2002 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 2001

  Chad Curtis granted Free Agency.

  Pat Mahomes granted Free Agency.

  Released Rubén Sierra.

• November 6, 2001

  Tim Crabtree granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 2001

  Signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.

• November 13, 2001

  Signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.

• November 20, 2001

  Signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.

• November 26, 2001

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• November 27, 2001

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Herbert Perry. The Texas Rangers sent Corey Lee (December 17, 2001) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• November 30, 2001

  Signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.

• December 12, 2001

  Traded Darren Oliver to the Boston Red Sox. Received Carl Everett.

• December 13, 2001

  Signed Jay Powell as a free agent.

• December 18, 2001

  Signed Geremi González as a free agent.

  Traded Dave Elder to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Rocker.

• December 19, 2001

  Signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

• December 21, 2001

  Rick Helling granted Free Agency.

  Ricky Ledée granted Free Agency.

  Scott Sheldon granted Free Agency.

  Justin Thompson granted Free Agency.

• December 27, 2001

  Signed Hideki Irabu as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

• January 8, 2002

  Signed Juan González as a free agent.

• January 14, 2002

  Traded Carlos Peña and Mike Venafro to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick and Mario Ramos.

• January 16, 2002

  Signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.

• January 23, 2002

  Signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.

• January 28, 2002

  Signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.

• January 29, 2002

  Signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.

  Signed Julio Mosquera as a free agent.

• February 1, 2002

  Signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.

  Craig Monroe selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• February 2, 2002

  Signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

• February 14, 2002

  Signed Justin Thompson as a free agent.

• February 20, 2002

  Signed Ed Sprague as a free agent.

• February 28, 2002

  Signed Tony Mounce as a free agent.

• March 19, 2002

  Traded Justin Duchscherer to the Oakland Athletics. Received Luis Vizcaíno.

• March 24, 2002

  Traded Luis Vizcaíno to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Jesús Peña.

• March 25, 2002

  Received Rich Rodriguez from the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.

• March 26, 2002

  Released Bill Pulsipher.

• March 29, 2002

  Released Jason Maxwell.

• March 31, 2002

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

  Released Matt Beech.

• April 2, 2002

  Released Pat Borders.

• April 3, 2002

  Traded Juan Moreno to the San Diego Padres. Received Jason Moore (minors).

• April 4, 2002

  Traded Chris Magruder to the Cleveland Indians. Received Rashad Eldridge (minors).

• April 9, 2002

  Traded Andy Pratt to the Atlanta Braves. Received Ben Kozlowski.

• April 22, 2002

  Purchased Calvin Murray from the San Francisco Giants.

• April 26, 2002

  Purchased Héctor Ortiz from the Kansas City Royals.

• April 30, 2002

  Released Héctor Carrasco.

• May 6, 2002

  Released Dan Miceli.

• May 16, 2002

  Signed Todd Greene as a free agent.

• May 17, 2002

  Signed Danny Ardoin as a free agent.

• May 31, 2002

  Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.

• June 4, 2002

  Drafted Drew Meyer in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.

  Drafted Sam Narron in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

  Drafted Kameron Loe in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

  Drafted Jesse Chavez in the 42nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 2003.

• June 5, 2002

  Released Steve Woodard.

• July 8, 2002

  Selected Donnie Sadler off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• July 12, 2002

  Released Héctor Ortiz.

• July 18, 2002

  Randy Flores selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.

• July 22, 2002

  Signed Allen McDill as a free agent.

• July 23, 2002

  Signed Kevin Richardson as an amateur free agent.

• July 29, 2002

  Signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

  Released Dave Burba.

• July 30, 2002

  Released Santiago Pérez.

• July 31, 2002

  Traded Gabe Kapler, Jason Romano and cash to the Colorado Rockies. Received Todd Hollandsworth and Dennys Reyes.

• August 19, 2002

  Traded Ismael Valdez to the Seattle Mariners. Received Derrick Van Dusen (minors) and Jermaine Clark.

• September 30, 2002

  Released C.J. Nitkowski.

  Released Rubén Rivera.

  Released Donnie Sadler.

• October 3, 2002

  Released John Rocker.

• October 15, 2002

  Kelly Dransfeldt granted Free Agency.

  Geremi González granted Free Agency.

  Allen McDill granted Free Agency.

  Julio Mosquera granted Free Agency.

  Calvin Murray granted Free Agency.

  Brian Schmack granted Free Agency.

  Ed Sprague granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 2002

  Signed Rontrez Johnson as a free agent.

• October 28, 2002

  Todd Hollandsworth granted Free Agency.

  Iván Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Rudy Seánez granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 2002

  Kenny Rogers granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2002

  Bill Haselman granted Free Agency.

  Rich Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2002

  Signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.

• November 4, 2002

  Signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.

• November 13, 2002

  Signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.

• November 15, 2002

  Signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

• November 17, 2002

  Signed Víctor Santos as a free agent.

• November 18, 2002

  Released Juan Alvarez.

• December 3, 2002

  Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

• December 6, 2002

  Traded Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette to the Cleveland Indians. Received Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese.

• December 13, 2002

  Signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.

• December 15, 2002

  Signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.

• December 16, 2002

  Andy Cavazos drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Rontrez Johnson drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted John Koronka from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Marshall McDougall from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  José Morban drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

• December 18, 2002

  Signed Doug Glanville as a free agent.

• December 21, 2002

  Frank Catalanotto granted Free Agency.

  Dennys Reyes granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 2002

  Signed Ugueth Urbina as a free agent.

• December 26, 2002

  Signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

• December 31, 2002

  Signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.

• January 3, 2003

  Signed John Thomson as a free agent.

• January 7, 2003

  Signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.

• January 13, 2003

  Signed Jim Rushford as a free agent.

• January 16, 2003

  Signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.

• January 20, 2003

  Signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.

• February 3, 2003

  Signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.

• March 12, 2003

  Released Rob Bell.

• March 21, 2003

  Returned John Koronka (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 24, 2003

  Signed Mauro Gómez as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Manny Alexander from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 26, 2003

  Danny Kolb granted Free Agency.

• March 27, 2003

  Traded Fernando Lunar to the Kansas City Royals. Received Odannys Ayala (minors).