2010 Tampa Bay Rays Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2009

  Chris Richard granted Free Agency.

  Traded Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jesse Chavez.

• November 5, 2009

  Troy Percival granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2009

  Chad Bradford granted Free Agency.

  Russ Springer granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 2009

  Winston Abreu granted Free Agency.

  Ángel Castro granted Free Agency.

  Jason Childers granted Free Agency.

  Fernando Cortez granted Free Agency.

  Julio De Paula granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Jason Isringhausen granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Mann granted Free Agency.

  Henry Mateo granted Free Agency.

  Ray Olmedo granted Free Agency.

  Selected Ramón Ramírez off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 11, 2009

  Signed Dane De La Rosa as a free agent.

  Gregg Zaun granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 2009

  Released Jason Perry.

• November 16, 2009

  Signed R.J. Swindle as a free agent.

• November 17, 2009

  Brian Shouse granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 2009

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Kelly Shoppach. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Mitch Talbot (December 21, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 7, 2009

  Jeff Bennett granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 2009

  Signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

  Signed Carlos Hernández as a free agent.

• December 9, 2009

  Ramón Ramírez selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• December 11, 2009

  Signed Jeff Bennett as a free agent.

  Traded Jesse Chavez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Rafael Soriano.

• December 12, 2009

  Gabe Gross granted Free Agency.

  Shawn Riggans granted Free Agency.

• December 14, 2009

  Signed Chris Richard as a free agent.

• December 17, 2009

  Signed Joe Dillon as a free agent.

• December 21, 2009

  Signed Ryan Shealy as a free agent.

• January 11, 2010

  Signed Dan Johnson as a free agent.

• January 12, 2010

  Signed Alvin Colina as a free agent.

• January 25, 2010

  Signed Matt Bush as a free agent.

• January 27, 2010

  Signed Heath Phillips as a free agent.

• February 3, 2010

  Selected Mike Ekstrom off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• February 5, 2010

  Signed J.J. Furmaniak as a free agent.

• February 9, 2010

  Signed Ángel Chávez as a free agent.

• February 15, 2010

  Signed Joaquín Benoit as a free agent.

• March 12, 2010

  Signed Hank Blalock as a free agent.

• April 2, 2010

  Traded player to be named to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Virgil Vasquez.

• April 9, 2010

  Signed Logan Kensing as a free agent.

• May 13, 2010

  Released Jeff Bennett.

• May 19, 2010

  Pat Burrell granted Free Agency.

• May 29, 2010

  Signed Roberto Gómez as an amateur free agent.

• June 8, 2010

  Drafted Derek Dietrich in the 2nd round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2010.

  Drafted Ryan Brett in the 3rd round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2010.

  Drafted Jesse Hahn in the 6th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2010.

  Drafted Michael Lorenzen in the 7th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Merrill Kelly in the 8th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2010.

  Drafted Cody Anderson in the 17th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted C.J. Riefenhauser in the 20th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2010.

  Drafted Adam Liberatore in the 21st round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2010.

  Drafted Daniel Ponce de Leon in the 24th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 9, 2010

  Drafted Kevin Kiermaier in the 31st round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2010.

  Drafted Parker Markel in the 39th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 2010.

  Drafted Chris Rearick in the 41st round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2010.

  Drafted Mickey Jannis in the 44th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2010.

• June 15, 2010

  Released Ryan Shealy.

• June 24, 2010

  Signed DJ Johnson as an amateur free agent.

• July 5, 2010

  Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

• July 8, 2010

  Released Hank Blalock.

• July 19, 2010

  Signed Rocco Baldelli as a free agent.

• July 31, 2010

  Traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Chad Qualls. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Matt Gorgen (minors) (September 9, 2010) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• August 16, 2010

  Signed Bobby Livingston as a free agent.

• August 18, 2010

  Signed Ramón Ortiz as a free agent.

• August 27, 2010

  Signed Brad Hawpe as a free agent.

• November 1, 2010

  Grant Balfour granted Free Agency.

  Joaquín Benoit granted Free Agency.

  Randy Choate granted Free Agency.

  Carl Crawford granted Free Agency.

  Brad Hawpe granted Free Agency.

  Gabe Kapler granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Peña granted Free Agency.

  Chad Qualls granted Free Agency.

  Rafael Soriano granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2010

  Dan Wheeler granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2010

  Winston Abreu granted Free Agency.

  Ángel Chávez granted Free Agency.

  Alvin Colina granted Free Agency.

  Joe Dillon granted Free Agency.

  Darin Downs granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Logan Kensing granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Livingston granted Free Agency.

  Heath Phillips granted Free Agency.

  Chris Richard granted Free Agency.

  Brian Shouse granted Free Agency.

  R.J. Swindle granted Free Agency.

  Dale Thayer granted Free Agency.

  Virgil Vasquez granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2010

  Rocco Baldelli granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2010

  Signed Cory Wade as a free agent.

• November 19, 2010

  Signed Russ Canzler as a free agent.

• December 2, 2010

  Signed R.J. Swindle as a free agent.

  Willy Aybar granted Free Agency.

  Lance Cormier granted Free Agency.

  J.P. Howell granted Free Agency.

  Dioner Navarro granted Free Agency.

• December 9, 2010

  Drafted César Cabral from the Boston Red Sox in the 2010 rule 5 draft.

  Aneury Rodríguez drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2010 rule 5 draft.

• December 10, 2010

  Signed Jonah Bayliss as a free agent.

• December 13, 2010

  Signed J.P. Howell as a free agent.

• December 16, 2010

  Signed Phillips Valdéz as a free agent.

• December 17, 2010

  Signed Joel Peralta as a free agent.

  Traded Jason Bartlett to the San Diego Padres. Received Cole Figueroa, Brandon Gomes, Cesár Ramos and Adam Russell.

• January 4, 2011

  Signed Chris Carter as a free agent.

• January 7, 2011

  Signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

• January 8, 2011

  Traded Matt Garza, Fernando Perez and Zac Rosscup to the Chicago Cubs. Received Hak-Ju Lee (minors), Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos, Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer.

• January 15, 2011

  Signed Kyle Farnsworth as a free agent.

• January 21, 2011

  Signed Dirk Hayhurst as a free agent.

• January 28, 2011

  Signed Casey Kotchman as a free agent.

  Selected Rob Delaney off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• January 31, 2011

  Signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.

  Signed Manny Ramirez as a free agent.

• February 2, 2011

  Signed Felipe López as a free agent.

• February 3, 2011

  Signed Juan Cruz as a free agent.

• February 13, 2011

  Signed Chris Bootcheck as a free agent.

• February 18, 2011

  Signed Joe Inglett as a free agent.

• March 2, 2011

  Signed Édgar González as a free agent.

  Released Ramón Ortiz.

• March 12, 2011

  César Cabral selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• March 14, 2011

  Selected César Cabral off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• March 24, 2011

  Released Jonah Bayliss.

• March 27, 2011

  Sent Joe Inglett to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

  Returned César Cabral (earlier draft pick) to the Boston Red Sox.