2006 Transactions

With a backlog of talent in the minors and the intention of doing whatever they can to win at the major-league level, it is certain that the Indians will be making plenty of player moves this season. We'll keep up with all of the wheeling and dealing by continually updating this complete list of transactions throughout 2006:

JANUARY
12 Signed 1B EDUARDO PEREZ to a one-year contract with a club option for 2007; designated LHP BRIAN TALLET for assignment.
17 Acquired RHP EDWARD (BUBBIE) BUZACHERO from Toronto for LHP BRIAN TALLET; signed RHP DAVID RISKE to a one-year contract for 2006.
24 Signed 1B BEN BROUSSARD to a one-year contract for 2006.
27 Acquired OF JASON MICHAELS from the Philadelphia Phillies for LHP ARTHUR RHODES; acquired RHP GUILLERMO MOTA, 3B ANDY MARTE, C KELLY SHOPPACH, $1 million and a player to be named or further cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox for OF COCO CRISP, RHP DAVID RISKE and C JOSH BARD.

FEBURARY
18 Traded INF ANDY TRACY to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named.
23 Signed RHPs RAFAEL BETANCOURT, ANDREW BROWN, JAKE DITTLER and BRIAN SLOCUM and C KELLY SHOPPACH to one year contracts for 2006.

MARCH
3 Signed 3B ANDY MARTE, OFs FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ, BRAD SNYDER and JASON DUBOIS, RHPs JASON DAVIS, FAUSTO CARMONA, FERNANDO CABRERA, KAZUHITO TADANO and EDWARD MUJICA, LHP RAFAEL PEREZ, 1B-C RYAN GARKO and 1B MICHAEL AUBREY to one-year contracts for 2006.
5 Signed OF GRADY SIZEMORE, LHPs CLIFF LEE and JASON STANFORD and RHP MATT MILLER to one-year contracts for 2006; renewed the contract of INF BRANDON PHILLIPS for 2006.
9 Reassigned OFs TREVOR CROWE and BEN FRANCISCO to minor league camp.
10 Signed SS JHONNY PERALTA to a five-year contract through 2010 with a club option for 2011.
15 Optioned RHPs JAKE DITTLER, EDWARD MUJICA and BRIAN SLOCUM and LHP JASON STANFORD to Class AAA Buffalo; optioned 1B MICHAEL AUBREY and LHP RAFAEL PEREZ to AA Akron; reassigned C JAVIER HERRERA and LHPs TONY SIPP and LHP JEREMY SOWERS to minor league camp.
16 Optioned RHP KAZUHITO TADANO to Buffalo and OF BRAD SNYDER to Akron; reassigned C ARMANDO CAMACARO, INFs JAKE GAUTREAU and JOE INGLETT and OF TODD DONOVAN to minor league camp.
18 Reassigned OF-1B RYAN MULHERN to minor-league camp.
22 Optioned RHPs ANDREW BROWN and FAUSTO CARMONA to AAA Buffalo.
24 Optioned OF FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ, C-1B RYAN GARKO and 3B ANDY MARTE to AAA Buffalo; reassigned INFs LOU MERLONI and JOSE FLORES and RHP BEN HOWARD to minor-league camp.
25 Optioned RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE to AAA Buffalo.
28 Signed LHP FELIX HEREDIA to a minor-league contract.
29 Signed OF GRADY SIZEMORE to a six-year-contract through 2011 with a club option for 2012.

