2005 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2004

  Signed John Ennis as a free agent.

• November 9, 2004

  Signed Sean Douglass as a free agent.

• November 10, 2004

  Signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.

• November 18, 2004

  Signed Troy Percival as a free agent.

• December 21, 2004

  Eric Munson granted Free Agency.

• December 31, 2004

  Signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.

• Before 2005 Season

  Signed Mike Bynum as a free agent.

• January 5, 2005

  Signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.

  Traded Anderson Hernández to the New York Mets. Received Vance Wilson.

• January 6, 2005

  Signed Andrew Good as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Rivera as a free agent.

• January 7, 2005

  Signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

• January 8, 2005

  Signed Doug Creek as a free agent.

• January 10, 2005

  Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

• January 19, 2005

  Signed Nelson Cruz as a free agent.

  Signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.

• February 7, 2005

  Signed Magglio Ordóñez as a free agent.

  Released Dewayne Wise.

• February 9, 2005

  Traded Bo Flowers (minors), Scott Moore and Roberto Novoa to the Chicago Cubs. Received Kyle Farnsworth.

• February 10, 2005

  Signed Jason Grilli as a free agent.

• February 15, 2005

  Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.

• February 16, 2005

  Signed Edwin Almonte as a free agent.

• February 18, 2005

  Signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

• February 28, 2005

  Signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.

• March 7, 2005

  Signed Alfredo Fígaro as a free agent.

• March 15, 2005

  Released Alex Sánchez.

• April 2, 2005

  Traded Steve Colyer to the New York Mets. Received Matt Ginter.

• April 4, 2005

  Released Mike Rivera.

• April 6, 2005

  Signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

• April 18, 2005

  Selected Adam Peterson off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• April 30, 2005

  Signed Gorkys Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• May 26, 2005

  Released C.J. Nitkowski.

• June 7, 2005

  Drafted Cameron Maybin in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 2005.

  Drafted Chris Robinson in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2005.

  Drafted Kevin Whelan in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2005.

  Drafted Jeff Larish in the 5th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2005.

  Drafted Clete Thomas in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2005.

  Drafted Anthony Claggett in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.

  Drafted Matt Joyce in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.

  Drafted Casper Wells in the 14th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.

  Drafted Michael Hollimon in the 16th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2005.

  Drafted Burke Badenhop in the 19th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.

  Drafted David Adams in the 21st round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Will Rhymes in the 27th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.

  Drafted Alex Avila in the 34th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Zach Putnam in the 38th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 8, 2005

  Traded Ramón Martínez and Ugueth Urbina to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Plácido Polanco.

• June 16, 2005

  Released Nate Cornejo.

  Signed Nate Cornejo as a free agent.

• June 22, 2005

  Released Nelson Cruz.

• July 1, 2005

  Received Steve Green from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Matt Roney.

• July 22, 2005

  Received John McDonald from the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Doug Creek.

• July 31, 2005

  Traded Kyle Farnsworth to the Atlanta Braves. Received Román Colón and Zach Miner.

• August 9, 2005

  Signed Matt Beech as a free agent.

• September 6, 2005

  Released Matt Beech.

• October 3, 2005

  Jason Smith granted Free Agency.

• October 7, 2005

  Released Gary Knotts.

• October 10, 2005

  Vic Darensbourg granted Free Agency.

  Matt Ginter granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Hooper granted Free Agency.

  Jason Karnuth granted Free Agency.

  Sean Douglass selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• October 12, 2005

  Travis Dawkins granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2005

  Edwin Almonte granted Free Agency.

  Mike Bynum granted Free Agency.

  Nate Cornejo granted Free Agency.

  John Ennis granted Free Agency.

  Byron Gettis granted Free Agency.

  Andrew Good granted Free Agency.

  Steve Green granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Harper granted Free Agency.

  Mike Hessman granted Free Agency.

  Mark Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Sandy Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Max St. Pierre granted Free Agency.

  Dewayne Wise granted Free Agency.

• October 25, 2005

  Signed Lester Oliveros as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Brayan Villarreal as an amateur free agent.

• October 27, 2005

  Rondell White granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2005

  Alexis Gómez granted Free Agency.

  Jason Johnson granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2005

  Bobby Higginson granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2005

  Signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.

• November 10, 2005

  John McDonald player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• November 14, 2005

  Signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.

  Signed Alexis Gómez as a free agent.

• November 15, 2005

  Signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

• November 16, 2005

  Signed Luis Marte as an amateur free agent.

• November 22, 2005

  Signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.

• December 6, 2005

  Signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.

• December 8, 2005

  Drafted Eddie Bonine from the San Diego Padres in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Chris Booker from the Washington Nationals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

  Chris Booker player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 14, 2005

  Signed Ryan Ludwick as a free agent.

• December 15, 2005

  Signed Steve Green as a free agent.

  Signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.

• December 19, 2005

  Signed Max St. Pierre as a free agent.

• December 22, 2005

  Signed Todd Jones as a free agent.

• December 30, 2005

  Signed Mike Bynum as a free agent.

• January 1, 2006

  Signed Tony Fiore as a free agent.

• January 2, 2006

  Signed Lance Davis as a free agent.

• January 3, 2006

  Purchased Alex Herrera from North Shore (Can-Am).

• January 4, 2006

  Signed Héctor Mercado as a free agent.

  Signed Ramón Santiago as a free agent.

• January 10, 2006

  Signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.

  Signed Matt Mantei as a free agent.

  Signed Josh Phelps as a free agent.

• January 12, 2006

  Signed Reggie Taylor as a free agent.

• February 17, 2006

  Signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.

• March 26, 2006

  Released Carlos Peña.

• March 29, 2006

  Selected Rob Bowen off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• March 31, 2006

  Released Reggie Taylor.