St. Louis Cardinals Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
22 December 2011Agreed to terms with OF Carlos Beltran on a two-year contract.
15 December 2011Agreed to terms with LHP J.C. Romero on a one-year contract.
14 December 2011Agreed to terms with SS Rafael Furcal on a two-year contract.
12 December 2011Declined to tender a contract to INF Ryan Theriot. Agreed to terms with INF-OF Skip Schumaker on a two-year contract.
8 December 2011Selected OF Erik Komatsu from Washington and LHP Barrett Browning from the L.A. Angels in the Rule 5 draft.
2 December 2011Named John Mabry assistant hitting coach. Promoted Barry Weinberg to senior medical advisor and Chris Conroy to assistant athletic trainer.
November
DATETRANSACTION
21 November 2011Named Ron Warner manager of Memphis (PCL); Mike Shildt manager and Bryan Eversgerd pitching coach for Springfield (Texas); Johnny Rodriguez manager of Palm Beach (FSL); Luis Aguayo manager and Arthurs Adams pitching coach for Quad Cities (MWL); Oliver Marmol manager of Johnson City (Appalachian); and Tim Leveque pitching coach for the GCL Cardinals.
18 November 2011Selected the contracts of RHP Chuckie Fick, LHP Sam Freeman and RHP Adam Ottavino from Memphis (PCL).
16 November 2011Named Mike Aldrete bench coach and Chris Maloney first base coach.
14 November 2011Named Mike Matheny manager.
October
DATETRANSACTION
31 October 2011Announced the retirement of manager Tony La Russa. Exercised 2012 contract option on C Yadier Molina. Declined 2012 contract options on RHP Octavio Dotel, SS Rafael Furcal and OF Corey Patterson.
27 October 2011Exercised the 2012 and 2013 contract options on RHP Adam Wainwright.
9 October 2011Designated OF Andrew Brown for assignment.
September
DATETRANSACTION
22 September 2011Agreed to terms with OF-1B Lance Berkman on a one-year contract for the 2012 season.
13 September 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Carpenter on a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
6 September 2011Activated INF Nick Punto from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Tyler Greene, C Tony Cruz and OF Adron Chambers from Memphis (PCL).
2 September 2011Transferred RHP Lance Lynn to 60-day DL. Purchased contract of OF Shane Robinson from Memphis (PCL).
August
DATETRANSACTION
22 August 2011Announced pitching coach Dave Duncan is taking a leave of absence.
15 August 2011Agreed to terms with OF Charlie Tilson and assigned him to the Cardinals (GCL).
13 August 2011Assigned 3B Chris Constantino to Johnson City (Appalachian).
12 August 2011Agreed to terms with LHP Arthur Rhodes. Optioned C Tony Cruz to Memphis (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Samuel Gaviglio. Designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment.
10 August 2011Placed LHP Lance Lynn on the 15-day DL. Activated INF-OF Allen Craig from the 15-day DL.
July
DATETRANSACTION
31 July 2011Transferred RHP Eduardo Sanchez to the 60-day DL. Optioned INF Tyler Greene to Memphis (PCL).
29 July 2011Placed INF Nick Punto on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Tyler Greene from Memphi (PCL).
28 July 2011Optioned LHP Raul Valdes to Memphis (PCL).
19 July 2011Agreed to terms with OF C.J. McElroy and assigned him to the GCL Cardinals.
13 July 2011Agreed to terms with LHP Jaime Garcia on a four-year contract extension.
7 July 2011Called up RHP P.J. Walters from Memphis (PCL). Activated C Gerald Laird from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Brandon Dickson and 1B Mark Hamilton to Memphis.
5 July 2011Activated 1B Albert Pujols from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Brian Tallet on the 15-day DL.
June
DATETRANSACTION
30 June 2011Purchased the contract of RHP Brandon Dickson from Memphis (PCL).
29 June 2011Released RHP Ryan Franklin.
27 June 2011Activated 3B David Freese and INF-OF Nick Punto from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Pete Kozma and OF Andrew Brown to Memphis (PCL).
25 June 2011Agreed to terms with 2B Kolten Wong and assigned him to Quad Cities (MWL).
23 June 2011Called up LHP Raul Valdes from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Maikel Cleto to Memphis.
22 June 2011Released RHP Miguel Batista. Recalled RHP Lance Lynn from Memphis (PCL).
21 June 2011Recalled 1B-OF Mark Hamilton from Memphis. Placed 1B Albert Pujols on the 15-day DL.
18 June 2011Recalled INF Pete Kozma from Memphis (PCL) and RHP Maikel Cleto from Springfield (Texas). Sent INF Tyler Greene and INF Mark Hamilton to Memphis.
