2008 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 8, 2008

  Signed Casey Fossum as a free agent.

• April 11, 2008

  Released Aaron Fultz.

• April 21, 2008

  Released Henry Mateo.

• April 30, 2008

  Traded Jason Grilli to the Colorado Rockies. Received Zach Simons (minors).

• May 13, 2008

  Released Jacque Jones.

• June 5, 2008

  Drafted Ryan Perry in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2008.

  Drafted Alex Avila in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2008.

  Drafted Andy Dirks in the 8th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2008.

  Drafted Robbie Weinhardt in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2008.

  Drafted Thad Weber in the 16th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2008.

  Drafted Ryan Lollis in the 20th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 2008

  Signed Brian Rogers as a free agent.

• June 13, 2008

  Signed Fernando Seguignol as a free agent.

• June 25, 2008

  Traded Denny Bautista to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Kyle Pearson (minors).

• July 2, 2008

  Signed Dixon Machado as an amateur free agent.

• July 21, 2008

  Released Fernando Seguignol.

• July 30, 2008

  Traded Iván Rodríguez to the New York Yankees. Received Kyle Farnsworth.

• August 9, 2008

  Signed Gary Glover as a free agent.

  Released Brian Rogers.

• August 12, 2008

  Signed Freddy García as a free agent.

• September 5, 2008

  Released Anastacio Martínez.

• October 1, 2008

  Signed Steven Moya as an amateur free agent.

  Francisco Cruceta granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 2008

  Francis Beltrán granted Free Agency.

• October 9, 2008

  Signed Eugenio Suárez as an amateur free agent.

• October 20, 2008

  Released Ángel Castro.

• October 28, 2008

  Virgil Vasquez selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• October 30, 2008

  Freddy García granted Free Agency.

  Gary Glover granted Free Agency.

  Todd Jones granted Free Agency.

  Édgar Rentería granted Free Agency.

  Dane Sardinha granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2008

  Vance Wilson granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Erick Almonte granted Free Agency.

  Yorman Bazardo granted Free Agency.

  Kyle Farnsworth granted Free Agency.

  Casey Fossum granted Free Agency.

  Freddy Guzmán granted Free Agency.

  Blaine Neal granted Free Agency.

  Timo Pérez granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 2008

  Signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

• December 7, 2008

  Traded Carlos Melo (minors) and Guillermo Moscoso to the Texas Rangers. Received Gerald Laird.

• December 10, 2008

  Traded Matt Joyce to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Edwin Jackson.

• December 12, 2008

  Aquilino López granted Free Agency.

• December 15, 2008

  Signed Adam Everett as a free agent.

• December 17, 2008

  Signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.

• December 23, 2008

  Signed Yurendell de Caster as a free agent.

• January 13, 2009

  Signed Fu-Te Ni as a free agent.

• January 16, 2009

  Signed Alexis Gómez as a free agent.

  Signed Don Kelly as a free agent.

  Signed Jason Miller as a free agent.

• January 20, 2009

  Signed Juan Rincón as a free agent.

• January 22, 2009

  Signed Brandon Lyon as a free agent.

  Signed Bronson Sardinha as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

• January 26, 2009

  Signed Timo Pérez as a free agent.

• January 28, 2009

  Signed Nick Regilio as a free agent.

• February 6, 2009

  Signed Ruddy Lugo as a free agent.

• February 13, 2009

  Signed Jon Huber as a free agent.

• March 30, 2009

  Traded Rudy Darrow (minors) to the Atlanta Braves. Received Josh Anderson.

• March 31, 2009

  Released Gary Sheffield.

• April 1, 2009

  Released Yurendell de Caster.