Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 5, 2001
Roger Cedeño granted Free Agency.
Released Dave Borkowski.
- November 6, 2001
Signed Jamie Walker as a free agent.
- November 7, 2001
Signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
Signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
- November 12, 2001
Signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.
- November 16, 2001
Signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
- November 19, 2001
Signed Óscar Henríquez as a free agent.
- November 20, 2001
- November 30, 2001
Signed Brian Powell as a free agent.
- December 11, 2001
Traded Juan Encarnación and Luis Pineda to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dmitri Young.
- December 13, 2001
Drafted Jeff Farnsworth from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
Signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.
Traded C.J. Nitkowski and cash to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Kyle Kessel (minors) (December 13, 2001) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
Purchased Joe Valentine from the Montreal Expos.
- December 19, 2001
Signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.
- December 20, 2001
Signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
Deivi Cruz granted Free Agency.
Selected Endy Chávez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- December 21, 2001
Signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.
- January 24, 2002
Selected Oscar Salazar off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- February 1, 2002
Endy Chávez selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
Selected Craig Monroe off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- February 19, 2002
Signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.
- February 20, 2002
Signed Bill Simas as a free agent.
- March 11, 2002
Signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
- March 24, 2002
Traded Rich Gomez (minors) and Javier Cardona to the San Diego Padres. Received Damian Jackson and Matt Walbeck.
- March 25, 2002
Traded Ronnie Merrill (minors) and Víctor Santos to the Colorado Rockies. Received José Paniagua.
- March 28, 2002
Released Melvin Nieves.
Released Juan Sosa.
- April 5, 2002
Returned Joe Valentine (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.
- May 1, 2002
Signed Chris Peters as a free agent.
- May 16, 2002
Traded José Macias to the Montreal Expos. Received Chris Truby.
- May 23, 2002
Released Bill Simas.
- June 4, 2002
Drafted Scott Moore in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2002.
Drafted Brent Clevlen in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2002.
Drafted Curtis Granderson in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.
Drafted Luke Carlin in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.
Drafted Joel Zumaya in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.
Drafted Anthony Reyes in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jesse Carlson in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
- June 19, 2002
Traded Kris Keller to the Atlanta Braves. Received George Lombard.
- July 5, 2002
Signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
As part of a 3-team trade, traded cash to the Oakland Athletics and Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Franklyn Germán and Carlos Peña from the Oakland Athletics. In addition, the New York Yankees sent Jason Arnold (minors), John-Ford Griffin and Ted Lilly to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
- July 23, 2002
Traded Matt Boone (minors), Brian Moehler and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received players to be named later and David Espinosa (minors). The Cincinnati Reds sent Noochie Varner (minors) (August 30, 2002) and Jorge Cordova (minors) (September 24, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
- July 24, 2002
Selected Erik Sabel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- July 25, 2002
Traded a player to be named later and Tom Farmer (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Hiram Bocachica. The Detroit Tigers sent Jason Frasor (September 18, 2002) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
- July 31, 2002
Oscar Salazar selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
- August 16, 2002
Selected Jason Beverlin off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- September 7, 2002
Released José Lima.
- September 9, 2002
Released José Paniagua.
- September 24, 2002
Selected Jason Jiménez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- September 30, 2002
Ryan Jackson granted Free Agency.
- October 1, 2002
Matt Perisho granted Free Agency.
- October 2, 2002
- October 3, 2002
Released Jacob Cruz.
- October 7, 2002
Seth Greisinger granted Free Agency.
- October 11, 2002
Selected Pedro Feliciano off waivers from the New York Mets.
- October 14, 2002
Erik Sabel granted Free Agency.
- October 15, 2002
Jason Beverlin granted Free Agency.
Mark Johnson granted Free Agency.
Matt Miller granted Free Agency.
Jarrod Patterson granted Free Agency.
Chris Peters granted Free Agency.
Adam Riggs granted Free Agency.
Chris Truby granted Free Agency.
Chris Wakeland granted Free Agency.
Craig Wilson granted Free Agency.
- October 28, 2002
Juan Acevedo granted Free Agency.
- October 30, 2002
Matt Walbeck granted Free Agency.
- November 15, 2002
Traded Mike Rivera to the San Diego Padres. Received Gene Kingsale.
- November 19, 2002
Signed Brian Schmack as a free agent.
- November 20, 2002
Released Damian Jackson.
- November 25, 2002
Traded Randall Simon to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
- November 29, 2002
Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
- November 30, 2002
Signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
- December 3, 2002
Signed Chris Mears as a free agent.
- December 16, 2002
Drafted Wil Ledezma from the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Released Pedro Feliciano.
Purchased Travis Chapman from the Cleveland Indians.
Purchased Matt Roney from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- December 18, 2002
Signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.
- December 19, 2002
Signed Seth Greisinger as a free agent.
Signed Warren Morris as a free agent.
- December 21, 2002
Robert Fick granted Free Agency.
Julio Santana granted Free Agency.
- January 7, 2003
Signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
- January 10, 2003
Signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.
- January 11, 2003
Traded Jerrod Fuell (minors) and Mark Redman to the Florida Marlins. Received Rob Henkel (minors), Gary Knotts and Nate Robertson.
- January 16, 2003
Signed Tom Evans as a free agent.
Signed Guillermo Moscoso as an amateur free agent.
- January 20, 2003
Signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.
- January 23, 2003
Signed Steve Avery as a free agent.
- January 24, 2003
Signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.
- January 27, 2003
Signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
- February 3, 2003
Signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.
- February 5, 2003
Signed Wilkin Ramírez as an amateur free agent.
- March 23, 2003
Released Kevin Barker.
Released Julio Santana.
- March 25, 2003
Traded Matt Coenen (minors) to the Atlanta Braves. Received Chris Spurling.
- March 26, 2003
Returned Travis Chapman (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- March 27, 2003
Released Bill Haselman.
- March 28, 2003
Released Robinson Cancel.
Released Luke Carlin.
Released Jesse Carlson.
Released Damion Easley.
George Lombard selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.
- March 29, 2003
Purchased A.J. Hinch from the Cleveland Indians.
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