Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 3, 2016
Matt Albers granted Free Agency.
Alex Avila granted Free Agency.
Austin Jackson granted Free Agency.
Justin Morneau granted Free Agency.
Released Daniel Webb.
- November 7, 2016
Jason Bourgeois granted Free Agency.
Tony Campana granted Free Agency.
Brett Hayes granted Free Agency.
Slade Heathcott granted Free Agency.
John Holdzkom granted Free Agency.
Kameron Loe granted Free Agency.
Andy Parrino granted Free Agency.
JB Shuck granted Free Agency.
Jacob Turner granted Free Agency.
Chris Volstad granted Free Agency.
Selected Giovanni Soto off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- November 22, 2016
Released Anthony Ranaudo.
- December 2, 2016
Signed Jorge Rondon as a free agent.
Blake Smith granted Free Agency.
- December 6, 2016
Traded Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox. Received Victor Diaz (minors), Luis Alexander Basabe, Michael Kopech and Yoán Moncada.
- December 7, 2016
Traded Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals. Received Dane Dunning, Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López.
- December 8, 2016
Drafted Dylan Covey from the Oakland Athletics in the 2016 rule 5 draft.
- December 9, 2016
Signed Caleb Gindl as a free agent.
- December 14, 2016
Signed Derek Holland as a free agent.
- December 16, 2016
Signed Chris Volstad as a free agent.
- December 22, 2016
Signed Cody Asche as a free agent.
- December 28, 2016
Released Jorge Rondon.
- January 6, 2017
Selected Willy García off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- January 7, 2017
Signed Jason Bourgeois as a free agent.
Signed Everth Cabrera as a free agent.
- January 10, 2017
Signed Geovany Soto as a free agent.
- January 11, 2017
Signed Carson Blair as a free agent.
Jason Coats selected by the Tampa Bay Rays off waivers.
- January 12, 2017
Signed Cory Luebke as a free agent.
- January 20, 2017
Signed Gregory Infante as a free agent.
- January 23, 2017
Signed Blake Smith as a free agent.
Signed Anthony Swarzak as a free agent.
- January 27, 2017
Signed Mayckol Guaipe as a free agent.
- January 30, 2017
Signed Peter Bourjos as a free agent.
- February 13, 2017
Signed Tyler Matzek as a free agent.
- February 18, 2017
Signed Scott Snodgress as a free agent.
- February 27, 2017
Signed Tyler Ladendorf as a free agent.
- March 2, 2017
Signed Jake Dunning as a free agent.
- March 3, 2017
Released Brett Lawrie.
- March 20, 2017
Released Caleb Gindl.
- March 25, 2017
Released Mayckol Guaipe.
- March 28, 2017
Peter Bourjos player rights sold to the Tampa Bay Rays.
- March 30, 2017
Released Tyler Matzek.
Released Blake Smith.
- April 8, 2017
Signed Mike Pelfrey as a free agent.
Signed Ryan Raburn as a free agent.
- May 8, 2017
Cory Luebke voluntarily retired.
- May 26, 2017
Traded Ryan Raburn to the Washington Nationals. Received player to be named or cash.
- May 27, 2017
Signed Luis Robert Jr. as an amateur free agent.
- June 6, 2017
Signed Bobby Parnell as a free agent.
- June 9, 2017
Released Giovanni Soto.
Selected Alen Hanson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- June 12, 2017
Drafted Jake Burger in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2017 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2017.
Drafted Gavin Sheets in the 2nd round of the 2017 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2017.
- June 13, 2017
Drafted Luis González in the 3rd round of the 2017 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2017.
- June 21, 2017
Signed Grant Green as a free agent.
- June 28, 2017
Released Jake Dunning.
- June 29, 2017
Signed Rob Brantly as a free agent.
- July 13, 2017
Traded Jose Quintana to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bryant Flete (minors), Matt Rose (minors), Dylan Cease and Eloy Jiménez.
- July 14, 2017
Released Everth Cabrera.
- July 19, 2017
Traded Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson to the New York Yankees. Received Ian Clarkin (minors), Tito Polo (minors), Tyler Clippard and Blake Rutherford.
