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November 2, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Hubbard as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Juan Melo as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Adam Morrissey (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Bellhorn.
November 3, 2001
The Anaheim Angels signed Dan Serafini as a free agent.
November 5, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.
Jorge Fabregas of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Pat Rapp of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Ismael Valdez of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Mike Mohler of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Bobby Witt of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Kurt Abbott of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Steve Karsay of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Keith Lockhart of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Javy Lopez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Steve Reed of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Rey Sanchez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Rudy Seanez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jose Mercedes of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Alan Mills of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Rod Beck of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dante Bichette of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Darren Lewis of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Hideo Nomo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Troy O'Leary of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Joe Oliver of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Hipolito Pichardo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Bret Saberhagen of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
John Valentin of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Delino DeShields of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Ricky Gutierrez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Matt Stairs of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Todd Van Poppel of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Dave Weathers of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Rondell White of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Jose Canseco of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Bill Simas of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
David Wells of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Joey Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Pete Harnisch of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Jose Rijo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Marty Cordova of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Juan Gonzalez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Kenny Lofton of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Brian Bohanon of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Dan Miceli of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Jay Powell of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Roger Cedeno of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Ricky Bones of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
John Mabry of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Moises Alou of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Tony Eusebio of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mike Jackson of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Orlando Merced of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Scott Servais of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Ron Villone of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jose Vizcaino of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mike Williams of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Luis Alicea of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Gregg Zaun of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Terry Adams of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
James Baldwin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Jesse Orosco of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mark Leiter of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
James Mouton of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Todd Jones of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Bob Scanlan of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Scott Brosius of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Chuck Knoblauch of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Tino Martinez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Randy Velarde of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Mark Wohlers of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Johnny Damon of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Ron Gant of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jason Giambi of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Gil Heredia of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jason Isringhausen of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Greg Myers of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Ricky Bottalico of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Dennis Cook of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Brian Hunter of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Todd Pratt of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Josias Manzanillo of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Dave Magadan of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Chuck McElroy of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Bret Boone of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Jay Buhner of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Norm Charlton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Stan Javier of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Al Martin of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Mark McLemore of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Aaron Sele of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Jason Schmidt of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Bobby Bonilla of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Mike James of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
T.J. Mathews of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Craig Paquette of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Chris Gomez of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Chad Curtis of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Pat Mahomes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Tony Fernandez of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Jeff Frye of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Detroit Tigers released Dave Borkowski.
The Texas Rangers released Ruben Sierra.
November 6, 2001
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jamie Walker as a free agent.
Albie Lopez of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Reggie Sanders of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
John Burkett of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Ken Caminiti of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Tim Raines of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
David Cone of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Harold Baines of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Alan Embree of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dave Burba of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Rich Rodriguez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Vinny Castilla of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Devon White of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Rob Ducey of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Randy Knorr of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Sterling Hitchcock of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Luis Sojo of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Omar Olivares of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Ed Sprague of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Chris Widger of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Jason Christiansen of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Eric Davis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Tim Crabtree of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released F.P. Santangelo.
November 7, 2001
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Coste as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed David Lamb as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rocky Coppinger as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brandon Villafuerte as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Luis de los Santos as a free agent.
Russ Springer of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Ron Coomer of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kevin Tapani of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Eric Young of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Cal Eldred of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Kent Bottenfield of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
David Bell of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Pat Borders of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Andres Galarraga of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Benito Santiago of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
November 8, 2001
The Atlanta Braves signed Matt Franco as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Trever Miller as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.
Danny Bautista of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Pedro Astacio of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mark Gardner of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
November 9, 2001
Bernard Gilkey of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jeff Shaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Lance Painter of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Eric Junge and Jesus Cordero (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Omar Daal.
November 11, 2001
The Texas Rangers signed Santiago Perez as a free agent.
November 12, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Garcia as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.
Tim Bogar of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released Billy McMillon.
November 13, 2001
The Anaheim Angels signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Duff as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Melky Cabrera as an amateur free agent.
Mike Lansing of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
November 14, 2001
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Brian Banks as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Travis Smith as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jason Dickson as a free agent.
