All Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 1, 2001
The Philadelphia Phillies signed P.J. Forbes as a free agent.
- November 2, 2001
The Cleveland Indians signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Hubbard 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.
The Montreal Expos signed Roger Bernadina as an amateur 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.
Kurt Abbott of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Terry Adams of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Luis Alicea of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Moisés Alou of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
James Baldwin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Rod Beck of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dante Bichette of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Brian Bohanon of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Ricky Bones of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Bobby Bonilla of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Bret Boone of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Ricky Bottalico of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Scott Brosius of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jay Buhner of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
José Canseco of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Roger Cedeño of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Norm Charlton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dennis Cook of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Marty Cordova of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Chad Curtis of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Johnny Damon of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Delino DeShields of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tony Eusebio of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jorge Fábregas of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Tony Fernández of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jeff Frye of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Ron Gant of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jason Giambi of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Chris Gomez of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Juan González of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ricky Gutiérrez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Joey Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Pete Harnisch of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Gil Heredia of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Brian Hunter of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Jason Isringhausen of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mike Jackson of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mike James of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Stan Javier of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Todd Jones of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Steve Karsay of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Chuck Knoblauch of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Mark Leiter of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Darren Lewis of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Keith Lockhart of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Kenny Lofton of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Javy López of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
John Mabry of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Dave Magadan of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Pat Mahomes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Josías Manzanillo of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Al Martin of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Tino Martinez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
T.J. Mathews of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Chuck McElroy of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Mark McLemore of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
José Mercedes of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Orlando Merced of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Dan Miceli of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Alan Mills of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mike Mohler of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
James Mouton of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Greg Myers of the Oakland Athletics 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.
Jesse Orosco of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Craig Paquette of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Hipólito Pichardo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Jay Powell of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Todd Pratt of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Pat Rapp of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Steve Reed of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
José Rijo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bret Saberhagen of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Rey Sánchez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Bob Scanlan of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jason Schmidt of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Rudy Seánez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Aaron Sele of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Scott Servais of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Bill Simas of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Matt Stairs of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Ismael Valdez of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
John Valentin of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Todd Van Poppel of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Randy Velarde of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Ron Villone of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
José Vizcaíno of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
David Weathers of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
David Wells of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Rondell White of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Mike Williams of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Bobby Witt of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Mark Wohlers of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Gregg Zaun of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The Detroit Tigers released Dave Borkowski.
The Texas Rangers released Rubén Sierra.
- November 6, 2001
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jamie Walker as a free agent.
Harold Baines of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dave Burba of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
John Burkett of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Ken Caminiti of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Vinny Castilla of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jason Christiansen of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
David Cone of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Tim Crabtree of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Eric Davis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Rob Ducey of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Alan Embree of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Sterling Hitchcock of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Randy Knorr of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Albie Lopez of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Omar Olivares of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Tim Raines of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Rich Rodriguez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Reggie Sanders of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Luis Sojo of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Ed Sprague of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Devon White of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Chris Widger of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released F.P. Santangelo.
- November 7, 2001
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rocky Coppinger as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Coste as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Luis de los Santos as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed David Lamb as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brandon Villafuerte as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
David Bell of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Pat Borders of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Kent Bottenfield of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Ron Coomer of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Cal Eldred of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Andrés Galarraga of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Benito Santiago of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Russ Springer of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Kevin Tapani of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Eric Young Sr. of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
- November 8, 2001
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Matt Franco as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Trever Miller as a free agent.
Pedro Astacio of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Danny Bautista of the Arizona Diamondbacks 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.
Lance Painter of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Jeff Shaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jesus Cordero (minors) and Eric Junge to the Philadelphia Phillies for Omar Daal.
- November 11, 2001
The Texas Rangers signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.
- November 12, 2001
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis García 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 Florida Marlins signed Matt Duff as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Rob Stanifer 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 Florida Marlins signed Brian Banks as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jason Dickson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Travis Smith as a free agent.
Eddie Pérez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
- November 15, 2001
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Colangelo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Travis Driskill as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kevin Witt 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 Florida Marlins signed Toby Borland as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jayson Durocher as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tim Young as a free agent.
Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Brady Anderson.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Geraldo Guzmán.
The San Diego Padres released David Lee.
The Cincinnati Reds released Scott MacRae.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Tabaka.
The Seattle Mariners selected Ryan Minor off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
The San Francisco Giants selected Rubén Rivera off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- 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 Fábregas as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Óscar Henríquez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Orie as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed José Parra as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Petersen as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Matt Skrmetta 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 Chicago Cubs signed Joe Borowski as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gus Gandarillas as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jason Kershner as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Izzy Molina as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Joe Roa 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 Saúl Rivera off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The Chicago White Sox selected Brian Simmons off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The New York Mets selected Esix Snead off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- November 21, 2001
The Boston Red Sox signed Michael Coleman as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.
Paul Byrd of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Shigetoshi Hasegawa of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Mike Holtz of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
- November 23, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rodrigo López 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 José Guillén.
The Chicago White Sox traded Herbert 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 San Diego Padres signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gabe Molina as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Peter Munro 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.
The Kansas City Royals signed Carlos Rosa as an amateur free agent.
- November 30, 2001
The Texas Rangers signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Powell 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 Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kevin Beirne as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Damon Buford as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Yorkis Pérez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mac Suzuki as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed José Vizcaíno as a free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Satoru Komiyama from Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).
The San Francisco Giants released Jalal Leach.
- December 4, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed John Smoltz 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 Cleveland Indians signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Marty Cordova as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Julius Matos as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
- December 7, 2001
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Alicea as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bret Boone as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Karsay as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Javy López as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mendy López as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Rick Short as a free agent.
Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Trey Moore from the Atlanta Braves.
The Oakland Athletics traded Eric Hinske and Justin Miller to the Toronto Blue Jays for Billy Koch.
The New York Mets traded Robin Ventura to the New York Yankees for David Justice.
- December 8, 2001
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
- December 10, 2001
The Florida Marlins signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Steve 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 New York Mets signed Pete Walker as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Víctor Gárate as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and Félix Heredia to the Toronto Blue Jays for Alex Gonzalez. The Chicago Cubs sent Jim 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 St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Isringhausen 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 Cleveland Indians traded Danny Peoples (minors), Roberto Alomar and Mike Bacsik to the New York Mets for players to be named later, Alex Escobar, Matt Lawton 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 Alex Arias, Ben Davis and Wascar Serrano to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Lampkin, Brett Tomko, Ramón Vázquez and cash.
The Chicago Cubs traded Nate Teut to the Florida Marlins for Jesús Sánchez.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dmitri Young to the Detroit Tigers for Juan Encarnación and Luis Pineda.
- December 12, 2001
The Seattle Mariners signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Alberto Castillo.
The Cleveland Indians released Steve Woodard.
The Boston Red Sox traded Carl Everett to the Texas Rangers for Darren Oliver.
- December 13, 2001
The Kansas City Royals drafted Miguel Asencio from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Ryan Christenson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Félix Escalona from the Houston Astros in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Farnsworth 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 Anaheim Angels drafted Steve Kent from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Graham Koonce from the San Diego Padres 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 Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jorge Sosa from the Seattle Mariners 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 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 Texas Rangers signed Jay Powell as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed David Weathers as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Bryan Rekar.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Wheeler.
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 Los Angeles Dodgers traded Chad Ricketts (minors) and Luke Prokopec to the Toronto Blue Jays for César Izturis and Paul Quantrill.
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Wasdin to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris Brock.
The Chicago White Sox traded Josh Fogg, Sean Lowe and Kip Wells to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Lee Evans (minors) and Todd Ritchie.
The New York Yankees traded Jay Witasick to the San Francisco Giants for John Vander Wal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Luis Ugueto from the Florida Marlins in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Valentine from the Chicago White Sox in the 2001 rule 5 draft.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Luis Ugueto from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Joe Valentine from the Montreal Expos.
- 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 Kansas City Royals signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Rick Asadoorian (minors), Dustin Brisson (minors) and Luis García (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 Brian Fuentes, José Paniagua and Denny Stark.
The New York Mets traded Desi Relaford and Tsuyoshi Shinjo to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.
- December 17, 2001
The Florida Marlins signed Jeff Barry as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Roger Cedeño as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrick Gibson as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Darrell May as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Eddie Pérez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rondell White 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 Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Danny Bautista as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jason Giambi as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Geremi González as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Sterling Hitchcock as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Chuck Knoblauch as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tino Martinez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Maurer as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Heath Murray as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jesús Peña as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chris Peters as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jason Schmidt as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Bernie Castro to the San Diego Padres for Kevin Reese.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pokey Reese and Dennys Reyes to the Colorado Rockies for Luke Hudson and Gabe White.
The Cleveland Indians traded John Rocker to the Texas Rangers for Dave Elder.
- December 19, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Moisés Alou 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 signed John Burkett as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Judd as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Nerio Rodríguez 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 Detroit Tigers signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Everett Stull as a free agent.
Jeff Abbott of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Deivi Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Ben Shaffar (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Silva.
