2020 Tampa Bay Rays Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 2019

  Emilio Bonifácio granted Free Agency.

  Jason Coats granted Free Agency.

  Johnny Davis granted Free Agency.

  Rocky Gale granted Free Agency.

  Jason García granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Merritt granted Free Agency.

  José Mujica granted Free Agency.

  Vidal Nuño III granted Free Agency.

  Luis Santos granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 2019

  Traded José De León to the Cincinnati Reds. Received cash and a player to be named.

  Traded Cristopher Sánchez to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Curtis Mead.

• November 22, 2019

  Released Matt Duffy.

• November 27, 2019

  Traded cash and a player to be named to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Brian O'Grady.

• December 2, 2019

  Guillermo Heredia granted Free Agency.

  Jesús Aguilar selected by the Miami Marlins off waivers.

• December 6, 2019

  Traded Jake Cronenworth and Tommy Pham to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later, Xavier Edwards and Hunter Renfroe. The San Diego Padres sent Esteban Quiroz (March 26, 2020) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

• December 16, 2019

  Signed Yoshi Tsutsugo as a free agent.

• January 9, 2020

  Traded Edgardo Rodriguez (minors), Matthew Liberatore and 2020 supplemental second-round pick to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Randy Arozarena, José Martínez and 2020 supplemental first-round pick.

  Traded Austin Pruitt to the Houston Astros. Received Peyton Battenfield and Cal Stevenson.

• January 13, 2020

  Signed Chris Herrmann as a free agent.

  Signed Ryan LaMarre as a free agent.

  Signed Aaron Slegers as a free agent.

  Signed Kevan Smith as a free agent.

  Signed D.J. Snelten as a free agent.

• February 3, 2020

  Signed Dylan Covey as a free agent.

  Signed John Curtiss as a free agent.

  Signed Johnny Davis as a free agent.

• February 8, 2020

  Traded Emilio Pagán to the San Diego Padres. Received Logan Driscoll and Manuel Margot.

• February 11, 2020

  Signed Aaron Loup as a free agent.

• February 15, 2020

  Signed Brooks Pounders as a free agent.

• February 23, 2020

  Signed Sean Gilmartin as a free agent.

• February 24, 2020

  Signed Deck McGuire as a free agent.

• May 27, 2020

  Released Deck McGuire.

  Released Brooks Pounders.

• June 10, 2020

  Drafted Alika Williams in the 1st round (37th pick) of the 2020 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2020.

• July 18, 2020

  Released Chris Herrmann.

  Released Ryan LaMarre.

• July 21, 2020

  Dylan Covey assigned from roster onto the Boston Red Sox.

• August 18, 2020

  Signed Dietrich Enns as a free agent.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Edgar García. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Rodolfo Sanchez (minors) (November 5, 2020) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• August 23, 2020

  Daniel Robertson player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• August 27, 2020

  Traded Lucius Fox to the Kansas City Royals. Received Brett Phillips.

• August 28, 2020

  Traded Riley O'Brien to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Cody Reed.

• August 30, 2020

  Traded José Martínez to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later and player to be named or cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Pedro Martinez (minors) (September 10, 2020) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

• August 31, 2020

  Anthony Banda player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• October 14, 2020

  Oliver Drake granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2020

  Aaron Loup granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2020

  Andrew Kittredge granted Free Agency.

  Charlie Morton granted Free Agency.

  Kevan Smith granted Free Agency.

  Mike Zunino granted Free Agency.

  Michael Pérez selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• October 31, 2020

  Chaz Roe granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2020

  Dylan Cozens granted Free Agency.

  Johnny Davis granted Free Agency.

  Sean Gilmartin granted Free Agency.

  Jermaine Palacios granted Free Agency.

  René Pinto granted Free Agency.

  D.J. Snelten granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2020

  Signed René Pinto as a free agent.

• November 23, 2020

  Released Brian O'Grady.

• November 26, 2020

  Hunter Renfroe granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 2020

  Edgar García granted Free Agency.

• December 10, 2020

  Paul Campbell drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

  Matt Krook drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

  Nicholas Padilla drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 2020

  Signed David Hess as a free agent.

  Signed Andrew Kittredge as a free agent.

  Signed Joseph Odom as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Zunino as a free agent.

• December 18, 2020

  Signed Michael Wacha as a free agent.

• December 29, 2020

  Signed Kevan Smith as a free agent.

  Traded Blake Snell to the San Diego Padres. Received Blake Hunt (minors), Cole Wilcox (minors), Francisco Mejia and Luis Patiño.

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded José Alvarado to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dillon Paulson (minors) and player to be named later from the Los Angeles Dodgers. In addition, the Philadelphia Phillies sent Garrett Cleavinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• December 31, 2020

  Signed Chris Ellis as a free agent.

• January 5, 2021

  Traded a player to be named later, Jake Guenther (minors) and Nathaniel Lowe to the Texas Rangers. Received Heriberto Hernandez (minors), Alexander Ovalles (minors) and Osleivis Basabe. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Carl Chester (minors) (January 5, 2021) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• February 1, 2021

  Signed Yacksel Ríos as a free agent.

• February 2, 2021

  Signed Hunter Strickland as a free agent.

• February 8, 2021

  Traded Aaron Slegers to the Los Angeles Angels. Received player to be named later.

• February 9, 2021

  Signed Chris Archer as a free agent.

• February 11, 2021

  Signed Louis Head as a free agent.

• February 12, 2021

  Signed Joey Krehbiel as a free agent.

  Signed Brian Moran as a free agent.

• February 17, 2021

  Signed Oliver Drake as a free agent.

  Signed Rich Hill as a free agent.

  Traded John Curtiss to the Miami Marlins. Received Evan Edwards (minors).

  Traded Ronaldo Hernández (minors) and Nick Sogard to the Boston Red Sox. Received Chris Mazza, Jeffrey Springs and cash.

• February 22, 2021

  Signed Collin McHugh as a free agent.

  Signed Chaz Roe as a free agent.

• March 18, 2021

  Released Andrew Kittredge.

• March 19, 2021

  Signed Andrew Kittredge as a free agent.