2016 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2015

  Joe Beimel granted Free Agency.

  Franklin Gutiérrez granted Free Agency.

  Hisashi Iwakuma granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2015

  Traded Danny Farquhar, Brad Miller and Logan Morrison to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Nate Karns, Boog Powell and C.J. Riefenhauser.

• November 6, 2015

  Jiman Choi granted Free Agency.

  Lucas Luetge granted Free Agency.

  JC Ramirez granted Free Agency.

  Chien-Ming Wang granted Free Agency.

  Selected Daniel Robertson off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

• November 11, 2015

  Signed Franklin Gutiérrez as a free agent.

• November 12, 2015

  Traded Nelson Ward (minors) and Enyel De Los Santos to the San Diego Padres. Received Joaquín Benoit.

• November 16, 2015

  Traded a player to be named later, James Jones and Tom Wilhelmsen to the Texas Rangers. Received Anthony Bass and Leonys Martín. The Seattle Mariners sent Patrick Kivlehan (December 2, 2015) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• November 20, 2015

  Traded Ramón Flores to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Luis Sardiñas.

• November 23, 2015

  Signed Chris Iannetta as a free agent.

• December 2, 2015

  Signed Justin De Fratus as a free agent.

  Traded C.J. Riefenhauser and Mark Trumbo to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Steve Clevenger.

  John Hicks selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

  Selected Andy Wilkins off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• December 3, 2015

  Signed Nori Aoki as a free agent.

• December 4, 2015

  Traded José Ramírez to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Ryne Harper (December 11, 2015) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

  Edgar Olmos selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• December 5, 2015

  Signed Donn Roach as a free agent.

• December 7, 2015

  Traded Roenis Elías and Carson Smith to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jonathan Aro and Wade Miley.

• December 8, 2015

  Traded Trey Cochran-Gill (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Evan Scribner.

• December 9, 2015

  Traded Carlos Herrera (minors), Daniel Missaki (minors) and Freddy Peralta to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Adam Lind.

• December 10, 2015

  Brian Moran drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2015 rule 5 draft.

  Jabari Blash drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2015 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 2015

  Signed Steve Cishek as a free agent.

  Andy Wilkins selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• December 15, 2015

  Signed Mike Baxter as a free agent.

• December 16, 2015

  Selected A.J. Schugel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• December 17, 2015

  Signed Casey Coleman as a free agent.

  Signed Hisashi Iwakuma as a free agent.

  Signed Ed Lucas as a free agent.

  Signed Brad Mills as a free agent.

  Signed Blake Parker as a free agent.

• December 18, 2015

  Traded Tyler Olson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received player to be named or cash.

• December 23, 2015

  Rob Rasmussen selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off waivers.

• January 7, 2016

  Signed Ryan Cook as a free agent.

  Released Anthony Bass.

• January 12, 2016

  Traded Erick Mejia to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Joe Wieland.

• January 19, 2016

  A.J. Schugel selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• January 22, 2016

  Signed Gaby Sánchez as a free agent.

• February 3, 2016

  Signed Steven Lerud as a free agent.

• February 9, 2016

  Signed Joel Peralta as a free agent.

• February 10, 2016

  Signed Charles Brewer as a free agent.

• February 16, 2016

  Signed Dae-ho Lee as a free agent.

• March 2, 2016

  Signed Efren Navarro as a free agent.

• March 12, 2016

  Selected Rob Brantly off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• March 13, 2016

  Released Gaby Sánchez.

• March 14, 2016

  Signed Guillermo Heredia as an amateur free agent.

• March 16, 2016

  Released Justin De Fratus.

• March 17, 2016

  Signed Steve Johnson as a free agent.

• March 18, 2016

  Signed Justin De Fratus as a free agent.

• March 28, 2016

  Jesús Montero selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• March 30, 2016

  Traded player to be named or cash to the San Diego Padres. Received Nick Vincent.

• March 31, 2016

  Released Charles Brewer.

• April 7, 2016

  Released Steven Lerud.

• May 17, 2016

  Released Ed Lucas.

• May 29, 2016

  Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Patrick Kivlehan. The Seattle Mariners sent Justin De Fratus (June 11, 2016) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• June 4, 2016

  Released Joel Peralta.

• June 9, 2016

  Signed Jarrett Grube as a free agent.

  Drafted Kyle Lewis in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2016.

• June 10, 2016

  Drafted Donovan Walton in the 5th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2016.

  Drafted Matt Festa in the 7th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2016.

• June 11, 2016

  Drafted Reggie McClain in the 13th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2016.

  Drafted Robert Dugger in the 18th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2016.

  Drafted Adley Rutschman in the 40th round of the 2016 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 19, 2016

  Traded Chris Taylor to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Zach Lee.

• June 22, 2016

  Signed Tom Wilhelmsen as a free agent.

  Traded player to be named or cash to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Wade LeBlanc.

• June 29, 2016

  Released Efren Navarro.

• July 1, 2016

  Released Casey Coleman.

• July 2, 2016

  Signed Juan Then as a free agent.

