Monday 1/26/2005 : Coach/Scout signed: Pitching Coach Nardi Contreras, 346,800 per year, for 2 years. Coach/Scout signed: Hitting Coach Greg Gross, 345,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 1/27/2005 : Coach/Scout signed: Minors Manager Jayhawk Owens, 326,400 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 1/30/2005 : Trade with Seattle : Seattle gets : P Andy Van Hekken P Dennis Tankersley 3B Chase Utley We get : 1B Garrett Atkins
Saturday 2/14/2005 : Garrett Atkins was promoted from A Modesto A's to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Jarvis Lawler was promoted from A Modesto A's to AA Midland Rockhounds. John Ennis was sent down from AA Midland Rockhounds to A Modesto A's. Mark Teahen was promoted from AA Midland Rockhounds to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Kelly Johnson was promoted from A Modesto A's to AA Midland Rockhounds.
Tuesday 3/31/2005 : Eric Valent was sent down from AAA Sacramento River Cats to AA Midland Rockhounds. Walter Majewski was promoted from AA Midland Rockhounds to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Josh Karp was promoted from AAA Sacramento River Cats to the active roster. Stephen Obenchain was promoted from AAA Sacramento River Cats to the active roster. Jerome Williams was promoted from AAA Sacramento River Cats to the active roster. Marlon Byrd was promoted from AAA Sacramento River Cats to the active roster. Garrett Atkins was promoted from AAA Sacramento River Cats to the active roster. Jeremy Brown was promoted from AAA Sacramento River Cats to the active roster. John Ennis was promoted from A Modesto A's to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Justin Duchscherer was promoted from A Modesto A's to AA Midland Rockhounds. Luis Jimenez was promoted from AA Midland Rockhounds to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Eric Valent was promoted from AA Midland Rockhounds to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Eric Ireland was promoted from A Modesto A's to AA Midland Rockhounds. John Rheinecker was promoted from AA Midland Rockhounds to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Ben Fritz was promoted from AA Midland Rockhounds to AAA Sacramento River Cats. Walter Majewski was sent down from AAA Sacramento River Cats to AA Midland Rockhounds.