APRIL
1 Purchased the contracts of OF TODD HOLLANDSWORTH and RHP DANNY GRAVES from AAA Buffalo; optioned OF JASON DUBOIS and RHP JASON DAVIS to Buffalo; assigned Cs EINAR DIAZ and TIM LAKER and RHP STEVE KARSAY to minor-league camp; designated INF BRANDON PHILLIPS and RHP KAZUHITO TADANO for assignment.
4 Placed LHP C.C. SABATHIA (abdominal strain) on the 15-day disabled list; recalled RHP JASON DAVIS from Buffalo; traded RHP KAZUHITO TADANO to Oakland Athletics for OF RAMON ALVARADO.
7 Traded INF BRANDON PHILLIPS to Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named.
15 Placed RHP FERNANDO CABRERA on the 15-day disabled list (bruised right heel); recalled RHP FAUSTO CARMONA from Buffalo.
20 Placed RHP MATT MILLER on the 15-day disabled list (strained right elbow); recalled LHP RAFAEL PEREZ from Akron.
21 Transferred RHP MATT MILLER to the 60-day disabled list; placed RHP RAFAEL BETANCOURT on the 15-day disabled list (strained upper back); recalled RHP BRIAN SLOCUM from Buffalo.
22 Optioned LHP RAFAEL PEREZ to Akron; recalled RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE from Buffalo.
30 Recalled RHP FERNANDO CABRERA from rehab assignment at Buffalo; optioned RHP FAUSTO CARMONA to Buffalo.

MAY
2 Signed LHP VIC DARENSBOURG to a minor-league contract; released LHP FELIX HEREDIA; ecalled LHP C.C. SABATHIA from rehab assignment at Buffalo; optioned RHP BRIAN SLOCUM to Buffalo.
12 Recalled RHP FAUSTO CARMONA from Buffalo; designated RHP DANNY GRAVES for assignment.
14 Sold RHP STEVE KARSAY to Oakland Athletics; sent RHP RAFAEL BETANCOURT to Akron on a rehab assignment.
16 Activated RHP RAFAEL BETANCOURT from the 15-day disabled list; optioned RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE to Buffalo.
17 Purchased the contract of INF LOU MERLONI from and optioned INF RAMON VAZQUEZ to Buffalo.
18 Sent RHP DANNY GRAVES outright to Buffalo; traded OF TODD DONOVAN to Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named.
19 Transferred RHP MATT MILLER from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL; purchased the contract of C TIM LAKER from Buffalo; optioned C KELLY SHOPPACH to Buffalo.

JUNE
5 Traded INF JOSE FLORES to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named.
9 Designated LHP SCOTT SAUERBECK for assignment; recalled LHP RAFAEL PEREZ from Akron; signed INF JASON ALFARO and assigned him to Buffalo.
11 Recalled INF RAMON VAZQUEZ from and optioned INF LOU MERLONI to Buffalo.
13 Recalled RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE from and optioned RHP JASON DAVIS to Buffalo; acquired RHP JEFF STEVENS from Cincinnati, completing April 7 trade of INF BRANDON PHILLIPS to the Reds; assigned Stevens to Class A Lake County.
14 Unconditionally released LHP SCOTT SAUERBECK.
15 Placed OF CASEY BLAKE on the 15-day disabled list (oblique strain), retroactive to June 11; recalled OF FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ from Buffalo.
20 Designated RHP JASON JOHNSON for assignment; optioned RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE to Buffalo; called up RHP EDWARD MUJICA from Buffalo; purchased the contract of INF-OF JOE INGLETT from Buffalo; signed INF JARED SANDBERG and assigned him to Akron.
21 Traded RHP JASON JOHNSON and cash to Boston Red Sox for a player to be named or cash considerations.
23 Recalled C KELLY SHOPPACH from Buffalo; designated C TIM LAKER for assignment.
24 Placed OF JASON MICHAELS on the 15-day disabled list (sprained ankle), retroactive to June 16; purchased the contract of LHP JEREMY SOWERS from Buffalo and added him to 40-man roster.
30 Traded 1B-3B-OF EDUARDO PEREZ to the Seattle Mariners for SS-2B ASDRUBAL CABRERA; assigned Cabrera to Buffalo and recalled 1B-C RYAN GARKO from Buffalo.

