2005 Washington Nationals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 2004

  Signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.

  Tony Batista granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2004

  Released Rocky Biddle.

• November 16, 2004

  Signed Vinny Castilla as a free agent.

  Signed Cristian Guzmán as a free agent.

  Signed Saúl Rivera as a free agent.

• November 19, 2004

  Traded Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera to the Anaheim Angels. Received José Guillén.

• November 24, 2004

  Traded Antonio Sucre (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received J.J. Davis.

• November 29, 2004

  Signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.

  Released Scott Downs.

• December 8, 2004

  Drafted Tyrell Godwin from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2004 rule 5 draft.

• December 10, 2004

  Released Val Pascucci.

• December 13, 2004

  Drafted Edgar Gonzalez from the Texas Rangers in the 2004 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Tony Blanco from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2004 minor league draft.

  Signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.

  Signed Jeffrey Hammonds as a free agent.

• December 15, 2004

  Released Chad Bentz.

• December 16, 2004

  Ron Calloway selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• December 23, 2004

  Signed Micah Bowie as a free agent.

  Signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.

  Signed Seth Greisinger as a free agent.

  Signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.

• January 4, 2005

  Signed Mark DiFelice as a free agent.

• January 5, 2005

  Signed Matt White as a free agent.

  Signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.

• January 11, 2005

  Signed Brian Powell as a free agent.

• January 18, 2005

  Signed Keith Osik as a free agent.

• January 19, 2005

  Signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent.

  Signed Antonio Osuna as a free agent.

• January 21, 2005

  Signed Jared Sandberg as a free agent.

• January 27, 2005

  Signed Michael Coleman as a free agent.

• February 3, 2005

  Signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.

• February 7, 2005

  Signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.

• February 8, 2005

  Released Matt Skrmetta.

• February 13, 2005

  Traded Jerry Owens to the Chicago White Sox. Received Alex Escobar.

• February 15, 2005

  Traded Alejandro Machado to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Carlos Torres (minors) (March 28, 2005) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.

• February 18, 2005

  Signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.

• February 23, 2005

  Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

• March 22, 2005

  Returned Tyrell Godwin (earlier draft pick) to the Toronto Blue Jays.

  Traded A.J. Wideman (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Tyrell Godwin.

• March 23, 2005

  Released Michael Coleman.

  Released Jared Sandberg.

• March 24, 2005

  Sent Seth Greisinger to the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.

• March 25, 2005

  Released Keith Osik.

• April 1, 2005

  Released Anthony Ferrari.

• April 7, 2005

  Selected Travis Hughes off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• May 4, 2005

  Signed Jesús Feliciano as a free agent.

• May 14, 2005

  Traded Endy Chávez to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Marlon Byrd.

• May 27, 2005

  Signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

• May 28, 2005

  Signed Dee Brown as a free agent.

• May 31, 2005

  Purchased Juan Melo from Lancaster (Atlantic).

  Released Melvin Nieves.

• June 3, 2005

  Claudio Vargas selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• June 7, 2005

  Drafted Ryan Zimmerman in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2005.

  Drafted Justin Maxwell in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed October 1, 2005.

  Drafted Marco Estrada in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.

  Drafted John Lannan in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.

  Drafted Craig Stammen in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.

  Drafted Ryan Buchter in the 33rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed May 29, 2006.

  Drafted Tyler Moore in the 41st round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Scott Barnes in the 43rd round of the 2005 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 8, 2005

  Released Mark DiFelice.

• June 9, 2005

  Signed Steve Randolph as a free agent.

• June 10, 2005

  Traded Tomo Ohka to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Junior Spivey.

  Selected Ryan Drese off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

  Jeffrey Hammonds retired.

• June 17, 2005

  Signed Michael Martínez as an amateur free agent.

• June 22, 2005

  Signed Kevin Orie as a free agent.

• July 13, 2005

  Signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.

  Traded J.J. Davis, Zach Day and cash to the Colorado Rockies. Received Preston Wilson.

• July 20, 2005

  Released Wil Cordero.

  Selected Kenny Kelly off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 25, 2005

  Signed Anthony Ferrari as a free agent.

• August 5, 2005

  Signed John Halama as a free agent.

  Sun-Woo Kim selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.

• August 6, 2005

  Sent Steve Randolph to the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

• August 11, 2005

  Signed Keith Osik as a free agent.

  Released Héctor Ortiz.

• August 27, 2005

  Released Kevin Orie.

• August 30, 2005

  Traded Ben Cox (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received Deivi Cruz.

