2002 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 3, 2002

  Traded Jeff D'Amico to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Ben Margalski (minors) (October 29, 2002) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• April 4, 2002

  Traded Rashad Eldridge (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Chris Magruder.

• April 13, 2002

  Released Omar Olivares.

• April 26, 2002

  Released José Mercedes.

• April 29, 2002

  Released Wil Cordero.

• May 10, 2002

  Released Mike Lansing.

• May 13, 2002

  Signed Chad Allen as a free agent.

• May 21, 2002

  Released Brady Anderson.

• June 4, 2002

  Drafted Jeremy Guthrie in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed October 3, 2002.

  Drafted Brian Slocum in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2002.

  Drafted Ben Francisco in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

  Drafted Jensen Lewis in the 33rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 7, 2002

  Traded Russell Branyan to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ben Broussard.

• June 25, 2002

  Traded Bruce Aven to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jeff D'Amico.

• June 27, 2002

  Traded Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew to the Montreal Expos. Received Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens.

• June 28, 2002

  Released Tim Byrdak.

• July 11, 2002

  Traded Nerio Rodríguez to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Neil Simoneaux (minors).

• July 12, 2002

  Signed Karim García as a free agent.

• July 19, 2002

  Traded Chuck Finley to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later and Luis Garcia (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Coco Crisp (August 7, 2002) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• July 22, 2002

  Traded Jolbert Cabrera to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Lance Caraccioli (minors).

• July 28, 2002

  Traded Paul Shuey to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Francisco Cruceta, Terry Mulholland and Ricardo Rodríguez.

• July 30, 2002

  Traded Ricardo Rincón to the Oakland Athletics. Received Marshall McDougall.

• August 7, 2002

  Signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

  Signed Travis Miller as a free agent.

• August 16, 2002

  Jason Beverlin selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• September 3, 2002

  Purchased Tim Young from the Boston Red Sox.

• September 30, 2002

  Released Chad Allen.

• October 1, 2002

  Todd Dunwoody granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2002

  Chris Coste granted Free Agency.

  Sean DePaula granted Free Agency.

  Dave Maurer granted Free Agency.

  Travis Miller granted Free Agency.

  Jaret Wright granted Free Agency.

  Tim Young granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 2002

  Dave Elder granted Free Agency.

  Selected Jack Cressend off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• October 28, 2002

  Charles Nagy granted Free Agency.

  Lee Stevens granted Free Agency.

  Jim Thome granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2002

  Terry Mulholland granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2002

  Signed Dave Elder as a free agent.

  Eddie Pérez granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2002

  Signed José Santiago as a free agent.

  Dave Burba granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2002

  Signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.

• November 13, 2002

  Roy Smith player rights sold to the Oakland Athletics.

• November 20, 2002

  Signed Niuman Romero as an amateur free agent.

  Released Ed Taubensee.

• November 21, 2002

  Signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.

• December 6, 2002

  Traded Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese to the Texas Rangers. Received Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette.

• December 16, 2002

  Marshall McDougall drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Matt White drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Héctor Luna selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 minor league draft.

  Drafted Travis Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Derek Thompson drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Travis Chapman player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• December 18, 2002

  Signed Casey Blake as a free agent.

• December 19, 2002

  Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

• December 21, 2002

  Chris Magruder granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2002

  Signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed A.J. Hinch as a free agent.

  Signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

• January 8, 2003

  Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

• January 14, 2003

  Signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.

• January 17, 2003

  Earl Snyder selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• January 20, 2003

  Signed Rafael Betancourt as a free agent.

• January 27, 2003

  Signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

• February 2, 2003

  Signed Chris Magruder as a free agent.

• February 4, 2003

  Signed Paul Rigdon as a free agent.

• February 8, 2003

  Signed Ron Wright as a free agent.

• February 14, 2003

  Signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

• February 17, 2003

  Signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.

  Signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.

• March 8, 2003

  Signed Kazuhito Tadano as an amateur free agent.

• March 20, 2003

  Released Mike Thurman.

• March 25, 2003

  Traded Wendell Magee to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Mike Fyhrie (March 29, 2003) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• March 27, 2003

  Released Jason Beverlin.

• March 29, 2003

  A.J. Hinch player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.