2001 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 16, 2000

  Traded Rob Pugmire (minors) and Jim Brower to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ed Taubensee.

• November 18, 2000

  Signed Dan Smith as a free agent.

• November 19, 2000

  Signed Ellis Burks as a free agent.

• December 20, 2000

  Signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.

  Signed Marty Cordova as a free agent.

  Signed Eric Gunderson as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

• December 22, 2000

  Signed Karim García as a free agent.

• December 28, 2000

  Signed Roberto Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• January 9, 2001

  Signed Juan González as a free agent.

• January 11, 2001

  Traded Tom Martin to the New York Mets. Received Javier Ochoa (minors).

• January 16, 2001

  Signed Argenis Reyes as an amateur free agent.

• January 20, 2001

  Signed Scott Radinsky as a free agent.

• January 26, 2001

  Signed Butch Huskey as a free agent.

• January 30, 2001

  Signed Roy Smith as a free agent.

• February 7, 2001

  Signed Jerry Spradlin as a free agent.

• February 8, 2001

  Signed Willie Blair as a free agent.

  Signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Petersen as a free agent.

• February 9, 2001

  Signed Jamie Walker as a free agent.

• February 10, 2001

  Signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.

• February 19, 2001

  Signed Tim Byrdak as a free agent.

• March 21, 2001

  Released Chris Petersen.

• March 27, 2001

  Released Ariel Prieto.

• March 29, 2001

  Received Trace Coquillette from the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

• March 31, 2001

  Signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.

  Released Willie Blair.

  Released Jerry Spradlin.

• April 8, 2001

  Signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.

• April 10, 2001

  Signed Willie Blair as a free agent.

• April 16, 2001

  Signed Mark Lewis as a free agent.

• April 19, 2001

  Signed Armando Gabino as an amateur free agent.

• April 23, 2001

  Released Kirk Bullinger.

• May 7, 2001

  Signed Greg LaRocca as a free agent.

• May 14, 2001

  Signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.

• May 18, 2001

  Signed Mark Watson as a free agent.

• May 19, 2001

  Traded Justin Speier to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Brian Jenkins (minors) (May 21, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• June 2, 2001

  Traded Jacob Cruz to the Colorado Rockies. Received Josh Bard and Jody Gerut.

• June 5, 2001

  Drafted J.D. Martin in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.

  Drafted Luke Scott in the 9th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2001.

  Drafted Garrett Mock in the 44th round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 6, 2001

  Signed Jason Phillips as a free agent.

• June 9, 2001

  Signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.

  Signed Lee Gronkiewicz as an amateur free agent.

• June 14, 2001

  Released Willie Blair.

• June 22, 2001

  Traded Steve Karsay and Steve Reed to the Atlanta Braves. Received Troy Cameron (minors) and John Rocker.

• June 29, 2001

  Sent Trace Coquillette to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

• July 3, 2001

  Released Chris Hammond.

• July 31, 2001

  Traded Zach Day to the Montreal Expos. Received Milton Bradley.

• September 1, 2001

  Released Jamie Brown.

• October 8, 2001

  Dave Hollins granted Free Agency.

• October 9, 2001

  Signed Jamie Brown as a free agent.

• October 11, 2001

  Mark Lewis granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2001

  Mark Budzinski granted Free Agency.

  Chris Coste granted Free Agency.

  Mike Edwards granted Free Agency.

  Jason Phillips granted Free Agency.

  Nerio Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Sefcik granted Free Agency.

  Dan Smith granted Free Agency.

  Jamie Walker granted Free Agency.

  Mark Watson granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 2001

  Signed Edward Mujica as an amateur free agent.

• October 26, 2001

  Signed Jason Phillips as a free agent.

• November 2, 2001

  Signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.

• November 5, 2001

  Marty Cordova granted Free Agency.

  Juan González granted Free Agency.

  Kenny Lofton granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2001

  Dave Burba granted Free Agency.

  Rich Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2001

  Signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Coste as a free agent.

• November 19, 2001

  Selected Chad Paronto off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• November 26, 2001

  Signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.

  Signed Donzell McDonald as a free agent.

• December 6, 2001

  Signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.

• December 10, 2001

  Signed Bill Selby as a free agent.

• December 11, 2001

  Traded Danny Peoples (minors), Roberto Alomar and Mike Bacsik to the New York Mets. Received players to be named later, Alex Escobar, Matt Lawton and Jerrod Riggan. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 12, 2001

  Released Steve Woodard.

• December 17, 2001

  Signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.

• December 18, 2001

  Signed Dave Maurer as a free agent.

  Signed Heath Murray as a free agent.

  Traded John Rocker to the Texas Rangers. Received Dave Elder.

• December 19, 2001

  Signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.

• December 22, 2001

  Traded Dave Roberts to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Christian Bridenbaugh (minors) and Nial Hughes (minors).

• January 9, 2002

  Signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.

• January 25, 2002

  Signed Rafael Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• February 1, 2002

  Signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.

• February 8, 2002

  Signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.

• February 9, 2002

  Signed Bruce Aven as a free agent.

• February 12, 2002

  Signed Mike Lansing as a free agent.

• February 21, 2002

  Signed José Mercedes as a free agent.

• March 1, 2002

  Released Tim Laker.

• March 5, 2002

  Signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

• March 25, 2002

  Released Brooks Kieschnick.

  Released Scott Radinsky.

• March 27, 2002

  Released Karim García.

• March 28, 2002

  Donzell McDonald assigned from roster onto the Kansas City Royals.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves. Received Eddie Pérez. The Cleveland Indians sent Jason Fitzgerald (minors) (September 21, 2002) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• March 29, 2002

  Released Simon Pond.