Tampa Bay Rays Transactions 2017

December
DATETRANSACTION
20 December 2017Traded 3B Evan Longoria and cash to San Francisco for OF Denard Span, INF Christian Arroyo, RHP Stephen Woods and LHP Matt Krook.
19 December 2017Sent C Jonah Heim to Oakland to complete an earlier trade.
15 December 2017Agreed to terms with OF Brandon Snyder, LHPs Jonny Venters and Vidal Nuno and RHPs Colton Murray, Cody Hall and Ruben Alaniz on minor league contracts.
1 December 2017Failed to tender contract offer to LHP Xavier Cedeno.
November
DATETRANSACTION
7 November 2017Assigned OF Cesar Puello, RHP Shawn Tolleson and C Curt Casali outright to Durham (IL).
6 November 2017Assigned OF Cesar Puello, RHP Shawn Tolleson and C Curt Casali outright to Durham (IL).
October
DATETRANSACTION
24 October 2017Named Matt Quatraro third base coach.
10 October 2017Assigned RHP Kevin Gadea outright to Durham (IL).
September
DATETRANSACTION
10 September 2017Sent LHP Xavier Cedeno and RHP Nathan Eovaldi to Montgomery (SL) and RHP Jacob Faria to Hudson Valley (NYP) for rehab assignments.
August
DATETRANSACTION
31 August 2017Assigned 2B Taylor Featherston outright to Durham (IL).
29 August 2017Optioned RHP Chih-Wei Hu to Durham (IL). Designated 3B Taylor Featherston for assignment. Reinstated RHP Matt Andriese from the 60-day DL.
25 August 2017Agreed to terms with SS Danny Espinosa on a minor league contract.
24 August 2017Designated 3B Trevor Plouffe for assignment. Optioned RHPs Chase Whitley and Andrew Kittredge to Durham (IL). Reinstated RHP Alex Cobb from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. Sent RHP Matt Andriese to Durham for a rehab assignment.
21 August 2017Placed RHP Jacob Faria on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Thursday.
20 August 2017Claimed OF Cesar Puello off waivers from the L.A. Angels.
19 August 2017Optioned OF Mallex Smith to Durham (IL). Reinstated OF Kevin Kiermaier from the 60-day DL.
15 August 2017Optioned LHP Jose Alvarado to Durham (IL). Recalled RHP Chase Whitley from Durham.
13 August 2017Sent RHP Matt Andriese to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
9 August 2017Placed RHP Alex Cobb on the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Blake Snell from Durham (IL).
6 August 2017Traded RHP Ryan Garton and C Mike Marjama to Seattle for LHP Anthony Misiewicz, INF Luis Rengifo and a player to be named.
4 August 2017Optioned LHP Blake Snell to Durham (IL). Recalled LHP Jose Alvarado from Durham.
3 August 2017Sent 2B Daniel Robertson to Durham (IL) for a rehab assignment.
2 August 2017Optioned RHP Chase Whitley to Durham (IL). Recalled RHP Ryne Stanek from Durham.
July
DATETRANSACTION
31 July 2017Traded INF Tim Beckham to Baltimore for RHP Tobias Myers. Assigned OF Shane Peterson outright to Durham (IL). Recalled INF Taylor Featherston from Durham.
30 July 2017Optioned LHP Adam Kolarek to Durham (IL).
28 July 2017Sent 2B Daniel Robertson and OF Kevin Kiermaier to Charlotte (FSL) for rehab assignments. Optioned RHP Andrew Kittredge to Durham (IL).
27 July 2017Acquired LHP Dan Jennings from the Chicago White Sox for 1B Casey Gillaspie. Designated RHP Diego Moreno and OF Shane Peterson for assignment.
26 July 2017Placed RHP Jake Odorizzi on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 25. Recalled RHP Andrew Kittredge from Durham (IL). Sent RHP Diego Moreno to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
25 July 2017Released 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. Optioned RHP Andrew Kittredge to Durham (IL).
18 July 2017Designated RHP Jumbo Diaz for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Andrew Kittredge from Durham (IL).
16 July 2017Optioned 3B Taylor Featherston to Durham (IL). Reinstated SS Tim Beckham from the 10-day DL.
13 July 2017Placed OF Colby Rasmus on the restricted list.
10 July 2017Agreed to terms with OF Michael Smith, LHP Michael Roth and RHPs Paul Campbell and Kyle Goodbrand on minor league contracts and assigned Roth to Durham (IL).
8 July 2017Placed SS Tim Beckham on the 10-day DL. Reinstated 2B Brad Miller from the 10-day DL.
7 July 2017Agreed to terms with LHP Logan Darnell on a minor league contract.
4 July 2017Assigned RHP Danny Farquhar outright to Durham (IL). Sent 2B Brad Miller to Durham for a rehab assignment.
1 July 2017Placed 2B Daniel Robertson on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Sent 2B Brad Miller to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
June
DATETRANSACTION
28 June 2017Agreed to terms with LHP/1B Brendan McKay on a minor league contract and assigned him to Hudson Valley (NYP).
