2008 Washington Nationals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 14, 2007

  Signed Mike Bacsik as a free agent.

  Signed Humberto Cota as a free agent.

  Signed Jorge Padilla as a free agent.

• November 15, 2007

  Signed Mike Hinckley as a free agent.

  Signed Antonio Pérez as a free agent.

• November 16, 2007

  Signed William Bergolla as a free agent.

  Signed Arnie Muñoz as a free agent.

• November 17, 2007

  Signed Yurendell de Caster as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Jiménez as a free agent.

  Signed Eddie Rogers as a free agent.

  Signed Steven Shell as a free agent.

• November 18, 2007

  Signed Charlie Manning as a free agent.

• November 20, 2007

  Signed Jason Dubois as a free agent.

  Signed Dennis Tankersley as a free agent.

• November 21, 2007

  Signed Jason Stanford as a free agent.

• November 23, 2007

  Signed Tommy Murphy as a free agent.

• November 28, 2007

  Signed Chad Moeller as a free agent.

• November 30, 2007

  Traded Ryan Church and Brian Schneider to the New York Mets. Received Lastings Milledge.

• December 3, 2007

  Traded Glenn Gibson (minors) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Elijah Dukes.

• December 4, 2007

  Signed Josh Hall as a free agent.

  Traded Jonathan Albaladejo to the New York Yankees. Received Tyler Clippard.

• December 5, 2007

  Released Billy Traber.

• December 6, 2007

  Brett Campbell drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Aaron Boone as a free agent.

• December 10, 2007

  Signed Paul Lo Duca as a free agent.

  Signed Beltrán Pérez as a free agent.

• December 12, 2007

  Nook Logan granted Free Agency.

  Mike O'Connor granted Free Agency.

• December 13, 2007

  Signed Willie Harris as a free agent.

  Signed Rob Mackowiak as a free agent.

• December 14, 2007

  Signed Rob Bell as a free agent.

• December 21, 2007

  Signed Brian Sanches as a free agent.

• January 8, 2008

  Signed Ray King as a free agent.

• January 10, 2008

  Signed Pete Orr as a free agent.

• January 11, 2008

  Signed Eude Brito as a free agent.

• January 15, 2008

  Signed Wil Nieves as a free agent.

• January 16, 2008

  Signed Alex Escobar as a free agent.

• January 22, 2008

  Signed Mike O'Connor as a free agent.

• January 23, 2008

  Signed Chris Booker as a free agent.

• January 29, 2008

  Signed Johnny Estrada as a free agent.

• February 5, 2008

  Enrique González selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• February 19, 2008

  Signed Bret Boone as a free agent.

• February 23, 2008

  Signed Odalis Pérez as a free agent.

• March 10, 2008

  Signed Tony Batista as a free agent.

  Released Chad Moeller.

• March 14, 2008

  Josh Whitesell selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• March 18, 2008

  Released Humberto Cota.

• March 22, 2008

  Released Rob Bell.

• March 27, 2008

  Released Antonio Pérez.

• March 29, 2008

  Signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

• April 11, 2008

  Signed Steve Schmoll as a free agent.

• April 17, 2008

  Released Eude Brito.

• April 21, 2008

  Released Jason Stanford.

• April 29, 2008

  Ray King granted Free Agency.

• May 1, 2008

  Released Tony Batista.

• May 12, 2008

  Released Josh Hall.

• May 18, 2008

  Released Jason Dubois.

• May 29, 2008

  Signed Pokey Reese as a free agent.

• June 5, 2008

  Drafted Aaron Crow in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Destin Hood in the 2nd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2008.

  Drafted Danny Espinosa in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2008.

  Drafted Adrián Nieto in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 2008.

  Drafted Tommy Milone in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2008.

  Drafted Louis Coleman in the 14th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tyler Moore in the 16th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2008.

  Drafted Steve Lombardozzi in the 19th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2008.

