2020 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 2019

  Cody Asche granted Free Agency.

  Bryce Brentz granted Free Agency.

  Juan Centeno granted Free Agency.

  Robinson Leyer granted Free Agency.

  Jenrry Mejía granted Free Agency.

  Zach Putnam granted Free Agency.

  Tony Renda granted Free Agency.

  Jordan Weems granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 2019

  Marco Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Josh Osich granted Free Agency.

  Traded Sandy León to the Cleveland Indians. Received Adenys Bautista (minors).

  Trevor Kelley selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• December 4, 2019

  Signed Marco Hernández as a free agent.

  Signed Josh Osich as a free agent.

• December 12, 2019

  Drafted Jonathan Araúz from the Houston Astros in the 2019 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Raynel Espinal from the New York Yankees in the 2019 rule 5 draft.

  Selected Jose Espada off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• December 13, 2019

  Signed José Peraza as a free agent.

• December 19, 2019

  Signed Martín Pérez as a free agent.

• December 20, 2019

  Signed R.J. Alvarez as a free agent.

  Signed John Andreoli as a free agent.

  Signed Jett Bandy as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Kickham as a free agent.

  Signed Robinson Leyer as a free agent.

  Selected Chris Mazza off waivers from the New York Mets.

• January 2, 2020

  Signed Kevin Plawecki as a free agent.

• January 4, 2020

  Signed Trevor Hildenberger as a free agent.

• January 10, 2020

  Traded Angeudis Santos (minors) to the Miami Marlins. Received Austin Brice.

• January 15, 2020

  Traded Sam Travis to the Texas Rangers. Received Jeffrey Springs.

• January 17, 2020

  Traded Jhon Nuñez (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Matt Hall.

• January 21, 2020

  Traded Travis Lakins Sr. to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Jhonny Pereda (February 23, 2020) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• January 23, 2020

  Signed Joey Meneses as a free agent.

• January 28, 2020

  Signed Mitch Moreland as a free agent.

• February 10, 2020

  Traded Mookie Betts, David Price and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jeter Downs, Alex Verdugo and Connor Wong.

• February 11, 2020

  Signed Juan Centeno as a free agent.

  Signed César Puello as a free agent.

• February 14, 2020

  Signed Kevin Pillar as a free agent.

• February 19, 2020

  Signed Jonathan Lucroy as a free agent.

• February 23, 2020

  Signed Ryder Jones as a free agent.

  Selected Phillips Valdéz off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• March 5, 2020

  Signed Collin McHugh as a free agent.

• March 8, 2020

  Héctor Velázquez selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• March 24, 2020

  Signed Yairo Muñoz as a free agent.

• June 10, 2020

  Drafted Nick Yorke in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2020 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2020.

• July 17, 2020

  Signed Zack Godley as a free agent.

• July 21, 2020

  Dylan Covey assigned onto roster from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• July 25, 2020

  Selected Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the New York Mets.

• July 27, 2020

  Selected Robert Stock off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• August 7, 2020

  Released John Andreoli.

• August 10, 2020

  Released Brian Johnson.

• August 13, 2020

  Selected Christian Arroyo off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• August 19, 2020

  Selected Andrew Triggs off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• August 21, 2020

  Traded Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Nick Pivetta and Connor Seabold.

• August 26, 2020

  Released R.J. Alvarez.

• August 30, 2020

  Released Marco Hernández.

  Traded Mitch Moreland to the San Diego Padres. Received Jeisson Rosario (minors) and Hudson Potts (minors).

• August 31, 2020

  Traded Josh Osich to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Zach Bryant (minors) (February 27, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

  Traded Kevin Pillar to the Colorado Rockies. Received a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Jacob Wallace (minors) (September 18, 2020) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• September 3, 2020

  Selected Deivy Grullón off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• September 15, 2020

  Released Jonathan Lucroy.

• October 23, 2020

  Domingo Tapia selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• October 26, 2020

  Mike Kickham granted Free Agency.

  Andrew Triggs granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2020

  Jackie Bradley Jr. granted Free Agency.

  Rusney Castillo granted Free Agency.

  Collin McHugh granted Free Agency.

  José Peraza granted Free Agency.

  César Puello granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2020

  Martín Pérez granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2020

  Jett Bandy granted Free Agency.

  Juan Centeno granted Free Agency.

  Jhonathan Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Trevor Hildenberger granted Free Agency.

  Ryder Jones granted Free Agency.

  Tommy Joseph granted Free Agency.

  Robinson Leyer granted Free Agency.

  Tzu-Wei Lin granted Free Agency.

  Konner Wade granted Free Agency.

  Zack Godley sent to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• November 16, 2020

  Signed Kevin McCarthy as a free agent.

• November 25, 2020

  Selected Joel Payamps off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• December 2, 2020

  Robert Stock selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• December 8, 2020

  Signed César Puello as a free agent.

• December 10, 2020

  Drafted Kaleb Ort from the New York Yankees in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Garrett Whitlock from the New York Yankees in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 2020

  Signed Hunter Renfroe as a free agent.

• December 21, 2020

  Signed Zack Kelly as a free agent.

• December 23, 2020

  Signed Matt Andriese as a free agent.

  Deivy Grullón selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• December 29, 2020

  Signed Daniel Gossett as a free agent.

• January 16, 2021

  Signed Jack López as a free agent.

• January 18, 2021

  Signed Zac Grotz as a free agent.

  Traded C.J. Chatham (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Victor Santos (minors) (July 17, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• January 22, 2021

  Signed Matt Carasiti as a free agent.

• January 25, 2021

  Traded player to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Franklin German and Adam Ottavino.

• February 1, 2021

  Dustin Pedroia voluntarily retired.

• February 2, 2021

  Signed Enrique Hernández as a free agent.

• February 3, 2021

  Signed Garrett Richards as a free agent.

• February 10, 2021

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Andrew Benintendi and cash to the Kansas City Royals. Received players to be named later and Franchy Cordero from the Kansas City Royals and a player to be named later and Josh Winckowski from the New York Mets. In addition, the Kansas City Royals sent Khalil Lee to the New York Mets. The Kansas City Royals sent Luis De La Rosa (minors) (June 4, 2021) and Grant Gambrell (minors) (June 4, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. The New York Mets sent Freddy Valdez (minors) (June 4, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

  Joel Payamps selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• February 12, 2021

  Signed Chris Herrmann as a free agent.

  Signed Martín Pérez as a free agent.

• February 16, 2021

  Signed Hirokazu Sawamura as a free agent.

• February 17, 2021

  Traded Chris Mazza, Jeffrey Springs and cash to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Ronaldo Hernández (minors) and Nick Sogard.

• February 18, 2021

  Selected John Schreiber off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• February 22, 2021

  Signed Jett Bandy as a free agent.

  Selected Joel Payamps off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• February 24, 2021

  Signed Marwin González as a free agent.

• March 6, 2021

  Joel Payamps selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• March 7, 2021

  Signed Danny Santana as a free agent.