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Every official 2015 MLB transaction involving the Detroit Tigers 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: 114 moves land with the Tigers and 3 depart from them.
Showing 117 of 117 Detroit Tigers 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 15, 2016 | Trade | Luis Cessa | Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | New York Yankees traded LHP Justin Wilson to Detroit Tigers for RHP Chad Green and RHP Luis Cessa. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Michael Crotta | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Michael Crotta to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Chad Huffman | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Chad Huffman to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Logan Kensing | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Logan Kensing to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 21, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jordany Valdespin | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Jordany Valdespin to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Mike Aviles | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Mike Aviles. |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dustin Molleken | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Dustin Molleken to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Albert Cordero | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Albert Cordero to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Nate Schierholtz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RF Nate Schierholtz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 15, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Alberto Gonzalez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Alberto Gonzalez to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Melvin Mercedes | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Melvin Mercedes to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Lendy Castillo | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Lendy Castillo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Thad Weber | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Thad Weber to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Drake Britton | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Drake Britton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Trade | Manny Piña | Detroit Tigers | Milwaukee Brewers | Detroit Tigers traded C Manny Pina to Milwaukee Brewers. Completes the November 18 trade |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Mark Lowe | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Mark Lowe. |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Rafael Dolis | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Rafael Dolis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Preston Guilmet | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Preston Guilmet to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Mike Pelfrey | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Mike Pelfrey. |
| Dec 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Jarrod Saltalamacchia. |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | R.J. Alaniz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ruben Alaniz to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Cory Riordan | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Cory Riordan to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ross Seaton | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ross Seaton to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Tommy Field | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Thomas Field to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jordan Zimmermann | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jordan Zimmermann. |
| Nov 25, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jake Brigham | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jake Brigham to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Anthony Fernandez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Anthony Fernandez to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Trade | Cameron Maybin | Atlanta Braves | Detroit Tigers | Atlanta Braves traded CF Cameron Maybin to Detroit Tigers for LHP Ian Krol and LHP Gabe Speier. |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Trade | Francisco Rodríguez | Milwaukee Brewers | Detroit Tigers | Milwaukee Brewers Traded RHP Francisco Rodriguez to Detroit Tigers and Lakeland Flying Tigers Traded 2B Javier Betancourt to Brevard County Manatees. |
| Nov 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jiwan James | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent CF Jiwan James to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Edgar Escalona | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Edgar Escalona to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jose Quero | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Jose Quero to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Mike Torres | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent IF Mike Torres to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Eduardo Figueroa | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Eduardo Figueroa to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Omar Feliz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Omar Feliz to a minor league contract. |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jose Ramirez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jose Ramirez to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2015 | Released | Marc Krauss | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released 1B Marc Krauss. |
| Aug 20, 2015 | Trade | Randy Wolf | Toronto Blue Jays | Detroit Tigers | Toronto Blue Jays traded LHP Randy Wolf to Detroit Tigers for cash. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2015 | Trade | Michael Fulmer | New York Mets | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers traded LF Yoenis Cespedes to New York Mets for RHP Luis Cessa and RHP Michael Fulmer. |
| Jul 30, 2015 | Trade | Matthew Boyd | Toronto Blue Jays | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers traded LHP David Price to Toronto Blue Jays for LHP Matt Boyd, LHP Daniel Norris and LHP Jairo Labourt. |
| Jul 30, 2015 | Trade | JaCoby Jones | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers traded RHP Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh Pirates for SS JaCoby Jones. |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Adonis Reyes | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Adonis Reyes to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 23, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Juancito De la Cruz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Juancito De la Cruz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 11, 2015 | Signed | Neftalí Feliz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Neftali Feliz. |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Released | Joba Chamberlain | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released RHP Joba Chamberlain. |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Bairon De La Rosa | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Bairon De La Rosa to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jhoan Hernandez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Jhoan Hernandez to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Cristhian Tortosa | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Cristhian Tortosa to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Marfrey Ortega | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Marfrey Ortega to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Alfredo Silva | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Alfredo Silva to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Santiago Vital | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Santiago Vital to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Melvin Morel | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Melvin Morel to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ildemaro Escalona | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent IF Ildemaro Escalona to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Kilber Santana | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent P Kilber Santana to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Gustavo Figueroa | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Gustavo Figueroa to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Pedro Hurtado | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Pedro Hurtado to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Darwin Alvarado | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Darwin Alvarado to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Melvin Ramos | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Melvin Ramos to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Miguel Paulino | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Miguel Paulino to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Trayvon Robinson | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Trayvon Robinson to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Luis Laurencio | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 3B Luis Laurencio to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Juan Ramirez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Juan Ramirez to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Gresuan Silverio | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Gresuan Silverio to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2015 | Signed | A.J. Simcox | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Austin Simcox. |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Signed | Kade Scivicque | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Kade Scivicque. |
| Jun 29, 2015 | Signed | Alberto Gonzalez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Alberto Gonzalez. |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Signed | Tyler Alexander | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Tyler Alexander. |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Signed | Trey Teakell | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Trey Teakell. |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Signed | Keaton Jones | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Keaton Jones. |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Alberto Gonzalez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Alberto Gonzalez to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 25, 2015 | Signed | Alec Kisena | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Alec Kisena. |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Signed | Michael Vinson | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Michael Vinson. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Toller Boardman | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Toller Boardman. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Ryan Castellanos | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Ryan Castellanos. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Taylor Hicks | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Taylor Hicks. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Jake Shull | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Jake Shull. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Drew Smith | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Drew Smith. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Matt Hall | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed LHP Matt Hall. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Ryan Milton | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Ryan Milton. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Dominic Moreno | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Dominic Moreno. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Tanner Donnels | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 1B Tanner Donnels. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Cole Bauml | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Cole Bauml. |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Signed | Christin Stewart | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Christin Stewart. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Beau Burrows | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Beau Burrows. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Cam Gibson | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed CF Cam Gibson. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Kyle Dowdy | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Kyle Dowdy. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Josh Lester | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 3B Josh Lester. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Joey Havrilak | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RF Joseph Havrilak. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Logan Longwith | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Logan Longwith. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Tyler Servais | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Tyler Servais. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Patrick Mackenzie | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 2B Patrick Mackenzie. |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Signed | Blaise Salter | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 1B Blaise Salter. |
| Jun 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Miguel Vargas | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Miguel Vargas to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Tony Thomas | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Tony Thomas to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dionis Munoz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Dionis Munoz to a minor league contract. |
| May 25, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Alexis Garcia | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Alexis Garcia to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Luke Putkonen | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Luke Putkonen to a minor league contract. |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Released | Daniel Schlereth | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released LHP Daniel Schlereth. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jose Vasquez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jose Vasquez to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Released | Luke Putkonen | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released RHP Luke Putkonen. |
| Mar 17, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Brendan Harris | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Brendan Harris to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jiwan James | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent CF Jiwan James to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Lance Durham | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent DH Lance Durham to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Released | Joel Hanrahan | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released RHP Joel Hanrahan. |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Carlos Guzman | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Carlos Guzman to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Joba Chamberlain | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Joba Chamberlain. |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ryan Perry | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ryan Perry to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 22, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ross Seaton | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ross Seaton to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Bobby Borchering | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Bobby Borchering to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 17, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Casper Wells | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Casper Wells to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Julio Guante | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Julio Guante to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Noel Ovalles | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Noel Ovalles to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Allan Santos | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Allan Santos to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Daniel Schlereth | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Daniel Schlereth to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Thad Weber | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Thad Weber to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Tom Gorzelanny | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Tom Gorzelanny. |
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.