2012 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2011

  Doug Bernier granted Free Agency.

  Steve Garrison granted Free Agency.

  Brad Halsey granted Free Agency.

  Kei Igawa granted Free Agency.

  Logan Kensing granted Free Agency.

  Mike Lamb granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Marquez granted Free Agency.

  Mark Prior granted Free Agency.

  Jose Quintana granted Free Agency.

  Kanekoa Texeira granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 2011

  Signed Mike O'Connor as a free agent.

• November 23, 2011

  Signed Jayson Nix as a free agent.

• December 8, 2011

  Released Greg Golson.

  Purchased César Cabral from the Kansas City Royals.

• December 9, 2011

  Signed Freddy García as a free agent.

• December 13, 2011

  Signed Matt Daley as a free agent.

  Signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.

• December 26, 2011

  Signed Abiatal Avelino as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Luis Severino as an amateur free agent.

• December 28, 2011

  Signed Hideki Okajima as a free agent.

• December 31, 2011

  Signed Andruw Jones as a free agent.

• January 4, 2012

  Signed Cole Garner as a free agent.

  Signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.

• January 5, 2012

  Signed Doug Bernier as a free agent.

• January 23, 2012

  Traded Jesús Montero and Héctor Noesí to the Seattle Mariners. Received Vicente Campos and Michael Pineda.

• January 26, 2012

  Signed Hiroki Kuroda as a free agent.

• January 28, 2012

  Signed Jorge Mateo as an amateur free agent.

• January 30, 2012

  Signed Manny Delcarmen as a free agent.

• February 8, 2012

  Signed Russell Branyan as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Hall as a free agent.

• February 17, 2012

  Released Hideki Okajima.

• February 18, 2012

  Signed Clay Rapada as a free agent.

• February 19, 2012

  Traded A.J. Burnett and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Exicardo Cayones (minors) and Diego Moreno.

• February 21, 2012

  Signed Eric Chavez as a free agent.

  Signed Raúl Ibañez as a free agent.

• February 22, 2012

  Signed David Aardsma as a free agent.

• March 16, 2012

  Signed Andy Pettitte as a free agent.

• March 28, 2012

  Signed Jack Cust as a free agent.

  Selected Craig Tatum off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• March 29, 2012

  Signed Steve Pearce as a free agent.

• April 1, 2012

  Signed Jason Bulger as a free agent.

• April 4, 2012

  Signed Ramón Ortiz as a free agent.

  Bill Hall granted Free Agency.

  Traded George Kontos to the San Francisco Giants. Received Chris Stewart.

• April 5, 2012

  Selected Cody Eppley off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• April 8, 2012

  Justin Maxwell selected by the Houston Astros off waivers.

• April 17, 2012

  Signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.

• April 28, 2012

  Signed Adonis García as an amateur free agent.

• May 12, 2012

  Selected Justin Thomas off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• May 17, 2012

  Selected Matt Antonelli off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 25, 2012

  Signed John Maine as a free agent.

• May 29, 2012

  Selected Ryota Igarashi off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• June 2, 2012

  Steve Pearce player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• June 5, 2012

  Drafted Peter O'Brien in the 2nd round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2012.

  Drafted Rob Refsnyder in the 5th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2012.

  Drafted Nick Goody in the 6th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2012.

  Drafted Caleb Frare in the 11th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2012.

  Drafted James Pazos in the 13th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2012.

• June 6, 2012

  Drafted Brady Lail in the 18th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2012.

  Drafted Dietrich Enns in the 19th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2012.

  Drafted DJ Stewart in the 28th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kyle Farmer in the 35th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 24, 2012

  Signed Jon Meloan as a free agent.

• June 26, 2012

  Selected Danny Farquhar off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• June 29, 2012

  Selected Chris Schwinden off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• July 1, 2012

  Received Chad Qualls from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

• July 2, 2012

  Signed Luis Torrens as an amateur free agent.

• July 4, 2012

  Selected Darnell McDonald off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• July 5, 2012

  Released Matt Antonelli.

  Chris Schwinden selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• July 13, 2012

  Signed Kosuke Fukudome as a free agent.

• July 19, 2012

  Released Nelson Figueroa.

• July 23, 2012

  Traded Danny Farquhar and D.J. Mitchell to the Seattle Mariners. Received Ichiro Suzuki.

• July 31, 2012

  Released Dewayne Wise.

  Traded Chad Qualls to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Casey McGehee.

