Milwaukee Brewers Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
21 December 2011Agreed to terms with LHP Juan Perez and INF Cesar Izturis on minor league contracts.
14 December 2011Agreed to terms with 3B Aramis Ramirez on a three-year contract.
12 December 2011Agreed to terms with SS Alex Gonzalez, C George Kottaras and 3B Aramis Ramirez on one-year contracts. Acquired RHP Jose Veras from Pittsburgh for 3B Casey McGehee.
7 December 2011Announced RHP Francisco Rodriguez had accepted salary arbitration.
November
DATETRANSACTION
29 November 2011Named Joe Ayrault manager and Ned Yost IV coach of Brevard County (FSL); Jeff Isom manager and Don Money special instructor of Helena (Pioneer); and Andy Pratt professional scout.
28 November 2011Named Johnny Narron hitting coach.
18 November 2011Selected the contracts of OF Caleb Gindl and 3B Zelous Wheeler from Nashville (IL) and 1B Brock Kjeldgaard and RHP Santo Manzanillo from Huntsville (SL).
October
DATETRANSACTION
27 October 2011Sent LHP Mitch Stetter outright to Nashville (IL).
25 October 2011Assigned INF Josh Wilson and RHP Mark DiFelice outright to Nashville (PCL). Reinstated RHP Brandon Kintzler from the 15-day DL and LHP Manny Parra and LHP Mitch Stetter from the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with INF Edwin Maysonet on a minor league contract.
20 October 2011Named Dave Yeager assistant athletic trainer.
September
DATETRANSACTION
22 September 2011Named Mike Guerrero manager and Al LeBoeuf coach of Nashville (PCL); Darnell Coles manager and Dwayne Hosey coach of Huntsville (SL); Sandy Guerrero minor league hitting coordinator; and Don Money special instructor, player development.
8 September 2011Reinstated 2B Rickie Weeks from the 15-day DL.
6 September 2011Recalled RHP Tim Dillard from Nashville (PCL).
5 September 2011Recalled RHP Tim Dillard from Nashville (PCL).
1 September 2011Promoted Roger Caplinger to director of medical operations and Dan Wright to athletic trainer.
August
DATETRANSACTION
27 August 2011Optioned RHP Tim Dillard to Nashville (PCL). Called up 3B Taylor Green from Nashville.
22 August 2011Designated 2B Felipe Lopez for assignment. Activated LHP Chris Narveson from the 15-day DL.
15 August 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Taylor Jungmann, LHP Jed Bradley and SS Chris McFarland.
14 August 2011Assigned RHP Jorge Lopez to the Arizona League Brewers.
12 August 2011Assigned RHP Mark Williams to Helena (Pioneer).
11 August 2011Called up RHP Frankie De La Cruz from Nashville (PCL).
8 August 2011Assigned OF Michael Reed to the Arizona League Brewers.
July
DATETRANSACTION
30 July 2011Acquired INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. from Washington for OF Erik Komatsu.
28 July 2011Placed 2B Rickie Weeks on the 15-day DL. Recalled 2B Eric Farris from Nashville (PCL).
27 July 2011Traded C Wil Nieves to Atlanta for cash.
24 July 2011Assigned LHP Chase Wright to Nashville (PCL).
21 July 2011Placed OF Carlos Gomez on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Brett Carroll from Nashville (PCL).
15 July 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Francisco Rodriguez on a 2012 mutual option.
2 July 2011Activated RHP Takashi Saito from the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Tim Dillard to Nashville (PCL).
June
DATETRANSACTION
27 June 2011Designated RHP Sergio Mitre for assignment. Recalled LHP Zach Braddock and INF Mat Gamel from Nashville (PCL).
26 June 2011Optioned RHP Mark DiFelice to Nashville (PCL).
18 June 2011Selected the contract of RHP Mark DiFelice from Nashville (PCL). Designated LHP Daniel Herrera for assignment.
16 June 2011Optioned LHP Zach Braddock to Nashville (PCL). Called up LHP Daniel Herrera from Nashville.
15 June 2011Sent C Wil Nieves outright to Nashville (PCL). Purchased the contract of C George Kottaras from Nashville.
May
DATETRANSACTION
27 May 2011Announced LHP Dan Merklinger cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Huntsville (Southern) and OF Brandon Boggs accepted his outright assignment to Nashville (PCL).
