2009 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2008

  Adam Bernero granted Free Agency.

  Melvin Dorta granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Drese granted Free Agency.

  Chris Duffy granted Free Agency.

  Matt Kata granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Maldonado granted Free Agency.

  Juan Mateo granted Free Agency.

  Luis Ordaz granted Free Agency.

  Juan Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Dan Reichert granted Free Agency.

  Marino Salas granted Free Agency.

  Mike Thompson granted Free Agency.

  John Van Benschoten granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2008

  Signed Elias Díaz as an amateur free agent.

• December 4, 2008

  Signed Brian Slocum as a free agent.

• December 10, 2008

  Raúl Chávez granted Free Agency.

  Jason Davis granted Free Agency.

  Traded Ronny Paulino to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jason Jaramillo.

• December 11, 2008

  Drafted Donnie Veal from the Chicago Cubs in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2008

  Signed Ramón Vázquez as a free agent.

  Denny Bautista granted Free Agency.

• December 16, 2008

  Signed Denny Bautista as a free agent.

  Signed Garrett Jones as a free agent.

  Signed Juan Mateo as a free agent.

  Signed Andy Phillips as a free agent.

  Signed Jeff Salazar as a free agent.

• December 23, 2008

  Signed Chris Bootcheck as a free agent.

• January 7, 2009

  Signed Pedro López as a free agent.

  Signed Anderson Machado as a free agent.

  Signed Jeremy Powell as a free agent.

• January 13, 2009

  Signed Craig Monroe as a free agent.

• January 21, 2009

  Signed Erik Kratz as a free agent.

  Signed Ty Taubenheim as a free agent.

• January 23, 2009

  Signed Jason Davis as a free agent.

  Signed Héctor Giménez as a free agent.

• January 27, 2009

  Selected Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• January 30, 2009

  Signed Eric Hinske as a free agent.

• February 5, 2009

  T.J. Beam selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• February 13, 2009

  Signed Jean Machi as a free agent.

• February 20, 2009

  Signed Rúben Gotay as a free agent.

• March 21, 2009

  Signed Harvey García as a free agent.

• March 25, 2009

  Signed Gregory Polanco as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joely Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

• April 3, 2009

  Sent Rúben Gotay to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.

• April 5, 2009

  Received Chris Barnwell from the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

• April 15, 2009

  Traded players to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Delwyn Young. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Eric Krebs (minors) (May 22, 2009) and Harvey García (August 1, 2009) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

• April 17, 2009

  Traded Andy Phillips to the Chicago White Sox. Received Michael Dubee (minors).

• April 24, 2009

  Dave Davidson selected by the Florida Marlins off waivers.

• May 7, 2009

  Sent Anderson Machado to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

• May 8, 2009

  Signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

• May 16, 2009

  Traded Rómulo Sánchez to the New York Yankees. Received Eric Hacker.

• May 18, 2009

  Released Jimmy Barthmaier.

  Selected Steven Jackson off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• May 20, 2009

  Signed Jimmy Barthmaier as a free agent.

• June 3, 2009

  Traded Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves. Received Gorkys Hernández, Jeff Locke and Charlie Morton.

• June 5, 2009

  Signed Mike Koplove as a free agent.

• June 9, 2009

  Drafted Tony Sanchez in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2009.

  Drafted Vic Black in the 1st round (49th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2009.

  Drafted Brooks Pounders in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  Drafted Brock Holt in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.

  Drafted Matt den Dekker in the 16th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Phil Irwin in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2009.

  Drafted Matt Dermody in the 26th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jake Lamb in the 38th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 2009

  Received Chris Snelling from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

• June 24, 2009

  Received Brian Myrow from the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

• June 30, 2009

  Traded Eric Hinske and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Casey Erickson (minors) and Eric Fryer.

  Traded Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals. Received Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge.

• July 1, 2009

  Released Craig Monroe.

• July 5, 2009

  Signed Yhonathan Barrios as an amateur free agent.