  Drafted Cory Mazzoni in the 26th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chris Heston in the 29th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Rob Brantly in the 46th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Alex Dickerson in the 48th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 7, 2008

  Released Rob Mackowiak.

• June 18, 2008

  Signed Zack Segovia as a free agent.

• July 2, 2008

  Released Tommy Murphy.

• July 14, 2008

  Released Alex Escobar.

• July 22, 2008

  Traded Jon Rauch to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Emilio Bonifácio.

• July 31, 2008

  Released Johnny Estrada.

  Released Paul Lo Duca.

  Released Felipe López.

  Traded Jhonny Núñez to the New York Yankees. Received Alberto González.

• August 17, 2008

  Traded Luis Ayala to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Anderson Hernández (August 20, 2008) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.

• September 29, 2008

  Brian Sanches granted Free Agency.

• October 5, 2008

  Levale Speigner granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2008

  Charlie Manning selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

• October 23, 2008

  Ryan Langerhans granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2008

  Pete Orr granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2008

  Chad Cordero granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Wagner granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2008

  Odalis Pérez granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2008

  Mike Bacsik granted Free Agency.

  Chris Booker granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Signed Ryan Langerhans as a free agent.

  William Bergolla granted Free Agency.

  Bret Boone granted Free Agency.

  Yurendell de Caster granted Free Agency.

  Luis Jiménez granted Free Agency.

  Arnie Muñoz granted Free Agency.

  Ray Olmedo granted Free Agency.

  Beltrán Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Pokey Reese granted Free Agency.

  Eddie Rogers granted Free Agency.

  Chris Schroder granted Free Agency.

  Dennis Tankersley granted Free Agency.

  Traded Ryan Buchter to the Chicago Cubs. Received Matt Avery (minors).

• November 5, 2008

  Aaron Boone granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2008

  Traded P.J. Dean (minors), Emilio Bonifácio and Jake Smolinski to the Florida Marlins. Received Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham.

• November 17, 2008

  Signed Ryan Wagner as a free agent.

• November 20, 2008

  Signed Brad Eldred as a free agent.

  Signed Pete Orr as a free agent.

• November 24, 2008

  Signed J.D. Martin as a free agent.

• December 9, 2008

  Signed Joel Guzmán as a free agent.

• December 10, 2008

  Signed Mike Vento as a free agent.

  Released Jesús Colomé.

• December 12, 2008

  Tim Redding granted Free Agency.

• December 14, 2008

  Signed Freddie Bynum as a free agent.

• December 16, 2008

  Signed Gustavo Chacín as a free agent.

• December 17, 2008

  Signed José Castillo as a free agent.

• December 18, 2008

  Signed Corey Patterson as a free agent.

  Signed Jorge Sosa as a free agent.

• December 23, 2008

  Signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

  Signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.

• December 29, 2008

  Signed Daniel Cabrera as a free agent.

• January 11, 2009

  Signed Josh Towers as a free agent.

• January 15, 2009

  Signed Jesús Colomé as a free agent.

• January 22, 2009

  Signed Gary Glover as a free agent.

• January 28, 2009

  Signed Alex Cintrón as a free agent.

• February 3, 2009

  Signed Javier Valentín as a free agent.

• February 5, 2009

  Signed Joel De La Cruz as a free agent.

  Signed Odalis Pérez as a free agent.

• February 11, 2009

  Signed Adam Dunn as a free agent.

• February 20, 2009

  Signed David Williams as a free agent.

• February 23, 2009

  Released Odalis Pérez.

• March 11, 2009

  Signed Kip Wells as a free agent.

• March 12, 2009

  Signed Julián Tavárez as a free agent.

• March 18, 2009

  Signed Joe Beimel as a free agent.

  Released Shawn Hill.

• March 21, 2009

  Signed Josh Bard as a free agent.

• March 29, 2009

  Released Javier Valentín.

• March 31, 2009

  Released Wily Mo Peña.

• April 1, 2009

  Released Gustavo Chacín.