2006 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 6, 2006

  Selected Koyie Hill off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• April 15, 2006

  Signed Jesús Colomé as a free agent.

  Signed Carlos Peña as a free agent.

• April 20, 2006

  Signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.

• April 23, 2006

  Signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.

• April 24, 2006

  Released Keith McDonald.

• May 1, 2006

  Released Damian Rolls.

• May 12, 2006

  Signed Todd Self as a free agent.

• May 13, 2006

  Received Jason Conti from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• May 18, 2006

  Signed Terrence Long as a free agent.

• May 21, 2006

  Signed Erubiel Durazo as a free agent.

• May 24, 2006

  Purchased Nick Green from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• June 6, 2006

  Drafted Ian Kennedy in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2006.

  Drafted Joba Chamberlain in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed September 2, 2006.

  Drafted Zach McAllister in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2006.

  Drafted Colin Curtis in the 4th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2006.

  Drafted George Kontos in the 5th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2006.

  Drafted Dellin Betances in the 8th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2006.

  Drafted Mark Melancon in the 9th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2006.

  Drafted Daniel McCutchen in the 13th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2006.

  Drafted David Robertson in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 2006.

  Drafted Kevin Russo in the 20th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2006.

  Drafted Tyler Ladendorf in the 34th round of the 2006 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 2006

  Released Todd Self.

• June 11, 2006

  Released Scott Erickson.

• June 13, 2006

  Released Jason Conti.

• June 17, 2006

  Purchased Scott Patterson from Lancaster (Atlantic).

• June 20, 2006

  Purchased R.J. Swindle from Schaumburg (Northern).

• July 1, 2006

  Signed Brian Bruney as a free agent.

• July 2, 2006

  Signed Francisco Arcia as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jimmy Paredes as an amateur free agent.

  Signed José Pirela as an amateur free agent.

  Released Erubiel Durazo.

• July 5, 2006

  Selected Aaron Guiel off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• July 9, 2006

  Purchased Edwar Ramírez from Edinburg (United).

• July 10, 2006

  Released Dusty Bergman.

• July 14, 2006

  Signed Sidney Ponson as a free agent.

• July 26, 2006

  Released Kelly Stinnett.

  Traded Hector Made (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Sal Fasano.

• July 30, 2006

  Traded C.J. Henry (minors), Jesus Sanchez (minors), Carlos Monasterios and Matt Smith to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle.

• July 31, 2006

  Traded Shawn Chacón to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Craig Wilson.

• August 11, 2006

  Signed John Axford as an amateur free agent.

• August 16, 2006

  Released Carlos Peña.

• August 17, 2006

  Signed Frank Menechino as a free agent.

• August 23, 2006

  Released Sidney Ponson.

• September 13, 2006

  Released Ben Davis.

• October 2, 2006

  Koyie Hill granted Free Agency.

  Aaron Small granted Free Agency.

  Kris Wilson granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2006

  Matt Childers granted Free Agency.

  Jesús Colomé granted Free Agency.

  Mark Corey granted Free Agency.

  Bubba Crosby granted Free Agency.

  Jorge De Paula granted Free Agency.

  Daniel Garcia granted Free Agency.

  Russ Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Mitch Jones granted Free Agency.

  Ramiro Mendoza granted Free Agency.

  Frank Menechino granted Free Agency.

  Scott Patterson granted Free Agency.

  Tommy Phelps granted Free Agency.

  Randy Ruiz granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 2006

  Félix Escalona granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 2006

  Signed Jesús Montero as an amateur free agent.

• October 18, 2006

  Nick Green granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2006

  Octavio Dotel granted Free Agency.

  Sal Fasano granted Free Agency.

  Tanyon Sturtze granted Free Agency.

  Bernie Williams granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2006

  Miguel Cairo granted Free Agency.

  Terrence Long granted Free Agency.

  Mike Mussina granted Free Agency.

  Ron Villone granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2006

  Signed Scott Patterson as a free agent.

  Craig Wilson granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2006

  Signed Ben Kozlowski as a free agent.

• November 3, 2006

  Signed Ángel Chávez as a free agent.

• November 10, 2006

  Traded Gary Sheffield to the Detroit Tigers. Received Anthony Claggett, Humberto Sánchez and Kevin Whelan.

• November 12, 2006

  Traded Jaret Wright and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Chris Britton.

• November 26, 2006

  Signed Chris Basak as a free agent.

• November 27, 2006

  Signed Mike Mussina as a free agent.

• December 6, 2006

  Signed Raúl Chávez as a free agent.

• December 7, 2006

  Drafted Josh Phelps from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 2006

  Signed Andy Pettitte as a free agent.

• December 12, 2006

  Aaron Guiel granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2006

  Signed Juan Miranda as an amateur free agent.

• December 27, 2006

  Purchased Kei Igawa from Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central).

• January 8, 2007

  Signed Doug Mientkiewicz as a free agent.

• January 9, 2007

  Traded Randy Johnson and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Alberto González, Steven Jackson, Ross Ohlendorf and Luis Vizcaíno.

• January 15, 2007

  Signed Ben Davis as a free agent.

• January 26, 2007

  Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

• February 13, 2007

  Signed Ron Villone as a free agent.

• March 1, 2007

  Released Wilton López.

• March 24, 2007

  Released R.J. Swindle.