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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 2003 / 2005)
58-104, Finished 5th in AL Central
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Scored 720 runs, Allowed 905 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-98
Manager: Tony Pena (58-104)
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,661,478 (13th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103; one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 97
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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 3, 2003
Travis Dawkins granted Free Agency.
October 7, 2003
Carlos Febles granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2003
Paul Abbott granted Free Agency.
Juan Brito granted Free Agency.
Morgan Burkhart granted Free Agency.
Buddy Carlyle granted Free Agency.
Jason Gilfillan granted Free Agency.
Jed Hansen granted Free Agency.
Bobby Jones granted Free Agency.
Mike Kelly granted Free Agency.
Julius Matos granted Free Agency.
Luis Ordaz granted Free Agency.
Jimmy Osting granted Free Agency.
Brian Rose granted Free Agency.
Oscar Salazar granted Free Agency.
October 17, 2003
Brandon Berger granted Free Agency.
October 26, 2003
Mike Difelice granted Free Agency.
Jose Lima granted Free Agency.
October 27, 2003
Brian Anderson granted Free Agency.
Kevin Appier granted Free Agency.
Raul Ibanez granted Free Agency.
Joe Randa granted Free Agency.
Michael Tucker granted Free Agency.
Rondell White granted Free Agency.
October 28, 2003
Alan Levine granted Free Agency.
Brent Mayne granted Free Agency.
October 29, 2003
Signed Shawn Camp as a free agent.
Signed Joey Dawley as a free agent.
Jason Grimsley granted Free Agency.
Curt Leskanic granted Free Agency.
October 30, 2003
Graeme Lloyd granted Free Agency.
Jamey Wright granted Free Agency.
November 6, 2003
Traded Kieran Mattison (minors), Trey Dyson (minors) and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later and Brian Anderson. The Cleveland Indians sent Chris White (minors) (November 6, 2003) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.
November 7, 2003
Released Brent Abernathy.
November 11, 2003
Signed Calvin Pickering as a free agent.
November 21, 2003
Signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.
Signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
November 25, 2003
Signed Brandon Berger as a free agent.
December 1, 2003
Signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.
Signed Curt Leskanic as a free agent.
Signed Joe Randa as a free agent.
December 2, 2003
Signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.
December 7, 2003
Signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.
December 8, 2003
Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.
December 9, 2003
Signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
Signed Scott Sullivan as a free agent.
December 11, 2003
Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
December 15, 2003
Signed Rick Short as a free agent.
Drafted Jason Szuminski from the Chicago Cubs in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
Traded Jason Szuminski and cash to the San Diego Padres. Received Rich Thompson.
December 16, 2003
Signed Tony Graffanino as a free agent.
December 18, 2003
Signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.
December 19, 2003
Signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.
December 21, 2003
Kris Wilson granted Free Agency.
January 2, 2004
Signed Kris Wilson as a free agent.
January 6, 2004
Signed Juan Gonzalez as a free agent.
January 16, 2004
Signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
January 20, 2004
Signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
January 25, 2004
Signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
January 26, 2004
Signed Travis Chapman as a free agent.
Traded Shawn Sedlacek to the New York Mets. Received Jaime Cerda.
February 12, 2004
Signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.
March 22, 2004
Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
March 30, 2004
Signed Junior Herndon as a free agent.
Received J.J. Trujillo from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
April 2, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
April 8, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Chris Fallon (minors), Zach McClellan and cash to the Colorado Rockies. Received Justin Huisman.
April 29, 2004 (Standings)
Returned Rich Thompson (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 19, 2004 (Standings)
Joey Dawley selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.
May 26, 2004 (Standings)
Eduardo Villacis selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
May 31, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Travis Dawkins to the Chicago Cubs. Received Damian Jackson.
June 1, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Cory Aldridge as a free agent.
June 3, 2004 (Standings)
Purchased Jason Dickson from Somerset (Atlantic).
June 4, 2004 (Standings)
Received Matt White from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
June 7, 2004 (Standings)
Drafted Billy Butler in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2004.
Drafted J.P. Howell in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2004.
Drafted Billy Buckner in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2004.
June 15, 2004 (Standings)
Released Brad Voyles.
June 18, 2004 (Standings)
Released Curt Leskanic.
