St. Louis Cardinals Transactions 2016

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 12, 2016Agreed to terms with LHP/OF Jordan Schafer, LHP Daniel Schlereth, INF Dickie Joe Thon, RHPs Josh Lucas and Robby Rowland and Cs Eric Fryer, Gabriel Lino and Alberto Rosario on minor league contracts.
December 9, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Dexter Fowler on a five-year contract.
December 2, 2016Declined to tender a 2017 contract to RHP Seth Maness.
December 1, 2016Traded LHP Jaime Garcia to the Atlanta Braves for RHP John Gant, RHP Chris Ellis and 2B Luke Dykstra.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 30, 2016Named Richard Clapp manager at Memphis (PCL), Dan Bilardello manager at Palm Beach (FSL), Joe Kruzel manager at State College (NYP), and Roberto Espinoza manager at Johnson City (Appalachian).
November 29, 2016Released C Brayan Pena. Named Dr. George Paletta Jr. head orthopedic physician, Drs. Lyndon Gross, Husam Nawas, Mahesh Bagwe and Julienne Lippe team orthopedists, Dr. Charles Rehm chief medical administrative officer and Dr. Adam Fedyk vision consultant.
November 21, 2016Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Cecil on a four-year contract. Designated C Brayan Pena for assignment.
November 18, 2016Selected the contract of OF Magneuris Sierra and INFs Eliezer Alvarez and Edmundo Sosa from Peoria (MWL) and C Rowan Wick from Palm Beach (FSL). Agreed to terms with OF/1B Chad Huffman, OF Todd Cunningham, INF Wilfredo Tovar, LHP Zach Phillips and RHP Kendry Flores on minor league contracts.
November 8, 2016Selected the contract of 2B Breyvic Valera from Memphis (PCL).
November 5, 2016Reinstated LHP Tyler Lyons and RHPs Lance Lynn and Seth Maness from the 60-day DL. Exercised 2017 option on LHP Jaime Garcia;
November 4, 2016declined 2017 option on RHP Jordan Walden.
November 3, 2016Agreed to terms with manager Mike Matheny on a three-year contract extension through the 2020 season.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 30, 2016Activated OF Matt Holliday from the 15-day DL.
September 14, 2016Reinstated RHP Michael Wacha from the 15-day DL.
September 6, 2016Recalled OF Jose Martinez and RHPs Mike Mayers and Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL).
September 2, 2016Activated 1B Matt Adams from the 15-day DL.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 29, 2016Placed RHP Mike Leake on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 22. Recalled LHP Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis (PCL).
August 27, 2016Optioned RHP Sam Tuivailala to Memphis (PCL). Recalled RHP Miguel Socolovich from Memphis.
August 25, 2016Sent RHP Lance Lynn to Springfield (TL) and 1B Matt Adams to Memphis (PCL) for rehab assignments.
August 24, 2016Sent RHP Lance Lynn to Springfield (TL) for a rehab assignment.
August 23, 2016Sent C Brayan Pena to the GCL Cardinals for a rehab assignment.
August 19, 2016Sent C Brayan Pena to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
August 16, 2016Placed RHP Seth Maness on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 14. Recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL). Sent RHP Lance Lynn to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
August 13, 2016Placed OF Matt Holliday on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Selected the contract of RHP Luke Weaver from Memphis (PCL). Transferred LHP Tyler Lyons to the 60-day DL.
August 11, 2016Recalled OF Randal Grichuk from Memphis (PCL). Placed 1B Matt Adams on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 10.
August 9, 2016Placed RHP Michael Wacha on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Alex Reyes from Memphis (PCL). Transferred C Brayan Pena to the 60-day DL.
August 5, 2016Activated INF Matt Carpenter from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Dean Kiekhefer to Memphis (PCL).
August 3, 2016Placed LHP Tyler Lyons on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 31. Recalled LHP Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis (PCL).
August 2, 2016Placed SS Aledmys Diaz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Optioned LHP Dean Kiekhefer and OF Randal Grichuk to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated INF Jhonny Peralta and 1B/OF Brandon Moss from the 15-day DL.
