2006 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 23, 2005

  Signed Mike Smith as a free agent.

  Signed Glenn Williams as a free agent.

• December 2, 2005

  Traded Scott Tyler (minors) and Travis Bowyer to the Florida Marlins. Received Luis Castillo.

• December 8, 2005

  Drafted Jason Pridie from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 2005

  Traded J.C. Romero to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Alexi Casilla.

• December 14, 2005

  Signed Jason Hart as a free agent.

• December 15, 2005

  Signed Tony Batista as a free agent.

• December 20, 2005

  Signed Andrés Torres as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.

  Grant Balfour granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2005

  Signed Matt Ford as a free agent.

  Signed Rondell White as a free agent.

• January 2, 2006

  Signed Edgar Ibarra as an amateur free agent.

• January 9, 2006

  Signed Darrell May as a free agent.

• January 31, 2006

  Signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.

  Signed Peter Munro as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Raines Jr. as a free agent.

  Signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.

• February 14, 2006

  Signed Josmil Pinto as an amateur free agent.

• February 21, 2006

  Signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.

• February 26, 2006

  Signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.

• March 2, 2006

  Released Ryan Glynn.

  Released Tim Raines Jr..

• March 26, 2006

  Released Darrell May.

• March 29, 2006

  Returned Jason Pridie (earlier draft pick) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

  Rob Bowen selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• April 1, 2006

  Released Kyle Phillips.

• June 1, 2006

  Sent Jason Hart to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• June 6, 2006

  Drafted Chris Parmelee in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2006.

  Drafted Joe Benson in the 2nd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2006.

  Drafted Tyler Robertson in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2006.

  Drafted Brian Dinkelman in the 8th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2006.

  Drafted Jeff Manship in the 14th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2006.

  Drafted Andy Oliver in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Danny Valencia in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2006.

  Drafted J.D. Martinez in the 36th round of the 2006 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Anthony Slama in the 39th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2007.

  Drafted Chase Anderson in the 42nd round of the 2006 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 14, 2006

  Released Tony Batista.

• June 15, 2006

  Traded Juan Castro to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Brandon Roberts (minors).

• June 16, 2006

  Signed Rob Delaney as an amateur free agent.

• July 7, 2006

  Purchased Donaldo Méndez from Newark (Atlantic).

• July 10, 2006

  Released Rubén Sierra.

• July 14, 2006

  Signed Erubiel Durazo as a free agent.

• July 21, 2006

  Signed Quinton McCracken as a free agent.

• July 31, 2006

  Traded Kyle Lohse to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Zach Ward (minors).

• August 3, 2006

  Released Steve Lomasney.

• August 5, 2006

  Released Erubiel Durazo.

• August 22, 2006

  Signed Cole De Vries as an amateur free agent.

• August 31, 2006

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs. Received Phil Nevin and cash. The Minnesota Twins sent Adam Harben (minors) (September 5, 2006) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• October 5, 2006

  Mike Smith granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2006

  Matt Ford granted Free Agency.

  Luis Maza granted Free Agency.

  Quinton McCracken granted Free Agency.

  Donaldo Méndez granted Free Agency.

  Peter Munro granted Free Agency.

  Terry Tiffee granted Free Agency.

  Andrés Torres granted Free Agency.

  Shawn Wooten granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2006

  Shannon Stewart granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2006

  Brad Radke granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 2006

  Signed Carmen Cali as a free agent.

• December 7, 2006

  Drafted Brian Buscher from the San Francisco Giants in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Kevin Cameron drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Alejandro Machado from the Washington Nationals in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Levale Speigner drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2006

  Signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.

  Willie Eyre granted Free Agency.

  Luis Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

• December 13, 2006

  Signed Jeff Cirillo as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Rodríguez as a free agent.

• January 3, 2007

  Signed Ken Harvey as a free agent.

  Signed Brad Voyles as a free agent.

• January 9, 2007

  Signed Randy Choate as a free agent.

• January 10, 2007

  Signed Sidney Ponson as a free agent.

• January 15, 2007

  Signed Matt LeCroy as a free agent.

• January 18, 2007

  Alex Romero selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• January 22, 2007

  Signed Ramón Ortiz as a free agent.

• February 5, 2007

  Signed Luis Ugueto as a free agent.

• February 14, 2007

  Signed Brian Bass as a free agent.

• February 25, 2007

  Signed Liam Hendriks as an amateur free agent.

• March 24, 2007

  Released Randy Choate.

• March 29, 2007

  J.D. Durbin selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.