2005 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2004

  Roberto Alomar granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 2004

  Signed Ken Ray as a free agent.

• November 23, 2004

  Signed Kevin Walker as a free agent.

• December 9, 2004

  Signed Jermaine Dye as a free agent.

  Signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.

• December 13, 2004

  Traded Carlos Lee to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later, Scott Podsednik and Luis Vizcaíno. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Travis Hinton (minors) (January 10, 2005) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• December 15, 2004

  Released Dan Wright.

• December 17, 2004

  Selected Bobby Jenks off waivers from the Anaheim Angels.

• December 21, 2004

  Scott Schoeneweis granted Free Agency.

  Eduardo Villacis granted Free Agency.

  Ben Davis granted Free Agency.

  Signed Ben Davis as a free agent.

• December 23, 2004

  Signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

• January 3, 2005

  Signed Orlando Hernández as a free agent.

• January 4, 2005

  Signed Jorge Toca as a free agent.

• January 6, 2005

  Signed A.J. Pierzynski as a free agent.

• January 18, 2005

  Signed Eduardo Villacis as a free agent.

• January 19, 2005

  Signed Tony Alvarez as a free agent.

  Signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.

• January 21, 2005

  Signed Paulo Orlando as an amateur free agent.

• January 27, 2005

  Signed Tadahito Iguchi as a free agent.

  Released Jason Grilli.

• February 2, 2005

  Signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.

• February 13, 2005

  Traded Alex Escobar to the Washington Nationals. Received Jerry Owens.

• February 15, 2005

  Signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.

• February 17, 2005

  Signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

• February 18, 2005

  Traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Roberto Alomar. The Chicago White Sox sent Brad Murray (minors) (February 18, 2005) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• March 6, 2005

  Signed Brian Bowles as a free agent.

• March 8, 2005

  Signed Jeremy Giambi as a free agent.

• March 23, 2005

  Released Ken Ray.

• March 30, 2005

  Signed Robert Person as a free agent.

  Released Brian Bowles.

  Wilson Valdez selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• April 20, 2005

  Signed John Stephens as a free agent.

  Released Joe Winkelsas.

• April 21, 2005

  Signed Greg Norton as a free agent.

• May 5, 2005

  Signed Roosevelt Brown as a free agent.

• May 9, 2005

  Signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.

• May 11, 2005

  Jeremy Giambi granted Free Agency.

• June 2, 2005

  Released Robert Person.

  Released John Stephens.

• June 7, 2005

  Drafted Lance Broadway in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.

  Drafted Chris Getz in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.

  Drafted Aaron Cunningham in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2005.

  Drafted Dan Cortes in the 7th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2005.

  Drafted Clayton Richard in the 8th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2005.

  Drafted Chris Carter in the 15th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.

  Drafted Jordan Danks in the 19th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bobby LaFromboise in the 23rd round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 16, 2005

  Released Josh Stewart.

• June 29, 2005

  Purchased Wilton Guerrero from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Released Ricky Gutiérrez.

• July 7, 2005

  Signed Brad Fullmer as a free agent.

• July 20, 2005

  Purchased Bobby Jones from Newark (Atlantic).

  Released Eduardo Villacis.

• July 31, 2005

  Traded Ryan Meaux (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Geoff Blum.

• August 1, 2005

  Released Shingo Takatsu.

• August 3, 2005

  Released Wilton Guerrero.

• August 11, 2005

  Signed Jim Bullinger as a free agent.

• October 3, 2005

  Ben Davis granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Walker granted Free Agency.

• October 5, 2005

  Jamie Burke granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 2005

  David Sanders granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2005

  Tony Alvarez granted Free Agency.

  Roosevelt Brown granted Free Agency.

  Jim Bullinger granted Free Agency.

  Trace Coquillette granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Jones granted Free Agency.

  Félix Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Greg Norton granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Toca granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2005

  Paul Konerko granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2005

  Geoff Blum granted Free Agency.

  Carl Everett granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2005

  Raúl Casanova granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2005

  Chris Widger granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2005

  Signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

• November 8, 2005

  Frank Thomas granted Free Agency.

• November 24, 2005

  Signed Chad Bentz as a free agent.

• November 25, 2005

  Traded a player to be named later, Daniel Haigwood (minors) and Aaron Rowand to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jim Thome and cash. The Chicago White Sox sent Gio Gonzalez (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• November 30, 2005

  Signed Paul Konerko as a free agent.

• December 2, 2005

  Signed Fautino De Los Santos as an amateur free agent.

• December 8, 2005

  Drafted Dewon Day from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Tim Hummel from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

  Fabio Castro drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

• December 13, 2005

  Traded Dámaso Marte to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Rob Mackowiak.

• December 20, 2005

  Traded Orlando Hernández, Luis Vizcaíno and Chris Young to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Javier Vázquez.

• December 21, 2005

  Jon Adkins granted Free Agency.

  Félix Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Willie Harris granted Free Agency.

  Timo Pérez granted Free Agency.

• January 3, 2006

  Signed Tim Redding as a free agent.

• January 9, 2006

  Signed Javier López as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Randolph as a free agent.

• January 14, 2006

  Signed Pascual Matos as a free agent.

• January 19, 2006

  Signed Agustín Montero as a free agent.

  Signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.

• January 28, 2006

  Signed Eduardo Escobar as an amateur free agent.

• February 16, 2006

  Signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.

  Signed José Martínez as an amateur free agent.

• March 3, 2006

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

• March 5, 2006

  Signed Jeff Farnsworth as a free agent.

• March 6, 2006

  Signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

  Signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.

• March 8, 2006

  Traded Jeff Bajenaru to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Alex Cintrón.

• March 20, 2006

  Signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.

  Traded Joe Borchard to the Seattle Mariners. Received Matt Thornton.

• April 1, 2006

  Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.