2012 Washington Nationals Transactions

Source Official MLB StatsAPI transactions feedThrough 2026-10-22Rows 117

Every official 2012 MLB transaction involving the Washington Nationals on either side of the move: 117 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 116 moves land with the Nationals and 1 depart from them.

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Showing 117 of 117 Washington Nationals transactions

December 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, December 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Dec 21, 2012	Signed as free agent	Mike Costanzo	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Mike Costanzo to a minor league contract.
Dec 13, 2012	Signed as free agent	Brian Bocock	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Brian Bocock to a minor league contract.
Dec 11, 2012	Signed as free agent	Neivy Pilier	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Neivy Pilier to a minor league contract.
Dec 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Dan Haren	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Dan Haren.
Dec 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Tyler Herron	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Tyler Herron to a minor league contract.
Dec 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Paterson Segura	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Paterson Segura to a minor league contract.
Dec 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Francis Castro	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Francis Castro to a minor league contract.
Dec 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Zach Duke	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Zach Duke.

November 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, November 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Nov 29, 2012	Trade	Alex Meyer	Washington Nationals	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota Twins traded CF Denard Span to Washington Nationals for RHP Alex Meyer.
Nov 28, 2012	Signed as free agent	Bill Bray	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Bill Bray to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Nov 26, 2012	Signed as free agent	Bobby Bramhall	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Bobby Bramhall to a minor league contract.
Nov 19, 2012	Signed as free agent	Fernando Abad	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Fernando Abad to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Nov 19, 2012	Signed as free agent	Randy Consuegra	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent Randy Consuegra.
Nov 15, 2012	Signed as free agent	Caleb Clay	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Caleb Clay to a minor league contract.
Nov 8, 2012	Signed as free agent	Yefri Pena	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Yefri Pena to a minor league contract.
Nov 8, 2012	Signed as free agent	Leudys Baez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Leudys Baez to a minor league contract.
Nov 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Will Rhymes	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 2B Will Rhymes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Nov 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Raymond Kruml	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Raymond Kruml to a minor league contract.

October 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, October 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Oct 5, 2012	Signed	Jose Morales	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Jose Morales.

August 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, August 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Aug 28, 2012	Signed as free agent	Edwin Lora	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Edwin Lora to a minor league contract.
Aug 22, 2012	Signed as free agent	Luis Reyes	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Luis Reyes to a minor league contract.
Aug 8, 2012	Signed as free agent	Reynaldo López	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Reynaldo Lopez to a minor league contract.
Aug 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Ramses Rosario	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Ramses Rosario to a minor league contract.
Aug 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Aldrem Corredor	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Aldrem Corredor to a minor league contract.
Aug 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Darryl Florentino	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Darryl Florentino to a minor league contract.
Aug 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Luis Guzman	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Luis Guzman to a minor league contract.
Aug 3, 2012	Trade	Kurt Suzuki	Athletics	Washington Nationals	Oakland Athletics traded cash and C Kurt Suzuki to Washington Nationals for C David Freitas.

July 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, July 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Jul 30, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jonny Tucker	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent CF Jonny Tucker to a minor league contract.
Jul 30, 2012	Signed as free agent	Raul Ruiz	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Raul Ruiz to a minor league contract.
Jul 29, 2012	Released	Xavier Nady	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released LF Xavier Nady.
Jul 28, 2012	Signed as free agent	Mike MacDougal	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Mike MacDougal to a minor league contract.
Jul 27, 2012	Signed as free agent	Brian Broderick	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Brian Broderick to a minor league contract.
Jul 27, 2012	Released	Rick Ankiel	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released CF Rick Ankiel.
Jul 26, 2012	Signed as free agent	Mario Sanchez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Mario Sanchez to a minor league contract.
Jul 22, 2012	Signed as free agent	Andrew Wall	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Andrew Wall to a minor league contract.
Jul 13, 2012	Signed	Lucas Giolito	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Lucas Giolito.
Jul 2, 2012	Signed as free agent	Michael Albaladejo	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent C Michael Albaladejo to a minor league contract.

