2003 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 7, 2003

  Signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.

  Released Chris Widger.

• April 21, 2003

  Signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.

• April 24, 2003

  Released Chris Latham.

• May 7, 2003

  Signed Rolando Arrojo as a free agent.

• May 15, 2003

  Signed Matt DeSalvo as an amateur free agent.

• May 22, 2003

  Signed José Nieves as a free agent.

• May 23, 2003

  Purchased Curtis Pride from Nashua (Atlantic).

• June 3, 2003

  Drafted Tyler Clippard in the 9th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.

  Drafted T.J. Beam in the 10th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2003.

  Drafted David Purcey in the 17th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jeff Karstens in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.

  Drafted Justin Berg in the 43rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 2004.

  Drafted Daniel McCutchen in the 47th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 6, 2003

  Traded Marcus Thames to the Texas Rangers. Received Rubén Sierra.

• June 10, 2003

  Released Juan Acevedo.

• June 25, 2003

  Received Dan Miceli from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

  Purchased Karim García from the Cleveland Indians.

• June 28, 2003

  Released Willie Banks.

• July 2, 2003

  Signed Melky Mesa as an amateur free agent.

• July 16, 2003

  Released Matt Beech.

  Traded Ryan Bicondoa (minors), Jason Anderson and Anderson García to the New York Mets. Received Armando Benítez.

• July 21, 2003

  Released Ryan McGuire.

• July 22, 2003

  Received Jesse Orosco from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

• July 24, 2003

  Released Manny Acosta.

• July 25, 2003

  Released Alberto Reyes.

• July 29, 2003

  Sent Dan Miceli to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

  Traded Raúl Mondesí and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Jon-Mark Sprowl (minors), David Dellucci and Bret Prinz.

• July 31, 2003

  Received Gabe White from the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

  Traded Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Aaron Boone.

  Traded Robin Ventura to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor.

• August 6, 2003

  Traded Armando Benítez to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jeff Nelson.

• August 18, 2003

  Released Todd Zeile.

• August 22, 2003

  Traded Sterling Hitchcock to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ben Julianel (minors) and Justin Pope (minors).

• August 25, 2003

  Selected Félix Heredia off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• August 31, 2003

  Traded Jesse Orosco to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Juan Padilla (September 2, 2003) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• September 29, 2003

  Charles Gipson granted Free Agency.

• October 7, 2003

  Mike Thurman granted Free Agency.

  Released Bubba Trammell.

• October 14, 2003

  Curtis Pride granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2003

  Greg Hansell granted Free Agency.

  Adrián Hernández granted Free Agency.

  Marcus Jensen granted Free Agency.

  José Nieves granted Free Agency.

  Christian Parker granted Free Agency.

  John Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

  Bob Smith granted Free Agency.

  Craig Wilson granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 2003

  John Flaherty granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2003

  Jeff Nelson granted Free Agency.

  Rubén Sierra granted Free Agency.

  Released Luis Sojo.

• November 2, 2003

  Antonio Osuna granted Free Agency.

  David Wells granted Free Agency.

  Gabe White granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2003

  Roger Clemens granted Free Agency.

  Andy Pettitte granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2003

  Félix Heredia granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 2003

  Signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.

• December 7, 2003

  Signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.

  Signed Gabe White as a free agent.

• December 13, 2003

  Traded Brandon Weeden (minors), Yhency Brazobán, Jeff Weaver and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Kevin Brown.

• December 15, 2003

  Colter Bean drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

  Signed John Flaherty as a free agent.

• December 16, 2003

  Signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.

  Traded Randy Choate, Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera to the Montreal Expos. Received Javier Vázquez.

• December 17, 2003

  Signed Paul Quantrill as a free agent.

• December 18, 2003

  Traded Chris Hammond and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Eduardo Sierra (minors) and J.T. Stotts (minors).

• December 19, 2003

  Signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.

  Signed Gary Sheffield as a free agent.

• December 20, 2003

  Signed Homer Bush as a free agent.

• December 21, 2003

  David Dellucci granted Free Agency.

  Karim García granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2003

  Signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.

• Before 2004 Season

  Fernando Seguignol player rights sold to Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).

• January 6, 2004

  Signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.

• January 8, 2004

  Michel Hernández selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• January 12, 2004

  Signed Tony Clark as a free agent.

• January 14, 2004

  Signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Mann as a free agent.

• January 28, 2004

  Signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.

  Signed Tyler Houston as a free agent.

• February 1, 2004

  Signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.

• February 3, 2004

  Signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.

• February 4, 2004

  Signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.

• February 5, 2004

  Traded Jose Garcia (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Mike Lamb.

• February 7, 2004

  Signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.

• February 10, 2004

  Signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.

• February 16, 2004

  Traded a player to be named later and Alfonso Soriano to the Texas Rangers. Received Alex Rodriguez and cash. The New York Yankees sent Joaquín Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• February 25, 2004

  Signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.

  Signed Eduardo Núñez as an amateur free agent.

• March 1, 2004

  Released Aaron Boone.

• March 2, 2004

  Signed Travis Lee as a free agent.

• March 4, 2004

  Signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.

  Signed John Rodriguez as a free agent.

• March 9, 2004

  Signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

• March 12, 2004

  Signed Orlando Hernández as a free agent.

• March 18, 2004

  The Boston Red Sox returned Colter Bean (earlier draft pick).

• March 25, 2004

  Traded Mike Lamb to the Houston Astros. Received Juan De Leon (minors).

• March 26, 2004

  Released Erick Almonte.

• March 30, 2004

  Signed Félix Escalona as a free agent.