Updated 9/21/02
POST-SEASON
LEAGUE OFFICE
Fined Kentucky $2 million for unplayed
series.
Fined Southern Cal $1.5 million for unplayed series.
Madison paid a $500,000 penalty for a Rule 6.7(b) addition of Wiki Gonzalez to the
Division Series roster.
Stamford paid a $500,000 penalty for a Rule 6.7(b) addition of Lou Pote to the Division
Series roster.
Allentown paid a $2 million penalty for four Rule 6.7(b) additions - Barry Bonds, Dean
Palmer, Manny Ramirez and Kelly Stinnett - to the Division Series roster.
Suspended Bruce Aven (MAD), Benji Gil (MAD), Juan Cruz (STM), Robert Ellis (STM), Dan
Wright (STM), Russ Johnson (ALN) and Robert Machado (ALN) for the Division Series due to
overuse.
Fined Arizona $1 million for excessive use of Roosevelt Brown and Antonio Alfonseca.
Fined Cleveland $500,000 for excessive use of Edwards Guzman.
Fined Gillette $1 million for excessive use of Russ Davis and Grant Roberts.
Fined Great Lakes $500,000 for excessive use of Ricky Ledee.
Fined Kentucky $1 million for excessive use of Raul Casanova and Brian Boehringer.
Fined Litchfield $1 million for excessive use of John Valentin and Arthur Rhodes.
Fined New Milford $2.5 million for excessive use of Mendy Lopez, A.J. Pierzynski, Darren
Dreifort, Mark Guthrie, Dave Veres and Turk Wendell.
Fined Southern Cal $500,000 for excessive use of Barry Larkin.
CHAPTER SIX
LEAGUE OFFICE
Suspended Michael Tucker (ATL), Gene
Stechschulte (ATL), Edwards Guzman (CLE), Grant Roberts (GIL), Scott Stewart (GIL), Marcus
Giles (KAN), Wil Cordero (LIT), Luis Lopez (LIT), Mark McLemore (LIT), Preston Wilson
(LIT), Mendy Lopez (NMB), Vicente Padilla (NMB) and Victor Santos (SCS) for the remainder
of the season, due to overusage.
Fined Cleveland $500,000 for excessive usage of Guzman.
Fined Gillette $500,000 for excessive usage of Roberts.
Fined New Milford $500,000 for excessive usage of Lopez.
Fined Southern Cal and Kentucky $500,000 each for late pitching rotations.
Fined Kentucky and Southern Cal $500,000 each for having more than two unplayed series at
the deadline.
Fined Villanova $1.7 million for releasing the contract of Homer Bush.
AKRON
RYCHE
Acquired Jhonathon Figueroa and Stephen Drew
as farm free agents.
Released Ben Howard and David Espinosa.
ALLENTOWN
RIDGEBACKS
Acquired Andy Marte as a farm free agent.
Released Seung Song.
BEAR
COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Released Allen McDill.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Acquired Andy Benes as a free agent.
Released Paul Rigdon.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Acquired Britt Reames, Todd Greene and Vance Wilson as free agents.
Acquired Josh Bard as a farm free agent.
Released Mike Buddie, Greg Myers, Julius Matos and Brady Anderson.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Acquired Brian Hunter and Bruce Aven as free
agents.
Released Julio Santana and Ryan Drese.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Acquired Hanley Ramirez and Bubba Nelson as farm free agents.
Acquired Eric Munson, Eugene Kingsale and Ryan Thompson as free agents.
Released Alexis Gomez, Corey Hart, Brett Prinz, Jaret Wright and Ruben Rivera.
NEW
YORK KNIGHTS
Acquired Franklyn German, Andy Pratt and Lew Ford as farm free agents.
Released Rob Bell, Adrian Brown and Brad Thomas.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Acquired Randy Choate and Keith Ginter as
free agents.
Acquired Justin Pope as a farm free agent.
Released Travis Harper, Alex Cintron and Chris Burke.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Acquired Brook Fordyce as a free agent.
Released Tony Eusebio.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Acquired Quilvio Veras as a free agent.
Acquired Matt Murton as a farm free agent.
Released Courtney Duncan and Jesus Cota.
