2014 Kansas City Royals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2013

  Jason Bergmann granted Free Agency.

  Ben Broussard granted Free Agency.

  Gorkys Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Zach Jackson granted Free Agency.

  Devon Lowery granted Free Agency.

  Clayton Mortensen granted Free Agency.

  Rey Navarro granted Free Agency.

  Manny Piña granted Free Agency.

  Max Ramírez granted Free Agency.

  Brian Sanches granted Free Agency.

  Charles Thomas granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2013

  Signed Clayton Mortensen as a free agent.

• November 11, 2013

  Released Luis Mendoza.

• November 16, 2013

  Signed Wilking Rodríguez as a free agent.

• November 17, 2013

  Signed Francisco Peña as a free agent.

• November 18, 2013

  Signed Gorkys Hernández as a free agent.

• November 19, 2013

  Signed P.J. Walters as a free agent.

• November 20, 2013

  Felipe Paulino granted Free Agency.

• November 21, 2013

  Signed Jason Vargas as a free agent.

• November 23, 2013

  Signed Brandon Laird as a free agent.

• November 25, 2013

  Released Irving Falu.

• November 26, 2013

  George Kottaras player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• December 2, 2013

  Chris Getz granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 2013

  Traded Will Smith to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Nori Aoki.

• December 14, 2013

  Signed Brian Bocock as a free agent.

  Signed Cory Wade as a free agent.

• December 16, 2013

  Signed Omar Infante as a free agent.

• December 18, 2013

  Traded David Lough to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Danny Valencia.

• December 28, 2013

  Signed Jason Donald as a free agent.

  Signed Melky Mesa as a free agent.

• January 7, 2014

  Signed Ramón Hernández as a free agent.

• January 16, 2014

  Signed Guillermo Mota as a free agent.

  Signed Brad Penny as a free agent.

• January 23, 2014

  Signed Jon Rauch as a free agent.

• January 29, 2014

  Purchased Carlos Peguero from the Seattle Mariners.

• February 1, 2014

  Signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.

• February 10, 2014

  Released Emilio Bonifácio.

• February 14, 2014

  Signed Mitch Stetter as a free agent.

• February 17, 2014

  Selected Jimmy Paredes off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• February 26, 2014

  Maikel Cleto selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• March 2, 2014

  Signed Jesús Flores as a free agent.

  Guillermo Mota voluntarily retired.

• March 7, 2014

  Released Brad Penny.

• March 14, 2014

  Signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

  Signed Ramón Troncoso as a free agent.

• March 15, 2014

  Traded Brandon Laird to the Washington Nationals. Received player to be named or cash.

• March 25, 2014

  Adam Moore player rights sold to the San Diego Padres.

  Selected Patrick Schuster off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• March 26, 2014

  Released Jon Rauch.

• March 27, 2014

  Returned Patrick Schuster (earlier draft pick) to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• March 29, 2014

  Released Ramón Hernández.

  Released Everett Teaford.

• April 10, 2014

  Signed Kameron Loe as a free agent.

  Gorkys Hernández player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• April 15, 2014

  Signed Casey Coleman as a free agent.

• April 22, 2014

  Released Cory Wade.

• April 30, 2014

  Signed Mitch Maier as a free agent.

• May 24, 2014

  Released Kameron Loe.

• May 26, 2014

  Melky Mesa player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

  P.J. Walters player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• May 28, 2014

  Signed Max Ramírez as a free agent.

• May 29, 2014

  Jason Donald player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.

• June 2, 2014

  Selected Blake Wood off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• June 3, 2014

  Released Brett Tomko.

• June 5, 2014

  Drafted Brandon Finnegan in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2014.

  Drafted Foster Griffin in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2014.

  Drafted Scott Blewett in the 2nd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2014.

• June 6, 2014

  Justin Marks player rights sold to the Oakland Athletics.

  Drafted Eric Skoglund in the 3rd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2014.

  Drafted Ryan O'Hearn in the 8th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2014.

• June 7, 2014

  Drafted Eric Stout in the 13th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2014.

  Drafted Scott Heineman in the 19th round of the 2014 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tim Hill in the 32nd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2014.

• June 30, 2014

  Signed Raúl Ibañez as a free agent.

