Trade activity was at an all time high this year, besting the 2013 record by four swaps.

Disclaimer: Several trades involved transfer of FA $'s (not noted here) and, of course, context matters. Regardless, it's nice to have a permanent record.

Historical Trade Record (#'s)

2003: 9 trades (1 veto)*
2004: 1 trade
2005: 6 trades (2 vetoes)*
2006: 20 trades (3 vetoes)*
2007: 18 trades
2008: 9 trades
2009: 22 trades
2010: 24 trades
2011: 44 trades
2012: 46 trades
2013: 54 trades
2014: 46 trades
2015: 32 trades
2016: 58 trades

*Trade approval process discontinued after 2006.

Team Codes
Soup = Turtle Soup (SLOTerp)
Bomb = Eastside Bombers (geojanes)
LIN = Lincoln Lumberjacks (Junkoman)
HHB = Hartford Hashbrowsn (Quipwitted)
OvB = Otto's vall Bangers (Sharur)
AECL = Auburn E-Claires (nightskyre)
UGLY = Ugly Ducklings (Bradsour)
King = The King's Men (theking121)
TOTS = Tater Tots (nickschuller}
WOOF = California Wolfdogs (Tezcatlipoca)
WWW = Walla Walla Wallaby (bbauska)
CE = Cool E's (tmssteve)
Slug = SB Sluggers (freeman)
MC = MoCo Foes (Josh)
WSB = Wacker Drive Bleacher Bums (Jared)
ALX = Alexandria Generals (Kal)

Pre-auction

Oct. 17
WWW traded Michael Wacha, StL SP to MC
MC traded Michael Taylor, Wsh OF to WWW
MC traded Marcell Ozuna, Mia OF to WWW
MC traded Logan Forsythe, TB 2B to WWW

Jan. 27
Long traded Eric Hosmer, KC 1B to LIN
Long traded A.J. Pollock, Ari OF to LIN
Long traded Vincent Velasquez, Phi to LIN
LIN traded Manny Machado, Bal 3B to Long
LIN traded Pedro Strop, ChC RP to Long

Jan. 31
Long traded Delino DeShields, Tex OF to TOTS
TOTS traded Kenley Jansen, LAD RP to Long

Feb. 11
AECL traded Marcus Semien, Oak SS to LIN
AECL traded Matt Adams, StL 1B to LIN
LIN traded John Lackey, ChC SP to AECL

Feb. 16
TOTS traded Shawn Tolleson, Tex RP to WWW
TOTS traded Cody Allen, Cle RP to WWW
WWW traded Jung Ho Kang, Pit 3B to TOTS
WWW traded Michael Taylor, Wsh OF to TOTS

Mar. 2
ALX traded Michael Brantley, Cle OF to TOTS
ALX traded Edwin Encarnacion, Tor 1B to TOTS
TOTS traded Joey Votto, Cin 1B to ALX
TOTS traded Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY OF to ALX
TOTS traded Marcus Stroman, Tor SP to ALX
TOTS traded Jon Lester, ChC SP to ALX

Mar. 21
WOOF traded Michael Conforto, NYM OF to MC
WOOF traded Yu Darvish, Tex SP to MC
MC traded Brandon Phillips, Cin 2B to WOOF
MC traded Jorge Soler, ChC OF to WOOF
MC traded Wil Myers, SD OF to WOOF
MC traded Zack Wheeler, NYM SP to WOOF

Mar. 26
WOOF traded Addison Russell, ChC 2B to MC
WOOF traded Brandon Phillips, Cin 2B to MC
WOOF traded Noah Syndergaard, NYM SP to MC
WOOF traded Andrew Heaney, LAA SP to MC
MC traded Travis d'Arnaud, NYM C to WOOF
MC traded Devon Travis, Tor 2B to WOOF
MC traded Lance McCullers, Hou SP to WOOF
MC traded Blake Snell, TB SP to WOOF

AECL traded Lucas Duda, NYM 1B to MC
MC traded Andrew Heaney, LAA SP to AECL
MC traded Brandon Phillips, Cin 2B to AECL
MC traded Hector Olivera, Atl 3B to AECL

CE traded Evan Longoria, TB 3B to AECL
AECL traded Julio Teheran, Atl SP to CE

Post-auction

Apr. 5
WWW traded Howie Kendrick, LAD 2B to Bomb
Bomb traded Jonathan Villar, Mil SS to WWW

Apr. 21
WOOF traded Aaron Sanchez, Tor RP to UGLY
UGLY traded Adam Jones, Bal OF to WOOF


Apr. 26
LIN traded Matt Holliday, StL OF to WOOF
LIN traded Darren O'Day, Bal RP to WOOF
WOOF traded Jorge Soler, ChC OF to LIN
WOOF traded Zack Greinke, Ari SP to LIN

WSB traded Andrew Miller, Cle RP to TOTS
WSB traded Jose Berrios, Min SP to TOTS
TOTS traded Michael Saunders, Tor OF to WSB
TOTS traded Kelvin Herrera, KC RP to WSB
TOTS traded Nick Tropeano, LAA SP to WSB

