2006 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2005

  Richard Hidalgo granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2005

  Signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.

• November 6, 2005

  Signed Kevin Walker as a free agent.

• November 7, 2005

  Signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.

• November 10, 2005

  Signed Rick Bauer as a free agent.

• November 16, 2005

  Signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.

  Traded Clint Brannon (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jon Leicester.

• November 18, 2005

  Signed Jesse Carlson as a free agent.

• December 7, 2005

  Signed John Wasdin as a free agent.

• December 8, 2005

  Drafted Alexi Ogando from the Oakland Athletics in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Alfonso Soriano to the Washington Nationals. Received Armando Galarraga, Terrmel Sledge and Brad Wilkerson.

  Traded Esteban Germán to the Kansas City Royals. Received Fabio Castro.

• December 12, 2005

  Traded a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Vicente Padilla. The Texas Rangers sent Ricardo Rodríguez (December 19, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• December 13, 2005

  Signed Jayson Durocher as a free agent.

• December 16, 2005

  Signed D'Angelo Jimenez as a free agent.

• January 3, 2006

  Signed Jose Díaz as a free agent.

• January 6, 2006

  Traded Adrián González, Terrmel Sledge and Chris Young to the San Diego Padres. Received Billy Killian (minors), Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka.

• January 10, 2006

  Signed Tim Olson as a free agent.

• January 25, 2006

  Signed José Silva as a free agent.

• February 7, 2006

  Signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.

• February 8, 2006

  Signed Antonio Alfonseca as a free agent.

• February 21, 2006

  Signed Erubiel Durazo as a free agent.

• February 22, 2006

  Signed Kevin Millwood as a free agent.

• March 24, 2006

  Keith McDonald player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• March 27, 2006

  Released Erubiel Durazo.

• March 28, 2006

  Signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

• March 29, 2006

  Released John Wasdin.

• March 31, 2006

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Juan Domínguez to the Oakland Athletics. Received John Koronka and cash from the Chicago Cubs and John Rheinecker from the Oakland Athletics. In addition, the Oakland Athletics sent Freddie Bynum to the Chicago Cubs.

• April 1, 2006

  Signed John Wasdin as a free agent.

  Traded David Dellucci to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jake Blalock (minors) and Rob Tejeda.

• April 6, 2006

  Released Nick Regilio.

• April 7, 2006

  Signed Erubiel Durazo as a free agent.

• April 15, 2006

  Released Jayson Durocher.

• May 2, 2006

  Signed Tom Gregorio as a free agent.

• May 9, 2006

  Released José Silva.

• May 11, 2006

  Traded John Hudgins (minors) and Vince Sinisi (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Cesar Rojas (minors) and Freddy Guzmán.

• May 13, 2006

  Signed Dave Berg as a free agent.

  Traded Brian Shouse to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Enrique Cruz and cash.

• May 17, 2006

  Released Erubiel Durazo.

• May 23, 2006

  Dave Berg retired.

• May 28, 2006

  Signed Ryan Jensen as a free agent.

• May 31, 2006

  Traded Phil Nevin and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jerry Hairston.

• June 1, 2006

  Received Jason Hart from the Minnesota Twins as part of a conditional deal.

• June 6, 2006

  Drafted Chris Davis in the 5th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2006.

  Drafted Jake Brigham in the 6th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2006.

  Drafted Craig Gentry in the 10th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2006.

  Drafted Cory Luebke in the 22nd round of the 2006 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Derek Holland in the 25th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed May 20, 2007.

  Drafted Danny Herrera in the 45th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2006.

• June 9, 2006

  Released Antonio Alfonseca.

• June 14, 2006

  Released D'Angelo Jimenez.

• June 29, 2006

  Released Marshall McDougall.

  Traded Fabio Castro to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Daniel Haigwood (minors) and cash.

• July 1, 2006

  Traded Tim Olson to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Joey McLaughlin (minors).

• July 10, 2006

  Signed Wilfredo Boscán as an amateur free agent.

• July 11, 2006

  Signed Wilmer Font as an amateur free agent.

