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2012 Houston Astros
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 2011 / 2013
55-107, Finished 6th in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Brad Mills (39-82) and Tony DeFrancesco (16-25)
Scored 583 runs, Allowed 794 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-103
Ballparks: Minute Maid Park · Attendance: 1,607,733 (16th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99
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2011 / 2013 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 3, 2011
Robinson Cancel granted Free Agency.
October 6, 2011
Lance Pendleton granted Free Agency.
October 10, 2011
Brian Esposito granted Free Agency.
October 13, 2011
Jose Valdez granted Free Agency.
October 24, 2011
Signed Jose Valdez as a free agent.
October 28, 2011
Selected Craig Tatum off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
October 30, 2011
Clint Barmes granted Free Agency.
Jason Michaels granted Free Agency.
November 2, 2011
Samuel Gervacio granted Free Agency.
Ross Wolf granted Free Agency.
Ryan Rowland-Smith granted Free Agency.
Andy Van Hekken granted Free Agency.
J.R. Towles granted Free Agency.
Oswaldo Navarro granted Free Agency.
Anderson Hernandez granted Free Agency.
Luis Durango granted Free Agency.
November 3, 2011
Selected Brian Bixler off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
November 5, 2011
Signed Travis Buck as a free agent.
November 9, 2011
Signed Nick Stavinoha as a free agent.
November 12, 2011
Signed Brad Snyder as a free agent.
November 13, 2011
Signed Joe Thurston as a free agent.
November 15, 2011
Signed Scott Moore as a free agent.
November 16, 2011
Carlos Corporan granted Free Agency.
November 18, 2011
Signed Lance Pendleton as a free agent.
November 26, 2011
Signed Diory Hernandez as a free agent.
November 29, 2011
Signed Carlos Corporan as a free agent.
December 8, 2011
Drafted Rhiner Cruz from the New York Mets in the 2011 rule 5 draft.
Traded Marco Duarte (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Marwin Gonzalez.
December 14, 2011
Traded Mark Melancon to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland.
Released Nick Stavinoha.
January 11, 2012
Selected Fernando Martinez off waivers from the New York Mets.
January 18, 2012
Signed Jack Cust as a free agent.
January 20, 2012
Signed Chris Snyder as a free agent.
Signed Jordan Brown as a free agent.
January 23, 2012
Craig Tatum selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.
January 27, 2012
Signed Zach Duke as a free agent.
January 31, 2012
Signed Livan Hernandez as a free agent.
February 2, 2012
Signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.
February 6, 2012
Signed Justin Ruggiano as a free agent.
March 14, 2012
Signed Landon Powell as a free agent.
March 20, 2012
Traded Jason Bourgeois and Humberto Quintero to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later and Kevin Chapman (minors). The Kansas City Royals sent D'Andre Toney (minors) (June 10, 2012) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
March 27, 2012
Released Zach Duke.
Released Jack Cust.
March 28, 2012
Released Joe Thurston.
March 29, 2012
Released Livan Hernandez.
March 30, 2012
Released Lance Pendleton.
March 31, 2012
Released Jordan Brown.
April 8, 2012 (Standings)
Selected Justin Maxwell off waivers from the New York Yankees.
May 21, 2012 (Standings)
Signed Armando Galarraga as a free agent.
May 23, 2012 (Standings)
Released Diory Hernandez.
May 26, 2012 (Standings)
Traded Justin Ruggiano to the Miami Marlins. Received Jobduan Morales (minors).
May 27, 2012 (Standings)
Signed Brian Bass as a free agent.
June 21, 2012 (Standings)
Signed Hector Ambriz as a free agent.
July 4, 2012 (Standings)
Traded Carlos Lee to the Miami Marlins. Received Rob Rasmussen (minors) and Matt Dominguez.
July 20, 2012 (Standings)
Traded David Carpenter, J.A. Happ and Brandon Lyon to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received a player to be named later, Asher Wojciechowski (minors), Carlos Perez (minors), David Rollins (minors), Joseph Musgrove (minors), Francisco Cordero and Ben Francisco. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Kevin Comer (minors) (August 16, 2012) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
July 21, 2012 (Standings)
Selected Mark Hamburger off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
Traded Brett Myers and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Blair Walters (minors) and Matthew Heidenreich (minors). The Chicago White Sox sent Chris Devenski (minors) (August 3, 2012) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
July 24, 2012 (Standings)
Traded Wandy Rodriguez and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Colton Cain (minors), Robbie Grossman (minors) and Rudy Owens (minors).
July 27, 2012 (Standings)
Selected C.J. Fick off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 28, 2012 (Standings)
Selected Steve Pearce off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
July 29, 2012 (Standings)
Traded Chris Johnson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Bobby Borchering (minors) and Marc Krauss (minors).
August 2, 2012 (Standings)
Signed Brian Sanches as a free agent.
August 3, 2012 (Standings)
Traded future considerations to the Boston Red Sox. Received Garrett Mock.
August 9, 2012 (Standings)
Traded player to be named or cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tyler Greene.
August 10, 2012 (Standings)
Juan Abreu selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
August 23, 2012 (Standings)
Signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.
August 25, 2012 (Standings)
Armando Galarraga granted Free Agency.
August 26, 2012 (Standings)
Released Brian Bass.
August 27, 2012 (Standings)
Sold Steve Pearce to the New York Yankees.
August 31, 2012 (Standings)
Traded Ben Francisco to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received player to be named.
September 1, 2012 (Standings)
Selected Brandon Laird off waivers from the New York Yankees.
September 10, 2012 (Standings)
Released Francisco Cordero.
October 4, 2012 (Standings)
Brian Bixler granted Free Agency.
Angel Sanchez granted Free Agency.
October 5, 2012 (Standings)
Travis Buck granted Free Agency.
October 17, 2012
Juan Abreu granted Free Agency.
October 26, 2012
Selected Che-Hsuan Lin off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
October 31, 2012
Chris Snyder granted Free Agency.
November 1, 2012
Jordan Schafer selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.
Fernando Abad granted Free Agency.
Jose Valdez granted Free Agency.
Selected Sam Demel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Selected Jake Elmore off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Matt Downs granted Free Agency.
November 3, 2012
Brian Bogusevic granted Free Agency.
J.B. Shuck granted Free Agency.
Enerio Del Rosario granted Free Agency.
Sergio Escalona granted Free Agency.
Edgar Gonzalez granted Free Agency.
Mike Hessman granted Free Agency.
Garrett Mock granted Free Agency.
Landon Powell granted Free Agency.
Aneury Rodriguez granted Free Agency.
Brian Sanches granted Free Agency.
Brad Snyder granted Free Agency.
Henry Villar granted Free Agency.
November 20, 2012
Mickey Storey selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.
Signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.
Signed Sergio Escalona as a free agent.
Signed Trevor Crowe as a free agent.
November 21, 2012
Signed Jose Valdez as a free agent.
Scott Moore granted Free Agency.
November 30, 2012
Selected Philip Humber off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
December 4, 2012
Traded Wilton Lopez and player to be named or cash to the Colorado Rockies. Received Alex Gillingham (minors) and Alex White.
December 6, 2012
Selected Mickey Storey off waivers from the New York Yankees.
Drafted Josh Fields from the Boston Red Sox in the 2012 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Nate Freiman from the San Diego Padres in the 2012 rule 5 draft.
December 17, 2012
Signed Carlos Pena as a free agent.
December 19, 2012
Mickey Storey selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
Traded Rob Rasmussen (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received John Ely.
December 21, 2012
Signed Jose Veras as a free agent.
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