2013 Houston Astros Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2012

  Jorge De León granted Free Agency.

• November 22, 2012

  Signed Jorge De León as a free agent.

• January 4, 2013

  Signed Jason Jaramillo as a free agent.

• January 17, 2013

  Signed Rick Ankiel as a free agent.

• January 21, 2013

  Signed Érik Bédard as a free agent.

• February 4, 2013

  Traded Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez Jr. to the Oakland Athletics. Received Chris Carter, Brad Peacock and Max Stassi.

• February 13, 2013

  Released Mark Hamburger.

• March 5, 2013

  Signed Cody Clark as a free agent.

• March 23, 2013

  Nate Freiman selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• March 24, 2013

  Signed Ronny Cedeño as a free agent.

• March 26, 2013

  Released Tyler Greene.

• March 27, 2013

  Sam Demel selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• April 4, 2013

  Traded Jake Goebbert to the Oakland Athletics. Received Travis Blackley.

• April 7, 2013

  Édgar González selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• April 23, 2013

  Xavier Cedeño selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers.

• May 1, 2013

  Traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies and a player to be named later and Wilton López to the Colorado Rockies. Received Alex Gillingham (minors) and Alex White. The Houston Astros sent Jose Monzon (minors) (May 1, 2013) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

• May 9, 2013

  Released Rick Ankiel.

• May 12, 2013

  Signed Édgar González as a free agent.

• June 1, 2013

  Released Jason Jaramillo.

• June 6, 2013

  Drafted Mark Appel in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2013.

• June 7, 2013

  Drafted Kent Emanuel in the 3rd round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed July 4, 2013.

  Drafted Tony Kemp in the 5th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.

  Drafted Jacob Nottingham in the 6th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2013.

  Drafted Jason Martin in the 8th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.

• June 8, 2013

  Selected Wade LeBlanc off waivers from the Miami Marlins.

  Drafted Tyler White in the 33rd round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2013.

• June 12, 2013

  Released C.J. Fick.

• June 13, 2013

  Signed Troy Scribner as an amateur free agent.

• June 17, 2013

  Signed Jack Mayfield as an amateur free agent.

• June 18, 2013

  Traded Fernando Martínez to the New York Yankees. Received Charles Basford (minors).

• July 2, 2013

  Purchased Ronald Torreyes from the Chicago Cubs.

• July 18, 2013

  Released José Valdez.

• July 27, 2013

  Released Ronny Cedeño.

• July 29, 2013

  Traded José Veras to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later and Danry Vasquez (minors). The Detroit Tigers sent David Paulino (September 13, 2013) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• July 31, 2013

  Released Carlos Peña.

  Traded Justin Maxwell to the Kansas City Royals. Received Kyle Smith (minors).

  Traded Bud Norris to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Josh Hader, L.J. Hoes and 2014 competitive balance round A pick.

• August 5, 2013

  Signed Albert Abreu as an amateur free agent.

• August 12, 2013

  Wesley Wright player rights sold to the Tampa Bay Rays.

• August 14, 2013

  Traded Travis Blackley to the Texas Rangers. Received player to be named and cash.

• September 3, 2013

  Purchased Matt Pagnozzi from the Atlanta Braves.

• September 5, 2013

  Selected Eric Thames off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• September 24, 2013

  Signed Bryan De La Cruz as an amateur free agent.

• October 1, 2013

  Héctor Ambriz granted Free Agency.

  Édgar González granted Free Agency.

  Wade LeBlanc granted Free Agency.

• October 2, 2013

  Selected Raúl Valdés off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• October 3, 2013

  Matt Pagnozzi granted Free Agency.

• October 4, 2013

  Philip Humber granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Laird granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 2013

  Jorge De León granted Free Agency.

• October 18, 2013

  Trevor Crowe granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2013

  Signed Jorge De León as a free agent.

• October 31, 2013

  Érik Bédard granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2013

  Selected Darin Downs off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• November 4, 2013

  Jimmy Paredes selected by the Miami Marlins off waivers.

• November 5, 2013

  Cody Clark granted Free Agency.

  Sergio Escalona granted Free Agency.

  Che-Hsuan Lin granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 2013

  Signed Bryan Abreu as an amateur free agent.

• November 19, 2013

  Released John Ely.

• November 20, 2013

  Jake Elmore selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

  Selected Ryan Jackson off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• November 26, 2013

  Signed Adron Chambers as a free agent.

• December 3, 2013

  Traded Brandon Barnes and Jordan Lyles to the Colorado Rockies. Received Dexter Fowler and player to be named.

• December 4, 2013

  Signed Peter Moylan as a free agent.

• December 6, 2013

  Signed Scott Feldman as a free agent.

• December 7, 2013

  Signed Chad Qualls as a free agent.

• December 9, 2013

  Released Eric Thames.

• December 11, 2013

  Traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres. Received Anthony Bass and cash. The Houston Astros sent Patrick Schuster (December 12, 2013) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• December 12, 2013

  Enderson Franco drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2013 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Patrick Schuster from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2013 rule 5 draft.

• December 17, 2013

  Signed Matt Albers as a free agent.

• December 18, 2013

  Traded Ryan Jackson to the San Diego Padres. Received Jesús Guzmán.

  Selected Collin McHugh off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• December 31, 2013

  Signed Jesse Crain as a free agent.

• January 14, 2014

  Signed César Izturis as a free agent.

  Signed Gregorio Petit as a free agent.

• February 6, 2014

  Signed Jerome Williams as a free agent.

• March 7, 2014

  Signed Carlos Sanabria as an amateur free agent.

• March 12, 2014

  Released Brett Wallace.

• March 22, 2014

  Released J.D. Martinez.

• March 24, 2014

  Released César Izturis.

• March 26, 2014

  Released Peter Moylan.

• March 27, 2014

  Selected Alex Presley off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.