Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 2, 2011
Josh Barfield granted Free Agency.
Brian Bass granted Free Agency.
Eddie Bonine granted Free Agency.
Nate Bump granted Free Agency.
Dave Bush granted Free Agency.
Brent Clevlen granted Free Agency.
Terry Evans granted Free Agency.
Ryan Feierabend granted Free Agency.
Kevin Frandsen granted Free Agency.
Jeff Larish granted Free Agency.
Juan Pérez granted Free Agency.
Scott Podsednik granted Free Agency.
Rich Thompson granted Free Agency.
Les Walrond granted Free Agency.
Delwyn Young granted Free Agency.
- November 3, 2011
Carlos Rivero selected by the Washington Nationals off waivers.
- November 4, 2011
Signed Jim Thome as a free agent.
- November 10, 2011
Signed Raúl Valdés as a free agent.
- November 14, 2011
Signed Jonathan Papelbon as a free agent.
- November 17, 2011
Signed Brian Schneider as a free agent.
Traded Mike Zagurski to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received a player to be named later. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Adam Worthington (minors) (November 17, 2011) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- November 20, 2011
Purchased Ty Wigginton from the Colorado Rockies.
- November 29, 2011
Signed Kevin Frandsen as a free agent.
Signed Pat Misch as a free agent.
Signed Scott Podsednik as a free agent.
Released Scott Mathieson.
- November 30, 2011
Signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.
Signed Pete Orr as a free agent.
Signed Brian Sanches as a free agent.
- December 3, 2011
Signed Ryan Feierabend as a free agent.
- December 8, 2011
Lendy Castillo drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2011 rule 5 draft.
Signed Laynce Nix as a free agent.
- December 9, 2011
Signed David Purcey as a free agent.
- December 12, 2011
Signed Steven Lerud as a free agent.
Traded Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Frank Gailey (minors).
- December 13, 2011
Signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.
- December 15, 2011
Signed Dontrelle Willis as a free agent.
- December 19, 2011
Signed Jimmy Rollins as a free agent.
- December 21, 2011
Signed Héctor Luna as a free agent.
Signed Luis Montañez as a free agent.
- December 28, 2011
Signed Ricardo Pinto as an amateur free agent.
- January 6, 2012
Signed Tug Hulett as a free agent.
- January 9, 2012
Signed Nate Bump as a free agent.
- January 10, 2012
Signed Dave Bush as a free agent.
Released John Bowker.
- January 17, 2012
Signed Joel Piñeiro as a free agent.
- January 19, 2012
Signed Brent Clevlen as a free agent.
- January 25, 2012
Traded Wilson Valdez to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jeremy Horst.
- January 27, 2012
Signed Juan Pierre as a free agent.
- January 31, 2012
Signed Chad Qualls as a free agent.
- March 16, 2012
Released Dontrelle Willis.
- March 18, 2012
Released Ryan Feierabend.
- March 19, 2012
Released Joel Piñeiro.
- March 30, 2012
Released Brent Clevlen.
- March 31, 2012
Signed Andrés Blanco as a free agent.
Signed Joe Thurston as a free agent.
- April 1, 2012
Signed Ranger Suárez as an amateur free agent.
- April 13, 2012
Signed Mike Fontenot as a free agent.
- April 23, 2012
Released Joe Thurston.
- May 4, 2012
Released Luis Montañez.
- May 12, 2012
Scott Podsednik player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.
- May 16, 2012
Traded Rich Thompson to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Kyle Hudson.
- June 5, 2012
Released Dave Bush.
Drafted Dylan Cozens in the 2nd round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2012.
Drafted Zach Green in the 3rd round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2012.
Drafted Cameron Perkins in the 6th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2012.
Drafted Hoby Milner in the 7th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2012.
- June 6, 2012
Drafted Drew Anderson in the 21st round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2012.
Drafted Joe Mantiply in the 28th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Brad Wieck in the 29th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Kyle Cody in the 33rd round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Steven Wilson in the 35th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Eric Hanhold in the 40th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 15, 2012
Signed Jason Pridie as a free agent.
- June 30, 2012
Traded Jim Thome to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Gabriel Lino (minors) and Kyle Simon (minors).
- July 1, 2012
Sent Chad Qualls to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
- July 2, 2012
Signed Deivy Grullón as an amateur free agent.
- July 31, 2012
Tuffy Gosewisch player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Traded Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later, Josh Lindblom and Ethan Martin. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Stefan Jarrin (minors) (September 28, 2012) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
Traded Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tommy Joseph, Seth Rosin and Nate Schierholtz.
- August 2, 2012
Released Brian Sanches.
- August 3, 2012
Traded Joe Blanton to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Ryan O'Sullivan (minors) (August 16, 2012) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- August 4, 2012
Signed Jake Fox as a free agent.
- August 5, 2012
Released Mike Fontenot.
- August 30, 2012
Héctor Luna granted Free Agency.
- October 4, 2012
Jason Pridie granted Free Agency.
- October 18, 2012
Tyson Brummett selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
- October 23, 2012
David Herndon selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
- October 29, 2012
José Contreras granted Free Agency.
Juan Pierre granted Free Agency.
Plácido Polanco granted Free Agency.
Brian Schneider granted Free Agency.
Ty Wigginton granted Free Agency.
- November 3, 2012
Scott Elarton granted Free Agency.
Jake Fox granted Free Agency.
Kyle Hudson granted Free Agency.
Tug Hulett granted Free Agency.
Pat Misch granted Free Agency.
David Purcey granted Free Agency.
- November 16, 2012
Signed Josh Fields as a free agent.
- November 21, 2012
Signed Edubray Ramos as a free agent.
- November 27, 2012
Signed Humberto Quintero as a free agent.
- November 30, 2012
Nate Schierholtz granted Free Agency.
- December 1, 2012
Signed Zach Miner as a free agent.
- December 5, 2012
Signed César Jiménez as a free agent.
- December 6, 2012
Drafted Ender Inciarte from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2012 rule 5 draft.
Traded Trevor May and Vance Worley to the Minnesota Twins. Received Ben Revere.
- December 9, 2012
Traded Lisalverto Bonilla and Josh Lindblom to the Texas Rangers. Received Michael Young and cash.
- December 14, 2012
Selected Mauricio Robles off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- December 18, 2012
Signed John Lannan as a free agent.
- December 20, 2012
Signed Mike Adams as a free agent.
- January 12, 2013
Signed Rodrigo López as a free agent.
- January 16, 2013
Signed Brian Bass as a free agent.
Signed Aaron Cook as a free agent.
- January 22, 2013
Signed Delmon Young as a free agent.
Signed Franklyn Kilome as an amateur free agent.
- January 23, 2013
Signed Joe Mather as a free agent.
- January 28, 2013
Signed Yuniesky Betancourt as a free agent.
- January 29, 2013
Signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.
- February 1, 2013
Signed Matt Tolbert as a free agent.
- February 15, 2013
Released Andrés Blanco.
- February 23, 2013
Traded Michael Schwimer to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Art Charles (minors).
- March 2, 2013
Signed Andrés Blanco as a free agent.
- March 9, 2013
Released Joe Mather.
- March 22, 2013
Released Rodrigo López.
- March 24, 2013
Released Yuniesky Betancourt.
- March 25, 2013
Signed Luis García as a free agent.
- March 26, 2013
Released Aaron Cook.
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