Eddie Perez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
November 15, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Travis Driskill as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Colangelo as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Yusmeiro Petit as an amateur free agent.
November 16, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles sent Ivanon Coffie to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tim Young as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Toby Borland as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jayson Durocher as a free agent.
Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Geraldo Guzman.
The Baltimore Orioles released Brady Anderson.
The Cincinnati Reds released Scott MacRae.
The San Diego Padres released David Lee.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Tabaka.
The San Francisco Giants selected Ruben Rivera off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Seattle Mariners selected Ryan Minor off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
November 18, 2001
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.
November 19, 2001
The Anaheim Angels signed Jorge Fabregas as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jose Parra as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Petersen as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Orie as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Oscar Henriquez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Matt Skrmetta as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
Mike Morgan of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Paul O'Neill of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Kinkade.
The Chicago White Sox selected Ryan Kohlmeier off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Cleveland Indians selected Chad Paronto off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
November 20, 2001
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Izzy Molina as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Joe Borowski as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Joe Roa as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Hector Ortiz as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gus Gandarillas as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jason Kershner as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Chris Holt.
The Detroit Tigers released Heath Murray.
The Boston Red Sox selected Tony Clark off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The New York Mets selected Saul Rivera off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The New York Mets selected Esix Snead off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago White Sox selected Brian Simmons off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
November 21, 2001
The Boston Red Sox signed Michael Coleman as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
Shigetoshi Hasegawa of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Mike Holtz of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Paul Byrd of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
November 23, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rodrigo Lopez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.
November 25, 2001
The Florida Marlins signed Andy Abad as a free agent.
November 26, 2001
The Cleveland Indians signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Donzell McDonald as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.
Juan Acevedo of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
November 27, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Ron Wright as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jose Guillen.
The Chicago White Sox traded Herb Perry to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Corey Lee (December 17, 2001) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
November 28, 2001
The Houston Astros signed Peter Munro as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gabe Molina as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Wayne Gomes.
The San Francisco Giants released Dante Powell.
November 29, 2001
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Andy Sheets as a free agent.
November 30, 2001
The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Powell as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Jacob Cruz.
December 1, 2001
The Colorado Rockies signed Walt McKeel as a free agent.
December 3, 2001
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Yorkis Perez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jose Vizcaino as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mac Suzuki as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kevin Beirne as a free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Satoru Komiyama from the Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).
The San Francisco Giants released Jalal Leach.
December 4, 2001
The Atlanta Braves signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Jeff Wallace off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
December 5, 2001
The San Francisco Giants signed Jason Christiansen as a free agent.
December 6, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Marty Cordova as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Julius Matos as a free agent.
December 7, 2001
The Anaheim Angels signed Rick Short as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Javy Lopez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Alicea as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Karsay as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mendy Lopez as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bret Boone as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.
The Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Trey Moore from the Atlanta Braves.
The New York Mets traded Robin Ventura to the New York Yankees for David Justice.
The Oakland Athletics traded Eric Hinske and Justin Miller to the Toronto Blue Jays for Billy Koch.
December 8, 2001
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
December 10, 2001
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Stephen Randolph as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Bill Selby as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Pete Walker as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and Felix Heredia to the Toronto Blue Jays for Alex Gonzalez. The Chicago Cubs sent James Deschaine (minors) (December 13, 2001) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
December 11, 2001
The Atlanta Braves signed Vinny Castilla as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Barry Wesson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Isringhausen as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Nate Teut to the Florida Marlins for Jesus Sanchez.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dmitri Young to the Detroit Tigers for Juan Encarnacion and Luis Pineda.
The Cleveland Indians traded Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik, and Danny Peoples (minors) to the New York Mets for players to be named later, Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, and Jerrod Riggan. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded Ben Davis, Alex Arias, and Wascar Serrano to the Seattle Mariners for Brett Tomko, Tom Lampkin, Ramon Vazquez, and cash.
December 12, 2001
The Seattle Mariners signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Steve Woodard.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Alberto Castillo.
The Boston Red Sox traded Carl Everett to the Texas Rangers for Darren Oliver.