VILLANOVA MUSTANGS
Acquired Jayson Derocher and Mickey Callaway as farm free agents.
Released Homer Bush and Clint Weibl.
CHAPTER FIVE
LEAGUE OFFICE
Fined Kentucky $1 million for releasing Todd
Van Poppel ($2m contract in 2003.)
Fined Los Altos $6.5 million for releasing Shawn Estes ($13m total contract in 2003-04.)
Suspended Tyler Houston (ALL), Russ Johnson (ALL), Greg Myers (CLE), Rich Rodriguez (CLE),
Ricky Ledee (GLS), Arthur Rhodes (LIT), Mark Guthrie (NMB), Curt Leskanic (NMB), Mike
Stanton (NMB) and Rob Mackowiak (VILL) for the remainder of the season due to overuse.
AKRON
RYCHE
Acquired Chris Woodward as a free agent.
Acquired Rich Harden as a farm free agent.
Released Steve Green and Hong Chi Kuo.
ALLENTOWN
RIDGEBACKS
Acquired Jose Castillo as a farm free agent.
Released Allen Baxter.
BEAR
COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Traded Alex Sanchez, Ken Huckaby and Kevin Grybowski to Southern Cal for Randy Wolf.
Traded Lastings Milledge, Boof Bonser and Tom Wilson to Salem for Willie Harris.
Traded Willie Harris and Hideki Matsui to Gillette for John Burkett.
Acquired Mike Crudale, Chris Gruler, Jamie Cerda, Jose Leon and Jorge Sosa as farm free
agents.
Acquired John Mabry and Yorvit Torrealba as free agents.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Acquired Joey Eischen and Damaso Marte as
free agents.
Released Andy Benes and Adam Everett.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Acquired Brendan Donnelly, Dave Elder, Dan Kolb and Jared Fernandez as farm free agents.
Acquired Devon White, Eddie Oropesa and Mark Wohlers as free agents.
Released Donzell McDonald, Beau Hale, Hansel Izquierdo, Peter Bergeron, Britt Reames, J.J.
Trujillo and Chris Truby.
GILLETTE SWAMP RATS
Traded John Burkett to Bear Country for
Willie Harris and Hideki Matsui.
Released Bobby Witt.
GREAT
LAKES SPHINX
Acquired George Lombard as a farm free
agent.
Acquired Julio Zuletta as a free agent.
Released Craig House and Gookie Dawkins.
KANSAS
LAW DOGS
Traded Cory Bailey and Tim Spooneybarger to Salem for Ryan Bukvich.
KENTUCKY
FOX
Traded Ben Grieve, Travis Lee, Shane Hillenbrand and Mike Remlinger to Southern Cal for
Jason Simontacchi and Jason Tyner.
Traded Moises Alou to Villanova for Carl Crawford and Jeromy Burnitz.
Traded Jeromy Burnitz and Jeff Suppan to Marlboro for Mark Grudzielanek.
Acquired Jose Ortiz, Juan Rincon, Mark Gardner and Jim Parque as free agents.
Released Todd Van Poppel and Eric Cyr.
LOS ALTOS UNDERTAKERS
Traded Carlos Pena to Southern Cal for Jason Schmidt.
Traded Eric Chavez to Madison for Jeff Bagwell and Jay Gibbons.
Traded Aaron Sele to Marlboro for Jack Wilson.
Acquired Mike Koplove and Gary Bennett as free agents.
Acquired Brad Sullivan, Kyle Sleeth and Josh Karp as farm free agents.
Released Richard Stahl, Antonio Osuna, Scott Moore, Jeremy Hermida, Randy Choate and Shawn
Estes.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Traded Rickey Henderson and Chris Richard to
Manchester for Juan Acevedo and Mark Quinn.
Traded Jeff Bagwell and Jay Gibbons to Los Altos for Eric Chavez.
Acquired Mark Ellis, Dontrell Willis, Sean Burnett and Julio Santana as farm free agents.
Released Julio Ramirez, Enrique Cruz and Dave Krynzel.
MANCHESTER
IRISH REBELS
Traded Juan Acevedo and Mark Quinn to Madison for Rickey Henderson and Chris Richard.
Traded Brad Penny and Aaron Heilman to Salem for Darryl Kile, Shane Reynolds, Rick Ankiel
and Jeff Francis.
