October
17 - Claimed pitcher Dewon Day off waivers from the
Chicago White Sox.
October
28 - Claimed pitcher Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the
Detroit Tigers.
November
19 - Acquired pitcher Ramon Ramirez from the Kansas
City Royals for outfielder Coco Crisp.
November
28 - Acquired pitcher Wes Littleton from the Texas
Rangers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.
December
1 - Signed pitcher Billy Traber to a minor league
contract.
December
3 - Agreed to terms with second baseman Dustin Pedroia
on a six-year contract extension.
December
4 - Signed pitcher Junichi Tazawa to a three-year
contract.
December
12 - Signed pitcher Enrique Gonzalez and outfielder
Paul McAnulty to minor league contracts; re-signed pitcher
Marcus McBeth and shortstop Gil Velazquez to minor league
contracts.
January
2 - Signed catcher Josh Bard to a one-year contract with
a club option for 2010.
January
8 - Signed outfielder Rocco Baldelli to a one-year
contract; designated pitcher Charlie Zink for assignment.
January
9 - Signed pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.
January
10 - Signed pitcher Takashi Saito to a one-year contract
with a club option for 2010.
January
13 - Signed pitcher John Smoltz to a one-year contract;
designated pitcher David Pauley for assignment.
January
15 - Signed outfielder Mark Kotsay to a one-year contract.
January
16 - Signed infielder Kevin Youkilis to a four-year
contract with a club option for a fifth year.
January
19 - Acquired pitcher Randor Bierd from the Baltimore
Orioles in exchange for pitcher David Pauley.
January
22 - Acquired pitcher Fabian Williamson from the Seattle
Mariners in exchange for pitcher David Aardsma; signed pitchers
Jonathan Papelbon and Javier Lopez to one-year contracts.
January
27 - Signed infielders Nick Green, Angel Chavez and Ivan
Ochoa, outfielder Chip Ambres, pitcher Fernando Cabrera and
catcher
Carlos Maldonado to minor league contracts; announced the
retirement
of first baseman Sean Casey.
February
6 - Re-signed catcher Jason Varitek to a one-year contract
with a mutual option for 2010; sent first baseman Jeff Bailey
outright to Class AAA Pawtucket of the International League.
