2010 Kansas City Royals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2009

  Jamey Wright granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2009

  Bruce Chen granted Free Agency.

  Miguel Olivo granted Free Agency.

  Traded Mark Teahen to the Chicago White Sox. Received Josh Fields and Chris Getz.

• November 9, 2009

  Juan Abreu granted Free Agency.

  Cory Aldridge granted Free Agency.

  Shane Costa granted Free Agency.

  Coco Crisp granted Free Agency.

  Tim Hamulack granted Free Agency.

  J.R. House granted Free Agency.

  Mike O'Connor granted Free Agency.

  Chad Orvella granted Free Agency.

  Heath Phillips granted Free Agency.

  Tim Raines Jr. granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Shealy granted Free Agency.

  Vance Wilson granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2009

  Yasuhiko Yabuta granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 2009

  Lenny DiNardo granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 2009

  Signed Wilson Betemit as a free agent.

• November 17, 2009

  Signed Jorge Campillo as a free agent.

• November 20, 2009

  Signed Brad Thompson as a free agent.

• November 21, 2009

  Devon Lowery granted Free Agency.

  Doug Waechter granted Free Agency.

• November 24, 2009

  Signed Edwin Bellorin as a free agent.

• November 25, 2009

  Tug Hulett player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• November 27, 2009

  Signed Josh Rupe as a free agent.

• November 30, 2009

  Signed Bryan Bullington as a free agent.

  Signed Buck Coats as a free agent.

• December 6, 2009

  Signed Steven Lerud as a free agent.

• December 9, 2009

  Signed Jorge Bonifacio as an amateur free agent.

• December 10, 2009

  Released John Bale.

  Released Mike Jacobs.

• December 11, 2009

  Signed Shane Costa as a free agent.

  Signed Philip Humber as a free agent.

  Signed Jason Kendall as a free agent.

• December 12, 2009

  Signed Devon Lowery as a free agent.

  Josh Anderson granted Free Agency.

  John Buck granted Free Agency.

• December 13, 2009

  Signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.

  Signed Vance Wilson as a free agent.

• December 22, 2009

  Signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.

• Before 2010 Season

  Francisco Rosario received from ??? in an unknown transaction.

• January 4, 2010

  Signed John Parrish as a free agent.

• January 8, 2010

  Signed Scott Podsednik as a free agent.

• January 10, 2010

  Signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

• January 16, 2010

  Signed Jamie Romak as a free agent.

• January 19, 2010

  Released Luis Hernández.

• January 21, 2010

  Signed Rick Ankiel as a free agent.

• March 27, 2010

  Sent Steven Lerud to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

• March 31, 2010

  Released Francisco Rosario.

• April 1, 2010

  Released Vance Wilson.

• April 2, 2010

  Purchased Luis Mendoza from the Texas Rangers.

• April 23, 2010

  Released Juan Cruz.

• April 26, 2010

  Selected Jai Miller off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• May 1, 2010

  Traded Carlos Rosa to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Rey Navarro.

• May 4, 2010

  Buck Coats player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

  Released Román Colón.

• June 3, 2010

  Selected Kanekoa Texeira off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• June 7, 2010

  Drafted Christian Colón in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2010.

• June 8, 2010

  Brad Thompson granted Free Agency.

  Drafted Brett Eibner in the 2nd round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.

  Drafted Kevin Chapman in the 4th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2010.

  Drafted Jason Adam in the 5th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.

  Drafted Scott Alexander in the 6th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2010.

  Drafted Michael Mariot in the 8th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2010.

  Drafted Whit Merrifield in the 9th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2010.

  Drafted Jon Gray in the 13th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 9, 2010

  Drafted Jacob Hannemann in the 48th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 16, 2010

  Released John Parrish.

• July 4, 2010

  Edwin Bellorin player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

• July 15, 2010

  Signed Humberto Arteaga as an amateur free agent.

• July 22, 2010

  Traded Alberto Callaspo to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Sean O'Sullivan and Will Smith.

• July 28, 2010

  Traded Scott Podsednik to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Elisaul Pimentel (minors) and Lucas May.

• July 31, 2010

  Traded Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth to the Atlanta Braves. Received Grégor Blanco, Jesse Chavez and Tim Collins.

• August 13, 2010

  Traded José Guillén to the San Francisco Giants. Received a player to be named later and cash. The San Francisco Giants sent Kevin Pucetas (minors) (October 14, 2010) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

• August 28, 2010

  Signed Orlando Calixte as an amateur free agent.

• September 13, 2010

  Willie Bloomquist player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• October 5, 2010

  Anthony Lerew granted Free Agency.

  Josh Rupe granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 2010

  Released Matt Herges.

• November 1, 2010

  Bruce Chen granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2010

  Selected Joaquín Arias off waivers from the New York Mets.

• November 5, 2010

  Selected Lance Zawadzki off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• November 6, 2010

  Shane Costa granted Free Agency.

  Devon Lowery granted Free Agency.

  Ed Lucas granted Free Agency.

  Jai Miller granted Free Agency.

  Scott Thorman granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2010

  Brian Bannister granted Free Agency.

  Traded David DeJesus to the Oakland Athletics. Received Justin Marks and Vin Mazzaro.

• November 15, 2010

  Signed Steven Shell as a free agent.

• November 16, 2010

  Signed Brett Carroll as a free agent.

• November 17, 2010

  Brian Anderson granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 2010

  Signed Miguel Almonte as an amateur free agent.

• November 24, 2010

  Released Bryan Bullington.

• December 1, 2010

  Signed Andrés Machado as an amateur free agent.

• December 2, 2010

  Josh Fields granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 2010

  Signed Jeff Francoeur as a free agent.

• December 9, 2010

  Drafted Nathan Adcock from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2010 rule 5 draft.

• December 10, 2010

  Signed Melky Cabrera as a free agent.

• December 17, 2010

  Philip Humber selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• December 19, 2010

  Traded Yuniesky Betancourt, Zack Greinke and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress and Jake Odorizzi.

• December 31, 2010

  Signed Zach Miner as a free agent.

• January 14, 2011

  Signed Jeff Francis as a free agent.

• January 15, 2011

  Signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.

• January 18, 2011

  Gil Meche voluntarily retired.

• January 26, 2011

  Dusty Hughes selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

• February 3, 2011

  Signed Pedro Feliz as a free agent.

• March 22, 2011

  Brett Carroll player rights sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 27, 2011

  Released Pedro Feliz.

• March 28, 2011

  Purchased Matt Treanor from the Texas Rangers.