The New York Mets traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for C.J. Nitkowski and cash. The New York Mets sent Kyle Kessel (minors) (December 13, 2001) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Miguel Asencio from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Ryan Christenson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Joe Dillon from the Kansas City Royals in the 2001 minor league draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Felix Escalona from the Houston Astros in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Farnsworth from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Jason Grabowski from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Steven Kent from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Graham Koonce from the San Diego Padres in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Kevin McGlinchy from the Atlanta Braves in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jay Powell as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Cesar Izturis and Paul Quantrill to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Chad Ricketts (minors) and Luke Prokopec.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Bryan Rekar.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jorge Sosa from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Corey Thurman from the Kansas City Royals in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Baltimore Orioles traded John Wasdin to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris Brock.

The New York Mets signed David Weathers as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox traded Josh Fogg, Sean Lowe and Kip Wells to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Lee Evans (minors) and Todd Ritchie.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Wheeler.

The New York Yankees traded Jay Witasick to the San Francisco Giants for John Vander Wal.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Luis Ugueto from the Florida Marlins in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Valentine from the Chicago White Sox in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Luis Ugueto from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Joe Valentine from the Montreal Expos.

December 14, 2001

The Chicago Cubs signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics traded Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates to the New York Mets for David Justice.

The Florida Marlins signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.

December 15, 2001

The Boston Red Sox traded Dustin Brisson (minors), Luis Alfonso Garcia (minors) and Rick Asadoorian (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dustin Hermanson.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Doster as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.

December 16, 2001

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian O'Connor as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners traded Brian Fuentes, Jose Paniagua and Denny Stark to the Colorado Rockies for Jeff Cirillo.

The New York Mets traded Desi Relaford and Tsuyoshi Shinjo to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.

December 17, 2001

The Florida Marlins signed Jeff Barry as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded Mickey Callaway to the Anaheim Angels for Wilmy Caceres (minors).

The New York Mets signed Roger Cedeno as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrick Gibson as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Ricky Gutierrez as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased Steven Kent from the Anaheim Angels.

The Kansas City Royals signed Darrell May as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Eddie Perez as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Chris Piersoll.

The Houston Astros signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Rondell White as a free agent.

December 18, 2001

The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Danny Bautista as a free agent.

The New York Yankees traded Bernie Castro to the San Diego Padres for Kevin Reese.

The San Diego Padres signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Dave Elder to the Cleveland Indians for John Rocker.

The New York Yankees signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Geremi Gonzalez as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jose Guillen as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Sterling Hitchcock as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Chuck Knoblauch as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tino Martinez as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Maurer as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Heath Murray as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jesus Pena as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chris Peters as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Pokey Reese and Dennys Reyes to the Colorado Rockies for Luke Hudson and Gabe White.

The San Francisco Giants signed Jason Schmidt as a free agent.

December 19, 2001

The Chicago Cubs signed Moises Alou as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed David Bell as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed John Burkett as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox traded Scott Hatteberg to the Colorado Rockies for Pokey Reese.

The New York Mets signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Judd as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Nerio Rodriguez as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Pedro Santana as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs traded Michael Tucker to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Shawn Sonnier (minors) (March 15, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

December 20, 2001

Jeff Abbott of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

Deivi Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Atlanta Braves signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jose Silva to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Shaffar (minors).

December 21, 2001

Israel Alcantara of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Glen Barker of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Alan Benes of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Dave Berg of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Brian Boehringer of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Cliff Brumbaugh of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Caruso as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.

Midre Cummings of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

The Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.

Robert Ellis of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Todd Erdos of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Sal Fasano of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Scott Hatteberg of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Jimmy Haynes of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Rick Helling of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Alex Hernandez as a free agent.

Eric Knott of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Kolb as a free agent.

Ricky Ledee of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Allen McDill of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

The Houston Astros signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.

Pokey Reese of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Ruben Rivera of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Donnie Sadler of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

The New York Yankees signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.

Luis Saturria of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

The Montreal Expos signed Mark Smith as a free agent.

Chris Stynes of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Justin Thompson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Mike Thurman of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Marc Valdes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

John Wasdin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Rick White of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Steve Lomasney of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.

December 22, 2001

The Kansas City Royals signed Danny Ardoin as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics selected Luis Lopez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Cleveland Indians traded Dave Roberts to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Christian Bridenbaugh (minors) and Nial Hughes (minors).

December 26, 2001

The Chicago White Sox signed Fabio Castro as an amateur free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.

December 27, 2001

The Colorado Rockies traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Gary Bennett. The Colorado Rockies sent Ender Chavez (minors) (December 27, 2001) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Emilio Bonifacio as an amateur free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Hideki Irabu as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels traded Mo Vaughn to the New York Mets for Kevin Appier.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Todd Williams as a free agent.

December 28, 2001

The Chicago Cubs signed Angel Echevarria as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed John Frascatore as a free agent.

The New York Mets purchased Gary Matthews from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 29, 2001

The Florida Marlins signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

December 30, 2001

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Wilson Delgado as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Salomon Torres as a free agent.

December 31, 2001

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.

January 1, 2002

The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.

January 2, 2002

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Mike Kremblas (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Tom Wilson.

The Oakland Athletics signed Scott Hatteberg as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Bryan Rekar as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Simontacchi as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Williams as a free agent.

January 3, 2002

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Ruben Sierra as a free agent.

January 4, 2002

The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Aaron Sele as a free agent.

January 5, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Scott Service as a free agent.

January 6, 2002

The Kansas City Royals signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

January 7, 2002

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Alberto Castillo.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies traded Mike Myers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for JD Closser and Jack Cust.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Rijo as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Watson as a free agent.

January 8, 2002

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Juan Gonzalez as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox released Chris Heintz.

The Atlanta Braves signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Dan Smith as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.

January 9, 2002

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Joe Depastino as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Quinton McCracken as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.

January 10, 2002

The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Rick White as a free agent.

January 11, 2002

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lance Carter as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Ivan Cruz as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Joe Davenport as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Todd Jones as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Randy Velarde as a free agent.

January 14, 2002

The Minnesota Twins signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics traded Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro.

The Seattle Mariners signed Shigetoshi Hasegawa as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Phil Norton.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pete Schourek as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Ozzie Timmons as a free agent.

January 15, 2002

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Adams as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Cliff Brumbaugh as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Holt as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Brian Meadows as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Gary Sheffield to the Atlanta Braves for Andrew Brown, Brian Jordan and Odalis Perez.

January 16, 2002

The New York Mets signed Pedro Astacio as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Alan Benes as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Bryce Florie as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Doug Linton as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Scott Servais as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Anthony Shumaker as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.

January 17, 2002

The Houston Astros signed Jamie Arnold as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Clay Bellinger.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels traded Brian Cooper to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brad Fullmer.

The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox selected Thomas Jacquez off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The New York Yankees signed David Wells as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Young as a free agent.

January 18, 2002

The San Diego Padres signed Ron Gant as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners traded Kevin Gryboski to the Atlanta Braves for Elvis Perez (minors).

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.

January 19, 2002

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Horacio Estrada as a free agent.

January 20, 2002

The Colorado Rockies signed Carlos Almanzar as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Bell as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Rick Helling as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed David Manning as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Dan Wheeler as a free agent.

January 21, 2002

As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Ross Gload and Craig House to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies sent Alex Ochoa to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Jeff D'Amico, Mark Sweeney and cash to the New York Mets.

The New York Mets signed Tony Tarasco as a free agent.

January 22, 2002

The Kansas City Royals signed Chan Perry as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Jay Tessmer as a free agent.

January 23, 2002

The Texas Rangers signed Hector Carrasco as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Michael Jackson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Steve Reed as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.

January 24, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Alex Prieto as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers selected Oscar Salazar off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.

January 25, 2002

The San Francisco Giants traded Desi Relaford and cash to the Seattle Mariners for David Bell.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Heintz as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Rafael Perez as an amateur free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Pedro Strop as an amateur free agent.

January 26, 2002

The Colorado Rockies purchased Ross Gload from the New York Mets.

January 28, 2002

The New York Yankees signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Eric DuBose as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Kinkade as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed John Mabry as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Tom Martin as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.

January 29, 2002

The Baltimore Orioles traded Willie Harris to the Chicago White Sox for Chris Singleton.

The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Mike James as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Ledee as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Mendez as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Julio Mosquera as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Takahito Nomura as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed So Taguchi as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.

January 30, 2002

The Seattle Mariners signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pokey Reese as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed John Valentin as a free agent.

January 31, 2002

The Chicago Cubs signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Donne Wall as a free agent.

February 1, 2002

The Oakland Athletics signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.

The New York Mets selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Cleveland Indians signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics selected Allen Levrault off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Seattle Mariners signed John Lindsey as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers selected Craig Monroe off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Atlanta Braves signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Rob Stanifer.

The New York Yankees signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.

February 2, 2002

The Texas Rangers signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

February 3, 2002

The Minnesota Twins signed David Lee as a free agent.

February 4, 2002

The New York Yankees signed Manny Alexander as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Erick Aybar as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Scott Randall as a free agent.

February 5, 2002

The Boston Red Sox signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Craig House off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Kansas City Royals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.