Acquired Jason Neighborgall as a farm free agent.
Released Rico Brogna, Vince Faison and Eric Valent.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Traded Jack Wilson to Los Altos for Aaron Sele.
Traded Mark Grudzielanek to Kentucky for Jeromy Burnitz and Jeff Suppan.
Acquired Aaron Cook, Corey Hart, Runelvys Hernandez and Brad Nelson as farm free agents.
Acquired Jaret Wright as a free agent.
Released Eric Munson, Bobby Jenks, Corwin Malone, Brad Lidge, Choo Freeman and Jose Rijo.
PHOENIX PREDATORS
Acquired Jeff Clark and Rob Henkel as farm free agents.
Acquired Mike DiFelice as a free agent.
Released Ryan Gripp, Ben Christensen, Matt Kinney and Jose Rosado.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Traded Darryl Kile, Shane Reynolds, Rick
Ankiel and Jeff Francis to Manchester for Brad Penny and Aaron Heilman.
Traded Willie Harris to Bear Country for Lastings Milledge, Boof Bonser and Tom Wilson.
Traded Ryan Bukvich to Kansas for Cory Bailey and Tim Spooneybarger.
Acquired Scott Shields and Jason Middlebrook as free agents.
Released Stephen Drew, Bart Miadich and Luis Pineda.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Traded Todd Walker to Stamford for Michael Young.
Acquired Jason Stokes and Oscar Villareal as farm free agents.
Released Lorenzo Barcelo, Tagg Bozied and Seth McClung.
Acquired Brian Roberts as a free agent.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SLYME
Released Wilfredo Rodriguez.
Traded Jason Simontacchi and Jason Tyner to Kentucky for Ben Grieve, Travis Lee, Shane
Hillenbrand and Mike Remlinger.
Traded Jason Schmidt to Los Altos for Carlos Pena.
Traded Randy Wolf to Bear Country for Alex Sanchez, Ken Huckaby and Kevin Grybowski.
Acquired Michael Tejera and Shawn Sedlacek as farm free agents.
Acquired Blaine Neal, Julio Franco, Omar Olivares and Jose Mercedes as free agents.
Released Jung Bong, Christian Guerrero, Wayne Gomes, Brian Hunter, Travis Fryman, Tony
Pluta, Kevin Walker, Damian Rolls and Quilvio Veras.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Traded Michael Young to South Carolina for
Todd Walker.
Acquired Valerio de los Santos, Adam Hyzdu, Doug Mirabelli and Brian Schneider as free
agents.
Acquired Brendan Harris as a farm free agent.
Released Mark Johnson, Mike Fyhrie, Brook Fordyce, Jesus Sanchez and Vance Wilson.
VILLANOVA MUSTANGS
Traded Carl Crawford and Jeremy Burnitz to Kentucky for Moises Alou.
Acquired Mike Bordick as a free agent.
Acquired Pat Strange and Travis Blackley as farm free agents.
Released Hector Ortiz and Adrian Burnside.
CHAPTER FOUR
LEAGUE OFFICE
Fined Southern Cal and Kentucky $200,000
each for late pitching rotations.
Suspended Alex Cora (NMB) and Matthew LeCroy (SCS) for the remainder of the season due to
overuse.
AKRON
RYCHE
Acquired Kirk Saarloos, Brad Hawpe, Travis
Hafner, Clifton Lee and Kris Honel as farm free agents.
Acquired Pete Walker as a free agent.
Released Jamal Strong, Denny Bautista, Jose Mercedes, Nate McLouth, Nic Jackson and Bobby
Bradley.
ALLENTOWN
RIDGEBACKS
Traded Vernon Wells, Chin-Feng Chen, Abraham Nunez (OF), Chad Tracy and Barry Larkin to
Southern Cal for Fred McGriff and Jacob Peavy.
Acquired Justin Huber and Rocco Baldelli as farm free agents.
Acquired Mark Bellhorn as a free agent.
ATLANTA FIRE ANTS
Acquired Bryan Bullington as a farm free agent.
Released Alan Webb.
BEAR
COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Acquired Tom Wilson, Kevin Grybowski and Ken Huckaby as farm free agents.
