2004 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 3, 2004

  Released Mike Difelice.

• April 12, 2004

  Signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

• April 13, 2004

  Signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.

• April 14, 2004

  Signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.

• April 15, 2004

  Signed Eric Owens as a free agent.

• April 22, 2004

  Andrés Torres granted Free Agency.

• April 29, 2004

  Released Ariel Prieto.

  Traded a player to be named later and Jon Connolly (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Félix Sánchez. The Detroit Tigers sent Eric Eckenstahler (August 13, 2004) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• May 18, 2004

  Signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.

• June 6, 2004

  Signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

• June 7, 2004

  Drafted Justin Verlander in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.

  Drafted Jeff Frazier in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2004.

  Drafted Brent Dlugach in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.

  Drafted Chris Carpenter in the 7th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Luke French in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.

  Drafted Chris Martin in the 18th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chris Schwinden in the 43rd round of the 2004 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 15, 2004

  Released David Cortés.

• June 20, 2004

  Released Jimmy Haynes.

• August 2, 2004

  Signed Benji Gil as a free agent.

  Signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.

• August 13, 2004

  Signed Jorge Toca as a free agent.

  Released Danny Patterson.

• August 31, 2004

  Sent Mike Difelice to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

• October 1, 2004

  Selected Alexis Gómez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• October 4, 2004

  Chris Mears granted Free Agency.

  Greg Norton granted Free Agency.

• October 5, 2004

  Craig Dingman granted Free Agency.

  John Ennis granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 2004

  Selected Colby Lewis off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• October 14, 2004

  Released Joe Vitiello.

• October 15, 2004

  Matt Anderson granted Free Agency.

  James Baldwin granted Free Agency.

  Andy Barkett granted Free Agency.

  Benji Gil granted Free Agency.

  Jason Karnuth granted Free Agency.

  Danny Klassen granted Free Agency.

  Shane Loux granted Free Agency.

  Chad Meyers granted Free Agency.

  Warren Morris granted Free Agency.

  Eric Owens granted Free Agency.

  Guillermo Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Brian Schmack granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Toca granted Free Agency.

  Lino Urdaneta granted Free Agency.

  Andy Van Hekken granted Free Agency.

  Selected Byron Gettis off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

  Selected Dewayne Wise off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• October 28, 2004

  Esteban Yan granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2004

  Signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.

  Al Levine granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2004

  Signed John Ennis as a free agent.

• November 9, 2004

  Signed Sean Douglass as a free agent.

• November 10, 2004

  Signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.

• November 18, 2004

  Signed Troy Percival as a free agent.

• December 21, 2004

  Eric Munson granted Free Agency.

• December 31, 2004

  Signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.

• Before 2005 Season

  Signed Mike Bynum as a free agent.

• January 5, 2005

  Signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.

  Traded Anderson Hernández to the New York Mets. Received Vance Wilson.

• January 6, 2005

  Signed Andrew Good as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Rivera as a free agent.

• January 7, 2005

  Signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.

• January 8, 2005

  Signed Doug Creek as a free agent.

• January 10, 2005

  Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

• January 19, 2005

  Signed Nelson Cruz as a free agent.

  Signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.

• February 7, 2005

  Signed Magglio Ordóñez as a free agent.

  Released Dewayne Wise.

• February 9, 2005

  Traded Bo Flowers (minors), Scott Moore and Roberto Novoa to the Chicago Cubs. Received Kyle Farnsworth.

• February 10, 2005

  Signed Jason Grilli as a free agent.

• February 15, 2005

  Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.

• February 16, 2005

  Signed Edwin Almonte as a free agent.

• February 18, 2005

  Signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

• February 28, 2005

  Signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.

• March 7, 2005

  Signed Alfredo Fígaro as a free agent.

• March 15, 2005

  Released Alex Sánchez.