2005 New York Mets Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2004

  Kris Benson granted Free Agency.

  Ricky Bottalico granted Free Agency.

  John Franco granted Free Agency.

  Richard Hidalgo granted Free Agency.

  Todd Zeile granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 2004

  Mike DeJean granted Free Agency.

  Grant Roberts granted Free Agency.

  Released José Parra.

• November 11, 2004

  Al Leiter granted Free Agency.

• November 29, 2004

  Signed Juan Padilla as a free agent.

• November 30, 2004

  Signed Kris Benson as a free agent.

• December 3, 2004

  Traded Mike Stanton to the New York Yankees. Received Félix Heredia.

• December 6, 2004

  Signed Andy Dominique as a free agent.

• December 7, 2004

  Signed Mike DeJean as a free agent.

• December 13, 2004

  Drafted Henry Owens from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2004 minor league draft.

• December 15, 2004

  Signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.

• December 16, 2004

  Selected Ron Calloway off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• December 17, 2004

  Signed Pedro Martinez as a free agent.

• December 21, 2004

  Orber Moreno granted Free Agency.

  Scott Strickland granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2004

  Signed Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.

  Signed Orber Moreno as a free agent.

  Signed Grant Roberts as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

• December 29, 2004

  Signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.

• January 5, 2005

  Traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Anderson Hernández.

• January 7, 2005

  Signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Kerry Robinson as a free agent.

• January 10, 2005

  Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

  Signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.

• January 11, 2005

  Signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.

• January 12, 2005

  Signed Dae-Sung Koo as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 2005

  Signed Carlos Beltrán as a free agent.

• January 14, 2005

  Signed Tim Hamulack as a free agent.

• January 17, 2005

  Signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.

• January 24, 2005

  Pedro Feliciano player rights sold to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Japan Pacific).

• January 26, 2005

  Released Daniel Garcia.

• January 27, 2005

  Traded Ian Bladergroen (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Doug Mientkiewicz and cash.

• January 28, 2005

  Signed Eric Junge as a free agent.

• January 31, 2005

  Signed Mike Matthews as a free agent.

• February 1, 2005

  Signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

• February 3, 2005

  Signed Scott Stewart as a free agent.

• February 14, 2005

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• February 15, 2005

  Signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

• March 5, 2005

  Signed Jerrod Riggan as a free agent.

  Signed José Santiago as a free agent.

• March 7, 2005

  Signed David Lee as a free agent.

• March 8, 2005

  Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.

• March 17, 2005

  Released Joe McEwing.

• March 20, 2005

  Traded Jason Phillips to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Kazuhisa Ishii.

• March 24, 2005

  Purchased Fernando Lunar from the Cleveland Indians.

• March 28, 2005

  Purchased Benji Gil from the Seattle Mariners.

• March 30, 2005

  Selected Wilson Valdez off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• March 31, 2005

  Sent Pat Mahomes to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Kerry Robinson.

• April 1, 2005

  Andy Dominique player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

  Released Joe Nelson.

  Wilson Valdez selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• April 2, 2005

  Traded Matt Ginter to the Detroit Tigers. Received Steve Colyer.

• April 4, 2005

  Signed Ezequiel Carrera as an amateur free agent.

• April 14, 2005

  Released Grant Roberts.

• April 15, 2005

  Signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.

• May 16, 2005

  Released Bobby Keppel.

• May 20, 2005

  Jed Hansen player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• May 22, 2005

  Released Scott Strickland.

• May 30, 2005

  Released Scott Stewart.

• June 7, 2005

  Drafted Mike Pelfrey in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed January 10, 2006.

  Drafted Drew Butera in the 5th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.

  Drafted Jon Niese in the 7th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2005.

  Drafted Bobby Parnell in the 9th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.

  Drafted Luis Martinez in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Josh Thole in the 13th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2005.

  Drafted Pedro Beato in the 17th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jeremy Hefner in the 48th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 8, 2005

  Signed José Offerman as a free agent.

