Sports Forecaster

OCTAVIO DOTEL

Transactions & Injuries

Date	Description
2014
2014-10-03	Announced his retirement.
2013-11-05	Filed for free agency.
2013
2013-10-31	Missed the last 145 regular season and all 11 playoff games (right elbow inflammation).
2013-10-04	Did not make the Detroit Tigers playoff roster (injured).
2013-06-08	Transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL (right elbow inflammation).
2013-04-23	Right elbow inflammation, 15-day DL (retroactive to April 20th, 2013).
2013-04-21	Elbow injury, day-to-day.
2013-04-17	Missed 3 games (elbow injury).
2013-04-13	Elbow injury, day-to-day.
2012-10-30	Detroit Tigers exercised their contract option for next season.
2012
2012-09-30	Missed 1 game (biceps injury).
2012-09-29	Biceps injury, day-to-day.
2012-06-19	Missed 13 games (right elbow inflammation).
2012-06-12	Right elbow inflammation, 15-day DL (retroactive to June 3rd, 2012).
2012-06-03	Right elbow inflammation, day-to-day.
2012-04-13	Missed 1 game (back injury).
2012-04-12	Back injury, day-to-day.
2011-12-09	Signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers to a one-year contract.
2011
2011-10-31	St. Louis Cardinals declined their contract option for next season.
2011-07-27	Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays.	The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet and P.J. Walters from the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Edwin Jackson, Marc Rzepczynski and Octavio Dotel, and outfielder Corey Patterson.
2011-04-07	Missed 5 games (hamstring).
2011-03-30	Hamstring, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 22nd, 2011).
2011-01-04	Signed as a free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract.
2010-11-03	Colorado Rockies declined their contract option for next season.
2010
2010-09-18	Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.	The Colorado Rockies acquired pitcher Octavio Dotel from the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later (Anthony Jackson - Nov. 16, 2010).
2010-07-31	Acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates.	The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Octavio Dotel from the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher James McDonald and outfielder Andrew Lambo.
2010-01-21	Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a one-year contract.
2009-11-09	Filed for free agency.
2008
2008-01-22	Signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox to a two-year contract.
2007-11-07	Filed for free agency.
2007
2007-09-20	Missed 39 games (shoulder injury).
2007-08-10	Shoulder injury, 15-day DL.
2007-07-31	Acquired from the Kansas City Royals.	The Atlanta Braves acquired pitcher Octavio Dotel from the Kansas City Royals for pitcher Kyle Davies.
2007-05-22	Missed 45 games (left oblique muscle strain).
2007-04-04	Left oblique muscle strain, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 30th, 2007).
2007-04-02	Left oblique muscle strain, day-to-day.
2006-12-08	Signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Royals to a one-year contract.
2006
2006-10-30	Filed for free agency.
2006-10-03	Did not make the New York Yankees playoff roster.
2006-08-16	Missed 116 games (elbow injury).
2006-04-01	Elbow injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 24th, 2006).
2005-12-20	Signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees to a one-year contract.
2005
2005-10-29	Filed for free agency.
2005-10-02	Missed 124 games (strained right elbow).
2005-05-20	Strained right elbow, 15-day DL.
2005-01-18	Re-signed by the Oakland Athletics to a one-year contract.
2004
2004-06-24	Acquired from the Houston Astros.
2004-01-19	Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract.
2003
2003-09-13	Missed 4 games (strained left buttock).
2003-09-09	Strained left buttock, day-to-day.
2003-07-11	Missed 2 games (hamstring).
2003-07-09	Hamstring, day-to-day.
2003-01-16	Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract.
1993
1993-03-20	Signed as an international free agent by the New York Mets.