Cleveland Indians Transactions - 2012
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 27, 2012 | Placed C Carlos Santana on the 7-day DL. Selected the contract of C Luke Carlin from Columbus (IL). Transferred LHP Rafael Perez to the 60-day DL. |
| May 18, 2012 | Sent OF Nick Weglarz outright to Akron (EL). |
| May 16, 2012 | Assigned RHP Dan Wheeler outright to Columbus (IL). Released RHP Robinson Tejeda. |
| May 14, 2012 | Selected the contract of RHP Jeremy Accardo from Columbus (IL). Designated RHP Dan Wheeler for assignment. |
| May 12, 2012 | Recalled RHP Zach McAllister from Columbus (IL). Placed RHP Josh Tomlin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 8. Selected the contract of INF Jose Lopez from Columbus. Optioned INF Jason Donald to Columbus. Designated OF Nick Weglarz for assignment. |
| May 8, 2012 | Optioned RHP Zach McAllister to Columbus (IL). |
| May 7, 2012 | Recalled RHP Zach McAllister from Columbus (IL). |
| May 4, 2012 | Traded OF Ryan Spilborghs to Texas Rangers for cash. |
| May 1, 2012 | Selected the contract of OF Johnny Damon from Columbus (IL). Designated INF Jose Lopez for assignment. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 27, 2012 | Placed LHP Rafael Perez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26. Recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from Columbus (IL). |
| April 23, 2012 | Activated SS Asdrubal Cabrera from the bereavement list. Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone to Columbus (IL). |
| April 22, 2012 | Activated LHP David Huff from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Columbus (IL). |
| April 17, 2012 | Agreed to terms with OF Johnny Damon on a minor league contract. Recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from Columbus (IL). Placed INF Asdrubal Cabrera on the bereavement list, retroactive to April 16. |
| April 10, 2012 | Agreed to terms with C Carlos Santana on a five-year contract. |
| April 6, 2012 | Announced RHP Rick VanDenHurk declined his outright assignment and elected free agency. |
| April 5, 2012 | Sent OF Thomas Neal outright to Columbua (IL). |
| April 5, 2012 | Agreed to terms with SS Asdrubal Cabrera on a three-year contract. Selected the contracts of INF Jose Lopez and RHP Dan Wheeler from the Columbus (IL). Placed OF Grady Sizemore on the 60-day DL and LHP David Huff on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 30. Designated OF Thomas Neal for assignment. Assigned RHP Jeremy Accardo, C Matt Pagnozzi, INF Gregorio Petit and OF Ryan Spilborghs to Columbus. Sent RHP Rick VanDenHurk outright to Columbus. Released OF Felix Pie. |
| April 2, 2012 | Designated RHP Rick VandenHurk for assignment. |
| April 1, 2012 | Reassigned OF Ryan Spilborghs and RHP Jeremy Accardo to their minor league camp. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2012 | Optioned RHP FRANK HERRMANN and RHP KEVIN SLOWEY to Columbus (IL). |
| March 31, 2012 | Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone and INF Russ Canzler to Columbus (IL). Reassigned C Luke Carlin, INF Andy LaRoche, LHP Chris Seddon, RHP Chris Ray and RHP Robinson Tejeda to minor league camp. Placed RHP Matt Bush on the restricted list. |
| March 28, 2012 | Released INF Cristian Guzman. Reassigned OF Fred Lewis to their minor league camp. |
| March 27, 2012 | Optioned INF Lonnie Chisenhall and INF Matt Laporta to Columbus (IL). Reassigned OF Chad Huffman to their minor league camp. |
| March 22, 2012 | Optioned RHP Zach McAllister and INF Cord Phelps to Columbus (IL). Reassigned RHP Chen-Chang Lee and OF Trevor Crowe to their minor league camp. |
| March 21, 2012 | Claimed RHP Rick Vandenhurk off waivers from Toronto. Designated LHP Kelvin De La Cruz for assignment. |
