Cincinnati Reds Transactions - 2012
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 12, 2012 | Placed 3B Scott Rolen on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of 3B Mike Costanzo from Louisville (IL). |
| May 7, 2012 | Activated INF Miguel Cairo from the 15-day DL. Assigned INF Willie Harris outright to Louisville (IL). |
| May 2, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Wuertz on a minor league contract. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 25, 2012 | Placed LHP Bill Bray on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19. Recalled RHP J.J. Hoover from Louisville (IL). |
| April 24, 2012 | Placed LHP Bill Bray on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19. Recalled RHP J.J. Hoover from Louisville (IL). |
| April 17, 2012 | Placed INF Miguel Cairo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 15. Recalled INF-OF Todd Frazier from Louisville (IL). Activated RHP Jordan Smith from 15-day DL and optioned him to Louisville. |
| April 10, 2012 | Agreed to terms with 2B Brandon Phillips on a six-year contract. |
| April 5, 2012 | Agreed to terms with 1B Joey Votto on a 12-year contract. Placed RHP Ryan Madson on the 60-day DL and RHP Nick Masset and RHP Jordan Smith on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. Selected the contract of INF-OF Willie Harris from Louisville (IL). Optioned INF-OF Todd Frazier to Louisville. |
| April 2, 2012 | Optioned INF Paul Janish to Louisville (IL). |
| April 1, 2012 | Traded 3B Juan Francisco to Atlanta for RHP J.J. Hoover and assigned Hoover to Louisville (IL). Optioned LHP Jeff Francis to Louisville. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 28, 2012 | Announced RHP Josh Judy cleared waivers and was sent outright to Louisville (IL). |
| March 25, 2012 | Optioned RHP Andrew Brackman, OF Denis Phipps and IF Chris Valaika to Louisville (IL). Reassigned RHP Carlos Fisher, LHP Ron Mahay, LHP Clayton Tanner, RHP Kanekoa Texeira and LHP Clay Zavada to minor league camp. |
| March 18, 2012 | Optioned INF Kristopher Negron, INF Neftali Soto and RHP Josh Judy to Louisville (IL); INF Didi Gregorius, INF Henry Rodriguez and RHP Pedro Villarreal to Pensacola (SL); and INF/OF Donald Lutz and RHP Kyle Lotzkar to Bakersfield (Cal). Reassigned C Tucker Barnhart, RHP Nick Christiani, RHP Daniel Corcino, C Brian Esposito, RHP Sean Gallagher, LHP Donnie Joseph, RHP Chad Reineke and RHP Brett Tomko to minor league camp. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 27, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Marshall on a four-year contract. |
| February 19, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Tomko on a minor league contract. |
| February 15, 2012 | Assigned RHP Carlos Fisher outright to Louisville (IL). |
| February 8, 2012 | Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Ludwick on a one-year contract and LHP Jeff Francis on a minor league contract. Designated RHP Carlos Fisher for assignment. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 26, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Arredondo on a 2-year contract. |
| January 25, 2012 | Traded LHP Jeremy Horst to Philadelphia for INF Wilson Valdez. Agreed to terms with RHP Nick Masset on a two-year contract and UT Willie Harris on a minor league contract. |
| January 24, 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Willie Harris on a minor league contract. |
| January 20, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a one-year contract. |
| January 17, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Homer Bailey, LHP Bill Bray and INF Paul Janish on one-year contracts. |
| January 16, 2012 | Agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro on minor league contract. |
| January 13, 2012 | Named Mark Riggins minor league pitching coordinator. Agreed to terms with LHP Ron Mahay and LHP Clay Zavada on minor league contracts. |
| January 6, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Sean Gallagher, LHP Jeremy Horst, RHP Chad Reineke, LHP Clayton Tanner, RHP Kanekoa Texeira, C Brian Esposito, C Corky Miller and OF Daryl Jones on minor league contracts. Promoted Mack Jenkins to assistant pitching coach. |
| January 4, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Brackman on a one-year contract. |