2010 Houston Astros Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2009

  Darin Erstad granted Free Agency.

  Mike Hampton granted Free Agency.

  Jason Michaels granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2009

  Aaron Boone granted Free Agency.

  LaTroy Hawkins granted Free Agency.

  Miguel Tejada granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 2009

  Reggie Abercrombie granted Free Agency.

  Doug Brocail granted Free Agency.

  José Capellán granted Free Agency.

  Casey Daigle granted Free Agency.

  John Gall granted Free Agency.

  Mark McLemore granted Free Agency.

  Drew Meyer granted Free Agency.

  Mark Saccomanno granted Free Agency.

  Billy Sadler granted Free Agency.

  Ray Sadler granted Free Agency.

  José Valverde granted Free Agency.

  Andy Van Hekken granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 2009

  Signed Drew Meyer as a free agent.

• November 20, 2009

  Signed José Valdez as a free agent.

• November 21, 2009

  Signed Casey Daigle as a free agent.

  Signed Andy Van Hekken as a free agent.

• December 1, 2009

  Signed Ryan Sadowski as a free agent.

• December 2, 2009

  Signed Chris Shelton as a free agent.

• December 7, 2009

  Signed Gustavo Chacín as a free agent.

  Signed Gary Majewski as a free agent.

• December 8, 2009

  Signed Alex Romero as a free agent.

• December 9, 2009

  Signed Oswaldo Navarro as a free agent.

  Traded a player to be named later, Robert Bono (minors) and Luis Bryan (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Matt Lindstrom. The Houston Astros sent Jorge Jimenez (minors) (December 10, 2009) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

• December 10, 2009

  Signed Pedro Feliz as a free agent.

• December 11, 2009

  Signed Matt Ginter as a free agent.

  Signed Jon Switzer as a free agent.

• December 12, 2009

  Signed Brandon Lyon as a free agent.

• December 14, 2009

  Signed Jason Michaels as a free agent.

• December 22, 2009

  Signed Josh Banks as a free agent.

• January 8, 2010

  Signed Brett Myers as a free agent.

• January 9, 2010

  Released Ryan Sadowski.

• January 18, 2010

  Signed Shane Loux as a free agent.

• January 20, 2010

  Signed Cory Sullivan as a free agent.

• January 21, 2010

  Signed Jared Wells as a free agent.

• January 25, 2010

  Signed Kevin Cash as a free agent.

• March 13, 2010

  Signed Matt Kata as a free agent.

• March 17, 2010

  Released Alex Romero.

• April 7, 2010

  Signed Jonah Bayliss as a free agent.

• April 20, 2010

  Signed Richard Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

• May 19, 2010

  Signed Michael Feliz as a free agent.

• May 24, 2010

  Released Kazuo Matsui.

• May 25, 2010

  Signed Jandel Gustave as an amateur free agent.

• June 3, 2010

  Received Jailen Peguero from the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• June 7, 2010

  Drafted Delino DeShields in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 5, 2010.

  Drafted Mike Foltynewicz in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2010.

• June 8, 2010

  Drafted Vince Velasquez in the 2nd round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2010.

  Drafted Adam Plutko in the 6th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jake Buchanan in the 8th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2010.

  Drafted JaCoby Jones in the 19th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Aaron Blair in the 21st round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 12, 2010

  Signed Brad Thompson as a free agent.

• June 22, 2010

  Received Tommy Everidge from the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

• June 23, 2010

  Cory Sullivan granted Free Agency.

• June 24, 2010

  Signed Ramón Vázquez as a free agent.

• June 25, 2010

  Luis Maza assigned onto roster from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• June 29, 2010

  Released Drew Meyer.

• July 1, 2010

  Traded Kevin Cash to the Boston Red Sox. Received Ángel Sánchez.

• July 4, 2010

  Purchased Edwin Bellorin from the Kansas City Royals.

• July 19, 2010

  Released Ramón Vázquez.

• July 21, 2010

  Selected Nelson Figueroa off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Selected Anderson Hernández off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• July 29, 2010

  Released Tommy Everidge.

  Traded Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Anthony Gose, J.A. Happ and Jonathan Villar.

  Traded Anthony Gose to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Brett Wallace.

• July 31, 2010

  Released Brad Thompson.

  Traded Lance Berkman to the New York Yankees. Received Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes.

• August 6, 2010

  Released Luis Maza.

• August 19, 2010

  Traded Pedro Feliz and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received David Carpenter.

• August 25, 2010

  Selected Matt Downs off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• September 16, 2010

  Purchased Enerio Del Rosario from the Cincinnati Reds.

• September 22, 2010

  Selected Cesar Carrillo off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• October 5, 2010

  Casey Daigle granted Free Agency.

  Gary Majewski granted Free Agency.

• October 6, 2010

  Josh Banks granted Free Agency.

  Yorman Bazardo granted Free Agency.

  Chris Sampson granted Free Agency.

• October 18, 2010

  Anderson Hernández granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 2010

  Brian Esposito granted Free Agency.

• October 25, 2010

  Signed Brian Esposito as a free agent.

• November 1, 2010

  Geoff Blum granted Free Agency.

  Brian Moehler granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2010

  Signed Casey Fien as a free agent.

• November 6, 2010

  Jonah Bayliss granted Free Agency.

  Edwin Bellorin granted Free Agency.

  Roy Corcoran granted Free Agency.

  Matt Kata granted Free Agency.

  Shane Loux granted Free Agency.

  Edwin Maysonet granted Free Agency.

  Jailen Peguero granted Free Agency.

  Chris Shelton granted Free Agency.

  Andy Van Hekken granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2010

  Signed Anderson Hernández as a free agent.

• November 9, 2010

  Signed Ross Wolf as a free agent.

• November 10, 2010

  Signed Fernando Rodriguez Jr. as a free agent.

• November 11, 2010

  Signed Carlos Corporán as a free agent.

• November 18, 2010

  Traded Felipe Paulino to the Colorado Rockies. Received Clint Barmes.

• November 29, 2010

  Tim Byrdak granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 2010

  Gustavo Chacín granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 2010

  Sammy Gervacio granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 2010

  Signed Jailen Peguero as a free agent.

• December 9, 2010

  Drafted Lance Pendleton from the New York Yankees in the 2010 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Aneury Rodríguez from the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2010 rule 5 draft.

• December 10, 2010

  Signed Ryan Rowland-Smith as a free agent.

• December 14, 2010

  Signed Andy Van Hekken as a free agent.

• December 15, 2010

  Signed Sammy Gervacio as a free agent.

• December 20, 2010

  Signed Bill Hall as a free agent.

  Released Germán Durán.

• December 22, 2010

  Signed Gustavo Chacín as a free agent.

• December 23, 2010

  Signed Xavier Cedeño as a free agent.

  Traded Matt Lindstrom to the Colorado Rockies. Received Jonnathan Aristil (minors) and Wes Musick (minors).

• January 10, 2011

  Traded Albert Cartwright (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Sergio Escalona.

• February 17, 2011

  Signed Teoscar Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• March 8, 2011

  Signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.

• March 24, 2011

  Signed Fernando Nieve as a free agent.

• March 27, 2011

  Received Joe Inglett from the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a conditional deal.

  Returned Lance Pendleton (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

• March 28, 2011

  Released Jared Wells.

• April 1, 2011

  Ryan Rowland-Smith granted Free Agency.