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Every official 2012 MLB transaction involving the Pittsburgh Pirates on either side of the move: 112 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 100 moves land with the Pirates and 12 depart from them.
Showing 112 of 112 Pittsburgh Pirates transactions
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2013 | Trade | Brad Lincoln | Pittsburgh Pirates | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays traded RF Travis Snider to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Brad Lincoln. |
| Mar 23, 2013 | Trade | Yamaico Navarro | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates traded 3B Yamaico Navarro to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Jhondaniel Medina. |
| Mar 13, 2013 | Trade | Clint Robinson | Kansas City Royals | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kansas City Royals traded 1B Clint Robinson and RHP Vin Mazzaro to Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Rico, RHP Luis Santos and RHP Luis Santos. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2012 | Trade | Iván De Jesús Jr. | Boston Red Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Joel Hanrahan and 2B Brock Holt to Boston Red Sox for 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr., RHP Mark Melancon, RHP Stolmy Pimentel and LF Jerry Sands. |
| Dec 20, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Miles Durham | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Miles Durham to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jason Grilli | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Jason Grilli. |
| Dec 6, 2012 | Trade | Kyle Kaminska | Pittsburgh Pirates | Boston Red Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Kyle Kaminska to Boston Red Sox. |
| Dec 5, 2012 | Trade | Andy Oliver | Detroit Tigers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Ramon Cabrera to Detroit Tigers for LHP Andy Oliver. |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Mike Zagurski | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Mike Zagurski to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Russell Martin | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Russell Martin. |
| Nov 30, 2012 | Trade | Chris Resop | Pittsburgh Pirates | Athletics | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Chris Resop to Oakland Athletics for RHP Zack Thornton. |
| Nov 28, 2012 | Trade | Zach Stewart | Boston Red Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates | Boston Red Sox traded RHP Zach Stewart to Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Nov 27, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Philippe Valiquette | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Philippe Valiquette. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brooks Brown | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Brooks Brown to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Erik Cordier | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Erik Cordier to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Felix Pie | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LF Felix Pie to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | David Bromberg | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP David Bromberg to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Luis Angel Sanz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Luis Angel Sanz to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Alex Valdez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Alex Valdez to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 9, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jared Goedert | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Jared Goedert to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 9, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jeff Larish | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Jeff Larish to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 8, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Ryan Reid | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Ryan Reid to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 6, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Darren Ford | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent CF Darren Ford to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 2, 2012 | Signed | Nick Hutchings | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Nick Hutchings. |
| Nov 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Wyatt Toregas | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Wyatt Toregas. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2012 | Released | Hisanori Takahashi | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released LHP Hisanori Takahashi. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2012 | Signed | Jordan Steranka | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 3B Jordan Steranka. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Hector Luna | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Hector Luna to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 28, 2012 | Released | Erik Bedard | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released LHP Erik Bedard. |
| Aug 23, 2012 | Released | Juan Cruz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Juan Cruz. |
| Aug 15, 2012 | Trade | Daniel Cabrera | Pittsburgh Pirates | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Daniel Cabrera to Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Dallas McPherson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Dallas McPherson to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Johan De Jesus | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Johan De Jesus to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2012 | Trade | Gaby Sanchez | Miami Marlins | Pittsburgh Pirates | Miami Marlins traded 1B Gaby Sanchez and RHP Kyle Kaminska to Pittsburgh Pirates for CF Gorkys Hernandez. |
| Jul 31, 2012 | Trade | Casey McGehee | Pittsburgh Pirates | New York Yankees | New York Yankees traded RHP Chad Qualls to Pittsburgh Pirates for 1B Casey McGehee. |
| Jul 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Erik Turgeon | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Erik Turgeon to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 28, 2012 | Trade | Christian Marrero | Atlanta Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Atlanta Braves traded OF Christian Marrero to Pittsburgh Pirates for 2B Brian Friday. |
| Jul 25, 2012 | Trade | Wandy Rodriguez | Houston Astros | Pittsburgh Pirates | Houston Astros traded LHP Wandy Rodriguez to Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Colton Cain, CF Robbie Grossman and LHP Rudy Owens. |
| Jul 13, 2012 | Signed | Max Moroff | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed IF Max Moroff. |
| Jul 13, 2012 | Signed | Hayden Hurst | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Hayden Hurst. |
| Jul 13, 2012 | Signed | John Kuchno | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP John Kuchno. |
| Jul 13, 2012 | Signed | Kevin Ross | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed OF Kevin Ross. |
| Jul 11, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Unnamed | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Michael DeLaCruz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Michael De La Cruz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Michael De La Cruz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Unnamed | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Julio Delacruz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2012 | Signed | Tyler Gaffney | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed OF Tyler Gaffney. |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jhoan Herrera | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Jhoan Herrera to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Dario Agrazal | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Dario Agrazal to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2012 | Signed | Jimmy Rider | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2B Jimmy Rider. |
