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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 2003 / 2005)
83-79, Finished 2nd in AL Central
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Scored 865 runs, Allowed 831 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Manager: Ozzie Guillen (83-79)
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,930,537 (8th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
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2003 / 2005 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 2003
Armando Rios granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2003
Brian Cooper granted Free Agency.
Tom Jacquez granted Free Agency.
Ryan Kohlmeier granted Free Agency.
Carlos Maldonado granted Free Agency.
Danny Sandoval granted Free Agency.
October 27, 2003
Sandy Alomar granted Free Agency.
Bartolo Colon granted Free Agency.
Carl Everett granted Free Agency.
Tom Gordon granted Free Agency.
Tony Graffanino granted Free Agency.
Scott Sullivan granted Free Agency.
October 29, 2003
Signed Kelly Dransfeldt as a free agent.
October 30, 2003
Roberto Alomar granted Free Agency.
November 12, 2003
Signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
November 17, 2003
Signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.
November 26, 2003
Signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.
Signed Ryan Kohlmeier as a free agent.
December 2, 2003
Traded Aaron Miles to the Colorado Rockies. Received Juan Uribe.
December 4, 2003
Signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.
December 10, 2003
Released Brian Daubach.
December 15, 2003
Drafted Jason Grilli from the Florida Marlins in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
December 22, 2003
Signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
Signed Jose Santiago as a free agent.
December 29, 2003
Signed Bobby Smith as a free agent.
January 6, 2004
Signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
Signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.
January 7, 2004
Signed Cliff Politte as a free agent.
January 8, 2004
Signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.
January 11, 2004
Signed Kris Keller as a free agent.
January 15, 2004
Signed Courtney Duncan as a free agent.
January 21, 2004
Signed Marvin Benard as a free agent.
January 22, 2004
Signed Shingo Takatsu as a free agent.
January 24, 2004
Signed Robert Person as a free agent.
February 26, 2004
Signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
March 4, 2004
Released Robert Person.
March 10, 2004
Released Marvin Benard.
March 23, 2004
Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
March 27, 2004
Traded Matt Ginter to the New York Mets. Received Timo Perez.
April 22, 2004 (Standings)
Mike Rivera selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.
April 26, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Andres Torres as a free agent.
May 7, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Ken Ray as a free agent.
May 13, 2004 (Standings)
Released Micah Franklin.
May 26, 2004 (Standings)
Selected Eduardo Villacis off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
May 27, 2004 (Standings)
Released Kris Keller.
June 7, 2004 (Standings)
Drafted Josh Fields in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2004.
Drafted Gio Gonzalez in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
Drafted Donny Lucy in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
Drafted Brandon Allen in the 5th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
Drafted Adam Russell in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
Drafted Jack Egbert in the 13th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
Drafted Carlos Torres in the 15th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
June 17, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Billy Koch to the Florida Marlins. Received Wilson Valdez and cash.
June 18, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.
June 25, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Joe Winkelsas as a free agent.
June 27, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Mike Morse, Miguel Olivo and Jeremy Reed to the Seattle Mariners. Received Ben Davis and Freddy Garcia.
July 1, 2004 (Standings)
Released Vic Darensbourg.
July 9, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Reggie Taylor as a free agent.
July 13, 2004 (Standings)
Released Mike Gulan.
July 18, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Gary Majewski and Jon Rauch to the Montreal Expos. Received Carl Everett.
July 20, 2004 (Standings)
Released Donnie Sadler.
July 31, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Esteban Loaiza to the New York Yankees. Received Jose Contreras and cash.
August 5, 2004 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Roberto Alomar. The Chicago White Sox sent Brad Murray (minors) (February 18, 2005) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
August 16, 2004 (Standings)
Selected Alex Escobar off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
August 18, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Morgan Burkhart as a free agent.
September 2, 2004 (Standings)
Released Mike Jackson.
October 4, 2004 (Standings)
Kelly Wunsch granted Free Agency.
October 5, 2004 (Standings)
Kelly Dransfeldt granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2004 (Standings)
Mike Bell granted Free Agency.
Morgan Burkhart granted Free Agency.
Courtney Duncan granted Free Agency.
Carlos Maldonado granted Free Agency.
Brian McNichol granted Free Agency.
Bry Nelson granted Free Agency.
Ken Ray granted Free Agency.
Jose Santiago granted Free Agency.
Rob Sasser granted Free Agency.
Bobby Smith granted Free Agency.
Reggie Taylor granted Free Agency.
Andres Torres granted Free Agency.
October 28, 2004
Magglio Ordonez granted Free Agency.
October 29, 2004
Sandy Alomar granted Free Agency.
Jose Valentin granted Free Agency.
November 3, 2004
Roberto Alomar granted Free Agency.
November 16, 2004
Signed Ken Ray as a free agent.
November 23, 2004
Signed Kevin Walker as a free agent.
December 9, 2004
Signed Jermaine Dye as a free agent.
Signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.
December 13, 2004
Traded Carlos Lee to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later, Scott Podsednik and Luis Vizcaino. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Travis Hinton (minors) (January 10, 2005) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
December 15, 2004
Released Dan Wright.
December 17, 2004
Selected Bobby Jenks off waivers from the Anaheim Angels.
December 21, 2004
Scott Schoeneweis granted Free Agency.
Eduardo Villacis granted Free Agency.
Ben Davis granted Free Agency.
Signed Ben Davis as a free agent.
December 23, 2004
Signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
January 3, 2005
Signed Orlando Hernandez as a free agent.
January 4, 2005
Signed Jorge Toca as a free agent.
January 6, 2005
Signed A.J. Pierzynski as a free agent.
January 18, 2005
Signed Eduardo Villacis as a free agent.
January 19, 2005
Signed Tony Alvarez as a free agent.
Signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.
January 27, 2005
Released Jason Grilli.
Signed Tadahito Iguchi as a free agent.
February 2, 2005
Signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.
February 13, 2005
Traded Alex Escobar to the Washington Nationals. Received Jerry Owens.
February 15, 2005
Signed Felix Martinez as a free agent.
February 17, 2005
Signed Raul Casanova as a free agent.
March 6, 2005
Signed Brian Bowles as a free agent.
March 8, 2005
Signed Jeremy Giambi as a free agent.
March 23, 2005
Released Ken Ray.
March 30, 2005
Released Brian Bowles.
Signed Robert Person as a free agent.
Wilson Valdez selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
