2005 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2004

  Signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

  Signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.

• November 2, 2004

  Signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.

• November 5, 2004

  Signed Brian Reith as a free agent.

• November 8, 2004

  Signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.

• November 10, 2004

  Signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Olsen as a free agent.

• November 11, 2004

  Brian Boehringer granted Free Agency.

• November 17, 2004

  Signed Damon Minor as a free agent.

  Signed Joe Roa as a free agent.

• November 18, 2004

  Signed José León as a free agent.

• November 24, 2004

  Traded J.J. Davis to the Washington Nationals. Received Antonio Sucre (minors).

• November 27, 2004

  Traded Jason Kendall and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mark Redman, Arthur Rhodes and cash.

• November 30, 2004

  Signed Mark Corey as a free agent.

• December 1, 2004

  Released Tony Alvarez.

  Released Abraham Núñez.

  Released Carlos Rivera.

• December 11, 2004

  Traded Arthur Rhodes to the Cleveland Indians. Received Matt Lawton.

• December 13, 2004

  Chris Demaria selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2004 minor league draft.

  Henry Owens selected by the New York Mets in the 2004 minor league draft.

• December 14, 2004

  Frank Brooks selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

• December 16, 2004

  Released Damon Minor.

  Traded Juan Carlos Oviedo to the Kansas City Royals. Received Benito Santiago and cash.

• December 17, 2004

  Signed Brian Mallette as a free agent.

• December 22, 2004

  Signed César Crespo as a free agent.

• December 27, 2004

  Signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

• January 6, 2005

  Signed Graham Koonce as a free agent.

• January 11, 2005

  Signed Edwards Guzmán as a free agent.

• January 13, 2005

  Signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.

• January 15, 2005

  Signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.

• January 21, 2005

  Signed Ben Grieve as a free agent.

• January 26, 2005

  Signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.

• January 27, 2005

  Signed Rick White as a free agent.

• March 8, 2005

  Released J.R. House.

• March 23, 2005

  Released Albie Lopez.

• March 30, 2005

  Purchased David Ross from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• April 1, 2005

  Released Ben Grieve.

• April 20, 2005

  Selected Alfredo Amézaga off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• May 5, 2005

  Released Alfredo Amézaga.

• May 8, 2005

  Released Benito Santiago.

• May 11, 2005

  Received Michael Restovich from the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.

• May 12, 2005

  Released Edwards Guzmán.

• June 7, 2005

  Drafted Andrew McCutchen in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2005.

  Drafted Brent Lillibridge in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2005.

  Drafted Steve Pearce in the 8th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.

  Drafted Ryan Lollis in the 20th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 22, 2005

  Signed Jason Roach as a free agent.

• July 28, 2005

  Traded David Ross to the San Diego Padres. Received J.J. Furmaniak.

• July 31, 2005

  Traded Matt Lawton to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jody Gerut and cash.

• August 1, 2005

  Released José León.

• August 19, 2005

  Signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.

• October 15, 2005

  Kirk Bullinger granted Free Agency.

  Howie Clark granted Free Agency.

  Mark Corey granted Free Agency.

  César Crespo granted Free Agency.

  Tom Evans granted Free Agency.

  Hansel Izquierdo granted Free Agency.

  Justin Kaye granted Free Agency.

  Graham Koonce granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Maldonado granted Free Agency.

  Brian Mallette granted Free Agency.

  Vladimir Núñez granted Free Agency.

  Jon Nunnally granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Olsen granted Free Agency.

  Brian Reith granted Free Agency.

  Jason Roach granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Velandia granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2005

  Daryle Ward granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2005

  Brian Meadows granted Free Agency.

  José Mesa granted Free Agency.

  Rick White granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2005

  Signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.

• November 4, 2005

  Signed Travis Chapman as a free agent.

• November 8, 2005

  Signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.

• November 9, 2005

  Signed Jason Alfaro as a free agent.

• November 10, 2005

  Signed Jason Roach as a free agent.

• November 15, 2005

  Signed Britt Reames as a free agent.

• November 18, 2005

  Released Michael Restovich.

• November 20, 2005

  Signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

• November 21, 2005

  Traded Bobby Hill to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Clayton Hamilton (minors) (December 8, 2005) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• November 28, 2005

  Tike Redman player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• December 7, 2005

  Traded Mark Redman to the Kansas City Royals. Received Chad Blackwell (minors) and Jonah Bayliss.

• December 8, 2005

  Drafted Víctor Santos from the Kansas City Royals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

  Released Ty Wigginton.

  Traded David Williams to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Sean Casey and cash.

• December 13, 2005

  Traded Rob Mackowiak to the Chicago White Sox. Received Dámaso Marte.

• December 15, 2005

  Signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Josh Fogg granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2005

  Signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.

• December 28, 2005

  Signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.

• December 30, 2005

  Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.

• January 3, 2006

  Signed Joe Randa as a free agent.

• January 5, 2006

  Signed Brandon Duckworth as a free agent.

  Signed Marty McLeary as a free agent.

  Signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

• January 9, 2006

  Signed Jeromy Burnitz as a free agent.

• January 18, 2006

  Signed Terry Adams as a free agent.

  Signed Jorge Vásquez as a free agent.

• January 27, 2006

  Signed José Hernández as a free agent.

• February 2, 2006

  Signed Brandon Knight as a free agent.

  Released Todd Ritchie.

• March 11, 2006

  Signed Raúl González as a free agent.

• March 31, 2006

  Released Giovanni Carrara.