Houston Astros Transactions - 2013
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 18, 2013 | Activated 2B Jose Altuve from the bereavement list. Optioned INF Jake Elmore to Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| May 17, 2013 | Named Reid Ryan president of business operations. |
| May 15, 2013 | Assigned RHP Philip Humber outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| May 14, 2013 | Placed 2B Jose Altuve on the bereavement list. Recalled INF Jake Elmore from Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| May 13, 2013 | Announced the resignation of president and CEO George Postolos. |
| May 12, 2013 | Designated RHP Philip Humber for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Edgar Gonzalez. Assigned OF Fernando Martinez outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| May 12, 2013 | Sent RHP Josh Fields to Quad Cities (MWL) for a rehab assignment. |
| May 9, 2013 | Sent RHP Josh Fields to Cedar Rapids (MWL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment. |
| May 6, 2013 | Designated OFs Rick Ankiel and Fernando Martinez for assignment. Reinstated OF J.D. Martinez from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Trevor Crowe from Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled INF/OF Jimmy Paredes from Oklahoma City. Optioned INF Brandon Laird to Oklahoma City. |
| May 2, 2013 | Optioned RHPs Brad Peacock and Rhiner Cruz to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled RHP Jordan Lyles and LHP Dallas Keuchel from Oklahoma City. |
| May 1, 2013 | Sent OF J.D. Martinez to Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab assignment. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 24, 2013 | Placed OF Justin Maxwell on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Robbie Grossman from Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| April 23, 2013 | Optioned LHP Brett Oberholtzer to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled RHP Jose Cisnero from Oklahoma City. |
| April 22, 2013 | Optioned LHP Dallas Keuchel to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled LHP Brett Oberholtzer from Oklahoma City. |
| April 20, 2013 | Reinstated LHP Travis Blackley and OF Fernando Martinez from the 15-day DL. Placed OF J.D. Martinez on the 15-day DL. |
| April 18, 2013 | Selected the contract of INF Brandon Laird from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned INF Brett Wallace to Oklahoma City. Designated LHP Xavier Cedeno for assignment. Sent LHP Travis Blackley to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment. |
| April 14, 2013 | Sent OF Fernando Martinez to Oklahoma City (PCL) on a rehab assignment. |
| April 8, 2013 | Placed RHP Josh Fields on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 4. Recalled RHP Paul Clemens from Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| April 6, 2013 | Recalled LHP Dallas Keuchel from Oklahoma City (PCL). Placed LHP Travis Blackley on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 5. Promoted LHP Kyle Hallock from Quad Cities (MWL) to Oklahoma City. Reassigned RHP Cameron Lamb from extended spring training to Quad Cities. |
| April 6, 2013 | Designated RHP Edgar Gonzalez for assignment. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2013 | Selected the contracts of OF Rick Ankiel, LHP Erik Bedard and RHP Edgar Gonzalez from Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled OF J.D. Martinez from Oklahoma City (PCL). Placed OF Fernando Martinez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27, and RHP Alex White on the 60-day DL. |
| March 28, 2013 | Assigned RHP Edgar Gonzalez to Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| March 26, 2013 | Released SS Tyler Greene. |
| March 26, 2013 | Optioned RHP Chia-Jen Lo to Oklahoma City (PCL). Traded OF Mike Kvasnicka to Minnesota for RHP Gonzalo Senudo. |
| March 24, 2013 | Agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract. Optioned OF J.D. Martinez to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned C Jason Jaramillo to their minor league camp. |
| March 23, 2013 | Optioned INF Jake Elmore to Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| March 17, 2013 | Reassigned LHP Sergio Escalona, RHP C.J. Fick, OF Che-Hsuan Lin, C Carlos Perez and RHP Josh Zeid to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens, OF Robbie Grossman, LHP Dallas Keuchel, OF Jimmy Paredes and INF Jonathan Villar to Oklahoma City (PCL). |
| March 14, 2013 | Optioned RHP Jose Cisnero, RHP Jarred Cosart, LHP Brett Oberholtzer and RHP Ross Seaton to their minor league camp. |
| March 10, 2013 | Optioned RHP Sam Demel and LHP Rudy Owens and reassigned 2B Delino DeShields, OF Jake Goebbert, OF Mark Krauss, OF George Springer and C Chris Wallace to their minor league camp. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 4, 2013 | Traded SS Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez to Oakland for 1B Chris Carter, RHP Brad Peacock and C Max Stassi. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 21, 2013 | Agreed to terms with LHP Erik Bedard on a minor league contract. |
| January 18, 2013 | Agreed to terms with SS Jed Lowrie, RHP Bud Norris and LHP Wesley Wright on one-year contracts. |
| January 18, 2013 | Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel and C Jason Jaramillo on minor league contracts. |
| January 4, 2013 | Named Tom Lawless, Mark Bailey, Morgan Ensberg and Vince Coleman development specialists and Adam Everett infield instructor. Named Steve Webber pitching coach for Oklahoma City (PCL); Tim Garland hitting coach and Bryan Baca trainer for Corpus Christi (Texas); Morgan Ensberg coach and Grant Hufford trainer for Lancaster (Cal); Omar Lopez manager, Dave Borkowski pitching coach, Joel Chimelis hitting coach and Steve Miller athletic trainer for Quad Cities (MWL); Ed Romero manager, Doug White pitching coach, Russ Steinhorn hitting coach and Michael Rendon athletic trainer for Tri-City (NYP); Josh Bonifay manager, Josh Miller pitching coach, Cesar Cedeno hitting coach and Corey O'Brien athletic |