Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 5, 2001
- November 6, 2001
Harold Baines granted Free Agency.
Alan Embree granted Free Agency.
- November 7, 2001
Cal Eldred granted Free Agency.
- November 14, 2001
Signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.
- November 16, 2001
Signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.
- November 19, 2001
Selected Ryan Kohlmeier off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- November 20, 2001
Selected Brian Simmons off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- November 27, 2001
Traded Herbert Perry to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Corey Lee (December 17, 2001) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- December 13, 2001
Traded Josh Fogg, Sean Lowe and Kip Wells to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Lee Evans (minors) and Todd Ritchie.
Joe Valentine drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
- December 26, 2001
Signed Fabio Castro as an amateur free agent.
- January 8, 2002
Released Chris Heintz.
- January 17, 2002
Selected Thomas Jacquez off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- January 29, 2002
Traded Chris Singleton to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Willie Harris.
- February 1, 2002
Signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
- March 13, 2002
Released Julio Ramírez.
- March 25, 2002
Released Brian Simmons.
- March 27, 2002
Traded Matt Guerrier to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ruddy Yan (minors) and Dámaso Marte.
- April 5, 2002
The Detroit Tigers returned Joe Valentine (earlier draft pick).
- April 24, 2002
Signed José Canseco as a free agent.
- May 15, 2002
Received Anthony Sanders from the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
- May 16, 2002
Signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
- May 17, 2002
Signed Damon Buford as a free agent.
- May 25, 2002
Signed Bill Simas as a free agent.
- June 4, 2002
Drafted Royce Ring in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
Drafted Jeremy Reed in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2002.
Drafted Josh Rupe in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.
Drafted Chris Getz in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Sean Tracey in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
Drafted Brandon McCarthy in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
Drafted Boone Logan in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
Drafted Jay Marshall in the 25th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 2003.
Drafted Daniel Barone in the 41st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Fernando Hernández in the 49th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
- July 12, 2002
Traded Alex Fernandez (minors) and Humberto Quintero to the San Diego Padres. Received D'Angelo Jimenez.
- July 14, 2002
Released Damon Buford.
- July 25, 2002
Traded Ray Durham and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jon Adkins.
- July 28, 2002
Traded Kenny Lofton to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ryan Meaux (minors) and Félix Díaz.
- July 29, 2002
Traded Sandy Alomar to the Colorado Rockies. Received Enemencio Pacheco (minors).
- July 31, 2002
Traded Bob Howry to the Boston Red Sox. Received Byeong-Hak An (minors) and Frank Francisco.
- September 8, 2002
Released Royce Clayton.
- October 15, 2002
Lorenzo Barceló granted Free Agency.
Mark Dalesandro granted Free Agency.
Brooks Kieschnick granted Free Agency.
Corey Lee granted Free Agency.
Aaron Miles granted Free Agency.
Anthony Sanders granted Free Agency.
Bill Simas granted Free Agency.
Ken Vining granted Free Agency.
- October 24, 2002
Released José Canseco.
- October 25, 2002
Signed Cliff Brumbaugh as a free agent.
Signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.
- October 31, 2002
Signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.
Frank Thomas granted Free Agency.
- November 6, 2002
Signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.
- December 3, 2002
Traded Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received players to be named later and Billy Koch. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylan Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- December 6, 2002
Signed Frank Thomas as a free agent.
- December 16, 2002
Gary Majewski selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 minor league draft.
- December 20, 2002
Signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.
- December 21, 2002
Jim Parque granted Free Agency.
Todd Ritchie granted Free Agency.
- January 12, 2003
Signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.
- January 15, 2003
Signed Armando Ríos as a free agent.
Traded Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernández, Jeff Liefer and cash to the Montreal Expos. Received Jorge Nuñez (minors) and Bartolo Colón.
Traded Eddi Candelario (minors) and Antonio Osuna to the New York Yankees. Received Orlando Hernández.
- January 23, 2003
Signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.
Signed Rick White as a free agent.
- January 24, 2003
Signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent.
- January 27, 2003
Signed Brian Cooper as a free agent.
Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
- March 17, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Gary Majewski (earlier draft pick).
- March 27, 2003
Traded Wade Parrish (minors) to the Colorado Rockies. Received Ross Gload.
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 3:58AM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.