2016 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2015

  Chad Billingsley granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Francoeur granted Free Agency.

  Aaron Harang granted Free Agency.

  Jerome Williams granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2015

  Cliff Lee granted Free Agency.

  Selected Dan Otero off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• November 6, 2015

  Willians Astudillo granted Free Agency.

  Jason Berken granted Free Agency.

  Russ Canzler granted Free Agency.

  Jordan Danks granted Free Agency.

  Koyie Hill granted Free Agency.

  Destin Hood granted Free Agency.

  Ethan Martin granted Free Agency.

  Tyler Pastornicky granted Free Agency.

  Jonathan Pettibone granted Free Agency.

  Cord Phelps granted Free Agency.

  Anthony Vasquez granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 2015

  Signed James Russell as a free agent.

• November 14, 2015

  Traded Sam McWilliams (minors) to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Jeremy Hellickson.

• November 18, 2015

  Signed Emmanuel Burriss as a free agent.

  Signed Frank Herrmann as a free agent.

  Signed Ryan Jackson as a free agent.

• November 20, 2015

  Selected A.J. Achter off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• November 23, 2015

  Signed Greg Burke as a free agent.

• November 30, 2015

  Selected Michael Mariot off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• December 2, 2015

  Selected Peter Bourjos off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Nefi Ogando selected by the Miami Marlins off waivers.

• December 9, 2015

  Signed David Hernandez as a free agent.

• December 10, 2015

  Drafted Tyler Goeddel from the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2015 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Daniel Stumpf from the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2015

  Traded David Whitehead (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Charlie Morton.

  Traded Jonathan Araúz and Ken Giles to the Houston Astros. Received Harold Arauz (minors), Mark Appel, Thomas Eshelman, Brett Oberholtzer and Vince Velasquez.

• December 14, 2015

  Signed J.P. Arencibia as a free agent.

  Signed Ernesto Frieri as a free agent.

  Signed Gregory Infante as a free agent.

• December 17, 2015

  Signed Andrew Bailey as a free agent.

  Signed Edward Mujica as a free agent.

  A.J. Achter selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off waivers.

• December 18, 2015

  Dan Otero player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• January 8, 2016

  Signed Jake Fox as a free agent.

• January 12, 2016

  Signed Cedric Hunter as a free agent.

  Signed Anthony Vasquez as a free agent.

• January 25, 2016

  Signed Jeremy Bleich as a free agent.

  Signed Edgar Ibarra as a free agent.

  Signed David Lough as a free agent.

• January 29, 2016

  Selected Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.

• February 3, 2016

  Traded Jesse Biddle to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Yoervis Medina.

• February 10, 2016

  Traded player to be named or cash to the Los Angeles Angels. Received Taylor Featherston.

• March 28, 2016

  Signed Will Venable as a free agent.

• March 29, 2016

  Released Edward Mujica.

• March 30, 2016

  Signed Edward Mujica as a free agent.

• March 31, 2016

  Released Greg Burke.

  Released Miguel González.

  Released Kenny Roberts.

• April 3, 2016

  Chris Leroux player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• April 5, 2016

  Released Ernesto Frieri.

• April 18, 2016

  Traded player to be named or cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Alfredo Marte.

• May 16, 2016

  Released J.P. Arencibia.

  Released Alfredo Marte.

• May 20, 2016

  Ryan Jackson player rights sold to the Los Angeles Angels.

• June 1, 2016

  Purchased Jimmy Paredes from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• June 2, 2016

  Released Bobby LaFromboise.

• June 9, 2016

  Drafted Mickey Moniak in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2016.

• June 10, 2016

  Drafted JoJo Romero in the 4th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2016.

  Drafted Cole Irvin in the 5th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2016.

• June 11, 2016

  Released Will Venable.

  Drafted Darick Hall in the 14th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2016.

  Drafted Mac Sceroler in the 36th round of the 2016 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 19, 2016

  Selected Phil Klein off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• July 2, 2016

  Signed Francisco Morales as a free agent.

  Released Yoervis Medina.

• July 5, 2016

  Signed Símon Muzziotti as a free agent.

• July 14, 2016

  Released Edward Mujica.

• July 15, 2016

  Released Jeremy Bleich.

• July 25, 2016

  Returned Daniel Stumpf (earlier draft pick) to the Kansas City Royals.

• August 6, 2016

  Released Andrew Bailey.

• August 9, 2016

  Brett Oberholtzer selected by the Los Angeles Angels off waivers.

• August 12, 2016

  Selected Patrick Schuster off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• August 22, 2016

  Released David Lough.

• August 25, 2016

  Traded Carlos Ruiz and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later, Tommy Bergjans (minors) and A.J. Ellis. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Joey Curletta (minors) (September 15, 2016) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• October 3, 2016

  Cedric Hunter granted Free Agency.

  James Russell granted Free Agency.

• October 10, 2016

  Jimmy Paredes granted Free Agency.

  Patrick Schuster granted Free Agency.

• October 13, 2016

  Frank Herrmann granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2016

  Emmanuel Burriss granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2016

  Andrés Blanco granted Free Agency.

  Peter Bourjos granted Free Agency.

  A.J. Ellis granted Free Agency.

  David Hernandez granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Howard granted Free Agency.

  Charlie Morton granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2016

  Traded player to be named or cash to the Houston Astros. Received Pat Neshek.

• November 7, 2016

  Jake Fox granted Free Agency.

  Gregory Infante granted Free Agency.

  Anthony Vasquez granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 2016

  Traded Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Howie Kendrick.

• November 15, 2016

  Released Matt Harrison.

• November 18, 2016

  Elvis Araújo selected by the Miami Marlins off waivers.

• November 23, 2016

  Released David Buchanan.

  Traded Jimmy Cordero to the Washington Nationals. Received a player to be named later. The Washington Nationals sent Mario Sanchez (minors) (December 12, 2016) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• December 2, 2016

  Cody Asche granted Free Agency.

  Selected David Rollins off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• December 6, 2016

  Signed Joaquín Benoit as a free agent.

• December 8, 2016

  Hoby Milner drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2016

  Signed Sean Burnett as a free agent.

  Signed Pedro Florimón as a free agent.

  Signed Héctor Gómez as a free agent.

  Signed Daniel Nava as a free agent.

• December 14, 2016

  Signed Andrés Blanco as a free agent.

  Released Phil Klein.

  Selected Richie Shaffer off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• December 20, 2016

  Signed Bryan Holaday as a free agent.

  Traded Josh Tobias (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Clay Buchholz.

• December 21, 2016

  Signed Pedro Beato as a free agent.

  David Rollins selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• December 23, 2016

  Richie Shaffer selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• January 5, 2017

  Signed Cesár Ramos as a free agent.

• January 19, 2017

  Signed Michael Saunders as a free agent.

• January 24, 2017

  Traded Severino González to the Miami Marlins. Received player to be named or cash.

• January 25, 2017

  Signed Ryan Hanigan as a free agent.

• February 4, 2017

  Signed Chris Coghlan as a free agent.

• March 11, 2017

  Traded Joey Curletta (minors) to the Seattle Mariners. Received Pat Venditte.

• March 24, 2017

  The Cleveland Indians returned Hoby Milner (earlier draft pick).

• March 26, 2017

  Released Sean Burnett.

• March 27, 2017

  Released Ryan Hanigan.

  Released Bryan Holaday.

• March 28, 2017

  Released Chris Coghlan.

  Traded Alec Asher to the Baltimore Orioles. Received player to be named or cash.

• March 31, 2017

  Released Taylor Featherston.

• April 1, 2017

  Signed Taylor Featherston as a free agent.