• July 5, 2016

  Purchased Ryan Strausborger from the Texas Rangers.

• July 20, 2016

  Traded Jordan Pries (minors) and Mike Montgomery to the Chicago Cubs. Received Paul Blackburn and Daniel Vogelbach.

• July 26, 2016

  Traded Joaquín Benoit to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Drew Storen and cash.

• July 31, 2016

  Traded Wade Miley to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Aríel Miranda.

• August 1, 2016

  Selected Mike Freeman off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• August 4, 2016

  Released Mayckol Guaipe.

• August 5, 2016

  Patrick Kivlehan selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• August 6, 2016

  Signed Mayckol Guaipe as a free agent.

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

  Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Pat Venditte. The Seattle Mariners sent Tim Lopes (October 1, 2016) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

• August 9, 2016

  Blake Parker selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

  Donn Roach selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• August 15, 2016

  Traded Luis Sardiñas to the San Diego Padres. Received player to be named.

• August 23, 2016

  Signed Al Alburquerque as a free agent.

• August 31, 2016

  Traded Juan De Paula (minors) and Jio Orozco (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Ben Gamel.

• September 13, 2016

  Traded Wade LeBlanc to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received player to be named.

• September 14, 2016

  Traded Joe Wieland to the Atlanta Braves. Received player to be named.

• October 3, 2016

  Daniel Robertson granted Free Agency.

• October 4, 2016

  Jarrett Grube granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2016

  Steve Johnson granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 2016

  Signed Micah Owings as a free agent.

• November 2, 2016

  Adrian Sampson selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

  Selected Ryan Weber off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• November 3, 2016

  Franklin Gutiérrez granted Free Agency.

  Chris Iannetta granted Free Agency.

  Dae-ho Lee granted Free Agency.

  Adam Lind granted Free Agency.

  Drew Storen granted Free Agency.

  Nori Aoki selected by the Houston Astros off waivers.

• November 4, 2016

  Charlie Furbush granted Free Agency.

  Selected Dean Kiekhefer off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• November 7, 2016

  Danny Hultzen granted Free Agency.

  Osmer Morales granted Free Agency.

  Traded Vidal Nuño III to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Carlos Ruiz.

  Ryan Cook granted Free Agency.

  Signed Ryan Cook as a free agent.

• November 9, 2016

  Released Steven Baron.

• November 12, 2016

  Traded Paul Blackburn to the Oakland Athletics. Received Danny Valencia.

• November 18, 2016

  Signed Steven Baron as a free agent.

  Released Stefen Romero.

  Traded Zack Littell to the New York Yankees. Received James Pazos.

  Traded Dalton Kelly (minors), Dylan Thompson (minors) and Andrew Kittredge to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Taylor Motter and Richie Shaffer.

  David Rollins selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• November 22, 2016

  Released Tom Wilhelmsen.

• November 23, 2016

  Traded Ketel Marte and Taijuan Walker to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Zac Curtis, Mitch Haniger and Jean Segura.

• November 28, 2016

  Traded a player to be named later and Alex Jackson to the Atlanta Braves. Received Max Povse and Rob Whalen. The Seattle Mariners sent Tyler Pike (minors) (December 9, 2016) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• December 1, 2016

  Signed Christian Bergman as a free agent.

• December 3, 2016

  Signed Casey Fien as a free agent.

  Signed Marc Rzepczynski as a free agent.

• December 7, 2016

  Traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants. Received Chris Heston. The Seattle Mariners sent Tyler Herb (minors) (July 3, 2017) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

• December 13, 2016

  Zach Lee selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• December 14, 2016

  Richie Shaffer selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• December 16, 2016

  Released Arquimedes Caminero.

• December 20, 2016

  Signed Kyle Waldrop as a free agent.

• January 6, 2017

  Traded Nate Karns to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jarrod Dyson.

  Traded Seth Smith to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Yovani Gallardo and cash.

• January 11, 2017

  Traded Carlos Vargas (minors), Mallex Smith and Ryan Yarbrough to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Drew Smyly.

  Traded Thomas Burrows (minors) and Luiz Gohara to the Atlanta Braves. Received Shae Simmons and Mallex Smith.

• January 22, 2017

  Signed Jean Machi as a free agent.

• January 26, 2017

  Traded Jason Goldstein (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Dillon Overton.

  Selected Tuffy Gosewisch off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• January 31, 2017

  Signed Nick Hagadone as a free agent.

• February 7, 2017

  Signed Nevin Ashley as a free agent.

  Signed Josh Judy as a free agent.

• February 8, 2017

  Traded Jesús Sucre to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received player to be named or cash.

• February 23, 2017

  Signed Caleb Cotham as a free agent.

• March 1, 2017

  Traded Drew Jackson and Aneurys Zabala to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Chase De Jong.

• March 11, 2017

  Traded Pat Venditte to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Joey Curletta (minors).

• March 28, 2017

  Released Josh Judy.

• March 31, 2017

  Signed Gordon Beckham as a free agent.

• April 1, 2017

  Signed Mark Lowe as a free agent.