2002 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2001

  Scott Brosius granted Free Agency.

  Chuck Knoblauch granted Free Agency.

  Tino Martinez granted Free Agency.

  Randy Velarde granted Free Agency.

  Mark Wohlers granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2001

  Sterling Hitchcock granted Free Agency.

  Luis Sojo granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 2001

  Signed Melky Cabrera as an amateur free agent.

• November 19, 2001

  Paul O'Neill granted Free Agency.

• December 7, 2001

  Signed Steve Karsay as a free agent.

  Traded David Justice to the New York Mets. Received Robin Ventura.

• December 13, 2001

  Traded Jay Witasick to the San Francisco Giants. Received John Vander Wal.

• December 17, 2001

  Signed Rondell White as a free agent.

• December 18, 2001

  Signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.

  Signed Sterling Hitchcock as a free agent.

  Traded Bernie Castro to the San Diego Padres. Received Kevin Reese.

• December 21, 2001

  Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

  Signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.

• December 31, 2001

  Signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.

• January 4, 2002

  Selected Brett Jodie off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• January 8, 2002

  Signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.

• January 17, 2002

  Signed David Wells as a free agent.

  Released Clay Bellinger.

• January 20, 2002

  Signed David Manning as a free agent.

• January 22, 2002

  Signed Jay Tessmer as a free agent.

• January 28, 2002

  Signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.

• February 1, 2002

  Signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

• February 4, 2002

  Signed Manny Alexander as a free agent.

• February 14, 2002

  Signed Ben Rivera as a free agent.

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

• March 11, 2002

  Released Rubén Rivera.

• March 12, 2002

  Released Ben Rivera.

• March 15, 2002

  Signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

  Manny Alexander granted Free Agency.

• March 27, 2002

  Released Bobby Estalella.

  Released Todd Greene.

• March 30, 2002

  Released David Manning.

• April 2, 2002

  Signed Karim García as a free agent.

• April 8, 2002

  Signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

• April 12, 2002

  Signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.

• April 13, 2002

  Released F.P. Santangelo.

• April 23, 2002

  Signed Matt Beech as a free agent.

• April 30, 2002

  Signed Wilton López as an amateur free agent.

• May 23, 2002

  Released Bill Pulsipher.

• June 4, 2002

  Drafted Matt Carson in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2002.

  Drafted Brad Halsey in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2002.

  Drafted Eric Hacker in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.

  Drafted Dane De La Rosa in the 24th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 13, 2003.

  Drafted Phil Coke in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

• June 5, 2002

  Released Gerald Williams.

• June 6, 2002

  Received Craig Dingman from the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Alex Arias as a free agent.

  Signed Robert Pérez as a free agent.

  Purchased Bob Scanlan from the Colorado Rockies.

• June 7, 2002

  Signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.

• June 12, 2002

  Selected Nate Field off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• June 14, 2002

  Released Kurt Abbott.

• June 25, 2002

  Released Brian McNichol.

• July 1, 2002

  Traded Scott Wiggins to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Raúl Mondesí.

• July 2, 2002

  Released Karim García.

• July 5, 2002

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jason Arnold (minors), John-Ford Griffin and Ted Lilly to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jeff Weaver from the Detroit Tigers. In addition, the Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics; and the Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later, Franklyn Germán and Carlos Peña to the Detroit Tigers. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• July 11, 2002

  Selected Seth Etherton off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 23, 2002

  Previous waiver selection of Seth Etherton from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.

• September 2, 2002

  Released Brett Jodie.

• October 10, 2002

  Released Alberto Castillo.

• October 11, 2002

  Mike Thurman granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2002

  Matt Beech granted Free Agency.

  Craig Dingman granted Free Agency.

  Nate Field granted Free Agency.

  Jalal Leach granted Free Agency.

  Billy McMillon granted Free Agency.

  Robert Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Bob Scanlan granted Free Agency.

  Scott Seabol granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2002

  Alex Arias granted Free Agency.

  Ramiro Mendoza granted Free Agency.

  John Vander Wal granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2002

  Ron Coomer granted Free Agency.

  Robin Ventura granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2002

  Mike Stanton granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2002

  Roger Clemens granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 2002

  Chris Widger granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 2002

  Signed Corey Lee as a free agent.

• November 21, 2002

  Signed Matt Beech as a free agent.

• November 22, 2002

  Signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

• November 23, 2002

  Signed Ben Rivera as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 4, 2002

  Signed Chris Latham as a free agent.

• December 6, 2002

  Signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.

• December 7, 2002

  Signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

• December 13, 2002

  Signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.

• December 16, 2002

  Mike Cervenak drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

• December 19, 2002

  Signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.

  Signed Hideki Matsui as a free agent.

• December 21, 2002

  Christian Parker granted Free Agency.

  Shane Spencer granted Free Agency.

• December 30, 2002

  Signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.

  Signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.

  Signed Christian Parker as a free agent.

• January 3, 2003

  Released Brandon Knight.

• January 15, 2003

  Traded Orlando Hernández to the Chicago White Sox. Received Eddi Candelario (minors) and Antonio Osuna.

• January 16, 2003

  Signed John Flaherty as a free agent.

• January 21, 2003

  Signed Fernando Seguignol as a free agent.

• January 27, 2003

  Signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.

• February 4, 2003

  Signed Jon Lieber as a free agent.

• February 5, 2003

  Released Randy Keisler.

• February 6, 2003

  Signed José Contreras as an amateur free agent.

• March 1, 2003

  Signed Francisco Cervelli as an amateur free agent.

• March 5, 2003

  Signed Ramón Ramírez as a free agent.

• March 7, 2003

  Released Ben Rivera.

• March 19, 2003

  Traded Rondell White to the San Diego Padres. Received Mark Phillips (minors), Bubba Trammell and cash.

• March 21, 2003

  Released Winston Abreu.

• March 22, 2003

  Signed Willie Banks as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

• March 24, 2003

  Signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.

  Signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.

• March 26, 2003

  Purchased Marcus Jensen from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March 30, 2003

  Signed Bob Smith as a free agent.