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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 2001 / 2003)
93-69, Finished 2nd in AL East
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Scored 859 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 100-62
Manager: Grady Little (93-69)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,650,862 (4th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98
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2001 / 2003 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 8, 2001
Jon Shave granted Free Agency.
October 9, 2001
Released Morgan Burkhart.
Released Craig Grebeck.
October 15, 2001
Rafael Betancourt granted Free Agency.
Jim Chamblee granted Free Agency.
Derrin Ebert granted Free Agency.
Ken Hill granted Free Agency.
James Lofton granted Free Agency.
Trever Miller granted Free Agency.
Jesus Pena granted Free Agency.
Quilvio Veras granted Free Agency.
Bryan Ward granted Free Agency.
October 27, 2001
Signed James Lofton as a free agent.
November 5, 2001
Rod Beck granted Free Agency.
Dante Bichette granted Free Agency.
Darren Lewis granted Free Agency.
Hideo Nomo granted Free Agency.
Troy O'Leary granted Free Agency.
Joe Oliver granted Free Agency.
Hipolito Pichardo granted Free Agency.
Bret Saberhagen granted Free Agency.
John Valentin granted Free Agency.
November 6, 2001
David Cone granted Free Agency.
November 13, 2001
Mike Lansing granted Free Agency.
Signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.
November 16, 2001
Signed Tim Young as a free agent.
November 20, 2001
Selected Tony Clark off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
November 21, 2001
Signed Michael Coleman as a free agent.
December 4, 2001
Selected Jeff Wallace off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
December 12, 2001
Traded Carl Everett to the Texas Rangers. Received Darren Oliver.
December 15, 2001
Traded Dustin Brisson (minors), Luis Alfonso Garcia (minors) and Rick Asadoorian (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dustin Hermanson.
December 18, 2001
Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
December 19, 2001
Signed John Burkett as a free agent.
Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
Traded Scott Hatteberg to the Colorado Rockies. Received Pokey Reese.
December 21, 2001
Israel Alcantara granted Free Agency.
Signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.
Todd Erdos granted Free Agency.
Allen McDill granted Free Agency.
Pokey Reese granted Free Agency.
Chris Stynes granted Free Agency.
Steve Lomasney granted Free Agency.
Signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.
February 1, 2002
Released Rob Stanifer.
February 5, 2002
Signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.
February 12, 2002
Signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.
February 13, 2002
Signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
February 27, 2002
Signed Rey Sanchez as a free agent.
March 30, 2002
Signed Chris Haney as a free agent.
April 1, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Charlie Zink as an amateur free agent.
April 19, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
April 26, 2002 (Standings)
Andy Dominique assigned onto roster from the Philadelphia Phillies.
Released Mike Rose.
April 27, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
June 4, 2002 (Standings)
Drafted Jon Lester in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.
Drafted Chris Smith in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
Drafted Brandon Moss in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.
Drafted Brian Bannister in the 45th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 6, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
June 14, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Harvey Garcia as a free agent.
June 21, 2002 (Standings)
Purchased Rob Ryan from the Oakland Athletics.
June 26, 2002 (Standings)
Traded Brad Baker (minors) and Dan Giese to the San Diego Padres. Received Andy Shibilo (minors) and Alan Embree.
July 2, 2002 (Standings)
Released Darren Oliver.
July 11, 2002 (Standings)
Released Michael Coleman.
July 16, 2002 (Standings)
Selected Warren Morris off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 30, 2002 (Standings)
Traded Seung Song (minors) and Sun-Woo Kim to the Montreal Expos. Received Cliff Floyd.
July 31, 2002 (Standings)
Traded Byeong Hak An (minors) and Frank Francisco to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bobby Howry.
August 1, 2002 (Standings)
Released Rich Garces.
August 8, 2002 (Standings)
Sent Jose Offerman to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
August 9, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.
Signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.
August 26, 2002 (Standings)
Selected Benny Agbayani off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
August 27, 2002 (Standings)
Released Joe Nelson.
August 29, 2002 (Standings)
Released Chris Haney.
September 3, 2002 (Standings)
Sold Tim Young to the Cleveland Indians.
September 30, 2002 (Standings)
Rob Ryan granted Free Agency.
October 2, 2002 (Standings)
Selected Jason Shiell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
October 9, 2002 (Standings)
Selected Brandon Lyon off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
October 14, 2002 (Standings)
Kevin Brown granted Free Agency.
Calvin Pickering granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2002 (Standings)
Jason Boyd granted Free Agency.
Paxton Crawford granted Free Agency.
Todd Erdos granted Free Agency.
Rontrez Johnson granted Free Agency.
James Lofton granted Free Agency.
Steve Lomasney granted Free Agency.
Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.
Warren Morris granted Free Agency.
Bry Nelson granted Free Agency.
October 22, 2002
Signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.
October 28, 2002
Cliff Floyd granted Free Agency.
Ugueth Urbina granted Free Agency.
October 29, 2002
Carlos Baerga granted Free Agency.
Rickey Henderson granted Free Agency.
October 30, 2002
Tony Clark granted Free Agency.
Rey Sanchez granted Free Agency.
November 1, 2002
Dustin Hermanson granted Free Agency.
November 6, 2002
Signed Chris Coste as a free agent.
Signed James Lofton as a free agent.
November 8, 2002
Signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.
November 18, 2002
Signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
November 25, 2002
Signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
November 27, 2002
Selected Ryan Rupe off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
December 6, 2002
Released Wayne Gomes.
December 12, 2002
Traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Todd Walker. 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 15, 2002
Traded Josh Hancock to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jeremy Giambi.
December 16, 2002
Drafted Adrian Brown from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Junior Herndon from the San Diego Padres in the 2002 minor league draft.
Wilfredo Ledezma drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Javier Lopez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
Drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Traded Luis Cruz to the San Diego Padres. Received Cesar Crespo.
December 18, 2002
Signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.
December 21, 2002
Brian Daubach granted Free Agency.
December 24, 2002
Signed Chad Fox as a free agent.
December 31, 2002
Signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.
January 3, 2003
Signed Andy Abad as a free agent.
January 6, 2003
Signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.
January 10, 2003
Signed Bill Mueller as a free agent.
January 17, 2003
Selected Earl Snyder off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
January 22, 2003
Signed David Ortiz as a free agent.
January 23, 2003
Signed Hector Almonte as a free agent.
February 4, 2003
Selected Bronson Arroyo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 15, 2003
Purchased Kevin Millar from the Florida Marlins.
February 22, 2003
Signed Robert Person as a free agent.
February 25, 2003
Dernell Stenson selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.
March 18, 2003
Traded Javier Lopez to the Colorado Rockies. Received 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.
March 21, 2003
Signed Lou Collier as a free agent.
March 25, 2003
Released Juan Diaz.
Lou Merloni selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.
March 26, 2003
Returned Adrian Brown (earlier draft pick) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Released Frank Castillo.
March 28, 2003
Selected Dicky Gonzalez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
Signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
March 31, 2003
Released James Lofton.
Released Larry Sutton.