• August 1, 2012

  Released Colin Curtis.

  Released Jack Cust.

• August 2, 2012

  Signed Thairo Estrada as an amateur free agent.

• August 10, 2012

  Released Russell Branyan.

• August 13, 2012

  Signed Derek Lowe as a free agent.

• August 27, 2012

  Purchased Steve Pearce from the Houston Astros.

• September 1, 2012

  Brandon Laird selected by the Houston Astros off waivers.

• September 3, 2012

  Released Kosuke Fukudome.

• September 27, 2012

  Signed Raynel Espinal as an amateur free agent.

• September 29, 2012

  Steve Pearce selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• October 4, 2012

  Ryota Igarashi granted Free Agency.

• October 5, 2012

  Darnell McDonald granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 2012

  Signed Domingo Acevedo as an amateur free agent.

  Justin Thomas granted Free Agency.

  Cory Wade selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• October 29, 2012

  Eric Chavez granted Free Agency.

  Freddy García granted Free Agency.

  Raúl Ibañez granted Free Agency.

  Andruw Jones granted Free Agency.

  Hiroki Kuroda granted Free Agency.

  Derek Lowe granted Free Agency.

  Russell Martin granted Free Agency.

  Andy Pettitte granted Free Agency.

  Mariano Rivera granted Free Agency.

  Ichiro Suzuki granted Free Agency.

  Nick Swisher granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2012

  Casey McGehee granted Free Agency.

  Rafael Soriano granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2012

  Doug Bernier granted Free Agency.

  Jason Bulger granted Free Agency.

  Manny Delcarmen granted Free Agency.

  Pedro Feliciano granted Free Agency.

  Cole Garner granted Free Agency.

  John Maine granted Free Agency.

  Jon Meloan granted Free Agency.

  Gustavo Molina granted Free Agency.

  Mike O'Connor granted Free Agency.

  Ramón Ortiz granted Free Agency.

  Ramiro Peña granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Russo granted Free Agency.

  Craig Tatum granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Whelan granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2012

  Selected Eli Whiteside off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• November 6, 2012

  Selected David Herndon off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

  Selected Josh Spence off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• November 20, 2012

  Signed Hiroki Kuroda as a free agent.

  David Herndon granted Free Agency.

  Selected Mickey Storey off waivers from the Houston Astros.

• November 28, 2012

  Signed Andy Pettitte as a free agent.

• November 29, 2012

  Signed David Herndon as a free agent.

• November 30, 2012

  Signed Mariano Rivera as a free agent.

  Selected Jim Miller off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• December 3, 2012

  Eli Whiteside selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• December 6, 2012

  Mickey Storey selected by the Houston Astros off waivers.

• December 13, 2012

  Signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.

  Signed Bobby Wilson as a free agent.

• December 14, 2012

  Signed Kevin Youkilis as a free agent.

• December 19, 2012

  Signed Ichiro Suzuki as a free agent.

• December 21, 2012

  Released Warner Madrigal.

• December 26, 2012

  Signed Matt Diaz as a free agent.

• January 4, 2013

  Selected Russ Canzler off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• January 11, 2013

  Released Chris Dickerson.

• January 18, 2013

  Signed Thomas Neal as a free agent.

• January 23, 2013

  Signed Chris Smith as a free agent.

• January 24, 2013

  Signed Dan Johnson as a free agent.

• January 28, 2013

  Signed Juan Rivera as a free agent.

• February 1, 2013

  Signed Travis Hafner as a free agent.

• February 5, 2013

  Russ Canzler selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• February 13, 2013

  Traded Abraham Almonte to the Seattle Mariners. Received Shawn Kelley.

• March 10, 2013

  Signed Chris Bootcheck as a free agent.

• March 11, 2013

  Signed Ben Francisco as a free agent.

• March 15, 2013

  Signed Brennan Boesch as a free agent.

• March 17, 2013

  Released Matt Diaz.

• March 22, 2013

  Signed Chien-Ming Wang as a free agent.

• March 26, 2013

  Released David Adams.

  Traded Exicardo Cayones (minors) and Kramer Sneed (minors) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Vernon Wells.

  Selected Dan Otero off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

  Signed Lyle Overbay as a free agent.

• March 27, 2013

  Selected Sam Demel off waivers from the Houston Astros.

  Dan Otero selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• March 28, 2013

  Released Juan Rivera.

• March 29, 2013

  Signed David Adams as a free agent.