June 21, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Jason Grimsley to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Denny Bautista.
June 24, 2004 (Standings)
Received Raul Casanova from the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Carlos Beltran to the Houston Astros. Received Mark Teahen and Mike Wood from the Oakland Athletics and John Buck and cash from the Houston Astros. In addition, the Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics.
June 28, 2004 (Standings)
Purchased Jose Bautista from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
July 1, 2004 (Standings)
Purchased Ruben Mateo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July 2, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Wilkin Ruan as a free agent.
July 9, 2004 (Standings)
Released Mendy Lopez.
July 21, 2004 (Standings)
Received Jason Ryan from the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
Released Jamey Wright.
July 23, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Rick Short to the Montreal Expos. Received Scott Randall.
July 30, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Jose Bautista to the New York Mets. Received Justin Huber.
July 31, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Rudy Seanez to the Florida Marlins. Received Abraham Nunez.
August 10, 2004 (Standings)
Traded Mike Venafro to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Elvin Nina (minors).
August 13, 2004 (Standings)
Signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.
Selected Matt Kinney off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
August 26, 2004 (Standings)
Ruben Mateo granted Free Agency.
October 1, 2004 (Standings)
Alexis Gomez selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
October 4, 2004 (Standings)
Brandon Berger granted Free Agency.
Adrian Brown granted Free Agency.
Damian Jackson granted Free Agency.
Jarrod Patterson granted Free Agency.
Matt White granted Free Agency.
October 6, 2004 (Standings)
Dee Brown granted Free Agency.
Matt Kinney granted Free Agency.
October 14, 2004 (Standings)
Alberto Castillo granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2004 (Standings)
Cory Aldridge granted Free Agency.
Raul Casanova granted Free Agency.
Travis Chapman granted Free Agency.
Jason Dickson granted Free Agency.
Byron Gettis selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
Wilton Guerrero granted Free Agency.
Jed Hansen granted Free Agency.
Junior Herndon granted Free Agency.
Kevin Hooper granted Free Agency.
Norris Hopper granted Free Agency.
Doug Linton granted Free Agency.
Scott Randall granted Free Agency.
Wilkin Ruan granted Free Agency.
Jason Ryan granted Free Agency.
Jimmy Serrano granted Free Agency.
Les Walrond granted Free Agency.
Kris Wilson granted Free Agency.
October 21, 2004
Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
October 25, 2004
Signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
Signed Santiago Ramirez as a free agent.
October 27, 2004
Signed Cory Aldridge as a free agent.
Signed Wilkin Ruan as a free agent.
October 28, 2004
Juan Gonzalez granted Free Agency.
Joe Randa granted Free Agency.
Kelly Stinnett granted Free Agency.
October 29, 2004
Dennys Reyes granted Free Agency.
November 1, 2004
Kevin Appier granted Free Agency.
Desi Relaford granted Free Agency.
November 4, 2004
Signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.
November 8, 2004
Traded Ryan Bukvich and Darrell May to the San Diego Padres. Received Terrence Long, Dennis Tankersley and cash.
November 10, 2004
Signed Chris Truby as a free agent.
November 15, 2004
Signed Steve Stemle as a free agent.
November 19, 2004
Signed Ryan Jensen as a free agent.
December 7, 2004
Signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.
December 13, 2004
Drafted Chris Demaria from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2004 minor league draft.
Drafted Andrew Sisco from the Chicago Cubs in the 2004 rule 5 draft.
December 15, 2004
Signed Emil Brown as a free agent.
December 16, 2004
Traded Benito Santiago and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Leo Nunez.
Traded Jorge Vasquez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Eli Marrero and cash.
December 21, 2004
Miguel Asencio granted Free Agency.
December 25, 2004
Signed Jose Lima as a free agent.
January 10, 2005
Signed Luis Ugueto as a free agent.
January 21, 2005
Signed Dennis Hocking as a free agent.
January 31, 2005
Signed Jim Bullinger as a free agent.
February 9, 2005
Signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
February 22, 2005
Signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
February 24, 2005
Signed Matt Diaz as a free agent.
March 3, 2005
Signed Carlos Febles as a free agent.
March 22, 2005
Signed Joe McEwing as a free agent.
March 31, 2005
Abraham Nunez selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.
April 1, 2005
Released J.J. Trujillo.