  Donnie Joseph player rights sold to the Miami Marlins.

• July 4, 2014

  Signed Paul Janish as a free agent.

• July 6, 2014

  Signed Scott Downs as a free agent.

• July 8, 2014

  Signed Joe Saunders as a free agent.

• July 10, 2014

  Released Ramón Troncoso.

• July 16, 2014

  Ryan Verdugo player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

  Traded Spencer Patton to the Texas Rangers. Received Jason Frasor.

• July 23, 2014

  Released Jesús Flores.

• July 24, 2014

  Jimmy Paredes player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• July 27, 2014

  Released Max Ramírez.

• July 28, 2014

  Traded Danny Valencia to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Liam Hendriks and Erik Kratz.

• July 29, 2014

  Released Joe Saunders.

• August 11, 2014

  Released Wilking Rodríguez.

  Traded Jason Adam to the Minnesota Twins. Received Josh Willingham.

• August 28, 2014

  Selected Jayson Nix off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• September 5, 2014

  Released Bruce Chen.

• September 29, 2014

  Pedro Ciriaco granted Free Agency.

  Blake Wood granted Free Agency.

• October 2, 2014

  Justin Maxwell granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 2014

  Selected Moisés Sierra off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• October 30, 2014

  Nori Aoki granted Free Agency.

  Scott Downs granted Free Agency.

  Jason Frasor granted Free Agency.

  Luke Hochevar granted Free Agency.

  Raúl Ibañez granted Free Agency.

  James Shields granted Free Agency.

  Josh Willingham granted Free Agency.

  Traded Liam Hendriks to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Santiago Nessy (minors).

• November 1, 2014

  Billy Butler granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2014

  Brian Bocock granted Free Agency.

  Juan Graterol granted Free Agency.

  Brett Hayes granted Free Agency.

  Paul Janish granted Free Agency.

  Mitch Maier granted Free Agency.

  Tim Melville granted Free Agency.

  Sugar Ray Marimón granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 2014

  Signed Joe Paterson as a free agent.

  Signed Ryan Roberts as a free agent.

• November 20, 2014

  Traded Kyle Bartsch (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Rey Fuentes.

• November 24, 2014

  Jayson Nix granted Free Agency.

• November 26, 2014

  Purchased Ryan Jackson from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• November 28, 2014

  Signed Jason Frasor as a free agent.

  Traded Aaron Crow to the Miami Marlins. Received Reid Redman (minors) and Brian Flynn.

• December 2, 2014

  Francisley Bueno granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 2014

  Signed Luke Hochevar as a free agent.

• December 11, 2014

  Purchased Jandel Gustave from the Boston Red Sox.

• December 15, 2014

  Signed Yohan Pino as a free agent.

• December 16, 2014

  Signed Kendrys Morales as a free agent.

• December 18, 2014

  Signed Kris Medlen as a free agent.

• December 19, 2014

  Signed Alex Ríos as a free agent.

  Released Carlos Peguero.

  Traded Johnny Giavotella to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Brian Broderick.

• December 22, 2014

  Signed Román Colón as a free agent.

• December 24, 2014

  Signed Mitch Maier as a free agent.

• December 27, 2014

  Signed Alex Liddi as a free agent.

• December 29, 2014

  Signed Edinson Vólquez as a free agent.

• January 4, 2015

  Signed Ryan Madson as a free agent.

• January 16, 2015

  Signed Dusty Coleman as a free agent.

• January 26, 2015

  Signed Brian Bocock as a free agent.

  Signed J.C. Boscán as a free agent.

• January 28, 2015

  Signed José Martínez as a free agent.

• February 13, 2015

  Signed Joe Blanton as a free agent.

• February 19, 2015

  Signed Franklin Morales as a free agent.

• March 3, 2015

  Signed Casey Kotchman as a free agent.

• March 7, 2015

  Signed Chris Young as a free agent.

• March 14, 2015

  Signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.

• March 16, 2015

  Signed Rafael Furcal as a free agent.

• March 26, 2015

  Jandel Gustave selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• March 28, 2015

  Released Luis Santos.

• March 29, 2015

  Released Ryan Roberts.

• March 31, 2015

  Released Rafael Furcal.

• April 1, 2015

  Signed Rafael Furcal as a free agent.