2000 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1999

  Bobby Ayala granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1999

  Signed Mike Heathcott as a free agent.

• November 7, 1999

  Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

• November 11, 1999

  Signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.

• November 12, 1999

  Signed Ángel Guzmán as a free agent.

• November 14, 1999

  Signed Daniel Garibay as a free agent.

• November 15, 1999

  Signed Chris Petersen as a free agent.

• November 18, 1999

  Signed Raúl González as a free agent.

• November 22, 1999

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• December 12, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later, Chad Ricketts (minors) and Terry Adams to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Ismael Valdez and Eric Young Sr.. The Chicago Cubs sent Brian Stephenson (minors) (December 16, 1999) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

  Traded Manny Alexander to the Boston Red Sox. Received Damon Buford.

• December 13, 1999

  Bo Porter drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Richard Negrette (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Augie Ojeda.

• December 15, 1999

  Signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.

• December 17, 1999

  Signed Andy Larkin as a free agent.

• December 20, 1999

  Signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.

• December 21, 1999

  Scott Sanders granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1999

  Traded Dan Serafini to the San Diego Padres. Received Brandon Pernell (minors).

• January 7, 2000

  Signed Brian Williams as a free agent.

• January 14, 2000

  Signed Jeff Huson as a free agent.

• January 19, 2000

  Signed Willie Greene as a free agent.

• February 8, 2000

  Signed Greg McMichael as a free agent.

• February 14, 2000

  Released Andy Larkin.

• March 23, 2000

  Released Greg McMichael.

  Traded Rodney Myers to the San Diego Padres. Received Gary Matthews.

• March 24, 2000

  Released Chris Petersen.

• April 14, 2000

  Traded Ray King to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Doug Johns (minors).

• May 9, 2000

  Signed Tim Worrell as a free agent.

• May 12, 2000

  Traded Mark Guthrie and cash to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Dave Martinez.

• May 21, 2000

  Released Andrew Lorraine.

• May 30, 2000

  Released Brian Williams.

• June 5, 2000

  Drafted Luis Montañez in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2000.

  Drafted Bobby Hill in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed December 19, 2000.

  Drafted Todd Wellemeyer in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2000.

  Drafted Ryan Jorgensen in the 7th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2000.

  Drafted Dontrelle Willis in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2000.

  Drafted Jon Leicester in the 11th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2000.

  Drafted Jason Dubois in the 14th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2000.

  Drafted Buck Coats in the 18th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2000.

  Drafted Carmen Pignatiello in the 20th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2000.

  Drafted Jason Szuminski in the 27th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2000.

• June 9, 2000

  Traded Dave Martinez to the Texas Rangers. Received Brant Brown.

• July 2, 2000

  Signed Robinson Chirinos as an amateur free agent.

• July 21, 2000

  Traded Glenallen Hill to the New York Yankees. Received Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.

• July 26, 2000

  Traded Ismael Valdez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jamie Arnold, Jorge Piedra and cash.

• July 28, 2000

  Traded Brett King (minors), Chris Hatcher and Mike Heathcott to the Anaheim Angels. Received Brett Hinchliffe and Keith Luuloa.

• July 31, 2000

  Traded Scott Downs to the Montreal Expos. Received Rondell White.

  Traded Henry Rodríguez to the Florida Marlins. Received Dave Noyce (minors) and Ross Gload.

• August 7, 2000

  Signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent.

• August 8, 2000

  Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.

• August 10, 2000

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• August 23, 2000

  Sent Alan Zinter to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.

• September 5, 2000

  Released Matt Karchner.

• September 8, 2000

  Signed Jerry Spradlin as a free agent.

• October 10, 2000

  Brant Brown granted Free Agency.

• October 11, 2000

  Willie Greene granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2000

  Brendan Donnelly granted Free Agency.

  Mike Mahoney granted Free Agency.

  David Manning granted Free Agency.

• October 18, 2000

  Tarrik Brock granted Free Agency.

  Mark Dalesandro granted Free Agency.

  Raúl González granted Free Agency.

  Brett Hinchliffe granted Free Agency.

  Keith Luuloa granted Free Agency.

  Vicente Palacios granted Free Agency.

  Danny Young granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2000

  Rick Aguilera granted Free Agency.

  Mark Grace granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2000

  Shane Andrews granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Huson granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Reed granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 2000

  Signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.

• November 10, 2000

  Signed Brian Banks as a free agent.

• November 13, 2000

  Signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.

• November 16, 2000

  Signed Julián Tavárez as a free agent.

• November 17, 2000

  Released Ben Ford.

• November 18, 2000

  Traded Tim Worrell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bill Mueller.

• November 20, 2000

  Traded Eric Ireland (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Matt Stairs.

• November 26, 2000

  Signed Rick Short as a free agent.

• November 27, 2000

  Released Micah Bowie.

  Released José Molina.

  Released Jerry Spradlin.

• December 8, 2000

  Signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.

• December 11, 2000

  Drafted Scott Chiasson from the Oakland Athletics in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

  Chris Piersoll drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Joe Borowski as a free agent.

• December 13, 2000

  Signed Scarborough Green as a free agent.

  Signed Robert Machado as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.

• December 14, 2000

  Signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.

• December 18, 2000

  Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

• December 19, 2000

  Signed Todd Hundley as a free agent.

• December 20, 2000

  Signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.

• December 21, 2000

  Jamie Arnold granted Free Agency.

  Steve Rain granted Free Agency.

• January 9, 2001

  Signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.

• January 10, 2001

  Signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.

• February 19, 2001

  Signed Ben Ford as a free agent.

• March 13, 2001

  Released Geremi González.

• March 24, 2001

  Released Randy Williams.

• March 25, 2001

  Traded José Nieves to the Anaheim Angels. Received Mike Fyhrie and cash.

• March 28, 2001

  Traded Eric Hinske to the Oakland Athletics. Received Miguel Cairo.

• March 29, 2001

  Sent Trace Coquillette to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Brian McNichol.

• March 30, 2001

  Traded Oswaldo Mairena to the Florida Marlins. Received Manny Aybar.