The Detroit Tigers selected Endy Chávez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- December 21, 2001
The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Caruso as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Alex Hernández as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Kolb 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 Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
Israel Alcántara of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Glen Barker of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Alan Benes of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Dave Berg of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Brian Boehringer of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Cliff Brumbaugh of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Midre Cummings of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Robert Ellis of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Todd Erdos of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Sal Fasano of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Scott Hatteberg of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Jimmy Haynes of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Rick Helling of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Eric Knott of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Ricky Ledée of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Allen McDill of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Pokey Reese of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Rubén Rivera of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Donnie Sadler of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Luis Saturria of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Chris Stynes of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Justin Thompson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Mike Thurman of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Marc Valdes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
John Wasdin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Rick White of the New York Mets 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 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 Los Angeles Dodgers signed Todd Williams as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Emilio Bonifácio as an amateur free agent.
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.
The Anaheim Angels traded Mo Vaughn to the New York Mets for Kevin Appier.
- 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 Kansas City Royals signed Rontrez Johnson 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 St. Louis Cardinals signed Wilson Delgado as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Salomón Torres as a free agent.
- December 31, 2001
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.
- January 1, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.
- January 2, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Kimera Bartee 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 St. Louis Cardinals signed Rich Loiselle as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Bryan Rekar as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Simontacchi as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Williams 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 Rubén Sierra as a free agent.
- January 4, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Aaron Sele as a free agent.
The New York Yankees selected Brett Jodie off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- 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 Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed José Rijo as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Watson as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Alberto Castillo.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded JD Closser and Jack Cust to the Colorado Rockies for Mike Myers.
- January 8, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Juan González as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Reggie Sanders 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 Chicago White Sox released Chris Heintz.
- January 9, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Emil Brown as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Quinton McCracken as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.
- January 10, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Ángel Peña as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Rick White as a free agent.
- January 11, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lance Carter as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Davenport as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ryan Glynn 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 Montreal Expos signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Randy Velarde as a free agent.
- January 14, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeff Branson as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Shigetoshi Hasegawa as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pete Schourek as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Ozzie Timmons 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 Peña and Mike Venafro.
- January 15, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Adams as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
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 Atlanta Braves traded Andrew Brown, Brian Jordan and Odalis Pérez to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Gary Sheffield.
- January 16, 2002
The New York Mets signed Pedro Astacio as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Alan Benes as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Bryce Florie as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Chan Ho Park as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Scott Servais as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Anthony Shumaker as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
- January 17, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Jamie Arnold as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed David Wells as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Scott Winchester as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Young Sr. 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 Thomas Jacquez off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- January 18, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Ron Gant as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Marcus Jensen 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 Colorado Rockies signed Carlos Almánzar as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Rick Helling as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed David Manning as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pedro Santana as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Dan Wheeler 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 Ross Gload and Craig House to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies sent Alex Ochoa to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Jeff D'Amico, 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 Texas Rangers signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.
- January 24, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Alex Prieto as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected Oscar Salazar off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- January 25, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Clapinski 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 Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Rafael Pérez as an amateur free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Pedro Strop 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 New York Yankees signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eric DuBose as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Kinkade 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 Colorado Rockies signed Mike James as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Ledée as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Méndez 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 Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Bo Porter as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Luis Saturria as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bryan Ward 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 Seattle Mariners signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pokey Reese as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed John Valentin as a free agent.
- January 31, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Donne Wall as a free agent.
- February 1, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Lindsey as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Widger 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 Chávez 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 Texas Rangers signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.
- February 3, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed David Lee as a free agent.
- February 4, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Manny Alexander as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Allen McDill as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Scott Randall as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Erick Aybar as an amateur free agent.
- February 5, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Abbott as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jon Nunnally 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.
The San Francisco Giants signed Osiris Matos as an amateur free agent.
- February 7, 2002
The Anaheim Angels signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Tim Bogar as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Norm Charlton.
- February 8, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Israel Alcántara 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 Cleveland Indians signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Eduardo Pérez from 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.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Marc Wilkins as a free agent.
- February 12, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Chouinard as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Lansing as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Mohler as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dante Powell 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 Anaheim Angels signed Rich Thompson as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Mark Smith.
- February 14, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ben Rivera as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Justin Thompson as a free agent.
- February 15, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed David Newhan as a free agent.
Free agent signing of Johnny Ruffin by the Kansas City Royals voided.
- February 16, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ron Villone as a free agent.
- February 17, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Sandy Martínez 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.
The Texas Rangers signed Ed Sprague as a free agent.
- February 21, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Glen Barker as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed José Canseco as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed José Mercedes 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 Hipólito Pichardo as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos selected Endy Chávez off waivers from the New York Mets.
- February 23, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Osvaldo Fernández as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
- February 24, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Lyle Mouton.
- February 25, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.
- February 27, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Rey Sánchez as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Don Wengert as a free agent.
- February 28, 2002
The Texas Rangers signed Tony Mounce as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Ryan 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 2, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed José Mijares as an amateur free agent.
- 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.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dante Powell.
- March 5, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Laker as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Josías 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 Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Alan Mills as a free agent.
- March 8, 2002
The New York Mets signed Felipe Lira as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Jason Wood as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rómulo Sánchez as an amateur free agent.
- March 11, 2002
The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Rubén Rivera.
- March 12, 2002
The New York Mets signed Jesús Flores as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Ben Rivera.
The Houston Astros traded Chris Truby to the Montreal Expos for Geoff Blum.
- March 13, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Warren Morris.
The Chicago White Sox released Julio Ramírez.
The New York Mets released Mark Sweeney.
- 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.
The Minnesota Twins released Kurt Abbott.
- March 16, 2002
The Anaheim Angels signed Julio Ramírez 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 Keto Anderson (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Winston Abreu.
The Oakland Athletics traded Luis Vizcaíno to the Texas Rangers for Justin Duchscherer.
- March 20, 2002
The Montreal Expos released Iván Cruz.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Allen McDill.
The Atlanta Braves traded Paul Bako and José 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.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Felipe Crespo.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Rich Loiselle.
- March 23, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Mohler.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jorge Nuñez (minors) and Matt Herges 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 New York Mets released John Frascatore.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Kevin Barker to the San Diego Padres for Dusty Wathan.
The Montreal Expos traded Jason Bay and Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.
The Detroit Tigers traded Rich Gomez (minors) and Javier Cardona to the San Diego Padres for Damian Jackson and Matt Walbeck.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jesús Peña to the Texas Rangers for Luis Vizcaíno.
- March 25, 2002
The Atlanta Braves sent Rich Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Chuck Smith from the Florida Marlins.
The Cleveland Indians released Brooks Kieschnick.
The Houston Astros released C.J. Nitkowski.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Troy O'Leary.
The Cleveland Indians released Scott Radinsky.
The Chicago White Sox released Brian Simmons.
The Colorado Rockies traded José Paniagua to the Detroit Tigers for Ronnie Merrill (minors) and Víctor Santos.
- March 26, 2002
The Montreal Expos sent Trace Coquillette to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Hernán Iribarren as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Alexi Ogando as an amateur free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Andy Barkett.
The San Diego Padres released Brad Clontz.
The Houston Astros released Jason Jacome.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Félix Martínez.
The Texas Rangers released Bill Pulsipher.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Todd Williams.
- March 27, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed James Mouton as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Troy Brohawn.
The Montreal Expos released José Canseco.
The New York Yankees released Bobby Estalella.
The Cleveland Indians released Karim García.
The New York Yankees released Todd Greene.
The Chicago White Sox traded Matt Guerrier to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ruddy Yan (minors) and Dámaso Marte.
The Chicago Cubs traded Jose Cueto (minors), Ryan Jorgensen, Julián Tavárez and Dontrelle Willis to the Florida Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Félix Escalona off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Mets selected Chris Latham off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The New York Mets selected Andy Tracy off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Yorkis Pérez.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Yorkis Pérez as a free agent.
- March 28, 2002
Donzell McDonald assigned by 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 San Francisco Giants signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.
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 Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Jeff Bailey from the Florida Marlins.
The Atlanta Braves released David Cortés.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Reggie Harris.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Sam McConnell.
The Anaheim Angels released Brian McNichol.
The Minnesota Twins released Brian Meadows.
The Detroit Tigers released Melvin Nieves.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Kevin Sefcik.
The Anaheim Angels released Dan Serafini.
The Detroit Tigers released Juan Sosa.
The Atlanta Braves traded Eddie Pérez 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 Philadelphia Phillies traded Reggie Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Héctor 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 Philadelphia Phillies released Kevin Jordan.
The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Judd.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Al Martin.
The Texas Rangers released Jason Maxwell.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Chris Peters.
The Cleveland Indians released Simon Pond.
The Florida Marlins selected Wilson Valdez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
- March 30, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Haney as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Meadows as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Simon Pond as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Matt Duff.
The New York Yankees released David Manning.
The Florida Marlins released Billy McMillon.
The Chicago Cubs released Bryan Ward.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Carlos Almánzar off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- March 31, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Glen Barker.
The Texas Rangers released Matt Beech.
- April 1, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Matt Duff as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Aaron Guiel as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Charlie Zink as an amateur free agent.
- April 2, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Karim García as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Judd 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
The Boston Red Sox signed Glen Barker as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded Jason Moore (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Juan Moreno.
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 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
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kevin Jordan as a free agent.
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 Encarnación off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- April 5, 2002
The Detroit Tigers returned Joe Valentine (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.
The Montreal Expos traded Phil Seibel, Scott Strickland and Matt Watson to the New York Mets for a player to be named later, Bruce Chen, Luis Figueroa and Dicky Gonzalez. The New York Mets sent Saúl 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
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Rose as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jonathan Herrera as an amateur free agent.