August 1, 2016Sent 2B Matt Carpenter to Springfield (TL) for a rehab assignment.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 31, 2016Sent SS Jhonny Peralta to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
July 27, 2016Optioned RHP Sam Tuivailala to Memphis (PCL).
July 19, 2016Placed INF Jhonny Peralta on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 18. Designated C Michael McKenry for assignment. Recalled OF Jeremy Hazelbaker and RHP Miguel Socolovich from Memphis (PCL).
July 15, 2016Optioned RHP Sam Tuivailala to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated LHP Kevin Siegrist from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with SS Matt Davis and OF Jonatan Machado on minor league contracts.
July 7, 2016Placed 2B Matt Carpenter on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of C Michael McKenry from Memphis (PCL).
July 6, 2016Placed C Brayan Pena on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of C Alberto Rosario from Memphis (PCL).
July 5, 2016Placed INF/OF Brandon Moss on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Randal Grichuk from Memphis (PCL).
July 3, 2016Agreed to terms with 2B J.R. Davis; Cs Carlos Soto and Joyser Garcia; SSs Franklin Soto and Yowelfy Rosario; OFs Victor Garcia, Carlos Soler, Diomedes Del Rio, Luis Montano and Alexander Samuel; and RHPs Johan Oviedo, Rodard Avelino, Allinson Benitez and Enmanuel Solano on minor league contracts.
July 1, 2016Placed LHP Kevin Siegrist on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 30. Recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL).
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 28, 2016Designated C Eric Fryer for assignment. Reinstated C Brayan Pena from the 15-day DL.
June 24, 2016Sent C Brayan Pena to Springfield (TL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with SS Brady Whalen, LHP Colton Thompson and RHPs Connor Jones and Zac Gallen on minor league contracts.
June 19, 2016Optioned LHP Dean Kiekhefer to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated RHP Seth Maness from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with LHP John Kilichowski, C Andrew Knizner and RHPs Robbie Gordon, Austin Sexton and Eric Carter on minor league contracts.
June 18, 2016Optioned OF Randal Grichuk to Memphis (PCL). Recalled OF Tommy Pham from Memphis. Agreed to terms with RHP Dakota Hudson on a minor league contract.
June 17, 2016Recalled 2B Kolten Wong from Memphis (PCL). Optioned OF Jeremy Hazelbaker to Memphis. Agreed to terms with SS Delvin Perez on a minor league contract.
June 16, 2016Agreed to terms with OF Walker Robbins, 1B Stefan Trosclair, RHP Noel Gonzalez, RHP Keaton Siomkin, LHP Colton Thomson and LHP Ross Vance on minor league contracts.
June 15, 2016Sent C Brayan Pena and RHP Seth Maness to Memphis (PCL) for rehab assignments. Signed OF Dylan Carlson, C Jeremy Martinez, SS Tommy Edman, RHP Sam Tewes, OF Matthew Fiedler, 3B Danny Hudzina, OF Shane Billings, OF Vincent Jackson, C Tyler Lancaster, LHP Daniel Castano, OF Mick Fennell, LHP Anthony Ciavarella, RHP Spencer Trayner, RHP Mike O'Reilly, RHP Leland Tilley, 2B Caleb Lopes, RHP Jonathon Mulford, 3B Andy Young, RHP Robert Calvano, RHP Colton Thomson and RHP Levi MaVorhies to minor league contracts.
June 7, 2016Optioned 2B Kolten Wong to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated INF Jhonny Peralta from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Seth Maness and C Brayan Pena to Springfield (TL) for rehab assignments.
June 6, 2016Optioned 2B Kolten Wong to Memphis (PCL).
June 4, 2016Sent SS Jhonny Peralta to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 28, 2016Activated INF Matt Carpenter from the paternity list. Designated INF Ruben Tejada for assignment.