February 6, 2002

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Berg as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Osiris Matos as an amateur free agent.

February 7, 2002

The Anaheim Angels signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.

February 8, 2002

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Israel Alcantara as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Al Martin as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Eduardo Perez from Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central).

February 9, 2002

The Cleveland Indians signed Bruce Aven as a free agent.

February 10, 2002

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.

February 11, 2002

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.

February 12, 2002

The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Chouinard as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.

February 13, 2002

The Boston Red Sox signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Phil Norton as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Mark Smith.

The Anaheim Angels signed Rich Thompson as an amateur free agent.

February 14, 2002

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ruben Rivera as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Justin Thompson as a free agent.

February 15, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed David Newhan as a free agent.

February 16, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ron Villone as a free agent.

February 17, 2002

The Montreal Expos signed Sandy Martinez as a free agent.

February 18, 2002

The Florida Marlins signed Tim Raines as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.

February 19, 2002

The Detroit Tigers signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Ed Vosberg as a free agent.

February 20, 2002

The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Simas as a free agent.

February 21, 2002

The Montreal Expos signed Jose Canseco as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies traded Kane Davis to the New York Mets for Corey Brittan (minors).

The Cleveland Indians signed Jose Mercedes as a free agent.

February 22, 2002

The Montreal Expos selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Houston Astros signed Hipolito Pichardo as a free agent.

February 23, 2002

The Florida Marlins signed Mark Smith as a free agent.

February 24, 2002

The San Diego Padres signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Lyle Mouton.

February 27, 2002

The Boston Red Sox signed Rey Sanchez as a free agent.

February 28, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kazuhisa Ishii as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Tony Mounce as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.

March 1, 2002

The Cleveland Indians released Tim Laker.

March 2, 2002

The Minnesota Twins signed Jose Mijares as an amateur free agent.

March 4, 2002

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Harikkala as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Carlos Villanueva as an amateur free agent.

March 5, 2002

The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Josias Manzanillo as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.

March 6, 2002

The Florida Marlins signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.

March 7, 2002

The Montreal Expos signed Andres Galarraga as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Alan Mills as a free agent.

March 8, 2002

The San Diego Padres signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Romulo Sanchez as an amateur free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Jason Wood as a free agent.

March 11, 2002

The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Miller as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Ruben Rivera.

March 12, 2002

The Montreal Expos traded Geoff Blum to the Houston Astros for Chris Truby.

The New York Mets signed Jesus Flores as an amateur free agent.

March 13, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Warren Morris.

The Chicago White Sox released Julio Ramirez.

The New York Mets released Mark Sweeney.

March 14, 2002

The Montreal Expos signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.

March 15, 2002

Manny Alexander of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

The Minnesota Twins signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

March 16, 2002

The Anaheim Angels signed Julio Ramirez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.

March 18, 2002

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Jorge Sosa off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 19, 2002

The San Diego Padres traded Winston Abreu to the Chicago Cubs for Syketo Anderson (minors).

The Texas Rangers traded Justin Duchscherer to the Oakland Athletics for Luis Vizcaino.

The Florida Marlins released Joe Roa.

March 20, 2002

The Atlanta Braves traded Paul Bako and Jose Cabrera to the Milwaukee Brewers for Henry Blanco.

The Montreal Expos released Ivan Cruz.

March 21, 2002

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Ohme as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Jason Ryan.

March 22, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Roa as a free agent.

March 23, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jorge Nunez (minors) and Matt Herges to the Montreal Expos for Guillermo Mota and Wilkin Ruan.

March 24, 2002

The Detroit Tigers traded Rich Gomez (minors) and Javier Cardona to the San Diego Padres for Damian Jackson and Matt Walbeck.

The New York Mets traded Lou Collier to the Montreal Expos for Jason Bay and Jimmy Serrano.

The Chicago Cubs signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jesus Pena to the Texas Rangers for Luis Vizcaino.

The San Diego Padres traded Dusty Wathan to the Milwaukee Brewers for Kevin Barker.

The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ernie Young to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.

March 25, 2002

The Cleveland Indians released Brooks Kieschnick.

The Houston Astros released C.J. Nitkowski.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Troy O'Leary.

The Atlanta Braves sent Rich Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

The Detroit Tigers traded Ronnie Merrill (minors) and Victor Santos to the Colorado Rockies for Jose Paniagua.

The Chicago White Sox released Brian Simmons.

The Colorado Rockies purchased Chuck Smith from the Florida Marlins.

March 26, 2002

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Andy Barkett.

The San Diego Padres released Brad Clontz.

The Montreal Expos sent Trace Coquillette to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Hernan Iribarren as an amateur free agent.

The Houston Astros released Jason Jacome.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Felix Martinez.

The Oakland Athletics signed Alexi Ogando as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Bill Pulsipher.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Todd Williams.

March 27, 2002

The Florida Marlins traded Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement to the Chicago Cubs for Jose Cueto (minors), Ryan Jorgensen, Julian Tavarez and Dontrelle Willis.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Chad Allen as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Troy Brohawn.

The Montreal Expos released Jose Canseco.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Felix Escalona off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The New York Yankees released Bobby Estalella.

The Cleveland Indians released Karim Garcia.

The New York Yankees released Todd Greene.

The New York Mets selected Chris Latham off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Edwin Yan (minors) and Damaso Marte to the Chicago White Sox for Matt Guerrier.

The New York Mets selected Andy Tracy off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Yorkis Perez.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Yorkis Perez as a free agent.

March 28, 2002

The Florida Marlins sent Jeff Bailey to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.

The San Francisco Giants signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves released David Cortes.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Reggie Harris.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Sam McConnell.

Donzell McDonald assigned by the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Royals.

The Anaheim Angels released Brian McNichol.

The Minnesota Twins released Brian Meadows.

The Detroit Tigers released Melvin Nieves.

The Houston Astros signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves traded Eddie Perez to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Jason Fitzgerald (minors) (September 21, 2002) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Joe Roa to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

The Montreal Expos signed Henry Rodriguez as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels released Dan Serafini.

The Detroit Tigers released Juan Sosa.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Reggie Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Hector Mercado (March 30, 2002) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

March 29, 2002

The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Judd.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Al Martin.

The Texas Rangers released Jason Maxwell.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Sam McConnell as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Simon Pond.

The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins selected Wilson Valdez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

March 30, 2002

The Cincinnati Reds selected Carlos Almanzar off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ivan Cruz as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins released Matt Duff.

The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Haney as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released David Manning.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Felix Martinez as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins released Billy McMillon.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Meadows as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Simon Pond as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Bryan Ward.

March 31, 2002

The Texas Rangers released Matt Beech.

The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ruben Rivera as a free agent.

April 1, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Matt Duff as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Aaron Guiel as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Charlie Zink as an amateur free agent.

April 2, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers released Pat Borders.

The New York Yankees signed Karim Garcia as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mike Judd as a free agent.

The New York Mets released Darren Bragg.

The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.

April 3, 2002 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles traded John Bale to the New York Mets for Gary Matthews.

The New York Mets selected McKay Christensen off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cleveland Indians traded Jeff D'Amico to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Ben Margalski (minors) (October 29, 2002) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Nelson Figueroa off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Texas Rangers traded Juan Moreno to the San Diego Padres for Jason Moore (minors).

April 4, 2002 Standings

The Seattle Mariners released Alex Arias.

The Chicago Cubs selected Mario Encarnacion off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

The Texas Rangers traded Chris Magruder to the Cleveland Indians for Rashad Eldridge (minors).

April 5, 2002 Standings

The New York Mets selected Marco Scutaro off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Montreal Expos traded Phil Seibel, Scott Strickland and Matt Watson to the New York Mets for a player to be named later, Bruce Chen, Luis Figueroa and Dicky Gonzalez. The New York Mets sent Saul Rivera (July 16, 2002) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers returned Joe Valentine (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.

April 6, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies signed Jonathan Herrera as an amateur free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Rose as a free agent.

April 8, 2002 Standings

The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tom Goodwin.

The New York Yankees signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Trombley.

April 9, 2002 Standings

The Atlanta Braves traded Ben Kozlowski to the Texas Rangers for Andy Pratt.

April 10, 2002 Standings

The Montreal Expos released Alan Mills.

April 12, 2002 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.

April 15, 2002 Standings

The Seattle Mariners signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Tomas de la Rosa off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Trombley as a free agent.

April 16, 2002 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles released Chad Allen.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Kevin Brown.

April 17, 2002 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.

April 18, 2002 Standings

The Montreal Expos released Ed Vosberg.

April 19, 2002 Standings

The Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.

April 22, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers purchased Calvin Murray from the San Francisco Giants.

April 23, 2002 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Matt Beech as a free agent.

April 24, 2002 Standings

Yucatan (Mexican) purchased Alfredo Aceves from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jose Canseco as a free agent.

April 26, 2002 Standings

Andy Dominique assigned by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Red Sox.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Wayne Gomes.

The Cleveland Indians released Jose Mercedes.

The Texas Rangers purchased Hector Ortiz from the Kansas City Royals.

The Boston Red Sox released Mike Rose.

April 27, 2002 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles signed Alex Arias as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.