- April 8, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tom Goodwin.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Trombley.
- April 9, 2002
The Atlanta Braves traded Ben Kozlowski to the Texas Rangers for Andy Pratt.
- April 10, 2002
The Montreal Expos released Alan Mills.
- April 12, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
- April 13, 2002
The Cleveland Indians released Omar Olivares.
The New York Yankees released F.P. Santangelo.
- April 14, 2002
The San Francisco Giants released Scott Servais.
- April 15, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Joe Strong as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Trombley as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Tomás de la Rosa off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
- April 16, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Servais as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Chad Allen.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Kevin Brown.
- April 17, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.
- April 18, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Allen McDill as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Ed Vosberg.
- April 19, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
- April 20, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Scott Radinsky as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Damon Buford.
- April 22, 2002
The Texas Rangers purchased Calvin Murray from the San Francisco Giants.
- April 23, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Matt Beech as a free agent.
- April 24, 2002
The Chicago White Sox signed José Canseco as a free agent.
Yucatan (Mexican) purchased Alfredo Aceves from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- April 25, 2002
The Boston Red Sox released Glen Barker.
The Colorado Rockies released Bo Porter.
- April 26, 2002
Andy Dominique assigned by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Red Sox.
The Atlanta Braves signed Bo Porter as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Héctor Ortiz from the Kansas City Royals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Wayne Gomes.
The Cleveland Indians released José Mercedes.
The Boston Red Sox released Mike Rose.
- April 27, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Alex Arias as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
- April 28, 2002
The Oakland Athletics released Chad Meyers.
The Kansas City Royals selected Mike Caruso off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- April 29, 2002
The Cleveland Indians released Wil Cordero.
The Houston Astros released Chris Prieto.
- April 30, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Wilton López as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Winston Abreu.
The Texas Rangers released Héctor Carrasco.
- May 1, 2002
The Detroit Tigers signed Chris Peters as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Rose as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Frank Mata as an amateur free agent.
- May 3, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Todd Williams as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Jorge Piedra from the Chicago Cubs.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Pete Walker off waivers from the New York Mets.
- May 4, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Mark Johnson.
- May 5, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Félix Martínez.
- May 6, 2002
The Texas Rangers released Dan Miceli.
- May 7, 2002
The Colorado Rockies released Kevin Nicholson.
- May 8, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Bob Smith.
- May 9, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.
- May 10, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays released Homer Bush.
The Cleveland Indians released Mike Lansing.
- May 11, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Kevin Jordan.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Dusty Wathan.
- May 13, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed José Lobatón as an amateur free agent.
- May 14, 2002
The Kansas City Royals released Jon Nunnally.
- May 15, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pedro Borbón to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds sent Anthony Sanders to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.
The Seattle Mariners signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Dave McCarty.
- May 16, 2002
The Texas Rangers signed Todd Greene as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dante Powell as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Danny Ardoin.
The Montreal Expos released Henry Rodríguez.
The Detroit Tigers traded José Macias to the Montreal Expos for Chris Truby.
- May 17, 2002
The Texas Rangers signed Danny Ardoin as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Damon Buford as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Eduardo Villacis to the Kansas City Royals for Bryan Rekar.
- May 20, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Homer Bush as a free agent.
- May 21, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Brady Anderson.
The Atlanta Braves released Garrett Jones.
- May 22, 2002
The Oakland Athletics traded Jeremy Giambi to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Mabry.
- May 23, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed José Mercedes as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jason Dickson.
The New York Yankees released Bill Pulsipher.
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Simas.
The Seattle Mariners selected Nate Rolison off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
- May 24, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed Garrett Jones as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Johnson.
- May 25, 2002
The Chicago White Sox signed Bill Simas as a free agent.
- May 26, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers released Robert Pérez.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Cliff Politte to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dan Plesac.
- May 27, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Jason Dickson as a free agent.
- May 28, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob Smith as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Alex Arias.
The Seattle Mariners released Ryan Minor.
The Montreal Expos released James Mouton.
- May 29, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed James Mouton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.
- May 30, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Mohler as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Rocky Coppinger.
- May 31, 2002
Chris Michalak of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The San Francisco Giants released Jason Dickson.
- June 1, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Sal Fasano.
The Colorado Rockies released Chris Holt.
- June 3, 2002
The Oakland Athletics released Mike Holtz.
The Minnesota Twins released Mike Trombley.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ernie Young.
- June 4, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Jordan as a free agent.
Mike Buddie of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bryan Bullington in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed October 30, 2002.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted B.J. Upton in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 16, 2002.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Adam Loewen in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Zack Greinke in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Prince Fielder in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Moore in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff Francis in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.
The Texas Rangers drafted Drew Meyer in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Jeremy Hermida in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2002.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Joe Saunders in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The San Diego Padres drafted Khalil Greene in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2002.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Russ Adams in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
The New York Mets drafted Scott Kazmir in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Nick Swisher in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Cole Hamels in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 28, 2002.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Royce Ring in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted James Loney in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Denard Span in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2002.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jeremy Guthrie in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed October 3, 2002.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jeff Francoeur in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Joe Blanton in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Matt Cain in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Sergio Santos in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Dan Meyer in the 1st round (34th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeremy Brown in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mark Teahen in the 1st round (39th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Robert Andino in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jonathan Broxton in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2002.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Bush in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Brent Clevlen in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jesse Crain in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Kevin Jepsen in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2002.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jon Lester in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Fred Lewis in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian McCann in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 2002.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jason Pridie in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The Montreal Expos drafted Darrell Rasner in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2002.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jeremy Reed in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2002.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Zack Segovia in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2002.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Brian Slocum in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2002.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Chris Snyder in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2002.
The Houston Astros drafted Mitch Talbot in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 20, 2002.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Joey Votto in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Micah Owings in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Elijah Dukes in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 2002.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Curtis Granderson in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Val Majewski in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 2002.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Charlie Morton in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bill Murphy in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Daniel Ortmeier in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2002.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Billy Petrick in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 2002.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Josh Rupe in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff Baker in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 27, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted John Baker in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Wes Bankston in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Lance Cormier in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Kevin Correia in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2002.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Rich Hill in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Josh Johnson in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.
The Houston Astros drafted Mark McLemore in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2002.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Adam Peterson in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Chris Smith in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Delwyn Young in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The New York Yankees drafted Matt Carson in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2002.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Ben Francisco in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mark Kiger in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2002.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Donnie Murphy in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2002.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Hayden Penn in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 1, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Nick Hundley in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Pat Misch in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Brian Barden in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Sean Barker in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Troy Cate in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2002.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Brad Eldred in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jesse English in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Maine in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Pat Neshek in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Scott Olsen in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jason Perry in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 2002.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Barret Browning in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Chris Getz in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Cesár Ramos in the 6th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jonah Bayliss in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Capps in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2002.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike O'Connor in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Spilborghs in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tom Wilhelmsen in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jared Burton in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The New York Yankees drafted Brad Halsey in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Clay Hensley in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Brandon Moss in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff Salazar in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Sean Tracey in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Adam Lind in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Adam Greenberg in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Shane Komine in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Eric Reed in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Matt Tupman in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke Carlin in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Dave Davidson in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jason Hammel in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Howie Kendrick in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.
The New York Mets drafted Matt Lindstrom in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Kyle Phillips in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2002.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jason Bergmann in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted James McDonald in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Evan Meek in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2003.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Shealy in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Joel Zumaya in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted T.J. Beam in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Callix Crabbe in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Mike Esposito in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 29, 2002.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brandon Fahey in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.
The San Diego Padres drafted Paul McAnulty in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jeff Clement in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Reid Gorecki in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Micah Hoffpauir in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Houston Astros drafted Lance Pendleton in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Anthony Reyes in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Rocky Cherry in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed January 25, 2003.
The Florida Marlins drafted Travis Chick in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Garrett Mock in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jesse Carlson in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Kila Ka'aihue in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2002.
The Texas Rangers drafted Sam Narron in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2002.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Dustin Nippert in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Eric Stults in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Mike Pelfrey in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Gaby Sánchez in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dana Eveland in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Brad Thompson in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 2002.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chris Demaria in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Russell Martin in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2002.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Scott Mathieson in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2002.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Brandon McCarthy in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jordan De Jong in the 18th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2002.
The Florida Marlins drafted Ross Wolf in the 18th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Denorfia in the 19th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bobby Korecky in the 19th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chuck James in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.
The San Diego Padres drafted George Kottaras in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Texas Rangers drafted Kameron Loe in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Boone Logan in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Trevor Crowe in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Travis Ishikawa in the 21st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 2002.
The San Diego Padres drafted Andy LaRoche in the 21st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Taylor Teagarden in the 22nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Eric Hacker in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Travis Buck in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jacoby Ellsbury in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Nick Markakis in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Dane De La Rosa in the 24th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 13, 2003.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jay Marshall in the 25th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Kyle McClellan in the 25th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2002.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Craig Breslow in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The New York Yankees drafted Phil Coke in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dewon Day in the 26th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Brandon Mann in the 27th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2002.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Antoan Richardson in the 27th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Erik Kratz in the 29th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Alex Hinshaw in the 29th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted T.J. Bohn in the 30th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2002.
