2016 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2015

  Antonio Bastardo granted Free Agency.

  Joe Blanton granted Free Agency.

  A.J. Burnett granted Free Agency.

  J.A. Happ granted Free Agency.

  Corey Hart granted Free Agency.

  Aramis Ramírez granted Free Agency.

  Sean Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Joakim Soria granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2015

  Released Radhames Liz.

• November 6, 2015

  Jeremy Bleich granted Free Agency.

  John Bowker granted Free Agency.

  Wilkin Castillo granted Free Agency.

  Frank Herrmann granted Free Agency.

  Charles Leesman granted Free Agency.

  Brad Lincoln granted Free Agency.

  A.J. Morris granted Free Agency.

  Robert Stock granted Free Agency.

  Blake Wood granted Free Agency.

  Andrew Lambo selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• November 9, 2015

  Selected Guido Knudson off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• November 20, 2015

  Signed Danny Ortiz as a free agent.

  Signed Curtis Partch as a free agent.

• November 25, 2015

  Signed Jake Goebbert as a free agent.

  Purchased Allen Webster from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• December 2, 2015

  Pedro Álvarez granted Free Agency.

  Jaff Decker granted Free Agency.

• December 3, 2015

  Signed Cole Figueroa as a free agent.

• December 6, 2015

  Signed Wilfredo Boscán as a free agent.

• December 7, 2015

  Signed Deolis Guerra as a free agent.

• December 9, 2015

  Traded Neil Walker to the New York Mets. Received Jon Niese.

• December 10, 2015

  Deolis Guerra drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2015 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Juan Nicasio as a free agent.

• December 12, 2015

  Traded Charlie Morton to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received David Whitehead (minors).

• December 15, 2015

  Signed Antoan Richardson as a free agent.

• December 16, 2015

  Released Allen Webster.

• December 17, 2015

  Signed Sean Rodríguez as a free agent.

  Traded Trey Supak (minors) and Keon Broxton to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Jason Rogers.

• December 18, 2015

  Signed Ryan Vogelsong as a free agent.

• December 21, 2015

  Purchased Kyle Lobstein from the Detroit Tigers.

• December 23, 2015

  Signed John Jaso as a free agent.

  Bobby LaFromboise selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off waivers.

  Selected Yoervis Medina off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• December 30, 2015

  Released Casey Sadler.

• January 1, 2016

  Signed Ed Easley as a free agent.

• January 2, 2016

  Signed Juan Díaz as a free agent.

• January 4, 2016

  Signed Kelvin Marte as a free agent.

• January 6, 2016

  Signed Neftalí Feliz as a free agent.

  Signed Casey Sadler as a free agent.

• January 11, 2016

  Signed Daniel Bard as a free agent.

• January 13, 2016

  Released Tony Sanchez.

• January 19, 2016

  Selected A.J. Schugel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• February 3, 2016

  Traded Yoervis Medina to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jesse Biddle.

• February 11, 2016

  Signed Cory Luebke as a free agent.

  Signed Eric O'Flaherty as a free agent.

• February 20, 2016

  Signed Matt Joyce as a free agent.

• March 11, 2016

  Signed David Freese as a free agent.

• March 14, 2016

  Released Ángel Sánchez.

• March 15, 2016

  Signed Ángel Sánchez as a free agent.

• March 19, 2016

  Jesse Biddle selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.

• March 27, 2016

  Eric O'Flaherty player rights sold to the Atlanta Braves.

• April 6, 2016

  Jake Goebbert selected by the Tampa Bay Rays off waivers.

• April 11, 2016

  Released John Holdzkom.

• April 14, 2016

  Signed Justin Masterson as a free agent.

• April 21, 2016

  Released Mike Morse.

• April 25, 2016

  Released Antoan Richardson.

• May 13, 2016

  Released Daniel Bard.

• June 9, 2016

  Drafted Will Craig in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2016.

  Drafted Nick Lodolo in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 2016 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 2016

  Drafted Blake Cederlind in the 5th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2016.