16 June 2011Activated OF Matt Holliday from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Eduardo Sanchez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 13.
15 June 2011Activated RHP Kyle McClellan off the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Matt Carpenter to Memphis (PCL).
12 June 2011Purchased the contract of OF Andrew Brown from Memphis (PCL). Placed OF Allen Craig on the 15-day DL.
3 June 2011Purchased the contract of INF Matt Carpenter from Memphis (PCL). Recalled 1B Mark Hamilton from Memphis. Optioned RHP Maikel Cleto to Springfield (Texas) and INF Pete Kozma to Memphis.
1 June 2011Placed RHP Kyle McClellan on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Lance Lynn from Memphis (PCL).
May
DATETRANSACTION
23 May 2011Placed C Gerald Laird on the 15-day DL. Activated 2B Skip Schumaker from the 15-day DL. Recalled C Tony Cruz from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Mitchell Boggs to Memphis. Announced Rule 5 draft RHP Brian Broderick was returned by Washington and assigned to Memphis.
18 May 2011Placed INF Nick Punto on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Pete Kozma from Memphis (PCL).
16 May 2011Claimed RHP Jess Todd off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees. Transferred RHP Bryan Augenstein from 15-day to 60-day DL.
2 May 2011Placed 3B David Freese on the 15-day DL. Activated INF-OF Allen Craig from the 15-day DL.
April
DATETRANSACTION
19 April 2011Placed 2B Skip Schumaker and OF Allen Craig on the 15-day DL, Schumaker retroactive to April 16 and Craig to April 17. Activated INF Nick Punto from the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Mark Hamilton from Memphis (PCL).
13 April 2011Placed RHP Brian Tallet and RHP Bryan Augenstein on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Fernando Salas and RHP Eduardo Sanchez from Memphis (PCL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
31 March 2011Selected the contract of RHP Miguel Batista from Memphis (PCL). Placed RHP Adam Wainwright on the 60-day DL and INF Nick Punto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22.
30 March 2011Placed INF Punto on the 15-day DL. Put RHP Adam Wainwright on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Miguel Batista from Memphis (PCL).
21 March 2011Optioned RHP Blake King, 1B Mark Hamilton and C Tony Cruz to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned LHP John Gast, RHP Brandon Dickson, RHP Joe Kelly, RHP Lance Lynn, LHP Raul Valdes, INF Matt Carpenter and OF Shane Robinson to their minor league camp.
17 March 2011Optioned C Bryan Anderson and OF Adron Chambers to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned INF Ramon Vazquez and OF Amaury Cazana to Memphis.
15 March 2011Announced the retirement of RHP Ian Snell.
11 March 2011Optioned RHP David Kopp, LHP Adam Ottavino, RHP Adam Reifer, RHP Francisco Samuel, RHP P.J. Walters and INF Pete Kozma to Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Maikel Cleto to the Palm Beach (FSL).
6 March 2011Reassigned C Nick Derba, C Steven Hill, C Audry Perez, C Robert Stock, RHP Scott McGregor, RHP Shelby Miller and RHP Kevin Thomas to their minor league camp. Optioned INF Zack Cox to their minor league camp.
February
DATETRANSACTION
18 February 2011Announced the retirement of OF Jim Edmonds.
4 February 2011Agreed to terms with OF Jim Edmonds on a minor league contract.
January
DATETRANSACTION
21 January 2011Agreed to terms with INF Nick Punto on a one-year contract.
15 January 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle McClellan on a one-year contract and INF Ramon Vazquez on a minor league contract.
14 January 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Batista, RHP Ian Snell, RHP Brandon Dickson, RHP Joe Kelly, RHP Lance Lynn, RHP Shelby Miller, RHP Adam Ottavino, RHP Kevin Thomas, LHP Raul Valdes, C Nick Derba, C Steven Hill, C Audry Perez, C Robert Stock, INF Matt Carpenter, INF Donovan Solano, OF Amaury Cazana, OF Shane Robinson and OF Nick Stavinoha on minor league contracts.
7 January 2011Promoted Michael Girsch to assistant general manager and Sig Mejdal to director, amateur draft analysis.