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- 2nd in NL East
New York Mets Transactions 2012
December
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 27 December 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Laffey on a minor league contract. |
| 6 December 2012 | Traded LHP Kyle Lobstein to Detroit for cash. |
| 4 December 2012 | Agreed to terms with 3B David Wright on an eight-year contract. |
November
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2012 | Failed to offer OF Andres Torres, RHP Mike Pelfrey and RHP Manny Acosta 2013 contracts. |
| 26 November 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Byrdak on a minor league contract. |
| 20 November 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Rice and RHP Carlos Torres on minor league contracts. Selected the contracts of RHP Zack Wheeler and RHP Greg Burke from Buffalo (IL), INF Wilfredo Tovar, LHP Darin Gorski and RHP Gonzalez Germen from Binghamton (EL) and RHP Hansel Robles from Brooklyn (NYP). |
| 16 November 2012 | Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Bixler on a minor league contract. |
| 12 November 2012 | Named Jim Malone strength and conditioning coordinator. |
| 9 November 2012 | Agreed to terms with C Mike Nickeas on a minor league contract. |
| 8 November 2012 | Announced they will field a team in the Gulf Coast League next season. |
| 7 November 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Burke on a minor league contract. Agreed to terms with OF Jason Bay to terminate his contract. |
| 6 November 2012 | Announced C Mike Nickeas and OF Fred Lewis declined outright assignments and elected to become free agents. |
| 2 November 2012 | Announced C Mike Nickeas cleared waivers and was sent outright to Las Vegas (PCL). |
October
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2012 | Exercised their 2013 contract options for 3B David Wright and RHP R.A. Dickey. |
| 25 October 2012 | Claimed C Anthony Recker off waivers from Chicago (NL). |
| 17 October 2012 | Activated LHP Johan Santana from the 15-day DL. Assigned OF Fred Lewis outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Announced C Rob Johnson refused outright assignment and elected to become a free agent. |
| 16 October 2012 | Announced LHP Justin Hampson declined outright assignment off the 40-man roster and elected to become a free agent. |
| 4 October 2012 | Recalled OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Las Vegas (PCL); 2B Reese Havens, OF Juan Lagares and SS Wilmer Flores from Binghamton (EL); and OF Cesar Puello from St. Lucie (FSL). |
September
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 17 September 2012 | Signed a two-year affiliation agreement with Las Vegas (PCL). |
| 14 September 2012 | Renewed their player development contract with Brooklyn (NYP) through the 2016 season. |
| 12 September 2012 | Renewed their player development contract with Savannah (SAL) through the 2014 season. |
| 4 September 2012 | Recalled OF Jordany Valdespin, RHP Elvin Ramirez, RHP Jenrry Mejia and RHP Jeurys Familia from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contracts of LHP Justin Hampson and OF Fred Lewis from Buffalo. Transferred C Rob Johnson and LHP Tim Byrdak to 60-day DL. |
| 1 September 2012 | Recalled C Mike Nickeas and INF Zach Lutz from Buffalo (IL). |
August
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 30 August 2012 | Extending their affiliation agreement with Binghamton (EL) through the 2016 season. |
| 24 August 2012 | Optioned RHP Collin McHugh to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Jeremy Hefner from paternity leave. |
| 23 August 2012 | Optioned RHP Collin McHugh to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Jeremy Hefner from paternity leave. |
| 22 August 2012 | Selected the contract of RHP Collin McHugh from Buffalo (IL). Voided the option on C Rob Johnson and placed him on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 17. |
| 21 August 2012 | Placed RHP Jeremy Hefner on the paternity leave list. Recalled LHP Robert Carson from Buffalo (IL). |
| 15 August 2012 | Assigned LHP Garrett Olson outright to Buffalo (IL). Optioned C Rob Johnson to Buffalo. |
| 11 August 2012 | Designated LHP Garrett Olson for assignment. Reinstated LHP Johan Santana from the 15-day DL. |
| 10 August 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Drew Carpenter on a minor league contract and assigned him to Binghamton (EL). |
| 7 August 2012 | Selected the contract of LHP Garrett Olson from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Elvin Ramirez to Buffalo. Transferred RHP Dillon Gee to the 60-day DL. Reassigned LHP C.J. Nitkowski from Binghamton (EL) to Buffalo. |
| 3 August 2012 | Activated RHP Frank Francisco from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Tim Byrdak on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 2. |
| 1 August 2012 | Promoted RHP Zack Wheeler to Buffalo (IL). |
July
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2012 | Optioned OF Kirk Niewenhuis to Buffalo. Activated OF Mike Baxter from the 15-day DL. |