December 13, 2001
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Ryan Christenson from the Arizona Diamondbacks 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 San Francisco Giants drafted Felix Escalona from the Houston Astros 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 Kansas City Royals drafted Miguel Asencio from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Graham Koonce from the San Diego Padres in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Steve Kent from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Farnsworth from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jorge Sosa 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 Minnesota Twins drafted Joe Dillon from the Kansas City Royals in the 2001 minor league draft.
The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dave Weathers as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jay Powell as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Bryan Rekar.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Wheeler.
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Wasdin to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris Brock.
The Chicago White Sox traded Kip Wells, Sean Lowe, and Josh Fogg to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Todd Ritchie and Lee Evans (minors).
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Luke Prokopec and Chad Ricketts (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Quantrill and Cesar Izturis.
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 New York Yankees traded Jay Witasick to the San Francisco Giants for John Vander Wal.
The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Valentine from the Chicago White Sox in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Luis Ugueto from the Florida Marlins in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Joe Valentine from the Montreal Expos.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Luis Ugueto from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 14, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded David Justice to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates.
December 15, 2001
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.
The Boston Red Sox traded Dustin Brisson (minors), Luis Alfonso Garcia (minors), and Rick Asadoorian (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dustin Hermanson.
December 16, 2001
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian O'Connor as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Jeff Cirillo to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Paniagua, Dennis Stark, and Brian Fuentes.
The New York Mets traded Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Desi Relaford to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.
December 17, 2001
The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Eddie Perez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ricky Gutierrez as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Jeff Barry as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Darrell May as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrick Gibson as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Roger Cedeno as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rondell White as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased Steve Kent from the Anaheim Angels.
The Cincinnati Reds released Chris Piersoll.
The Anaheim Angels traded Wilmy Caceres (minors) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Mickey Callaway.
December 18, 2001
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Danny Bautista as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jose Guillen as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Maurer as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Heath Murray as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Chuck Knoblauch as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jesus Pena as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Sterling Hitchcock as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jason Schmidt as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tino Martinez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Geremi Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chad Mottola 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 Gabe White and Luke Hudson.
The Cleveland Indians traded John Rocker to the Texas Rangers for Dave Elder.
The New York Yankees traded Bernie Castro to the San Diego Padres for Kevin Reese.
December 19, 2001
The Anaheim Angels signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed John Burkett as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Moises Alou as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Judd as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Nerio Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Pedro Santana as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mark Johnson 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 traded Scott Hatteberg to the Colorado Rockies for Pokey Reese.
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
The Atlanta Braves signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
Deivi Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jeff Abbott of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Ben Shaffar (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose Silva.
The Detroit Tigers selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
December 21, 2001
The Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Caruso as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Alex Hernandez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Kolb as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.
Midre Cummings of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Robert Ellis of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Eric Knott of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Marc Valdes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Israel Alcantara of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Todd Erdos of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Allen McDill of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Pokey Reese of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Chris Stynes of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Cliff Brumbaugh of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Sal Fasano of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Scott Hatteberg of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Dave Berg of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Glen Barker of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Donnie Sadler of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jimmy Haynes of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mike Thurman of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Rick White of the New York Mets granted free agency.
John Wasdin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Brian Boehringer of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Ruben Rivera of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Alan Benes of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Luis Saturria of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Rick Helling of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Ricky Ledee of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Justin Thompson of the Texas Rangers 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 Cleveland Indians traded Dave Roberts to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Christian Bridenbaugh (minors) and Nial Hughes (minors).
The Oakland Athletics selected Luis Lopez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
December 26, 2001
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Fabio Castro as an amateur free agent.
December 27, 2001
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Todd Williams 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 Arizona Diamondbacks signed Emilio Bonifacio as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels traded Mo Vaughn to the New York Mets for Kevin Appier.
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.
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 Pittsburgh Pirates signed Salomon Torres as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Wilson Delgado 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 Chicago Cubs signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Bryan Rekar as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Scott Hatteberg as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Williams as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Simontacchi as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded Tom Wilson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Kremblas (minors).
