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Every official 2012 MLB transaction involving the Detroit Tigers on either side of the move: 116 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 113 moves land with the Tigers and 3 depart from them.
Showing 116 of 116 Detroit Tigers transactions
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2013 | Trade | Jeff Kobernus | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox traded 2B Jeff Kobernus to Detroit Tigers for LF Justin Henry. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Gregory Soto | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Gregory Soto to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Luke Sommer | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Luke Sommer to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 19, 2012 | Released | Adam Wilk | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released LHP Adam Wilk. |
| Dec 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Aníbal Sánchez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Anibal Sanchez. |
| Dec 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brayan Peña | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Brayan Pena. |
| Dec 6, 2012 | Trade | Kyle Lobstein | New York Mets | Detroit Tigers | New York Mets traded LHP Kyle Lobstein to Detroit Tigers for cash. |
| Dec 5, 2012 | Trade | Andy Oliver | Detroit Tigers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Ramon Cabrera to Detroit Tigers for LHP Andy Oliver. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Trevor Bell | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Trevor Bell to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | John Lindsey | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B John Lindsey to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Kevin Russo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Kevin Russo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Matt Tuiasosopo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 3B Matt Tuiasosopo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Shawn Hill | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Shawn Hill to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Oswaldo Castillo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Oswaldo Castillo to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Willians Moreno | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Willians Moreno to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Mario Sanjur | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Mario Sanjur to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Adrian Alfaro | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Adrian Alfaro to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Dilinyer Flores | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Dilinyer Flores to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Ariel Serrano | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Ariel Serrano to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Released | Ryan Raburn | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released 2B Ryan Raburn. |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Shane Dyer | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Shane Dyer to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jess Todd | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jess Todd to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Torii Hunter | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RF Torii Hunter. |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brad Davis | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Brad Davis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 8, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jose Alvarez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Jose Alvarez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2012 | Signed as free agent | José Azócar | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Jose Azocar to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Trade | Marcelo Carreno | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs | Detroit Tigers traded RHP Marcelo Carreno to Chicago Cubs. |
| Oct 5, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Gerson Moreno | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Gerson Moreno to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2012 | Trade | Greg Ross | Atlanta Braves | Detroit Tigers | Atlanta Braves traded RHP Greg Ross to Detroit Tigers. |
| Sep 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Micah Kellogg | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Micah Kellogg to a minor league contract. |
| Sep 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Carlos Monasterios | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Carlos Monasterios to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2012 | Trade | Jeff Baker | Detroit Tigers | Atlanta Braves | Detroit Tigers traded 1B Jeff Baker to Atlanta Braves for cash. |
| Aug 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jordan Allen | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Jordan Allen to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Trade | Jeff Baker | Chicago Cubs | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs traded 1B Jeff Baker to Detroit Tigers for Player To Be Named Later and Player To Be Named Later. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jordan Guida | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Jordan Guida to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 23, 2012 | Trade | Aníbal Sánchez | Miami Marlins | Detroit Tigers | Miami Marlins Traded RHP Anibal Sanchez and 2B Omar Infante to Detroit Tigers; Detroit Tigers Traded RHP Jacob Turner to Miami Marlins; Toledo Mud Hens Traded C Rob Brantly to New Orleans Zephyrs and Erie SeaWolves Traded LHP Brian Flynn to Jacksonville Suns. |
| Jul 15, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Danny Dorn | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Danny Dorn to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 11, 2012 | Signed | Logan Ehlers | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Logan Ehlers. |
| Jul 4, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Zac Shepherd | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent Zach Shepherd. |
| Jul 3, 2012 | Signed | Devon Travis | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 2B Devon Travis. |
| Jul 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Domingo Leyba | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Domingo Leyba to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Willy Adames | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Willy Adames to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2012 | Signed | Hudson Randall | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Hudson Randall. |
| Jun 28, 2012 | Signed | Hunter Scantling | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Hunter Scantling. |
| Jun 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Yerison Pena | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Yerison Pena to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 25, 2012 | Signed | Drew Longley | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Drew Longley. |
| Jun 25, 2012 | Signed | Jake Stewart | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Jake Stewart. |
| Jun 25, 2012 | Signed | Josh Turley | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Josh Turley. |
| Jun 22, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Cesar Carrillo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Cesar Carrillo to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 22, 2012 | Signed | Andrew Harrison | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Andrew Harrison. |
| Jun 20, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jhonny Mateo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jhonny Mateo to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed | Drew VerHagen | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Drew VerHagen. |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Signed | Andrew Allen | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 1B Andrew Allen. |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Signed | Will Clinard | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Will Clinard. |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jeff Baisley | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 3B Jeff Baisley to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Signed | D.J. Driggers | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF D.J. Driggers. |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Signed | Miguel Paulino | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed CF Miguel Paulino. |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Signed | Jacob Kapstein | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Jacob Kapstein. |
