Arizona Diamondbacks Transactions 2012

December
DATETRANSACTION
22 December 2012Agreed to terms with OF Cody Ross on a three-year contract.
19 December 2012Named Steve Sax first base coach and Turner Ward assistant hitting coach. Named Greg Gross hitting coach of Reno (PCL); Andy Green manager and Jacob Cruz hitting coach of Mobile (SL); Bill Plummer manager and Gil Heredia pitching coach of Visalia (Cal); Jason Camilli hitting coach of South Bend (MWL); Robby Hammock manager, Doug Bochtler pitching coach and Wilson Valera hitting coach of Missoula (Pioneer); and Luis Urueta manager of the Arizona League Diamondbacks.
11 December 2012Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon McCarthy on a two-year contract.
8 December 2012Agreed to terms with INF Eric Chavez on a one-year contract.
7 December 2012Signed INF-OF Eric Hinske and C Wil Nieves to one-year contracts.
6 December 2012Agreed to terms with C Wil Nieves and INF-OF Eric Hinske on one-year contracts.
3 December 2012Sold the contract of RHP Brad Bergesen to Chunichi (Central League-Japan).
November
DATETRANSACTION
30 November 2012Released RHP Brad Bergesen. Failed to offer C Wilbert Nieves a 2013 contract.
29 November 2012Released RHP Brad Bergesen.
21 November 2012Selected the contracts of RHP Charles Brewer, RHP Chase Anderson, LHP Eury de la Rosa, RHP Eric Smith and OF Keon Broxton from Reno (PCL).
16 November 2012Named Craig Shipley assistant to the general manager.
1 November 2012Declined their 2013 options on the contracts of C Henry Blanco and RHP Matt Lindstrom.
October
DATETRANSACTION
27 October 2012Claimed SS Gustavo Nunez off waivers from Pittsburgh.
20 October 2012Exercised their 2013 option on RHP J.J. Putz. Traded OF Chris Young and cash considerations to Oakland for INF Cliff Pennington and INF Yordy Cabrera, then traded Cabrera to Miami for RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations.
17 October 2012Fired first base coach Eric Young. Reassigned coach Wilson Vallera to other duties within the organization.
4 October 2012Recalled RHP Sam Demel, RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, 3B Josh Bell, RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Joe Paterson and RHP Trevor Bauer from Reno (PCL).
September
DATETRANSACTION
19 September 2012Recalled OF A.J. Pollock from Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Mike Jacobs from Reno. Designated OF Cole Gillespie for assignment.
4 September 2012Selected the contract of OF Adam Eaton from Reno (PCL). Transferred C Henry Blanco to the 60-day DL.
1 September 2012Activated INF Willie Bloomquist, RHP Josh Collmenter and RHP Takashi Saito for the 15-day DL. Recalled C Konrad Schmidt from Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Tyler Graham from Reno. Activated INF Cody Ransom. Transferred RHP Daniel Hudson from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
August
DATETRANSACTION
31 August 2012Claimed INF Cody Ransom off waivers from Milwaukee.
26 August 2012Traded LHP Joe Saunders to Baltimore for RHP Matt Lindstrom and cash considerations or a player to be named.
23 August 2012Optioned OF A.J. Pollock to Reno (PCL).
22 August 2012Optioned OF A.J. Pollock to Reno (PCL).
21 August 2012Recalled RHP Sam Demel from Reno (PCL).
19 August 2012Assigned RHP Felipe Perez to the AZL Diamondbacks.
14 August 2012Assigned LHP Mike Zagurski outright to Reno (PCL) and selected his contract. Placed RHP Takashi Saito on the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with 1B Matt Mangini on a minor league contract.
13 August 2012Assigned RHP Brett Tomko to Mobile (SL).
11 August 2012Recalled RHP Bryan Shaw from Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Jake Elmore from Reno. Placed INF Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day DL. Designated LHP Mike Zagurski for assignment.
10 August 2012Placed RHP Josh Collmenter on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Brad Bergesen from Reno (PCL).
6 August 2012Placed C Henry Blanco on the 15-day DL. Claimed C Wil Nieves off waivers from Colorado.
4 August 2012Released 1B Lyle Overbay.
2 August 2012Announced INF Scott Podsednik has declined assignment to Reno (PCL) and has been released.
1 August 2012Recalled LHP Patrick Corbin from Reno (PCL). Optioned RHP Brad Bergesen to Reno (PCL).
July
DATETRANSACTION
30 July 2012Designated 1B Lyle Overbay for assignment.
29 July 2012Traded OF Marc Krauss and OF Bobby Borchering to Houston for 3B Chris Johnson.
26 July 2012Assigned RHP Yonata Ortega to Mobile (SL).
24 July 2012Reinstated INF John McDonald from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Ryan Roberts for assignment.
22 July 2012Optioned RHP Bryan Shaw to Reno (PCL). Added RHP Brad Bergesen to the 25-man roster.
21 July 2012Reinstated RHP Takashi Saito from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jonathan Albaladejo to Reno (PCL).