May 26, 2016Placed INF Matt Carpenter on paternity leave. Recalled INF Greg Garcia from Memphis (PCL).
May 25, 2016Assigned OF Jose Martinez to Memphis (PCL). Transferred RHP Mitch Harris to the 60-day DL.
May 20, 2016Sent SS Jhonny Peralta to Peoria (MWL) for a rehab assignment.
May 17, 2016Reinstated OF Tommy Pham from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Memphis (PCL).
May 14, 2016Optioned RHP Seth Maness to Memphis (PCL). Recalled LHP Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 18, 2016Optioned INF Greg Garcia to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated SS Ruben Tejada from the 15-day DL.
April 7, 2016Traded LHP Jayson Aquino to Baltimore for cash.
April 5, 2016Recalled SS Aledmys Diaz from Memphis (PCL).
April 4, 2016Placed OF Tommy Pham on the 15-day DL.
April 3, 2016Designated LHP Jayson Aquino for assignment. Placed SS Jhonny Peralta and Ruben Tejada, RHPs Mitch Harris and Jordan Walden and C Brayan Pena on the 15-day DL; Peralta and Harris retroactive to March 25, Walden to March 31 and Tejana and Pena to April 1. Placed RHP Lance Lynn on the 60-day DL. Selected the contracts of OF Jeremy Hazelbaker and C Eric Fryer from Memphis (PCL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 31, 2016Reassigned RHP Juan Gonzalez, C Eric Fryer, INF Jacob Wilson and OF Carlos Peguero to the minor league camp.
March 28, 2016Optioned RHPs Sam Tuivailala and Miguel Socolovich, LHPs Dean Kiekhefer and Tim Cooney and C Mike Ohlman to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned 1B/OF David Washington to their minor league camp. Announced third base coach Jose Oquendo will take a medical leave of absence. Named Chris Maloney third base coach, Bill Mueller first base coach and infield instructor, Derrick May assistant hitting coach and George Greer minor league hitting coach.
March 21, 2016Optioned LHP Marco Gonzales to Memphis (PCL).
March 20, 2016Optioned INFs Dean Anna and Aledmys Diaz and OF Anthony Garcia to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned C Carson Kelly, and LHP Austin Gomber, RHPs Jeremy Hefner and Deck McGuire and INFs Jonathan Rodriguez and Patrick Wisdom to their minor league camp.
March 19, 2016Agreed to terms with SS Ruben Tejada on a one-year contract.
March 14, 2016Optioned OF Charlie Tilson to Memphis (IL).
March 13, 2016Optioned LHP Jayson Aquino to Memphis (PCL). Assigned LHP Corey Littrell, RHPs Trey Nielson, Daniel Poncedeleon, J.C. Sulbaran and Luke Weaver and Cs Steve Bean, Luis Cruz and Alberto Rosario to their minor league camp.
March 7, 2016Agreed to sell a majority interest in Memphis (PCL) to Peter B. Freund.
March 2, 2016Agreed to terms with 2B Kolten Wong on a five-year contract.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 15, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Seth Maness, INF-OF Brandon Moss and RHP Trevor Rosenthal on one-year contracts.
January 12, 2016Named Robby Hisert coach of Memphis (PCL), Ramon Ortiz hitting coach and T.C. Calhoun coach of Springfield (TL), Donnie Ecker hitting coach and Jim Foster coach of Palm Beach (FSL), Dan Martin trainer and Nathan Sopena coach of Peoria (MWL), Chris Whitman trainer and C.J. Beatty coach of State College (NYP), Cale Johnson pitching coach, Roberto Espinoza hitting coach and Keith Joynt coach of Johnson City (Appalachian), Giovanni Carrara pitching coach, Cody Gabella coach and Koji Kanemura trainer of the GCL Cardinals, Billy Villanueva pitching coach of the DSL Cardinals, Tony Ferreira minor league operations administrator and Frank Daversa assistant minor league rehab coordinator.
January 11, 2016Agreed to terms with RHP Seung Hwan Oh on a one-year contract.