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 Anaheim Angels signed Aaron Sele as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Nichting 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 Chicago Cubs signed Mark Watson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Rijo as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jack Cust and J.D. Closser to the Colorado Rockies for Mike Myers.
January 8, 2002
The Atlanta Braves signed Keith Lockhart 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.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Juan Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Chris Heintz.
January 9, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Quinton McCracken as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Emil Brown as a free agent.
January 10, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.
January 11, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Bohanon 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 Milwaukee Brewers signed Ryan Glynn 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 Montreal Expos signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Randy Velarde as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lance Carter as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.
January 14, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Ozzie Timmons as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pete Schourek as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Shigetoshi Hasegawa as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Phil Norton.
The Oakland Athletics traded Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick, and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro.
January 15, 2002
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 New York Mets signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Adams as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez, and Andrew Brown to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Gary Sheffield.
January 16, 2002
The Atlanta Braves signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Alan Benes as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Anthony Shumaker as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Pedro Astacio as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Bryce Florie as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Scott Servais as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.
January 17, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Young as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed David Wells as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Clay Bellinger.
The Anaheim Angels traded Brian Cooper to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brad Fullmer.
The Chicago White Sox selected Tom Jacquez off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
January 18, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Ron Gant as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Elvis Perez (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Gryboski.
January 19, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Horacio Estrada as a free agent.
January 20, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Rick Helling as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Dan Wheeler as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Carlos Almanzar as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed David Manning as a free agent.
January 21, 2002
The New York Mets signed Tony Tarasco as a free agent.
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 Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies sent Alex Ochoa to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets.
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 Kansas City Royals signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Al Reyes as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Hector Carrasco as a free agent.
January 24, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Alex Prieto as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected Oscar Salazar off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
January 25, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Stairs 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 Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Rafael Perez as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded David Bell to the San Francisco Giants for Desi Relaford and cash.
January 26, 2002
The Colorado Rockies purchased Ross Gload from the New York Mets.
January 28, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eric DuBose as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Kinkade as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ron Coomer 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 Atlanta Braves signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike James as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Mendez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Ledee as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Troy O'Leary 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 St. Louis Cardinals signed So Taguchi as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Willie Harris to the Chicago White Sox for Chris Singleton.
January 30, 2002
The New York Mets signed John Valentin as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pokey Reese as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
January 31, 2002
The Anaheim Angels signed Donne Wall as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.
February 1, 2002
The Atlanta Braves signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Rob Stanifer.
The New York Mets selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Oakland Athletics selected Allen Levrault off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Detroit Tigers selected Craig Monroe off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
February 2, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
February 3, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed David Lee as a free agent.
February 4, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed Scott Randall as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Manny Alexander as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Erick Aybar as an amateur free agent.
February 5, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Manuel Aybar as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Craig House off waivers from the New York Mets.
February 6, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Berg as a 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 the 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 Boston Red Sox signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Chouinard 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 LAA (AL) signed Rich Thompson as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Mark Smith.
February 14, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark J. Johnson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ruben Rivera as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Justin Thompson as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pedro Swann 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 Cleveland Indians signed Jose Mercedes as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Jose Canseco as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Kane Davis to the New York Mets for Corey Brittan (minors).
February 22, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Hipolito Pichardo as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the New York Mets.
February 23, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
February 24, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Trenidad 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 Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tony Mounce as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kazuhisa Ishii as a free agent.
March 1, 2002
The Cleveland Indians released Tim Laker.
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.
March 8, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Jason Wood as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Romulo Sanchez as an amateur 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 New York Mets signed Jesus Flores as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Chris Truby to the Montreal Expos for Geoff Blum.
March 13, 2002
The Chicago White Sox released Julio Ramirez.
The New York Mets released Mark Sweeney.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Warren Morris.
March 14, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.
March 15, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed Warren Morris as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.
Manny Alexander of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
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 Florida Marlins released Joe Roa.
The Chicago Cubs traded Syketo Anderson (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Winston Abreu.
The Oakland Athletics traded Luis Vizcaino to the Texas Rangers for Justin Duchscherer.
