02/20/2051
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Sunday, December 29th , 2002
Signed free agent SP Juan Coronado to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SS Esteban Marmolejo to a minor league contract.
Drafted SP Tim Fleischmann in the 2002 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall Pick), from the San Diego Padres.
Traded 26-year-old minor league reliever Mitch Drake to the Colorado Rockies, getting 21-year-old minor league shortstop Luis Ramirez in return.
Traded 19-year-old minor league center fielder Jorge Araiza to the Los Angeles Angels, getting 17-year-old minor league center fielder Alfredo Choa in return.
Saturday, December 28th , 2002
Signed free agent C Lupe Rivera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Saturday, December 21st , 2002
Signed free agent 1B Gilberto Salinas to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent LF Jeff White to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent LF Ricky Swim to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent RP Juan Valadez to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent C Danny Halstead to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent 3B Jorge Morales to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent 1B Juan Vargas to a minor league contract.
Traded 31-year-old right fielder Chad Carney, 23-year-old minor league closer Jeff Salazar and a 3rd Round Pick to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 30-year-old shortstop Sergio Rojas, retaining 20% and a 8th Round Pick in return.
Tuesday, December 17th , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Juan Justiniano out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Friday, December 13th , 2002
Signed free agent C Sergio Razo to a minor league contract.
Monday, December 9th , 2002
Signed CL Jeff Salazar to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $720,000.
Signed SP Mike Brickman to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $710,000.
Signed free agent RP Mitch Drake to a minor league contract.
Thursday, December 5th , 2002
Signed free agent 1B Savion Tabron to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Tommy Phillips to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent RP Chris Boysen to a minor league contract with a $20,000 signing bonus.
Signed free agent 2B Luis Moya to a minor league contract.
Traded 19-year-old minor league shortstop Danny Capaci to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 24-year-old minor league shortstop Jamie Snell in return.
Sent 1B Savion Tabron from Rookie League Arizona (AZL) to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Sent SS Ben Skeens from Rookie League Arizona (AZL) to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Sent RP DeMario Zarate from Rookie League Arizona (AZL) to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Promoted SS Ignacio Ayala from Rookie Advanced Missoula to Low-A Hillsboro.
Promoted SP Alfredo Taveras from Rookie Advanced Missoula to Low-A Hillsboro.
Promoted CF Juan Rivera from Rookie Advanced Missoula to Low-A Hillsboro.
Promoted RF Danny Adams from Rookie Advanced Missoula to Low-A Hillsboro.
Promoted SP Joe Waples from Rookie Advanced Missoula to Low-A Hillsboro.
Demoted SS Ignacio Ayala from Low-A Hillsboro to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Demoted RF Danny Adams from Low-A Hillsboro to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Demoted SP Jarod Caporn to Rookie League Arizona (AZL).
Demoted SP Alfredo Reynoso to Rookie League Arizona (AZL).
Demoted 1B Jorge Mata to Rookie League Arizona (AZL).
Demoted 3B Ismael Andrade to Rookie League Arizona (AZL).
Monday, December 2nd , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Rogelio Buzzacarina out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, November 27th , 2002
LF Luis Flores received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
CL Juan Ortega becomes a free-agent.
2B Bobby Warren becomes a free-agent.
SP Luis Aguirre received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
CL Ansel Whiddon becomes a free-agent.
SP Sergio Soto received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
1B Jonathan Everling received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
1B Elvis Huff received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
2B Amari Jowers received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
CF Sergio Fuentes received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
LF Esteban Ayala received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
RF Pete Faur received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
SP Blake H. King becomes a free-agent.
SP Juan Gaxiola becomes a free-agent.
2B Robbie Feeley received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
SP Rogelio Moncada becomes a free-agent.
RF Dylan Beck becomes a free-agent.
3B Jorge Fuentes received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
Placed RF Brendan Hall on the 40-man roster.
SP Luis Leal becomes a free-agent.
SP Kevon Yelder received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $880,000.
2B Dan Zimmerman received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $900,000.
RF Sadao Higuchi becomes a free-agent.
Placed SP Mike Finn on the 40-man roster.
RP Juan Caceres becomes a free-agent.
LF Arturo Armendariz becomes a free-agent.
LF Eric Charles becomes a free-agent.
SP Alfredo Padilla becomes a free-agent.
Traded a 4th Round Pick to the New York Yankees, getting 19-year-old minor league shortstop Danny Capaci in return.
