Detroit Tigers Transactions - 2013
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 21, 2013 | Recalled RHP Luke Putkonen from Toledo (IL). |
| May 20, 2013 | Optioned RHP Evan Reed to Toledo (IL). |
| May 16, 2013 | Optioned RHP Al Alburquerque to Toledo (IL). Recalled RHP Evan Reed from Toledo. |
| May 13, 2013 | Placed OF Austin Jackson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled OF Avisail from Toledo (IL). |
| May 12, 2013 | Optioned RHP Luke Putkonen to Toledo (IL). Reinstated LHP Phil Coke from the 15-day DL. |
| May 6, 2013 | Sent LHP Phil Coke on a rehab assignment to Toledo (IL). |
| May 2, 2013 | Recalled RHP Luke Putkonen from Toledo (IL). |
| May 1, 2013 | Placed LHP Phil Coke on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26. Recalled RHP Jose Ortega from Toledo (IL). Reinstated OF Avisail Garcia from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Toledo. Optioned RHP Bruce Rondon to Toledo (IL). |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 26, 2013 | Sent OF Avisail Garcia to Lakeland (FSL) for a rehab assignment. |
| April 24, 2013 | Selected the contract of RHP Jose Valverde from Lakeland (FSL). Designated LHP Duane Below for assignment. |
| April 23, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valverde on a one-year contract. Optioned RHP Brayan Villarreal to Toledo (IL). Placed RHP Octavio Dotel on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 20. Recalled RHP Bruce Rondon from Toledo. |
| April 4, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valverde on a minor league contract. |
| April 3, 2013 | Claimed RHP Evan Reed off waivers from Miami. Optioned RHP Evan Reed to Toledo (IL). |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2013 | Selected the contracts of OF Don Kelly and INF Matt Tuiasosopo from Toledo (IL). |
| March 30, 2013 | Agreed to terms with Justin Verlander on a seven-year contract. |
| March 28, 2013 | Optioned RHP Bruce Rondon and RHP Luis Marte to Toledo (IL). |
| March 27, 2013 | Optioned OF Quintin Berry to Toledo (IL). |
| March 26, 2013 | Placed OF Avisail Garcia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Optioned Luke Putkonen to Toledo (IL). |
| March 14, 2013 | Released OF Brennan Boesch. |
| March 11, 2013 | Optioned C Ramon Cabrera and INF Dixon Machado to Erie (EL) and RHP Melvin Mercedes to Lakeland (FSL). Assigned INF Eugenio Suarez and OF Daniel Fields to their minor-league camp. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 18, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Luke Putkonen, RHP Bruce Rondon, LHP Duane Below, LHP Darin Downs, LHP Kyle Lobstein, C Ramon Cabrera and INF Jeff Kobernus on one-year contracts. |
| February 4, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Max Scherzer on a one-year contract. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 21, 2013 | Named Mark Johnson pitching coach and Jason Schwartzman trainer of Connecticut (NYP). |
| January 18, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Fister, RHP Rick Porcello, LHP Phil Coke, C Alex Avila, OF Brennan Boesch and OF Austin Jackson on one-year contracts. |
| January 16, 2013 | Agreed to terms with INF-OF Don Kelly on a minor league contract. |
| January 15, 2013 | Named Jamie Garcia pitching coach and Gerald Perry hitting coach of Erie (EL). |