2008 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2007

  Released Matt Miller.

• November 13, 2007

  Signed Jesús Aguilar as an amateur free agent.

• November 20, 2007

  Signed Rick Bauer as a free agent.

  Signed Masahide Kobayashi as a free agent.

• December 6, 2007

  Brian Barton drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 2007

  Traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. Received Jamey Carroll. The Cleveland Indians sent Sean Smith (minors) (April 24, 2008) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

• January 8, 2008

  Signed Matt Ginter as a free agent.

• January 17, 2008

  Signed Danny Sandoval as a free agent.

• January 31, 2008

  Signed Jorge Julio as a free agent.

• February 1, 2008

  Signed Andy González as a free agent.

• February 6, 2008

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• February 8, 2008

  Signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.

• February 21, 2008

  Signed Jason Tyner as a free agent.

• March 23, 2008

  Selected Craig Breslow off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 28, 2008

  Released Aaron Fultz.

• April 25, 2008

  Signed Jason Stanford as a free agent.

• May 6, 2008

  Signed Bronson Sardinha as a free agent.

• May 8, 2008

  Sent Jason Michaels to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• May 21, 2008

  Released Jason Stanford.

• May 25, 2008

  Signed Todd Linden as a free agent.

• May 26, 2008

  Signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.

• May 27, 2008

  Released Danny Sandoval.

• May 28, 2008

  Released Jorge Julio.

• May 29, 2008

  Craig Breslow selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

• June 5, 2008

  Drafted Lonnie Chisenhall in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2008.

  Drafted Cord Phelps in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2008.

  Drafted Zach Putnam in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2008.

  Drafted Matt Langwell in the 11th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2008.

  Drafted Carlos Moncrief in the 14th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2008.

  Drafted T.J. House in the 16th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2008.

  Drafted Nick Christiani in the 32nd round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Roberto Pérez in the 33rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 2008.

  Drafted Adam Warren in the 36th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chad Bell in the 37th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Matt Ramsey in the 46th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 9, 2008

  Signed John Halama as a free agent.

  Signed Dan Reichert as a free agent.

• June 17, 2008

  Signed Morgan Ensberg as a free agent.

• June 19, 2008

  Received Sal Fasano from the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.

• June 24, 2008

  Signed Tony Graffanino as a free agent.

  Signed Juan Rincón as a free agent.

• July 2, 2008

  Signed Gio Urshela as an amateur free agent.

• July 5, 2008

  Signed Jeff Weaver as a free agent.

• July 7, 2008

  Traded CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later, Rob Bryson (minors), Zach Jackson and Matt LaPorta. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Michael Brantley (October 3, 2008) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• July 10, 2008

  Sent Dan Reichert to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

  Rick Bauer granted Free Agency.

  Released Joe Borowski.

  Selected Bryan Bullington off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 24, 2008

  Released Jason Tyner.

• July 26, 2008

  Traded Casey Blake and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jon Meloan and Carlos Santana.

  Traded Luis Perdomo to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Anthony Reyes.

• August 4, 2008

  Received Andy Cannizaro from the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a conditional deal.

• August 12, 2008

  Traded Paul Byrd to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Mickey Hall (minors) (January 15, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• August 26, 2008

  Signed Erik González as an amateur free agent.

• August 31, 2008

  Sent Jorge Velandia to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a conditional deal.

• September 16, 2008

  Signed C.C. Lee as an amateur free agent.

• September 23, 2008

  Brad Snyder selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• September 29, 2008

  Andy Cannizaro granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 2008

  Matt Ginter granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 2008

  Bryan Bullington selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• October 30, 2008

  Brendan Donnelly granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2008

  Signed Andy Cannizaro as a free agent.

  Scott Elarton granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2008

  Juan Rincón granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Morgan Ensberg granted Free Agency.

  Sal Fasano granted Free Agency.

  Andy González granted Free Agency.

  Tony Graffanino granted Free Agency.

  Yamid Haad granted Free Agency.

  John Halama granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Harris granted Free Agency.

  Juan Lara granted Free Agency.

  Todd Linden granted Free Agency.

  J.D. Martin granted Free Agency.

  Bronson Sardinha granted Free Agency.

  Brian Slocum granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Weaver granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 2008

  Signed Greg Aquino as a free agent.

• December, 2008

  Signed Wilson Valdez as a free agent.

• December 5, 2008

  Signed Tomo Ohka as a free agent.

• December 9, 2008

  Tom Mastny player rights sold to Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).

• December 10, 2008

  Signed Kerry Wood as a free agent.

• December 11, 2008

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Franklin Gutiérrez to the Seattle Mariners. Received Luis Valbuena from the Seattle Mariners and Joe Smith from the New York Mets. In addition, the Seattle Mariners sent Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed to the New York Mets; and the New York Mets sent Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, Endy Chávez, Maikel Cleto, Aaron Heilman and Jason Vargas to the Seattle Mariners.

• December 31, 2008

  Signed Phillips Valdéz as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Chris Archer, John Gaub and Jeff Stevens to the Chicago Cubs. Received Mark DeRosa.

• January 6, 2009

  Signed Carl Pavano as a free agent.

• January 11, 2009

  Signed Jack Cassel as a free agent.

• January 13, 2009

  Signed Kirk Saarloos as a free agent.

• January 16, 2009

  Signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

• January 29, 2009

  Signed George Lombard as a free agent.

• February 3, 2009

  Signed Vinnie Chulk as a free agent.

• February 15, 2009

  Signed Tony Graffanino as a free agent.

• February 19, 2009

  Traded Isaias Velasquez (minors) to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Juan Salas.

• March 26, 2009

  Selected Jae Kuk Ryu off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• March 31, 2009

  Signed Juan Lara as a free agent.

• April 1, 2009

  Sent Edward Mujica to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

  Previous waiver selection of Jae Kuk Ryu from the San Diego Padres voided and player returned.