Released Nick Bierbrodt, Mark Wohlers, Scott Sobkowiak and Eddie Oropesa.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Traded Mike Trombley to Marlboro for Carlos
Zambrano.
Acquired Victor Martinez and J.R. House as farm free agents.
Acquired Matt Ginter as a free agent.
Released Billy Hall, Luis Montanez and Adam Pettyjohn.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Traded Jeremy Affeldt and J.T. Snow to Kansas for Mike Sweeney, Carl Everett and Jason
Grimsley.
Acquired J.J. Trujillo, Julius Matos and Hansel Izquierdo as farm free agents.
Acquired Donzell McDonald as a free agent.
Released Jim Deschaire, Ben Johnson, J.J. Johnson, Charles Nagy, Mike Bordick and Chris
Truby.
GILLETTE SWAMP RATS
Acquired Travis Driskill as a farm free
agent.
Released Jake Westbrook.
KANSAS
LAW DOGS
Traded Darryl Kile and Jose Canseco to Salem for Derek Lowe and Tim Spooneybarger.
Traded Mike Sweeney, Carl Everett and Jason Grimsley to Cleveland for Jeremy Affeldt and
J.T. Snow.
Acquired Brandon Berger, Bobby Estalella and Chris Nichting as free agents.
Released Mike MacDougal and Matt Belisle.
KENTUCKY
FOX
Traded Joe McEwing, Richie Sexson and Javier Vazquez to New York for Mariano Rivera, Shawn
Green and Jeff Liefer.
Acquired Prince Fielder, Mike Maroth and Jae Seo as farm free agents.
Acquired Andy Fox, Reggie Taylor and Tim Drew as free agents.
Released Jovanny Cedeno, Shiggy Hasegawa, Wes Helms, Andy Pratt and Eric Ireland.
LITCHFIELD LIGHTNING
Traded Luther Hackman to New York for Ricardo Rodriguez.
LOS ALTOS UNDERTAKERS
Acquired Oliver Perez, Jeremy Hermida and Scott Moore as farm free agents.
Acquired Antonio Osuna as a free agent.
Released Doug Mirabelli, Calvin Maduro, Devon White and Jose Ortiz.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Traded Joe Beimel to South Carolina for Ray
Lankford.
Acquired Russ Adams and Nick Swisher as farm free agents.
Acquired Ryan Drese, Chad Zerbe and Julio Ramirez as free agents.
Released Juan Pena, Gustavo Chacin, Brian Cooper, Brian Schneider and Rod Barajas.
MANCHESTER
IRISH REBELS
Acquired Scott Kazmir and Adam Loewen as farm free agents.
Released Brian Sager and Mike Nannini.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Traded Roberto Alomar to New York for Marlon Byrd and Luis Castillo.
Traded Carlos Zambrano to Chicago for Mike Trombley.
Release Ryan Christianson.
NEW
YORK KNIGHTS
Traded Marlon Byrd and Luis Castillo to Marlboro for Roberto Alomar.
Traded Kaz Ishii to Southern Cal for Jason Isringhausen.
Traded Mariano Rivera, Shawn Green and Jeff Liefer to Kentucky for Joe McEwing, Richie
Sexson and Javier Vazquez.
Traded Ricardo Rodriguez to Litchfield for Luther Hackman.
Acquired Jose Guillen as a free agent.
Acquired Duaner Sanchez and Mike Wood as farm free agents.
Released Phil Hiatt and Ed Vosberg.
PHOENIX PREDATORS
Acquired Khalil Greene and Matt Kinney as farm free agents.
Released Irvin Joel Guzman and Matt Riley.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Traded Derek Lowe and Tim Spooneybarger to
Kansas for Darryl Kile and Jose Canseco.
Traded Tim Hummel to Villanova for Craig Wilson.
Acquired Stephen Drew, Todd Linden and Ryan Bukvich as farm free agents.
Acquired Travis Harper and Willie Harris as free agents.
Released Gary Bennett, Jeff Clement, Scott Chiasson, Julio Franco and Kevin Youkilis.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Traded Ray Lankford to Madison for Joe Beimel.
Acquired Aaron Harang, John Rheinecker and Seth McClung as farm free agents.
