2009 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• 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 15, 2009

  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.

• 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.

• May 6, 2009

  Released Juan Salas.

• May 11, 2009

  Signed Blaine Neal as a free agent.

• May 14, 2009

  Signed Juan Salas as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Vizcaíno as a free agent.

• May 26, 2009

  Wilson Valdez player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• May 27, 2009

  Signed Ken Ray as a free agent.

• June 1, 2009

  Released David Dellucci.

• June 5, 2009

  Signed Mike Gosling as a free agent.

  Signed Rob Mackowiak as a free agent.

• June 9, 2009

  Drafted Alex White in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.

  Drafted Jason Kipnis in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2009.

  Drafted Austin Adams in the 5th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  Drafted Cory Burns in the 8th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  Drafted Preston Guilmet in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  Drafted Joe Colón in the 12th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  Drafted Merrill Kelly in the 22nd round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tyler Sturdevant in the 27th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2009.

  Drafted Chris Beck in the 35th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Max Muncy in the 41st round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Vidal Nuño III in the 48th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2009.

  Drafted Burch Smith in the 49th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 24, 2009

  Michael Aubrey player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Purchased José Veras from the New York Yankees.

• June 27, 2009

  Traded Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later and Chris Perez. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jess Todd (July 26, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• June 30, 2009

  Released Luis Vizcaíno.

• July 2, 2009

  Signed Bobby Livingston as a free agent.

  Traded Jon Meloan to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Winston Abreu.

• July 6, 2009

  Signed Michael Tejera as a free agent.

  Released George Lombard.

  Released Rob Mackowiak.

• July 13, 2009

  Released Matt Herges.

• July 19, 2009

  Released Masahide Kobayashi.

• July 23, 2009

  Traded Rafael Betancourt to the Colorado Rockies. Received Connor Graham (minors).

• July 27, 2009

  Traded Ryan Garko to the San Francisco Giants. Received Scott Barnes.

• July 29, 2009

  Traded Ben Francisco and Cliff Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jason Knapp (minors), Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald and Lou Marson.

• July 31, 2009

  Traded Víctor Martínez to the Boston Red Sox. Received Nick Hagadone, Justin Masterson and Bryan Price.

• August 1, 2009

  Released Winston Abreu.

• August 7, 2009

  Traded Carl Pavano to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Yohan Pino (August 28, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• August 12, 2009

  Selected R.J. Swindle off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• August 13, 2009

  Andy Cannizaro player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• September 1, 2009

  Sent Bobby Livingston to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• September 11, 2009

  Released Ken Ray.

• October 5, 2009

  Greg Aquino granted Free Agency.

  R.J. Swindle granted Free Agency.

• October 6, 2009

  Vinnie Chulk granted Free Agency.

• October 13, 2009

  Tony Graffanino granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2009

  Mike Gosling granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2009

  Signed Luis Rodríguez as a free agent.

• November 5, 2009

  Jamey Carroll granted Free Agency.

  Tomo Ohka granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 2009

  Josh Barfield granted Free Agency.

  Jack Cassel granted Free Agency.

  Juan Lara granted Free Agency.

  Blaine Neal granted Free Agency.

  Rich Rundles granted Free Agency.

  Kirk Saarloos granted Free Agency.

  Juan Salas granted Free Agency.

  Michael Tejera granted Free Agency.

• November 26, 2009

  Signed José Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

• November 28, 2009

  Signed Jason Grilli as a free agent.

• December 1, 2009

  Traded Kelly Shoppach to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Mitch Talbot (December 21, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 4, 2009

  Signed Mike Gosling as a free agent.

• December 9, 2009

  Signed Brian Buscher as a free agent.

• December 10, 2009

  Drafted Héctor Ambriz from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Brian Horwitz from the San Francisco Giants in the 2009 minor league draft.

• December 12, 2009

  Anthony Reyes granted Free Agency.

  José Veras granted Free Agency.

• December 21, 2009

  Signed Saúl Rivera as a free agent.

• December 23, 2009

  Signed Anthony Reyes as a free agent.

• January 9, 2010

  Sent Zach Jackson to the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a conditional deal.

• January 11, 2010

  Signed Shelley Duncan as a free agent.

  Signed Austin Kearns as a free agent.

• January 15, 2010

  Signed Mike Redmond as a free agent.

• January 18, 2010

  Traded Jesus Brito (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Brian Bixler.

• January 19, 2010

  Signed Mark Grudzielanek as a free agent.

• February 2, 2010

  Signed Robel García as an amateur free agent.

• February 9, 2010

  Signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

• February 24, 2010

  Signed Russell Branyan as a free agent.

• March 1, 2010

  Signed Tom Mastny as a free agent.

• March 17, 2010

  Selected Anderson Hernández off waivers from the New York Mets.

• March 19, 2010

  Signed Miguel Pérez as a free agent.

• March 24, 2010

  Signed Justin Germano as a free agent.

• April 1, 2010

  Released Tom Mastny.