2005 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2004

  Rick White granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2004

  Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.

• November 5, 2004

  Signed Steve Watkins as a free agent.

• November 10, 2004

  Billy Traber selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• November 15, 2004

  Signed Andy Abad as a free agent.

• November 16, 2004

  Signed José Morban as a free agent.

  Signed John Rodriguez as a free agent.

• November 18, 2004

  Signed Jeff Liefer as a free agent.

• November 24, 2004

  Signed Bob Wickman as a free agent.

• December 1, 2004

  Signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.

• December 2, 2004

  Traded John McDonald to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Tom Mastny (December 14, 2004) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 11, 2004

  Traded Matt Lawton to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Arthur Rhodes.

• December 13, 2004

  Lee Gronkiewicz drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2004 rule 5 draft.

  Armando Gabino selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2004 minor league draft.

• December 15, 2004

  Signed José Hernández as a free agent.

• December 17, 2004

  Signed Denny Stark as a free agent.

• December 18, 2004

  Signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.

• December 21, 2004

  Signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.

  Josh Phelps granted Free Agency.

• January 3, 2005

  Signed Mike Kinkade as a free agent.

  Erick Almonte player rights sold to Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).

• January 7, 2005

  Signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

• January 8, 2005

  Signed Steve Green as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Millwood as a free agent.

• January 10, 2005

  Signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

• January 12, 2005

  Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

• January 14, 2005

  Signed Billy Traber as a free agent.

• January 17, 2005

  Signed Juan González as a free agent.

• January 18, 2005

  Signed Alex Cora as a free agent.

• January 25, 2005

  Signed Darnell McDonald as a free agent.

• January 28, 2005

  Signed Paul Shuey as a free agent.

• March 21, 2005

  Signed Daniel Garcia as a free agent.

• March 24, 2005

  Fernando Lunar player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• March 29, 2005

  Traded Cliff Bartosh to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bear Bay (minors).

• March 30, 2005

  Signed Carlos Rivero as an amateur free agent.

• April 4, 2005

  Signed Jeanmar Gómez as an amateur free agent.

• April 19, 2005

  Released Denny Stark.

• May 14, 2005

  Signed Brian Barton as an amateur free agent.

• May 15, 2005

  Signed Mike Bell as a free agent.

• May 19, 2005

  Jason Bere retired.

• May 31, 2005

  Released Daniel Garcia.

• June 4, 2005

  Released Darnell McDonald.

  Traded a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Javier Cardona. The Cleveland Indians sent John Rodriguez (June 10, 2005) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• June 5, 2005

  Released Warren Morris.

• June 7, 2005

  Selected Jose Díaz off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

  Drafted Trevor Crowe in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2005.

  Drafted Jensen Lewis in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2005.

  Drafted Jordan Brown in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2005.

  Drafted Desmond Jennings in the 18th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Neil Wagner in the 21st round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed August 22, 2005.

  Drafted Brandon Laird in the 27th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tim Lincecum in the 42nd round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Blake Davis in the 46th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 1, 2005

  Sent Steve Green to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

• July 7, 2005

  Traded Alex Cora to the Boston Red Sox. Received Ramón Vázquez.

• July 18, 2005

  Traded Jody Gerut to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jason Dubois.

• August 10, 2005

  Released Chad Zerbe.

• August 14, 2005

  Signed Frank Herrmann as an amateur free agent.

• August 16, 2005

  Signed Jerad Head as an amateur free agent.

• August 17, 2005

  Selected Jason Young off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• August 26, 2005

  Francisco Cruceta selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• October 7, 2005

  Jeff Liefer granted Free Agency.

• October 10, 2005

  Selected Sean Douglass off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• October 15, 2005

  Andy Abad granted Free Agency.

  Mike Bell granted Free Agency.

  Javier Cardona granted Free Agency.

  Kyle Denney granted Free Agency.

  Mike Kinkade granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Ludwick granted Free Agency.

  José Morban granted Free Agency.

  Jake Robbins granted Free Agency.

  Billy Traber granted Free Agency.

  Dusty Wathan granted Free Agency.

  Steve Watkins granted Free Agency.

  Ernie Young granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2005

  Scott Elarton granted Free Agency.

  Juan González granted Free Agency.

  Bob Howry granted Free Agency.

  Bob Wickman granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2005

  José Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Millwood granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 2005

  Released Sean Douglass.

• December 7, 2005

  Signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.

  Signed Bob Wickman as a free agent.

• December 9, 2005

  Signed Lou Merloni as a free agent.

• December 14, 2005

  Signed Rob Bell as a free agent.

  Signed Jose Flores as a free agent.

  Signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.

• December 16, 2005

  Signed Ben Howard as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

• December 19, 2005

  Signed Danny Graves as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Karsay as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Jose Díaz granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2005

  Signed Einar Díaz as a free agent.

• January 3, 2006

  Signed Jason Johnson as a free agent.

• January 6, 2006

  Signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.

• January 13, 2006

  Signed Eduardo Pérez as a free agent.

• January 17, 2006

  Traded Brian Tallet to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Bubbie Buzachero (minors).

• January 27, 2006

  Traded Josh Bard, Coco Crisp and David Riske to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later, Andy Marte, Guillermo Mota, Kelly Shoppach and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Randy Newsom (minors) (July 21, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

  Traded Arthur Rhodes to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jason Michaels.

• February 18, 2006

  Sent Andy Tracy to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

• March 28, 2006

  Signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.