodrigo López to the Colorado Rockies. Received Jason Burch (minors) and Jim Miller.

• January 29, 2007

  Selected Jeremy Guthrie off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• February 1, 2007

  Marino Salas selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• February 6, 2007

  Signed Paul Shuey as a free agent.

• March 7, 2007

  Signed Matthew Cepicky as a free agent.

• March 23, 2007

  Signed Steve Trachsel as a free agent.

  Selected Sean Tracey off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• March 27, 2007

  Traded Cory Keylor (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Alberto Castillo.