2016 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2015

  Craig Breslow granted Free Agency.

  Rich Hill granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2015

  Dayán Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Jean Machi granted Free Agency.

  Luis Martinez granted Free Agency.

  Alexi Ogando granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Peguero granted Free Agency.

  Humberto Quintero granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Rivero granted Free Agency.

  Dave Sappelt granted Free Agency.

  Zeke Spruill granted Free Agency.

  Blake Tekotte granted Free Agency.

  Joe Thurston granted Free Agency.

  Jess Todd granted Free Agency.

  Madison Younginer granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Cook selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• November 13, 2015

  Traded Logan Allen, Carlos Asuaje, Javy Guerra and Manuel Margot to the San Diego Padres. Received Craig Kimbrel.

• November 20, 2015

  Anthony Varvaro granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 2015

  Signed Chris Young as a free agent.

• December 4, 2015

  Signed David Price as a free agent.

• December 5, 2015

  Signed Sean O'Sullivan as a free agent.

• December 7, 2015

  Traded Jonathan Aro and Wade Miley to the Seattle Mariners. Received Roenis Elías and Carson Smith.

• December 10, 2015

  Garin Cecchini player rights sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• December 15, 2015

  Signed Chris Dominguez as a free agent.

  Signed Ryan LaMarre as a free agent.

  Signed Alí Solís as a free agent.

  Signed Anthony Varvaro as a free agent.

• January 12, 2016

  Signed Brennan Boesch as a free agent.

• January 16, 2016

  Signed Dan Butler as a free agent.

• February 11, 2016

  Signed Mitch Atkins as a free agent.

• February 16, 2016

  Signed Carlos Marmól as a free agent.

• February 29, 2016

  Signed David Murphy as a free agent.

• March 28, 2016

  Released Carlos Marmól.

  Released David Murphy.

• April 1, 2016

  Signed Justin Maxwell as a free agent.

• April 3, 2016

  Signed Nik Turley as a free agent.

• April 12, 2016

  Signed Wesley Wright as a free agent.

• April 29, 2016

  Edwin Escobar selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• May 2, 2016

  Signed Ryan Court as a free agent.

• May 10, 2016

  Signed Nate Freiman as a free agent.

• June 10, 2016

  Drafted Shaun Anderson in the 3rd round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2016.

  Drafted Bobby Dalbec in the 4th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 2016.

  Drafted Mike Shawaryn in the 5th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 2016.

  Drafted Stephen Nogosek in the 6th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2016.

  Drafted Santiago Espinal in the 10th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2016.

• June 11, 2016

  Drafted Trevor Stephan in the 18th round of the 2016 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kyle Hart in the 19th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2016.

  Drafted Tyler Fitzgerald in the 30th round of the 2016 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 15, 2016

  Signed Cody Decker as a free agent.

• June 19, 2016

  Anthony Varvaro voluntarily retired.

• June 22, 2016

  Signed Casey Janssen as a free agent.

• July 1, 2016

  Símon Muzziotti granted Free Agency.

• July 6, 2016

  Released Justin Maxwell.

• July 7, 2016

  Traded Wendell Rijo (minors) and Aaron Wilkerson to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Aaron Hill and cash.

• July 8, 2016

  Purchased Michael Martínez from the Cleveland Indians.

• July 9, 2016

  Traded Jose Almonte (minors) and Luis Alejandro Basabe (minors) to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Brad Ziegler.

• July 11, 2016

  Released Wesley Wright.

• July 14, 2016

  Released Nik Turley.

  Traded Anderson Espinoza to the San Diego Padres. Received Drew Pomeranz.

• August 1, 2016

  Traded Pat Light to the Minnesota Twins. Received Fernando Abad.

• August 4, 2016

  Michael Martínez selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• August 5, 2016

  Selected Bryan Holaday off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• August 6, 2016

  Released Tommy Layne.

• August 7, 2016

  Released Casey Janssen.

• October 11, 2016

  Sean O'Sullivan granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2016

  Ryan Hanigan granted Free Agency.

  Aaron Hill granted Free Agency.

  Josh Rutledge granted Free Agency.

  Junichi Tazawa granted Free Agency.

  Koji Uehara granted Free Agency.

  Brad Ziegler granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2016

  Mitch Atkins granted Free Agency.

  Brennan Boesch granted Free Agency.

  Dan Butler granted Free Agency.

  William Cuevas granted Free Agency.

  Cody Decker granted Free Agency.

  Chris Dominguez granted Free Agency.

  Nate Freiman granted Free Agency.

  Ryan LaMarre granted Free Agency.

  Chris Marrero granted Free Agency.

  Román Méndez granted Free Agency.

  Henry Ramos granted Free Agency.

  Alí Solís granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 2016

  Signed Edgar Olmos as a free agent.

  David Ortiz voluntarily retired.

• December 2, 2016

  Bryan Holaday granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 2016

  Traded Victor Diaz (minors), Luis Alexander Basabe, Michael Kopech and Yoán Moncada to the Chicago White Sox. Received Chris Sale.

  Traded a player to be named later, Josh Pennington (minors), Mauricio Dubón and Travis Shaw to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Tyler Thornburg. The Boston Red Sox sent Yeison Coca (minors) (June 5, 2017) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• December 8, 2016

  Drafted Josh Rutledge from the Colorado Rockies in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Josh D. Smith from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Mitch Moreland as a free agent.

  Justin Haley drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 2016

  Signed Junior Lake as a free agent.

• December 12, 2016

  Signed Matt Dominguez as a free agent.

• December 14, 2016

  Signed Dan Butler as a free agent.

  Signed Marcus Walden as a free agent.

• December 20, 2016

  Traded Clay Buchholz to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Josh Tobias (minors).

• December 25, 2016

  Signed Brian Bogusevic as a free agent.

• January 5, 2017

  Signed César Cabral as a free agent.

• January 9, 2017

  Signed Erik Cordier as a free agent.

• January 18, 2017

  Signed Kyle Kendrick as a free agent.

• January 25, 2017

  Selected Steve Selsky off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• February 7, 2017

  Signed Mike Olt as a free agent.

• February 8, 2017

  Signed Carlos Quentin as a free agent.

• February 18, 2017

  Signed Héctor Velázquez as a free agent.

• March 24, 2017

  Released César Cabral.

• April 1, 2017

  Released Carlos Quentin.