JULY
4 Activated OF JASON MICHAELS; optioned 1B-C RYAN GARKO to Buffalo.
7 Claimed RHP MIKE ADAMS on waivers from New York Mets and assigned him to Buffalo.
13 Activated OF CASEY BLAKE from disabled list; optioned OF FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ to Buffalo.
18 Traded RHP MIKE ADAMS to San Diego Padres for RHP BRIAN SIKORSKI; optioned LHP RAFAEL PEREZ to Buffalo.
19 Traded RHP BOB WICKMAN to Atlanta Braves for C MAXIMILIANO RAMIREZ; assigned Ramirez to Class A Lake County.
20 Recalled RHP JASON DAVIS from Buffalo.
24 Purchased RHP TOM MASTNY from Buffalo; optioned RHP EDWARD MUJICA to Buffalo.
26 Traded 1B BEN BROUSSARD to Seattle Mariners for OF SHIN-SOO CHOO.
28 Called up 3B ANDY MARTE from Buffalo; optioned INF RAMON VAZQUEZ to Buffalo.
30 Traded 2B RONNIE BELLIARD to St. Louis Cardinals for INF HECTOR LUNA.

AUGUST
8 Signed LHP CLIFF LEE to a three-year contract extension through 2009 with a club option for 2010; placed INF-OF CASEY BLAKE on 15-day disabled list (sprained ankle); recalled 1B-C RYAN GARKO from Buffalo.
9 Traded OF TODD HOLLANDSWORTH to Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named or cash; recalled OF FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ from Buffalo.
11 Designated RHP GUILLERMO MOTA for assignment; recalled INF RAMON VAZQUEZ from Buffalo.
12 Designated INF RAMON VAZQUEZ for assignment; recalled RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE from Buffalo; traded C EINAR DIAZ to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations.
13 Optioned RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE to Buffalo; recalled RHP ANDREW BROWN from Buffalo.
16 Sent INF RAMON VAZQUEZ to Buffalo after he cleared outright waivers.
20 Traded RHP GUILLERMO MOTA to New York Mets for a player to be named or cash.
23 Acquired LHP SHAWN NOTTINGHAM from Seattle to complete July 26 trade.
25 Activated INF-OF CASEY BLAKE; optioned OF FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ to Buffalo.
26 Optioned RHP FAUSTO CARMONA to Buffalo; recalled RHP EDWARD MUJICA from Buffalo.

SEPTEMBER
2 Purchased the contract of 3B KEVIN KOUZMANOFF from Buffalo.
5 Activated RHP MATT MILLER from 60-day disabled list; recalled OF FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ, RHPs BRIAN SLOCUM, JEREMY GUTHRIE and FAUSTO CARMONA and LHP RAFAEL PEREZ from Buffalo; purchased the contract of LHP JUAN LARA from Buffalo.
13 Claimed INF MIKE ROUSE on waivers from Oakland Athletics.
21 Added INF MICHAEL AUBREY and OF BRAD SNYDER from Akron and OF JASON DUBOIS and INFs LOU MERLONI and MIKE ROUSE from Buffalo to Cleveland's 40-man roster; outrighted RHP JAKE DITTLER & LHP JASON STANFORD to Buffalo.

OCTOBER
3 Exercised 2007 contract options on RHP JAKE WESTBROOK and OF-1B CASEY BLAKE; declined 2007 contract option on 3B AARON BOONE.
11 Sent OF JASON DUBOIS outright to Buffalo.
23 Named ROSS ATKINS director of player development.

NOVEMBER
8 Acquired 2B JOSH BARFIELD from the San Diego Padres for 3B KEVIN KOUZMANOFF and RHP ANDREW BROWN.
9 Signed C MIKE ROSE to a minor-league contract.
10 Named LINO DIAZ director of Latin American operations.
20 Purchased the contracts OF BEN FRANCISCO from Buffalo and RHP J.D. MARTIN from Akron.

DECEMBER
1 Named BUCK SHOWALTER senior advisor to baseball operations.
2 Signed RHP ROBERTO HERNANDEZ to a one-year contract for 2007 with a club option for 2008; signed LHP AARON FULTZ to a one-year contract for 2007 with a club option for 2008.
6 Signed RHP JOE BOROWSKI to a one-year contract for 2007 with a club option for 2008; signed OF DAVID DELLUCCI to a three-year contract through 2009.
13 Signed RHP JEFF HARRIS to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league training camp for 2007.