2003 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 4, 2002

  Signed Rigo Beltrán as a free agent.

• November 8, 2002

  Signed Carlos Méndez as a free agent.

• November 18, 2002

  Signed Darwin Cubillán as a free agent.

• November 24, 2002

  Signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.

• December 2, 2002

  Signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

• December 15, 2002

  Signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

• December 21, 2002

  Chris Singleton granted Free Agency.

• January 3, 2003

  Signed Omar Daal as a free agent.

• January 16, 2003

  Signed Kerry Ligtenberg as a free agent.

• January 29, 2003

  Signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.

• February 3, 2003

  Signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

• February 11, 2003

  Signed Rick Helling as a free agent.

• February 15, 2003

  Signed Radhames Liz as an amateur free agent.

• February 26, 2003

  Signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.

• March 1, 2003

  Signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.

• March 7, 2003

  Signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.

• March 21, 2003

  Traded Chris Richard to the Colorado Rockies. Received Jack Cust.

• March 28, 2003

  Released Jeff Reboulet.

  Selected José Morban off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• March 29, 2003

  Signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.

• April 3, 2003

  Signed Robert Machado as a free agent.

• May 2, 2003

  Signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.

• May 3, 2003

  Released Santiago Pérez.

• May 18, 2003

  Signed Juan Díaz as a free agent.

• May 19, 2003

  Selected Félix Escalona off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• May 23, 2003

  Signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.

  Gary Matthews selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

• May 29, 2003

  Purchased Glen Barker from Somerset (Atlantic).

  Purchased Ivanon Coffie from Fargo-Moorhead (Northern).

• June 3, 2003

  Drafted Nick Markakis in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.

  Drafted Chris Ray in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2003.

  Drafted Bob McCrory in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.

  Drafted Nate Spears in the 5th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.

  Drafted Jim Hoey in the 13th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.

  Drafted Matt Tolbert in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Casey Janssen in the 49th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 1, 2003

  Received Luis López from the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.

• July 3, 2003

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

• July 8, 2003

  Signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.

• July 21, 2003

  Purchased Tim Harikkala from Oaxaca (Mexican).

• July 25, 2003

  Signed Sean Spencer as a free agent.

• July 31, 2003

  Traded Sidney Ponson to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ryan Hannaman (minors), Kurt Ainsworth and Damian Moss.

• August 6, 2003

  Signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

• August 18, 2003

  Released Rick Helling.

• August 31, 2003

  Traded Jeff Conine to the Florida Marlins. Received Don Levinski (minors) and Denny Bautista.

• October 3, 2003

  Robert Machado granted Free Agency.

• October 9, 2003

  Pedro Swann granted Free Agency.

• October 14, 2003

  Sean Douglass selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

• October 15, 2003

  Rigo Beltrán granted Free Agency.

  Dave Borkowski granted Free Agency.

  Napoleon Calzado granted Free Agency.

  Raúl Casanova granted Free Agency.

  Ivanon Coffie granted Free Agency.

  Juan Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Travis Driskill granted Free Agency.

  Eddy Garabito granted Free Agency.

  Mike Garcia granted Free Agency.

  Tim Harikkala granted Free Agency.

  Steve Lomasney granted Free Agency.

  Mike Mohler granted Free Agency.

  Izzy Molina granted Free Agency.

  Bill Pulsipher granted Free Agency.

  Rubén Rivera granted Free Agency.

  Randy Ruiz granted Free Agency.

  Rob Sasser granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 2003

  Signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

  Félix Escalona granted Free Agency.

  Willis Roberts granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2003

  Héctor Carrasco granted Free Agency.

  Scott Erickson granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2003

  Pat Hentgen granted Free Agency.

  B.J. Surhoff granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2003

  Tony Batista granted Free Agency.

  Brook Fordyce granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2003

  Kerry Ligtenberg granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 2003

  Deivi Cruz granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 2003

  Selected Walter Young off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• November 24, 2003

  Signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.

• November 25, 2003

  Signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

• December 3, 2003

  Signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.

• December 15, 2003

  Drafted José Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Tim Corcoran selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2003 minor league draft.

  Luis Jiménez selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2003 minor league draft.

• December 18, 2003

  Signed Miguel Tejada as a free agent.

• December 19, 2003

  Signed Javier Martínez as a free agent.

• December 21, 2003

  Jason Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Damian Moss granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2003

  Signed Napoleon Calzado as a free agent.

  Signed Eddy Garabito as a free agent.

• December 29, 2003

  Signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.

• January 6, 2004

  Signed Javy López as a free agent.

• January 8, 2004

  Signed Mike DeJean as a free agent.

• January 14, 2004

  Signed Rafael Palmeiro as a free agent.

• January 18, 2004

  Signed Robert Machado as a free agent.

• January 19, 2004

  Signed Keith Osik as a free agent.

• January 26, 2004

  Signed Sidney Ponson as a free agent.

• January 28, 2004

  Signed Thomas Jacquez as a free agent.

  Signed Rubén Quevedo as a free agent.

• February 4, 2004

  Signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.

• February 5, 2004

  Signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.

• March 8, 2004

  Signed Craig House as a free agent.

  Signed José Rodríguez as a free agent.

• March 15, 2004

  Signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.

• March 18, 2004

  Released Raúl Casanova.

• April 1, 2004

  Released Craig House.