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Every official 2012 MLB transaction involving the St. Louis Cardinals on either side of the move: 95 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 94 moves land with the Cardinals and 1 depart from them.
Showing 95 of 95 St. Louis Cardinals transactions
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Ty Wigginton | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 1B Ty Wigginton. |
| Dec 12, 2012 | Trade | Jake Lemmerman | Los Angeles Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals traded 2B Skip Schumaker to Los Angeles Dodgers for SS Jake Lemmerman. |
| Dec 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Garrett Wittels | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent SS Garrett Wittels to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | David Oca | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP David Oca to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 7, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Randy Choate | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Randy Choate. |
| Dec 3, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Alex Reyes | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Alexander Reyes to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Yeison Medina | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Yeison Medina to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Justin Christian | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LF Justin Christian to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 19, 2012 | Released | Brandon Dickson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released RHP Brandon Dickson. |
| Nov 13, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Rob Johnson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Rob Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 13, 2012 | Released | Kyle McClellan | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released RHP Kyle McClellan. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Derian González | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Derian Gonzalez to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Matt Young | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LF Matt Young to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 17, 2012 | Released | Mark Hamilton | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released 1B Mark Hamilton. |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brock Peterson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 1B Brock Peterson to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 13, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Magneuris Sierra | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Magneuris Sierra to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Lance Zawadzki | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 2B Lance Zawadzki to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 9, 2012 | Trade | Tyler Greene | St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals traded 2B Tyler Greene to Houston Astros. |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Raymond Kruml | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Raymond Kruml to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2012 | Trade | Edward Mujica | Miami Marlins | St. Louis Cardinals | Miami Marlins traded RHP Edward Mujica to St. Louis Cardinals for 3B Zack Cox. |
| Jul 24, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Will Changarotty | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Will Changarotty to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brian Fuentes | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Brian Fuentes to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 11, 2012 | Signed | Kurt Heyer | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Kurt Heyer. |
| Jul 4, 2012 | Signed | Alex D. Mejia | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Alex Mejia. |
| Jul 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Edmundo Sosa | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent SS Edmundo Sosa to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Joshua Lopez | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Joshua Lopez to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Luis Bandes | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Luis Bandes to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2012 | Signed | James Ramsey | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed OF James Ramsey. |
| Jun 28, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Ricardo Lizcano | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Ricardo Lizcano to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 25, 2012 | Signed | Max Foody | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Max Foody. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Juan Caballero | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Juan Caballero. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed as free agent | David Popkins | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF David Popkins to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Burny Mitchem | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Burny Mitchem to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Signed | Cory Jones | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Cory Jones. |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jeff Rauh | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Jeff Rauh to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Zach Petrick | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Zach Petrick to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 16, 2012 | Signed | Stephen Piscotty | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed 3B Stephen Piscotty. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Carson Kelly | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed IF Carson Kelly. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Thomas Lee | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Thomas Lee to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Signed | Josh Renfro | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Josh Renfro. |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Signed | Chris Thomas | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Christopher Thomas. |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Signed | Michael Wacha | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Michael Wacha. |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jacob Booden | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Jacob Booden to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jordan Walton | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Jordan Walton to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 11, 2012 | Signed | Javier Machuca | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Javier Machuca. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Patrick Wisdom | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed 3B Patrick Wisdom. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Steve Bean | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed C Steve Bean. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Tim Cooney | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Tim Cooney. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Kyle Barraclough | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Kyle Barraclough. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Yoenny Gonzalez | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Yoenny Gonzalez. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Rowan Wick | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed C Rowan Wick. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Jacob Wilson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed 3B Jacob Wilson. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Brett Wiley | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Brett Wiley. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Anthony Melchionda | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Anthony Melchionda. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Bruce Caldwell | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed 2B Bruce Caldwell. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Joe Scanio | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Joseph Scanio. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Chris Perry | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Chris Perry. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Jeremy Schaffer | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed 1B Jeremy Schaffer. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Steven Gallardo | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Steven Gallardo. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Matthew Young | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Matthew Young. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Jacoby Almaraz | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed 3B Jacoby Almaraz. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Lee Stoppelman | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Lee Stoppelman. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Dixon Llorens | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Dixon Llorens. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Steven Sabatino | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Steven Sabatino. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Joe Cuda | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Joe Cuda. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Dodson McPherson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Dodson McPherson. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Kyle Helisek | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Kyle Helisek. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Joey Donofrio | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Joey Donofrio. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Ronnie Shaban | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Ronnie Shaban. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Mark Trentacosta | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Mark Trentacosta. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Ben O'Shea | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Ben O'Shea. |
| Jun 9, 2012 | Signed | Michael Aldrete | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Michael Aldrete. |
| Jun 8, 2012 | Released | Scott Linebrink | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released RHP Scott Linebrink. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Aaron Bates | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 1B Aaron Bates to a minor league contract. |
| May 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Luis Montanez | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LF Luis Montanez to a minor league contract. |
| May 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Clay Zavada | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Clay Zavada to a minor league contract. |
| May 14, 2012 | Released | J.C. Romero | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released LHP J.C. Romero. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Mitch Canham | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 1B Mitch Canham to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jake Shaffer | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LF Jake Shaffer to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Released | Alex Cora | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released 2B Alex Cora. |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Released | Koyie Hill | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals released C Koyie Hill. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Juan Fresa | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Juan Fresa to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jose Lara | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Jose Lara to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Frederis Parra | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Frederis Parra to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Adam Lewis | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Adam Lewis to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Scott Linebrink | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Scott Linebrink to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Feb 6, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Alex Cora | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 2B Alex Cora to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Feb 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jorge L. Rodriguez | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Jorge L. Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Estarlin Arias | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Estarlin Arias to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jared Springer | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Jared Springer to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Sergio Ripoll | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Sergio Ripoll to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Isaac Silva | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Isaac Silva to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Ramon Santos | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Ramon Santos to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Esteban Vallejo | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Esteban Vallejo to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Koyie Hill | — | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Koyie Hill to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
Every row is captured from MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed with MLB’s published description unedited. A trade appears on both clubs’ pages for the season; signings include both major-league and minor-league contracts signed with the club; injury-list moves and minor-league affiliate-only transactions are outside this archive’s scope.
Transaction data: official MLB StatsAPI. Data provided by MLB Advanced Media. Archived and published by Legends Deck. Kept transaction types: Trade, Signed, Signed as free agent, Released.