Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- January 4, 2012
Signed Rob Delaney as a free agent.
Signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.
- January 5, 2012
Signed Greg Dobbs as a free agent.
Traded Chris Volstad to the Chicago Cubs. Received Carlos Zambrano and cash.
- January 18, 2012
Signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.
- January 20, 2012
Signed Chris Aguila as a free agent.
Signed Gary Glover as a free agent.
Signed Terry Tiffee as a free agent.
- January 24, 2012
Signed Germán Durán as a free agent.
- January 25, 2012
Signed Austin Kearns as a free agent.
- March 29, 2012
Released Aaron Rowand.
- March 30, 2012
Released Terry Tiffee.
- April 27, 2012
Signed Russ Mitchell as a free agent.
- May 3, 2012
Signed Steve Holm as a free agent.
- May 26, 2012
Traded Jobduan Morales (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received Justin Ruggiano.
- May 28, 2012
Released Russ Mitchell.
- June 4, 2012
Drafted Andrew Heaney in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2012.
- June 5, 2012
Drafted Austin Dean in the 4th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2012.
Drafted Austin Nola in the 5th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2012.
Drafted Drew Steckenrider in the 8th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2012.
Drafted Nick Wittgren in the 9th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2012.
- June 6, 2012
Drafted Brian Ellington in the 16th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2012.
Drafted Kendall Graveman in the 36th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- July 4, 2012
Traded Matt Dominguez and Rob Rasmussen to the Houston Astros. Received Carlos Lee.
- July 5, 2012
Signed Brad Davis as a free agent.
Released Steve Holm.
- July 9, 2012
Signed Jon Link as a free agent.
- July 14, 2012
Signed Humberto Quintero as a free agent.
- July 23, 2012
Traded Omar Infante and Aníbal Sánchez to the Detroit Tigers. Received Rob Brantly, Brian Flynn and Jacob Turner.
- July 24, 2012
Released Humberto Quintero.
- July 25, 2012
Traded Randy Choate and Hanley Ramírez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough.
- July 26, 2012
Sent Brad Davis to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
- July 31, 2012
Traded Kyle Kaminska (minors) and Gaby Sánchez to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Gorkys Hernández.
Traded Edward Mujica to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Zack Cox (minors).
- October 2, 2012
Signed Adam Greenberg as a free agent.
- October 3, 2012
Released Adam Greenberg.
- October 17, 2012
Nick Green granted Free Agency.
Donnie Murphy granted Free Agency.
Scott Cousins selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
Sandy Rosario selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.
- October 20, 2012
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Heath Bell and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Yordy Cabrera (minors) from the Oakland Athletics. In addition, the Oakland Athletics sent Cliff Pennington to the Arizona Diamondbacks; and the Arizona Diamondbacks sent Chris Young and cash to the Oakland Athletics.
- October 29, 2012
Chad Gaudin granted Free Agency.
Austin Kearns granted Free Agency.
Carlos Lee granted Free Agency.
Juan Carlos Oviedo granted Free Agency.
Carlos Zambrano granted Free Agency.
- November 2, 2012
Signed Francis Martes as an amateur free agent.
Brett Hayes selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.
- November 3, 2012
Chris Aguila granted Free Agency.
Mike Cervenak granted Free Agency.
Rob Delaney granted Free Agency.
Germán Durán granted Free Agency.
Gary Glover granted Free Agency.
Jon Link granted Free Agency.
J.D. Martin granted Free Agency.
Luke Montz granted Free Agency.
Robert Ray granted Free Agency.
Clint Sammons granted Free Agency.
Graham Taylor granted Free Agency.
Gil Velazquez granted Free Agency.
Sean West granted Free Agency.
- November 4, 2012
Signed Kevin Kouzmanoff as a free agent.
- November 5, 2012
Signed Jordan Smith as a free agent.
Signed Chris Valaika as a free agent.
- November 14, 2012
Selected Scott Maine off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- November 19, 2012
Signed Juan Pierre as a free agent.
Signed Félix Bautista as a free agent.
Traded Emilio Bonifácio, John Buck, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, José Reyes and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Henderson Alvarez III, Anthony DeSclafani, Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarría, Jake Marisnick, Jeff Mathis and Justin Nicolino.
- November 25, 2012
Signed Zach Phillips as a free agent.
- November 30, 2012
Selected Joe Mahoney off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- December 3, 2012
Signed Jordan Brown as a free agent.
- December 4, 2012
Traded Yunel Escobar to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Derek Dietrich.
- December 10, 2012
Signed Ed Lucas as a free agent.
- December 13, 2012
Signed John Maine as a free agent.
- December 16, 2012
Signed Jonathan Albaladejo as a free agent.
- December 20, 2012
Signed Doug Mathis as a free agent.
Signed Plácido Polanco as a free agent.
- January 3, 2013
Signed Craig Tatum as a free agent.
- January 8, 2013
Signed Michael Wuertz as a free agent.
- January 13, 2013
Signed Austin Kearns as a free agent.
- January 15, 2013
Signed Kevin Slowey as a free agent.
- January 17, 2013
Signed Mitch Talbot as a free agent.
Signed Cristofer Ogando as a free agent.
- January 18, 2013
Signed Tug Hulett as a free agent.
- January 23, 2013
Signed Matt Downs as a free agent.
- January 25, 2013
Signed Chad Qualls as a free agent.
- January 30, 2013
Selected Sam Dyson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- February 5, 2013
Signed Jon Rauch as a free agent.
- February 8, 2013
Signed Chone Figgins as a free agent.
- February 11, 2013
Signed Nick Green as a free agent.
- February 12, 2013
Released Craig Tatum.
- February 15, 2013
Signed Casey Kotchman as a free agent.
- February 26, 2013
Released Josh Booty.
- March 8, 2013
Released Michael Wuertz.
- March 19, 2013
Signed Koyie Hill as a free agent.
- March 20, 2013
Released Chone Figgins.
- March 23, 2013
Signed Wilson Valdez as a free agent.
- March 25, 2013
Signed Matt Diaz as a free agent.
- March 26, 2013
Released Zach Neal.
- March 28, 2013
Signed Miguel Olivo as a free agent.
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