2007 Oakland Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2006

  Barry Zito granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2006

  Signed J.J. Furmaniak as a free agent.

• November 15, 2006

  Signed Scott Dunn as a free agent.

• November 18, 2006

  Signed Kevin Olsen as a free agent.

• November 20, 2006

  Signed Erasmo Ramirez as a free agent.

• November 28, 2006

  Purchased Donnie Murphy from the Kansas City Royals.

• December 6, 2006

  Signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

  Released Juan Domínguez.

• December 7, 2006

  Jared Burton drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jay Marshall from the Chicago White Sox in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

  Released Mark Kiger.

• December 8, 2006

  Signed Mike Piazza as a free agent.

• December 21, 2006

  Released Jerome Williams.

• January 11, 2007

  Signed Lou Merloni as a free agent.

• January 23, 2007

  Traded Kirk Saarloos and a player to be named to the Cincinnati Reds. Received David Shafer (minors) and a player to be named.

• January 24, 2007

  Signed Mario Ramos as a free agent.

• January 25, 2007

  Signed Erubiel Durazo as a free agent.

• February 5, 2007

  Signed Ricky Ledée as a free agent.

• February 10, 2007

  Signed Shannon Stewart as a free agent.

• February 14, 2007

  Selected Lenny DiNardo off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 24, 2007

  Signed Colby Lewis as a free agent.

• March 25, 2007

  Released Ricky Ledée.

• March 30, 2007

  Signed Todd Walker as a free agent.

  Traded John Baker to the Florida Marlins. Received Jason Stokes (minors).

• April 4, 2007

  Released Erubiel Durazo.

• April 18, 2007

  Released Kevin Olsen.

• April 27, 2007

  Traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Chris Denorfia. The Oakland Athletics sent Marcus McBeth (April 28, 2007) and Ben Jukich (minors) (June 12, 2007) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• April 29, 2007

  Received Ryan Langerhans from the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.

• May 2, 2007

  Traded Ryan Langerhans to the Washington Nationals. Received Chris Snelling.

• May 3, 2007

  Purchased Jack Cust from the San Diego Padres.

• May 4, 2007

  Traded Charles Thomas to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received JD Closser.

• May 17, 2007

  Released Todd Walker.

• May 18, 2007

  Signed Bobby Cramer as a free agent.

• May 29, 2007

  Purchased Dee Brown from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• May 31, 2007

  Hiram Bocachica selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• June 7, 2007

  Released Jay Witasick.

  Drafted Sean Doolittle in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2007.

  Drafted Corey Brown in the 1st round (59th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2007.

  Drafted Sam Demel in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2007.

  Drafted Andrew Carignan in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2007.

  Drafted Gary Brown in the 12th round of the 2007 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Collin Cowgill in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 9, 2007

  Signed Agustín Montero as a free agent.

• June 10, 2007

  Adam Melhuse player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.

• June 12, 2007

  Signed Jorge Piedra as a free agent.

• June 14, 2007

  Selected Ruddy Lugo off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• June 18, 2007

  Released Agustín Montero.

• June 20, 2007

  Erasmo Ramirez granted Free Agency.

• June 26, 2007

  Received Jermaine Van Buren from the Washington Nationals as part of a conditional deal.

• June 29, 2007

  Traded Milton Bradley and cash to the San Diego Padres. Received Andrew Brown.

• July 13, 2007

  Traded Dan Denham (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Julio Mañón.

• July 16, 2007

  Traded Jason Kendall and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jerry Blevins and Rob Bowen.

• July 19, 2007

  Released Mario Ramos.

• July 31, 2007

  Released Bobby Kielty.

• August 4, 2007

  Joe Kennedy selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• August 11, 2007

  Signed Jeff DaVanon as a free agent.

• August 14, 2007

  Traded Jason Perry to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jack Hannahan.

• August 29, 2007

  Esteban Loaiza selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

• September 1, 2007

  Signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

• September 7, 2007

  Selected Kevin Thompson off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• October 1, 2007

  Jermaine Van Buren granted Free Agency.

• October 7, 2007

  J.J. Furmaniak granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 2007

  Adam Melhuse granted Free Agency.

• October 10, 2007

  Released Kazuhito Tadano.

• October 11, 2007

  Dee Brown granted Free Agency.

  Selected José García off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• October 15, 2007

  Jay Marshall selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

  Kevin Thompson selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• October 25, 2007

  Chris Snelling selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.

• October 29, 2007

  JD Closser granted Free Agency.

  Jeff DaVanon granted Free Agency.

  Scott Dunn granted Free Agency.

  Ron Flores granted Free Agency.

  Julio Mañón granted Free Agency.

  Lou Merloni granted Free Agency.

  Antonio Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Piedra granted Free Agency.

  Shannon Stewart granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2007

  Mike Piazza granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2007

  Colby Lewis selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• November 14, 2007

  Signed Todd Linden as a free agent.

• November 16, 2007

  Signed Jesús Guzmán as a free agent.

• November 18, 2007

  Traded Marco Scutaro to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Kristian Bell (minors) and Graham Godfrey.

• November 19, 2007

  Signed Troy Cate as a free agent.

• November 21, 2007

  Signed Justin Knoedler as a free agent.

• November 26, 2007

  Signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.

• November 28, 2007

  Selected Wes Bankston off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• December 6, 2007

  Drafted Fernando Hernández from the Chicago White Sox in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

  Selected Jay Marshall off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• December 8, 2007

  Signed Brooks Conrad as a free agent.

• December 12, 2007

  Kiko Calero granted Free Agency.

  José García granted Free Agency.

• December 13, 2007

  Signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.

• December 14, 2007

  Traded Dan Haren and Connor Robertson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Brett Anderson, Chris Carter, Aaron Cunningham, Dana Eveland, Carlos González and Greg Smith.

• January 3, 2008

  Traded Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox. Received Fautino De Los Santos, Gio Gonzalez and Ryan Sweeney.

• January 11, 2008

  Signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

• January 14, 2008

  Traded Mark Kotsay to the Atlanta Braves. Received Jamie Richmond (minors) and Joey Devine.

• January 15, 2008

  Signed Kirk Saarloos as a free agent.

• January 22, 2008

  Signed José García as a free agent.

• January 25, 2008

  Selected Jeff Fiorentino off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• January 30, 2008

  Ruddy Lugo selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• February 8, 2008

  Signed Keith Foulke as a free agent.

• February 11, 2008

  Signed Mike Sweeney as a free agent.

• February 15, 2008

  Signed Matt LeCroy as a free agent.

• March 22, 2008

  Released Brad Halsey.

• March 25, 2008

  Signed Arnold Leon as a free agent.