March 20, 2002
The Montreal Expos released Ivan Cruz.
The Atlanta Braves traded Paul Bako and Jose Cabrera to the Milwaukee Brewers for Henry Blanco.
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 Matt Herges and Jorge Nunez (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Guillermo Mota and Wilkin Ruan.
March 24, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ernie Young to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago Cubs signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Javier Cardona and Rich Gomez (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Damian Jackson and Matt Walbeck.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Kevin Barker to the San Diego Padres for Dusty Wathan.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jesus Pena to the Texas Rangers for Luis Vizcaino.
The Montreal Expos traded Jason Bay and Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.
March 25, 2002
The Atlanta Braves sent Rich Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Chuck Smith from the Florida Marlins.
The Chicago White Sox released Brian Simmons.
The Cleveland Indians released Brooks Kieschnick.
The Houston Astros released C.J. Nitkowski.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Troy O'Leary.
The Colorado Rockies traded Jose Paniagua to the Detroit Tigers for Victor Santos and Ronnie Merrill (minors).
March 26, 2002
The Montreal Expos sent Trace Coquillette to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
The Houston Astros released Jason Jacome.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Todd Williams.
The San Diego Padres released Brad Clontz.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Andy Barkett.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Felix Martinez.
The Texas Rangers released Bill Pulsipher.
March 27, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Troy Brohawn.
The Cleveland Indians released Karim Garcia.
The Montreal Expos released Jose Canseco.
The New York Yankees released Bobby Estalella.
The New York Yankees released Todd Greene.
The Chicago Cubs traded Julian Tavarez, Ryan Jorgensen, Dontrelle Willis, and Jose Cueto (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.
The Chicago White Sox traded Matt Guerrier to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Damaso Marte and Edwin Yan (minors).
The New York Mets selected Andy Tracy off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Felix Escalona off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Mets selected Chris Latham off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Yorkis Perez.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Yorkis Perez as a free agent.
March 28, 2002
Donzell McDonald assigned the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Royals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Joe Roa to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.
The Houston Astros signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Henry Rodriguez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Brian McNichol.
The Anaheim Angels released Dan Serafini.
The Atlanta Braves released David Cortes.
The Detroit Tigers released Melvin Nieves.
The Detroit Tigers released Juan Sosa.
The Minnesota Twins released Brian Meadows.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Sam McConnell.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Reggie Harris.
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 Florida Marlins traded Jeff Bailey to the Montreal Expos for PTBNL.
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 Philadelphia Phillies signed Sam McConnell as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Judd.
The Cleveland Indians released Simon Pond.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Al Martin.
The Texas Rangers released Jason Maxwell.
The Florida Marlins selected Wilson Valdez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
March 30, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Haney as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Felix Martinez as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Meadows as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ivan Cruz as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Simon Pond as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Bryan Ward.
The Florida Marlins released Matt Duff.
The Florida Marlins released Billy McMillon.
The New York Yankees released David Manning.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Carlos Almanzar off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
March 31, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ruben Rivera as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Matt Beech.
April 1, 2002 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Aaron Guiel as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Matt Duff as a free agent.
April 2, 2002 (Standings)
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Judd as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Karim Garcia as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Pat Borders.
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 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 San Diego Padres traded Jason Moore (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Juan Moreno.
The New York Mets selected McKay Christensen off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Nelson Figueroa off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
April 4, 2002 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners released Alex Arias.
The Cleveland Indians traded Rashad Eldridge (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Chris Magruder.
The Chicago Cubs selected Mario Encarnacion off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
April 5, 2002 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers returned Joe Valentine (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.
The Montreal Expos traded Scott Strickland, Phil Seibel, and Matt Watson to the New York Mets for a player to be named later, Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez, and Luis Figueroa. The New York Mets sent Saul Rivera (July 16, 2002) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
The New York Mets selected Marco Scutaro off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
April 6, 2002 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Rose as a free agent.
April 8, 2002 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tom Goodwin.
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 12, 2002 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
April 15, 2002 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Trombley as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Tomas de la Rosa off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
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