20 July 2012Released INF Geoff Blum. Selected the contract of INF Ryan Wheeler from Reno (PCL).
18 July 2012Recalled RHP Jonathan Albaladejo from Reno (PCL). Optioned RHP Trevor Bauer to Reno.
14 July 2012Reinstated LHP Joe Saunders from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Patrick Corbin to Reno (PCL).
2 July 2012Reinstated INF Geoff Blum from the 60-day DL. Placed INF John McDonald on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 25.
June
DATETRANSACTION
28 June 2012Optioned 3B Josh Bell to Reno (PCL). Recalled RHP Trevor Bauer from Reno.
27 June 2012Recalled LHP Patrick Corbin from Reno (PCL). Reinstated INF Stephen Drew from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Daniel Hudson on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jonathan Albaladejo to Reno.
24 June 2012Agreed to terms with RHP David Hernandez on a two-year contract.
23 June 2012Placed LHP Joe Saunders on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June17. Recalled RHP Jonathan Albaladejo from Reno (PCL).
9 June 2012Agreed to terms with C Stryker Trahan on a minor league contract.
6 June 2012Placed INF Lyle Overbay on the paternity list. Recalled OF A.J. Pollock from Reno (PCL).
1 June 2012Reinstated OF Jason Kubel from paternity leave. Optioned OF A.J. Pollock to Reno (PCL).
May
DATETRANSACTION
30 May 2012Placed OF Jason Kubel on the paternity list. Recalled OF A.J. Pollock from Reno (PCL).
26 May 2012Agreed to terms with C Miguel Montero on a five-year contract through 2017.
22 May 2012Recalled C Konrad Schmidt from Reno (PCL). Optioned LHP Patrick Corbin to Reno.
21 May 2012Recalled INF Josh Bell from Reno (PCL). Designated INF Cody Ransom for assignment.
18 May 2012Activated OF Chris Young from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF A.J. Pollock to Reno (PCL).
April
DATETRANSACTION
30 April 2012Selected the contract of LHP Patrick Corbin from Mobile (AL). Optioned RHP Joe Martinez to Reno (PCL). Transferred INF Geoff Blum from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.
24 April 2012Recalled RHP Joe Martinez from Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Mike Zagurski from Reno. Optioned LHP Joe Paterson to Reno. Designated RHP Jonathan Albaladejo for assignment.
21 April 2012Placed RHP Daniel Hudson on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jonathan Albaledejo from Reno (PCL).
18 April 2012Selected the contracts of INF Cody Ransom and OF A.J. Pollock from Reno (PCL). Placed INF Geoff Blum on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 17 and OF Chris Young and on the 15-day DL.
4 April 2012Sent LHP Mike Zagurski outright to Reno (PCL). Reassigned C Ryan Budde, INF Cody Ransom and OF A.J. Pollock to Reno. Placed OF David Winfree and INF Stephen Drew on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26 and RHP Takashi Saito on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 1.
March
DATETRANSACTION
31 March 2012Traded RHP Robby Rowland to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Reained the rights to RHP Brett Lorin and outrighted to Mobile (SL).
29 March 2012Assigned RHP Jensen Lewis to Reno (PCL) and OF Adam Eaton to Mobile (SL).
23 March 2012Optioned RHP Sam Demel, RHP Barry Enright and OF David Winfree to Reno (PCL) and RHP Trevor Bauer to Mobile (SL). Reassigned RHP Chris Jakubauskas and INF Rusty Ryal to Reno and RHP Charles Brewer and INF Matt Davidson to Mobile.
15 March 2012Optioned RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Zach Kroenke, OF Cole Gillespie and C Konrad Schmidt to Reno (PCL). Reassigned RHP Mike DeMark, LHP Jason Lane and INF Ryan Wheeler to Reno; RHP Evan Marshall, RHP Kevin Munson and OF Marc Krauss to Mobile (SL); and INF Chris Owings to Visalia (Cal).
3 March 2012Agreed to terms with RHP Sam Demel, RHP Barry Enright, RHP Daniel Hudson, RHP Brett Lorin, RHP Yonata Ortega, RHP Bryan Shaw, LHP Zach Kroenke, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Joe Paterson, RHP Mike Zagurski, C Konrad Schmidt, C Craig Tatum, OF Cole Gillespie, OF David Winfree and INF Paul Goldschmidt on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of RHP Josh Collmenter, RHP David Hernandez, RHP Ian Kennedy, OF Gerardo Parra.
February
DATETRANSACTION
9 February 2012Agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a one-year contract.
January
DATETRANSACTION
31 January 2012Agreed to terms with C Miguel Montero and INF Ryan Roberts on one-year contracts.
25 January 2012Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Ziegler on a one-year contract.
23 January 2012Claimed C Craig Tatum off waivers from Houston (NL).
17 January 2012Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Saunders on a one-year contract.