• June 11, 2005

  Signed Danny Graves as a free agent.

• June 17, 2005

  Signed Robert Manuel as an amateur free agent.

• June 20, 2005

  Released Mike DeJean.

• June 22, 2005

  Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.

• June 29, 2005

  Signed Lino Urdaneta as a free agent.

• July 1, 2005

  Signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.

  Released David Lee.

• July 2, 2005

  Signed Deolis Guerra as an amateur free agent.

• July 10, 2005

  Released Benji Gil.

• July 11, 2005

  Signed Fernando Martínez as an amateur free agent.

• July 18, 2005

  Released Benito Santiago.

• July 22, 2005

  Released Fernando Lunar.

• July 27, 2005

  Signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.

• August 11, 2005

  Released Jeff Duncan.

• August 12, 2005

  Signed Shingo Takatsu as a free agent.

• August 23, 2005

  Released Danny Graves.

• September 1, 2005

  Released Ron Calloway.

• September 9, 2005

  Selected Todd Self off waivers from the Houston Astros.

• October 3, 2005

  Brian Daubach granted Free Agency.

  Mike Matthews granted Free Agency.

  José Santiago granted Free Agency.

  Eric Valent granted Free Agency.

• October 5, 2005

  Manny Aybar granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2005

  Craig Brazell granted Free Agency.

  Steve Colyer granted Free Agency.

  Jeremy Hill granted Free Agency.

  Eric Junge granted Free Agency.

  Orber Moreno granted Free Agency.

  Neal Musser granted Free Agency.

  Prentice Redman granted Free Agency.

  Mike Difelice sent to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 27, 2005

  Marlon Anderson granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2005

  Signed Juan Pérez as a free agent.

  Miguel Cairo granted Free Agency.

  Mike Piazza granted Free Agency.

  Gerald Williams granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2005

  Doug Mientkiewicz granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2005

  Roberto Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Braden Looper granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2005

  Shingo Takatsu granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 2005

  Félix Heredia granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 2005

  Traded Mike Cameron to the San Diego Padres. Received Xavier Nady.

• November 24, 2005

  Traded Grant Psomas (minors), Mike Jacobs and Yusmeiro Petit to the Florida Marlins. Received Carlos Delgado and cash.

• November 28, 2005

  Purchased Tike Redman from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• November 29, 2005

  Signed Billy Wagner as a free agent.

• December 5, 2005

  Traded Dante Brinkley (minors) and Gaby Hernandez (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Paul Lo Duca.

• December 9, 2005

  Released Kazuhisa Ishii.

• December 12, 2005

  Signed Julio Franco as a free agent.

  Signed José Valentín as a free agent.

• December 14, 2005

  Signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.

  Signed Julio Ramírez as a free agent.

• December 15, 2005

  Signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.

• December 16, 2005

  Signed Cory Aldridge as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Tyler Yates granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2005

  Signed Endy Chávez as a free agent.

• December 27, 2005

  Signed Chad Bradford as a free agent.

• January 4, 2006

  Traded Tim Hamulack and Jae Weong Seo to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Duaner Sánchez and Steve Schmoll.

• January 16, 2006

  Signed Jeremy Hill as a free agent.

• January 19, 2006

  Signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

• January 21, 2006

  Signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.

• January 22, 2006

  Traded Kris Benson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jorge Julio and John Maine.

• January 24, 2006

  Signed Geremi González as a free agent.

• January 25, 2006

  Ángel Pagán player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• February 14, 2006

  Signed José Lima as a free agent.

• February 28, 2006

  Signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.

• March 1, 2006

  Signed Willie Collazo as a free agent.

• March 20, 2006

  Signed Jorge Padilla as a free agent.

• March 30, 2006

  Released Jeremy Hill.

  Released Matt Perisho.

• March 31, 2006

  Released Tike Redman.

  Released Mike Venafro.