2008 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 19, 2007

  Signed Jason Bourgeois as a free agent.

  Signed Jason Childers as a free agent.

  Traded Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Orlando Cabrera.

• November 20, 2007

  Released Scott Podsednik.

• November 23, 2007

  Signed Scott Linebrink as a free agent.

• November 27, 2007

  Signed Mike Rouse as a free agent.

• November 28, 2007

  Alex Cintrón granted Free Agency.

• December 3, 2007

  Traded Chris Carter to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Carlos Quentin.

• December 6, 2007

  Fernando Hernández drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2007

  Andy González granted Free Agency.

  Heath Phillips granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2007

  Signed Brad Eldred as a free agent.

• January 3, 2008

  Traded Fautino De Los Santos, Gio Gonzalez and Ryan Sweeney to the Oakland Athletics. Received Nick Swisher.

• January 11, 2008

  Signed D.J. Carrasco as a free agent.

  Signed Jeff Liefer as a free agent.

• January 18, 2008

  Signed Paul Phillips as a free agent.

  Signed Alexei Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

• January 22, 2008

  Signed Octavio Dotel as a free agent.

  Signed Joe Winkelsas as a free agent.

• January 24, 2008

  Signed Fernando Cortez as a free agent.

• January 28, 2008

  Traded David Aardsma to the Boston Red Sox. Received Willy Mota (minors) and Miguel Socolovich.

• February 21, 2008

  Signed Tomo Ohka as a free agent.

• February 26, 2008

  Signed Matt Anderson as a free agent.

• March 5, 2008

  Signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.

• April 4, 2008

  Signed Jeff DaVanon as a free agent.

• April 11, 2008

  Signed Rob Bell as a free agent.

• April 16, 2008

  The Oakland Athletics returned Fernando Hernández (earlier draft pick).

• May 5, 2008

  Signed Ray King as a free agent.

• May 7, 2008

  Traded Mike Rouse to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Travis Dawkins.

• May 8, 2008

  Signed Ryan O'Malley as a free agent.

• May 20, 2008

  Released Ray King.

• May 28, 2008

  Signed Scott Sauerbeck as a free agent.

• May 31, 2008

  Released Joe Winkelsas.

• June 4, 2008

  Signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent.

• June 5, 2008

  Released Matt Anderson.

  Drafted Gordon Beckham in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2008.

  Drafted Brent Morel in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2008.

  Drafted Daniel Hudson in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2008.

  Drafted Jordan Danks in the 7th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2008.

  Drafted Charles Leesman in the 11th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2008.

  Drafted Taylor Thompson in the 25th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted James McCann in the 31st round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Marcus Semien in the 34th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted C.J. Cron in the 44th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 7, 2008

  Released Rob Bell.

• June 9, 2008

  Sent Travis Dawkins to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.

  Jeff Liefer retired.

• June 18, 2008

  Signed Miguel González as an amateur free agent.

• July 16, 2008

  Pablo Ozuna granted Free Agency.

• July 25, 2008

  Released Esteban Loaiza.

• July 26, 2008

  Signed Jason Tyner as a free agent.

• July 31, 2008

  Traded Nick Masset and Danny Richar to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ken Griffey Jr. and cash.

• August 9, 2008

  Traded Paulo Orlando to the Kansas City Royals. Received Horacio Ramírez.

• August 10, 2008

  Received Franklyn Germán from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• September 10, 2008

  Charlie Haeger selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• September 29, 2008

  Jason Tyner granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 2008

  Jason Bourgeois granted Free Agency.

  Dewon Day selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• October 23, 2008

  Andy Sisco granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2008

  Signed Jayson Nix as a free agent.

• October 30, 2008

  Joe Crede granted Free Agency.

  Toby Hall granted Free Agency.

  Juan Uribe granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2008

  Horacio Ramírez granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2008

  Orlando Cabrera granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Jason Childers granted Free Agency.

  Fernando Cortez granted Free Agency.

  Jeff DaVanon granted Free Agency.

  Brad Eldred granted Free Agency.

  Franklyn Germán granted Free Agency.

  Ken Griffey Jr. granted Free Agency.

  Tomo Ohka granted Free Agency.

  Ryan O'Malley granted Free Agency.

  Paul Phillips granted Free Agency.

  Scott Sauerbeck granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 2008

  Traded Nick Swisher and Kanekoa Texeira to the New York Yankees. Received Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Núñez.

• November 17, 2008

  Signed Corky Miller as a free agent.

  Selected Kelvin Jiménez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• November 20, 2008

  Signed Randy Williams as a free agent.

• November 26, 2008

  Signed Brian Myrow as a free agent.

• December 4, 2008

  Traded Boone Logan and Javier Vázquez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Jon Gilmore (minors), Santos Rodriguez (minors), Tyler Flowers and Brent Lillibridge.

• December 5, 2008

  Signed John Van Benschoten as a free agent.

• December 12, 2008

  Signed Eider Torres as a free agent.

  Signed Dayán Viciedo as an amateur free agent.

• December 16, 2008

  Signed Chris Stewart as a free agent.

• December 18, 2008

  Signed Brad Salmon as a free agent.

• December 23, 2008

  Signed Ryan Braun as a free agent.

• January 6, 2009

  Signed Keith Ginter as a free agent.

• January 7, 2009

  Signed Ryan O'Malley as a free agent.

• January 9, 2009

  Signed Mike Johnston as a free agent.

• January 12, 2009

  Signed Josh Kroeger as a free agent.

  Signed Michael Restovich as a free agent.

  Signed Sergio Santos as a free agent.

• January 14, 2009

  Signed Bartolo Colón as a free agent.

• February 4, 2009

  Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

• February 12, 2009

  Signed Ben Broussard as a free agent.

• March 9, 2009

  Signed Tim Raines Jr. as a free agent.

• March 13, 2009

  Signed Stu Pomeranz as a free agent.

• March 20, 2009

  Sent Sergio Santos to the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

• March 21, 2009

  Sent Chris Stewart to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

• March 25, 2009

  Released Stu Pomeranz.

• March 31, 2009

  Released Tim Raines Jr..

• April 1, 2009

  Received Sergio Santos from the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.