| 27 July 2012 | Released RHP Miguel Batista. |
| 26 July 2012 | Recalled C Rob Johnson from Buffalo (IL). |
| 25 July 2012 | Optioned C Mike Nickeas to Buffalo (IL). |
| 24 July 2012 | Selected the contracts of RHP Manny Acosta and RHP Matt Harvey from Buffalo (IL). Optioned OF Lucas Duda and RHP Pedro Beato to Buffalo. Agreed to terms with RHP Craig Hansen on a minor league contract. |
| 22 July 2012 | Recalled RHP Elvin Ramirez from Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Miguel Batista for assignment. |
| 21 July 2012 | Placed LHP Johan Santana on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jeremy Hefner from Buffalo (IL). |
| 20 July 2012 | Traded INF Omar Quintanilla to Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. |
| 17 July 2012 | Reinstated OF Jason Bay from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Omar Quintanilla for assignment. |
| 12 July 2012 | Placed RHP Dillon Gee on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 8. Selected the contract of LHP Josh Edgin from Buffalo (IL). |
| 5 July 2012 | Claimed RHP Chris Schwinden off waivers from the New York Yankees and optioned him to Buffalo (IL). |
| 4 July 2012 | Recalled INF Jordany Valdespin and RHP Pedro Beato from Buffalo (IL). Designated LHP Justin Hampson for assignment. Optioned RHP Jeremy Hefner to Buffalo. |
| 2 July 2012 | Agreed to terms with SS German Rosario, 2B Franklin Correa and SS Miguel Patino on minor league contracts. |
June
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | Agreed to terms with 3B Matt Reynolds, 1B Jayce Boyd, RHP Logan Taylor, RHP Chris Flexen, RHP Andrew Massie and 1B Jon Leroux on minor league contracts. Assigned Reynolds to Savannah (SAL), Boyd and Taylor to Brooklyn (NY-Penn), and Flexen, Massie and Leroux to Kingsport (Appalachian). |
| 25 June 2012 | Designated INF/OF Vinny Rottino for assignment. Selected the contract of LHP Justin Hampton from Buffalo (IL). |
| 24 June 2012 | Placed RHP Frank Francisco on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 23. Activated SS Ruben Tejada and RHP Ramon Ramirez from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Jordany Valdespin to Buffalo (IL). |
| 22 June 2012 | Activated SS Ronny Cedeno from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Elvin Ramirez to Buffalo (IL). |
| 16 June 2012 | Placed OF Jason Bay on the 7-day concussion DL. Activated INF Justin Turner from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Koch, SS Branden Kaupe, RHP Brandon Welch, RHP Corey Oswalt, C Tomas Nido, 2B Richie Rodriguez, RHP Paul Sewald, RHP Robert Whalen, RHP Matthew Bowman, C Stefan Sabol, RHP Tyler Vanderheiden, RHP Timothy Peterson and 3B Jeff Reynolds on minor league contracts. Assigned Koch, Welch, Rodriguez, Sewald, Whalen, Bowman, Sabol, Vanderheiden, Peterson and Reynolds to Brooklyn (NYP) and Kaupe, Oswalt and Nido to Kingsport (Appalachian). |
| 12 June 2012 | Agreed to terms with C Kevin Plawecki on a minor league contract. |
| 11 June 2012 | Named Jose Leger manager of Kingsport (Appalachian). |
| 8 June 2012 | Agreed to terms with SS Gavin Cecchini on a minor league contract. Reinstated RHP Chris Young from the paternity leave list. Optioned RHP Pedro Beato to Buffalo (IL). Sent INF Josh Satin and RHP Jack Egbert outright to Buffalo. |
| 6 June 2012 | Activated OF Jason Bay from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Chris Young on the paternity list. Reinstated RHP Pedro Beato from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Josh Satin for assignment. |
| 5 June 2012 | Selected the contract of RHP Chris Young from Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Miguel Batista from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Ramon Ramirez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31. Designated RHP Jack Egbert for assignment. |
| 3 June 2012 | Recalled INF Josh Satin from Buffalo (IL). Placed OF Mike Baxter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 2. Announced RHP Manny Acosta accepted assignment to Buffalo. |
| 1 June 2012 | Activated C Josh Thole from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Elvin Ramirez from Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Chris Schwinden for assignment. Optioned C Rob Johnson to Buffalo. |
May
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2012 | Sent RHP Manny Acosta outright to Buffalo (IL). |
| 30 May 2012 | Placed INF Ronny Cedeno on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 27. Recalled INF Jordany Valdespin from Buffalo (IL). |
| 29 May 2012 | Placed INF Justin Turner on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Schwinden from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of INF Omar Quintanilla from Buffalo. Designated RHP Manny Acosta for assignment. |
| 21 May 2012 | Recalled C-OF Vinny Rottino from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Chris Schwinden to Buffalo. |
| 20 May 2012 | Placed RHP Miguel Batista on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Schwinden from Buffalo (IL). |