April 28, 2002 Standings

The Kansas City Royals selected Mike Caruso off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Oakland Athletics released Chad Meyers.

April 29, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians released Wil Cordero.

The Houston Astros released Chris Prieto.

April 30, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs released Winston Abreu.

The Texas Rangers released Hector Carrasco.

The New York Yankees signed Wilton Lopez as an amateur free agent.

May 1, 2002 Standings

The Minnesota Twins signed Frank Mata as an amateur free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Rose as a free agent.

May 3, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies purchased Jorge Piedra from the Chicago Cubs.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Pete Walker off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Montreal Expos signed Todd Williams as a free agent.

May 4, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Mark Johnson.

May 5, 2002 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Felix Martinez.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.

May 6, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers released Dan Miceli.

May 7, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies released Kevin Nicholson.

May 8, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Bob Smith.

May 9, 2002 Standings

The Kansas City Royals signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

May 10, 2002 Standings

The Toronto Blue Jays released Homer Bush.

May 11, 2002 Standings

The Montreal Expos signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Dusty Wathan.

May 13, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians signed Chad Allen as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jose Lobaton as an amateur free agent.

May 14, 2002 Standings

The Kansas City Royals released Jon Nunnally.

May 15, 2002 Standings

The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pedro Borbon to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

The Kansas City Royals signed Felix Martinez as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Dave McCarty.

The Cincinnati Reds sent Anthony Sanders to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

May 16, 2002 Standings

The Kansas City Royals released Danny Ardoin.

The Texas Rangers signed Todd Greene as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers traded Jose Macias to the Montreal Expos for Chris Truby.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Henry Rodriguez.

The Kansas City Royals signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

May 17, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers signed Danny Ardoin as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals traded Bryan Rekar to the Colorado Rockies for Eduardo Villacis.

May 20, 2002 Standings

The Florida Marlins signed Homer Bush as a free agent.

May 21, 2002 Standings

The Atlanta Braves released Garrett Jones.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.

May 22, 2002 Standings

The Oakland Athletics traded Jeremy Giambi to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Mabry.

May 23, 2002 Standings

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jason Dickson.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jose Mercedes as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Bill Pulsipher.

The Seattle Mariners selected Nate Rolison off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

The Detroit Tigers released Bill Simas.

May 24, 2002 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Johnson.

The Minnesota Twins signed Garrett Jones as a free agent.

May 25, 2002 Standings

The Chicago White Sox signed Bill Simas as a free agent.

May 26, 2002 Standings

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Dan Plesac to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cliff Politte.

May 27, 2002 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed Jason Dickson as a free agent.

May 28, 2002 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles released Alex Arias.

The Seattle Mariners released Ryan Minor.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob Smith as a free agent.

May 29, 2002 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.

May 31, 2002 Standings

The San Francisco Giants released Jason Dickson.

Chris Michalak of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

June 1, 2002 Standings

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Sal Fasano.

June 3, 2002 Standings

The Oakland Athletics released Mike Holtz.

The Minnesota Twins released Mike Trombley.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ernie Young.

June 4, 2002 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bryan Bullington in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed October 30, 2002.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted B.J. Upton in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 16, 2002.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Adam Loewen in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Zack Greinke in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Prince Fielder in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Moore in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff Francis in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

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

The Florida Marlins drafted Jeremy Hermida in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2002.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Joe Saunders in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The San Diego Padres drafted Khalil Greene in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2002.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Russ Adams in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

The New York Mets drafted Scott Kazmir in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Nick Swisher in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Cole Hamels in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 28, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Royce Ring in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted James Loney in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Denard Span in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2002.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Jeremy Guthrie in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed October 3, 2002.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Jeff Francoeur in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Joe Blanton in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Matt Cain in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Sergio Santos in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Dan Meyer in the 1st round (34th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeremy Brown in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Mark Teahen in the 1st round (39th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.

The Florida Marlins drafted Robert Andino in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 2002.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jonathan Broxton in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2002.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Bush in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Brent Clevlen in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Jesse Crain in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Tyler Greene in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Kevin Jepsen in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2002.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Jon Lester in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Fred Lewis in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian McCann in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Micah Owings in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jason Pridie in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The Montreal Expos drafted Darrell Rasner in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Jeremy Reed in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2002.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Zack Segovia in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2002.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Brian Slocum in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2002.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Chris Snyder in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2002.

The Houston Astros drafted Mitch Talbot in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 20, 2002.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Joey Votto in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2002.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Elijah Dukes in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 2002.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Curtis Granderson in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Val Majewski in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 2002.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Charlie Morton in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Bill Murphy in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Daniel Ortmeier in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2002.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Billy Petrick in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Josh Rupe in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff Baker in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 27, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted John Baker in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Wes Bankston in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Lance Cormier in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Kevin Correia in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2002.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Rich Hill in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2002.

The Florida Marlins drafted Josh Johnson in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

The Houston Astros drafted Mark McLemore in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2002.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Adam Peterson in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Chris Smith in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Delwyn Young in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The New York Yankees drafted Matt Carson in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2002.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Ben Francisco in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

The Florida Marlins drafted Nick Hundley in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Mark Kiger in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2002.

The Houston Astros drafted Pat Misch in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Donnie Murphy in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2002.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Hayden Penn in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 1, 2002.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Brian Barden in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Sean Barker in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Barret Browning in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Troy Cate in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2002.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Brad Eldred in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Jesse English in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Chris Getz in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Maine in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Pat Neshek in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.

The Florida Marlins drafted Scott Olsen in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jason Perry in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2002.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Jonah Bayliss in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Capps in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2002.

The Montreal Expos drafted Mike O'Connor in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Spilborghs in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tom Wilhelmsen in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Jared Burton in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The New York Yankees drafted Brad Halsey in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Clay Hensley in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Adam Lind in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Brandon Moss in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff Salazar in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Sean Tracey in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Adam Greenberg in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Shane Komine in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2002.

The Florida Marlins drafted Eric Reed in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Matt Tupman in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke Carlin in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Dave Davidson in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jason Hammel in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Howie Kendrick in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

The New York Mets drafted Matt Lindstrom in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Kyle Phillips in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2002.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted T.J. Beam in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Jason Bergmann in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted James McDonald in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Evan Meek in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2003.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Shealy in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Joel Zumaya in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Jeff Clement in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Callix Crabbe in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Mike Esposito in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 29, 2002.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brandon Fahey in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.

The San Diego Padres drafted Paul McAnulty in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Reid Gorecki in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Micah Hoffpauir in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Houston Astros drafted Lance Pendleton in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Rocky Cherry in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed January 25, 2003.

The Florida Marlins drafted Travis Chick in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Garrett Mock in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Jesse Carlson in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Kila Ka'aihue in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2002.

The Texas Rangers drafted Sam Narron in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Dustin Nippert in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Mike Pelfrey in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Eric Stults in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dana Eveland in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Brad Thompson in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 2002.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chris Demaria in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Russell Martin in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2002.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Scott Mathieson in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Brandon McCarthy in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jordan De Jong in the 18th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2002.

The Florida Marlins drafted Ross Wolf in the 18th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Denorfia in the 19th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bobby Korecky in the 19th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Trevor Crowe in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Chuck James in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.

The San Diego Padres drafted George Kottaras in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The Texas Rangers drafted Kameron Loe in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Boone Logan in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Travis Ishikawa in the 21st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 2002.

The San Diego Padres drafted Andy LaRoche in the 21st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Taylor Teagarden in the 22nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Travis Buck in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jacoby Ellsbury in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The New York Yankees drafted Eric Hacker in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.

The New York Yankees drafted Dane De La Rosa in the 24th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 13, 2003.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Jay Marshall in the 25th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 2003.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Kyle McClellan in the 25th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2002.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Craig Breslow in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The New York Yankees drafted Phil Coke in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dewon Day in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 2003.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Antoan Richardson in the 27th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Alex Hinshaw in the 29th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Erik Kratz in the 29th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

The Seattle Mariners drafted T.J. Bohn in the 30th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2002.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Matt Palmer in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

The San Diego Padres drafted Jared Wells in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2003.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Brad Ziegler in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Oakland Athletics drafted J.R. Towles in the 32nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Jensen Lewis in the 33rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Nyjer Morgan in the 33rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tim Dillard in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2003.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Doug Mathis in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Mattheus in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike McCoy in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.

The San Diego Padres drafted Drew Macias in the 35th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 2003.

The Montreal Expos drafted Sean White in the 35th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Randy Wells in the 38th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Luke Hochevar in the 39th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Bryan LaHair in the 39th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 19, 2003.

The Houston Astros drafted Nick Stavinoha in the 39th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Hunter Pence in the 40th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Daniel Barone in the 41st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Florida Marlins drafted Rob Johnson in the 41st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Jesse Chavez in the 42nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 2003.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Steve Delabar in the 43rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Ty Taubenheim in the 44th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Florida Marlins drafted Tim Wood in the 44th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Brian Bannister in the 45th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Sam LeCure in the 45th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dusty Ryan in the 46th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Bobby Wilson in the 48th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 2003.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Fernando Hernandez in the 49th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

June 5, 2002 Standings

Jose Parra of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

The New York Yankees released Gerald Williams.

