Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 7, 2007
Traded Michael Bourn, Mike Costanzo and Geoff Geary to the Houston Astros. Received Eric Bruntlett and Brad Lidge.
- November 11, 2007
Signed J.C. Romero as a free agent.
- November 13, 2007
Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.
- November 18, 2007
Released Tadahito Iguchi.
- November 20, 2007
Signed Matt Childers as a free agent.
Signed Michael Restovich as a free agent.
Signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.
Signed Brandon Watson as a free agent.
Purchased Chris Snelling from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- November 28, 2007
Selected Shane Youman off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- December 5, 2007
Released Julio Mateo.
- December 6, 2007
Drafted Travis Blackley from the San Francisco Giants in the 2007 rule 5 draft.
Released Michael Restovich.
- December 7, 2007
Signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.
Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
Signed Gary Knotts as a free agent.
Signed Val Pascucci as a free agent.
- December 20, 2007
Signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.
Signed Geoff Jenkins as a free agent.
- December 23, 2007
Signed So Taguchi as a free agent.
- January 2, 2008
Chris Roberson player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.
- January 7, 2008
Signed Kevin Beirne as a free agent.
- January 28, 2008
Signed Pedro Feliz as a free agent.
- February 16, 2008
Anderson García selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.
- February 20, 2008
Signed Kris Benson as a free agent.
- February 25, 2008
Selected Ray Olmedo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- March 3, 2008
Signed Jason Kershner as a free agent.
- March 18, 2008
Signed Steve Green as a free agent.
- March 28, 2008
Signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.
Released Ray Olmedo.
- March 31, 2008
Signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
- April 5, 2008
Wes Helms player rights sold to the Florida Marlins.
- April 11, 2008
Signed Steve Kline as a free agent.
- April 18, 2008
Released Pete LaForest.
- April 22, 2008
Signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.
- April 28, 2008
Released Val Pascucci.
- April 29, 2008
Selected Óscar Robles off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- April 30, 2008
Received Jon Knott from the Minnesota Twins as part of a conditional deal.
- May 1, 2008
Released Vic Darensbourg.
Released Chris Woodward.
- May 3, 2008
Signed Les Walrond as a free agent.
- May 7, 2008
Received Steve Randolph from the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
Traded Travis Dawkins to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Rouse.
- May 8, 2008
Released Kevin Beirne.
- May 20, 2008
Signed Jonathan Villar as an amateur free agent.
- May 27, 2008
Signed Joe Valentine as a free agent.
- June 1, 2008
Released Shane Youman.
- June 5, 2008
Drafted Anthony Gose in the 2nd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2008.
Drafted Jonathan Pettibone in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 2008.
Drafted Vance Worley in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2008.
Drafted Trevor May in the 4th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2008.
Drafted Michael Stutes in the 11th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2008.
Drafted Ryan Weber in the 12th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted B.J. Rosenberg in the 13th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2008.
Drafted Michael Schwimer in the 14th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2008.
Drafted Tyler Cloyd in the 18th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2008.
Drafted Steve Susdorf in the 19th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2008.
Drafted Keon Broxton in the 29th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jarred Cosart in the 38th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2008.
Drafted Giovanni Soto in the 46th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 11, 2008
Released Steve Kline.
- June 12, 2008
Released Zack Segovia.
- June 22, 2008
Released Joe Valentine.
- June 25, 2008
Released Jason Kershner.
- July 17, 2008
Traded Matthew Spencer (minors), Adrian Cardenas and Josh Outman to the Oakland Athletics. Received Joe Blanton.
- July 21, 2008
Signed Kevin Mahar as a free agent.
- August 6, 2008
Released John Ennis.
- August 7, 2008
Traded Brian Schlitter to the Chicago Cubs. Received Scott Eyre.
- August 22, 2008
Sent Gary Knotts to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.
- August 30, 2008
Released Kris Benson.
Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Matt Stairs. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Fabio Castro (September 29, 2008) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
- September 5, 2008
Signed Tadahito Iguchi as a free agent.
- October 2, 2008
Released Francisco Rosario.
- October 9, 2008
J.D. Durbin granted Free Agency.
- October 14, 2008
Travis Blackley granted Free Agency.
Chris Snelling granted Free Agency.
- October 31, 2008
Tom Gordon granted Free Agency.
- November 3, 2008
Jason Anderson granted Free Agency.
T.J. Bohn granted Free Agency.
Mike Cervenak granted Free Agency.
Matt Childers granted Free Agency.
Jon Knott granted Free Agency.
Steve Randolph granted Free Agency.
Mike Rouse granted Free Agency.
Rudy Seánez granted Free Agency.
Matt Smith granted Free Agency.
R.J. Swindle granted Free Agency.
Brandon Watson granted Free Agency.
- November 4, 2008
Les Walrond selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
- November 5, 2008
Released So Taguchi.
- November 6, 2008
Pat Burrell granted Free Agency.
Jamie Moyer granted Free Agency.
- November 13, 2008
Tadahito Iguchi granted Free Agency.
- November 18, 2008
Signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.
Steve Green granted Free Agency.
- November 20, 2008
Traded Greg Golson to the Texas Rangers. Received John Mayberry.
- November 28, 2008
Signed Mike Koplove as a free agent.
- December 9, 2008
Signed Lisalverto Bonilla as an amateur free agent.
- December 10, 2008
Traded Jason Jaramillo to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ronny Paulino.
- December 11, 2008
Drafted Robert Mosebach from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 rule 5 draft.
- December 12, 2008
Signed Raúl Ibañez as a free agent.
Scott Mathieson granted Free Agency.
- December 15, 2008
Signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
Signed Willians Astudillo as an amateur free agent.
- December 16, 2008
Signed Terry Tiffee as a free agent.
- December 17, 2008
Signed Yorman Bazardo as a free agent.
Signed Wilkin Ruan as a free agent.
- December 22, 2008
Signed J.J. Furmaniak as a free agent.
- December 25, 2008
Signed Scott Mathieson as a free agent.
- December 26, 2008
Signed Justin Lehr as a free agent.
- December 29, 2008
Signed Blaine Neal as a free agent.
- December 30, 2008
Signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
Signed Jason Ellison as a free agent.
- January 5, 2009
Signed Gary Majewski as a free agent.
- January 6, 2009
Signed Marcus Giles as a free agent.
Signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.
- January 7, 2009
Signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.
- January 11, 2009
Signed Jason Anderson as a free agent.
- January 15, 2009
Signed Jake Woods as a free agent.
- January 16, 2009
Signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.
- January 22, 2009
Signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.
Signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.
- February 15, 2009
Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.
- February 27, 2009
Released Adam Eaton.
- March 3, 2009
Signed John Ennis as a free agent.
- March 5, 2009
Signed Rodrigo López as a free agent.
- March 23, 2009
Signed Domingo Santana as an amateur free agent.
- March 27, 2009
Traded Ronny Paulino to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jack Taschner.
- March 30, 2009
- March 31, 2009
Released Geoff Jenkins.
- April 1, 2009
Returned Robert Mosebach (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Released Yorman Bazardo.
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