- July 24, 2017
Signed Danny Farquhar as a free agent.
Purchased Mark Lowe from the Seattle Mariners.
Purchased Jean Machi from the Seattle Mariners.
Released Carson Blair.
Released Bobby Parnell.
- July 26, 2017
Traded Anthony Swarzak to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ryan Cordell.
- July 27, 2017
Traded Dan Jennings to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Casey Gillaspie (minors).
- July 30, 2017
Traded Melky Cabrera and cash to the Kansas City Royals. Received Andre Davis (minors) and A.J. Puckett (minors).
- August 4, 2017
Signed Al Alburquerque as a free agent.
- August 7, 2017
Released Grant Green.
- August 9, 2017
Purchased Steve Johnson from the Baltimore Orioles.
- August 11, 2017
Traded international bonus slot money to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Ryan Burr.
- August 13, 2017
Traded Tyler Clippard to the Houston Astros. Received player to be named or cash.
- August 21, 2017
Released Mark Lowe.
- August 31, 2017
Traded Miguel González to the Texas Rangers. Received Ti'Quan Forbes (minors).
- September 5, 2017
Released Derek Holland.
- October 2, 2017
Cody Asche granted Free Agency.
Jean Machi granted Free Agency.
- October 6, 2017
Rob Brantly granted Free Agency.
- October 7, 2017
David Holmberg granted Free Agency.
- October 9, 2017
Rymer Liriano granted Free Agency.
Chris Volstad granted Free Agency.
- November 2, 2017
Mike Pelfrey granted Free Agency.
Geovany Soto granted Free Agency.
- November 3, 2017
Selected Daniel Palka off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
- November 6, 2017
Jason Bourgeois granted Free Agency.
Steve Johnson granted Free Agency.
Tyler Ladendorf granted Free Agency.
Matt Purke granted Free Agency.
Scott Snodgress granted Free Agency.
- November 16, 2017
Traded international bonus slot money to the Seattle Mariners. Received Thyago Vieira.
- November 18, 2017
Signed Dustin Antolin as a free agent.
- November 20, 2017
Signed Matt Skole as a free agent.
- December 1, 2017
Signed Welington Castillo as a free agent.
Al Alburquerque granted Free Agency.
Alen Hanson granted Free Agency.
Jake Petricka granted Free Agency.
Zach Putnam granted Free Agency.
- December 14, 2017
Drafted Yermín Mercedes from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2017 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Carlos Tocci from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2017 rule 5 draft.
Carlos Tocci player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.
- December 22, 2017
Selected José Ruiz off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- January 4, 2018
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jake Peter (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Luis Avilán and cash from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Joakim Soria and cash from the Kansas City Royals. In addition, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent Erick Mejia and Trevor Oaks to the Kansas City Royals; and the Kansas City Royals sent Scott Alexander to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- January 10, 2018
Purchased José Rondón from the San Diego Padres.
- January 11, 2018
Signed Miguel González as a free agent.
Signed Jorge Rondon as a free agent.
- January 16, 2018
Signed Gonzalez Germen as a free agent.
- January 22, 2018
Signed T.J. House as a free agent.
Signed Rob Scahill as a free agent.
Signed Chris Volstad as a free agent.
- January 24, 2018
Signed Donn Roach as a free agent.
- January 25, 2018
Signed Xavier Cedeño as a free agent.
- January 29, 2018
Signed Dean Anna as a free agent.
- January 31, 2018
Signed Jeanmar Gómez as a free agent.
- February 8, 2018
Signed Jake Elmore as a free agent.
Signed Bruce Rondón as a free agent.
- February 13, 2018
Signed José Rodriguez as a free agent.
- February 14, 2018
Signed Héctor Santiago as a free agent.
- March 4, 2018
Signed Robbie Ross as a free agent.
- March 9, 2018
Signed Ryan Brett as a free agent.
Released Willy García.
- March 10, 2018
Signed Edgar Navarro as a free agent.
- March 12, 2018
Released Michael Ynoa.
- March 21, 2018
Robinson Leyer player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.
- March 28, 2018
Dean Anna player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Traded international bonus slot money to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ricardo Pinto.
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