• July 9, 2009

  Signed Dovydas Neverauskas as an amateur free agent.

• July 10, 2009

  Released Chris Snelling.

• July 14, 2009

  Signed Alen Hanson as an amateur free agent.

  Released Brian Slocum.

• July 22, 2009

  Traded Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox. Received Argenis Díaz and Hunter Strickland.

• July 25, 2009

  Signed Jonathan Van Every as a free agent.

• July 29, 2009

  Traded Freddy Sanchez to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tim Alderson (minors).

  Traded Ian Snell and Jack Wilson to the Seattle Mariners. Received Brett Lorin (minors), Aaron Pribanic (minors), Nathan Adcock, Ronny Cedeño and Jeff Clement.

• July 30, 2009

  Traded Tom Gorzelanny and John Grabow to the Chicago Cubs. Received José Ascanio, Josh Harrison and Kevin Hart.

• August 5, 2009

  Traded Mike Koplove to the Seattle Mariners. Received Deybis Benitez (minors).

• August 12, 2009

  Selected Jon Meloan off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• August 30, 2009

  Signed Jorge Julio as a free agent.

• September 1, 2009

  Received Bobby Livingston from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

• September 2, 2009

  Jon Meloan selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• September 24, 2009

  Selected Anthony Claggett off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• October 5, 2009

  Jeff Salazar granted Free Agency.

• October 20, 2009

  Chris Bootcheck granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 2009

  Tyler Yates granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2009

  Denny Bautista granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2009

  Selected Justin Thomas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• October 30, 2009

  Released Yoslán Herrera.

• November 3, 2009

  Traded Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Akinori Iwamura.

• November 9, 2009

  Chris Barnwell granted Free Agency.

  Jason Davis granted Free Agency.

  Héctor Giménez granted Free Agency.

  Eric Hacker granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Julio granted Free Agency.

  Steven Lerud granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Livingston granted Free Agency.

  Pedro López granted Free Agency.

  Juan Mateo granted Free Agency.

  Brian Myrow granted Free Agency.

  Miguel Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Jeremy Powell granted Free Agency.

  Jamie Romak granted Free Agency.

  Ty Taubenheim granted Free Agency.

  Virgil Vasquez granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 2009

  Signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

• November 20, 2009

  Signed Virgil Vasquez as a free agent.

  Selected Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• November 21, 2009

  Signed Héctor Giménez as a free agent.

• November 30, 2009

  Robinzon Díaz granted Free Agency.

• December 7, 2009

  Luis Cruz selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• December 9, 2009

  Signed Bobby Crosby as a free agent.

  Signed José Osuna as an amateur free agent.

• December 10, 2009

  Drafted John Raynor from the Florida Marlins in the 2009 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Vinnie Chulk as a free agent.

• December 12, 2009

  Matt Capps granted Free Agency.

  Phil Dumatrait granted Free Agency.

• December 14, 2009

  Signed Jeremy Powell as a free agent.

• December 18, 2009

  Signed Javier López as a free agent.

  Signed Brian Myrow as a free agent.

• December 23, 2009

  Signed Jack Taschner as a free agent.

• December 30, 2009

  Signed Tyler Yates as a free agent.

• December 31, 2009

  Signed Brian Burres as a free agent.

  Signed Neal Cotts as a free agent.

• January 6, 2010

  Signed Luke Carlin as a free agent.

• January 11, 2010

  Signed Ryan Church as a free agent.

• January 12, 2010

  Signed Brian Bass as a free agent.

• January 16, 2010

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• January 18, 2010

  Traded Brian Bixler to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jesus Brito (minors).

• January 19, 2010

  Selected Brandon Jones off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• January 20, 2010

  Signed D.J. Carrasco as a free agent.

  Signed Octavio Dotel as a free agent.

• January 29, 2010

  Signed Doug Bernier as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Melillo as a free agent.

• March 29, 2010

  Selected Hayden Penn off waivers from the Florida Marlins.