2000 Houston Astros Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1999

  Doug Henry granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1999

  Brian Sikorski selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• November 10, 1999

  Jack Howell granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1999

  Signed Travis Driskill as a free agent.

• December 2, 1999

  Signed Tony Eusebio as a free agent.

• December 3, 1999

  Signed Doug Henry as a free agent.

• December 13, 1999

  Johan Santana drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 1999

  Traded Carl Everett to the Boston Red Sox. Received Greg Miller (minors) and Adam Everett.

• December 21, 1999

  Signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.

• December 23, 1999

  Traded Derek Bell and Mike Hampton to the New York Mets. Received Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño and Octavio Dotel.

• January 3, 2000

  Signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.

• January 4, 2000

  Signed Raúl Chávez as a free agent.

• January 5, 2000

  Signed Don Wengert as a free agent.

• January 6, 2000

  Signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.

• January 21, 2000

  Signed Frank Charles as a free agent.

• February 1, 2000

  Signed Kip Gross as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.

• February 21, 2000

  Chris Sampson retired.

• March 14, 2000

  Released Don Wengert.

• March 16, 2000

  Released Mike Rose.

• March 21, 2000

  Traded Carlos Hernández to the Seattle Mariners. Received Carlos Maldonado.

• March 29, 2000

  Traded Trever Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Yorkis Pérez.

• March 31, 2000

  Released Tony Mounce.

• April 11, 2000

  Paul Bako player rights sold to the Florida Marlins.

• April 13, 2000

  Dwight Gooden player rights sold to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• April 20, 2000

  Traded Brian Dallimore to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Josh McAffee (minors).

• May 18, 2000

  Signed Jailen Peguero as an amateur free agent.

• May 27, 2000

  Traded Russ Johnson to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Marc Valdes.

• June 5, 2000

  Drafted Chad Qualls in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2000.

  Drafted Cory Doyne in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2000.

  Drafted Eric Bruntlett in the 9th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2000.

  Drafted Todd Self in the 15th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2000.

  Drafted Michael Bourn in the 19th round of the 2000 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Burns in the 30th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2000.

  Drafted Jason Windsor in the 43rd round of the 2000 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 16, 2000

  Purchased J.R. Phillips from the Chicago White Sox.

• July 5, 2000

  Released Mike Maddux.

• July 17, 2000

  Purchased Brandon Puffer from Somerset (Atlantic).

• July 24, 2000

  Released Yorkis Pérez.

• July 30, 2000

  Traded Doug Henry to the San Francisco Giants. Received Scott Linebrink.

• August 7, 2000

  Signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.

• August 16, 2000

  Signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.

• August 17, 2000

  Released Matt Mieske.

• August 23, 2000

  Received Eddie Zosky from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• August 25, 2000

  Signed Héctor Ramírez as a free agent.

• October 5, 2000

  Kip Gross granted Free Agency.

• October 11, 2000

  Eddie Zosky granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 2000

  Tripp Cromer granted Free Agency.

• October 13, 2000

  Jason Green selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.

• October 14, 2000

  Rusty Meacham granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2000

  Joe DePastino granted Free Agency.

  J.R. Phillips granted Free Agency.

• October 18, 2000

  Orlando Merced granted Free Agency.

  Héctor Ramírez granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2000

  Tim Bogar granted Free Agency.

  Ken Caminiti granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2000

  Signed Travis Smith as a free agent.

  Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

• November 7, 2000

  Signed Ricky Stone as a free agent.

• November 20, 2000

  Signed José Vizcaíno as a free agent.

• December 11, 2000

  Donaldo Méndez drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

  Aaron Miles drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

  Tim Hamulack selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2000 minor league draft.

  Traded Roger Cedeño, Chris Holt and Mitch Meluskey to the Detroit Tigers. Received Brad Ausmus, Doug Brocail and Nelson Cruz.

• December 14, 2000

  Signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.

  Signed J.C. Gutiérrez as an amateur free agent.

• December 18, 2000

  Signed Chris Tremie as a free agent.

• December 21, 2000

  Joe Slusarski granted Free Agency.

  Marc Valdes granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2000

  Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

• January 2, 2001

  Signed Charlie Hayes as a free agent.

• January 3, 2001

  Signed Kent Bottenfield as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Mann as a free agent.

• January 8, 2001

  Signed Mendy López as a free agent.

  Signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Pose as a free agent.

  Signed Brad Rigby as a free agent.

• January 17, 2001

  Signed Jeff Reed as a free agent.

• March 28, 2001

  Signed Scott Servais as a free agent.

• March 29, 2001

  Released Jeff Reed.