23 May 2011Claimed LHP Daniel Ray Herrera off waivers from Cincinnati.
19 May 2011Assigned RHP Sean Green outright to Nashville (PCL).
17 May 2011Placed LHP Mitch Stetter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 15. Selected the contract of C Mike Rivera from Nashville (IL). Designated RHP Sean Green for assignment.
5 May 2011Optioned RHP Sean Green to Nashville (IL). Recalled RHP Mike McClendon from Nashville.
4 May 2011Activated RHP Zack Greinke from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Brandon Boggs to Nashville (PCL).
April
DATETRANSACTION
28 April 2011Named Nick Watson vice president-information technology.
26 April 2011Placed INF/OF Erick Almonte on the 7-day DL. Activated OF Corey Hart from the 15-day DL.
21 April 2011Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Braun on a five-year contract extension through the 2020 season. Optioned RHP Mike McClendon to Nashville (PCL). Reinstated RHP LaTroy Hawkins from the 15-day DL. Assigned C George Kottaras outright to Nashville.
11 April 2011Activated C Jonathan Lucroy from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Jeremy Reed for assignment. Placed RHP Takashi Saito on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 5. Recalled RHP Brandon Kintzler from Nashville (PCL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
30 March 2011Placed OF Corey Hart and C Jonathan Lucroy on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22. Selected the contracts of INF/OF Erick Almonte and OF Jeremy Reed from Nashville (PCL). Assigned C Mike Rivera and RHP Mark DiFelice to their minor league camp.
27 March 2011Placed RHP LaTroy Hawkins on the 15-day DL.
26 March 2011Placed RHP Zack Greinke and LHP Manny Parra on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22.
25 March 2011Traded OF Chris Dickerson to the New York Yankees for RHP Sergio Mitre. Optioned C Martin Maldonado to Nashville (PCL) and RHP Wily Peralta to Huntsville (SL). Reassigned RHP Zack Segovia to their minor league camp.
24 March 2011Announced Rule 5 draft pick RHP Pat Egan cleared waivers and was retruned to Baltimore. Assigned RHP Adrian Rosario to Brevard County (FSL).
23 March 2011Acquired OF Brett Carroll from Kansas City for cash considerations and assigned him to Nashville (PCL).
22 March 2011Acquired OF Brett Carroll from Kansas City for cash considerations and assigned him to Nashville (PCL).
15 March 2011Optioned RHP Mark Rogers to Nashville (PCL). Reassigned OF Caleb Gindl to their minor league camp.
13 March 2011Optioned RHP Amaury Rivas to Nashville (IL) and LHP Dan Merklinger and RHP Cody Scarpetta to Huntsville (SL). Reassigned RHP Robert Hinton, C Anderson Delarosa and RHP Roque Mercedes to their minor league camp.
2 March 2011Agreed to terms with 3B Casey McGehee on a one-year contract.
February
DATETRANSACTION
27 February 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Rogers on a one-year contract.
26 February 2011Agreed to terms with RHP John Axford on a one-year contract.
16 February 2011Agreed to terms with 2B Rickie Weeks on a four-year contract.
11 February 2011Agreed to terms with INF Luis Cruz, C George Kottaras, RHP Amaury Rivas on one-year contracts.
9 February 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum on a one-year contract.
8 February 2011Assigned RHP Roque Mercedes outright to Nashville (PCL).
4 February 2011Agreed to terms with 1B/OF Mark Kotsay, RHP Pat Egan and RHP Mike McClendon on one-year contracts. Designated RHP Roque Mercedes for assignment.
January
DATETRANSACTION
27 January 2011Agreed to terms with INF Erick Almonte on a minor league contract.
24 January 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Kameron Loe on a one-year contract.
21 January 2011Agreed to terms with OF Jeremy Reed on a minor league contract.
18 January 2011Agreed to terms with 1B Prince Fielder and LHP Manny Parra on one-year contracts.
6 January 2011Agreed to terms with OF Caleb Gindl, C Anderson Delarosa, OF Logan Schafer and INF Zelous Wheeler on minor league contracts.
5 January 2011Agreed to terms with RHP Takashi Saito on a one-year contract.