The Texas Rangers released Steve Woodard.

June 6, 2002 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Alex Arias as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds sent Craig Dingman to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Ryan Glynn.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Luis Lopez.

The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.

The Houston Astros released C.J. Nitkowski.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

June 7, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians traded Russell Branyan to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Broussard.

The Florida Marlins released Harvey Garcia.

The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan O'Malley as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs released Leo Estrella.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.

June 9, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jackson Melian (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Robert Machado.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Jose Rodriguez.

June 10, 2002 Standings

The San Francisco Giants selected Jason Pearson off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

June 11, 2002 Standings

The Minnesota Twins traded Warren Morris to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Seth Davidson (minors) (June 20, 2002) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

June 12, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies signed Doug Bernier as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees selected Nate Field off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

June 13, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tony Pena as an amateur free agent.

June 14, 2002 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Brower to the Montreal Expos for Bruce Chen.

The Boston Red Sox signed Harvey Garcia as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres selected Gene Kingsale off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

June 15, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers released Bucky Jacobsen.

June 17, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.

June 18, 2002 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eric Hull as an amateur free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Mark Watson from the Chicago Cubs.

June 19, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers traded Kris Keller to the Atlanta Braves for George Lombard.

The Minnesota Twins signed Jose Rodriguez as a free agent.

June 20, 2002 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramon Troncoso as an amateur free agent.

June 21, 2002 Standings

The Boston Red Sox purchased Rob Ryan from the Oakland Athletics.

June 24, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.

June 25, 2002 Standings

The Anaheim Angels signed Jose Arredondo as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jeff D'Amico to the Cleveland Indians for Bruce Aven.

The New York Yankees released Brian McNichol.

June 26, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres traded Andy Shibilo (minors) and Alan Embree to the Boston Red Sox for Brad Baker (minors) and Dan Giese.

June 27, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians traded Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens.

The Kansas City Royals released Brian Shouse.

June 28, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians released Tim Byrdak.

June 29, 2002 Standings

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Elliot Johnson as an amateur free agent.

June 30, 2002 Standings

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jonathan Johnson.

July 1, 2002 Standings

The New York Yankees traded Scott Wiggins to the Toronto Blue Jays for Raul Mondesi.

The Chicago Cubs released Luis Ordaz.

The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.

July 2, 2002 Standings

The New York Yankees released Karim Garcia.

The Boston Red Sox released Darren Oliver.

The Minnesota Twins signed Alex Romero as an amateur free agent.

July 3, 2002 Standings

Trace Coquillette assigned by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Florida Marlins.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tim Crabtree.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Derrick Gibson.

July 4, 2002 Standings

The Seattle Mariners signed Felix Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

July 5, 2002 Standings

As part of a 3-team trade: The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later, Franklyn German and Carlos Pena to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Jason Arnold (minors), John-Ford Griffin and Ted Lilly to the Oakland Athletics. The Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

July 6, 2002 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Mike Fetters to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Duaner Sanchez.

The Minnesota Twins signed David Manning as a free agent.

July 7, 2002 Standings

The Montreal Expos released Darwin Cubillan.

July 8, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers selected Donnie Sadler off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

July 11, 2002 Standings

The Florida Marlins traded Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas and cash to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano and Justin Wayne. The Montreal Expos sent Donald Levinski (minors) (August 5, 2002) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox released Michael Coleman.

The Florida Marlins traded Ryan Dempster to the Cincinnati Reds for Juan Encarnacion, Wilton Guerrero and Ryan Snare.

The New York Yankees selected Seth Etherton off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Brian Reith off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cleveland Indians traded Nerio Rodriguez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Neil Simoneaux (minors).

July 12, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres traded Jason Bartlett to the Minnesota Twins for Brian Buchanan.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Darwin Cubillan as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Karim Garcia as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded D'Angelo Jimenez to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Fernandez (minors) and Humberto Quintero.

The Texas Rangers released Hector Ortiz.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Gerald Williams from the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 14, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs signed Clay Rapada as an amateur free agent.

July 15, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres released David Lundquist.

The Kansas City Royals signed Hector Ortiz as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Mark Sweeney.

July 16, 2002 Standings

The New York Mets purchased Nate Bland from Chico (Western).

The Boston Red Sox selected Warren Morris off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Houston Astros signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

July 17, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs released Adam Melhuse.

July 18, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies selected Randy Flores off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The San Diego Padres signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies released Chuck Smith.

July 19, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians traded Chuck Finley to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Luis Alfonso Garcia (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Coco Crisp (August 7, 2002) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The Minnesota Twins signed Luke Hughes as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Javier Martinez.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Sean Spencer.

July 21, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals released C.J. Nitkowski.

July 22, 2002 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Lance Caraccioli (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Jolbert Cabrera.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jose Guillen.

The Houston Astros released Wilfredo Rodriguez.

July 23, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers traded Matt Boone (minors), Brian Moehler and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later and David Espinosa (minors). The Cincinnati Reds sent Noochie Varner (minors) (August 30, 2002) and Jorge Cordova (minors) (September 24, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ben Diggins and Shane Nance to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Tyler Houston. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Brian Mallette (October 16, 2002) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

Previous waiver selection of Seth Etherton by the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Kevin Richardson as an amateur free agent.

July 24, 2002 Standings

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Doug Creek to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

The Detroit Tigers selected Erik Sabel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Steve Woodard.

July 25, 2002 Standings

The Chicago White Sox traded Ray Durham and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Hiram Bocachica to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and Tom Farmer (minors). The Detroit Tigers sent Jason Frasor (September 18, 2002) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Yamid Haad.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.

July 26, 2002 Standings

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Micah Franklin.

The Colorado Rockies selected Mark Watson off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

July 27, 2002 Standings

The New York Mets signed Carlos Gomez as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

July 28, 2002 Standings

The Chicago White Sox traded Kenny Lofton to the San Francisco Giants for Ryan Meaux (minors) and Felix Diaz.

The Cleveland Indians traded Paul Shuey to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Francisco Cruceta, Terry Mulholland and Ricardo Rodriguez.

July 29, 2002 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Doug Nickle, Scott Rolen and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Placido Polanco, Bud Smith and Mike Timlin.

The Colorado Rockies traded Enemencio Pacheco (minors) to the Chicago White Sox for Sandy Alomar.

The Texas Rangers released Dave Burba.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jose Guillen as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Craig House.

The Houston Astros released T.J. Mathews.

The Texas Rangers signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

July 30, 2002 Standings

The Boston Red Sox traded Seung Song (minors) and Sun-Woo Kim to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Floyd.

The Oakland Athletics traded Marshall McDougall to the Cleveland Indians for Ricardo Rincon.

The Texas Rangers released Santiago Perez.

July 31, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers traded Gabe Kapler, Jason Romano and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Todd Hollandsworth and Dennys Reyes.

The Anaheim Angels traded players to be named later and Jorge Fabregas to the Milwaukee Brewers for Sal Fasano and Alex Ochoa. The Anaheim Angels sent Johnny Raburn (minors) (August 14, 2002) and Pedro Liriano (September 20, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox traded Byeong Hak An (minors) and Frank Francisco to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Howry.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chad Hermansen to the Chicago Cubs for Darren Lewis.

The New York Mets traded Robert Stratton (minors), Mark Corey and Jay Payton to the Colorado Rockies for Mark Little and John Thomson.

The San Diego Padres traded Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed to the New York Mets for Josh Reynolds (minors), Jason Bay and Bobby Jones.

The Atlanta Braves released Jake Robbins.

The New York Mets selected Oscar Salazar off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

August 1, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres released Jason Boyd.

The Boston Red Sox released Rich Garces.

The Colorado Rockies released Jose Guillen.

August 2, 2002 Standings

The Atlanta Braves released Joe Nelson.

August 3, 2002 Standings

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Alberto Gonzalez as an amateur free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Gonzalez as an amateur free agent.

August 4, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies purchased Bryan Ward from Torreon (Mexican).

August 5, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.

August 6, 2002 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds selected Brian Reith off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Kansas City Royals released Matt Skrmetta.

August 7, 2002 Standings

The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dave McCarty.

August 8, 2002 Standings

The San Francisco Giants selected Scott Eyre off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Boston Red Sox sent Jose Offerman to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago Cubs signed Wilfredo Rodriguez as a free agent.

August 9, 2002 Standings

The Boston Red Sox signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.

August 10, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Manny Alexander from Cordoba (Mexican).

August 12, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies selected Brian Fitzgerald off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Colorado Rockies released Rick White.

August 13, 2002 Standings

The Montreal Expos purchased Luis Ayala from Saltillo (Mexican).

The St. Louis Cardinals released Darren Oliver.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.

August 15, 2002 Standings

The New York Mets traded Shawn Estes and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later, Elvin Andujar (minors) and Pedro Feliciano. The Cincinnati Reds sent Raul Gonzalez (August 20, 2002) and Brady Clark (September 9, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Josias Manzanillo.

August 16, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers selected Jason Beverlin off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Mike Garcia from Yucatan (Mexican).

The New York Mets traded Mark Little to the Arizona Diamondbacks for P.J. Bevis (minors).

The San Diego Padres released Mark Sweeney.

