Major Transactions

09-11-2009

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Chicago White Sox

Major Transactions

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Purchased the contract of SP L. Harrell from Triple A Charlotte.

Placed RF J. Dye on the 15-day disabled list.

Placed CF A. Jones on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF J. Mitchell from Double A Birmingham.

Purchased the contract of SP C. Shirek from Double A Birmingham.

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Traded 24-year-old starting pitcher J. Danks and 25-year-old minor league closer F. Hernandez to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting 28-year-old catcher C. Snyder in return.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Traded 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher J. Nunez to the Tampa Bay Rays, getting 28-year-old minor league left fielder R. Sadler in return.

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Signed MR J. Putz to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $12,540,000.

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Demoted LF D. Wise to Triple A Charlotte.

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Traded 20-year-old minor league third baseman D. Viciedo, 21-year-old minor league center fielder S. Morales, 20-year-old minor league right fielder J. Martinez and 23-year-old minor league center fielder J. Gallagher to the Houston Astros, getting 23-year-old minor league right fielder M. Einertson, 25-year-old minor league shortstop J. Florentino and 25-year-old minor league starting pitcher C. Salamida in return.

Traded 33-year-old starting pitcher F. Garcia, 27-year-old third baseman A. Ramirez and 26-year-old left fielder C. Quentin to the San Diego Padres, getting 30-year-old starting pitcher C. Young and 27-year-old third baseman K. Kouzmanoff in return.

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Signed free agent RF J. Dye to a 2-year contract worth a total of $23,420,000.

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Placed SP M. Buehrle on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP D. Hudson from Triple A Charlotte.

Demoted 3B J. Fields to Triple A Charlotte.

Purchased the contract of 2B B. Lillibridge from Triple A Charlotte.

LF D. Wise was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.

Purchased the contract of RF J. Kroeger from Triple A Charlotte.

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Signed scouting director S. Nipper to a 3-year, $610,000 per year contract.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Demoted SP L. Harrell to Triple A Charlotte.

Demoted SP J. Van Benschoten to Triple A Charlotte.

Demoted 1B B. Myrow to Triple A Charlotte.

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Signed C A. Pierzynski to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,360,000.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Fired D. Laumann.

Fired scouting director D. Laumann.

Fired D. Laumann.

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Recalled SP B. Colon from Triple A Charlotte.

Recalled C C. Armstrong from Double A Birmingham.

Recalled RF B. Broussard from Triple A Charlotte.

Optioned SS B. Lillibridge to Triple A Charlotte.

Optioned RF B. Broussard to Triple A Charlotte.

SS O. Vizquel was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

MR B. Colon was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Recalled CL R. Williams from Triple A Charlotte.