June 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, June 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Jun 27, 2012	Signed	Brett Mooneyham	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed LHP Brett Mooneyham.
Jun 25, 2012	Released	Brad Lidge	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released RHP Brad Lidge.
Jun 25, 2012	Signed	Robert Benincasa	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Robert Benincasa.
Jun 21, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jose Chavez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jose Chavez to a minor league contract.
Jun 21, 2012	Signed as free agent	Juan Benítez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Juan Benitez to a minor league contract.
Jun 19, 2012	Signed as free agent	Koyie Hill	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent C Koyie Hill to a minor league contract.
Jun 15, 2012	Signed as free agent	Matt Foat	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Matt Foat to a minor league contract.
Jun 15, 2012	Signed as free agent	David Ramos	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP David Ramos to a minor league contract.
Jun 13, 2012	Signed	Mike Mudron	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Mike Mudron.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Tony Renda	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed 2B Tony Renda.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Brandon Miller	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed OF Brandon Miller.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Spencer Kieboom	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed C Spencer Kieboom.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Hayden Jennings	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed OF Hayden Jennings.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Derek Self	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Derek Self.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Craig Manuel	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed C Craig Manuel.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Brian Rauh	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Brian Rauh.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Carlos Lopez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed 3B Carlos Lopez.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Elliott Waterman	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed LHP Elliott Waterman.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Jordan Poole	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RF Jordan Poole.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Ronald Peña	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Ronald Pena.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Blake Schwartz	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Blake Schwartz.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	David Fischer	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP David Fischer.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Bryan Lippincott	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed 1B Bryan Lippincott.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	James Brooks	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed SS James Brooks.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Austin Chubb	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed C Austin Chubb.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Will Hudgins	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Will Hudgins.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Casey Selsor	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed OF Casey Selsor.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Kevin Dicharry	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Kevin Dicharry.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Hunter Bailey	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed SS Hunter Bailey.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	L.J. Hollins	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP L.J. Hollins.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Michael Boyden	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed RHP Michael Boyden.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Mike McQuillan	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed 2B Mike McQuillan.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed	Stephen Perez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed SS Stephen Perez.
Jun 12, 2012	Signed as free agent	Will Piwnica-Worms	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Will Piwnica-Worms to a minor league contract.
Jun 8, 2012	Trade	Kris Watts	Pittsburgh Pirates	Washington Nationals	Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Kris Watts to Washington Nationals for cash.
Jun 7, 2012	Signed as free agent	Graham Hicks	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Graham Hicks to a minor league contract.
Jun 3, 2012	Released	Starlyn Suriel	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released RHP Starlyn Suriel.

May 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, May 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
May 31, 2012	Signed as free agent	Angelo Dilone	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Angelo Dilone to a minor league contract.
May 30, 2012	Signed as free agent	Phillips Valdez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Phillips Valdez to a minor league contract.
May 28, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jimmy VanOstrand	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Jimmy Van Ostrand to a minor league contract.
May 28, 2012	Signed as free agent	Thomas Alvarez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Thomas Alvarez to a minor league contract.
May 8, 2012	Signed as free agent	Michael Gonzalez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Michael Gonzalez to a minor league contract.

April 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, April 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Apr 24, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jim Negrych	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 2B Jim Negrych to a minor league contract.
Apr 11, 2012	Signed as free agent	Osvaldo Abreu	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Osvaldo Abreu to a minor league contract.
Apr 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Brent Greer	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Brent Greer to a minor league contract.
Apr 2, 2012	Released	Chad Durbin	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released RHP Chad Durbin.

March 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, March 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Mar 29, 2012	Released	Jason Michaels	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released Jason Michaels.
Mar 29, 2012	Signed as free agent	Zach Duke	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Zach Duke to a minor league contract.
Mar 29, 2012	Released	Andrés Blanco	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released SS Andres Blanco.
Mar 29, 2012	Released	Luis Chirinos	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals released RHP Luis Chirinos.
Mar 28, 2012	Signed as free agent	Kevin Pucetas	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Kevin Pucetas to a minor league contract.
Mar 17, 2012	Signed as free agent	Xavier Nady	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Xavier Nady to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Mar 2, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jeff Howell	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent C Jeff Howell to a minor league contract.

February 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, February 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Feb 21, 2012	Signed as free agent	Mike Schultz	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Mike Schultz to a minor league contract.
Feb 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Rick Ankiel	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent CF Rick Ankiel to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Feb 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Mark Teahen	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Mark Teahen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Feb 3, 2012	Signed as free agent	Mitch Atkins	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Mitch Atkins to a minor league contract.
Feb 2, 2012	Signed as free agent	Edwin Jackson	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Edwin Jackson.

January 2012

Washington Nationals transactions, January 2012
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Jan 31, 2012	Signed as free agent	Chad Durbin	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Chad Durbin to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Jan 29, 2012	Signed as free agent	Gaby Hernandez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent Gaby Hernandez.
Jan 26, 2012	Signed as free agent	Brad Lidge	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Brad Lidge.
Jan 10, 2012	Signed as free agent	Austin Bibens-Dirkx	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jimmy Barthmaier	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jimmy Barthmaier to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Miguel Acevedo	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Miguel Acevedo to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Younaifred Aguero	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Younaifred Aguero to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jonathan Aquino	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jonathan Aquino to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Juan Arias	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Juan Arias to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Miguel Atencio	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Miguel Atencio to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Rafael Bautista	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Rafael Bautista to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jorge Berrio	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jorge Berrio to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Kevin Cerda	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Kevin Cerda to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Elisaul Gomez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Elisaul Gomez to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Andres Martinez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Andres Martinez to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Jefry Rodriguez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jefry Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Melvi Salazar	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Melvi Salazar to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Brayan Serrata	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent C Brayan Serrata to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Wester Suarez	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Wester Suarez to a minor league contract.
Jan 9, 2012	Signed as free agent	Starlyn Suriel	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Starlyn Suriel to a minor league contract.
Jan 6, 2012	Signed as free agent	Devin Ivany	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent C Devin Ivany to a minor league contract.
Jan 5, 2012	Signed as free agent	James Skelton	—	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals signed free agent C James Skelton to a minor league contract.

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.

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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.