• September 14, 2005

  Signed Jhonatan Solano as an amateur free agent.

• September 29, 2005

  Traded Mike Stanton to the Boston Red Sox. Received Yader Peralta (minors) and Rhys Taylor (minors).

• October 2, 2005

  Released John Halama.

  Released Keith Osik.

• October 3, 2005

  Matthew Cepicky granted Free Agency.

  C.J. Nitkowski granted Free Agency.

  Matt White granted Free Agency.

  Released Antonio Osuna.

• October 15, 2005

  Micah Bowie granted Free Agency.

  Dee Brown granted Free Agency.

  Ramón Castro granted Free Agency.

  Melvin Dorta granted Free Agency.

  Chad Durbin granted Free Agency.

  Jesús Feliciano granted Free Agency.

  Joe Horgan granted Free Agency.

  Henry Mateo granted Free Agency.

  Juan Melo granted Free Agency.

  Saúl Rivera granted Free Agency.

  Rich Rundles granted Free Agency.

  Dan Smith granted Free Agency.

  Ed Yarnall granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2005

  Signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.

  Deivi Cruz granted Free Agency.

  Joey Eischen granted Free Agency.

  Preston Wilson granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2005

  Tony Armas granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Baerga granted Free Agency.

  Gary Bennett granted Free Agency.

  Esteban Loaiza granted Free Agency.

• November, 2005

  Signed Chris Booker as a free agent.

• November 1, 2005

  Héctor Carrasco granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2005

  Traded Vinny Castilla to the San Diego Padres. Received Brian Lawrence and cash.

• November 20, 2005

  Signed Jesús Feliciano as a free agent.

• November 21, 2005

  Signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Brandon Harper as a free agent.

• November 29, 2005

  Signed Saúl Rivera as a free agent.

• December 8, 2005

  Traded Armando Galarraga, Terrmel Sledge and Brad Wilkerson to the Texas Rangers. Received Alfonso Soriano.

  Chris Booker drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

• December 13, 2005

  Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

  Signed Joey Eischen as a free agent.

  Signed Robert Fick as a free agent.

• December 15, 2005

  Signed Beltrán Pérez as a free agent.

• December 16, 2005

  Signed Kyle Denney as a free agent.

• December 19, 2005

  Signed Steve Watkins as a free agent.

• December 21, 2005

  Alex Escobar granted Free Agency.

  Rick Short granted Free Agency.

  Junior Spivey granted Free Agency.

  T.J. Tucker granted Free Agency.

• December 24, 2005

  Signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.

• December 29, 2005

  Signed Ramón Ortiz as a free agent.

• January 3, 2006

  Signed Tony Armas as a free agent.

• January 11, 2006

  Signed Michael Tucker as a free agent.

• January 12, 2006

  Signed Micah Bowie as a free agent.

  Signed Andrew Good as a free agent.

• January 18, 2006

  Signed Melvin Dorta as a free agent.

• January 19, 2006

  Signed Rubén Mateo as a free agent.

• January 24, 2006

  Signed Wiki González as a free agent.

• January 27, 2006

  Signed Valerio De Los Santos as a free agent.

  Signed Henry Mateo as a free agent.

  Signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.

• January 31, 2006

  Signed Félix Rodríguez as a free agent.

• February 2, 2006

  Signed Royce Clayton as a free agent.

  Signed George Lombard as a free agent.

• February 6, 2006

  Signed Anastacio Martínez as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Vento as a free agent.

• February 8, 2006

  Signed Matt LeCroy as a free agent.

• February 9, 2006

  Signed Mike Bacsik as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Crowell as a free agent.

  Signed Brandon Larson as a free agent.

• February 10, 2006

  Signed Santiago Ramírez as a free agent.

  Darrell Rasner selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• February 11, 2006

  Jamey Carroll player rights sold to the Colorado Rockies for $300,000.

• February 19, 2006

  Signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.

• February 20, 2006

  Signed Kevin Gryboski as a free agent.

• February 24, 2006

  Signed Alex Escobar as a free agent.

• March 2, 2006

  Signed Pedro Astacio as a free agent.

• March 19, 2006

  Signed Bernie Castro as a free agent.

• March 23, 2006

  Signed Billy Traber as a free agent.

  Released Valerio De Los Santos.

  Released Mike Difelice.

• March 28, 2006

  Released Rubén Mateo.

• March 30, 2006

  Released Michael Tucker.

• March 31, 2006

  Jim Crowell player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Released Mike Bacsik.

  Released Edgar Gonzalez.