2008 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 2007

  Signed Roy Corcoran as a free agent.

• November 23, 2007

  Signed Mark Kiger as a free agent.

• December 3, 2007

  Signed Prentice Redman as a free agent.

• December 6, 2007

  Drafted R.A. Dickey from the Minnesota Twins in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2007

  John Parrish granted Free Agency.

  Traded Ben Broussard to the Texas Rangers. Received Tug Hulett.

• December 20, 2007

  Signed Carlos Silva as a free agent.

• January 8, 2008

  Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

• January 10, 2008

  Signed Chris Reitsma as a free agent.

• January 11, 2008

  Signed Philip Barzilla as a free agent.

• January 14, 2008

  Signed Bronson Sardinha as a free agent.

• January 18, 2008

  Signed Arthur Rhodes as a free agent.

• January 31, 2008

  Signed Brad Wilkerson as a free agent.

• February 8, 2008

  Traded Tony Butler (minors), Adam Jones, Kam Mickolio, George Sherrill and Chris Tillman to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Érik Bédard.

• February 15, 2008

  Signed Greg Norton as a free agent.

• February 16, 2008

  Selected Anderson García off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• February 19, 2008

  Signed Bubba Crosby as a free agent.

• February 25, 2008

  Signed Mike Kinkade as a free agent.

• March 8, 2008

  Signed Denny Stark as a free agent.

  Released Bubba Crosby.

• March 12, 2008

  Released Horacio Ramírez.

• March 27, 2008

  Signed Éric Cyr as a free agent.

• March 28, 2008

  Sent Jeff Frazier to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

• March 29, 2008

  Returned R.A. Dickey (earlier draft pick) to the Minnesota Twins.

  Traded Jair Fernandez (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received R.A. Dickey.

• April 16, 2008

  Charlton Jimerson granted Free Agency.

• April 17, 2008

  Signed Charlton Jimerson as a free agent.

• April 18, 2008

  Released Bronson Sardinha.

• April 30, 2008

  Released Brad Wilkerson.

• May 2, 2008

  Released Éric Cyr.

• May 5, 2008

  Traded Greg Norton to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Nelson Payano (minors) (June 23, 2008) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• May 8, 2008

  Signed Víctor Díaz as a free agent.

• May 15, 2008

  Released Philip Barzilla.

• May 27, 2008

  Traded Cha-Seung Baek to the San Diego Padres. Received Jared Wells.

• June 5, 2008

  Drafted Josh Fields in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2008 amateur draft.

  Drafted Bobby LaFromboise in the 8th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2008.

  Drafted Brandon Maurer in the 23rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2008.

  Drafted Andrew Kittredge in the 45th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 15, 2008

  Signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

• June 27, 2008

  Released Scott Williamson.

• July 7, 2008

  Released Anderson García.

• July 10, 2008

  Received Craig Wilson from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Randy Messenger as a free agent.

  Released Richie Sexson.

• July 11, 2008

  Signed Jason Kershner as a free agent.

  Released Charlton Jimerson.

• July 19, 2008

  Signed Óscar Villarreal as a free agent.

• July 24, 2008

  Signed Jorge Sosa as a free agent.

• July 31, 2008

  Traded Arthur Rhodes to the Florida Marlins. Received Gaby Hernandez (minors).

• August 1, 2008

  Released Mike Kinkade.

• August 8, 2008

  Released Óscar Villarreal.

• August 13, 2008

  Released José Vidro.

• October 30, 2008

  Willie Bloomquist granted Free Agency.

  Miguel Cairo granted Free Agency.

  Raúl Ibañez granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Travis Chick granted Free Agency.

  Víctor Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Jon Huber granted Free Agency.

  Jason Kershner granted Free Agency.

  Mark Kiger granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Sosa granted Free Agency.

  Craig Wilson granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 2008

  Jake Woods granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 2008

  Signed Mel Stocker as a free agent.

• November 20, 2008

  Eric O'Flaherty selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.

• November 29, 2008

  Signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.

• December 3, 2008

  Signed Russell Branyan as a free agent.

• December 4, 2008

  Signed Callix Crabbe as a free agent.

• December 9, 2008

  Signed Chris Seddon as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Shelton as a free agent.

  R.A. Dickey granted Free Agency.

• December 11, 2008

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Luis Valbuena to the Cleveland Indians and Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed to the New York Mets. Received Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, Endy Chávez, Maikel Cleto, Aaron Heilman and Jason Vargas from the New York Mets and Franklin Gutiérrez from the Cleveland Indians. In addition, the New York Mets sent Joe Smith to the Cleveland Indians.

• December 12, 2008

  Jamie Burke granted Free Agency.

• December 15, 2008

  Signed Eric Hull as a free agent.

• December 21, 2008

  Signed Freddy Guzmán as a free agent.

• December 23, 2008

  Signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.

• January 6, 2009

  Signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.

• January 15, 2009

  Signed Vicente Campos as an amateur free agent.

• January 20, 2009

  Traded Fabian Williamson (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received David Aardsma.

• January 28, 2009

  Signed Mike Sweeney as a free agent.

  Traded Aaron Heilman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ronny Cedeño and Garrett Olson.

• January 29, 2009

  Released Randy Messenger.

• January 30, 2009

  Signed Randy Messenger as a free agent.

• February 5, 2009

  Signed Tyler Johnson as a free agent.

• February 16, 2009

  Signed Jason Phillips as a free agent.

• February 18, 2009

  Signed Ken Griffey Jr. as a free agent.

• February 19, 2009

  Tug Hulett selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• February 21, 2009

  Released Mike Wilson.

• February 24, 2009

  Signed Mike Wilson as a free agent.

• February 27, 2009

  Signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

• March 12, 2009

  Signed Chad Cordero as a free agent.

• March 15, 2009

  Selected Jesús Delgado off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• March 29, 2009

  Purchased Chris Burke from the San Diego Padres.

  Released Tyler Walker.