2004 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 2003

  Signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

• November 24, 2003

  Augie Ojeda selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

• November 25, 2003

  Traded Mike Nannini (minors) and Hee-Seop Choi to the Florida Marlins. Received Derrek Lee.

• November 26, 2003

  Signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.

• December 2, 2003

  Signed Scott McClain as a free agent.

• December 3, 2003

  Signed LaTroy Hawkins as a free agent.

• December 7, 2003

  Signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Grudzielanek as a free agent.

• December 10, 2003

  Signed Gary Glover as a free agent.

• December 15, 2003

  Drafted John Foster from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Jason Szuminski drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Damian Miller and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Michael Barrett.

• December 18, 2003

  Signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.

  Signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.

• December 19, 2003

  Signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.

  Traded Wilton Chavez (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received José Macias.

• December 21, 2003

  Scott Chiasson granted Free Agency.

  Randall Simon granted Free Agency.

  Michael Barrett granted Free Agency.

  Signed Michael Barrett as a free agent.

• December 27, 2003

  Signed Bill Selby as a free agent.

• December 29, 2003

  Signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

• December 30, 2003

  Signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.

• January 3, 2004

  Signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.

• January 6, 2004

  Signed Todd Walker as a free agent.

• January 12, 2004

  Signed Scott Chiasson as a free agent.

  Signed Gabe Molina as a free agent.

• January 15, 2004

  Signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.

• January 21, 2004

  Signed Ryan Dempster as a free agent.

• January 22, 2004

  Signed Calvin Murray as a free agent.

• January 24, 2004

  Signed Jermaine Van Buren as a free agent.

• February 1, 2004

  Signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.

• February 11, 2004

  Signed Will Ohman as a free agent.

• February 16, 2004

  Signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.

• February 19, 2004

  Signed Russ Johnson as a free agent.

  Signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.

• February 24, 2004

  John Webb selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.

• March 23, 2004

  Signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.

• March 25, 2004

  Traded Juan Cruz and Steve Smyth to the Atlanta Braves. Received Richard Lewis (minors) and Andy Pratt.

• March 26, 2004

  Released Gabe Molina.

• March 27, 2004

  Released Jamey Wright.

• March 29, 2004

  Returned John Foster (earlier draft pick) to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 30, 2004

  Signed Nate Bland as a free agent.

• March 31, 2004

  Signed Raúl Valdés as an amateur free agent.

• April 1, 2004

  Sent Santiago Pérez to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

  Received Kevin Tolar from the Minnesota Twins as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Scott McClain.

• April 2, 2004

  Signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.

• April 3, 2004

  Sent Todd Dunwoody to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Trent Hubbard.

  Released Craig Wilson.

• April 5, 2004

  Signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.

  Signed Benji Gil as a free agent.

  Signed Glendon Rusch as a free agent.

• April 12, 2004

  Signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.

• April 29, 2004

  Traded Félix Sánchez to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later and Jon Connolly (minors). The Detroit Tigers sent Eric Eckenstahler (August 13, 2004) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• May 5, 2004

  Released Bryan Corey.

• May 11, 2004

  The San Diego Padres returned Jason Szuminski (earlier draft pick).

  Signed David Manning as a free agent.

  Signed Shawn Sedlacek as a free agent.

• May 18, 2004

  Signed Rey Ordóñez as a free agent.

  Signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.

• May 19, 2004

  Released Ariel Prieto.

• May 31, 2004

  Traded Damian Jackson to the Kansas City Royals. Received Travis Dawkins.

• June 1, 2004

  Released Giovanni Carrara.

• June 5, 2004

  Released Gary Glover.

• June 7, 2004

  Drafted Mitch Atkins in the 7th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 2004.

  Drafted Eric Patterson in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 2004.

  Drafted Sam Fuld in the 10th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.

  Drafted Sean Gallagher in the 12th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.

  Drafted Jerry Blevins in the 17th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2004.

  Drafted Micah Owings in the 19th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Russ Canzler in the 30th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2004.

• June 14, 2004

  Signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.

• June 26, 2004

  Released David Manning.

