2004 New York Mets Trades and Transactions

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

• November 13, 2003

  Released Russ Johnson.

• November 20, 2003

  Edwin Almonte selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

  Phil Seibel selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• December 4, 2003

  Released Raúl González.

• December 10, 2003

  Signed Kazuo Matsui as a free agent.

• December 15, 2003

  Sent Frank Brooks to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.

  Drafted Frank Brooks from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Lenny DiNardo drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Eric Valent from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2003 minor league draft.

• December 18, 2003

  Signed John Franco as a free agent.

• December 20, 2003

  Pedro Feliciano granted Free Agency.

• December 21, 2003

  Signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.

  Jeremy Hill granted Free Agency.

  Scott Strickland granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2003

  Signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

• December 23, 2003

  Signed Mike Cameron as a free agent.

• January 6, 2004

  Signed Raúl González as a free agent.

  Signed Jeremy Hill as a free agent.

• January 8, 2004

  Signed Braden Looper as a free agent.

• January 16, 2004

  Signed Kenny Kelly as a free agent.

• January 20, 2004

  Signed José Parra as a free agent.

• January 26, 2004

  Signed Karim García as a free agent.

  Traded Jaime Cerda to the Kansas City Royals. Received Shawn Sedlacek.

• January 29, 2004

  Signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.

• January 30, 2004

  Signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.

• February 3, 2004

  Signed Scott Erickson as a free agent.

• February 5, 2004

  Signed Esix Snead as a free agent.

• February 8, 2004

  Signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.

• February 9, 2004

  Signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

  Signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.

• February 17, 2004

  Signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.

• March 9, 2004

  Signed Mike Glavine as a free agent.

• March 27, 2004

  Traded Timo Pérez to the Chicago White Sox. Received Matt Ginter.

• March 29, 2004

  Received Ricky Gutiérrez from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

• April 3, 2004

  Released Kenny Kelly.

• April 4, 2004

  Traded Roger Cedeño to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Wilson Delgado.

• April 5, 2004

  Signed Javier Cardona as a free agent.

• April 7, 2004

  Released Ricky Bottalico.

• April 8, 2004

  Jason Anderson selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• April 16, 2004

  Signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.

• April 26, 2004

  Signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.

• May 8, 2004

  Released Shawn Sedlacek.

• May 12, 2004

  Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.

• May 17, 2004

  Released Raúl González.

• May 20, 2004

  James Baldwin granted Free Agency.

• May 25, 2004

  Released Ricky Gutiérrez.

• June 7, 2004

  Drafted Philip Humber in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed January 11, 2005.

  Drafted Nick Evans in the 5th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.

  Drafted Mike Carp in the 9th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.

  Drafted Jeremy Hefner in the 46th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 17, 2004

  Traded Jeremy Griffiths and David Weathers to the Houston Astros. Received Richard Hidalgo.

• June 30, 2004

  Signed José Núñez as a free agent.

• July 5, 2004

  Signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.

• July 15, 2004

  Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.

• July 19, 2004

  Traded Karim García to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mike DeJean.

• July 30, 2004

  Traded Jose Díaz and Scott Kazmir to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Bartolomé Fortunato and Víctor Zambrano.

  Traded Justin Huber to the Kansas City Royals. Received José Bautista.

  Traded Matt Peterson (minors), José Bautista and Ty Wigginton to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Kris Benson and Jeff Keppinger.

• July 31, 2004

  Traded Scott Erickson to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Josh Hoffpauir (minors) (September 17, 2004) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• August 6, 2004

  Released Shane Spencer.

• August 13, 2004

  Purchased Ozzie Timmons from Atlantic City (Atlantic).

• August 17, 2004

  Traded Tom Wilson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Tony Socarras (minors).

• August 25, 2004

  Signed Brian Buchanan as a free agent.

• August 27, 2004

  Traded Dan Wheeler to the Houston Astros. Received Adam Seuss (minors).

• September 1, 2004

  Signed Alay Soler as an amateur free agent.

• September 5, 2004

  Released Randy Keisler.

• September 16, 2004

  Signed Elvin Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

• October 4, 2004

  Esix Snead granted Free Agency.

• October 6, 2004

  Brian Buchanan granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 2004

  Vic Darensbourg granted Free Agency.

  Wilson Delgado granted Free Agency.

• October 13, 2004

  Gerald Williams granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2004

  Javier Cardona granted Free Agency.

  Mike Glavine granted Free Agency.

  Jesse Levis granted Free Agency.

  José Núñez granted Free Agency.

  Luis Pineda granted Free Agency.

  Jason Roach granted Free Agency.

  Pat Strange granted Free Agency.

  Ozzie Timmons granted Free Agency.

  Gil Velazquez granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2004

  Kris Benson granted Free Agency.

  Ricky Bottalico granted Free Agency.

  John Franco granted Free Agency.

  Richard Hidalgo granted Free Agency.

  Todd Zeile granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 2004

  Mike DeJean granted Free Agency.

  Grant Roberts granted Free Agency.

  Released José Parra.

• November 11, 2004

  Al Leiter granted Free Agency.

• November 29, 2004

  Signed Juan Padilla as a free agent.

• November 30, 2004

  Signed Kris Benson as a free agent.

• December 3, 2004

  Traded Mike Stanton to the New York Yankees. Received Félix Heredia.

• December 6, 2004

  Signed Andy Dominique as a free agent.

• December 7, 2004

  Signed Mike DeJean as a free agent.

• December 13, 2004

  Drafted Henry Owens from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2004 minor league draft.

• December 15, 2004

  Signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.

• December 16, 2004

  Selected Ron Calloway off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• December 17, 2004

  Signed Pedro Martinez as a free agent.

• December 21, 2004

  Orber Moreno granted Free Agency.

  Scott Strickland granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2004

  Signed Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.

  Signed Orber Moreno as a free agent.

  Signed Grant Roberts as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

• December 29, 2004

  Signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.

• January 5, 2005

  Traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Anderson Hernández.

• January 7, 2005

  Signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Kerry Robinson as a free agent.

• January 10, 2005

  Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

  Signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.

• January 11, 2005

  Signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.

• January 12, 2005

  Signed Dae-Sung Koo as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 2005

  Signed Carlos Beltrán as a free agent.

• January 14, 2005

  Signed Tim Hamulack as a free agent.

• January 17, 2005

  Signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.

• January 24, 2005

  Pedro Feliciano player rights sold to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Japan Pacific).

• January 26, 2005

  Released Daniel Garcia.

• January 27, 2005

  Traded Ian Bladergroen (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Doug Mientkiewicz and cash.

• January 28, 2005

  Signed Eric Junge as a free agent.

• January 31, 2005

  Signed Mike Matthews as a free agent.

• February 1, 2005

  Signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

• February 3, 2005

  Signed Scott Stewart as a free agent.

• February 14, 2005

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• February 15, 2005

  Signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

• March 5, 2005

  Signed Jerrod Riggan as a free agent.

  Signed José Santiago as a free agent.

• March 7, 2005

  Signed David Lee as a free agent.

• March 8, 2005

  Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.

• March 17, 2005

  Released Joe McEwing.

• March 20, 2005

  Traded Jason Phillips to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Kazuhisa Ishii.

• March 24, 2005

  Purchased Fernando Lunar from the Cleveland Indians.

• March 28, 2005

  Purchased Benji Gil from the Seattle Mariners.

• March 30, 2005

  Selected Wilson Valdez off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• March 31, 2005

  Sent Pat Mahomes to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Kerry Robinson.

• April 1, 2005

  Andy Dominique player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

  Released Joe Nelson.

  Wilson Valdez selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.