2016 New York Yankees Transactions

Source Official MLB StatsAPI transactions feedThrough 2026-10-22Rows 135

Every official 2016 MLB transaction involving the New York Yankees on either side of the move: 135 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 126 moves land with the Yankees and 9 depart from them.

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Signings112

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Showing 135 of 135 New York Yankees transactions

August 2018

New York Yankees transactions, August 2018
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Aug 19, 2018	Trade	James Pazos	New York Yankees	Seattle Mariners	New York Yankees traded LHP James Pazos to Seattle Mariners for RHP Zack Littell.

March 2017

New York Yankees transactions, March 2017
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Mar 28, 2017	Trade	Nick Goody	New York Yankees	Cleveland Guardians	New York Yankees traded RHP Nick Goody to Cleveland Indians for Player To Be Named Later.

December 2016

New York Yankees transactions, December 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Dec 21, 2016	Signed as free agent	Wilkin Castillo	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Wilkin Castillo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Dec 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Aroldis Chapman	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Aroldis Chapman.
Dec 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Nick Rumbelow	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Nick Rumbelow to a minor league contract.
Dec 12, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jason Gurka	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Jason Gurka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Dec 12, 2016	Signed as free agent	Rubén Tejada	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Ruben Tejada to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Dec 12, 2016	Signed as free agent	Kellin Deglan	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Kellin Deglan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Dec 10, 2016	Signed as free agent	Cito Culver	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Cito Culver to a minor league contract.
Dec 8, 2016	Signed as free agent	Donovan Solano	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Donovan Solano to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Dec 7, 2016	Signed as free agent	Matt Holliday	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent DH Matt Holliday.

November 2016

New York Yankees transactions, November 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Nov 30, 2016	Signed as free agent	Joe Mantiply	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Joe Mantiply to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Nov 23, 2016	Released	Nathan Eovaldi	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released RHP Nathan Eovaldi.
Nov 23, 2016	Released	Nick Rumbelow	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released RHP Nick Rumbelow.
Nov 23, 2016	Released	Joe Mantiply	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released LHP Joe Mantiply.
Nov 18, 2016	Released	Dustin Ackley	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released RF Dustin Ackley.
Nov 17, 2016	Trade	Albert Abreu	Houston Astros	New York Yankees	New York Yankees traded C Brian McCann and cash to Houston Astros for RHP Albert Abreu and RHP Jorge Guzman.

October 2016

New York Yankees transactions, October 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Oct 21, 2016	Signed as free agent	Matt Wivinis	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Matthew Wivinis to a minor league contract.

September 2016

New York Yankees transactions, September 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Sep 22, 2016	Trade	Phil Coke	New York Yankees	Pittsburgh Pirates	New York Yankees traded LHP Phil Coke to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash.
Sep 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Billy Butler	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent DH Billy Butler.
Sep 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Nicholas Vizcaino	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 1B Nicholas Vizcaino to a minor league contract.
Sep 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Daniel Calderon	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Daniel Calderon to a minor league contract.
Sep 1, 2016	Signed as free agent	Gabriel Mora	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Gabriel Mora to a minor league contract.

August 2016

New York Yankees transactions, August 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Aug 31, 2016	Trade	Ben Gamel	New York Yankees	Seattle Mariners	New York Yankees traded RF Ben Gamel to Seattle Mariners for RHP Jio Orozco and RHP Juan De Paula.
Aug 31, 2016	Trade	Eric Young Jr.	Milwaukee Brewers	New York Yankees	Milwaukee Brewers traded LF Eric Young Jr. to New York Yankees for cash.
Aug 30, 2016	Trade	Tito Polo	Pittsburgh Pirates	New York Yankees	Pittsburgh Pirates traded OF Tito Polo and LHP Stephen Tarpley to New York Yankees.
Aug 30, 2016	Signed as free agent	Juan Carderon	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Juan Carderon to a minor league contract.
Aug 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jean Luna	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Jean Luna to a minor league contract.
Aug 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jose Peguero	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Jose Peguero to a minor league contract.
Aug 13, 2016	Released	Alex Rodriguez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released DH Alex Rodriguez.
Aug 9, 2016	Signed as free agent	Tommy Layne	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Tommy Layne.
Aug 1, 2016	Trade	Carlos Beltrán	New York Yankees	Texas Rangers	New York Yankees traded DH Carlos Beltran and cash to Texas Rangers for RHP Nick Green, RHP Erik Swanson and RHP Dillon Tate.
Aug 1, 2016	Trade	Iván Nova	New York Yankees	Pittsburgh Pirates	New York Yankees traded RHP Ivan Nova to Pittsburgh Pirates for Player To Be Named Later and Player To Be Named Later.