The New York Mets drafted Chris Robinson in the 30th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Matt Palmer in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.
The San Diego Padres drafted Jared Wells in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Brad Ziegler in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted J.R. Towles in the 32nd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Nyjer Morgan in the 33rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 2002.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jensen Lewis in the 33rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tim Dillard in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike McCoy in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Doug Mathis in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Mattheus in the 34th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Drew Macias in the 35th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Sean White in the 35th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Randy Wells in the 38th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bryan LaHair in the 39th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 19, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Luke Hochevar in the 39th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Nick Stavinoha in the 39th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jonathan Papelbon in the 40th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Hunter Pence in the 40th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Daniel Barone in the 41st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Florida Marlins drafted Rob Johnson in the 41st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jesse Chavez in the 42nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 2003.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Steve Delabar in the 43rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Florida Marlins drafted Tim Wood in the 44th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Ty Taubenheim in the 44th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Brian Bannister in the 45th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dusty Ryan in the 46th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Bobby Wilson in the 48th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 2003.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Fernando Hernández in the 49th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Brock Peterson in the 49th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 4, 2002.
- June 5, 2002
José Parra of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
The New York Yankees released Gerald Williams.
The Texas Rangers released Steve Woodard.
- June 6, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds sent Craig Dingman to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The New York Yankees signed Alex Arias as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Robert Pérez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Bob Scanlan from the Colorado Rockies.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Ryan Glynn.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Luis López.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Strong.
The Houston Astros released C.J. Nitkowski.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
- June 7, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan O'Malley as an amateur free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Harvey García.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Ben Broussard to the Cleveland Indians for Russell Branyan.
- June 8, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Leo Estrella.
- June 9, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals released José Rodríguez.
The Chicago Cubs traded Robert Machado to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jackson Melian (minors).
- June 10, 2002
Marty Malloy of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds released Justin Atchley.
The Montreal Expos released Scott Winchester.
The San Francisco Giants selected Jason Pearson off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- June 11, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins traded Warren Morris to the St. Louis Cardinals for 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 12, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Doug Bernier as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees selected Nate Field off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- June 13, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tony Peña as an amateur free agent.
- June 14, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Harvey García as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Kurt Abbott.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ricky Bones.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Brower to the Montreal Expos for Bruce Chen.
The San Diego Padres selected Gene Kingsale off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- June 15, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bucky Jacobsen.
The Florida Marlins released Scott Radinsky.
- June 16, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Buddie as a free agent.
- June 17, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.
- June 18, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis López as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eric Hull as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Mark Watson from the Chicago Cubs.
- June 19, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed José Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded George Lombard to the Detroit Tigers for Kris Keller.
- June 20, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramón Troncoso as an amateur free agent.
- June 21, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Scott Winchester as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Rob Ryan from the Oakland Athletics.
- June 22, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Justin Atchley as a free agent.
- June 23, 2002
The Boston Red Sox traded Brad Baker (minors) and Dan Giese to the San Diego Padres for Andy Shibilo (minors) and Alan Embree.
- June 24, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.
- June 25, 2002
The Anaheim Angels signed José Arredondo as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Brian McNichol.
The San Francisco Giants released Dante Powell.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bruce Aven to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeff D'Amico.
- June 26, 2002
The Minnesota Twins released Travis Miller.
- June 27, 2002
The Kansas City Royals released Brian Shouse.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens.
- June 28, 2002
The Cleveland Indians released Tim Byrdak.
- June 29, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Elliot Johnson as an amateur free agent.
- June 30, 2002
Luis Saturria of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jonathan Johnson.
- July 1, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Travis Miller as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Osvaldo Fernández.
The New York Mets released Felipe Lira.
The San Francisco Giants released Ángel Peña.
The New York Yankees traded Scott Wiggins to the Toronto Blue Jays for Raúl Mondesí.
The Chicago Cubs released Luis Ordaz.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.
- July 2, 2002
The New York Yankees released Karim García.
The Boston Red Sox released Darren Oliver.
- July 3, 2002
Trace Coquillette assigned by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Florida Marlins.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Felipe Lira as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tim Crabtree.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Derrick Gibson.
- July 4, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Félix Hernández as an amateur free agent.
- July 5, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Osvaldo Fernández as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Bobby Muñoz.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later, Franklyn Germán and Carlos Peña to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Jason Arnold (minors), John-Ford Griffin and Ted Lilly to the Oakland Athletics. The Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
- July 6, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed David Manning as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Duaner Sánchez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Fetters.
- July 7, 2002
The Montreal Expos released Darwin Cubillán.
- July 8, 2002
The Texas Rangers selected Donnie Sadler off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- July 11, 2002
The Boston Red Sox released Michael Coleman.
The Florida Marlins traded Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas and cash to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano and Justin Wayne. The Montreal Expos sent Don Levinski (minors) (August 5, 2002) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Juan Encarnación, Wilton Guerrero and Ryan Snare to the Florida Marlins for Ryan Dempster.
The Cleveland Indians traded Nerio Rodríguez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Neil Simoneaux (minors).
The New York Yankees selected Seth Etherton off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Brian Reith off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- July 12, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Darwin Cubillán as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Karim García as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Gerald Williams from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Texas Rangers released Héctor Ortiz.
The Minnesota Twins traded Brian Buchanan to the San Diego Padres for Jason Bartlett.
The Chicago White Sox traded Alex Fernandez (minors) and Humberto Quintero to the San Diego Padres for D'Angelo Jimenez.
- July 14, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Clay Rapada as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Damon Buford.
- July 15, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released David Lundquist.
The San Diego Padres released Mark Sweeney.
- July 16, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Nate Bland from Chico (Western).
The Boston Red Sox selected Warren Morris off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- July 17, 2002
The Chicago Cubs released Adam Melhuse.
- July 18, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Chuck Smith.
The Colorado Rockies selected Randy Flores off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- July 19, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Luke Hughes as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Javier Martínez.
The Baltimore Orioles released Allen McDill.
The Montreal Expos released Sean Spencer.
The Cleveland Indians traded Chuck Finley to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Luis Garcia (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Coco Crisp (August 7, 2002) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- July 21, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals released C.J. Nitkowski.
- July 22, 2002
The Texas Rangers signed Allen McDill as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released José Guillén.
The Houston Astros released Wilfredo Rodríguez.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jolbert Cabrera to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Lance Caraccioli (minors).
- July 23, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kevin Richardson as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded players to be named later and David Espinosa (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Boone (minors), Brian Moehler and cash. The Cincinnati Reds sent Noochie Varner (minors) (August 30, 2002) and Jorge Cordova (minors) (September 24, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ben Diggins and Shane Nance to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Tyler Houston. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Brian Mallette (October 16, 2002) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
Previous waiver selection of Seth Etherton by the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.
- July 24, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Doug Creek to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Brandon Kolb.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Steve Woodard.
The Detroit Tigers selected Erik Sabel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- July 25, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Yamid Haad.
The Chicago White Sox traded Ray Durham and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins.
The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and Tom Farmer (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hiram Bocachica. The Detroit Tigers sent Jason Frasor (September 18, 2002) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
- July 26, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Micah Franklin.
The Colorado Rockies selected Mark Watson off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- July 27, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Carlos Gómez as an amateur free agent.
- July 28, 2002
The Chicago White Sox traded Kenny Lofton to the San Francisco Giants for Ryan Meaux (minors) and Félix Díaz.
The Cleveland Indians traded Paul Shuey to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Francisco Cruceta, Terry Mulholland and Ricardo Rodríguez.
- July 29, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Dave Burba.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Craig House.
The Houston Astros released T.J. Mathews.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Doug Nickle, Scott Rolen and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Plácido Polanco, Bud Smith and Mike Timlin.
The Chicago White Sox traded Sandy Alomar to the Colorado Rockies for Enemencio Pacheco (minors).
- July 30, 2002
The Chicago Cubs released Travis Miller.
The Texas Rangers released Santiago Pérez.
The Boston Red Sox traded Seung Song (minors) and Sun-Woo Kim to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Floyd.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ricardo Rincón to the Oakland Athletics for Marshall McDougall.
- July 31, 2002
The Atlanta Braves released Jake Robbins.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Marc Wilkins.
The Anaheim Angels traded players to be named later and Jorge Fábregas to the Milwaukee Brewers for Sal Fasano and Alex Ochoa. The Anaheim Angels sent Johnny Raburn (minors) (August 14, 2002) and Pedro Liriano (September 20, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Byeong-Hak An (minors) and Frank Francisco to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Howry.
The New York Mets traded Josh Reynolds (minors), Jason Bay and Bobby Jones to the San Diego Padres for Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed.
The Colorado Rockies traded Mark Little and John Thomson to the New York Mets for Rob Stratton (minors), Mark Corey and Jay Payton.
The Colorado Rockies traded Todd Hollandsworth and Dennys Reyes to the Texas Rangers for Gabe Kapler, Jason Romano and cash.
The Chicago Cubs traded players to be named later and Darren Lewis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for unknown compensation. Darren Lewis refused to report to his new team. The Chicago Cubs sent Tim Lavery (minors) (August 2, 2002), Rick Palma (minors) (August 2, 2002), cash (August 2, 2002) and cash (August 2, 2002) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
The New York Mets selected Oscar Salazar off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
- August 1, 2002
The San Diego Padres released Jason Boyd.