Released Antonio Perez, Oscar Villareal and Justin Duchscherer.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SLYME
Traded Jason Isringhausen to New York for Kaz Ishii.
Traded Fred McGriff and Jacob Peavy to Allentown for Vernon Wells, Chin-Feng Chen, Abraham
Nunez (OF), Chad Tracy and Barry Larkin.
Acquired Jason Simontacchi as a farm free agent.
Acquired Alex Escobar and Chris McGruder as free agents.
Released So Taguchi, Ricardo Aramboles, Jack Cressand, John Frascatore, Horacio Ramirez
and Josh Paul.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Traded Corky Miller, Eric Byrnes and Garrett
Atkins to Villanova for David Segui, Mike Myers and Robert Ellis.
Acquired Jonny Gomes as a farm free agent.
Acquired Vance Wilson and Mark Johnson (1B) as free agents.
Released Kenny Baugh, Robin Jennings and Joey Eischen.
VILLANOVA MUSTANGS
Traded Craig Wilson to Salem for Tim Hummel.
Traded David Segui, Mike Myers and Robert Ellis to Stamford for Corky Miller, Eric Byrnes
and Garrett Atkins.
Acquired Travis Chapman and Ty Wigginton as farm free agents.
Acquired Larry Bigbie as a free agent.
Released Alex Herrera, Doug Nickle and Damaso Marte.
CHAPTER THREE
LEAGUE OFFICE
Fined Arizona $1 million for unplayed games.
Fined Southern California $1.5 million for unplayed games.
Fined Litchfield $500,000 for unplayed games.
Suspended Mike Lamb (Atl), Chad Curtis (Lit), Brian Schneider (Mad), Phil Hiatt (NYK) and
Ed Vosberg (NYK) for the remainder of the season due to overuse.
AKRON
RYCHE
Acquired LaTroy Hawkins and Alan Embree as
free agents.
Released Brian Bowles and Mario Encarnacion.
ALLENTOWN
RIDGEBACKS
Traded Morgan Ensberg to Great Lakes for Ellis Burks.
Acquired Chad Tracy as a farm free agent.
Released Tim Raines, Jr..
ARIZONA
HEAT
Released Dave Borkowski and Alex Cabrera.
ATLANTA FIRE ANTS
Traded Ken Griffey and Wily Mo Pena to Villanova for Juan Pierre and Scott Schoeneweis.
Traded Jeff Cirillo and Kyle Farnsworth to Cleveland for Ryan Rupe, Mike Lamb, Omar
Infante and Jose A. Nunez.
Traded Mike Hampton to New Milford for Doug Mientkiewicz.
Acquired Jason Arnold as a farm free agent.
Released Brian Roberts, Terry Jones and Ben Diggins.
BEAR
COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Traded Pokey Reese and Vladimir Nunez to Great Lakes for Tim Wakefield and Chad Fox.
Traded Chad Fox to Salem for Jamie Moyer.
Acquired Lastings Milledge and Ryan Dittfurth as farm free agents.
Acquired Eddie Oropesa, Alex Sanchez and Allen McDill as free agents.
Released Blaine Neal, Pablo Ozuna, Mark Johnson, Mark Leiter and Mark Gardner.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Acquired Jacob Cruz, Ricky Bottalico, Ramon
Castro and Ron Mahay as free agents.
Released Derek Bell, Donnie Wall, Willie Harris and Pat Mahomes.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Traded Ryan Rupe, Mike Lamb, Omar Infante and Jose A. Nunez to Atlanta for Jeff Cirillo
and Kyle Farnsworth.
Traded Masato Yoshii to Stamford for Mike Jones.
Acquired Jeremy Affeldt, Jason Michaels, Brian Shouse and Carlos Silva as farm free
agents.
Released Adam Morrissey and Ruben Salazar.
GILLETTE SWAMP RATS
Traded Rolando Arrojo and Al Martin to Salem
for Grant Roberts.
Acquired Matt Blank, Dave Walling, Brandon Larson and Joey Dawley as farm free agents.
Released Toe Nash, Jose Fernandez and Tripp Cromer.
GREAT
LAKES SPHINX
Traded Ellis Burks to Allentown for Morgan
Ensberg.
