2011 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2010

  Xavier Nady granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2010

  Ángel Guzmán granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2010

  Signed Ángel Guzmán as a free agent.

• November 6, 2010

  Mitch Atkins granted Free Agency.

  Russ Canzler granted Free Agency.

  Jason Dubois granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Gray granted Free Agency.

  Mark Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Bryan LaHair granted Free Agency.

  Scott McClain granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 2010

  Signed Mike Parisi as a free agent.

• November 10, 2010

  Brad Snyder granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 2010

  Signed Scott Moore as a free agent.

  Signed Erick Castillo as an amateur free agent.

• November 17, 2010

  Signed Scott Rice as a free agent.

  Released Micah Hoffpauir.

• November 18, 2010

  Signed Bryan LaHair as a free agent.

• November 22, 2010

  Signed Bobby Scales as a free agent.

• December 5, 2010

  Signed Brad Snyder as a free agent.

• December 8, 2010

  Signed Carlos Peña as a free agent.

• December 9, 2010

  Drafted Mason Tobin from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2010 rule 5 draft.

  Mason Tobin player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.

• December 12, 2010

  Released David Patton.

• December 17, 2010

  Signed Kerry Wood as a free agent.

• January 5, 2011

  Brian Schlitter selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• January 8, 2011

  Traded Hak-Ju Lee (minors), Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos, Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Matt Garza, Fernando Perez and Zac Rosscup.

• January 10, 2011

  Selected Max Ramírez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• January 12, 2011

  Signed Reed Johnson as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Montañez as a free agent.

• January 19, 2011

  Traded Tom Gorzelanny to the Washington Nationals. Received Michael Burgess (minors), Graham Hicks (minors) and A.J. Morris.

• January 25, 2011

  Signed Todd Wellemeyer as a free agent.

• January 27, 2011

  Signed Braden Looper as a free agent.

  Signed Augie Ojeda as a free agent.

• February 15, 2011

  Traded Tony Thomas (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Robert Coello.

• March 23, 2011

  Released Mike Parisi.

  Released Scott Rice.

• March 25, 2011

  Braden Looper voluntarily retired.

• March 27, 2011

  Released Carlos Silva.

• April 10, 2011

  Signed Ramón Ortiz as a free agent.

• April 12, 2011

  Signed Doug Davis as a free agent.

• April 18, 2011

  Previous waiver selection of Brian Schlitter by the New York Yankees voided and player returned.

• May 6, 2011

  Released Max Ramírez.

• May 7, 2011

  Todd Wellemeyer voluntarily retired.

• May 26, 2011

  Traded Ryan Buchter to the Atlanta Braves. Received Rodrigo López.

• May 30, 2011

  Signed Pedro Araújo as an amateur free agent.

• June 6, 2011

  Drafted Javier Báez in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

• June 7, 2011

  Drafted Daniel Vogelbach in the 2nd round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

  Drafted Tony Zych in the 4th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

  Drafted Tayler Scott in the 5th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2011.

  Drafted Jacob Lindgren in the 12th round of the 2011 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Dillon Maples in the 14th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

  Drafted Rafael Lopez in the 16th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2011.

  Drafted John Andreoli in the 17th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2011.

  Drafted Andrew McKirahan in the 21st round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2011.

  Drafted Bradley Zimmer in the 23rd round of the 2011 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 8, 2011

  Drafted Sam Howard in the 48th round of the 2011 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 15, 2011

  Released Thomas Diamond.

• June 27, 2011

  Released Bobby Scales.

• June 29, 2011

  Released Doug Davis.

• July 8, 2011

  Released Fernando Perez.

• July 9, 2011

  Released Augie Ojeda.

• July 11, 2011

  Signed Taylor Davis as an amateur free agent.

• July 14, 2011

  Signed Dave Bush as a free agent.

• July 28, 2011

  Traded Kosuke Fukudome and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Abner Abreu (minors) and Carlton Smith (minors).

• August 10, 2011

  Released Dave Bush.

• September 29, 2011

  Brad Snyder granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2011

  John Grabow granted Free Agency.

  Reed Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Rodrigo López granted Free Agency.

  Ramón Ortiz granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Peña granted Free Agency.

  Kerry Wood granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2011

  Aramis Ramírez granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2011

  Justin Berg granted Free Agency.

  Austin Bibens-Dirkx granted Free Agency.

  Robert Coello granted Free Agency.

  Ángel Guzmán granted Free Agency.

  Scott Moore granted Free Agency.

  Chris Robinson granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Stevens granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 2011

  Signed Justin Berg as a free agent.

• November 18, 2011

  Luis Montañez granted Free Agency.

• November 30, 2011

  Signed David DeJesus as a free agent.

• December 8, 2011

  Drafted Lendy Castillo from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2011 rule 5 draft.

  Ryan Flaherty drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2011 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu to the Colorado Rockies. Received Casey Weathers (minors) and Ian Stewart.

  Marwin González drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2011 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 2011

  Selected Jeff Bianchi off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• December 12, 2011

  Koyie Hill granted Free Agency.

• December 21, 2011

  Signed Reed Johnson as a free agent.

• December 22, 2011

  Signed Manny Corpas as a free agent.

• December 23, 2011

  Traded Sean Marshall to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dave Sappelt, Ronald Torreyes and Travis Wood.

• December 26, 2011

  Signed Andy Sonnanstine as a free agent.

• January 4, 2012

  Signed Joe Mather as a free agent.

• January 5, 2012

  Traded Carlos Zambrano and cash to the Miami Marlins. Received Chris Volstad.

• January 6, 2012

  Signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.

  Traded Kyung-Min Na (minors) and Andrew Cashner to the San Diego Padres. Received Zach Cates (minors) and Anthony Rizzo.

• January 10, 2012

  Signed Paul Maholm as a free agent.

• January 11, 2012

  Jeff Bianchi selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• January 13, 2012

  Signed Alfredo Amézaga as a free agent.

  Signed Kerry Wood as a free agent.

• January 18, 2012

  Signed Jason Jaramillo as a free agent.

• January 19, 2012

  Signed Rodrigo López as a free agent.

• January 20, 2012

  Signed Bobby Scales as a free agent.

• January 30, 2012

  Signed Trever Miller as a free agent.

  Signed Matt Tolbert as a free agent.

• February 2, 2012

  Signed Ryan Rowland-Smith as a free agent.

• February 6, 2012

  Selected Adrian Cardenas off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• February 18, 2012

  Signed Nate Robertson as a free agent.

• February 21, 2012

  Traded a player to be named later and Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Aaron Kurcz (minors) (March 15, 2012) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. The Boston Red Sox sent Jair Bogaerts (minors) (March 29, 2012) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• March 11, 2012

  Signed Gerardo Concepción as an amateur free agent.

• March 16, 2012

  Selected Frankie De La Cruz off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 24, 2012

  Andy Sonnanstine granted Free Agency.

• March 26, 2012

  Signed Shawn Camp as a free agent.

  Released Trever Miller.

• March 27, 2012

  Released Jason Jaramillo.

• March 31, 2012

  Released Bobby Scales.