August 17, 2002 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Matt Skrmetta as a free agent.

August 18, 2002 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Jim Crowell from Atlantic City (Atlantic).

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rick White as a free agent.

August 19, 2002 Standings

The Texas Rangers traded Ismael Valdez to the Seattle Mariners for Derrick Van Dusen (minors) and Jermaine Clark.

August 20, 2002 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Guillen as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Diory Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

August 21, 2002 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals released Leo Estrella.

August 22, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs traded Tom Gordon to the Houston Astros for players to be named later and Ross Rohlicek (minors). The Houston Astros sent Travis Anderson (minors) (September 11, 2002) and Mike Nannini (minors) (September 11, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.

August 23, 2002 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Hanigan as an amateur free agent.

August 24, 2002 Standings

The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased David Cortes from Dos Laredos (Mexican).

August 25, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Fassero to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jared Blasdell (minors) (September 24, 2002) and Jason Karnuth (September 24, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

August 26, 2002 Standings

The Boston Red Sox selected Benny Agbayani off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

The Seattle Mariners signed Asdrubal Cabrera as an amateur free agent.

August 27, 2002 Standings

The Boston Red Sox released Joe Nelson.

August 28, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 29, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jamey Wright and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Chris Morris (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Matthews (September 11, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox released Chris Haney.

The Seattle Mariners signed Luis Valbuena as an amateur free agent.

August 30, 2002 Standings

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jason Kershner off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

August 31, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mark Loretta and cash to the Houston Astros for players to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Wayne Franklin (September 3, 2002) and Keith Ginter (September 5, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

September 1, 2002 Standings

The Florida Marlins released Homer Bush.

September 3, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers released Raul Casanova.

The San Diego Padres released Bobby Jones.

The Chicago Cubs released Donovan Osborne.

The Anaheim Angels selected Barry Wesson off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Tim Young from the Boston Red Sox.

September 4, 2002 Standings

The Chicago Cubs traded Bill Mueller and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Jeff Verplancke (minors).

The San Diego Padres released Trent Hubbard.

The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Felix Jose from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

The Cincinnati Reds released Trever Miller.

September 7, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers released Jose Lima.

September 8, 2002 Standings

The Chicago White Sox released Royce Clayton.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Sean Lowe.

September 9, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers released Jose Paniagua.

The Kansas City Royals released Blake Stein.

September 11, 2002 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles signed Raul Casanova as a free agent.

September 12, 2002 Standings

The Colorado Rockies signed Sean Lowe as a free agent.

September 20, 2002 Standings

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Willie Morales.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Dan Reichert off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

September 23, 2002 Standings

The Seattle Mariners purchased Bobby Madritsch from Winnipeg (Northern).

September 24, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers selected Jason Jimenez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

September 25, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres signed Dale Thayer as an amateur free agent.

September 30, 2002 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers released Israel Alcantara.

The Cleveland Indians released Chad Allen.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Wilson Alvarez.

Kevin Barker of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The Montreal Expos released Lou Collier.

Mike Coolbaugh of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Brian Cooper.

Lee Gardner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Chris Gomez.

Ryan Jackson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Fernando Lunar of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

The Chicago Cubs released Ron Mahay.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Tom Martin.

The Texas Rangers released C.J. Nitkowski.

Jimmy Osting of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Kevin Pickford of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The Texas Rangers released Ruben Rivera.

Rob Ryan of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

The Texas Rangers released Donnie Sadler.

The Atlanta Braves released Aaron Small.

Mac Suzuki of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners signed Randy Williams as a free agent.

October 1, 2002 Standings

Chris Brock of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles released Raul Casanova.

Mike Colangelo of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Todd Dunwoody of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Mike Holtz of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Robin Jennings of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles released Luis Lopez.

The New York Mets selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Baltimore Orioles released Yorkis Perez.

Matt Perisho of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Atlanta Braves signed Max Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Jesus Sanchez.

October 2, 2002 Standings

The San Diego Padres released Matt DeWitt.

The New York Mets released Chris Latham.

The Detroit Tigers released Mitch Meluskey.

Brian Powell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Boston Red Sox selected Jason Shiell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Cincinnati Reds released Jose Silva.

October 3, 2002 Standings

The Florida Marlins released Benito Baez.

The Detroit Tigers released Jacob Cruz.

The Florida Marlins released Hansel Izquierdo.

The Colorado Rockies released Walt McKeel.

The Kansas City Royals released Orber Moreno.

The Texas Rangers released John Rocker.

October 5, 2002 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Jose Silva as a free agent.

October 7, 2002 Standings

Cory Bailey of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Robert Ellis.

Seth Greisinger of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Phil Hiatt of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

The San Diego Padres released Jonathan Johnson.

Calvin Maduro of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

The Oakland Athletics released Larry Sutton.

October 8, 2002 Standings

Bryan Corey of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Kevin McGlinchy of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

October 9, 2002 Standings

The Toronto Blue Jays released Chris Carpenter.

The Boston Red Sox selected Brandon Lyon off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Colorado Rockies released Victor Santos.

October 10, 2002 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Adrian Brown.

The New York Yankees released Alberto Castillo.

The Montreal Expos released Wilton Guerrero.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jim Mann off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The New York Mets selected Franklin Nunez off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 11, 2002 Standings

The Detroit Tigers selected Pedro Feliciano off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Nelson Figueroa.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mendy Lopez.

Andrew Lorraine of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Scott Podsednik off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

Nerio Rodriguez of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jose Santiago.

Mike Thurman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

October 14, 2002 Standings

The Minnesota Twins released Casey Blake.

Kevin Brown of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Paul Hoover of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Donzell McDonald of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Calvin Pickering of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Erik Sabel of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

October 15, 2002 Standings

Andy Abad of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Winston Abreu of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Eliezer Alfonzo of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Carlos Almanzar of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Luis Ayala of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

John Bale of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Lorenzo Barcelo of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

John Barnes of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Larry Barnes of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Matt Beech of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Clay Bellinger of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Mike Bell of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Jason Beverlin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Brent Billingsley of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Nate Bland of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Cedrick Bowers of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Jason Boyd of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Troy Brohawn of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Emil Brown of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Mark Budzinski of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Kirk Bullinger of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Jamie Burke of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Kiko Calero of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Robinson Cancel of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Mike Caruso of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Jim Chamblee of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Bobby Chouinard of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

McKay Christensen of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Ryan Christenson.

Tim Christman of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Chris Clapinski of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Stubby Clapp of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Howie Clark of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Trace Coquillette of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Mark Corey of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Chris Coste of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Paxton Crawford of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners released Doug Creek.

Tripp Cromer of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Darwin Cubillan of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Midre Cummings of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Brian Dallimore of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Vic Darensbourg of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Kane Davis of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Lance Davis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Rick DeHart of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Tomas de la Rosa of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Joe Depastino of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Craig Dingman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

David Doster of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Kelly Dransfeldt of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Trent Durrington of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Derrin Ebert of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Mike Edwards of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Todd Erdos of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Horacio Estrada of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Nate Field of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Bryce Florie of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Ben Ford of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Chad Fox.

Ryan Freel of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Alejandro Freire of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Chris Fussell of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Chris Gissell of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Ryan Glynn of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Geremi Gonzalez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Charlie Greene of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Kevin Gregg of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Tim Hamulack of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Jed Hansen of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Tim Harikkala of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Chris Heintz of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

The Kansas City Royals released A.J. Hinch.

Aaron Holbert of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Damon Hollins of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Joe Horgan of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Bucky Jacobsen of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Jason Jacome of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Luis Jimenez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Mark Johnson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Rontrez Johnson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Mike Judd of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Justin Kaye of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Kris Keller of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Brooks Kieschnick of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Danny Klassen of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Randy Knorr of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Corey Lee of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

David Lee of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Jesse Levis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Allen Levrault of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Doug Linton of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

James Lofton of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Steve Lomasney of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Mickey Lopez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Scott MacRae of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Carlos Maldonado of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Felix Martinez of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Sandy Martinez of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

T.J. Mathews of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Julius Matos of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Dave Maurer of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Jason Maxwell of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Sam McConnell of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Keith McDonald of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Cody McKay of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Billy McMillon of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Chris Mears of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Adam Melhuse of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Juan Melo of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Carlos Mendez of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Chad Meyers of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Chris Michalak of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Aaron Miles of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Matt Miller of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Matt Miller of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Mike Moriarty of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Warren Morris of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Julio Mosquera of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Chad Mottola of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Calvin Murray of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Rodney Myers of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Bry Nelson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

David Newhan of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Jose Nieves of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Takahito Nomura of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Jon Nunnally of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Brian O'Connor of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Kevin Ohme of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Luis Ordaz of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Hector Ortiz of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Luis Ortiz of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Jarrod Patterson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Jason Pearson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Kit Pellow of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Elvis Pena of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Tommy Phelps of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Hipolito Pichardo of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Chris Piersoll of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Luis Pineda of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Curtis Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Ariel Prieto of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Luke Prokopec of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Scott Randall of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Adam Riggs of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Jake Robbins of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Guillermo Rodriguez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

The Chicago Cubs released Wilfredo Rodriguez.