July 2016

New York Yankees transactions, July 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Jul 31, 2016	Trade	Clint Frazier	Cleveland Guardians	New York Yankees	New York Yankees traded LHP Andrew Miller to Cleveland Indians for RHP Ben Heller, CF Clint Frazier, RHP J.P. Feyereisen and LHP Justus Sheffield.
Jul 31, 2016	Trade	Jose Campos	New York Yankees	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Tyler Clippard to New York Yankees for RHP Vicente Campos.
Jul 25, 2016	Trade	Aroldis Chapman	New York Yankees	Chicago Cubs	New York Yankees traded LHP Aroldis Chapman to Chicago Cubs for RHP Adam Warren, SS Gleyber Torres, RF Billy McKinney and OF Rashad Crawford.
Jul 13, 2016	Signed as free agent	Curtiss Pomeroy	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Curtiss Pomeroy to a minor league contract.
Jul 12, 2016	Signed as free agent	Gustavo Campero	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Gustavo Campero to a minor league contract.
Jul 7, 2016	Signed	Brian Trieglaff	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Brian Trieglaff.
Jul 7, 2016	Signed	Brett Morales	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Brett Morales.
Jul 7, 2016	Signed as free agent	Alexander Santana	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent OF Alexander Santana to a minor league contract.
Jul 7, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jose Villa	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Jose Villa to a minor league contract.
Jul 6, 2016	Signed	Connor Jones	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed LHP Connor Jones.
Jul 5, 2016	Signed as free agent	Eduardo Torrealba	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Eduardo Torrealba to a minor league contract.
Jul 4, 2016	Signed as free agent	Miguel Torres	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Miguel Torres to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed	Saul Torres	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed C Saul Torres.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Abel Estevez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Abel Estevez to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Albert Hernandez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Albert Hernandez to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Asdrubal Alvarez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Asdrubal Alvarez to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	José Devers	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Jose Devers to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Roansy Contreras	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Roansy Contreras to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Oswald Peraza	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Oswald Peraza to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jesus Severino	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent CF Jesus Severino to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Carfred Espana	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Carfred Espana to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Yoendrys Gómez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Yoendrys Gomez to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Diego Cordero	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Diego Cordero to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Victor Hernandez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent CF Victor Hernandez to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jonathan Capellan	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent CF Jonathan Capellan to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Anyelo Luna	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Anyelo Luna to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Malvin Del Orbe	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Malvin Del Orbe to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Marcos Arguello	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Marcos Arguello to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Christian Andrade	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent CF Christian Andrade to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Nelvin Correa	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Nelvin Correa to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Eduardo Rodriguez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Eduardo Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
Jul 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Rodrigo Garcia	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Rodrigo Garcia to a minor league contract.

June 2016

New York Yankees transactions, June 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Jun 29, 2016	Signed	Blake Rutherford	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed OF Blake Rutherford.
Jun 28, 2016	Trade	Kirby Yates	Cleveland Guardians	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians traded RHP Kirby Yates to New York Yankees for cash.
Jun 27, 2016	Signed as free agent	Douglas Borgh	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Douglas Borgh to a minor league contract.
Jun 24, 2016	Signed	Trevor Lane	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed LHP Trevor Lane.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed as free agent	Kyle Halbohn	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Kyle Halbohn to a minor league contract.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed as free agent	Chase Hodson	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Chase Hodson to a minor league contract.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed as free agent	Tim Holmes	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Timothy Holmes to a minor league contract.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed	Nolan Martinez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Nolan Martinez.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed	Edel Luaces	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed OF Edel Luaces.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed	Jordan Scott	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed CF Jordan Scott.
Jun 23, 2016	Signed as free agent	Aaron Bossi	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent IF Aaron Bossi to a minor league contract.
Jun 22, 2016	Signed	Woody Bryson	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed LHP Woody Bryson.
Jun 22, 2016	Signed	Tony Hernandez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed LHP Tony Hernandez.
Jun 22, 2016	Signed	Brian Keller	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Brian Keller.
Jun 22, 2016	Signed as free agent	Charles Vazquez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Charles Vazquez to a minor league contract.
Jun 22, 2016	Signed	Evan Alexander	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed OF Evan Alexander.
Jun 22, 2016	Signed	Joseph Burton	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed OF Joseph Burton.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Nick Solak	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed 2B Nick Solak.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Taylor Widener	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Taylor Widener.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Braden Bristo	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Braden Bristo.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Miles Chambers	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Miles Chambers.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Phillip Diehl	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed LHP Phillip Diehl.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Tyler Honahan	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed LHP Tyler Honahan.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Will Jones	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Will Jones.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Nick Nelson	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Nick Nelson.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Greg Weissert	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Greg Weissert.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed as free agent	Josh Gardiner	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent IF Josh Gardiner to a minor league contract.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Tim Lynch	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed 1B Tim Lynch.
Jun 21, 2016	Signed	Ben Ruta	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed OF Ben Ruta.
Jun 20, 2016	Signed as free agent	Connor Oliver	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent CF Connor Oliver to a minor league contract.
Jun 20, 2016	Signed	Jean Peralta	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Jean Peralta.
Jun 18, 2016	Signed as free agent	Kyle Johnson	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Kyle Johnson to a minor league contract.
Jun 17, 2016	Signed	Brooks Kriske	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed RHP Brooks Kriske.
Jun 17, 2016	Signed	Keith Skinner	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed C Keith Skinner.
Jun 17, 2016	Signed	Armando Alvarez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed 3B Mandy Alvarez.
Jun 17, 2016	Signed	Dalton Blaser	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed 1B Dalton Blaser.
Jun 17, 2016	Signed	Timmy Robinson	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed CF Timmy Robinson.
Jun 13, 2016	Signed as free agent	Ike Davis	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 1B Ike Davis.
Jun 13, 2016	Signed	Dom Thompson-Williams	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed OF Dom Thompson-Williams.
Jun 7, 2016	Signed as free agent	Zak Wasserman	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Zak Wasserman to a minor league contract.

