Chicago Cubs Transactions - 2013
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 21, 2013 | Claimed RHP Eduardo Sanchez off waivers from St. Louis and assigned him to Iowa (PCL). Activated RHP Matt Garza from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Michael Bowden for assignment. |
| May 13, 2013 | Agreed to terms with 1B Anthony Rizzo on a seven-year contract. |
| May 12, 2013 | Sent RHP Matt Garza to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment. Announced RHP Kameron Loe declined outright assignment and elected free agency. |
| May 10, 2013 | Activated RHP Kyuji Fujikawa from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Rafael Dolis to Iowa (PCL). |
| May 7, 2013 | Sent RHP Kyuji Fujikawa to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment. |
| May 6, 2013 | Designated RHP Kameron Loe for assignment. Optioned OF Dave Sappelt to Iowa (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Ryan Sweeney from Iowa. Recalled RHP Rafael Dolis from Iowa. |
| May 5, 2013 | Sent RHP Kyuji Fujikawa to Iowa (PCL) for a rehab assignment. |
| May 4, 2013 | Optioned 3B Ian Stewart to Iowa (PCL). |
| May 2, 2013 | Sent RHP Matt Garza to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 19, 2013 | Assigned 2B Brent Lillibridge outright to Iowa (PCL). Claimed OF Julio Borbon off waivers from Texas. Designated INF Alberto Gonzalez for assignment. |
| April 18, 2013 | Sent RHP Matt Garza to Kane County (MWL) for a rehab assignment. Assigned LHP Hiranori Takahashi outright to Iowa (PCL). |
| April 17, 2013 | Optioned RHP Rafael Dolis to Iowa (PCL). Reinstated INF Darwin Barney from the 15-day DL. Added RHP Kameron Loe to the 25-man roster. Selected the contract of RHP Kevin Gregg from Iowa. Designated LHP Hisanori Takahashi and Brent Lillibridge for assignment. Claimed INF Cody Ransom off waivers from San Diego. |
| April 14, 2013 | Assigned 2B Darwin Barney to Iowa (PCL) on a rehab assignment. Claimed RHP Kameron Loe off waivers from Seattle. Placed C Steve Clevenger on the 60-day DL. Sent 3B Ian Stewart to Iowa (PCL) on a rehab assignment. Agreed to with RHP Kevin Gregg on a minor-league contract. |
| April 14, 2013 | Placed RHP Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day DL. Recalled RJP Rafael Dolis from Iowa (PCL). |
| April 3, 2013 | Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Sweeney on a minor league contract. |
| April 1, 2013 | Placed 2B Darwin Barney on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 31. Selected the contract of 2B Alberto Gonzalez from Iowa (PCL). Designated RHP Robert Whitenack for assignment. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2013 | Placed RHP RHP Matt Garza and INF Ian Stewart on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22, and RHP Scott Baker on the 60-day DL. Optioned OF Brett Jackson to Iowa (PCL). Selected the contracts of INF Brent Lillibridge and LHP Hisanori Takahashi from Iowa. |
| March 30, 2013 | Assigned Guillermo Moscoso outright to AZL Cubs. |
| March 27, 2013 | Claimed RHP Guillermo Moscoso off waivers from Toronto. Placed RHP Arodys Vizcaino on the 60-day DL. |
| March 24, 2013 | Optioned RHP Rafael Dolis to Iowa (PCL). |
| March 23, 2013 | Optioned LHP Chris Rusin to their minor league camp. Assigned RHP Drew Carpenter, Jaye Chapman, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Jensen Lewis, RHP Blake Parker, INF Edwin Maysonet, INF Brad Nelson, OF Brian Bogusevic, OF Johermyn Chavez and OF Darnell McDonald to their minor league camp. |
| March 18, 2013 | Optioned INF Junior Lake and INF Josh Vitters to Iowa (PCL), INF Christian Villanueva to Tennessee (SL) and OF Jorge Soler to Daytona (FSL). Assigned RHP Barret Loux, INF Javier Baez and C Rafael Lopez to their minor league camp. |
| March 11, 2013 | Optioned RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Trey McNutt, LHP Brooks Raley and INF Logan Watkins to Iowa (PCL) and RHP Robert Whitenack to Tennessee (SL). Assigned RHP Nick Struck to their minor-league camp. |
| March 9, 2013 | Optioned OF Matt Szczur to Tennessee (SL). Assigned RHP Dayan Diaz and C Michael Brenly to their minor-league camp. |
| March 4, 2013 | Named Justin Piper as general manager, Mesa spring training operations. Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Alberto Cabrera, RHP Rafael Dolis, RHP Trey McNutt, RHP Hector Rondon, RHP Arodys Vizcaino, RHP Robert Whitenack, LHP Brooks Raley, LHP Chris Rusin, LHP Travis Wood, C Welington Castillo, C Steve Clevenger, INF Darwin Barney, INF Junior Lake, INF Anthony Rizzo, INF Christian Villanueva, INF Josh Vitters, INF Logan Watkins, OF Brett Jackson, OF Dave Sappelt and OF Matt Szczur on one-year contracts. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 18, 2013 | Traded OF Tony Campana to Arizona for RHP Erick Leal and RHP Jesus Castillo. |
| February 10, 2013 | Agreed to terms with OF Scott Hairston on a two-year contract. Designated OF Tony Campana for assignment. |
| February 7, 2013 | Promoted Alex Sugarman to senior vice president of strategy and development. |
| February 6, 2013 | Announced RHP Lendy Castillo cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Iowa (PCL). |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 26, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Villanueva on a two-year contract. Designated RHP Lendy Castillo for assignment. |
| January 18, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Samardzija and LHP James Russell on one-year contracts. |
| January 10, 2013 | Agreed to terms with INF Luis Valbuena on a one-year contract and OF Brian Bogusevic, C J.C. Boscan, RHP Andrew Carpenter, RHP Jaye Chapman, OF Johermyn Chavez, RHP Dayan Diaz, INF Alberto Gonzalez, RHP Jensen Lewis, INF Brent Lillibridge, INF Edwin Maysonet, OF Darnell McDonald, 1B/OF Brad Nelson, RHP Blake Parker, RHP Zack Putnam, LHP Hisanori Takahashi and RHP Cory Wade on minor league contracts. |
| January 3, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson on a four-year contract. |