Thursday, November 21st , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Juan Cisneros out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
Placed SP Blake H. King on the active roster.
Activated SP Blake H. King from the disabled list.
Placed RF Mike Meredith on the active roster.
Placed SP Blake H. King on the active roster.
Activated SP Blake H. King from the disabled list.
Placed RF Mike Meredith on the 40-man roster.
Placed RF Mike Meredith on the active roster.
Wednesday, November 20th , 2002
C Juan Collado was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Pantalian Lahmeyer was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Alvin Walter was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Damani Beckles becomes a free-agent.
Tuesday, November 5th , 2002
Signed hitting coach Ernesto Garzon to a 2-year, $140,000 per year contract.
Signed manager Damani Lomack to a 2-year, $550,000 per year contract.
Monday, November 4th , 2002
Signed bench coach Ignazio Quispe to a 1-year, $64,000 per year contract.
Sunday, November 3rd , 2002
Signed RF Brendan Hall to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000.
Saturday, November 2nd , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Juan Urzua out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, October 30th , 2002
CL Juan Ortega declines his contract option.
CL Ansel Whiddon declines his contract option.
Manager Ajani St. Hubert leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.
Bench Coach Jake Ginter leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.
Hitting Coach Luis Maldonado leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.
Traded 27-year-old center fielder Alvin Landrum, retaining 25% to the Los Angeles Angels, getting 33-year-old right fielder Mike Meredith and 17-year-old minor league second baseman Luis Jasso in return.
Sunday, October 27th , 2002
Signed SP Mike Finn to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000.
Signed SP Rogelio Saldivar to a minor league contract extension.
Signed international amateur SP Luis Pineda out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 22nd , 2002
Signed CF Humberto Garza to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,680,000.
Sunday, October 20th , 2002
Signed SP Dylan Jacobson to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,640,000.
Thursday, October 17th , 2002
Signed SP Billy Rankin to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000.
Signed C Pat Dyer to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000.
Signed SP Jorge Galaviz to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,250,000.
Signed SP Alfredo Figeroa to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $720,000.
Tuesday, October 1st , 2002
CL Eddie Lehman (AAA Reno) retires.
Signed SP Luis Delgado to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RP Wulf van der Zalm to a minor league contract extension.
Monday, September 30th , 2002
Signed SS Ameirin Machutadze to a minor league contract extension.
Signed 3B Josh Cain to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RP Sergio Salinas to a minor league contract extension.
Saturday, September 28th , 2002
Signed RP Ed Markow to a minor league contract extension.
Signed C Mike Stewart to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RF Dave Bunton to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RP Juan Velasco to a minor league contract extension.
Signed SP Luis Nesti to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RP Juan Negrete to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RF Jorge Vigil to a minor league contract extension.
Signed SP Luis Herrera to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RP Kevin Morris to a minor league contract extension.
Signed SS Luis Negrete to a minor league contract extension.
Thursday, September 5th , 2002
Signed free agent SS Ben Skeens to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, August 27th , 2002
Signed SP Jim Vanderpoel to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,040,000.
Sunday, August 25th , 2002
Signed SP Chris Hall to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000.
Friday, August 23rd , 2002
Signed SP Chris Vermaat to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000.
Signed RP Dan Palmacci to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,350,000.
Monday, August 19th , 2002
Released LF Andy Langevin.
Tuesday, August 13th , 2002
Traded 26-year-old center fielder Mike Palladini to the Los Angeles Angels, getting 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Sergio Soto and 21-year-old minor league right fielder Shamar Maniece in return.
Tuesday, August 6th , 2002
Designated RP Pantalian Lahmeyer for assignment.
Thursday, August 1st , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Esteban Rivera out of Mexico to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, July 31st , 2002
Signed free agent RP Luis Flores to a minor league contract.
Monday, July 15th , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Rodolfo Pacheco out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Monday, July 8th , 2002
Released RP Jeff Oettinger.
Thursday, July 4th , 2002
Signed international amateur CF Rogelio Villareal out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract with a $2,250,000 signing bonus.
Wednesday, July 3rd , 2002
Signed free agent LF Jonathon Rotondi to a minor league contract.
Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Doug Newman.
Failed to sign 7th round draft pick Layne Gladue.
Failed to sign 9th round draft pick Jaime Watson.
Failed to sign 15th round draft pick Sean Pierce.
Failed to sign 26th round draft pick Federico Cervantes.