Apr. 28
WOOF traded Coco Crisp, Cle OF to WWW
WOOF traded Kyle Hendricks, ChC SP to WWW
WWW traded Nick Markakis, Atl OF to WOOF


Apr. 29
Slug traded Dee Gordon, Mia 2B to MC
MC traded Cesar Hernandez, Phi 2B to Slug

Apr. 30
CE traded Josh Harrison, Pit 3B to WOOF
WOOF traded Adam Eaton, CWS OF to CE
WOOF traded Devon Travis, Tor 2B to CE
WOOF traded Pedro Strop, ChC RP to CE

WOOF traded Matt Wieters, Bal C to TOTS
WOOF traded Blake Snell, TB SP to TOTS
TOTS traded Odubel Herrera, Phi OF to WOOF

May 8
CE traded Zack Cozart, Cin SS to Slug
Slug traded Kole Calhoun, LAA OF to CE

May 9
MC traded Matt Carpenter, StL 3B to Soup
MC traded Brett Gardner, NYY OF to Soup
Soup traded George Springer, Hou OF to MC

May 10
MC traded Dustin Pedroia, Bos 2B to OvB
MC traded Dellin Betances, NYY RP to OvB
MC traded Seung Hwan Oh, StL RP to OvB
OvB traded Charlie Blackmon, Col OF to MC
OvB traded Scooter Gennett, Mil 2B to MC

May 11
MC traded Lucas Duda, NYM 1B to AECL
MC traded Corey Dickerson, TB OF to AECL
MC traded Michael Wacha, StL SP to AECL
AECL traded Jose Abreu, CWS 1B to MC
AECL traded Gerardo Parra, Col OF to MC
AECL traded Devin Mesoraco, Cin C to MC

WSB traded Brandon Drury, Ari 3B to MC
MC traded Jameson Taillon, Pit SP to WSB

May 13
HHB traded Gerrit Cole, Pit SP to MC
MC traded Derek Dietrich, Mia OF to HHB
MC traded Gerardo Parra, Col OF to HHB

May 15
TOTS traded Melvin Upton Jr., Tor OF to WOOF
TOTS traded Erasmo Ramirez, TB SP to WOOF
WOOF traded Nick Markakis, Atl OF to TOTS
WOOF traded Lance McCullers, Hou SP to TOTS

May 16
MC traded Carlos Gomez, Tex OF to TOTS
TOTS traded Jeanmar Gomez, Phi RP to MC

May 25
WOOF traded Brad Brach, Bal RP to HHB
HHB traded Brandon Belt, SF 1B to WOOF

Jun. 8
Bomb traded Cameron Maybin, Det OF to Soup
Soup traded Brett Gardner, NYY OF to Bomb

Jun. 18
AECL traded Aaron Nola, Phi SP to MC
AECL traded Joey Gallo, Tex OF to MC
MC traded Gerrit Cole, Pit SP to AECL
MC traded Jeanmar Gomez, Phi RP to AECL

Jun. 22
Bomb traded Zach Davies, Mil SP to WOOF
WOOF traded Craig Kimbrel, Bos RP to Bomb

MC traded Orlando Arcia, Mil SS to WOOF
WOOF traded Michael Feliz, Hou RP to MC

Jun. 25
WOOF traded Brandon Belt, SF 1B to TOTS
WOOF traded Victor Martinez, Det DH to TOTS
WOOF traded Kenley Jansen, LAD RP to TOTS
WOOF traded Kelvin Herrera, KC RP to TOTS
TOTS traded Jose Berrios, Min SP to WOOF
TOTS traded Blake Snell, TB SP to WOOF
TOTS traded Michael Fulmer, Det SP to WOOF

Jun. 26
UGLY traded Justin Bour, Mia 1B to WOOF
UGLY traded Byron Buxton, Min OF to WOOF
UGLY traded Miguel Sano, Min DH to WOOF
WOOF traded Adam Jones, Bal OF to UGLY
WOOF traded Matt Holliday, StL OF to UGLY
WOOF traded Josh Harrison, Pit 3B to UGLY
WOOF traded Zach Britton, Bal RP to UGLY
WOOF traded David Phelps, Mia SP to UGLY

WSB traded Eugenio Suarez, Cin SS to TOTS
TOTS traded Victor Martinez, Det DH to WSB
TOTS traded Alex Colome, TB RP to WSB

Jun. 28
MC traded Joey Gallo, Tex OF to CE
MC traded Jeurys Familia, NYM RP to CE
MC traded Lucas Giolito, Wsh SP to CE
CE traded Devon Travis, Tor 2B to MC
CE traded J.D. Martinez, Det OF to MC

CE traded Salvador Perez, KC C to AECL
CE traded Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 1B to AECL
CE traded Nelson Cruz, Sea OF to AECL
CE traded Madison Bumgarner, SF SP to AECL
AECL traded Yoan Moncada, Bos 2B to CE
AECL traded Lucas Duda, NYM 1B to CE
AECL traded Jeanmar Gomez, Phi RP to CE
AECL traded Tyler Chatwood, Col SP to CE