| Jun 16, 2012 | Signed | Rashad Brown | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Rashad Brown. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Preston Jamison | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Preston Jamison. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Charlie Neil | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Charlie Neil. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Jeff McVaney | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Jeff McVaney. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Tyler Hanover | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Tyler Hanover. |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Signed | Jordan John | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Jordan John. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Jake Thompson | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Jake Thompson. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Austin Schotts | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed CF Austin Schotts. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Joe Rogers | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Joe Rogers. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Charlie Gillies | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Charlie Gillies. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Bennett Pickar | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Bennett Pickar. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Julio Felix | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Julio Felix. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Jordan Dean | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Jordan Dean. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Slade Smith | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Slade Smith. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Alex Phillips | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Alex Phillips. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Nick Carmichael | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Nick Carmichael. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Jared Reaves | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Jared Reaves. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Josh Carr | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Joshua Carr. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Zach Kirksey | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Zach Kirksey. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Matt Davenport | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Matt Davenport. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed | Ryan Longstreth | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Ryan Longstreth. |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Tim Remes | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Tim Remes to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 12, 2012 | Signed | Cory Jensen | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 2B Cory Jensen. |
| Jun 6, 2012 | Signed as free agent | David Kopp | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP David Kopp to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jesus Guzman | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Jesus Guzman to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Victor Padron | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Victor Padron to a minor league contract. |
| May 29, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Dean Aldridge | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Dean Aldridge to a minor league contract. |
| May 18, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Gregorio Minier | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Gregorio Minier to a minor league contract. |
| May 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Juan Falcon | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Juan Falcon to a minor league contract. |
| May 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jose Medina | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jose Medina to a minor league contract. |
| May 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Julio Sanchez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Julio Sanchez to a minor league contract. |
| May 12, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Edgar Pina | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Edgar Pina to a minor league contract. |
| May 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Eudis Idrogo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Eudis Idrogo to a minor league contract. |
| May 2, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Jeff Frazier | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Jeff Frazier to a minor league contract. |
| May 1, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Albertin Chavez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Albertin Chavez to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2012 | Released | Brandon Inge | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released 2B Brandon Inge. |
| Apr 24, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Efrain Nieves | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Efrain Nieves to a minor league contract. |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Trade | Zach Miner | Kansas City Royals | Detroit Tigers | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Zach Miner to Detroit Tigers. |
| Apr 11, 2012 | Signed | Eliezer Castillo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Eliezer Castillo. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2012 | Released | David Pauley | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released RHP David Pauley. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Marcus Lemon | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Marcus Lemon to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 27, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Reinaldo Robles | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Reinaldo Robles to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 27, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Adenson Verastegui | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Adenson Verastegui to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 17, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Lance Durham | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Lance Durham to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 9, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Zack Segovia | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Zack Segovia to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 9, 2012 | Signed | Jose Zambrano | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Jose Zambrano. |
| Feb 7, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Ignacio Valdez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Ignacio Valdez to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brent Dlugach | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Brent Dlugach to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Brad Eldred | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Brad Eldred to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 26, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Prince Fielder | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent Prince Fielder. |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Tim Kelley | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Tim Kelley to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 24, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Janry Obispo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Janry Obispo to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 24, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Sandy Rodriguez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Sandy Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 23, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Warwick Saupold | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Warwick Saupold to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 16, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Alfred Gutierrez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Alfred Gutierrez to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 16, 2012 | Signed | Luis Cedeno | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Luis Cedeno. |
| Jan 13, 2012 | Signed as free agent | James Avery | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP James Avery to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 10, 2012 | Signed as free agent | Niuman Romero | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Niuman Romero 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.
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.