• June 30, 2004

  Signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.

• July 2, 2004

  Traded Jimmy Anderson to the Boston Red Sox. Received Andy Shipman (minors).

• July 19, 2004

  Released Benji Gil.

• July 21, 2004

  Sent Ricky Gutiérrez to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Félix Martínez.

• July 23, 2004

  Rey Ordóñez granted Free Agency.

• July 30, 2004

  Signed Denny Hocking as a free agent.

• July 31, 2004

  As part of a 4-team trade, traded Francis Beltrán, Alex Gonzalez and Brendan Harris to the Montreal Expos and Justin Jones (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton from the Boston Red Sox. In addition, the Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox; and the Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox.

• August 2, 2004

  Signed Kevin McGlinchy as a free agent.

• August 6, 2004

  Signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Rafael Dolis as an amateur free agent.

• August 13, 2004

  Released Hansel Izquierdo.

• August 19, 2004

  Signed Neifi Pérez as a free agent.

• August 31, 2004

  Received Mike Difelice from the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ben Grieve. The Chicago Cubs sent Andy Pratt (September 3, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• October 9, 2004

  Calvin Murray granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 2004

  Jimmy Anderson granted Free Agency.

  Mike Difelice granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2004

  Nate Bland granted Free Agency.

  Scott Chiasson granted Free Agency.

  Travis Dawkins granted Free Agency.

  Charlie Greene granted Free Agency.

  Denny Hocking granted Free Agency.

  Trent Hubbard granted Free Agency.

  Russ Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Fernando Lunar granted Free Agency.

  Kevin McGlinchy granted Free Agency.

  Shawn Sedlacek granted Free Agency.

  Bill Selby granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Tolar granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2004

  Matt Clement granted Free Agency.

  Mark Grudzielanek granted Free Agency.

  Ramón Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Glendon Rusch granted Free Agency.

  Todd Walker granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2004

  Signed René Reyes as a free agent.

  Paul Bako granted Free Agency.

  Nomar Garciaparra granted Free Agency.

  Tom Goodwin granted Free Agency.

  Ben Grieve granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2004

  Moisés Alou granted Free Agency.

  Kent Mercker granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2004

  Todd Hollandsworth granted Free Agency.

• November 22, 2004

  Signed Glendon Rusch as a free agent.

• December 2, 2004

  Signed Peter Bergeron as a free agent.

• December 7, 2004

  Signed Nomar Garciaparra as a free agent.

  Signed Todd Walker as a free agent.

• December 8, 2004

  Signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.

  Signed Welington Castillo as an amateur free agent.

• December 13, 2004

  Andy Sisco drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2004 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 2004

  Signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Angel Echevarria as a free agent.

  Signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.

  Signed José Mercedes as a free agent.

  Signed Calvin Murray as a free agent.

• December 16, 2004

  Signed Kevin McGlinchy as a free agent.

• December 31, 2004

  Signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.

• January 7, 2005

  Signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.

• January 10, 2005

  Received Steve Randolph from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.

• January 14, 2005

  Signed Chad Fox as a free agent.

• January 15, 2005

  Signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.

• January 20, 2005

  Signed Cody Ransom as a free agent.

• January 22, 2005

  Signed Scott Williamson as a free agent.

• February 2, 2005

  Traded Sammy Sosa and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Dave Crouthers (minors), Mike Fontenot and Jerry Hairston.

• February 5, 2005

  Signed Jeromy Burnitz as a free agent.

• February 8, 2005

  Signed Scott McClain as a free agent.

• February 9, 2005

  Traded Kyle Farnsworth to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bo Flowers (minors), Scott Moore and Roberto Novoa.

• February 15, 2005

  Signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.

• February 16, 2005

  Signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.

• March 26, 2005

  Traded Travis Ezi (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Mark Johnson.

• March 29, 2005

  Traded Bear Bay (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Cliff Bartosh.

• March 30, 2005

  Cody Ransom player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.

  Released Steve Randolph.

• March 31, 2005

  Released Dave Hansen.

• April 1, 2005

  Sent Danny Klassen to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Ben Grieve as a free agent.