The Boston Red Sox released Rich Garcés.
The Colorado Rockies released José Guillén.
- August 2, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles released Justin Atchley.
The Atlanta Braves released Joe Nelson.
- August 3, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Alberto González as an amateur free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos González as an amateur free agent.
- August 4, 2002
The Colorado Rockies purchased Bryan Ward from Torreon (Mexican).
The Cincinnati Reds released Jeff Frye.
- August 5, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
- August 6, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Brandon Kolb as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Matt Skrmetta.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Brian Reith off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- August 7, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Burba as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Travis Miller as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dave McCarty.
- August 8, 2002
The Boston Red Sox sent José Offerman to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago Cubs signed Wilfredo Rodríguez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants selected Scott Eyre off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- August 9, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.
- August 10, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Manny Alexander from Cordoba (Mexican).
- August 12, 2002
The New York Mets released Bobby Muñoz.
The Colorado Rockies released Rick White.
The Colorado Rockies selected Brian Fitzgerald off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- August 13, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Marc Wilkins as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Luis Ayala from Saltillo (Mexican).
The St. Louis Cardinals released Darren Oliver.
- August 15, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Josías Manzanillo.
The Cincinnati Reds traded players to be named later, Elvin Beltre (minors) and Pedro Feliciano to the New York Mets for Shawn Estes and cash. The Cincinnati Reds sent Raúl González (August 20, 2002) and Brady Clark (September 9, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
- August 16, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Mike Garcia from Yucatan (Mexican).
The San Diego Padres released Mark Sweeney.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded P.J. Bevis (minors) to the New York Mets for Mark Little.
The Detroit Tigers selected Jason Beverlin off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- August 17, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Matt Skrmetta as a free agent.
- August 18, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Jim Crowell from Atlantic City (Atlantic).
The Cincinnati Reds released Johnny Ruffin.
- August 19, 2002
The Seattle Mariners traded Derrick Van Dusen (minors) and Jermaine Clark to the Texas Rangers for Ismael Valdez.
- August 20, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Diory Hernández as an amateur free agent.
- August 21, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals released Leo Estrella.
- August 22, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Kevin Foster from Newark (Atlantic).
The Chicago Cubs traded Tom Gordon to the Houston Astros for players to be named later and Russ Rohlicek (minors). The Houston Astros sent Travis Anderson (minors) (September 11, 2002) and Mike Nannini (minors) (September 11, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
- August 23, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Hanigan as an amateur free agent.
- August 24, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased David Cortés from Dos Laredos (Mexican).
- August 25, 2002
The Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Fassero to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jared Blasdell (minors) (September 24, 2002) and Jason Karnuth (September 24, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
- August 26, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Asdrúbal Cabrera as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Benny Agbayani off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- August 27, 2002
The Boston Red Sox released Joe Nelson.
- August 28, 2002
The San Diego Padres selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- August 29, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Luis Valbuena as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Jeff Abbott.
The Boston Red Sox released Chris Haney.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jamey Wright and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Chris Morris (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Matthews (September 11, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- August 30, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jason Kershner off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- August 31, 2002
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mark Loretta and cash to the Houston Astros for players to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Wayne Franklin (September 3, 2002) and Keith Ginter (September 5, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- September 1, 2002
The Florida Marlins released Homer Bush.
- September 2, 2002
The New York Yankees released Brett Jodie.
- September 3, 2002
The Cleveland Indians purchased Tim Young from the Boston Red Sox.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Raúl Casanova.
The San Diego Padres released Bobby Jones.
The Chicago Cubs released Donovan Osborne.
The Anaheim Angels selected Barry Wesson off waivers from the Houston Astros.
- September 4, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Félix José from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
The San Diego Padres released Trent Hubbard.
The Cincinnati Reds released Trever Miller.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bill Mueller and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Jeff Verplancke (minors).
- September 6, 2002
The Kansas City Royals released Tony Cogan.
- September 7, 2002
The Detroit Tigers released José Lima.
- September 8, 2002
The Chicago White Sox released Royce Clayton.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Sean Lowe.
- September 9, 2002
The Detroit Tigers released José Paniagua.
The Kansas City Royals released Blake Stein.
- September 11, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
- September 12, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Sean Lowe as a free agent.
- September 20, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Willie Morales.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Dan Reichert off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- September 23, 2002
The Seattle Mariners purchased Bobby Madritsch from Winnipeg (Northern).
- September 24, 2002
The Detroit Tigers selected Jason Jiménez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- September 25, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Dale Thayer as an amateur free agent.
- September 30, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Randy Williams as a free agent.
Bruce Aven of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Kevin Barker of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jay Canizaro of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Mike Coolbaugh of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Tom Davey of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Lee Gardner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Ryan Jackson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Fernando Lunar of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Ryan McGuire of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Jimmy Osting of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Kevin Pickford of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Rob Ryan of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Everett Stull of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mac Suzuki of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Mario Valdez of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Israel Alcántara.
The Cleveland Indians released Chad Allen.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Wilson Álvarez.
The Montreal Expos released Lou Collier.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Brian Cooper.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Chris Gomez.
The Chicago Cubs released Ron Mahay.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Tom Martin.
The Texas Rangers released C.J. Nitkowski.
The Texas Rangers released Rubén Rivera.
The Texas Rangers released Donnie Sadler.
The Atlanta Braves released Aaron Small.
- October 1, 2002
The Atlanta Braves signed Max Ramírez as an amateur free agent.
Chris Brock of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mike Colangelo of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Todd Dunwoody of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Holtz of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Robin Jennings of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Marcus Jensen of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Matt Perisho of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Raúl Casanova.
The Baltimore Orioles released Luis López.
The Baltimore Orioles released Yorkis Pérez.
The Chicago Cubs released Jesús Sánchez.
The New York Mets selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- October 2, 2002
Wendell Magee of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Brian Powell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The San Diego Padres released Matt DeWitt.
The New York Mets released Chris Latham.
The Detroit Tigers released Mitch Meluskey.
The Cincinnati Reds released José Silva.
The Boston Red Sox selected Jason Shiell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- October 3, 2002
The Florida Marlins released Benito Báez.
The Detroit Tigers released Jacob Cruz.
The Florida Marlins released Hansel Izquierdo.
The Colorado Rockies released Walt McKeel.
The Kansas City Royals released Orber Moreno.
The Texas Rangers released John Rocker.
- October 5, 2002
The Oakland Athletics signed José Silva as a free agent.
- October 7, 2002
Cory Bailey of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Seth Greisinger of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Phil Hiatt of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Calvin Maduro of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Robert Ellis.
The San Diego Padres released Jonathan Johnson.
The Oakland Athletics released Larry Sutton.
- October 8, 2002
Bryan Corey of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Kevin McGlinchy of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
- October 9, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays released Chris Carpenter.
The Colorado Rockies released Víctor Santos.
The Boston Red Sox selected Brandon Lyon off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- October 10, 2002
Chan Perry of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Adrian Brown.
The New York Yankees released Alberto Castillo.
The Montreal Expos released Wilton Guerrero.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jim Mann off waivers from the Houston Astros.
The New York Mets selected Franklin Núñez off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- October 11, 2002
Andrew Lorraine of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Nerio Rodríguez of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Mike Thurman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Nelson Figueroa.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mendy López.
The Philadelphia Phillies released José Santiago.
The Detroit Tigers selected Pedro Feliciano off waivers from the New York Mets.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Scott Podsednik off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- October 14, 2002
Kevin Brown of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Paul Hoover of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Donzell McDonald of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Calvin Pickering of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Erik Sabel of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins released Casey Blake.
