2021 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2020

  Anthony Gose granted Free Agency.

  Andruw Monasterio granted Free Agency.

  Cameron Rupp granted Free Agency.

  Hunter Wood granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 2020

  Signed Andruw Monasterio as a free agent.

  Traded a player to be named later, Greg Allen and Mike Clevinger to the San Diego Padres. Received Gabriel Arias, Joey Cantillo, Austin Hedges, Owen Miller, Josh Naylor and Cal Quantrill. The Cleveland Indians sent Matt Waldron (November 9, 2020) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• November 17, 2020

  Signed Anthony Gose as a free agent.

• November 30, 2020

  Traded Adam Cimber to the Miami Marlins. Received .

• December 2, 2020

  Delino DeShields granted Free Agency.

  Tyler Naquin granted Free Agency.

  Jefry Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

• December 10, 2020

  Luis Oviedo drafted by the New York Mets in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Trevor Stephan from the New York Yankees in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

  Ka'ai Tom drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

  Selected Chris Roller off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• January 7, 2021

  Traded Carlos Carrasco and Francisco Lindor to the New York Mets. Received Isaiah Greene (minors), Josh Wolf (minors), Andrés Giménez and Amed Rosario.

• January 29, 2021

  Signed César Hernández as a free agent.

• February 3, 2021

  Signed DJ Johnson as a free agent.

  Signed Bryan Shaw as a free agent.

• February 4, 2021

  Signed Mike Freeman as a free agent.

  Signed Eddie Rosario as a free agent.

• February 12, 2021

  Signed Ben Gamel as a free agent.

• February 15, 2021

  Signed Billy Hamilton as a free agent.

• February 16, 2021

  Signed Blake Parker as a free agent.

• February 18, 2021

  Signed Óliver Pérez as a free agent.

• February 19, 2021

  Signed Ryan Lavarnway as a free agent.

• February 24, 2021

  Selected Harold Ramírez off waivers from the Miami Marlins.

• March 12, 2021

  Mike Freeman player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 13, 2021

  Released Billy Hamilton.

• March 27, 2021

  Adam Plutko player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• April 3, 2021

  Beau Taylor selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• April 14, 2021

  Signed René Rivera as a free agent.

• April 23, 2021

  Signed Matt Koch as a free agent.

• May 2, 2021

  Óliver Pérez granted Free Agency.

• May 9, 2021

  Ben Gamel selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• May 25, 2021

  Signed Kevin Herget as a free agent.

• May 30, 2021

  Signed Heath Fillmyer as a free agent.

• June 10, 2021

  Traded Jake Bauers to the Seattle Mariners. Received a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Damon Casetta-Stubbs (minors) (July 9, 2021) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• June 25, 2021

  Signed Brad Peacock as a free agent.

• June 29, 2021

  Signed Zack Godley as a free agent.

• July 6, 2021

  Signed Wilson Ramos as a free agent.

• July 8, 2021

  Released René Rivera.

• July 11, 2021

  Drafted Gavin Williams in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2021 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2021.

• July 12, 2021

  Drafted Tanner Bibee in the 5th round of the 2021 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2021.

• July 26, 2021

  Selected Alex Young off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• July 29, 2021

  Traded César Hernández to the Chicago White Sox. Received Konnor Pilkington.

• July 30, 2021

  Traded Yainer Diaz and Phil Maton to the Houston Astros. Received Myles Straw.

  Traded DJ Johnson and Jordan Luplow to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Peyton Battenfield.

  Traded Eddie Rosario and cash to the Atlanta Braves. Received Pablo Sandoval.

  Released Pablo Sandoval.

• August 2, 2021

  Released Zack Godley.

• August 30, 2021

  Brad Peacock player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• October 4, 2021

  Released Kevin Herget.

• October 6, 2021

  Ryan Lavarnway granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2021

  Blake Parker granted Free Agency.

  Wilson Ramos granted Free Agency.

  Bryan Shaw granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2021

  Cam Hill granted Free Agency.

  Roberto Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Nick Wittgren granted Free Agency.

  Francisco Pérez selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers.

• November 7, 2021

  Kyle Dowdy granted Free Agency.

  Heath Fillmyer granted Free Agency.

  Matt Koch granted Free Agency.

  Andruw Monasterio granted Free Agency.

  Danny Young granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 2021

  Traded Junior Caminero to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Tobias Myers.

• November 22, 2021

  Signed Sandy León as a free agent.

  Harold Ramírez player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

  Traded J.C. Mejía to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent David Fry (March 13, 2022) to the Cleveland Guardians to complete the trade.

• November 24, 2021

  Kyle Nelson selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• December 1, 2021

  Signed Enyel De Los Santos as a free agent.

• December 8, 2021

  Selected Erik Sabrowski (minors) off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

  Selected Erik Sabrowski off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• March 14, 2022

  Signed Luke Maile as a free agent.

• March 17, 2022

  Signed Ian Gibaut as a free agent.

  Signed Jake Jewell as a free agent.

• March 25, 2022

  Signed Bryan Shaw as a free agent.

• March 31, 2022

  Released Sandy León.