| March 19, 2012 | Acquired INF Davis Stoneburner from Texas to complete an earlier trade and assigned him to their minor league camp. |
| March 18, 2012 | Optioned OF Ezequiel Carrera, INF Juan Diaz and RHP Corey Kluber to Columbus (IL). Reassigned RHP Hector Ambriz and C Michel Hernandez to minor league camp. |
| March 15, 2012 | Optioned LHP Scott Barnes, OF Thomas Neal and OF Nick Weglarz to Columbus (IL) and RHP Danny Salazar to Carolina (Carolina). Acquired LHP Kelvin De La Cruz from Texas Rangers for cash and assigned him to Akron (EL). Placed RHP Carlos Carrasco on the 60-day DL. |
| March 12, 2012 | Reassigned RHP Austin Adams, C Chun Chen and RHP Tyler Sturdevant to their minor league camp. Agreed to a two-year player development contract extension with Mahoning Valley (NY-Penn) through 2014. |
| March 9, 2012 | Agreed to terms with 2B Jason Kipnis, C Lou Marson, OF Shelley Duncan, RHP Vinnie Pestano, RHP Frank Herrmann, RHP Zach McAllister, LHP Nick Hagadone, LHP Scott Barnes, OF Ezequiel Carrera, INF Lonnie Chisenhall, INF Russ Canzler and INF Juan Diaz on one-year contracts. |
| March 3, 2012 | Agreed to terms with OF Michael Brantley, RHP Carlos Carrasco, OF Aaron Cunningham, INF Jason Donald, RHP Jeanmar Gomez, LHP David Huff, RHP Corey Kluber, INF Matt LaPorta, OF Thomas Neal, INF Cord Phelps, RHP Danny Salazar, C Carlos Santana, LHP Tony Sipp, RHP Josh Tomlin and OF Nick Weglarz on one-year contracts. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 22, 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Cristian Guzman on a minor league contract. |
| February 21, 2012 | Traded LHP Kelvin De La Cruz to Texas for cash considerations. |
| February 14, 2012 | Designated LHP Kelvin De La Cruz for assignment. |
| February 13, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Garland on a minor league contract. |
| February 10, 2012 | Agreed to terms with INF Asdrubal Cabrera on a one-year contract. |
| February 3, 2012 | Agreed to terms with 1B Casey Kotchman on a one-year contract. |
| February 2, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a one-year contract. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 31, 2012 | Acquired INF-OF Russ Canzler from Tampa Bay for cash considerations. |
| January 27, 2012 | Named Court Berry-Tripp coordinator, baseball information. |
| January 26, 2012 | Placed RHP Fausto Carmona on the restricted list. Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Wheeler, RHP Jose De La Torre and INF Ryan Rohlinger on minor league contracts. |
| January 20, 2012 | Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Spilborghs and INF Gregorio Petit on minor league contracts. |
| January 19, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo and OF Fred Lewis on minor league contracts. |
| January 17, 2012 | Agreed to terms with 3B Jack Hannahan, RHP Justin Masterson, RHP Chris Perez, RHP Joe Smith and OF Shin-Soo Choo on one-year contracts. |
| January 13, 2012 | Named Adam Everett special assistant to baseball operations. Agreed to terms with INF Chin-lung Hu, INF Argenis Reyes and RHP Willy Lebron on minor league contracts. |
| January 12, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Ray on a minor league contract. |
| January 11, 2012 | Extended their player development contract with Carolina (Carolina) for two years through the 2014 season. |
| January 10, 2012 | Agreed to terms with LHP Chris Seddon on a minor league contract. |
| January 6, 2012 | Promoted Jeff Desjardins to lead assistant athletic trainer. Named Michael Salazar assistant athletic trainer. |
| January 3, 2012 | Agreed to terms with RHP Robinson Tejeda on a minor league contract. |