2005 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2004

  Orlando Hernández granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2004

  Jon Lieber granted Free Agency.

• November 17, 2004

  Signed Russ Johnson as a free agent.

• November 18, 2004

  Signed Colin Porter as a free agent.

• November 19, 2004

  Signed Brad Voyles as a free agent.

• December 3, 2004

  Signed Héctor Noesí as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Kenny Lofton to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Félix Rodríguez.

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

• December 6, 2004

  Signed John Flaherty as a free agent.

• December 18, 2004

  Released Dane De La Rosa.

• December 20, 2004

  Signed Carl Pavano as a free agent.

  Signed Tony Womack as a free agent.

• December 28, 2004

  Signed Jaret Wright as a free agent.

• January 1, 2005

  Signed Tino Martinez as a free agent.

• January 11, 2005

  Traded Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro, Javier Vázquez and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Randy Johnson.

• January 13, 2005

  Signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.

• January 21, 2005

  Signed Damian Rolls as a free agent.

  Signed Aaron Small as a free agent.

• January 23, 2005

  Signed Rey Sánchez as a free agent.

• January 24, 2005

  Signed Marc Valdes as a free agent.

• January 29, 2005

  Signed Doug Glanville as a free agent.

• January 31, 2005

  Signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.

• February 9, 2005

  Signed Buddy Groom as a free agent.

• February 18, 2005

  Signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.

  Signed Ramiro Peña as an amateur free agent.

• February 21, 2005

  Signed Mike Vento as a free agent.

• March 29, 2005

  Traded Bret Prinz to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Wil Nieves.

• April 3, 2005

  Signed Peter Munro as a free agent.

• April 4, 2005

  Signed Wayne Franklin as a free agent.

• April 5, 2005

  Released Marc Valdes.

• April 6, 2005

  Released Joe DePastino.

• May 2, 2005

  Signed Marc Valdes as a free agent.

• May 3, 2005

  Released Steve Karsay.

• May 6, 2005

  Signed Dee Brown as a free agent.

• May 9, 2005

  Signed Kris Wilson as a free agent.

• May 24, 2005

  Selected Eric Crozier off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• May 25, 2005

  Signed Calvin Maduro as a free agent.

  Released Dee Brown.

• May 26, 2005

  Signed Grant Roberts as a free agent.

• June 3, 2005

  Signed Carlos Monasterios as an amateur free agent.

• June 7, 2005

  Drafted Brett Gardner in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2005.

  Drafted Lance Pendleton in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2005.

  Drafted Zach Kroenke in the 5th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2005.

  Drafted Doug Fister in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Austin Jackson in the 8th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2005.

  Drafted Brett Pill in the 45th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 1, 2005

  Signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.

  Released Mike Stanton.

• July 2, 2005

  Signed Abraham Almonte as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Zoilo Almonte as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Paul Quantrill to the San Diego Padres. Received Darrell May, Tim Redding and cash.

• July 7, 2005

  Signed Daniel Garcia as a free agent.

• July 14, 2005

  Released Eric Crozier.

• July 16, 2005

  Received Al Leiter from the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

• July 17, 2005

  Purchased Michael Coleman from Bridgeport (Atlantic).

• July 18, 2005

  Released Marc Valdes.

• July 22, 2005

  Released Colin Porter.

• July 23, 2005

  Released Damian Rolls.

• July 28, 2005

  Traded Eduardo Sierra (minors) and Ramón Ramírez to the Colorado Rockies. Received Shawn Chacón.

• July 29, 2005

  Received Joe Thurston from the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

  Released Alex Graman.

• July 30, 2005

  Signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

  Released Brian Boehringer.

• July 31, 2005

  Sent Buddy Groom to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.

• August 22, 2005

  Released Grant Roberts.

• August 23, 2005

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

• August 27, 2005

  Traded Justin Berg to the Chicago Cubs. Received Matt Lawton.

• August 30, 2005

  Signed Mark Bellhorn as a free agent.

• October 3, 2005

  Darrell May granted Free Agency.

• October 6, 2005

  Tim Redding granted Free Agency.

• October 7, 2005

  Released Rubén Rivera.

• October 11, 2005

  Mike Vento granted Free Agency.

• October 14, 2005

  Mark Bellhorn granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2005

  Michael Coleman granted Free Agency.

  Russ Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Calvin Maduro granted Free Agency.

  Sam Marsonek granted Free Agency.

  Peter Munro granted Free Agency.

  Hideo Nomo granted Free Agency.

  Joe Thurston granted Free Agency.

  Brad Voyles granted Free Agency.

  Kris Wilson granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 2005

  Signed Kris Wilson as a free agent.

• October 27, 2005

  John Flaherty granted Free Agency.

  Matt Lawton granted Free Agency.

  Félix Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Rubén Sierra granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2005

  Kevin Brown granted Free Agency.

  Tom Gordon granted Free Agency.

  Ramiro Mendoza granted Free Agency.

  Rey Sánchez granted Free Agency.

  Bernie Williams granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2005

  Alan Embree granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2005

  Al Leiter granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 2005

  Tino Martinez granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 2005

  Signed Russ Johnson as a free agent.

• November 16, 2005

  Traded Ben Julianel (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Ron Villone.

• November 27, 2005

  Signed Dusty Bergman as a free agent.

• December 1, 2005

  Signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.

• December 5, 2005

  Signed Kyle Farnsworth as a free agent.

• December 8, 2005

  Traded Tony Womack and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ben Himes (minors) and Kevin Howard (minors).

• December 12, 2005

  Signed José Veras as a free agent.

• December 14, 2005

  Signed Matt Childers as a free agent.

• December 16, 2005

  Signed Mike Myers as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Wayne Franklin granted Free Agency.

• January 3, 2006

  Signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.

  Signed Bernie Williams as a free agent.

• January 4, 2006

  Signed Octavio Dotel as a free agent.

• January 6, 2006

  Signed Frank Brooks as a free agent.

  Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Corey as a free agent.

  Signed Ben Davis as a free agent.

  Signed Al Leiter as a free agent.

• January 26, 2006

  Signed Damian Rolls as a free agent.

• January 30, 2006

  Signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.

• February 10, 2006

  Signed Graham Koonce as a free agent.

  Selected Darrell Rasner off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• February 15, 2006

  Jason Anderson selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• February 16, 2006

  Signed Scott Erickson as a free agent.

• March 19, 2006

  Released Frank Brooks.

  Al Leiter retired.

• March 20, 2006

  Released Graham Koonce.

• March 24, 2006

  Purchased Keith McDonald from the Texas Rangers.