- October 15, 2002
Andy Abad of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Winston Abreu of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Eliézer Alfonzo of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Carlos Almánzar of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Luis Ayala of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
John Bale of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Lorenzo Barceló of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
John Barnes of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Larry Barnes of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Kimera Bartee of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Matt Beech of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Clay Bellinger of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Mike Bell of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Jason Beverlin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Brent Billingsley of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Nate Bland of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Cedrick Bowers of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Jason Boyd of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Jeff Branson of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Leslie Brea of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Troy Brohawn of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Emil Brown of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Cliff Brumbaugh of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Mike Buddie of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Mark Budzinski of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kirk Bullinger of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jamie Burke of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Kiko Calero of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Robinson Cancel of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mike Caruso of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jim Chamblee of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Bobby Chouinard of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
McKay Christensen of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Tim Christman of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Chris Clapinski of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Stubby Clapp of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Howie Clark of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Trace Coquillette of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Mark Corey of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Chris Coste of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Paxton Crawford of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Tripp Cromer of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Darwin Cubillán of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Midre Cummings of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mark Dalesandro of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Brian Dallimore of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Vic Darensbourg of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Kane Davis of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Lance Davis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Rick DeHart of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Tomás de la Rosa of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Joe DePastino of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Sean DePaula of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Craig Dingman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
David Doster of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Kelly Dransfeldt of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Trent Durrington of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Derrin Ebert of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mike Edwards of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Mario Encarnación of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Todd Erdos of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Horacio Estrada of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Osvaldo Fernández of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Nate Field of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Bryce Florie of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
P.J. Forbes of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Ben Ford of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kevin Foster of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Kris Foster of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Ryan Freel of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Alejandro Freire of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jeff Frye of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Chris Fussell of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Gus Gandarillas of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Chris Gissell of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Ryan Glynn of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Geremi González of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Charlie Greene of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Kevin Gregg of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Tim Hamulack of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Jed Hansen of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Tim Harikkala of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Chris Heintz of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Alex Hernández of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Aaron Holbert of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Damon Hollins of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Joe Horgan of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mike Hubbard of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Bucky Jacobsen of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Jason Jacome of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Luis Jiménez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mark Johnson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Rontrez Johnson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Kevin Jordan of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mike Judd of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Justin Kaye of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Kris Keller of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Brooks Kieschnick of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Danny Klassen of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Randy Knorr of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Brandon Kolb of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Joe Lawrence of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Jalal Leach of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Corey Lee of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
David Lee of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Pat Lennon of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Brian Lesher of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Jesse Levis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Allen Levrault of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Doug Linton of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Felipe Lira of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
James Lofton of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Steve Lomasney of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mickey Lopez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Scott MacRae of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Carlos Maldonado of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Marty Malloy of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Félix Martínez of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Sandy Martínez of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
T.J. Mathews of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Julius Matos of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Troy Mattes of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Dave Maurer of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jason Maxwell of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Sam McConnell of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Allen McDill of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Keith McDonald of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Cody McKay of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Tony McKnight of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Billy McMillon of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Chris Mears of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Adam Melhuse of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Juan Melo of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Carlos Méndez of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Chad Meyers of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Chris Michalak of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Aaron Miles of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Matt Miller of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Matt Miller of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Travis Miller of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Moriarty of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Warren Morris of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Julio Mosquera of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Chad Mottola of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
James Mouton of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Calvin Murray of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Rodney Myers of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Bry Nelson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
David Newhan of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
José Nieves of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Takahito Nomura of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Jon Nunnally of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Brian O'Connor of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Kevin Ohme of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Luis Ordaz of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Héctor Ortiz of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Luis Ortiz of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jarrod Patterson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jason Pearson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Kit Pellow of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Elvis Peña of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Robert Pérez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Chris Peters of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Tommy Phelps of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Hipólito Pichardo of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Chris Piersoll of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Luis Pineda of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Curtis Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Ariel Prieto of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Luke Prokopec of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Scott Randall of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Adam Riggs of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jake Robbins of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Guillermo Rodríguez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mandy Romero of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Brian Rose of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Mike Rose of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Mike Saipe of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Oscar Salazar of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Anthony Sanders of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
F.P. Santangelo of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Pedro Santana of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Rob Sasser of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Bob Scanlan of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Brian Schmack of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Scott Seabol of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Kevin Sefcik of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Wascar Serrano of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Scott Service of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Rick Short of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Brian Shouse of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Bill Simas of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Brian Simmons of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Matt Skrmetta of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Bob Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mark Smith of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Travis Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Juan Sosa of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Ed Sprague of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Pedro Swann of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Jeff Tam of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Amaury Telemaco of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Ryan Thompson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Ozzie Timmons of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Kevin Tolar of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Steve Torrealba of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Josh Towers of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Matt Treanor of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Chris Truby of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jorge Velandia of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Ken Vining of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Joe Vitiello of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Chris Wakeland of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jeff Wallace of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Bryan Ward of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Dusty Wathan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Mark Watson of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Don Wengert of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Matt Whiteside of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Marc Wilkins of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Gerald Williams of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Todd Williams of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Craig Wilson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Scott Winchester of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Kevin Witt of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Steve Woodard of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Jaret Wright of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ron Wright of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Tim Young of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Alan Zinter of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Julio Zuleta of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Ryan Christenson.
The Seattle Mariners released Doug Creek.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Chad Fox.
The Kansas City Royals released A.J. Hinch.
The Chicago Cubs released Wilfredo Rodríguez.
The Atlanta Braves released Dan Wheeler.
- October 17, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tony Abreu as an amateur free agent.
Dave Elder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians selected Jack Cressend off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
- October 19, 2002
Esix Snead of the New York Mets granted free agency.
- October 21, 2002
The Minnesota Twins released Mike Duvall.
The Minnesota Twins released José Rodríguez.
- October 22, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Benito Báez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Nate Bland as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.
- October 23, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Luis Ayala as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Guillermo Rodríguez as a free agent.
- October 24, 2002
The Texas Rangers signed Rontrez Johnson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released José Canseco.
- October 25, 2002
The Chicago White Sox signed Cliff Brumbaugh as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Jiménez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Aaron Miles as a free agent.
- October 28, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Kevin McGlinchy as a free agent.
Juan Acevedo of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Brian Anderson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Alex Arias of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jason Bere of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Brian Boehringer of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Pedro Borbón of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Paul Byrd of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Greg Colbrunn of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Wil Cordero of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jeff D'Amico of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Omar Daal of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Chris Donnels of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Shawn Estes of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
John Flaherty of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Cliff Floyd of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Andrés Galarraga of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Ron Gant of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Joe Girardi of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Marquis Grissom of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Chris Hammond of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Pete Harnisch of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Lenny Harris of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Rick Helling of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Félix Heredia of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
José Hernández of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Roberto Hernández of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Todd Hollandsworth of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Tyler Houston of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mike Jackson of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Ray Lankford of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Mark Loretta of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Dave Martinez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Ramiro Mendoza of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Brian Moehler of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Jamie Moyer of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Bill Mueller of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Charles Nagy of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jesse Orosco of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Keith Osik of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Steve Parris of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Robert Person of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Tim Raines of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Steve Reed of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Mike Remlinger of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Shane Reynolds of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Iván Rodríguez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Rudy Seánez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Terry Shumpert of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Matt Stairs of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Lee Stevens of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
B.J. Surhoff of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Julián Tavárez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Jim Thome of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Timlin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Steve Trachsel of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Ugueth Urbina of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
John Vander Wal of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Todd Zeile of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The Seattle Mariners traded Antonio Pérez and Lou Piniella to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Randy Winn.
- October 29, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jay Canizaro as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Creek as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Esix Snead as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Roger Deago as an amateur free agent.
Terry Adams of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Carlos Baerga of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
James Baldwin of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Jay Bell of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Norm Charlton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Ron Coomer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Deivi Cruz of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jorge Fábregas of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Steve Finley of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Doug Glanville of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Tom Gordon of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mark Guthrie of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Dave Hansen of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Rickey Henderson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dave Hollins of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Jeff Kent of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Esteban Loaiza of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Greg Myers of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Troy O'Leary of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
John Olerud of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dan Plesac of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Todd Pratt of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Jeff Reboulet of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Ismael Valdez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Robin Ventura of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Ron Villone of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Rick White of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins released David Lamb.
- October 30, 2002
Ricky Bottalico of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Darren Bragg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Tony Clark of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Joey Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bill Haselman of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Graeme Lloyd of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Keith Lockhart of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Pat Mahomes of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
José Offerman of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Orlando Palmeiro of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
José Rijo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Rich Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Rey Sánchez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mike Stanton of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Dave Veres of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Matt Walbeck of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Woody Williams of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
- October 31, 2002
The New York Mets signed John Bale as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jamie Burke as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.
Sandy Alomar of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Shane Andrews of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
David Bell of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mike Bordick of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jimmy Haynes of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Terry Mulholland of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Alex Ochoa of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Reggie Sanders of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
The Seattle Mariners released Rubén Sierra.
- November, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
- November 1, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Elder as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Hubbard as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jeff Tam as a free agent.
Mike Difelice of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Ray Durham of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jeff Fassero of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Mark Grace of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Dustin Hermanson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Jon Lieber of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Fred McGriff of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kent Mercker of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Eddie Pérez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jamey Wright of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Chicago Cubs released Ivanon Coffie.
- November 4, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rigo Beltrán as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Tim Hamulack as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Peters as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luke Prokopec as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed José Santiago as a free agent.
Pat Borders of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dave Burba of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Darren Holmes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Kenny Lofton of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
John Mabry of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
- November 5, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Duvall as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Sal Fasano.
The San Diego Padres released José Núñez.
The Anaheim Angels released Julio Ramírez.
- November 6, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Coste as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Jackson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed James Lofton as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Julio Mosquera as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Rose as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ken Vining as a free agent.
Willie Banks of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
- November 7, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Cody McKay as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ángel Peña as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.
Tom Goodwin of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
- November 8, 2002
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Carlos Méndez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.
Chris Widger of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
- November 9, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.
- November 10, 2002
The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.
- November 11, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Kit Pellow as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
Doug Brocail of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mike Fetters of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Chad Kreuter of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
- November 12, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Howie Clark as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tom Davey as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Sean DePaula as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ben Ford as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed David Lamb as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Sam McConnell as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Chris Wakeland as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mark Watson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Roosevelt Brown.
- November 13, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Kris Keller as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Trever Miller as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Seabol as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Franklin Morales as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Roy Smith from the Cleveland Indians.
The Houston Astros released Tom Shearn.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Damian Miller to the Chicago Cubs for Gary Johnson (minors) and Dave Noyce (minors).
- November 14, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Tim Christman as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kelly Dransfeldt as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Horgan as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Corey Lee as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dan Serafini as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Rick van den Hurk as an amateur free agent.
- November 15, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
Javier Cardona of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
The San Francisco Giants released Tsuyoshi Shinjo.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jerry Oakes (minors) and Matt Yeatman (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Kinney and Javier Valentín.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Rivera to the San Diego Padres for Gene Kingsale.
