2018 Washington Nationals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 2017

  Matt Albers granted Free Agency.

  Joe Blanton granted Free Agency.

  Alejandro De Aza granted Free Agency.

  Stephen Drew granted Free Agency.

  Edwin Jackson granted Free Agency.

  Howie Kendrick granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Kintzler granted Free Agency.

  Adam Lind granted Free Agency.

  José Lobatón granted Free Agency.

  Óliver Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Raburn granted Free Agency.

  Jayson Werth granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2017

  Emmanuel Burriss granted Free Agency.

  Joey Butler granted Free Agency.

  Tim Collins granted Free Agency.

  Neal Cotts granted Free Agency.

  Taylor Hill granted Free Agency.

  Chad Huffman granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Jepsen granted Free Agency.

  Corban Joseph granted Free Agency.

  Rafael Martín granted Free Agency.

  Sean O'Sullivan granted Free Agency.

  Neil Ramírez granted Free Agency.

  Matt Skole granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Snyder granted Free Agency.

  Neftali Soto granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 2017

  Signed Ryan Raburn as a free agent.

• December 10, 2017

  Signed David Goforth as a free agent.

• December 14, 2017

  Drafted Jacob Wilson from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2017 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 2017

  Signed Tommy Milone as a free agent.

• December 18, 2017

  Signed Chris Smith as a free agent.

  Signed César Vargas as a free agent.

• December 21, 2017

  Signed Brandon Kintzler as a free agent.

• December 22, 2017

  Signed Matt Adams as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Dominguez as a free agent.

• December 29, 2017

  Signed Tim Collins as a free agent.

• January 3, 2018

  Signed Logan Darnell as a free agent.

  Signed Román Méndez as a free agent.

• January 8, 2018

  Signed Taylor Hill as a free agent.

• January 10, 2018

  Signed Moisés Sierra as a free agent.

• January 11, 2018

  Signed Edwin Jackson as a free agent.

• January 12, 2018

  Signed Justin Miller as a free agent.

• January 18, 2018

  Signed Howie Kendrick as a free agent.

• January 31, 2018

  Signed Reid Brignac as a free agent.

• February 1, 2018

  Signed Miguel Montero as a free agent.

• February 12, 2018

  Purchased Matt Reynolds from the New York Mets.

• February 21, 2018

  Signed Joaquín Benoit as a free agent.

• March 2, 2018

  Signed Alejandro De Aza as a free agent.

• March 17, 2018

  Signed Jeremy Hellickson as a free agent.

• March 23, 2018

  Released Alejandro De Aza.

• March 24, 2018

  Released Reid Brignac.

  Released Ryan Raburn.

• March 25, 2018

  Signed Alejandro De Aza as a free agent.

• March 28, 2018

  Signed Carlos Torres as a free agent.

  Released Taylor Hill.

• April 13, 2018

  Signed Tuffy Gosewisch as a free agent.

• April 14, 2018

  Released Miguel Montero.

  Enny Romero selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• April 17, 2018

  Signed Mark Reynolds as a free agent.

• April 24, 2018

  A.J. Cole player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• April 27, 2018

  Signed Matt Hague as a free agent.

• May 22, 2018

  Signed Jaff Decker as a free agent.

• May 23, 2018

  Signed Josh Edgin as a free agent.

• June 1, 2018

  Released Edwin Jackson.

• June 5, 2018

  Drafted Jake Irvin in the 4th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2018.

  Drafted Tyler Cropley in the 8th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2018.

• June 6, 2018

  Drafted Cody Wilson in the 13th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2018.

  Drafted Aaron Fletcher in the 14th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2018.

  Drafted Andrew Nardi in the 39th round of the 2018 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 9, 2018

  Released Rafael Bautista.

• June 12, 2018

  Signed Rafael Bautista as a free agent.

• June 13, 2018

  Released Matt Hague.

