Baltimore Orioles Transactions - 2012
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 27, 2012 | Agreed to terms with OF Adam Jones on a six-year contract through 2018. |
| May 13, 2012 | Selected the contract of OF Xavier Avery from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Stu Pomeranz to Norfolk. |
| May 12, 2012 | Acquired LHP Mike Belfiore from Arizona to complete an earlier trade. Assigned Belfiore to Bowie (EL). Placed 3B Mark Reynolds on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 11. Selected the contract of INF-OF Bill Hall from Norfolk (IL). |
| May 11, 2012 | Selected the contract of LHP Dana Eveland from Norfolk (IL). Placed RHP Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day DL. Designated INF Zelous Wheeler for assignment. |
| May 10, 2012 | Recalled RHP Tommy Hunter from Norfolk (IL). Placed OF Endy Chavez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9. |
| May 9, 2012 | Selected the contract of INF Steve Tolleson from Norfolk (IL). Optioned LHP Zach Phillips to Norfolk. Transferred C Taylor Teagarden from the 15- to the 60-day DL. |
| May 8, 2012 | Recalled LHP Zach Phillips from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Jason Berken to Norfolk (IL). |
| May 7, 2012 | Recalled RHP Jason Berken and selected the contract of RHP Stu Pomeranz from Norfolk (IL). Optioned C Ronny Paulino and RHP Tommy Hunter to Norfolk. Transferred LHP Tsuyoshi Wada to the 60-day DL. |
| May 4, 2012 | Placed OF Nolan Reimold on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 1. Recalled C Luis Exposito from Norfolk (IL). |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 27, 2012 | Re-instated INF Robert Andino from the paternity list. Optioned RHP Jason Berken to Norfolk (IL). |
| April 25, 2012 | Placed INF Robert Andino on the paternity list. Recalled RHP Jason Berken from Norfolk (IL). |
| April 21, 2012 | Traded INF Josh Bell to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later. |
| April 17, 2012 | Claimed C Luis Exposito off waivers from Boston. |
| April 11, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Joel Pineiro on a minor league contract. |
| April 5, 2012 | Sent LHP Dana Eveland outright to Norfolk (IL). |
| April 5, 2012 | Placed LHP Tsuyoshi Wada on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 28 and C Taylor Teagarden on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. Selected the contracts of C Ronny Paulino and INF Nick Johnson from Norfolk. Optioned LHP Zach Phillips to Norfolk. |
| April 4, 2012 | Assigned RHP Pat Neshek to their minor league camp. Announced RHP Alfredo Simon was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati (NL). Announced OF Jai Miller cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk (IL). |
| April 2, 2012 | Designated LHP Dana Eveland for assignment. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2012 | Optioned RHP Chris Tillman to Norfolk (IL). |
| March 29, 2012 | Claimed INF Zelous Wheeler off waivers from Milwaukee and optioned him to Norfolk (IL). |
| March 26, 2012 | Optioned INF Matt Antonelli, RHP Brad Bergesen and RHP Jason Berken to Norfolk (IL). Reassigned OF Scott Beerer, C John Hester, INF Steve Tolleson, RHP Armando Galarraga and LHP Dontrelle Willis to their minor league camp. Placed LHP Zach Britton and INF Brian Roberts on the 15-day DL. |
| March 21, 2012 | Reassigned RHP Willie Eyre, RHP Jon Link, RHP Miguel Socolovich and RHP Oscar Villarreal to their minor league camp. |
| March 20, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Dontrelle Willis on a minor league contract. |
| March 15, 2012 | Optioned RHP Oliver Drake to Bowie (EL). |
| March 14, 2012 | Optioned INF Joe Mahoney to Norfolk (IL). |
| March 11, 2012 | Optioned INF Ryan Adams and INF Josh Bell to Norfolk (IL) and RHP Dylan Bundy to Delmarva (SAL). Assigned OF Xavier Avery, OF LJ Hoes, C Michael Ohlman, C Brian Ward and RHP Steve Johnson to their minor league camp. |
| March 10, 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Ryan Adams, RHP Jake Arrieta, INF Josh Bell, RHP Jason Berken, LHP Zach Britton, INF Chris Davis, RHP Oliver Drake, INF Ryan Flaherty, RHP Tommy Hunter, INF Joe Mahoney, LHP Troy Patton, LHP Zach Phillips, OF Nolan Reimold, RHP Alfredo Simon, RHP Pedro Strop, C Taylor Teagarden and RHP Chris Tillman on one-year contracts. Renewed the contract of C Matt Wieters. |
| March 4, 2012 | Released LHP Dennys Reyes for failure to report. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 14, 2012 | Agreed to terms with CF Adam Jones on a one-year contract. |
| February 10, 2012 | Agreed to terms RHP Luis Ayala to a one-year contract and 1B Nick Johnson on a minor league contract. |
| February 6, 2012 | Traded RHP Jeremy Guthrie to Colorado for RHP Jason Hammel and RHP Matt Lindstrom. Designated LHP Clay Rapada for assignment. |
| February 2, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Casey Fossum on a minor league contract. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 30, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Kim Seong-min, LHP Ryan Edell, LHP Dennys Reyes, RHP Willie Eyre, RHP Armando Galarraga, RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Jon Link, RHP Pat Neshek, RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP Oscar Villarreal, C John Hester, C Ronny Paulino, C Brian Ward, OF Scott Beerer and INF Steve Tolleson on minor league contracts. |
| January 26, 2012 | Named Rick Peterson director of pitching development; Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator; Mike Bordick special assignment instructor, Bobby Dickerson roving infield instructor; Don Werner roving catching instructor; Butch Davis roving outfield instructor; Eric Cormell roving baserunning and speed training instructor; Scott McGregor rehabilitation coordinator; Dave Schmidt coordinator of Sarasota operations; Ron Johnson manager and Denny Walling hitting coach for Norfolk (IL); Jose Hernandez field coach at Frederick (Carolina); Einar Diaz field coach at Delmarva (SAL); Gary Allenson manager, Brad Komminsk hitting coach and Alan Mills pitching coach for Aberdeen (NYP); Larry Jaste |
| January 25, 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Robert Andino on a one-year contract. |
| January 24, 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Wilson Betemit on a two-year contract. |
| January 19, 2012 | Named Brady Anderson special assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations, Rick Peterson director of pitching development, Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator, Sarah Gelles baseball analytics coordinator and Ben Werthan advance scouting coordinator. Promoted John Stockstill to director of player personnel, Tripp Norton to director of baseball administration, Ned Rice to assistant director of major league operations and Mike Snyder assistant director of scouting and player development. |
| January 17, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Johnson on a one-year contract. Named Rick Peterson director of pitching development. |
| January 16, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Darren O'Day and LHP Dana Eveland on one-year contracts. |
| January 11, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Wei-yin Chen on a three-year contract. Designated OF Kyle Hudson for assignment. |
| January 10, 2012 | Named Roy Poitevint executive director for international baseball. |
| January 3, 2012 | Acquired OF Jai Miller from Oakland for cash considerations. |