Mandy Romero of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Brian Rose of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Mike Rose of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Mike Saipe of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Oscar Salazar of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Anthony Sanders of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Rob Sasser of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Brian Schmack of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Scott Seabol of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Scott Service of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Rick Short of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Brian Shouse of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Bill Simas of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Brian Simmons of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Matt Skrmetta of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Bob Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Mark Smith of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Travis Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Juan Sosa of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Pedro Swann of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Jeff Tam of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Amaury Telemaco of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Ryan Thompson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Ozzie Timmons of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Kevin Tolar of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Steve Torrealba of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Josh Towers of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Matt Treanor of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Chris Truby of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Jorge Velandia of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Joe Vitiello of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Bryan Ward of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Dusty Wathan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Mark Watson of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The Atlanta Braves released Dan Wheeler.

Matt Whiteside of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Gerald Williams of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Todd Williams of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Craig Wilson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Kevin Witt of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Steve Woodard of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Jaret Wright of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Tim Young of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Alan Zinter of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

October 17, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tony Abreu as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians selected Jack Cressend off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

Dave Elder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

October 19, 2002

Esix Snead of the New York Mets granted free agency.

October 21, 2002

The Minnesota Twins released Jose Rodriguez.

October 22, 2002

The Florida Marlins signed Benito Baez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Nate Bland as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.

October 23, 2002

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Luis Ayala as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Linton as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Guillermo Rodriguez as a free agent.

October 24, 2002

The Chicago White Sox released Jose Canseco.

October 25, 2002

The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Jimenez as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.

October 28, 2002

Juan Acevedo of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Brian Anderson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Alex Arias of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jason Bere of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Brian Boehringer of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Pedro Borbon of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Paul Byrd of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Greg Colbrunn of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Wil Cordero of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Jeff D'Amico of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Omar Daal of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Chris Donnels of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Shawn Estes of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

John Flaherty of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Cliff Floyd of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Andres Galarraga of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Ron Gant of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Joe Girardi of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Marquis Grissom of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Chris Hammond of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Lenny Harris of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Rick Helling of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Felix Heredia of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Jose Hernandez of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Roberto Hernandez of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Todd Hollandsworth of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Tyler Houston of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Michael Jackson of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Ray Lankford of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Mark Loretta of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin McGlinchy as a free agent.

Ramiro Mendoza of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Brian Moehler of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Jamie Moyer of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Bill Mueller of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Charles Nagy of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Jesse Orosco of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Keith Osik of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Steve Parris of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners traded Antonio Perez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Randy Winn.

Robert Person of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Tim Raines of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Steve Reed of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Mike Remlinger of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Shane Reynolds of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Ivan Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Rudy Seanez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Terry Shumpert of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Matt Stairs of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

B.J. Surhoff of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Julian Tavarez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Jim Thome of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Mike Timlin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Steve Trachsel of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Ugueth Urbina of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

John Vander Wal of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Todd Zeile of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

October 29, 2002

Terry Adams of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Carlos Baerga of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

James Baldwin of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Jay Bell of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Ron Coomer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Creek as a free agent.

Deivi Cruz of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The San Diego Padres signed Roger Deago as an amateur free agent.

Steve Finley of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Doug Glanville of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Tom Gordon of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Mark Guthrie of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Dave Hansen of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Rickey Henderson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Jeff Kent of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Esteban Loaiza of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Greg Myers of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Troy O'Leary of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

John Olerud of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Dan Plesac of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Todd Pratt of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Jeff Reboulet of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

The New York Mets signed Esix Snead as a free agent.

Ismael Valdez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Robin Ventura of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Ron Villone of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Rick White of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

October 30, 2002

Ricky Bottalico of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Darren Bragg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Tony Clark of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Joey Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Bill Haselman of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Graeme Lloyd of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Keith Lockhart of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Pat Mahomes of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Jose Offerman of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Orlando Palmeiro of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Rich Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Rey Sanchez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Mike Stanton of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Dave Veres of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Matt Walbeck of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Woody Williams of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

October 31, 2002

Sandy Alomar of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The New York Mets signed John Bale as a free agent.

David Bell of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Mike Bordick of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.

Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jimmy Haynes of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

The Texas Rangers signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.

Terry Mulholland of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Alex Ochoa of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.

Reggie Sanders of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners released Ruben Sierra.

Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

November, 2002

The Florida Marlins signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.

November 1, 2002

The Chicago Cubs released Ivanon Coffie.

Mike Difelice of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Ray Durham of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Elder as a free agent.

Jeff Fassero of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Mark Grace of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Dustin Hermanson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Jon Lieber of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Fred McGriff of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Kent Mercker of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Morales as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.

Eddie Perez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jeff Tam as a free agent.

Jamey Wright of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

November 4, 2002

The Baltimore Orioles signed Rigo Beltran as a free agent.

Pat Borders of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Dave Burba of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

The Texas Rangers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Tim Hamulack as a free agent.

Darren Holmes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Kenny Lofton of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

John Mabry of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luke Prokopec as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Jose Santiago as a free agent.

November 5, 2002

The Anaheim Angels released Sal Fasano.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Jose Nunez.

The Anaheim Angels released Julio Ramirez.

November 6, 2002

The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Coste as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Jackson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed James Lofton as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Sandy Martinez as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Julio Mosquera as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Rose as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.

November 7, 2002

The Houston Astros signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.

Tom Goodwin of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Cody McKay as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.

November 8, 2002

The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Carlos Mendez as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.

Chris Widger of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

November 9, 2002

The Houston Astros signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.

November 10, 2002

The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.

November 11, 2002

Doug Brocail of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Mike Fetters of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Chad Kreuter of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

The Colorado Rockies signed Kit Pellow as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.

November 12, 2002

The Chicago Cubs released Roosevelt Brown.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Ben Ford as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Sam McConnell as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mark Watson as a free agent.

November 13, 2002

The San Diego Padres signed Kris Keller as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Damian Miller to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Noyce (minors) and Gary Johnson (minors).

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Trever Miller as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Franklin Morales as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Seabol as a free agent.

The Houston Astros released Tom Shearn.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Roy Smith from the Cleveland Indians.

November 14, 2002

The Chicago Cubs signed Tim Christman as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Kelly Dransfeldt as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Horgan as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Corey Lee as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dan Serafini as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Rick van den Hurk as an amateur free agent.

November 15, 2002

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.

Javier Cardona of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The San Diego Padres traded Gene Kingsale to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Rivera.

The Minnesota Twins traded Matt Kinney and Javier Valentin to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gerry Oakes (minors) and Matt Yeatman (minors).

The Texas Rangers signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants released Tsuyoshi Shinjo.

November 16, 2002

The Colorado Rockies traded Mike Hampton, Juan Pierre and cash to the Florida Marlins for Vic Darensbourg, Charles Johnson, Pablo Ozuna and Preston Wilson.

The Oakland Athletics traded Cory Lidle to the Toronto Blue Jays for Christopher Mowday (minors) and Mike Rouse.

The Kansas City Royals signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.

November 17, 2002

The Cincinnati Reds signed Carlos Almanzar as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Victor Santos as a free agent.

November 18, 2002

The Florida Marlins traded Mike Hampton and cash to the Atlanta Braves for Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger.

The Texas Rangers released Juan Alvarez.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Darwin Cubillan as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Lance Davis as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Robin Jennings as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Keith McDonald as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mitch Meluskey as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Eddie Oropesa.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.

November 19, 2002

The Seattle Mariners released Paul Abbott.

The Anaheim Angels signed Trent Durrington as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Kevin Nicholson.

The San Diego Padres signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Schmack as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tim Young as a free agent.

November 20, 2002

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Bell as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Morgan Burkhart as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Geremi Gonzalez as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Kevin Gregg as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers released Damian Jackson.

The Colorado Rockies released Sean Lowe.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Donzell McDonald as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Miller as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Armando Rios.

The Cleveland Indians signed Niuman Romero as an amateur free agent.

November 21, 2002

The New York Yankees signed Matt Beech as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.

November 22, 2002

The New York Yankees signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.

November 24, 2002

The Chicago Cubs signed Eliezer Alfonzo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Towers as a free agent.

November 25, 2002

The Florida Marlins signed Chad Allen as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Kevin Beirne.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed David Doster as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Allen Levrault as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants selected Neifi Perez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

The Detroit Tigers traded Randall Simon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

The New York Mets signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.

November 26, 2002

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Paul Bako to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ryan Gripp (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Woody Williams as a free agent.

November 27, 2002

The Seattle Mariners selected Steven Kent off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The Oakland Athletics signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox selected Ryan Rupe off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.

November 29, 2002

The Kansas City Royals signed Rontrez Johnson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Ernie Young as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

November 30, 2002

The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Mendy Lopez as a free agent.

December 1, 2002

The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wasdin as a free agent.

December 2, 2002

The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Bell as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Heintz as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

December 3, 2002

The Chicago White Sox traded Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine and cash to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later and Billy Koch. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylon Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

The Houston Astros signed Samuel Gervacio as an amateur free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Julius Matos as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Chris Mears as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Chris Stynes.

December 4, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros to the Chicago Cubs for Chad Hermansen and Todd Hundley.

The New York Yankees signed Chris Latham as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Remlinger as a free agent.

December 5, 2002

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Rick DeHart as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Tom Glavine as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Erik Sabel as a free agent.