May 2016

New York Yankees transactions, May 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
May 26, 2016	Released	Slade Heathcott	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released CF Slade Heathcott.
May 21, 2016	Signed as free agent	Neal Cotts	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Neal Cotts to a minor league contract.
May 18, 2016	Signed as free agent	Alexander Vizcaíno	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Alexander Vizcaino to a minor league contract.
May 14, 2016	Trade	J.R. Graham	Minnesota Twins	New York Yankees	Minnesota Twins traded RHP J.R. Graham to New York Yankees for Player To Be Named Later.
May 6, 2016	Signed as free agent	David Kubiak	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP David Kubiak to a minor league contract.
May 3, 2016	Signed as free agent	Leo Jaime	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Leo Jaime to a minor league contract.

April 2016

New York Yankees transactions, April 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Apr 25, 2016	Signed as free agent	Phil Coke	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Phil Coke to a minor league contract.
Apr 14, 2016	Signed as free agent	Nick Swisher	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent OF Nick Swisher to a minor league contract.
Apr 3, 2016	Signed as free agent	Enrique Pena	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Enrique Pena to a minor league contract.
Apr 2, 2016	Trade	Carlos Corporán	New York Yankees	Tampa Bay Rays	New York Yankees traded C Carlos Corporan to Tampa Bay Rays for cash.

March 2016

New York Yankees transactions, March 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Mar 30, 2016	Trade	Tyler Olson	Los Angeles Dodgers	New York Yankees	Los Angeles Dodgers traded LHP Tyler Olson and SS Ronald Torreyes to New York Yankees for 3B Rob Segedin.
Mar 27, 2016	Released	Chris Denorfia	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees released LF Chris Denorfia.
Mar 18, 2016	Signed as free agent	Chris Godinez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 2B Chris Godinez to a minor league contract.
Mar 9, 2016	Signed as free agent	Borinquen Mendez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent SS Borinquen Mendez to a minor league contract.
Mar 8, 2016	Signed as free agent	Preston Jamison	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Preston Jamison to a minor league contract.
Mar 2, 2016	Signed as free agent	Chris Denorfia	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent LF Chris Denorfia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Mar 1, 2016	Signed as free agent	Carlos D. Rodriguez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Carlos D. Rodriguez to a minor league contract.

February 2016

New York Yankees transactions, February 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Feb 28, 2016	Signed as free agent	Luis Rodriguez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Luis Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
Feb 23, 2016	Signed as free agent	Chris Parmelee	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 1B Chris Parmelee to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Feb 16, 2016	Signed as free agent	Juan Rodriguez	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent P Juan Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
Feb 9, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jonathan Loáisiga	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Jonathan Loaisiga to a minor league contract.
Feb 4, 2016	Signed as free agent	Jared Mitchell	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent CF Jared Mitchell to a minor league contract.

January 2016

New York Yankees transactions, January 2016
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Jan 29, 2016	Signed as free agent	Deibinson Romero	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Deibinson Romero to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Jan 25, 2016	Signed as free agent	Carlos Corporán	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Carlos Corporan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Jan 22, 2016	Signed as free agent	Tyler Cloyd	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Tyler Cloyd to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Jan 18, 2016	Signed as free agent	Wellington Caceres	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Wellington Caceres to a minor league contract.
Jan 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Wandy Soto	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Wandy Soto to a minor league contract.
Jan 15, 2016	Signed as free agent	Ysaac Pena	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent C Ysaac Pena to a minor league contract.
Jan 14, 2016	Signed as free agent	Anthony Swarzak	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Anthony Swarzak to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Jan 3, 2016	Signed as free agent	Tyler Jones	—	New York Yankees	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Tyler Jones 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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