| 16 May 2012 | Designated RHP D.J. Carrasco for assignment. Recalled LHP Robert Carson from Binghamton (EL). |
| 11 May 2012 | Reinstated INF Ronny Cedeno from the 15-Day DL. Optioned INF-OF Vinny Rottino to Buffalo (IL). |
| 8 May 2012 | Placed C Josh Thole on the seven-day DL. Selected the contract of C Rob Johnson from Buffalo (IL). Transferred RHP Pedro Beato to the 60-day DL. |
| 7 May 2012 | Placed INF Ruben Tejada on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Jordany Valdespin from Buffalo (IL). |
| 5 May 2012 | Activated RHP D.J. Carrasco from the 15-day DL. Sent INF Jordany Valdespin to Buffalo (IL). |
| 4 May 2012 | Selected the contract of OF Vinny Rottino from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Chris Schwinden to Buffalo. Transferred RHP Mike Pelfrey to the 60-day DL. |
April
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2012 | Activated CF Andres Torres from the 15-day DL. |
| 27 April 2012 | Recalled RHP Chris Schwinden from Buffalo (IL). |
| 25 April 2012 | Signed INF Brad Emaus and OF Fred Lewis to minor league contracts and assigned them to Buffalo (IL). |
| 24 April 2012 | Placed OF Jason Bay on the 15-Day DL. Placed RHP Mike Pelfrey on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to April 22. Recalled INF Zach Lutz from Buffalo (IL) and LHP Robert Carson from Binghamton (EL). Signed OF Dustin Martin to a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo. |
| 23 April 2012 | Placed OF Jason Bay on the 15-Day DL. Recalled INF Zach Lutz from Buffalo (IL). |
| 7 April 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Jonathon Niese on a five-year contract. Recalled OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Buffalo (IL). |
| 6 April 2012 | Placed OF Andres Torres on the 15-day DL. |
| 4 April 2012 | Selected the contracts of RHP Miguel Batista and OF Mike Baxter from Buffalo (IL). Placed RHP Pedro Beato and RHP D.J. Carrasco on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 26. Sent RHP Armando Rodriguez outright to Binghamton (EL). Announced RHP Josh Stinson was claimed by Milwaukee. |
| 2 April 2012 | Optioned RHP Chris Schwinden to Buffalo (IL). Agreed to terms with INF Bobby Scales on a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo. |
March
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 29 March 2012 | Optioned INF Jordany Valdespin to Buffalo (IL). Reassigned LHP Garrett Olson, C Lucas May, C Rob Johnson, OF Matt den Dekker and OF Adam Loewen to minor league camp. Agreed to terms with SS Josh Rodriguez on a minor league contract. |
| 26 March 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a minor league contract. |
| 23 March 2012 | Optioned 2B Josh Satin to Buffalo (IL). Reassigned RHP Fernando Cabrera and SS Omar Quintanilla to their minor league camp. Transferred OF Matt den Dekker to their major league camp. |
| 22 March 2012 | Reassigned LHP Chuck James to their minor league camp. |
| 18 March 2012 | Optioned OF Cesar Puello and RHP Jeremy Hefner to the minor leagues. |
| 16 March 2012 | Optioned RHP Jenrry Mejia, RHP Armando Rodriguez, RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Josh Stinson, LHP Robert Carson, INF Wilmer Flores, INF Reese Havens, INF Zach Lutz, OF Juan Lagares and OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to the minor leagues. Reassigned INF Valentino Pascucci, RHP Matt Harvey and OF Matt den Dekker to their minor league camp. |
| 14 March 2012 | Suspended C Eric Langill for seven days without pay after being charged in a drunken driving accident. |
| 4 March 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Pedro Beato, LHP Robert Carson, 1B Ike Davis, OF Lucas Duda, RHP Jeurys Familia, SS Wilmer Flores, RHP Dillon Gee, 2B Reese Havens, RHP Jeremy Hefner, LHP Daniel Herrera, OF Juan Lagares, 3B Zach Lutz, RHP Jenrry Mejia, 1B Daniel Murphy, C Mike Nickeas, LHP Jonathon Niese, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, RHP Robert Parnell, OF Cesar Puello, RHP Armando Rodriguez, 2B Josh Satin, RHP Chris Schwinden, RHP Josh Stinson, 2B Ruben Tejada, C Josh Thole, 2B Justin Turner and 2B Jordany Valdespin on one-year contracts. |
January
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2012 | Promoted Mike Landeen to senior vice president, venue services & operations. |
| 27 January 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Matt Tuiasosopo on a minor league contract. |
| 17 January 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Manny Acosta, RHP Mike Pelfrey, RHP Ramon Ramirez and OF Andres Torres on one-year contracts. |
| 13 January 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract. |
| 11 January 2012 | Agreed to terms with OF Scott Hairston on a one-year contract. Named Conor Brooks and Shaun McNamara professional scouts. |
| 10 January 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Batista, RHP Fernando Cabrera and SS Sean Kazmar on minor league contracts. |
| 3 January 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Omar Quintanilla on a minor league contract. |