2013 Tampa Bay Rays Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2012

  Nevin Ashley granted Free Agency.

  Bryan Augenstein granted Free Agency.

  Jay Buente granted Free Agency.

  Matt Buschmann granted Free Agency.

  Jesús Feliciano granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Garko granted Free Agency.

  Lance Pendleton granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Reid granted Free Agency.

  Will Rhymes granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2012

  Signed Joel Peralta as a free agent.

• November 14, 2012

  Signed Matt Buschmann as a free agent.

• November 29, 2012

  Signed Mike Fontenot as a free agent.

  Signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.

• November 30, 2012

  Ben Francisco granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 2012

  Traded Burke Badenhop to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Raul Mondesi (minors).

• December 4, 2012

  Traded Derek Dietrich to the Miami Marlins. Received Yunel Escobar.

• December 5, 2012

  Signed Jason Bourgeois as a free agent.

• December 6, 2012

  Signed James Loney as a free agent.

  Kyle Lobstein drafted by the New York Mets in the 2012 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 2012

  Traded a player to be named later, Wade Davis and James Shields to the Kansas City Royals. Received Patrick Leonard (minors), Mike Montgomery, Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Elliot Johnson (February 12, 2013) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

• December 13, 2012

  Traded Chris Rearick to the San Diego Padres. Received Vince Belnome.

• December 18, 2012

  Signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.

• January 6, 2013

  Signed J.D. Martin as a free agent.

• January 22, 2013

  Signed Shelley Duncan as a free agent.

  Signed Juan Carlos Oviedo as a free agent.

  Signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

• February 5, 2013

  Signed Kyle Farnsworth as a free agent.

  Signed Kelly Johnson as a free agent.

• February 6, 2013

  Signed Luke Scott as a free agent.

• February 14, 2013

  Sent Reid Brignac to the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.

• February 16, 2013

  Signed Jack Cust as a free agent.

• March 23, 2013

  Released Jack Cust.

• March 25, 2013

  Traded retention of Rule 5 selection to the Detroit Tigers. Received Curt Casali.

• March 27, 2013

  Traded Dane De La Rosa to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Steve Geltz.

• April 6, 2013

  Stephen Vogt player rights sold to the Oakland Athletics.

• April 7, 2013

  Robinson Chirinos player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.

• April 16, 2013

  Purchased Jeff Beliveau from the Texas Rangers.

• May 13, 2013

  Signed Cory Wade as a free agent.

• June 2, 2013

  Purchased Erik Hamren from the Atlanta Braves.

• June 4, 2013

  Signed Jesús Flores as a free agent.

• June 6, 2013

  Drafted Nick Ciuffo in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2013.

  Drafted Ryne Stanek in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2013.

• June 7, 2013

  Drafted Kean Wong in the 4th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2013.

  Drafted Johnny Field in the 5th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2013.

  Drafted Roel Ramírez in the 8th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2013.

  Drafted Austin Pruitt in the 9th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.

• June 8, 2013

  Drafted Jaime Schultz in the 14th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.

  Drafted Willie Calhoun in the 17th round of the 2013 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Hunter Wood in the 29th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2013.

• July 1, 2013

  Signed Ramón Ramírez as a free agent.

• July 15, 2013

  Signed Cristopher Sánchez as an amateur free agent.

• July 29, 2013

  Received Jesse Crain from the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

• July 31, 2013

  Released Ramón Ramírez.

• August 11, 2013

  Signed Gerardo Reyes as an amateur free agent.

  Released Kyle Farnsworth.

• August 12, 2013

  Purchased Wesley Wright from the Houston Astros.

• August 18, 2013

  Signed Carlos Fisher as a free agent.

• August 22, 2013

  Signed Delmon Young as a free agent.

• August 23, 2013

  Traded a player to be named later to the Washington Nationals. Received David DeJesus. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Matthew Spann (minors) (September 19, 2013) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.

• August 28, 2013

  Released Cory Wade.

• August 30, 2013

  Signed Freddy Guzmán as a free agent.

• October 1, 2013

  Signed René Pinto as a free agent.

• October 9, 2013

  Jason Bourgeois granted Free Agency.

  J.D. Martin granted Free Agency.

• October 11, 2013

  Shelley Duncan granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Roberts granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2013

  Roberto Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Jesse Crain granted Free Agency.

  Kelly Johnson granted Free Agency.

  James Loney granted Free Agency.

  José Molina granted Free Agency.

  Fernando Rodney granted Free Agency.

  Luke Scott granted Free Agency.

  Jamey Wright granted Free Agency.

  Delmon Young granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2013

  Signed Génesis Cabrera as an amateur free agent.

• November 4, 2013

  Juan Carlos Oviedo granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2013

  Matt Buschmann granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Fisher granted Free Agency.

  Jesús Flores granted Free Agency.

  Mike Fontenot granted Free Agency.

  Freddy Guzmán granted Free Agency.

  Erik Hamren granted Free Agency.

  Shawn O'Malley granted Free Agency.

  Wilking Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Albert Suárez granted Free Agency.

  Rich Thompson granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 2013

  Signed Albert Suárez as a free agent.

• November 16, 2013

  Signed Mark Lowe as a free agent.

• November 18, 2013

  Jeff Niemann granted Free Agency.

• November 21, 2013

  Signed Alí Solís as a free agent.

• December 2, 2013

  Signed José Molina as a free agent.

  Sam Fuld granted Free Agency.

  Wesley Wright granted Free Agency.

• December 3, 2013

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded a player to be named later and Justin Choate (minors) to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Ryan Hanigan from the Cincinnati Reds and Heath Bell and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks. In addition, the Arizona Diamondbacks sent David Holmberg to the Cincinnati Reds. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Todd Glaesmann (minors) (December 13, 2013) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• December 5, 2013

  Signed Juan Carlos Oviedo as a free agent.

• December 12, 2013

  Drafted Enderson Franco from the Houston Astros in the 2013 rule 5 draft.

  Omar Narváez drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2013 rule 5 draft.

• December 20, 2013

  Chris Gimenez selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• December 23, 2013

  Selected Jerry Sands off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• January 2, 2014

  Selected Pedro Figueroa off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• January 3, 2014

  Signed James Loney as a free agent.

• January 6, 2014

  Signed James Darnell as a free agent.

  Signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

• January 9, 2014

  Signed Jayson Nix as a free agent.

• January 10, 2014

  Signed Justin Christian as a free agent.

• January 13, 2014

  Signed Eddy Rodríguez as a free agent.

• January 14, 2014

  Signed Jordan Norberto as a free agent.

• January 22, 2014

  Traded Jesse Hahn and Alex Torres to the San Diego Padres. Received Matt Lollis (minors), Maxx Tissenbaum (minors), Matt Andriese, Brad Boxberger and Logan Forsythe.

• January 23, 2014

  Signed Grant Balfour as a free agent.

• January 24, 2014

  Signed Jeremy Moore as a free agent.

• January 29, 2014

  Pedro Figueroa selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• February 1, 2014

  Signed Wilson Betemit as a free agent.

• February 13, 2014

  Traded Drew Vettleson (minors), José Lobatón and Felipe Vazquez to the Washington Nationals. Received Nate Karns.

• February 14, 2014

  Signed Érik Bédard as a free agent.

• March 5, 2014

  Signed Diego Castillo as an amateur free agent.

• March 21, 2014

  Released Ryan Carpenter.

• March 25, 2014

  Released Érik Bédard.

• March 26, 2014

  Released Mark Lowe.

• March 28, 2014

  Signed Érik Bédard as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Fontenot as a free agent.

  Jayson Nix player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.