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Every official 2015 MLB transaction involving the Pittsburgh Pirates on either side of the move: 107 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 98 moves land with the Pirates and 9 depart from them.
Showing 107 of 107 Pittsburgh Pirates transactions
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 | Trade | Kyle Lobstein | Detroit Tigers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers traded LHP Kyle Lobstein to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2016 | Trade | Keon Broxton | Pittsburgh Pirates | Milwaukee Brewers | Milwaukee Brewers traded 1B Jason Rogers to Pittsburgh Pirates for CF Keon Broxton and RHP Trey Supak. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2016 | Signed as free agent | Jake Goebbert | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Jake Goebbert. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2015 | Signed as free agent | John Jaso | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RF John Jaso. |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ryan Vogelsong | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Ryan Vogelsong. |
| Dec 17, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Sean Rodríguez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Sean Rodriguez. |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Released | Allen Webster | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Allen Webster. |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Antoan Richardson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RF Antoan Richardson to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Trade | Charlie Morton | Pittsburgh Pirates | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Charlie Morton to Philadelphia Phillies for RHP David Whitehead. |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Juan Nicasio | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Juan Nicasio. |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Trade | Neil Walker | Pittsburgh Pirates | New York Mets | Pittsburgh Pirates traded 2B Neil Walker to New York Mets for LHP Jonathon Niese. |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Wilfredo Boscan | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Wilfredo Boscan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Deolis Guerra | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Deolis Guerra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Robert Zárate | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Robert Zarate to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Cole Figueroa | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 2B Cole Figueroa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2015 | Trade | Allen Webster | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pittsburgh Pirates | Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Allen Webster to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Clario Perez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Clario Perez to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Curtis Partch | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Curtis Partch to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Danny Ortiz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LF Danny Ortiz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 19, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Patrick Johnson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Patrick Johnson to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Rodolfo Castro | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent SS Rodolfo Castro to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Joel Cesar | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Joel Cesar to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Oliver Garcia | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Oliver Garcia to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Angel Martinez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Angel Martinez to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Trade | Trevor Williams | Miami Marlins | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Richard Mitchell to Miami Marlins for RHP Trevor Williams. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Travis Snider | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RF Travis Snider to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Frank Herrmann | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Frank Herrmann to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2015 | Trade | J.A. Happ | Seattle Mariners | Pittsburgh Pirates | Seattle Mariners traded LHP J.A. Happ to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Adrian Sampson. |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Trade | Jose Tabata | Pittsburgh Pirates | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers traded 1B Michael Morse and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates for RF Jose Tabata. |
| Jul 30, 2015 | Trade | Justin Sellers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago White Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates traded SS Justin Sellers to Chicago White Sox. |
| Jul 30, 2015 | Trade | JaCoby Jones | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers traded RHP Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh Pirates for SS JaCoby Jones. |
| Jul 29, 2015 | Trade | Jayson Aquino | Pittsburgh Pirates | Cleveland Guardians | Pittsburgh Pirates traded LHP Jayson Aquino to Cleveland Indians for cash. |
| Jul 29, 2015 | Trade | Joe Blanton | Kansas City Royals | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Joe Blanton to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Jul 23, 2015 | Trade | Yhonathan Barrios | Pittsburgh Pirates | Milwaukee Brewers | Milwaukee Brewers traded 3B Aramis Ramirez and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Yhonathan Barrios. |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jake Thompson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Jake Thompson to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 16, 2015 | Signed | Brandon Waddell | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Brandon Waddell. |
| Jul 16, 2015 | Signed | Ryan Nagle | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed OF Ryan Nagle. |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Carlos Garcia | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Carlos Garcia to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Francisco Mepris | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 2B Francisco Mepris to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Signed | James Marvel | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP James Marvel. |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Signed | Ike Schlabach | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Ike Schlabach. |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Signed | Tate Scioneaux | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Tate Scioneaux. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Trade | Clayton Richard | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates traded LHP Clayton Richard to Chicago Cubs for cash. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Kyle Simmons | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent SS Kyle Simmons to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Lolo Sanchez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Kevin Sanchez to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Reymundo Pena | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Raymundo Pena to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Sherten Apostel | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Sherten Apostel to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Kleiner Machado | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Kleiner Machado to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Yeudry Manzanillo | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Yeudry Manzanillo to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Luis Diaz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Luis Diaz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Samuel Inoa | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Samuel Inoa to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Larry Alcime | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Larry Alcime to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Leandro Pina | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Leandro Pina to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2015 | Signed | Daniel Zamora | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Daniel Zamora. |
