2003 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 2, 2003

  Signed Cristhian Martínez as an amateur free agent.

• April 3, 2003

  Selected Tyler Walker off waivers from the New York Mets.

• April 27, 2003

  Released Dave Borkowski.

• April 29, 2003

  Released Craig Paquette.

• May 7, 2003

  Signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.

• May 12, 2003

  Signed Freddy Dolsi as an amateur free agent.

• May 22, 2003

  Signed Jair Jurrjens as an amateur free agent.

• May 27, 2003

  Traded Chad Petty (minors) and Noochie Varner (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Alex Sánchez.

• May 29, 2003

  Released Tom Evans.

• June 3, 2003

  Signed Randor Bierd as an amateur free agent.

  Drafted Jay Sborz in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.

  Drafted Tony Giarratano in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.

  Drafted Virgil Vasquez in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003.

  Drafted Brian Rogers in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2003.

  Drafted Jordan Tata in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.

  Drafted Dusty Ryan in the 48th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2004.

• June 9, 2003

  Purchased Kevin Jordan from Camden (Atlantic).

• June 10, 2003

  Signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.

• June 23, 2003

  Received Ron Wright from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

• July 2, 2003

  Released Ron Wright.

• July 11, 2003

  Released Wendell Magee.

• July 13, 2003

  Traded Adam Bernero to the Colorado Rockies. Received Ben Petrick.

• August 20, 2003

  Selected John Ennis off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• August 27, 2003

  Released Steve Sparks.

• September 29, 2003

  Gene Kingsale granted Free Agency.

• September 30, 2003

  Signed Rhiner Cruz as an amateur free agent.

  Ernie Young granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 2003

  A.J. Hinch granted Free Agency.

  Danny Klassen granted Free Agency.

• October 2, 2003

  Warren Morris granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2003

  Hiram Bocachica granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Farnsworth granted Free Agency.

  Seth Greisinger granted Free Agency.

  Jason Jiménez granted Free Agency.

  Mark Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Jordan granted Free Agency.

  Pat Lennon granted Free Agency.

  Adam Pettyjohn granted Free Agency.

  Brian Schmack granted Free Agency.

  Tyler Walker granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Witt granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2003

  Shane Halter granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2003

  Selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• November 1, 2003

  Signed Tim Christman as a free agent.

• November 7, 2003

  Signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.

• November 14, 2003

  Signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

• November 15, 2003

  Signed Guillermo Rodríguez as a free agent.

• November 20, 2003

  Signed Brian Schmack as a free agent.

• November 24, 2003

  Signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.

• November 26, 2003

  Signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.

• December 7, 2003

  Signed Marcus Thames as a free agent.

• December 8, 2003

  Cliff Bartosh selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• December 9, 2003

  Signed Jason Smith as a free agent.

• December 11, 2003

  Signed David Cortés as a free agent.

• December 15, 2003

  Drafted Chris Shelton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Lino Urdaneta from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

• December 18, 2003

  Signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.

  Signed Al Levine as a free agent.

• December 19, 2003

  Signed Fernando Viña as a free agent.

  Signed Rondell White as a free agent.

• December 21, 2003

  Ben Petrick granted Free Agency.

  Andy Van Hekken granted Free Agency.

• December 30, 2003

  Signed Jason Johnson as a free agent.

• January 6, 2004

  Signed Brent Abernathy as a free agent.

  Signed Brandon Harper as a free agent.

• January 7, 2004

  Signed Andy Van Hekken as a free agent.

• January 8, 2004

  Traded Juan Gonzalez (minors) and Ramón Santiago to the Seattle Mariners. Received Carlos Guillén.

• January 9, 2004

  Signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.

• January 12, 2004

  Signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.

• January 13, 2004

  Signed Ben Petrick as a free agent.

• January 14, 2004

  Signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.

  Signed Greg Norton as a free agent.

• January 15, 2004

  Signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.

• January 20, 2004

  Signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

• February 2, 2004

  Signed Iván Rodríguez as a free agent.

• February 9, 2004

  Released Bobby Estalella.

• March 8, 2004

  Released Tim Christman.

• March 16, 2004

  Released Ben Petrick.

• March 25, 2004

  Brent Abernathy player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• March 27, 2004

  Pablo Ozuna player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March 29, 2004

  Signed Ugueth Urbina as a free agent.

• March 31, 2004

  Released Esteban Yan.

• April 1, 2004

  Traded Cody Ross to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Steve Colyer.