27 June 2017Released C Derek Norris. Transferred RHP Diego Moreno to the 60-day DL. Sent RHP Brad Boxberger to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
25 June 2017Designated C Derek Norris for assignment. Reinstated C Wilson Ramos from the 60-day DL.
24 June 2017Placed OF Colby Rasmus on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Selected the contract of OF Shane Peterson from Durham (IL).
20 June 2017Designated 2B Michael Martinez for assignment.
12 June 2017Recalled RHP Jacob Faria from Durham (IL).
11 June 2017Optioned RHPs Chih-Wei Hu, Ryan Garton and Ryne Stanek to Durham (IL). Reinstated RHPs Matt Andriese and Jumbo Diaz from the 10-day DL.
9 June 2017Placed OF Kevin Kiermaier and 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. on the 10-day DL. Recalled OF Mallex Smith from Durham (IL). Acquired INF Taylor Featherston from Philadelphia for cash considerations. Transferred SS Matt Duffy to the 60-day DL.
8 June 2017Placed 2B Brad Miller on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Jacob Faria from Durham (IL).
6 June 2017Sent C Wilson Ramos to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
5 June 2017Sent RHP Brad Boxberger to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
4 June 2017Sent OF Peter Bourjos to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
2 June 2017Reinstated 2B Brad Miller from the 10-day DL.
May
DATETRANSACTION
30 May 2017Recalled RHP Hunter Wood from Montgomery (SL) and RHPs Chih-Wei Hu and Jose De Leon from Durham (IL). Optioned RHPs Jose De Leon and Ryan Garton to Durham. Placed OF Peter Bourjos on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 29.
25 May 2017Reinstated RHP Tommy Hunter from the 10-day DL. Placed RHP Jumbo Diaz on the 10-day DL.
24 May 2017Sent RHP Tommy Hunter to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
18 May 2017Placed 2B Brad Miller on the 10-day DL. Transferred LHP Xavier Cedeno to the 60-day DL.
4 May 2017Placed RHP Erasmo Ramirez on the paternity list. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Durham (IL).
2 May 2017Activated OF Colby Rasmus from the 10-day DL. Designated OF Shane Peterson for assignment.
April
DATETRANSACTION
28 April 2017Optioned OF Mallex Smith to Durham (IL).
26 April 2017Sent OF Mallex Smith to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
23 April 2017Placed RHP Tommy Hunter on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Durham (IL). Sent OF Colby Rasmus to Montgomery (SL) for a rehab assignment.
22 April 2017Recalled RHP Ryan Garton from Durham (IL).
21 April 2017Placed LHP Xavier Cedeno on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Ryan Garton from Durham (IL).
16 April 2017Placed RHP Jake Odorizzi on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Chase Whitley from Durham (IL).
15 April 2017Placed OF Mallex Smith on the 10-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Shane Peterson from Durham (IL). Transferred RHP Brad Boxberger to the 60-day DL.
3 April 2017Designated C Luke Maile for assignment.
2 April 2017Placed C Wilson Ramos and RHP Shawn Tolleson on the 60-day DL. Designated OF Nick Franklin for assignment. Selected the contracts of OF Peter Bourjos, 1B Rickie Weeks Jr., RP Tommy Hunter and C Jesus Sucre from Durham (IL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
27 March 2017Placed RHP Kevin Gadea on the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with C Derek Norris on a minor league contract.
20 March 2017Agreed to terms with OF Kevin Kiermaier on a six-year contract extension through 2022.
16 March 2017Optioned INF Willy Adames and RHPs Hunter Wood, Ryne Stanek, Taylor Guerrieri, Chih-Wei Hu, Jose De Leon and Jacob Faria to Durham (IL).
February
DATETRANSACTION
17 February 2017Agreed to terms with RHP Tommy Hunter on a minor league contract.
14 February 2017Designated RHP Eddie Gamboa for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Nathan Eovaldi on a one-year contract.
7 February 2017Agreed in terms with 1B Logan Morrison on a one-year contact.
3 February 2017Agreed to terms with INF Rickie Weeks and RHPs Cory Rasmus and David Carpenter on minor league contracts.
January
DATETRANSACTION
30 January 2017Agreed to terms with OF Colby Rasmus on a one-year contract. Released OF Jason Coats.
23 January 2017Traded 2B Logan Forsythe to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Jose De Leon. Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Tolleson.
13 January 2017Agreed to terms with LHP Xavier Cedeno, SSs Tim Beckham and Brad Miller, OFs Corey Dickerson and Kevin Kiermaier, and RHPs Brad Boxberger, Alex Cobb, Danny Farquhar and Erasmo Ramirez on one-year contracts.
11 January 2017Designated RHP Dylan Floro for assignment. Claimed OF Jason Coats off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.