| Jun 22, 2015 | Signed | Garrett Russini | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Garrett Russini. |
| Jun 21, 2015 | Signed | Shane Kemp | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Shane Kemp. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Sean Keselica | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Sean Keselica. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Stephan Meyer | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Stephan Meyer. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Mitchell Tolman | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2B Mitchell Tolman. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Logan Sendelbach | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Logan Sendelbach. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Christian Kelley | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Christian Kelley. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Ty Moore | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed OF Ty Moore. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Logan Ratledge | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed SS Logan Ratledge. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Scooter Hightower | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Scooter Hightower. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Nathan Trevillian | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Nathan Trevillian. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | John Bormann | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed C John Bormann. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Logan Hill | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed OF Logan Hill. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Jordan George | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 1B Jordan George. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Casey Hughston | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 3B Casey Hughston. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Jacob Taylor | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Jacob Taylor. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Chris Plitt | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Chris Plitt. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Nick Hibbing | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Nick Hibbing. |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Signed | Albert Baur | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 1B Albert Baur. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Kevin Kramer | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 3B Kevin Kramer. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Tanner Anderson | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Tanner Anderson. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Nicholas Economos | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Nicholas Economos. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Mike Wallace | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Mike Wallace. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Ke'Bryan Hayes | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes. |
| Jun 15, 2015 | Signed | Kevin Newman | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed SS Kevin Newman. |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Signed | JT Brubaker | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Jonathan Brubaker. |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Signed | Seth McGarry | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Seth McGarry. |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Signed | Bret Helton | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Bret Helton. |
| Jun 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Randy Jimenez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Randy Jimenez to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Wilmer Contreras | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP WIlmer Contreras to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Oddy Nunez | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Oddy Nunez to a minor league contract. |
| May 10, 2015 | Trade | Jayson Aquino | Toronto Blue Jays | Pittsburgh Pirates | Toronto Blue Jays traded LHP Jayson Aquino to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| May 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Paul Brands | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Paul Brands to a minor league contract. |
| May 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Robert Stock | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Robert Stock to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2015 | Trade | Hunter Morris | Milwaukee Brewers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Milwaukee Brewers traded 1B Hunter Morris to Pittsburgh Pirates for Player To Be Named Later. |
| Apr 1, 2015 | Released | Taylor Lewis | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released OF Taylor Lewis. |
| Apr 1, 2015 | Released | Joan Montero | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Joan Montero. |
| Apr 1, 2015 | Released | Danny Collins | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released RF Danny Collins. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2015 | Released | Chris Peacock | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Chris Peacock. |
| Mar 20, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Saul De La Cruz | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Saul De La Cruz to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Drew Rossi | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 2B Drew Rossi to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Trade | Steven Brault | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles traded LHP Steven Brault to Pittsburgh Pirates. The PTBN in the January 27 trade |
| Feb 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Vince Michael Deyzel | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Vince Deyzel to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 6, 2015 | Trade | Edward Salcedo | Atlanta Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Atlanta Braves traded 3B Edward Salcedo to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Bryton Trepagnier. |
| Feb 4, 2015 | Trade | Arquimedes Caminero | Miami Marlins | Pittsburgh Pirates | Miami Marlins traded RHP Arquimedes Caminero to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Feb 3, 2015 | Trade | Steve Lombardozzi Jr. | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles traded Steve Lombardozzi to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Feb 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dwight Childs | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Dwight Childs to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Josh Wall | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Josh Wall to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Wilkin Castillo | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Wilkin Castillo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Chris Volstad | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Chris Volstad to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Trade | Stephen Tarpley | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates traded LF Travis Snider to Baltimore Orioles for LHP Stephen Tarpley and Player To Be Named Later. |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jung Ho Kang | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Jung Ho Kang. |
| Jan 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Charlie Leesman | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Charlie Leesman 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.