2007 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2006

  Troy Percival granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2006

  Traded Anthony Claggett, Humberto Sánchez and Kevin Whelan to the New York Yankees. Received Gary Sheffield.

• November 13, 2006

  Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

• November 14, 2006

  Signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.

• November 16, 2006

  Signed Sean Casey as a free agent.

• November 17, 2006

  Signed Tim Byrdak as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.

• December 7, 2006

  Cristhian Martínez selected by the Florida Marlins in the 2006 minor league draft.

• December 11, 2006

  Signed José Mesa as a free agent.

• December 12, 2006

  Signed Brandon Watson as a free agent.

  Alexis Gómez granted Free Agency.

• December 15, 2006

  Signed Lance Davis as a free agent.

  Signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.

  Signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

• December 22, 2006

  Signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.

• January 19, 2007

  Signed Kevin Beirne as a free agent.

• February 6, 2007

  Signed Aquilino López as a free agent.

• February 7, 2007

  Traded Jeff Frazier to the Seattle Mariners. Received Yorman Bazardo.

• February 16, 2007

  Signed Dennis Tankersley as a free agent.

• February 21, 2007

  Signed Timo Pérez as a free agent.

• March 2, 2007

  Signed Andrés Torres as a free agent.

• March 9, 2007

  Released Kevin Beirne.

• March 27, 2007

  Released Brandon Watson.

• April 13, 2007

  Signed Kyle Denney as a free agent.

• May 4, 2007

  Signed Henry Mateo as a free agent.

• May 14, 2007

  Signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.

• June 1, 2007

  Signed Alan Mills as a free agent.

  Released Kyle Denney.

• June 3, 2007

  Released José Mesa.

• June 7, 2007

  Drafted Rick Porcello in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2007.

  Drafted Danny Worth in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2007.

  Drafted Luke Putkonen in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2007.

  Drafted Charlie Furbush in the 4th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2007.

  Drafted Casey Crosby in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2007.

  Drafted Steve Susdorf in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted DJ LeMahieu in the 41st round of the 2007 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 20, 2007

  Purchased Anastacio Martínez from the Washington Nationals.

  Traded Wil Ledezma to the Atlanta Braves. Received Macay McBride.

• June 22, 2007

  Traded Mike Maroth to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Chris Lambert (August 30, 2007) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• July 1, 2007

  Traded Chris Cody (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received José Capellán.

• July 2, 2007

  Signed Hernán Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• July 6, 2007

  Signed Avisaíl García as an amateur free agent.

• July 13, 2007

  Traded Román Colón to the Kansas City Royals. Received Danny Christensen (minors).

• August 14, 2007

  Traded Jack Hannahan to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jason Perry.

• August 23, 2007

  Traded Craig Monroe and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Clay Rapada (August 30, 2007) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• September 12, 2007

  Signed Bruce Rondón as an amateur free agent.

• October 29, 2007

  Sean Casey granted Free Agency.

  Vic Darensbourg granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Hooper granted Free Agency.

  Todd Jones granted Free Agency.

  Jason Karnuth granted Free Agency.

  Anastacio Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Henry Mateo granted Free Agency.

  Alan Mills granted Free Agency.

  Dane Sardinha granted Free Agency.

  Dennis Tankersley granted Free Agency.

  Andrés Torres granted Free Agency.

  Steve Torrealba granted Free Agency.

  Traded Gorkys Hernández and Jair Jurrjens to the Atlanta Braves. Received Édgar Rentería.

• October 30, 2007

  Neifi Pérez granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2007

  Kenny Rogers granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 2007

  Signed Todd Jones as a free agent.

  Traded Omar Infante to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jacque Jones.

• November 30, 2007

  Signed Francisco Cruceta as a free agent.

  Signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.

• December 1, 2007

  Signed Francis Beltrán as a free agent.

• December 3, 2007

  Signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

• December 4, 2007

  Traded José Capellán to the Colorado Rockies. Received Denny Bautista.

  Traded Dallas Trahern (minors), Burke Badenhop, Frankie De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo to the Florida Marlins. Received Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.

• December 5, 2007

  Traded Chris Shelton to the Texas Rangers. Received Freddy Guzmán.

• December 6, 2007

  Randor Bierd drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2007

  Chad Durbin granted Free Agency.

• December 17, 2007

  Signed Max St. Pierre as a free agent.

• December 20, 2007

  Signed Anastacio Martínez as a free agent.

• January 22, 2008

  Signed Henry Mateo as a free agent.

• January 31, 2008

  Released Tony Giarratano.

• February 5, 2008

  Traded Mike Hernandez (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Armando Galarraga.

• March 4, 2008

  Signed Melvin Mercedes as an amateur free agent.

• March 7, 2008

  Signed Blaine Neal as a free agent.

• March 26, 2008

  Released Tim Byrdak.

• March 28, 2008

  Received Jeff Frazier from the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Jason Perry.

• April 1, 2008

  Signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.