• July 28, 2006

  Traded Julian Cordero (minors), Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Nelson Cruz and Carlos Lee.

• July 30, 2006

  Purchased Miguel Ojeda from the Colorado Rockies.

  Traded Bryan Corey to the Boston Red Sox. Received Luis Mendoza.

• July 31, 2006

  Released John Wasdin.

  Traded Jose Díaz to the Kansas City Royals. Received Matt Stairs.

  Traded Jesse Chavez to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Kip Wells.

• August 4, 2006

  Signed Randall Simon as a free agent.

• August 11, 2006

  Signed Eric Young Sr. as a free agent.

• August 12, 2006

  Released Adrian Brown.

• August 17, 2006

  Signed Eric Knott as a free agent.

• August 28, 2006

  Signed Joe Ortiz as an amateur free agent.

• August 30, 2006

  Traded Mike Nickeas to the New York Mets. Received Víctor Díaz.

• August 31, 2006

  Released Tom Gregorio.

• September 1, 2006

  Randall Simon player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• September 15, 2006

  Matt Stairs selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• October 11, 2006

  R.A. Dickey granted Free Agency.

  Selected Francisco Cruceta off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

  Selected Mike Wood off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• October 15, 2006

  Brian Anderson granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Bukvich granted Free Agency.

  Jamie Burke granted Free Agency.

  Jesse Carlson granted Free Agency.

  Enrique Cruz granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Jensen granted Free Agency.

  Kelvin Jiménez granted Free Agency.

  Eric Knott granted Free Agency.

  Jon Leicester granted Free Agency.

  Lou Pote granted Free Agency.

  Erasmo Ramirez granted Free Agency.

  Matt Riley granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Walker granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2006

  Adam Eaton granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2006

  Mark DeRosa granted Free Agency.

  Vicente Padilla granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2006

  Rod Barajas granted Free Agency.

  Jerry Hairston granted Free Agency.

  Adam Hyzdu granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Lee granted Free Agency.

  Gary Matthews granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2006

  Kip Wells granted Free Agency.

  Eric Young Sr. granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2006

  Signed Alfredo Simón as a free agent.

• November 8, 2006

  Signed Matt Kata as a free agent.

• November 15, 2006

  Signed Franklyn Germán as a free agent.

• November 17, 2006

  Signed Ramón Vázquez as a free agent.

• November 19, 2006

  Signed Frank Catalanotto as a free agent.

• November 21, 2006

  Signed Dave Matranga as a free agent.

• November 29, 2006

  Signed Scott Rice as a free agent.

• December 4, 2006

  Signed Vicente Padilla as a free agent.

• December 7, 2006

  Alfredo Simón drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 2006

  Signed Marlon Byrd as a free agent.

• December 12, 2006

  Signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.

  Mike Wood granted Free Agency.

• December 19, 2006

  Signed Éric Gagné as a free agent.

• December 20, 2006

  Signed Jared Sandberg as a free agent.

• December 23, 2006

  Traded Jake Rasner (minors), John Danks and Nick Masset to the Chicago White Sox. Received David Paisano (minors) and Brandon McCarthy.

• December 28, 2006

  Signed Guillermo Quiroz as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Wood as a free agent.

• January 5, 2007

  Signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.

• January 11, 2007

  Signed Willie Eyre as a free agent.

• January 12, 2007

  Traded John Lujan (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Chris Stewart.

• January 22, 2007

  Signed José Morban as a free agent.

• January 25, 2007

  Signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

• February 13, 2007

  Signed Randy Williams as a free agent.

• February 20, 2007

  Signed Desi Relaford as a free agent.

• February 23, 2007

  Signed Sammy Sosa as a free agent.

• March 17, 2007

  The Philadelphia Phillies returned Alfredo Simón (earlier draft pick).

• March 23, 2007

  Signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.

• March 24, 2007

  Released Jared Sandberg.

• March 26, 2007

  Selected Ezequiel Astacio off waivers from the Houston Astros.

• March 28, 2007

  Released Rick Bauer.

• March 30, 2007

  Signed Bill White as a free agent.

• April 1, 2007

  Signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.