2001 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 2000

  Benito Santiago granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 2000

  Traded Ron Villone to the Colorado Rockies. Received players to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Justin Carter (minors) (December 20, 2000) and Jeff Taglienti (minors) (December 20, 2000) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• November 10, 2000

  Deion Sanders granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 2000

  Signed Miguel Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• November 16, 2000

  Traded Chris Stynes to the Boston Red Sox. Received Michael Coleman and Donnie Sadler.

  Traded Ed Taubensee to the Cleveland Indians. Received Rob Pugmire (minors) and Jim Brower.

• November 22, 2000

  Traded Steve Parris to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Clayton Andrews and Leo Estrella.

• November 27, 2000

  Released Brian Hunter.

• November 30, 2000

  Signed Matt Skrmetta as a free agent.

• December 1, 2000

  Released Kimera Bartee.

  Selected Jeff Wallace off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 9, 2000

  Traded Wilmy Caceres (minors) to the Anaheim Angels. Received Seth Etherton.

• December 11, 2000

  Drafted Chris Piersoll from the Chicago Cubs in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

  Jason Pearson selected by the San Diego Padres in the 2000 minor league draft.

• December 15, 2000

  Signed Jared Fernández as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Selby as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.

• December 21, 2000

  Signed Raúl González as a free agent.

  Jeff Wallace granted Free Agency.

• December 27, 2000

  Signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.

• January 1, 2001

  Signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Spehr as a free agent.

• January 9, 2001

  Signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.

  Released Justin Atchley.

• January 10, 2001

  Signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.

• January 16, 2001

  Signed Frankie Rodriguez as a free agent.

• January 22, 2001

  Signed Justin Atchley as a free agent.

• January 24, 2001

  Signed Deion Sanders as a free agent.

• January 26, 2001

  Free agent signing of Deion Sanders voided.

• February 9, 2001

  Signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.

• February 19, 2001

  Signed Deion Sanders as a free agent.

• March 21, 2001

  Signed Ben Rivera as a free agent.

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

  Traded Michael Coleman and Drew Henson to the New York Yankees. Received Wily Mo Peña.

• March 24, 2001

  Released Bobby Madritsch.

• April 2, 2001

  Released Ed Yarnall.

• April 9, 2001

  Signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.

• May 18, 2001

  Signed Ken Hill as a free agent.

• May 24, 2001

  Matt Skrmetta granted Free Agency.

• May 31, 2001

  Signed Scott Forster as a free agent.

• June 1, 2001

  Signed Matt Skrmetta as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Maurer as a free agent.

• June 5, 2001

  Drafted Jeremy Sowers in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Nick Markakis in the 35th round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 6, 2001

  Signed Chris Peters as a free agent.

• June 14, 2001

  Leo Estrella selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• June 15, 2001

  Traded Rob Bell to the Texas Rangers. Received Edwin Encarnación and Rubén Mateo.

• June 18, 2001

  Released Ken Hill.

• June 20, 2001

  Traded Donnie Sadler to the Kansas City Royals. Received Cary Ammons (minors).

• June 22, 2001

  Released Deion Sanders.

• June 23, 2001

  Signed Scott Service as a free agent.

• July 1, 2001

  Signed José Rijo as a free agent.

  Traded Mark Wohlers to the New York Yankees. Received Ricardo Aramboles (minors).

• July 11, 2001

  Matt Walbeck player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 17, 2001

  Released Chris Peters.

  Selected Leo Estrella off waivers from the New York Mets.

• July 19, 2001

  Traded Alex Ochoa to the Colorado Rockies. Received Robin Jennings and Todd Walker.

• July 20, 2001

  Traded Michael Tucker to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ben Shaffar (minors) and Chris Booker.

• July 26, 2001

  Released Dave Maurer.

• August 13, 2001

  Signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.

• August 17, 2001

  Signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.

• August 18, 2001

  Signed Damon Buford as a free agent.

• August 30, 2001

  Received Calvin Pickering from the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

• September 6, 2001

  Calvin Pickering selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• September 18, 2001

  Chris Nichting granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 2001

  Osvaldo Fernández granted Free Agency.

  Scott Winchester granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2001

  Leo Estrella granted Free Agency.

  Scott Forster granted Free Agency.

  Marty Malloy granted Free Agency.

  Javier Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Brian McNichol granted Free Agency.

  Frankie Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

  Johnny Ruffin granted Free Agency.

  Bill Selby granted Free Agency.

  Scott Service granted Free Agency.

  Matt Skrmetta granted Free Agency.

  Tim Spehr granted Free Agency.

  Released Damon Buford.

• October 18, 2001

  D.T. Cromer granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2001

  Signed Javier Martínez as a free agent.

• November 5, 2001

  Joey Hamilton granted Free Agency.

  Pete Harnisch granted Free Agency.

  José Rijo granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2001

  Signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.

• November 8, 2001

  Signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.

  Signed Trever Miller as a free agent.

• November 15, 2001

  Signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.

• November 16, 2001

  Released Scott MacRae.

  Rubén Rivera selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.

• November 19, 2001

  Signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.

• December 10, 2001

  Signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.

• December 11, 2001

  Traded Dmitri Young to the Detroit Tigers. Received Juan Encarnación and Luis Pineda.

• December 17, 2001

  Released Chris Piersoll.

• December 18, 2001

  Traded Pokey Reese and Dennys Reyes to the Colorado Rockies. Received Luke Hudson and Gabe White.

• December 19, 2001

  Signed Mike Judd as a free agent.

• December 20, 2001

  Traded Ben Shaffar (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received José Silva.

• December 21, 2001

  Signed Mike Caruso as a free agent.

  Signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.

  Signed Alex Hernández as a free agent.

  Signed Brandon Kolb as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.

• January 1, 2002

  Signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.

• January 7, 2002

  Signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.

  Signed José Rijo as a free agent.

• January 11, 2002

  Signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.

  Signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.

• January 20, 2002

  Signed Pedro Santana as a free agent.

• February 28, 2002

  Signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.

• March 21, 2002

  Released Jason Ryan.

• March 25, 2002

  Signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.

• March 28, 2002

  Traded a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Reggie Taylor. The Cincinnati Reds sent Héctor Mercado (March 30, 2002) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• March 29, 2002

  Released Mike Judd.

• March 30, 2002

  Signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.

  Selected Carlos Almánzar off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.