December 6, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Larry Barnes as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians traded Einar Diaz and Ryan Drese to the Texas Rangers for Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette.

The Boston Red Sox released Wayne Gomes.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed John Olerud as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Julio Ramirez as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Frank Thomas as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Thome as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.

December 7, 2002

The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Ray Durham as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Steve Finley as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Marquis Grissom as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dan Plesac as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Shane Reynolds as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Steve Trachsel as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Chris Widger as a free agent.

December 9, 2002

The Chicago Cubs signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Carlton Loewer as a free agent.

December 10, 2002

The Cincinnati Reds signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) purchased Steve Cox from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The Florida Marlins signed Mike Judd as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jesus Sanchez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jaret Wright as a free agent.

December 11, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wilkin Castillo as an amateur free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Royce Clayton as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Angel Echevarria.

The San Diego Padres signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.

December 12, 2002

The Houston Astros signed Fernando Abad as an amateur free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Todd Walker to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Josh Thigpen (minors) (December 16, 2002) and Tony Blanco (December 16, 2002) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

December 13, 2002

The San Diego Padres signed Homer Bush as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Carpenter as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.

December 14, 2002

The San Diego Padres released Brian Tollberg.

December 15, 2002

As part of a 4-team trade: The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe Lopez to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

The San Francisco Giants signed Edgardo Alfonzo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Jared Fernandez.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jeremy Giambi to the Boston Red Sox for Josh Hancock.

The New York Mets traded Rey Ordonez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for players to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Russ Johnson (December 16, 2002) and Josh Pressley (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded Brett Tomko to the St. Louis Cardinals for 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

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jimmy Anderson.

The Montreal Expos drafted Luis Ayala from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Nate Bland from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Adrian Brown from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Kansas City Royals drafted D.J. Carrasco from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Andy Cavazos from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Juan Cerros from the New York Mets in the 2002 minor league draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Cervenak from the New York Yankees in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Enrique Cruz from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox traded Luis Cruz to the San Diego Padres for Cesar Crespo.

The Houston Astros traded Nelson Cruz to the Colorado Rockies for Victor Hall (minors).

The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Dallimore as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jason Dubois from the Chicago Cubs in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers released Pedro Feliciano.

The Oakland Athletics traded Jose Flores to the San Diego Padres for Buddy Hernandez (minors).

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Matt Ford from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Atlanta Braves traded John Foster and Wes Helms to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray King.

The Florida Marlins drafted Frank Gracesqui from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 minor league draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Junior Herndon from the San Diego Padres in the 2002 minor league draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Rontrez Johnson from the Kansas City Royals in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted John Koronka from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Wil Ledezma from the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed David Lee as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Aquilino Lopez from the Seattle Mariners in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Javier Lopez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Loretta as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Hector Luna from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 minor league draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Gary Majewski from the Chicago White Sox in the 2002 minor league draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted David Manning from the Minnesota Twins in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Marshall McDougall from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Jose Morban from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Greg Myers as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Michael Neu from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Minnesota Twins released David Ortiz.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Luke Prokopec from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Spurling from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres drafted Shane Victorino from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Rico Washington from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Travis Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Roney from the Colorado Rockies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Derek Thompson from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Travis Chapman from the Cleveland Indians.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Matt Roney from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Derek Thompson from the Chicago Cubs.

December 17, 2002

The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Joe Depastino as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves traded Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez to the San Francisco Giants for Russ Ortiz.

The Chicago Cubs signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Blake Stein as a free agent.

December 18, 2002

The Cleveland Indians signed Casey Blake as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cal Eldred as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Doug Glanville as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jeff Kent as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jose Mercedes.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian O'Connor as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Ohme as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Hector Ortiz as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Lance Painter as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Randall as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Tike Redman.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Rose as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.

December 19, 2002

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Adams as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Seth Greisinger as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Hideki Matsui as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Warren Morris as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Russ Springer as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.

December 20, 2002

The Chicago White Sox signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jared Fernandez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos traded Matt Herges to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jon Searles (minors) and Chris Young.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves traded Kevin Millwood to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Estrada.

The San Diego Padres signed Charles Nagy as a free agent.

Doug Nickle of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The Anaheim Angels selected Wil Nieves off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Kansas City Royals signed Elvis Pena as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.

December 21, 2002

Marlon Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Manny Aybar of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Ronnie Belliard of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Gary Bennett of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Frank Catalanotto of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Jose Cruz of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Will Cunnane of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Brian Daubach of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Courtney Duncan of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.

Chad Durbin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Scott Elarton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Robert Fick of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Brad Fullmer of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Aaron Fultz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Jesse Garcia of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Charles Gipson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Grace as a free agent.

John Halama of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Travis Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Al Levine of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Kerry Ligtenberg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Mark Little of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Chris Magruder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Mike Mahoney of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Ramon Martinez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Eric Owens of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Christian Parker of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jim Parque of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Neifi Perez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Desi Relaford of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Dennys Reyes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Todd Ritchie of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Jim Rushford of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Olmedo Saenz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Julio Santana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Chris Singleton of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Shane Spencer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jeff Suppan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

John Thomson of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Mike Venafro of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Paul Wilson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Jay Witasick of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Tanyon Sturtze of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.

December 22, 2002

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.

December 23, 2002

The Cleveland Indians signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Colangelo as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed A.J. Hinch as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Singleton as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ugueth Urbina as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Todd Williams as a free agent.

December 24, 2002

The Boston Red Sox signed Chad Fox as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jay Witasick as a free agent.

December 25, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mark Corey as a free agent.

December 26, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tomas de la Rosa as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Calvin Murray as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Ronny Paulino from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.

December 27, 2002

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Raul Casanova as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.

December 28, 2002

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Barnes as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Catalanotto as a free agent.

Albie Lopez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Powell as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Brian Tollberg as a free agent.

December 30, 2002

The New York Yankees signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Eric Owens as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Christian Parker as a free agent.

December 31, 2002

The Colorado Rockies signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Fred McGriff as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Neifi Perez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Rey Sanchez as a free agent.

January 2, 2003

The Chicago Cubs signed Rod Beck as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres sent Jeremy Fikac to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Ramon Martinez as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ryan Minor as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nerio Rodriguez as a free agent.

January 3, 2003

The Boston Red Sox signed Andy Abad as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Omar Daal as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Brandon Knight.

The Texas Rangers signed John Thomson as a free agent.

January 6, 2003

The Atlanta Braves signed Robert Fick as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Nate Field as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Brad Fullmer as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Al Levine as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Calvin Maduro as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Truby as a free agent.

January 7, 2003

The Detroit Tigers signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Felix Heredia as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.

January 8, 2003

The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Felix Martinez as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Veres as a free agent.

January 9, 2003

The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Cliff Floyd as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.

January 10, 2003

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Mueller as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Desi Relaford as a free agent.

January 11, 2003

The Florida Marlins traded Rob Henkel (minors), Gary Knotts and Nate Robertson to the Detroit Tigers for Jerrod Fuell (minors) and Mark Redman.

The New York Mets signed Tsuyoshi Shinjo as a free agent.

January 12, 2003

The Chicago White Sox signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres purchased Miguel Ojeda from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

Chris Sampson returned from voluntary retired list to ???.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Wilson as a free agent.

January 13, 2003

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Pedro Borbon as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Paul Rigdon.

The Texas Rangers signed Jim Rushford as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Aaron Small as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.

January 14, 2003

The Atlanta Braves signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Keith Osik as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.

January 15, 2003

The Chicago White Sox traded Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernandez, Jeff Liefer and cash to the Montreal Expos for Jorge Nunez (minors) and Bartolo Colon.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tyler Houston as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox traded Delvis Lantigua (minors) and Antonio Osuna to the New York Yankees for Orlando Hernandez.

The Chicago White Sox signed Armando Rios as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.

January 16, 2003

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Evans as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed John Flaherty as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Kerry Ligtenberg as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Sean Lowe as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed John Mabry as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Guillermo Moscoso as an amateur free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Steve Parris as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Calvin Pickering as a free agent.

January 17, 2003

The Philadelphia Phillies signed McKay Christensen as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed John Halama as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Doug Nickle as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tike Redman as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chuck Smith as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox selected Earl Snyder off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Chicago Cubs signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.

January 18, 2003

The San Diego Padres signed Ernesto Frieri as an amateur free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.

January 19, 2003

The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.

January 20, 2003

The Cleveland Indians signed Rafael Betancourt as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Tony Clark as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Brian Moehler as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jim Parque as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.

January 21, 2003

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Brady Clark off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Atlanta Braves signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels released Lou Pote.

The New York Yankees signed Fernando Seguignol as a free agent.

Chuck Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

January 22, 2003

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ivanon Coffie as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Rich Garces as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Josias Manzanillo as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed David Ortiz as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.

January 23, 2003

The Boston Red Sox signed Hector Almonte as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Avery as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Courtney Duncan as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Roberto Hernandez as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Randy Knorr.

The Montreal Expos signed Eric Knott as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Steve Reed as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Rick White as a free agent.

January 24, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jose Hernandez as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Graeme Lloyd as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Ruben Rivera as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.

January 25, 2003

The Houston Astros traded Daryle Ward to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ruddy Lugo.

