2015 Houston Astros - Transactions

Club Options:
Jonathan Lucroy ACCEPTED
Carlos Santana ACCEPTED
Brian Dozier ACCEPTED
Ian Desmond ACCEPTED
Mat Latos ACCEPTED
Luke Gregerson ACCEPTED
Nate McLouth DECLINED

Pre-season Drops:
PP1 Drops:
SS - Andrew Romine - DET 15: .25M PP1
1B - Chris Colabello OF MIN 15: .25M PP1 (OF)
SP - Nick Martinez - TEX - 15: .25M PP1
OF - Kiermaier, Kevin (R) OF - TB 15: .25M PP1
RP - JJ Hoover CIN PP1


Waiver Drops:
SP - Daniel Hudson - ARI - 15: .4M, 16-18: .6M CO Penalty of .16 for 2015
SP - Hector Noesi - CWS - 15: .5M Penalty of .2M in 2015
SP - Dylan Axelrod - CIN - 15: .5M Penalty of .2M in 2015
3B - Mike Aviles - CLE - 15: .4M, 2016-2018: .6M Penalties: .16 for 2015 and .24M in 2016-2018
SP - Aaron Harang - PHI - 15: .5M Penalty of .2M in 2015
SP - Ricky Nolasco - MIN - 15: .5M Penalty of .2M in 2015
SP - Daniel Straily - OAK - 15: .5M PP2 PENALTY 15: .2M, 16: .3M
OF - BJ Melvin Upton - SD - 15: .5M 16: .5M PENALTY 15: .2M 16: .2M
C   - Tim Federowicz - SD - 15: .25 PP1 no penalty
RP - Jim Henderson - MIL 15: .25M PP1  no penalty
3B - Aramis Ramirez 7M penalty in 2015 = 2.8M

ADDS:
OF - BJ Melvin Upton - SD - 15: .5M 16: .5M
3B - Alex Rodriguez - NYY - 15: .5M, 16: .5M, 17: .5M 18: .6M CO, 19: .6M CO
RP - Juan Nicasio - LAD - 15: 1M, 16: 1M, 17: 1.2M CO, 18: 1.2M CO, 19: 1.2M CO

TRADES:
#1: Astros get: Evan Gattis ATL OF/C PP2 .5M
Braves get: Steven Souza TB OF .2M minor contract
Braves to pay .25M toward 2015 salary for Gattis

Astros Give:
Yoenis Cespedes - DET- 15: 5.6M, 16: 7M

Rougned Odor - 2B - TEX 15: .25M PP1

Roman Mendez - RP Tex - .2M Minors contract

Jake Petricka - RP CWS - .2M Minors contract
Received:
A J Pollock OF ARZ- $0.5M PP2

Hahn, Jesse SP,P - OAK - $.2M Minors contract

Bauer, Trevor SP CLE - PP1 $.25M

Nick Gordon SS MIN .2M Minors

Astros send Justin Masterson BOS SP 15: 1.8M, 17: 1.5m, 18: 1.8M

to Rays for Bruce Rondon DET RP 15: .2M Minors contract.