2001 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 6, 2000

  Signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.

• December 10, 2000

  Released Jason Ryan.

• December 11, 2000

  Drafted Brandon Knight from the New York Yankees in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

• December 19, 2000

  Signed Tom Prince as a free agent.

• December 20, 2000

  Ron Coomer granted Free Agency.

  Released Mike Lincoln.

• January 11, 2001

  Released Jeff Harris.

• February 7, 2001

  Signed Trent Oeltjen as an amateur free agent.

• February 12, 2001

  Signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.

• February 23, 2001

  Signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.

• March 28, 2001

  Returned Brandon Knight (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

  Signed Mike Duvall as a free agent.

  Traded Chad Moeller to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Hanley Frias.

• March 30, 2001

  Signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.

• April 13, 2001

  Signed Quinton McCracken as a free agent.

• May 30, 2001

  Signed Tony Fiore as a free agent.

• June 5, 2001

  Drafted Joe Mauer in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2001.

  Drafted José Morales in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2001.

  Drafted Kevin Cameron in the 13th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2001.

  Drafted Matt Macri in the 17th round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Nick Blackburn in the 29th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 2002.

• July 3, 2001

  Traded Hanley Frias to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Larry Sutton.

• July 22, 2001

  Sent Damon Hollins to the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.

• July 28, 2001

  Traded Mark Redman to the Detroit Tigers. Received Todd Jones.

• July 30, 2001

  Traded Matt Lawton to the New York Mets. Received Rick Reed.

• September 18, 2001

  John Barnes selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.

• September 21, 2001

  Casey Blake selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• October 8, 2001

  Quinton McCracken granted Free Agency.

• October 10, 2001

  Jason Maxwell granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 2001

  Selected Casey Blake off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• October 15, 2001

  Danny Ardoin granted Free Agency.

  Mike Moriarty granted Free Agency.

  Mike Oquist granted Free Agency.

  Jason Simontacchi granted Free Agency.

  Larry Sutton granted Free Agency.

• October 19, 2001

  Héctor Carrasco granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 2001

  Chad Allen granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2001

  Todd Jones granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2001

  Signed David Lamb as a free agent.

• November 20, 2001

  Saúl Rivera selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• December 13, 2001

  Drafted Joe Dillon from the Kansas City Royals in the 2001 minor league draft.

• January 14, 2002

  Signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.

• January 15, 2002

  Signed Brian Meadows as a free agent.

• January 23, 2002

  Signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.

• January 24, 2002

  Signed Alex Prieto as a free agent.

• February 3, 2002

  Signed David Lee as a free agent.

• February 4, 2002

  Signed Scott Randall as a free agent.

• March 2, 2002

  Signed José Mijares as an amateur free agent.

• March 15, 2002

  Signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

  Released Kurt Abbott.

• March 28, 2002

  Released Brian Meadows.