2009 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2008

  Kiko Calero granted Free Agency.

  Brian Gordon granted Free Agency.

  Trey Hodges granted Free Agency.

  Drew Meyer granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Puffer granted Free Agency.

  Elizardo Ramírez granted Free Agency.

  John Rheinecker granted Free Agency.

  Bill White granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2008

  Signed Pedro Strop as a free agent.

• November 20, 2008

  Signed Elizardo Ramírez as a free agent.

  Traded John Mayberry to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Greg Golson.

• November 26, 2008

  Released Kameron Loe.

• November 28, 2008

  Traded Wes Littleton to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Beau Vaughan (minors) (December 11, 2008) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• December 3, 2008

  Signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.

• December 7, 2008

  Traded Gerald Laird to the Detroit Tigers. Received Carlos Melo (minors) and Guillermo Moscoso.

• December 11, 2008

  Drafted Guilder Rodríguez from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2008

  Doug Mathis granted Free Agency.

• December 15, 2008

  Signed Doug Mathis as a free agent.

• December 16, 2008

  Signed Casey Daigle as a free agent.

• January 1, 2009

  Signed Derrick Turnbow as a free agent.

• January 11, 2009

  Signed Nathan Haynes as a free agent.

• January 16, 2009

  Signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

• January 26, 2009

  Signed Omar Vizquel as a free agent.

• February 4, 2009

  Signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

• February 5, 2009

  Signed Eddie Guardado as a free agent.

• February 6, 2009

  Signed Jason Jennings as a free agent.

• February 7, 2009

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• February 8, 2009

  Signed Andruw Jones as a free agent.

• February 21, 2009

  Signed Kris Benson as a free agent.

• March 21, 2009

  Signed Jimmy Gobble as a free agent.

• March 26, 2009

  Released Brendan Donnelly.

• March 27, 2009

  Released Adam Melhuse.

• March 29, 2009

  Selected Joe Koshansky off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• March 30, 2009

  Released Jimmy Gobble.

• April 1, 2009

  Released Frank Catalanotto.

  Released Casey Daigle.

• April 3, 2009

  Joe Koshansky selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• April 7, 2009

  Signed Scott Thorman as a free agent.

• April 8, 2009

  Signed Esteban Germán as a free agent.

  Travis Metcalf selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• April 22, 2009

  Selected Darren O'Day off waivers from the New York Mets.

• April 23, 2009

  Kason Gabbard player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• April 27, 2009

  Released Scott Thorman.

• May 1, 2009

  Released Derrick Turnbow.

• May 16, 2009

  Signed Mike Hinckley as a free agent.

• May 29, 2009

  Signed Frank Garcés as an amateur free agent.

• June 6, 2009

  Signed Ryan O'Malley as a free agent.

• June 9, 2009

  Purchased Jason Grilli from the Colorado Rockies.

  Drafted Matt Purke in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tanner Scheppers in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed September 17, 2009.

  Drafted Robbie Erlin in the 3rd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2009.

  Drafted Jabari Blash in the 9th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chad Bell in the 14th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2009.

  Drafted Aaron Barrett in the 27th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Derek Law in the 28th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Eddie Butler in the 35th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Matt Carasiti in the 36th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 11, 2009

  Signed Orlando Hernández as a free agent.

• July 1, 2009

  Germán Durán selected by the Houston Astros off waivers.

• July 2, 2009

  Signed Jurickson Profar as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Luis Sardiñas as an amateur free agent.

• July 17, 2009

  Released Orlando Hernández.

• August 15, 2009

  Signed Jailen Peguero as a free agent.

• August 17, 2009

  Released Vicente Padilla.

• August 18, 2009

  Traded a player to be named later and Matt Nevarez (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received Iván Rodríguez. The Texas Rangers sent Jose Vallejo (minors) (August 20, 2009) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• August 22, 2009

  Signed Travis Metcalf as a free agent.

• August 27, 2009

  Jason Jennings granted Free Agency.

• August 28, 2009

  Signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.

• August 31, 2009

  Signed Justin Leone as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Wood as a free agent.

• September 1, 2009

  Signed Kevin Thompson as a free agent.

• September 3, 2009

  Traded Tim Smith (minors) and Manny Piña to the Kansas City Royals. Received Danny Gutierrez (minors).

• September 4, 2009

  Thomas Diamond selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• September 26, 2009

  Released Frank Garcés.

• October 7, 2009

  Kris Benson granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 2009

  Jason Grilli granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2009

  Joaquín Benoit granted Free Agency.

  Hank Blalock granted Free Agency.

  Marlon Byrd granted Free Agency.

  Eddie Guardado granted Free Agency.

  Iván Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2009

  Andruw Jones granted Free Agency.

  Omar Vizquel granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 2009

  Bryan Corey granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Freel granted Free Agency.

  Mauro Gómez granted Free Agency.

  Brian Gordon granted Free Agency.

  Mike Hinckley granted Free Agency.

  Justin Leone granted Free Agency.

  Travis Metcalf granted Free Agency.

  A.J. Murray granted Free Agency.

  Jailen Peguero granted Free Agency.

  Elizardo Ramírez granted Free Agency.

  Josh Rupe granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Thompson granted Free Agency.

  Mike Wood granted Free Agency.

• November 23, 2009

  Signed Hanser Alberto as an amateur free agent.

• December 4, 2009

  Selected Joe Inglett off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• December 7, 2009

  Purchased Clay Rapada from the Detroit Tigers.

• December 9, 2009

  Traded Kevin Millwood and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Chris Ray. The Baltimore Orioles sent Ben Snyder (minors) (December 10, 2009) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• December 10, 2009

  Signed Rich Harden as a free agent.

• December 16, 2009

  Signed Geoff Geary as a free agent.

• December 17, 2009

  Signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

• December 21, 2009

  Signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

• January 9, 2010

  Signed Vladimir Guerrero as a free agent.

• January 10, 2010

  Signed Matthew Brown as a free agent.

  Signed Elizardo Ramírez as a free agent.

• January 11, 2010

  Signed Jailen Peguero as a free agent.

• January 19, 2010

  Signed Colby Lewis as a free agent.

  Signed Jorge Alfaro as an amateur free agent.

• January 21, 2010

  Signed Khalil Greene as a free agent.

• January 26, 2010

  Traded Greg Golson to the New York Yankees. Received Mitch Hilligoss (minors) and cash.

• January 27, 2010

  Joe Inglett selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• February 2, 2010

  Signed Jae Kuk Ryu as a free agent.

• February 15, 2010

  Signed Endy Chávez as a free agent.

• February 24, 2010

  Signed Wes Bankston as a free agent.

• February 25, 2010

  Released Khalil Greene.

• March 9, 2010

  Purchased Edwar Ramírez from the New York Yankees.

• March 13, 2010

  Selected Hernán Iribarren off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 22, 2010

  Traded Ray Olmedo to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Matt Treanor.

• March 24, 2010

  Traded Edwar Ramírez to the Oakland Athletics. Received Gregorio Petit.

• March 27, 2010

  Purchased Andrés Blanco from the Chicago Cubs.

• April 1, 2010

  Traded Edwin Escobar to the San Francisco Giants. Received retention of Rule 5 selection.

  Selected Ryan Garko off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.