Failed to sign 27th round draft pick Tim Argust.
Failed to sign 32nd round draft pick Bobby Graver.
Monday, July 1st , 2002
Released LF Xionel Andrist.
Monday, June 24th , 2002
Released former Rule 5 draft pickRF Chris Robertson, returned to original Organization Pittsburgh Pirates.
Monday, June 17th , 2002
Traded 22-year-old minor league catcher Noel Oswell and 23-year-old minor league catcher Jeff Schulze to the Los Angeles Angels, getting $80,000 in cash in return.
Thursday, June 13th , 2002
Signed LF Josh Wedgwood to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $50,700,000.
Tuesday, June 11th , 2002
Signed Kymani Alamin to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,400,000.
Monday, June 10th , 2002
Signed Nate Neidecker to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,250,000.
Traded 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dylan Seale and 24-year-old minor league center fielder Mike Powers to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 21-year-old minor league reliever Davon Shufford and 20-year-old minor league shortstop Luis Bermejo in return.
Traded 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Davon Tooks to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 22-year-old minor league second baseman Hong-chang Kym in return.
Saturday, June 8th , 2002
Signed Hank Anderson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $230,000.
Friday, June 7th , 2002
Signed 1B Ismael Urena to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $9,800,000.
Signed Sam Hawley to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $175,000.
Wednesday, June 5th , 2002
Signed free agent SP Micah Chapman to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Alfredo Padilla to a minor league contract.
Signed Dashawn Neverson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $325,000.
Signed Doug James to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $150,000.
Tuesday, June 4th , 2002
RF Chris Robertson was claimed off waivers from Detroit.
Monday, June 3rd , 2002
Drafted 2B Nate Neidecker in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
Drafted RF Kymani Alamin in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 45th overall pick).
Drafted SP Dashawn Neverson in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 83rd overall pick).
Drafted CF Hank Anderson in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 119th overall pick).
Drafted CF Doug Newman in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 36, 147th overall pick).
Drafted SP Sam Hawley in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 160th overall pick).
Drafted SP Doug James in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 23, 175th overall pick).
Drafted CF Tyrese Ledgister in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 8, 198th overall pick).
Drafted SS Layne Gladue in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 230th overall pick).
Drafted SS Sergio Figueroa in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 8, 262nd overall pick).
Drafted 1B Jaime Watson in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 8, 294th overall pick).
Drafted SP Jorge Castillo in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 8, 326th overall pick).
Drafted SP Sergio Rivas in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 8, 358th overall pick).
Drafted C Bobby Heuer in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 8, 390th overall pick).
Drafted CF Jeff Shields in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 8, 422nd overall pick).
Drafted RP Eric Elliott in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 8, 454th overall pick).
Drafted 3B Sean Pierce in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 8, 486th overall pick).
Drafted SS Jeremy King in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 8, 518th overall pick).
Drafted SP Chad Bakken in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 8, 550th overall pick).
Drafted CF Luis Larios in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 8, 582nd overall pick).
Drafted 3B Randy Moulton in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 8, 614th overall pick).
Drafted C Josh Seagraves in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 8, 678th overall pick).
Drafted C Jeff Schulze in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 8, 710th overall pick).
Drafted C Nesty Calcedo in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 8, 742nd overall pick).
Drafted RP Lupe Aguilar in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 8, 774th overall pick).
Drafted RP Mike Swanson in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 8, 806th overall pick).
Drafted 2B Federico Cervantes in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 26, Pick 8, 838th overall pick).
Drafted SP Tim Argust in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 27, Pick 8, 870th overall pick).
Drafted CF Sergio Morales in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 28, Pick 8, 902nd overall pick).
Drafted SP Danny Motes in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 29, Pick 8, 934th overall pick).
Drafted C Sergio Suero in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 30, Pick 8, 966th overall pick).
Drafted SP Ron Culbertson in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 31, Pick 8, 998th overall pick).
Drafted SS Bobby Graver in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 32, Pick 8, 1030th overall pick).
Drafted SP Dan Richie in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 33, Pick 8, 1062nd overall pick).
Drafted CL PĂ«rparim Pllumi in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 34, Pick 8, 1094th overall pick).
Drafted SP Shawn Dunn in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 35, Pick 8, 1126th overall pick).
Wednesday, May 29th , 2002
Signed free agent LF Chris Still to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent RP Jimmy Nash to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent RF Devin Graef to a minor league contract.