  Drafted Cam Vieaux in the 6th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2016.

• June 11, 2016

  Purchased Erik Kratz from the Los Angeles Angels.

  Drafted Max Kranick in the 11th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2016.

  Drafted Adam Oller in the 20th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2016.

  Drafted Hunter Owen in the 25th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2016.

  Drafted Geoff Hartlieb in the 29th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2016.

• June 17, 2016

  Released Guido Knudson.

• June 26, 2016

  Released Cory Luebke.

• June 28, 2016

  Cole Figueroa selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

• June 30, 2016

  Released Ed Easley.

• July 3, 2016

  Selected Eric Fryer off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• July 9, 2016

  Signed Josh Outman as a free agent.

• July 12, 2016

  Rob Scahill selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• July 23, 2016

  Erik Kratz granted Free Agency.

• July 30, 2016

  Traded Mark Melancon to the Washington Nationals. Received Taylor Hearn and Felipe Vazquez.

• August 1, 2016

  Traded Jon Niese to the New York Mets. Received Antonio Bastardo and cash.

  Traded Francisco Liriano, Reese McGuire and Harold Ramírez to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Drew Hutchison.

  Traded players to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Iván Nova. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Tito Polo (minors) (August 30, 2016) and Stephen Tarpley (August 30, 2016) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• August 4, 2016

  Released Wilfredo Boscán.

• August 6, 2016

  Traded Arquimedes Caminero to the Seattle Mariners. Received players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Jake Brentz (September 1, 2016) and Pedro Vasquez (minors) (September 1, 2016) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• August 18, 2016

  Released Josh Outman.

• August 31, 2016

  Traded Kyle Lobstein to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Zach Phillips.

• September 13, 2016

  Traded player to be named to the Seattle Mariners. Received Wade LeBlanc.

• September 22, 2016

  Purchased Phil Coke from the New York Yankees.

• September 26, 2016

  Traded Taylor Gushue to the Washington Nationals. Received Christopher Bostick.

• October 11, 2016

  Phil Coke granted Free Agency.

• October 13, 2016

  Jorge Rondon granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2016

  Signed Dan Runzler as a free agent.

  Pedro Florimón granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2016

  Neftalí Feliz granted Free Agency.

  Matt Joyce granted Free Agency.

  Iván Nova granted Free Agency.

  Zach Phillips granted Free Agency.

  Sean Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Vogelsong granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2016

  Juan Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Kelvin Marte granted Free Agency.

  Justin Masterson granted Free Agency.

  Danny Ortiz granted Free Agency.

• November 29, 2016

  Signed Lisalverto Bonilla as a free agent.

• December 2, 2016

  Eric Fryer granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Locke granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 2016

  Colten Brewer drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 2016

  Josh D. Smith drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Tyler Webb from the New York Yankees in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 2016

  Signed Eury Pérez as a free agent.

• December 21, 2016

  Signed Daniel Hudson as a free agent.

• December 23, 2016

  Selected Nefi Ogando off waivers from the Miami Marlins.

• December 27, 2016

  Signed Iván Nova as a free agent.

• January 4, 2017

  Signed Jackson Williams as a free agent.

• January 6, 2017

  Willy García selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• January 10, 2017

  Signed Danny Ortiz as a free agent.

• January 15, 2017

  Signed Josh Lindblom as a free agent.

• January 18, 2017

  Signed Joey Terdoslavich as a free agent.

• February 9, 2017

  Traded player to be named or cash to the Minnesota Twins. Received Pat Light.

• February 10, 2017

  Traded Frank Duncan (minors) to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Phil Gosselin.

• February 13, 2017

  Lisalverto Bonilla selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• February 14, 2017

  Nefi Ogando selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• March 14, 2017

  Signed Osvaldo Bido as a free agent.

• March 29, 2017

  Released Jared Hughes.

  Released Justin Topa.

• March 31, 2017

  Returned Tyler Webb (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.