The Transactions for the 2012 Boston Red Sox (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 2012 Boston Red Sox
January 3, 2012
Pedro Ciriaco signed as a free agent.
Carlos Silva signed as a free agent.
January 9, 2012
Aaron Cook signed as a free agent.
January 10, 2012
Jason Repko signed as a free agent.
Justin Germano signed as a free agent.
January 11, 2012
Purchased Brad Emaus from Colorado Rockies.
January 16, 2012
Vicente Padilla signed as a free agent.
January 18, 2012
Max St. Pierre signed as a free agent.
January 21, 2012
Traded Marco Scutaro to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Clayton Mortensen.
Charlie Haeger released.
January 26, 2012
Cody Ross signed as a free agent.
January 27, 2012
John Maine signed as a free agent.
February 2, 2012
Mauro Gomez signed as a free agent.
February 11, 2012
Sean White signed as a free agent.
February 16, 2012
Ross Ohlendorf signed as a free agent.
February 18, 2012
Josh Kroeger signed as a free agent.
February 21, 2012
Traded a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Chris Carpenter and a player to be named later; Boston Red Sox received Aaron Kurcz (March 15, 2012) and Chicago Cubs received Jair Bogaerts (March 29, 2012).
February 23, 2012
Hunter Jones signed as a free agent.
February 29, 2012
Billy Buckner signed as a free agent.
Garrett Mock signed as a free agent.
March 17, 2012
Carlos Silva released.
March 23, 2012
Sean White released.
March 29, 2012
Max St. Pierre released.
April 8, 2012
Brad Emaus released.
April 17, 2012
Lost Luis Exposito to Baltimore Orioles on waivers.
April 20, 2012
Mike Rivera signed as a free agent.
April 21, 2012
Traded Michael Bowden and a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Marlon Byrd and cash; Chicago Cubs received Hunter Cervenka (May 15, 2012).
April 30, 2012
Jeff Larish signed as a free agent.
May 2, 2012
Mark Prior signed as a free agent.
May 10, 2012
John Maine released.
May 12, 2012
Purchased Scott Podsednik from Philadelphia Phillies.
Lost Justin Thomas to New York Yankees on waivers.
Sold Jeff Larish to Pittsburgh Pirates.
June 2, 2012
Granted Free Agency
June 4, 2012
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (24th pick) Deven Marrero (signed June 20, 2012) 1st round (31st pick) Brian Johnson (signed June 28, 2012) 1st round (37th pick) Pat Light (signed June 13, 2012)
June 5, 2012
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
2nd round Jamie Callahan (signed June 14, 2012) 3rd round Austin Maddox (signed June 26, 2012) 4th round Ty Buttrey (signed June 15, 2012) 6th round Justin Haley (signed June 19, 2012) 9th round Mike Miller (signed June 6, 2012) 13th round J.B. Wendelken (signed June 19, 2012) 15th round Carson Fulmer (did not sign)
June 6, 2012
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
28th round Alex Bregman (did not sign) 32nd round Hunter Wood (did not sign)
June 12, 2012
Marlon Byrd released.
June 16, 2012
Jesse Carlson released.
Tzu-Wei Lin signed as a non-drafted free agent.
June 24, 2012
Traded Kevin Youkilis and cash to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Brent Lillibridge and Zach Stewart.
June 27, 2012
Josh Kroeger released.
June 28, 2012
Andy LaRoche signed as a free agent.
July 2, 2012
Javy Guerra signed as a non-drafted free agent.
July 3, 2012
Bobby Jenks released.
July 4, 2012
Lost Darnell McDonald to New York Yankees on waivers.
July 19, 2012
Sold Justin Germano to Chicago Cubs.
July 24, 2012
Nelson Figueroa signed as a free agent.
Traded Brent Lillibridge to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jose de la Torre.
July 25, 2012
Brandon Duckworth released.
Doug Mathis released.
July 31, 2012
Traded Lars Anderson to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Steven Wright.
Traded Matt Albers and Scott Podsednik to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Craig Breslow.
August 3, 2012
Sent Garrett Mock to Houston Astros for future considerations.
August 5, 2012
Traded Jeremias Pineda to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Danny Valencia.
August 9, 2012
Scott Podsednik signed as a free agent.
August 14, 2012
Traded Kelly Shoppach to New York Mets in exchange for a player to be named later; Boston Red Sox received Pedro Beato (August 16, 2012).
August 17, 2012
Mark Prior released.
August 25, 2012
Traded Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto and cash to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for James Loney, Ivan De Jesus, Allen Webster and 2 players to be named later; Boston Red Sox received Rubby de la Rosa and Jerry Sands (October 4, 2012).
August 26, 2012
Luis Basabe signed as a non-drafted free agent.
September 4, 2012
Purchased Guillermo Quiroz from Seattle Mariners.
October 4, 2012
Granted Free Agency
October 9, 2012
Granted Free Agency
October 10, 2012
Granted Free Agency
October 17, 2012
Claimed Sandy Rosario from Miami Marlins on waivers.
October 21, 2012
Traded Mike Aviles to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for David Carpenter and John Farrell.
October 26, 2012
Lost Che-Hsuan Lin to Houston Astros on waivers.
October 29, 2012
Granted Free Agency
Aaron Cook James Loney Daisuke Matsuzaka David Ortiz Vicente Padilla Scott Podsednik Cody Ross
November 3, 2012
Granted Free Agency
Billy Buckner Nelson Figueroa Andy LaRoche Tony Pena Mike Rivera
November 5, 2012
David Ortiz signed as a free agent.
November 7, 2012
Mitch Maier signed as a free agent.
November 14, 2012
David Ross signed as a free agent.
November 28, 2012
Traded Sandy Rosario to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later; Boston Red Sox received Graham Godfrey (December 7, 2012).
Traded Zach Stewart to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later; Boston Red Sox received Kyle Kaminska (December 6, 2012).
Sold Danny Valencia to Baltimore Orioles.
Alberto Rosario signed as a free agent.
November 29, 2012
Oscar Villarreal signed as a free agent.
November 30, 2012
Granted Free Agency
Scott Atchison Rich Hill Ryan Sweeney
Lost David Carpenter to Atlanta Braves on waivers.
December 1, 2012
Jonny Gomes signed as a free agent.
December 3, 2012
Drew Sutton signed as a free agent.
December 6, 2012
Traded Jeff Kobernus to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Justin Henry.
December 7, 2012
Jonathan Diaz signed as a free agent.
December 10, 2012
Claimed Sandy Rosario from Oakland Athletics on waivers.
December 12, 2012
Lost Sandy Rosario to Chicago Cubs on waivers.
December 13, 2012
Shane Victorino signed as a free agent.
December 18, 2012
Koji Uehara signed as a free agent.
December 19, 2012
Ryan Dempster signed as a free agent.
December 26, 2012
Stephen Drew signed as a free agent.
Traded Mark Melancon, Ivan De Jesus, Stolmy Pimentel and Jerry Sands to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt.