Toronto Blue Jays Transactions 2014

December
DATETRANSACTION
23 December 2014Claimed LHP Scott Barnes off waivers from Texas and RHP Preston Guilmet from Pittsburgh.
19 December 2014Agreed to terms with LHP Andrew Albers on a minor league contract. Claimed LHP Juan Oramas off waivers from San Diego. Named Jason Dowse strength and conditioning coach of Buffalo (IL); Bob Stanley pitching coach and Stubby Clapp hitting coach of New Hampshire (EL); Vince Horsman pitching coach and John Tamargo Jr. hitting coach of Dunedin (FSL); Ken Huckaby manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach and Kenny Graham hitting coach of Lansing (MWL); Jim Czajkowski pitching coach of Vancouver (NWL); and Cesar Martin manager of the GCL Blue Jays.
17 December 2014Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Kalish on a minor league contract.
16 December 2014Agreed to terms with 1B Daric Barton on a minor league contract.
12 December 2014Signed RHP Wilton Lopez, OF Caleb Gindl and INF Jake Fox to minor league contracts.
8 December 2014Claimed 1B/OF Chris Colabello off waivers from Minnesota.
4 December 2014Agreed to terms with OF Ezequiel Carrera on a minor league contract.
3 December 2014Agreed to terms with 1B Justin Smoak on a one-year contract.
1 December 2014Did not tender 2015 contracts to OF Andy Dirks, OF-1B John Mayberry Jr. and 1B Justin Smoak.
November
DATETRANSACTION
28 November 2014Acquired 3B Josh Donaldson from the Oakland Athletics for 3B Brett Lawrie, LHP Sean Nolin, RHP Kendall Graveman and SS Franklin Barreto.
21 November 2014Selected the contract of RHP Ryan Tepera from Buffalo (IL).
18 November 2014Agreed to terms with C Russell Martin on a five-year contract.
17 November 2014Named Brook Jacoby hitting coach.
12 November 2014Acquired 2B Devon Travis from Detroit for OF Anthony Gose.
1 November 2014Exercised the contract 2015 option on 1B Adam Lind and traded him to Milwaukee for RHP Marco Estrada. Declined the 2015 contract options of RHP Dustin McGowan, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Sergio Santos and 1B Justin Smoak. Reinstated 3B Brett Lawrie, INF Maicer Izturis, RHP Chad Jenkins and OF Andy Dirks the 60-day DL.
October
DATETRANSACTION
31 October 2014Reinstated OF Melky Cabrera from the 60-day DL. Claimed OF Andy Dirks off waivers from Detroit. Agreed to terms with LHP Jeff Francis on a minor league contract.
30 October 2014Traded C Santiago Nessy to Kansas City for RHP Liam Hendriks.
28 October 2014Claimed IB Justin Smoak off waivers from Seattle.
27 October 2014Agreed to terms with bench coach DeMarlo Hale, pitching coach Pete Walker, first base coach Tim Leiper and third base coach Luis Rivera on one-year contracts. Announced bullpen coach Bob Stanley has accepted a position within the organization.
15 October 2014Signed INF Jonathan Diaz to a minor league contract.
7 October 2014Claimed RHP Bo Schultz off waivers from Arizona.
3 October 2014Assigned INF Munenori Kawasaki, 1B Dan Johnson and C George Kottaras outright to Buffalo (IL). Announced Johnson and Kottaras refused assignment and elected free agency.
September
DATETRANSACTION
29 September 2014Transferred OF Melky Cabrera and RHP Chad Jenkins to the 60-day DL. Recalled C A.J. Jimenez, RHPs Kyle Drabek and Steve Delabar and LHPs Colt Hynes and Rob Rasmussen from Buffalo (IL).
28 September 2014Claimed RHP Cory Burns off waivers from Tampa Bay. Selected the contract of 1B Matt Hague from Buffalo (IL).
13 September 2014Assigned 1B Matt Hague and OF Darin Mastroianni outright to Buffalo (IL).
2 September 2014Reinstated RHP Brandon Morrow and 1B Dan Johnson from the 15-day DL. Recalled 2B Ryan Goins, OF Anthony Gose, RHP Kendall Graveman, LHP Sean Nolin and LHP Daniel Norris from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contracts of OF Dalton Pompey and OF George Kottaras from Buffalo. Transferred INF Brett Lawrie from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Designated OF Darin Mastroianni and 1B Matt Hague for assignment. Released RHP Neil Wagner.
August
DATETRANSACTION
27 August 2014Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Sergio Santos for assignment.
26 August 2014Recalled OF Kevin Pillar from Buffalo (IL). Designated OF Nolan Reimold for assignment.
24 August 2014Optioned RHP Kyle Drabek to Buffalo (IL).
23 August 2014Selected the contract of RHP Sergio Santos from Buffalo (IL).
18 August 2014Claimed 1B Matt Hague off waivers from Pittsburgh and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).
16 August 2014Optioned RHP Chad Jenkins to Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHP Kyle Drabek from Buffalo. Sent 1B Dan Johnson to Buffalo for a rehab assignment.
15 August 2014Assigned LHP Brad Mills outright to Buffalo (IL). Optioned OF Anthony Gose to Buffalo. Reinstated 1B Edwin Encarnacion from the 15-day DL.
13 August 2014Designated LHP Brad Mills for assignment. Claimed LHP Colt Hynes off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).
12 August 2014Sent 1B Edwin Encarnacion to Buffalo (IL) for a rehab assignment. Activated 1B Adam Lind off the 15-day DL.
11 August 2014Optioned 2B Ryan Goins to Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Brad Mills fromi Buffalo.
10 August 2014Sent 1B Adam Lind to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with C George Kottaras on a minor league contract. Selected LHP Brad Mills from Buffalo (IL). Optioned 2B Ryan Goins to Buffalo.
9 August 2014Optioned LHP Rob Rasmussen to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated 2B Steve Tolleson from paternity leave. Sent 1B Edwin Encarnacion to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
7 August 2014Placed 3B Brett Lawrie on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Rob Rasmussen from Buffalo (IL).
5 August 2014Placed INF Steve Tolleson on paternity leave. Reinstated INF Brett Lawrie from the 15-day DL.
4 August 2014Assigned OF Cole Gillespie outright to Buffalo (IL).
July
DATETRANSACTION
31 July 2014Placed 1B Dan Johnson on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL).
30 July 2014Sent OF Cole Gillespie to the GCL Blue Jays for a rehab assignment.
29 July 2014Optioned LHP Rob Rasmussen to Buffalo (IL).
28 July 2014Acquired INF Danny Valencia from Kansas City for RHP Liam Hendriks and C Erik Kratz.
27 July 2014Activated OF Nolan Reimold from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Esmil Rogers to Buffalo (IL).
23 July 2014Assigned RHP Sergio Santos outright to Buffalo (IL).
22 July 2014Selected the contracts of RHP Aaron Sanchez and RHP Esmil Rogers from Buffalo (IL). Recalled SS Ryan Goins from Buffalo. Optioned OF Darin Mastroianni and C Erik Kratz to Buffalo, Designated LHP Brad Mills for assignment.
21 July 2014Designated RHP Sergio Santos for assignment. Recalled LHP Rob Rasmussen from Buffalo (IL).
18 July 2014Optioned RHP Chad Jenkins to Buffalo (IL).
17 July 2014Claimed LHP Brad Mills off waivers from Oakland. Designated RHP Deck McGuire for assignment.
12 July 2014Placed OF Nolan Reimold on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Anthony Gose from Buffalo (IL).
11 July 2014Placed 1B Adam Lind on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Dan Johnson from Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Bobby Korecky for assignment. Signed SS Gunnar Heidt to a minor league contract.
9 July 2014Placed OF Cole Gillespie on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled C Erik Kratz from Buffalo (IL). Assigned OF Brad Glenn outright to Buffalo.
7 July 2014Placed 1B Edwin Encarnacion on the 15-day DL. Activated OF Nolan Reimold.
6 July 2014Designated OF Brad Glenn for assignment. Claimed OF Nolan Reimold off waivers from Baltimore.
5 July 2014Claimed OF Cole Gillespie off waivers from Seattle. Designated OF Kenny Wilson for assignment.
4 July 2014Activated LHP Brett Cecil from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Anthony Gose to Buffalo (IL).
2 July 2014Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Hoffman and C Max Pentecost on minor league contracts.
June
DATETRANSACTION
30 June 2014Sent LHP Brett Cecil to Buffalo (IL) for a rehab assignment.
28 June 2014Recalled OF Darin Mastroianni from Buffalo (IL). Optioned LHP Rob Rasmussen to the Buffalo.
27 June 2014Assigned SS Alex Diaz outright to Buffalo (IL).
25 June 2014Optioned OF Kevin Pillar to Buffalo (IL). Designated INF Jonathan Diaz for assignment. Selected the contract of OF Brad Glenn from Buffalo. Acquired OF Cory Aldridge from Sultanes de Monterrey (Mexican League).
23 June 2014Recalled OF Anthony Gose and OF Kevin Pillar from Buffalo (IL). Placed INF Brett Lawrie on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Erik Kratz to Buffalo.
21 June 2014Optioned RHP Liam Hendriks to Buffalo (IL). Recalled LHP Rob Rasmussen from Buffalo. Agreed to terms with LHP Turner Lee on a minor league contract.
20 June 2014Optioned RHP Steve Delabar to Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHP Liam Hendriks from Buffalo.
19 June 2014Placed LHP Brett Cecil on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Steve Delabar from Buffalo (IL).
18 June 2014Signed LHP Nick Wells and LHP Grayson Huffman.
17 June 2014Reinstated OF Colby Rasmus from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Anthony Gose and RHP Steve Delabar to Buffalo (IL). Recalled INF Munenori Kawasaki from Buffalo.
14 June 2014Optioned OF Darin Mastroianni to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Sergio Santos from the 15-day DL.
12 June 2014Signed RHP Sean Reid-Foley, C Matt Morgan, CF Lane Thomas, RHP Justin Shafer, 2B Ryan Metzler, RHP Jordan Romano, RHP Chase Mallard, 1B Ryan McBroom, RHP Dusty Isaacs, CF Cliff Brantley, SS Aaron Attaway, RHP Conor Fisk, LHP Bob Wheatley, CF Chris Carlson, C Kevin Garcia, 2B Dave Pepe, RHP J.T. Autrey, RHP Chase Wellbrock, RHP Chase Houston, LHP Barndon Hinkle, RHP Joey Aquino, LHP Michael Kraft, OF James Lynch, OF Trent Miller, LHP Joe Claver, RHP Jon Wandling and UTL Austin Davis to minor league contracts.
11 June 2014Optioned OF Kevin Pillar to Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHP Bobby Korecky from Buffalo.
10 June 2014Sent RHP Sergio Santos to New Hampshire (EL) for a rehab assignment. Signed RHP Sean Reid-Foley and CF Lane Thomas to minor league contracts.
9 June 2014Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Ayala on a minor league contract.
8 June 2014Agreed to terms with C Matt Morgan and RHP Justin Shafer on minor league contracts.
3 June 2014Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL).
2 June 2014Optioned RHP Bobby Korecky to Buffalo (IL).
May
DATETRANSACTION
31 May 2014Designated RHP Bobby Korecky for assignment. Recalled RHP Marcus Stroman from Buffalo (IL).
30 May 2014Optioned LHP Rob Rasmussen to Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Bobby Kopecky from Buffalo. Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Zagurski on a minor league contract.
25 May 2014Assigned RHP Esmil Rogers outright to Buffalo (IL).
24 May 2014Agreed to terms with RHP Mickey Storey on a minor league contract.
23 May 2014Designated RHP Esmil Rogers for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Liam Hendriks from Buffalo (IL).
20 May 2014Optioned RHP Marcu Stroman to Buffalo (IL). Recalled LHP Rob Rasmussen from Buffalo.
19 May 2014Optioned RHP Marcus Stroman to Buffalo (IL).
18 May 2014Optioned RHP Neil Wagner to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated C Dioner Navarro from the bereavement list.
15 May 2014Placed OF Colby Rasmus on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled OF Anthony Gose from Buffalo (IL).
14 May 2014Placed C Dioner Navarro on the bereavement/family medical emergency list. Recalled C Erik Kratz and RHP Neil Wagner from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Chad Jenkins to Buffalo.
13 May 2014Optioned INF Jonathan Diaz to Buffalo (IL). Recalled OF Kevin Pillar from Buffalo.
12 May 2014Claimed OF Kenny Wilson off waivers and optioned him to New Hampshire (EL). Placed RHP Sergio Santos on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Erik Kratz to Buffalo (IL). Recalled INF Jonathan Diaz and RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL).
11 May 2014Designated 2B Chris Getz for assignment. Reinstated RHP Casey Janssen from the 15-day DL.
8 May 2014Activated 1B Adam Lind from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Chad Jenkins to Buffalo (IL).
5 May 2014Optioned OF Anthony Gose to Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Marcus Stroman from Buffalo. Sent 1B Adam Lind to Dunedin (FSL) and RHP Casey Janssen to New Hampshire (EL) for rehab assignments.
3 May 2014Placed RHP Brandon Morrow on the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL).
2 May 2014Recalled C Erik Kratz from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Chad Jenkins to Buffalo.
1 May 2014Recalled OF Anthony Gose from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of INF Steve Tolleson from Buffalo. Optioned INF Jonathan Diaz to Buffalo. Designated OF Moises Sierra for assignment.
April
DATETRANSACTION
29 April 2014Selected the contract of 2B Chris Getz from Buffalo (IL). Released RHP Mickey Storey.
28 April 2014Optioned 2B Ryan Goins to Buffalo (IL).
22 April 2014Claimed OF Darin Mastroianni off waivers from Minnesota and optioned him to Buffalo (IL). Designated OF Kenny Wilson for assignment.
19 April 2014Transferred 2B Maicer Izturis to the 60-day DL. Placed 1B Adam Lind on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Optioned INF Munenori Kawasaki to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated SS Jose Reyes from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of 1B Juan Francisco from Buffalo.
18 April 2014Recalled OF Anthony Gose from Buffalo (IL).
15 April 2014Placed 2B Maicer Izturis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Reinstated LHP J.A. Happ from the 15-day DL. Assigned RHP Jeremy Jeffress outright to Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of INF Munenori Kawasaki from Buffalo. Designated RHP Marcus Walden for assignment.
13 April 2014Placed 2B Maicer Izturis on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Erik Kratz to Buffalo (IL).
9 April 2014Recalled RHP Neil Wagner from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Marcus Walden to Buffalo.
6 April 2014Sent LHP J.A. Happ to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
5 April 2014Designated RHP Jeremy Jeffress for assignment. Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Marcus Walden from Buffalo (IL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
31 March 2014Placed SS Jose Reyes on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Jonathan Diaz from Buffalo (IL).
30 March 2014Placed RHP Casey Janssen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled C Erik Kratz from Buffalo (IL). Assigned OF Matt Tuiasosopo outright to Buffalo (IL).
27 March 2014Placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Erik Kratz to Buffalo (IL).
24 March 2014Optioned OF Anthony Gose to Buffalo (IL). Assigned C Mike Nickeas and INFs Chris Getz and Steve Tolleson to minor league camp.
20 March 2014Claimed OF Matt Tuiasosopo off waivers from Arizona. Released LHP Luis Perez.
19 March 2014Assigned LHP Ricky Romero and RHP Marcus Stroman to minor league camp.
16 March 2014Optioned RHP Kyle Drabek, RHP Chad Jenkins and LHP Sean Nolin to Buffalo (IL).
February
DATETRANSACTION
21 February 2014Claimed RHP Liam Hendriks off waivers from Baltimore. Designated INF Brent Morel for assignment.
18 February 2014Agreed to terms with OF Brett Carroll on a minor league contract.
January
DATETRANSACTION
21 January 2014Agreed to terms with OF Ricardo Nanita on a minor league contract.
17 January 2014Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Cecil, OF Colby Rasmus and RHP Esmil Rogers on one-year contracts.
16 January 2014Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Cecil, OF Colby Rasmus and RHP Esmil Rogers on one-year contracts.
13 January 2014Named Gary Allenson manager and Randy St. Claire pitching coach for Buffalo (IL); Jeff Ware pitching coach for Vancouver (NWL); Willie Collazo pitching coach for GCL Blue Jays.
4 January 2014Reassigned bullpen coach Pat Hentgen within the organization. Named Bob Stanley bullpen coach.