Monday, May 27th , 2002
Demoted RP T.J. MacKay from Low-A Hillsboro to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Monday, May 6th , 2002
Traded 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Jarrod Bendorf to the Colorado Rockies, getting 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Mike Brickman in return.
Released 2B Ezequiel Mercado.
Thursday, May 2nd , 2002
Signed international amateur RF Luis Bassis out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, May 1st , 2002
Granted 1B Juan Salazar free agency because of a contract clause.
Signed international amateur RF Esteban Hurtado out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Monday, April 29th , 2002
Promoted SP Jorge Galaviz from Rookie Advanced Missoula to High-A Visalia.
Placed RP Juan Caceres on the Southern League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 04/15/2002.
Placed RP Sergio Salinas on the Midwest League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 04/23/2002.
Placed SP Kymani Clarington on the Midwest League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 04/25/2002.
Placed SP Jim Cernosek on the California League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 04/25/2002.
Placed SP Nate Haney on the California League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 04/18/2002.
Monday, April 22nd , 2002
Placed 2B Ezequiel Mercado on the 40-man roster.
Placed 2B Ezequiel Mercado on irrevocable waivers.
Released 3B Juan Arriaga.
Released LF Pete Fane.
Wednesday, April 17th , 2002
Fired scouting director Josh Ruscitti.
Signed scouting director Ernesto Rojas to a 5-year, $830,000 per year contract.
Tuesday, April 16th , 2002
2B Ezequiel Mercado was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.
Monday, April 8th , 2002
Released RF Eddie Dobson.
Tuesday, April 2nd , 2002
SP Jamir Flugence was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.
Monday, April 1st , 2002
Demoted 2B Humberto Bustos from Single A Kane County to Low-A Hillsboro.
Demoted LF A.J. Hipsher from Single A Kane County to Low-A Hillsboro.
Demoted RF Nate Sutton from Single A Kane County to Low-A Hillsboro.
Demoted LF Jake Woolf from Single A Kane County to Low-A Hillsboro.
Demoted RF Luis Pineda from Single A Kane County to Low-A Hillsboro.
Demoted RF Eric Welch from Low-A Hillsboro to Rookie Advanced Missoula.
Placed SP Tim Burries on the 40-man roster.
Placed SP Chris Vermaat on the 40-man roster.
Placed SS Tommy Loomis on the 40-man roster.
Friday, March 29th , 2002
Signed international amateur RF Luis Villarreal out of Colombia to a minor league contract.
Monday, March 18th , 2002
Traded 22-year-old starting pitcher Milagro Portillo and 21-year-old minor league catcher Amari Phinnessee to the Atlanta Braves, getting 19-year-old minor league closer Bobby Carroll, 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Jarrod Bendorf, 25-year-old minor league catcher Juan Collado, 28-year-old right fielder Eddie Dobson and 21-year-old starting pitcher Jorge Galaviz in return.
Monday, March 11th , 2002
Placed RP Ismael Vaca on the 40-man roster.
Placed RP Ismael Vaca on the active roster.
Monday, March 4th , 2002
Received former Rule 5 draft pickSP Juan Galindo from the Tampa Bay Rays.
Traded 23-year-old starting pitcher Juan Galindo to the Tampa Bay Rays, getting a 5th Round Pick in return.
Monday, February 18th , 2002
Purchased the contract of SP Luis Aguirre from Triple A Reno.
Purchased the contract of SP Jamir Flugence from Triple A Reno.
Purchased the contract of 2B Robbie Feeley from Triple A Reno.
Purchased the contract of 2B Amari Jowers from Triple A Reno.
Purchased the contract of CF Sergio Fuentes from Triple A Reno.
Saturday, February 9th , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Ismael Becerra out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Monday, January 28th , 2002
Signed free agent SS Luis Romero to a minor league contract.
Saturday, January 26th , 2002
Signed C Jamie Heule to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000.
Tuesday, January 22nd , 2002
Purchased the contract of LF Pete Fane from Triple A Reno.
Placed LF Pete Fane on the 40-man roster.
Purchased the contract of LF Pete Fane from Triple A Reno.
Demoted RP Wulf van der Zalm from Triple A Reno to Double A Jackson.
Saturday, January 19th , 2002
Signed free agent CL Ansel Whiddon to a 2-year contract worth a total of $19,000,000.
Monday, January 14th , 2002
Signed international amateur C Jorge Flores out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
Sunday, January 13th , 2002
Signed international amateur SP Luis Palomo out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
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