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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 2001 / 2003)
94-67, Finished 1st in AL Central
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Scored 768 runs, Allowed 712 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-75
Manager: Ron Gardenhire (94-67)
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,924,473 (9th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
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Lost AL Championship Series (4-1) to Anaheim Angels Won AL Division Series (3-2) over Oakland Athletics |
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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
Quinton McCracken granted Free Agency.
October 10, 2001
Jason Maxwell granted Free Agency.
October 12, 2001
Selected Casey Blake off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
October 15, 2001
Danny Ardoin granted Free Agency.
Mike Moriarty granted Free Agency.
Mike Oquist granted Free Agency.
Jason Simontacchi granted Free Agency.
Larry Sutton granted Free Agency.
October 19, 2001
Hector Carrasco granted Free Agency.
October 24, 2001
Chad Allen granted Free Agency.
November 5, 2001
Todd Jones granted Free Agency.
November 7, 2001
Signed David Lamb as a free agent.
November 20, 2001
Saul Rivera selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
December 13, 2001
Drafted Joe Dillon from the Kansas City Royals in the 2001 minor league draft.
January 14, 2002
Signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.
January 15, 2002
Signed Brian Meadows as a free agent.
January 23, 2002
Signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
January 24, 2002
Signed Alex Prieto as a free agent.
February 3, 2002
Signed David Lee as a free agent.
February 4, 2002
Signed Scott Randall as a free agent.
March 2, 2002
Signed Jose Mijares as an amateur free agent.
March 15, 2002
Signed Warren Morris as a free agent.
March 28, 2002
Released Brian Meadows.
April 15, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Mike Trombley as a free agent.
May 24, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Garrett Jones as a free agent.
June 3, 2002 (Standings)
Released Mike Trombley.
June 4, 2002 (Standings)
Drafted Denard Span in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2002.
Drafted Jesse Crain in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.
Drafted Pat Neshek in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.
Drafted Adam Lind in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Kyle Phillips in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2002.
Drafted Evan Meek in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2003.
Drafted Jeff Clement in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Garrett Mock in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 11, 2002 (Standings)
Traded Warren Morris to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received 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 19, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Jose Rodriguez as a free agent.
July 2, 2002 (Standings)
Signed Alex Romero as an amateur free agent.
July 6, 2002 (Standings)
Signed David Manning as a free agent.
July 12, 2002 (Standings)
Traded Brian Buchanan to the San Diego Padres. Received Jason Bartlett.
October 14, 2002 (Standings)
Released Casey Blake.
October 15, 2002 (Standings)
David Lee granted Free Agency.
Scott Randall granted Free Agency.
October 17, 2002
Jack Cressend selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.
October 21, 2002
Released Jose Rodriguez.
October 28, 2002
Mike Jackson granted Free Agency.
November 12, 2002
Signed Ben Ford as a free agent.
November 15, 2002
Traded Matt Kinney and Javier Valentin to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Gerry Oakes (minors) and Matt Yeatman (minors).
November 22, 2002
Signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
December 16, 2002
David Manning drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Jose Morban from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
Released David Ortiz.
January 9, 2003
Signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.
February 3, 2003
Signed Jose Rodriguez as a free agent.
February 11, 2003
Signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.
March 17, 2003
Signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
March 24, 2003
Released Joe Dillon.
March 28, 2003
Released Ben Ford.
Kevin Frederick selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
Jose Morban selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.