January 27, 2003

The New York Yankees signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Luke Allen to the Colorado Rockies for Jason Romano.

The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Cooper as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics traded John-Ford Griffin to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddie Perez as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Santana as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

January 28, 2003

The Kansas City Royals signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Stubby Clapp as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Jose Cruz as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Ivan Rodriguez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Julian Tavarez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

January 29, 2003

The Montreal Expos signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Michael Jackson as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Smith as a free agent.

January 30, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Marc Kroon as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.

January 31, 2003

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Wilson Alvarez as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chin-lung Hu as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Pearson as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Suppan as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed John Vander Wal as a free agent.

February 1, 2003

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Ochoa as a free agent.

February 2, 2003

The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Magruder as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Orlando Palmeiro as a free agent.

February 3, 2003

The Florida Marlins signed Sean Bergman as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Jose Rodriguez as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vinny Rottino as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ruben Sierra as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.

February 4, 2003

The Boston Red Sox selected Bronson Arroyo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brent Billingsley as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Mike Glavine as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Jon Lieber as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Rigdon as a free agent.

February 5, 2003

The Florida Marlins signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Coolbaugh.

The San Francisco Giants signed Andres Galarraga as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Randy Keisler.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Masao Kida as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Wilkin Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

February 6, 2003

The New York Yankees signed Jose Contreras as an amateur free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Travis Lee as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Dan Wheeler as a free agent.

February 7, 2003

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.

February 8, 2003

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.

February 10, 2003

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Saipe as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.

February 11, 2003

The New York Mets signed Jay Bell as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Rick Helling as a free agent.

February 12, 2003

The Montreal Expos signed Wilfredo Rodriguez as a free agent.

February 13, 2003

The New York Mets signed David Cone as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Al Martin as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.

February 14, 2003

The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Burba as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott Service as a free agent.

February 15, 2003

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Radhames Liz as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Kevin Millar from the Florida Marlins.

The New York Mets signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.

February 16, 2003

The San Diego Padres signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.

February 17, 2003

The Cleveland Indians signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Craig House as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jose Nunez as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Alex Ochoa.

The Anaheim Angels signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.

February 18, 2003

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.

February 19, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Leyson Septimo as an amateur free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Clint Sodowsky as a free agent.

February 20, 2003

The New York Mets signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.

February 21, 2003

The Anaheim Angels signed Alexi Casilla as an amateur free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Ron Gant as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bill Simas as a free agent.

February 22, 2003

The New York Mets signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Robert Person as a free agent.

February 24, 2003

The San Diego Padres released Homer Bush.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jose Nieves as a free agent.

February 25, 2003

The Cincinnati Reds selected Dernell Stenson off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

February 26, 2003

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Martin as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Jose Offerman as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Santiago Perez as a free agent.

February 27, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jose Paniagua as a free agent.

February 28, 2003

The Colorado Rockies signed Ronnie Belliard as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Pedro Ciriaco as an amateur free agent.

March, 2003

The Colorado Rockies released Rich Garces. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 1, 2003

The Chicago Cubs signed Javier Cardona as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Hector Carrasco as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Francisco Cervelli as an amateur free agent.

March 2, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Esmerling Vasquez as an amateur free agent.

March 3, 2003

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brad Harman as an amateur free agent.

March 4, 2003

The Chicago Cubs signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Elvis Pena.

March 5, 2003

The San Francisco Giants signed Lorenzo Barcelo as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels selected Eric Cyr off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Colorado Rockies signed Sam Deduno as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ramon Ramirez as a free agent.

March 6, 2003

The Kansas City Royals traded Jeff Austin and Brian Shackelford to the Cincinnati Reds for Alan Moye (minors) and Damaso Espino (minors).

The New York Mets signed Orber Moreno as a free agent.

March 7, 2003

The Baltimore Orioles signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.

March 8, 2003

The Anaheim Angels signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Kazuhito Tadano as an amateur free agent.

March 10, 2003

The Cincinnati Reds released Bruce Chen.

The Oakland Athletics signed Paxton Crawford as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Wayne Gomes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Alberto Reyes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.

March 11, 2003

The Toronto Blue Jays released Pasqual Coco.

The Kansas City Royals released Mark Quinn.

March 12, 2003

The Texas Rangers released Rob Bell.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Pasqual Coco as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Jose Guillen.

The Florida Marlins selected Steven Kent off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Chicago Cubs released Kevin Orie.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Reichert.

March 13, 2003

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Pedro Borbon.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Guillen as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals returned Ronny Paulino (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Oakland Athletics signed Olmedo Saenz as a free agent.

March 14, 2003

The San Francisco Giants signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics returned Rontrez Johnson (earlier draft pick) to the Kansas City Royals.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.

March 15, 2003

The Toronto Blue Jays returned Jason Dubois (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago Cubs.

The Atlanta Braves signed Jesse Garcia as a free agent.

March 16, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Little as a free agent.

March 17, 2003

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rob Bell as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Travis Dawkins off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Oakland Athletics selected Jose Flores off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Toronto Blue Jays returned Gary Majewski (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.

The Minnesota Twins signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.

March 18, 2003

The San Francisco Giants signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Paxton Crawford.

The Boston Red Sox traded Javier Lopez to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ryan Cameron (minors) (March 29, 2003) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

The Seattle Mariners released Calvin Pickering.

The Seattle Mariners released Jamey Wright.

March 19, 2003

The San Diego Padres traded Mark Phillips (minors), Bubba Trammell and cash to the New York Yankees for Rondell White.

March 20, 2003

The Chicago Cubs released Tim Christman.

The New York Mets released T.J. Mathews.

The Cleveland Indians released Mike Thurman.

March 21, 2003

The New York Yankees released Winston Abreu.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Manny Aybar.

The Boston Red Sox signed Lou Collier as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies traded Jack Cust to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Richard.

The Texas Rangers returned John Koronka (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds released Luis Pineda.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.

March 22, 2003

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Blake Stein.

The New York Yankees signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Greg Vaughn.

March 23, 2003

The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Barker.

The Detroit Tigers released Julio Santana.

The Colorado Rockies released Jermaine Van Buren.

March 24, 2003

The San Francisco Giants traded Edwards Guzman, Livan Hernandez and cash to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later and Jim Brower. The Montreal Expos sent Matt Blank (April 30, 2003) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers purchased Manny Alexander from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded Jason Conti to the Milwaukee Brewers for Javier Valentin.

The Minnesota Twins released Joe Dillon.

The Texas Rangers signed Mauro Gomez as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jason Jacome.

The San Diego Padres released Miguel Ojeda.

The New York Yankees signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Randy Ruiz.

March 25, 2003

The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Juan Diaz.

The San Diego Padres selected Lou Merloni off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Mets released Donovan Osborne.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jose Paniagua.

The Atlanta Braves traded Chris Spurling to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Coenen (minors).

March 26, 2003

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox returned Adrian Brown (earlier draft pick) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Giovanni Carrara.

The Boston Red Sox released Frank Castillo.

The Detroit Tigers returned Travis Chapman (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Todd Erdos of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Joey Hamilton.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Matt Herges.

Danny Kolb of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Al Levine.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Robert Machado.

The San Diego Padres selected Mike Matthews off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Travis Phelps.

The Atlanta Braves released Mike Venafro.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

March 27, 2003

The Cleveland Indians released Jason Beverlin.

The Colorado Rockies traded Ross Gload to the Chicago White Sox for Wade Parrish (minors).

The Detroit Tigers released Bill Haselman.

The Texas Rangers traded Fernando Lunar to the Kansas City Royals for Odannys Ayala (minors).

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dan Reichert as a free agent.

The Houston Astros released Shane Reynolds.

March 28, 2003

The Detroit Tigers released Robinson Cancel.

The Detroit Tigers released Luke Carlin.

The Detroit Tigers released Jesse Carlson.

The Seattle Mariners signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Trace Coquillette.

The Detroit Tigers released Damion Easley.

The Minnesota Twins released Ben Ford.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Kevin Frederick off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Chicago Cubs released Charles Gipson.

The Boston Red Sox selected Dicky Gonzalez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected George Lombard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Florida Marlins released Al Martin.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Jose Morban off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Baltimore Orioles released Jeff Reboulet.

The Houston Astros released Jesus Sanchez.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Terry Shumpert.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Adrian Brown.

The Boston Red Sox signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.

March 29, 2003

The Chicago Cubs released Eliezer Alfonzo.

The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released David Cortes.

The Houston Astros released Chris Gissell.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers purchased A.J. Hinch from the Cleveland Indians.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Michael Jackson.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Al Martin as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Felix Martinez.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Julio Santana as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Aaron Small.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ron Villone as a free agent.

March 30, 2003

The St. Louis Cardinals released Alberto Castillo.

The Chicago Cubs released Trent Hubbard.

The Chicago Cubs released Mickey Lopez.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Sandy Martinez.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Erik Sabel.

The New York Yankees signed Bob Smith as a free agent.

March 31, 2003

The Houston Astros signed Jesse Carlson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released James Lofton.

The Boston Red Sox released Larry Sutton.

April 1, 2003

The San Diego Padres signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Jose Offerman.

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