- November 16, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Mike Hampton, Juan Pierre and cash to the Florida Marlins for Vic Darensbourg, Charles Johnson, Pablo Ozuna and Preston Wilson.
The Oakland Athletics traded Cory Lidle to the Toronto Blue Jays for Chris Mowday (minors) and Mike Rouse.
- November 17, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Carlos Almánzar as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Víctor Santos as a free agent.
- November 18, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Felipe Crespo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Darwin Cubillán as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lance Davis as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Robin Jennings as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Keith McDonald as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mitch Meluskey as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Juan Alvarez.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Eddie Oropesa.
The Atlanta Braves traded Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger to the Florida Marlins for Mike Hampton and cash.
- November 19, 2002
The Anaheim Angels signed Trent Durrington as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Schmack as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tim Young as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Paul Abbott.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Kevin Nicholson.
- November 20, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Morgan Burkhart as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Geremi González as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Kevin Gregg as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Donzell McDonald as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chan Perry as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mario Valdez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Niuman Romero as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Damian Jackson.
The Colorado Rockies released Sean Lowe.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Armando Ríos.
The Cleveland Indians released Ed Taubensee.
- November 21, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Matt Beech as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.
- November 22, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
- November 23, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Ben Rivera as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- November 24, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Eliézer Alfonzo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Towers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Julio Zuleta as a free agent.
- November 25, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed David Doster as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Allen Levrault as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Kevin Beirne.
The Detroit Tigers traded Randall Simon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The San Francisco Giants selected Neifi Pérez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- November 26, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Woody Williams as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Paul Bako to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ryan Gripp (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- November 27, 2002
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners selected Steve Kent off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Boston Red Sox selected Ryan Rupe off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- November 29, 2002
The Detroit Tigers signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
- November 30, 2002
The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mendy López as a free agent.
- December 1, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wasdin as a free agent.
- December 2, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Bell as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Heintz as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Thome as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Iván Cruz.
- December 3, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Julius Matos as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Chris Mears as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Chris Stynes.
The Chicago White Sox traded Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine and cash to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later and Billy Koch. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylan Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- December 4, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Chris Latham as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Remlinger as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Chad Hermansen and Todd Hundley to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros.
- December 5, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bruce Aven as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rick DeHart as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tom Glavine as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Erik Sabel as a free agent.
- December 6, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Larry Barnes as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Olerud as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Julio Ramírez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Frank Thomas as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Wayne Gomes.
The Cleveland Indians traded Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese to the Texas Rangers for Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette.
- December 7, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Ray Durham as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Steve Finley as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Marquis Grissom as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dan Plesac as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Shane Reynolds as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Steve Trachsel as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
- December 9, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Carlton Loewer as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Quilvio Veras as a free agent.
- December 10, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Emil Brown as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Judd as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jesús Sánchez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jaret Wright as a free agent.
Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) purchased Steve Cox from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- December 11, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Royce Clayton as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Joe Lawrence as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wilkin Castillo as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Angel Echevarria.
- December 12, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Fernando Abad as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Todd Walker to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later. 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 13, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Homer Bush as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Carpenter as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Sammy Gervacio as an amateur free agent.
- December 14, 2002
The San Diego Padres released Brian Tollberg.
- December 15, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Edgardo Alfonzo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Jared Fernández.
As part of a 4-team trade: The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Josh Hancock to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeremy Giambi.
The New York Mets traded Rey Ordóñez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for players to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Russ Johnson (December 16, 2002) and Josh Pressley (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded Brett Tomko to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Luther Hackman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Wodnicki (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- December 16, 2002
The Montreal Expos drafted Luis Ayala from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Nate Bland from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Adrian Brown from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted D.J. Carrasco from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Andy Cavazos from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Cervenak from the New York Yankees in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Enrique Cruz from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jason Dubois from the Chicago Cubs in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Matt Ford from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rontrez Johnson from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted John Koronka from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Wil Ledezma from the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Aquilino López from the Seattle Mariners in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Javier López from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted David Manning from the Minnesota Twins in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Marshall McDougall from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted José Morban from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Michael Neu from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Luke Prokopec from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Spurling from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Shane Victorino from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Rico Washington from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Juan Cerros from the New York Mets in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Florida Marlins drafted Frank Gracesqui from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Junior Herndon from the San Diego Padres in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Héctor Luna from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Gary Majewski from the Chicago White Sox in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Dallimore as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed David Lee as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Loretta as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jimmy Anderson.
The Detroit Tigers released Pedro Feliciano.
The Oakland Athletics released Mike Fyhrie.
The Minnesota Twins released David Ortiz.
The Colorado Rockies traded Victor Hall (minors) to the Houston Astros for Nelson Cruz.
The Boston Red Sox traded Luis Cruz to the San Diego Padres for César Crespo.
The Oakland Athletics traded Jose Flores to the San Diego Padres for Buddy Hernandez (minors).
The Atlanta Braves traded John Foster and Wes Helms to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray King.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Travis Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Roney from the Colorado Rockies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Derek Thompson from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Travis Chapman from the Cleveland Indians.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Matt Roney from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Derek Thompson from the Chicago Cubs.
- December 17, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Blake Stein as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Everett Stull as a free agent.
Rolando Arrojo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
The Atlanta Braves traded Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez to the San Francisco Giants for Russ Ortiz.
- December 18, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Casey Blake as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cal Eldred as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Doug Glanville as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jeff Kent as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Travis Miller as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian O'Connor as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Ohme as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Lance Painter as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Randall as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Rose as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released José Mercedes.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Tike Redman.
- December 19, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Adams as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Bere as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kris Foster as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed John Frascatore as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Seth Greisinger as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Warren Morris as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Russ Springer as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Hideki Matsui as a free agent.
- December 20, 2002
The Chicago White Sox signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jared Fernández as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Charles Nagy as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Elvis Peña as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.
Doug Nickle of the New York Mets granted free agency.
The Montreal Expos traded Matt Herges to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jon Searles (minors) and Chris Young.
The Atlanta Braves traded Kevin Millwood to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Estrada.
The Anaheim Angels selected Wil Nieves off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- December 21, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Grace as a free agent.
Marlon Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Manny Aybar of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Ronnie Belliard of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Gary Bennett of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
José Cabrera of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Frank Catalanotto of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
José Cruz of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Will Cunnane of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Brian Daubach of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Courtney Duncan of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Chad Durbin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Scott Elarton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Robert Fick of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Brad Fullmer of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Aaron Fultz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jesse Garcia of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Charles Gipson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
John Halama of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Travis Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Al Levine of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Kerry Ligtenberg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Mark Little of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Chris Magruder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Mahoney of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Ramón Martínez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Eric Owens of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Christian Parker of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jim Parque of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Neifi Pérez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Desi Relaford of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dennys Reyes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Todd Ritchie of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jim Rushford of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Olmedo Sáenz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Julio Santana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Chris Singleton of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Shane Spencer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jeff Suppan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
John Thomson of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Mike Venafro of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Paul Wilson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Jay Witasick of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Tanyon Sturtze of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
- December 22, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.
- December 23, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Colangelo as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed A.J. Hinch as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Singleton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ugueth Urbina as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Todd Williams as a free agent.
- December 24, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Chad Fox as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jay Witasick as a free agent.
- December 25, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mark Corey as a free agent.
- December 26, 2002
The Kansas City Royals drafted Ronny Paulino from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tomás de la Rosa as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Calvin Murray as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.
- December 27, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Luis López as a free agent.
- December 28, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Barnes as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Catalanotto as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Powell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed José Rijo as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brian Tollberg as a free agent.
Albie Lopez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
- December 30, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Eric Owens as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Christian Parker as a free agent.
- December 31, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Fred McGriff as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Neifi Pérez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rey Sánchez as a free agent.
- January 2, 2003
The San Diego Padres sent Jeremy Fikac to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rod Beck as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ryan Minor as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.
- January 3, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Andy Abad as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Omar Daal as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed John Thomson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Brandon Knight.
- January 6, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Robert Fick as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Nate Field as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Brad Fullmer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Al Levine as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Calvin Maduro as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Wascar Serrano as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Truby as a free agent.
- January 7, 2003
The Detroit Tigers signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.
- January 8, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Veres as a free agent.
- January 9, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Cliff Floyd as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.
- January 10, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Buddie as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Mueller as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Desi Relaford as a free agent.
- January 11, 2003
The New York Mets signed Tsuyoshi Shinjo as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jerrod Fuell (minors) and Mark Redman to the Florida Marlins for Rob Henkel (minors), Gary Knotts and Nate Robertson.
- January 12, 2003
The Chicago White Sox signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Wilson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Miguel Ojeda from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
Chris Sampson returned from voluntary retired list to ???.
- January 13, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Pedro Borbón as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Rushford as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Aaron Small as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Paul Rigdon.
- January 14, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Keith Osik as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.
- January 15, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rolando Arrojo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tyler Houston as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Armando Ríos as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernández, Jeff Liefer and cash to the Montreal Expos for Jorge Nuñez (minors) and Bartolo Colón.
The Chicago White Sox traded Eddi Candelario (minors) and Antonio Osuna to the New York Yankees for Orlando Hernández.
- January 16, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Evans as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed John Flaherty as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Kerry Ligtenberg as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Sean Lowe as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Mabry as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Steve Parris as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Calvin Pickering as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Guillermo Moscoso as an amateur free agent.