• June 18, 2018

  Traded Yohanse Morel (minors), Kelvin Gutiérrez and Blake Perkins to the Kansas City Royals. Received Kelvin Herrera.

• July 19, 2018

  Released Jaff Decker.

• July 22, 2018

  Traded Brian Goodwin to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jacob Condra-Bogan (minors).

• July 31, 2018

  Traded Brandon Kintzler to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jhon Romero.

• August 5, 2018

  Traded Shawn Kelley and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received international bonus slot money.

• August 7, 2018

  Signed Greg Holland as a free agent.

• August 8, 2018

  Released Alejandro De Aza.

• August 21, 2018

  Traded Daniel Murphy to the Chicago Cubs. Received Andruw Monasterio and player to be named or cash.

  Matt Adams selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

• August 31, 2018

  Traded Gio Gonzalez and international bonus slot money to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received K.J. Harrison (minors) and Gilbert Lara (minors).

  Traded Ryan Madson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Andrew Istler (minors).

• October 1, 2018

  Tommy Milone granted Free Agency.

  Moisés Sierra granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Torres granted Free Agency.

• October 10, 2018

  Traded international bonus slot money to the Miami Marlins. Received Kyle Barraclough.

• October 29, 2018

  Joaquín Benoit granted Free Agency.

  Tim Collins granted Free Agency.

  Bryce Harper granted Free Agency.

  Jeremy Hellickson granted Free Agency.

  Kelvin Herrera granted Free Agency.

  Greg Holland granted Free Agency.

  Mark Reynolds granted Free Agency.

  Matt Wieters granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2018

  Jhonatan Solano granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2018

  Aaron Barrett granted Free Agency.

  Logan Darnell granted Free Agency.

  Chris Dominguez granted Free Agency.

  Irving Falu granted Free Agency.

  David Goforth granted Free Agency.

  Tuffy Gosewisch granted Free Agency.

  Román Méndez granted Free Agency.

  Chris Smith granted Free Agency.

  Phillips Valdéz granted Free Agency.

  César Vargas granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2018

  Signed Trevor Rosenthal as a free agent.

• November 16, 2018

  Signed Henderson Alvarez III as a free agent.

• November 20, 2018

  Signed Kurt Suzuki as a free agent.

• November 30, 2018

  Traded a player to be named later, Daniel Johnson and Jefry Rodríguez to the Cleveland Indians. Received Yan Gomes. The Washington Nationals sent Andruw Monasterio (December 17, 2018) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 7, 2018

  Signed Patrick Corbin as a free agent.

• December 12, 2018

  Traded Tanner Roark to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tanner Rainey.

• December 18, 2018

  Signed Matt Adams as a free agent.

• December 23, 2018

  Signed Scott Copeland as a free agent.

• December 27, 2018

  Signed Aníbal Sánchez as a free agent.

• January 13, 2019

  Signed Brian Dozier as a free agent.

• January 16, 2019

  Signed Paolo Espino as a free agent.

• January 21, 2019

  Signed Luis Sardiñas as a free agent.

• January 29, 2019

  Josh Edgin voluntarily retired.

• February 8, 2019

  Signed Jeremy Hellickson as a free agent.

  Signed Logan Ondrusek as a free agent.

• February 12, 2019

  Signed Aaron Barrett as a free agent.

  Signed J.J. Hoover as a free agent.

  Signed Vidal Nuño III as a free agent.

  Signed Brandon Snyder as a free agent.

• February 13, 2019

  Trevor Gott player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• February 15, 2019

  Signed O'Koyea Dickson as a free agent.

• March 9, 2019

  Released Sammy Solís.

• March 12, 2019

  Signed Collin Cowgill as a free agent.

• March 13, 2019

  Signed Tyler Goeddel as a free agent.

• March 14, 2019

  Signed Chris Dominguez as a free agent.

  Signed Tony Sipp as a free agent.

• March 23, 2019

  Pedro Severino selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• March 27, 2019

  Released Jake Cousins.