2008 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 2007

  Signed Chris Waters as a free agent.

• November 28, 2007

  Signed Omir Santos as a free agent.

• December 3, 2007

  Signed Guillermo Quiroz as a free agent.

• December 5, 2007

  Signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.

• December 6, 2007

  Drafted Randor Bierd from the Detroit Tigers in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 2007

  Signed Ryan Bukvich as a free agent.

• December 12, 2007

  Cory Doyne granted Free Agency.

  Roberto Novoa granted Free Agency.

  Traded Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros. Received Matt Albers, Mike Costanzo, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and Luke Scott.

• December 13, 2007

  Signed Ben Davis as a free agent.

• December 14, 2007

  Selected Greg Aquino off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• December 18, 2007

  Signed Cory Doyne as a free agent.

• December 19, 2007

  Signed Roberto Novoa as a free agent.

• December 27, 2007

  Signed Luis Terrero as a free agent.

• January 2, 2008

  Purchased Chris Roberson from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• January 4, 2008

  Signed Luis Montañez as a free agent.

  Jeff Fiorentino selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• January 21, 2008

  Signed Lance Cormier as a free agent.

• January 22, 2008

  Signed Julio Mañón as a free agent.

• January 31, 2008

  Signed Chris Heintz as a free agent.

• February 1, 2008

  Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

  Signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

• February 8, 2008

  Traded Érik Bédard to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tony Butler (minors), Adam Jones, Kam Mickolio, George Sherrill and Chris Tillman.

• February 11, 2008

  Signed Steve Trachsel as a free agent.

• March 22, 2008

  Received Mike McCoy from the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

• March 28, 2008

  Released Val Majewski.

• March 29, 2008

  Released Jay Gibbons.

• April 3, 2008

  Signed Alex Cintrón as a free agent.

• April 25, 2008

  Signed Tim Spooneybarger as a free agent.

• May 28, 2008

  Signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.

• June 5, 2008

  Selected Jeff Fiorentino off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

  Drafted Brian Matusz in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2008.

  Drafted Xavier Avery in the 2nd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2008.

  Drafted L.J. Hoes in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2008.

  Drafted Kyle Hudson in the 4th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2008.

  Drafted Caleb Joseph in the 7th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2008.

  Drafted Chris Herrmann in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jason Gurka in the 15th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2008.

  Drafted Eddie Gamboa in the 21st round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2008.

  Drafted Oliver Drake in the 43rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 21, 2008.

• June 9, 2008

  Signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.

• June 13, 2008

  Released Adam Stern.

  Released Steve Trachsel.

• June 14, 2008

  Released Ben Davis.

• July 19, 2008

  Traded Mike McCoy to the Colorado Rockies. Received Juan Castro.

• July 20, 2008

  Released Esteban Yan.

• July 29, 2008

  Released Roberto Novoa.

• August 7, 2008

  Chad Bradford player rights sold to the Tampa Bay Rays.

• August 12, 2008

  Signed Scott Chiasson as a free agent.

• August 20, 2008

  Signed Jonathan Schoop as an amateur free agent.

• August 22, 2008

  Received Gary Knotts from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

• September 5, 2008

  Received Brian Bass from the Minnesota Twins as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Alfredo Simón as a free agent.

  Released Fernando Cabrera.

• September 12, 2008

  Released Scott Chiasson.

  Released Julio Mañón.

• September 29, 2008

  Greg Aquino granted Free Agency.

  Freddie Bynum granted Free Agency.

  Jon Leicester granted Free Agency.

  Tike Redman granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 2008

  Ryan Bukvich granted Free Agency.

  Eider Torres granted Free Agency.

• October 20, 2008

  Adam Loewen granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2008

  Kevin Millar granted Free Agency.

  Jay Payton granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2008

  Alex Cintrón granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Cory Doyne granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Fahey granted Free Agency.

  Chris Heintz granted Free Agency.

  Luis Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Randy Keisler granted Free Agency.

  Gary Knotts granted Free Agency.

  Rommie Lewis granted Free Agency.

  Chris Roberson granted Free Agency.

  Omir Santos granted Free Agency.

  Tim Spooneybarger granted Free Agency.

  Luis Terrero granted Free Agency.

  Sean Tracey granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2008

  Juan Castro granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 2008

  Signed Donnie Murphy as a free agent.

• November 17, 2008

  Signed Brad Hennessey as a free agent.

• November 22, 2008

  Signed Guillermo Rodríguez as a free agent.

  Signed Ross Wolf as a free agent.

• November 28, 2008

  Signed Scott Chiasson as a free agent.

• December 9, 2008

  Traded Ramón Hernández and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Brandon Waring (minors), Ryan Freel and Justin Turner.

• December 11, 2008

  Rocky Cherry drafted by the New York Mets in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2008

  Daniel Cabrera granted Free Agency.

  Lance Cormier granted Free Agency.

• December 16, 2008

  Signed César Izturis as a free agent.

• December 18, 2008

  Signed Melvin Dorta as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Krynzel as a free agent.

  Signed Chad Moeller as a free agent.

• December 31, 2008

  Signed Mark Hendrickson as a free agent.

• January 11, 2009

  Signed Justin Christian as a free agent.

• January 12, 2009

  Signed Jolbert Cabrera as a free agent.

  Signed Robby Hammock as a free agent.

• January 13, 2009

  Signed Koji Uehara as a free agent.

• January 16, 2009

  Signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.

  Signed Bobby Livingston as a free agent.

• January 18, 2009

  Traded Henry Williamson (minors) and Garrett Olson to the Chicago Cubs. Received Félix Pie.

• January 19, 2009

  Traded Randor Bierd to the Boston Red Sox. Received David Pauley.

• January 22, 2009

  Signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.

• February 2, 2009

  Purchased Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs.

• February 4, 2009

  Signed John Parrish as a free agent.

  Brian Burres selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• February 10, 2009

  Signed Ty Wigginton as a free agent.

• March 1, 2009

  Signed Adam Eaton as a free agent.

• March 20, 2009

  Released Scott Chiasson.

  Released Guillermo Quiroz.

• April 1, 2009

  Traded Hayden Penn to the Florida Marlins. Received Robert Andino.