CE traded Brian Dozier, Min 2B to LIN
CE traded Kole Calhoun, LAA OF to LIN
LIN traded Khris Davis, Oak OF to CE
LIN traded Arodys Vizcaino, Atl RP to CE

MC traded A.J. Reed, Hou 1B to WOOF
MC traded Hunter Renfroe, SD OF to WOOF
MC traded Aaron Nola, Phi SP to WOOF
WOOF traded Wil Myers, SD OF to MC
WOOF traded Tyler Thornburg, Mil RP to MC
WOOF traded Joe Blanton, LAD RP to MC

Jul. 6
Slug traded Nomar Mazara, Tex OF to MC
Slug traded Yunel Escobar, LAA 3B to MC
MC traded Buster Posey, SF C to Slug
MC traded Rajai Davis, Cle OF to Slug

Jul. 7
MC traded Yunel Escobar, LAA 3B to Slug
Slug traded Josh Bell, Pit 1B to MC

Jul. 13
MC traded J.P. Crawford, Phi SS to CE
MC traded David Dahl, Col OF to CE
CE traded Brandon Crawford, SF SS to MC
CE traded Julio Teheran, Atl SP to MC

Jul. 25
TOTS traded Nate Jones, CWS RP to WOOF
TOTS traded Kelvin Herrera, KC RP to WOOF
TOTS traded Tyler Skaggs, LAA SP to WOOF
WOOF traded Chris Davis, Bal 1B to TOTS
WOOF traded Darren O'Day, Bal RP to TOTS
WOOF traded Blake Snell, TB SP to TOTS

Jul. 26
TOTS traded Eugenio Suarez, Cin SS to HHB
TOTS traded Blake Snell, TB SP to HHB
HHB traded David Ortiz, Bos DH to TOTS
HHB traded Stephen Strasburg, Wsh SP to TOTS

Jul. 27
HHB traded Mark Melancon, Wsh RP to LIN
LIN traded Adam Conley, Mia SP to HHB

Jul. 28
WWW traded Marcell Ozuna, Mia OF to MC
MC traded Brandon Crawford, SF SS to WWW
MC traded Adam Eaton, CWS OF to WWW

Aug. 1
Slug traded Ryan Braun, Mil OF to TOTS
TOTS traded Aaron Altherr, Phi OF to Slug
TOTS traded Brandon Belt, SF 1B to Slug

TOTS traded Reynaldo Lopez, Wsh SP to UGLY
UGLY traded Tony Watson, Pit RP to TOTS

WOOF traded Michael Fulmer, Det SP to UGLY
UGLY traded Joc Pederson, LAD OF to WOOF

Aug. 2
MC traded Charlie Blackmon, Col OF to TOTS
MC traded Yulieski Gurriel, Hou 3B to TOTS
MC traded Yu Darvish, Tex SP to TOTS
MC traded Julio Teheran, Atl SP to TOTS
TOTS traded Giancarlo Stanton, Mia OF to MC
TOTS traded Leonys Martin, Sea OF to MC
TOTS traded Jose De Leon, LAD RP to MC
TOTS traded Alex Cobb, TB SP to MC

UGLY traded Hunter Pence, SF OF to Bomb
Bomb traded Hernan Perez, Mil 3B to UGLY

LIN traded Alex Dickerson, SD OF to UGLY
LIN traded Addison Reed, NYM RP to UGLY
LIN traded Vince Velasquez, Phi RP to UGLY
UGLY traded Carlos Santana, Cle 1B to LIN
UGLY traded Zach Britton, Bal RP to LIN

King traded J.T. Realmuto, Mia C to TOTS
TOTS traded Tim Anderson, CWS SS to King

Aug. 8
Slug traded Steven Matz, NYM SP to WOOF
WOOF traded Nate Jones, CWS RP to Slug
WOOF traded Kelvin Herrera, KC RP to Slug
WOOF traded Tyler Skaggs, LAA SP to Slug

Aug. 11
ALX traded Jon Lester, ChC SP to TOTS
TOTS traded James Paxton, Sea SP to ALX

Aug. 13
ALX traded Joey Votto, Cin 1B to LIN
ALX traded David Robertson, CWS RP to LIN
ALX traded Dallas Keuchel, Hou SP to LIN
LIN traded Eric Hosmer, KC 1B to ALX
LIN traded Matt Moore, SF SP to ALX

TOTS traded Raul Mondesi, KC SS to ALX
ALX traded Elvis Andrus, Tex SS to TOTS

Aug. 14
ALX traded Eric Hosmer, KC 1B to MC
ALX traded Mark Trumbo, Bal OF to MC
MC traded Trevor Bauer, Cle SP to ALX
MC traded Michael Conforto, NYM OF to ALX
MC traded Bradley Zimmer, Cle OF to ALX
MC traded Lewis Brinson, Tex OF to ALX

Pre-auction 2017 season trades

Jan. 16
WWW traded Adam Eaton, Wsh OF to Soup
Soup traded Drew Smyly, Sea SP to WWW
Soup traded Jeff Samardzija, SF SP to WWW

Jan 19
WWW traded Jose Quintana, CWS SP to MC
MC traded Mark Trumbo, Bal OF to WWW