| Jun 27, 2012 | Trade | Shairon Martis | Pittsburgh Pirates | Minnesota Twins | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Shairon Martis to Minnesota Twins. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed | Adrian Sampson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Adrian Sampson. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed | D.J. Crumlich | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed IF D.J. Crumlich. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed | Chris Diaz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed SS Chris Diaz. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Barrett Barnes | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed OF Barrett Barnes. |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Signed | Jonathan Sandfort | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Jonathan Sandfort. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Eric Wood | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 3B Eric Wood. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Jacob Stallings | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Jacob Stallings. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Patrick Ludwig | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Pat Ludwig. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Dalton Friend | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Dalton Friend. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Tom Harlan | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Thomas Harlan. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Kyle Haynes | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kyle Haynes. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Lance Breedlove | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Lance Breedlove. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Josh D. Smith | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Josh Smith. |
| Jun 11, 2012 | Signed | Wyatt Mathisen | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Wyatt Mathisen. |
| Jun 8, 2012 | Trade | Kris Watts | Pittsburgh Pirates | Washington Nationals | Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Kris Watts to Washington Nationals for cash. |
| Jun 2, 2012 | Signed | Enyel Vallejo | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed SS Enyel Vallejo. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2012 | Released | Nate McLouth | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released LF Nate McLouth. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Reggie Cerda | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Reggie Cerda to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Pablo Reyes | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 2B Pablo Reyes to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jesus Ronco | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent SS Jesus Ronco to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Angelo Del Castillo | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Angelo Del Castillo to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Luis Benitez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Luis Benitez to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Edgar Figueroa | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Eduardo Figueroa to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Julio Perez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Julio Perez to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Francis Rodriguez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Francis Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Remy De Aza | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Remy De Aza to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Luilly Miranda | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Luylli Miranda to a minor league contract. |
| May 31, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Cristian Santiago | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Cristian Santiago to a minor league contract. |
| May 29, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Kenn Kasparek | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Kenn Kasparek to a minor league contract. |
| May 29, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Doug Salinas | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Doug Salinas to a minor league contract. |
| May 24, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Nathan Kilcrease | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Nathan Kilcrease to a minor league contract. |
| May 21, 2012 | Trade | Drew Sutton | Atlanta Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Atlanta Braves traded 3B Drew Sutton to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| May 21, 2012 | Trade | Drew Sutton | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tampa Bay Rays | Pittsburgh Pirates traded 3B Drew Sutton to Tampa Bay Rays for cash. |
| May 12, 2012 | Trade | Jeff Larish | Boston Red Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates | Boston Red Sox traded 1B Jeff Larish to Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Rick Van Den Hurk | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Rick van den Hurk to a minor league contract. |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Trade | Brian Tallet | Pittsburgh Pirates | San Diego Padres | Pittsburgh Pirates traded LHP Brian Tallet to San Diego Padres. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2012 | Trade | Robby Rowland | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pittsburgh Pirates | Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Robby Rowland to Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Mar 30, 2012 | Trade | Ryota Igarashi | Pittsburgh Pirates | Toronto Blue Jays | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Ryota Igarashi to Toronto Blue Jays for cash. |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Omar Basulto | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Omar Basulto to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jovany Lopez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Jovany Lopez to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Marcus Beltrez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Marcus Beltrez to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Eduardo Vera | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Eduardo Vera to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Richard Mitchell | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Richard Mitchell to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Steven De La Mota | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Steven De La Mota to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Tito Polo | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Tito Polo to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Leandro Rodriguez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Leandro Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Miguel Rosario | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Miguel Rosario to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Gustavo Barrios | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent SS Gustavo Barrios to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Dennis Hurtarte | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Dennis Hurtarte to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Fredys Padilla | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 2B Fredis Padilla to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Carlos Ozuna | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent SS Carlos Ozuna to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Henrry Rosario | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Henrry Rosario to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Miguel Perez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Miguel Perez to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Daniel Cabrera | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Daniel Cabrera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Feb 19, 2012 | Trade | Diego Moreno | Pittsburgh Pirates | New York Yankees | New York Yankees traded RHP A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Diego Moreno and OF Exicardo Cayones. |
| Feb 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Kris Harvey | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Kris Harvey to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 13, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Dave Valesente | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Dave Valesente to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Juan Cruz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Juan Cruz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brian Tallet | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Brian Tallet to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Doug Slaten | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Doug Slaten to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 4, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Logan Kensing | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Logan Kensing to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 4, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jo-Jo Reyes | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Jo-Jo Reyes 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.