- January 17, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed McKay Christensen as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed John Halama as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Doug Nickle as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tike Redman as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Luis Saturria as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chuck Smith as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Earl Snyder off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- January 18, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Ernesto Frieri as an amateur free agent.
- January 19, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.
- January 20, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Rafael Betancourt as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tony Clark as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Brian Moehler as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jim Parque as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.
- January 21, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jorge Fábregas as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Fernando Seguignol as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.
Chuck Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Anaheim Angels released Lou Pote.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Brady Clark off waivers from the New York Mets.
- January 22, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ivanon Coffie as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Rich Garcés as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed David Ortiz as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.
- January 23, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Héctor Almonte as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Avery as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Courtney Duncan as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Eric Knott as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Randy Knorr.
- January 24, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed José Hernández as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Graeme Lloyd as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Troy Mattes as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.
- January 25, 2003
The Minnesota Twins signed José Cabrera as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Daryle Ward to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ruddy Lugo.
- January 27, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Cooper as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddie Pérez as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded John-Ford Griffin to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
The Colorado Rockies traded Jason Romano to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Luke Allen.
- January 28, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Stubby Clapp as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed José Cruz as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Iván Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Julián Tavárez as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
- January 29, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Winchester as a free agent.
- January 30, 2003
The Minnesota Twins signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Marc Kroon as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
- January 31, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Wilson Álvarez as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mario Encarnación as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Pearson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Suppan as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed John Vander Wal as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chin-lung Hu as an amateur free agent.
- February 1, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Ochoa as a free agent.
- February 2, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Magruder as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Orlando Palmeiro as a free agent.
- February 3, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Sean Bergman as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed José Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vinny Rottino as an amateur free agent.
- February 4, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brent Billingsley as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Glavine as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jon Lieber as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Rigdon as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Bronson Arroyo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 5, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Masao Kida as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Wilkin Ramírez as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Coolbaugh.
The New York Yankees released Randy Keisler.
- February 6, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Fyhrie as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Travis Lee as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dan Wheeler as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed José Contreras as an amateur free agent.
- February 7, 2003
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.
- February 8, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ron Wright as a free agent.
- February 10, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Saipe as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.
- February 11, 2003
The New York Mets signed Jay Bell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rick Helling as a free agent.
- February 12, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Lorenzo Barceló as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wilfredo Rodríguez as a free agent.
- February 13, 2003
The New York Mets signed David Cone as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Al Martin as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.
- February 14, 2003
The New York Mets signed Jeff Abbott as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Burba as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott Service as a free agent.
- February 15, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Radhames Liz as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Kevin Millar from the Florida Marlins.
- February 16, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.
- February 17, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Craig House as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed José Núñez as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Alex Ochoa.
- February 18, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Damon Buford as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.
- February 19, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Clint Sodowsky as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Leyson Séptimo as an amateur free agent.
- February 20, 2003
The New York Mets signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.
- February 21, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Ron Gant as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bill Simas as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Alexi Casilla as an amateur free agent.
- February 22, 2003
The New York Mets signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Robert Person as a free agent.
- February 24, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed José Nieves as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Homer Bush.
- February 25, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Dernell Stenson off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- February 26, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Martin as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed José Offerman as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.
- February 27, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed José Paniagua as a free agent.
- February 28, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Ronnie Belliard as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Pedro Ciriaco as an amateur free agent.
- March, 2003
The Colorado Rockies released Rich Garcés. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- March 1, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Javier Cardona as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Francisco Cervelli as an amateur free agent.
- March 2, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Esmerling Vásquez as an amateur free agent.
- March 3, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brad Harman as an amateur free agent.
- March 4, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Elvis Peña.
- March 5, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ramón Ramírez as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Sam Deduno as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels selected Éric Cyr off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- March 6, 2003
The New York Mets signed Orber Moreno as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Damaso Espino (minors) and Alan Moye (minors) to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Austin and Brian Shackelford.
- March 7, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Glen Barker as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Ben Rivera.
- March 8, 2003
The Anaheim Angels signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Kazuhito Tadano as an amateur free agent.
- March 10, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Paxton Crawford as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Bruce Chen.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Wayne Gomes.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Alberto Reyes.
- March 11, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays released Pasqual Coco.
The Kansas City Royals released Mark Quinn.
- March 12, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Pasqual Coco as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Benny Agbayani.
The Boston Red Sox released Willie Banks.
The Texas Rangers released Rob Bell.
The Cincinnati Reds released José Guillén.
The Chicago Cubs released Kevin Orie.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Reichert.
The Florida Marlins selected Steve Kent off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- March 13, 2003
The Kansas City Royals returned Ronny Paulino (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cincinnati Reds signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Olmedo Sáenz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Pedro Borbón.
- March 14, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals selected Rontrez Johnson off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- March 15, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Jason Dubois (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago Cubs.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Benny Agbayani as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jesse Garcia as a free agent.
- March 16, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Little as a free agent.
- March 17, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Gary Majewski (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rob Bell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Travis Dawkins off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Oakland Athletics selected Jose Flores off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- March 18, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Paxton Crawford.
The Seattle Mariners released Calvin Pickering.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Lee Stevens.
The Seattle Mariners released Jamey Wright.
The Boston Red Sox traded Javier López to the Colorado Rockies for 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 19, 2003
The New York Yankees traded Rondell White to the San Diego Padres for Mark Phillips (minors), Bubba Trammell and cash.
- March 20, 2003
The Chicago Cubs released Tim Christman.
The New York Mets released T.J. Mathews.
The Cleveland Indians released Mike Thurman.
- March 21, 2003
The Texas Rangers returned John Koronka (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Red Sox signed Lou Collier as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Winston Abreu.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Manny Aybar.
The Cincinnati Reds released Luis Pineda.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Chris Richard to the Colorado Rockies for Jack Cust.
- March 22, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Jeff Abbott.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Brian Lesher.
The Atlanta Braves released Scott Sobkowiak.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Blake Stein.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Greg Vaughn.
- March 23, 2003
The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Barker.
The Detroit Tigers released Julio Santana.
The Colorado Rockies released Jermaine Van Buren.
- March 24, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mauro Gómez as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Manny Alexander from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Minnesota Twins released Joe Dillon.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jason Jacome.
The San Diego Padres released Miguel Ojeda.
The Cincinnati Reds released Randy Ruiz.
The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later and Jim Brower to the San Francisco Giants for Edwards Guzmán, Liván Hernández and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Matt Blank (April 30, 2003) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Javier Valentín to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jason Conti.
- March 25, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Benny Agbayani from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Red Sox released Juan Díaz.
The New York Mets released Donovan Osborne.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released José Paniagua.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Dave Pember.
The Cleveland Indians traded Wendell Magee to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Mike Fyhrie (March 29, 2003) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves traded Chris Spurling to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Coenen (minors).
The San Diego Padres selected Lou Merloni off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- March 26, 2003
The Boston Red Sox returned Adrian Brown (earlier draft pick) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Detroit Tigers returned Travis Chapman (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
Todd Erdos of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Danny Kolb of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The New York Yankees purchased Marcus Jensen from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Atlanta Braves released Glen Barker.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Giovanni Carrara.
The Boston Red Sox released Frank Castillo.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Joey Hamilton.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Matt Herges.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Al Levine.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Robert Machado.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Travis Phelps.
The Atlanta Braves released Mike Venafro.
The San Diego Padres selected Mike Matthews off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- March 27, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dan Reichert as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Jason Beverlin.
The Minnesota Twins released José Cabrera.
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Haselman.
The Houston Astros released Shane Reynolds.
The Chicago White Sox traded Wade Parrish (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Ross Gload.
The Kansas City Royals traded Odannys Ayala (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Fernando Lunar.
- March 28, 2003
The Seattle Mariners signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Marc Wilkins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Robinson Cancel.
The Detroit Tigers released Luke Carlin.
The Detroit Tigers released Jesse Carlson.
The Montreal Expos released Trace Coquillette.
The Detroit Tigers released Damion Easley.
The Minnesota Twins released Ben Ford.
The Chicago Cubs released Charles Gipson.
The Florida Marlins released Al Martin.
The Baltimore Orioles released Jeff Reboulet.
The Houston Astros released Jesús Sánchez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Terry Shumpert.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Kevin Frederick off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The Boston Red Sox selected Dicky Gonzalez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected George Lombard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Baltimore Orioles selected José Morban off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Adrian Brown.
The Boston Red Sox signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
- March 29, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed José Cabrera as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Al Martin as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ron Villone as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased A.J. Hinch from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs released Eliézer Alfonzo.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released David Cortés.
The Houston Astros released Chris Gissell.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Mike Jackson.
The Chicago Cubs released Félix Martínez.
The Chicago Cubs released Aaron Small.
- March 30, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Bob Smith as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Alberto Castillo.
The Chicago Cubs released Trent Hubbard.
The Chicago Cubs released Mickey Lopez.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Sandy Martínez.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Erik Sabel.
- March 31, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Jesse Carlson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released James Lofton.
The Boston Red Sox released Larry Sutton.
- April 1, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Matt Herges as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Jalal Leach from Saltillo (Mexican).
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Rolando Arrojo.
The Montreal Expos released José Offerman.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.
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