2002 San Diego Padres Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2001

  Tony Gwynn granted Free Agency.

  Rickey Henderson granted Free Agency.

  Dave Magadan granted Free Agency.

  Chuck McElroy granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2001

  Signed Brandon Villafuerte as a free agent.

• November 16, 2001

  Released David Lee.

• November 18, 2001

  Signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

• November 20, 2001

  Signed Jason Kershner as a free agent.

• November 28, 2001

  Signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.

• December 6, 2001

  Signed Julius Matos as a free agent.

• December 11, 2001

  Traded Alex Arias, Ben Davis and Wascar Serrano to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tom Lampkin, Brett Tomko, Ramón Vázquez and cash.

• December 13, 2001

  Graham Koonce drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

• December 18, 2001

  Signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.

  Traded Kevin Reese to the New York Yankees. Received Bernie Castro.

• December 27, 2001

  Signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

• January 2, 2002

  Signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.

• January 4, 2002

  Brett Jodie selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• January 18, 2002

  Signed Ron Gant as a free agent.

• January 23, 2002

  Signed Steve Reed as a free agent.

• January 30, 2002

  Signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

• February 4, 2002

  Signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

• February 14, 2002

  Signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.

• February 24, 2002

  Signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.

• March 8, 2002

  Signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.

• March 16, 2002

  Signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.

• March 19, 2002

  Traded Winston Abreu to the Chicago Cubs. Received Keto Anderson (minors).

• March 24, 2002

  Traded Dusty Wathan to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Kevin Barker.

  Traded Damian Jackson and Matt Walbeck to the Detroit Tigers. Received Rich Gomez (minors) and Javier Cardona.

• March 26, 2002

  Released Brad Clontz.

• April 3, 2002

  Traded Jason Moore (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Juan Moreno.

• May 13, 2002

  Signed José Lobatón as an amateur free agent.

• June 4, 2002

  Drafted Khalil Greene in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2002.

  Drafted Paul McAnulty in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

  Drafted George Kottaras in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

  Drafted Andy LaRoche in the 21st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jared Wells in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2003.

  Drafted Drew Macias in the 35th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 2003.

• June 10, 2002

  Jason Pearson selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.

• June 14, 2002

  Selected Gene Kingsale off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• June 17, 2002

  Signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.

• June 23, 2002

  Traded Andy Shibilo (minors) and Alan Embree to the Boston Red Sox. Received Brad Baker (minors) and Dan Giese.

• July 12, 2002

  Traded Jason Bartlett to the Minnesota Twins. Received Brian Buchanan.

  Traded D'Angelo Jimenez to the Chicago White Sox. Received Alex Fernandez (minors) and Humberto Quintero.

• July 15, 2002

  Released David Lundquist.

  Released Mark Sweeney.

• July 18, 2002

  Signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.

• July 27, 2002

  Signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

• July 31, 2002

  Traded Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed to the New York Mets. Received Josh Reynolds (minors), Jason Bay and Bobby Jones.

• August 1, 2002

  Released Jason Boyd.

• August 13, 2002

  Signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.

• August 16, 2002

  Released Mark Sweeney.

• August 28, 2002

  Selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• August 30, 2002

  Jason Kershner selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• September 3, 2002

  Released Bobby Jones.

• September 4, 2002

  Released Trent Hubbard.

• September 25, 2002

  Signed Dale Thayer as an amateur free agent.

• September 30, 2002

  Kevin Barker granted Free Agency.

  Tom Davey granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Pickford granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 2002

  Mike Holtz granted Free Agency.

  Doug Nickle selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• October 2, 2002

  Released Matt DeWitt.

  Jason Shiell selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• October 7, 2002

  Released Jonathan Johnson.

• October 15, 2002

  Julius Matos granted Free Agency.

  Rodney Myers granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2002

  Ron Gant granted Free Agency.

  Ray Lankford granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2002

  Signed Roger Deago as an amateur free agent.

  Deivi Cruz granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2002

  Released José Núñez.

• November 13, 2002

  Signed Kris Keller as a free agent.

• November 15, 2002

  Javier Cardona granted Free Agency.

  Traded Gene Kingsale to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Rivera.

• November 19, 2002

  Signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.

• November 20, 2002

  Signed Mario Valdez as a free agent.

• December 9, 2002

  Signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Carlton Loewer as a free agent.

• December 10, 2002

  Signed Jaret Wright as a free agent.

• December 11, 2002

  Signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.

• December 13, 2002

  Signed Homer Bush as a free agent.

• December 14, 2002

  Released Brian Tollberg.

• December 15, 2002

  Traded Brett Tomko to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later and Luther Hackman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Wodnicki (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• December 16, 2002

  Drafted Shane Victorino from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Rico Washington from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Junior Herndon selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 minor league draft.

  Signed Mark Loretta as a free agent.

  Traded César Crespo to the Boston Red Sox. Received Luis Cruz.

  Traded Buddy Hernandez (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jose Flores.

• December 20, 2002

  Signed Charles Nagy as a free agent.

  Wil Nieves selected by the Anaheim Angels off waivers.

• December 23, 2002

  Signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.

• December 24, 2002

  Signed Jay Witasick as a free agent.

• December 28, 2002

  Signed Brian Tollberg as a free agent.

• January 2, 2003

  Sent Jeremy Fikac to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.

• January 12, 2003

  Purchased Miguel Ojeda from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

• January 18, 2003

  Signed Ernesto Frieri as an amateur free agent.

• February 3, 2003

  Signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.

• February 16, 2003

  Signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.

• February 17, 2003

  Signed José Núñez as a free agent.

• February 24, 2003

  Released Homer Bush.

• March 5, 2003

  Éric Cyr selected by the Anaheim Angels off waivers.

• March 17, 2003

  Jose Flores selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• March 19, 2003

  Traded Mark Phillips (minors), Bubba Trammell and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Rondell White.

• March 21, 2003

  Signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.

• March 24, 2003

  Released Miguel Ojeda.

• March 25, 2003

  Selected Lou Merloni off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• March 26, 2003

  Selected Mike Matthews off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• April 1, 2003

  Signed Matt Herges as a free agent.