KANSAS
LAW DOGS
Traded Luis Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez, Ramon Santiago and Brian Sanches to Phoenix for Pat
Burrell, Marcus Giles, Michael Barrett and Andy Ashby.
Traded Tom Gordon and Mike Venafro to Stamford for Josh Fogg.
Acquired Geronimo Gil and Ricky Stone as free agents.
Released Juan Rincon.
KENTUCKY
FOX
Traded Ben Sheets and Bud Smith to Marlboro for Javier Vazquez and Jason Johnson.
LITCHFIELD LIGHTNING
Traded Steve Karsay to Salem for Grady Sizemore, Michael Aubrey and Greg Swindell.
Release Luke Wilcox and Saul Rivera.
LOS ALTOS UNDERTAKERS
Traded Eric Hiljus and Rafael Soriano to South Carolina for Tom Glavine.
Acquired Joe Borowski, Dave Roberts and Damon Minor as free agents.
Released Jim Parque and Ryan Drese.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Traded Vicente Padilla and Kevin Millwood to
New Milford in exchange for Greg Maddux.
Acquired Rodrigo Lopez and Juan Pena as farm free agents.
Acquired Brian Cooper and Rod Barajas as free agents.
Released Chris Narveson, Jared Abruzzo and Chad Zerbe.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Traded Jamie Moyer to Salem for Bobby Brownlie.
Traded Brian Daubach to Stamford for Chad Bradford and Ryan Christianson.
Traded Javier Vazquez and Jason Johnson to Kentucky for Ben Sheets and Bud Smith.
Traded Jarrod Washburn to Villanova for Cesar Izturis.
Acquired Jose Rijo as a free agent.
Acquired Choo Freeman and Alexis Gomez as farm free agents.
Released Miguel Olivo, Matt Ginter, Jason Middlebrook and Travis Miller.
NEW
MILFORD BLAZERS
Traded Greg Maddux to Madison for Vicente
Padilla and Kevin Millwood.
Traded Doug Mientkiewicz to Atlanta for Mike Hampton.
Released John Barnes.
PHOENIX PREDATORS
Traded Pat Burrell, Marcus Giles, Michael Barrett and Andy Ashby to Kansas for Luis
Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez, Ramon Santiago and Brian Sanches.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Traded Bobby Brownlie to Marlboro for Jamie
Moyer.
Traded Grant Roberts to Gillette for Rolando Arrojo and Al Martin.
Traded Jamie Moyer to Bear Country for Chad Fox.
Traded Grady Sizemore, Michael Aubrey and Greg Swindell to Litchfield for Steve Karsay.
Acquired Luis Pineda, Bart Miadich and Alex Cintron as free agents.
Acquired Jeff Clement, Kazuo Matsui and Kevin Youkilis as farm free agents.
Released Bobby Seay, Jose Silva, Alan Benes, Bobby Estalella and Scott MacRae.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Traded Tom Glavine to Los Altos for Eric Hiljus and Rafael Soriano.
Acquired Oscar Villareal, Travis Foley and Tag Bozied as farm free agents.
Released Mike Meyers, Jose Mieses, Jason Botts and J.R. House.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Traded Josh Fogg to Kansas for Tom Gordon
and Mike Venafro.
Traded Mike Jones to Cleveland for Masato Yoshii.
Traded Chad Bradford and Ryan Christianson to Marlboro for Brian Daubach.
Acquired Delmon Young, Keith Cash and Garrett Atkins as farm free agents.
Acquired Chris Gomez and Quinton McCracken as free agents.
Released Bill Ortega, Jeff DaVanon, Julian Benavidez, Brandon Berger and C.J. Nitkowski.
VILLANOVA MUSTANGS
Traded Juan Pierre and Scott Schoeneweis to Atlanta for Ken Griffey and Wily Mo Pena.
Traded Cesar Izturis to Marlboro for Jarrod Washburn.
Acquired Orlando Palmeiro as a free agent.
Acquired Tony Fiore as a farm free agent.
Released Garrett Gentry and Kevin Hodges.
CHAPTER TWO
ALLENTOWN
RIDGEBACKS
Traded Matt Stairs to Bear Country for Dan Plesac.
Traded Russ Ortiz, Erubiel Durazo, Ron Belliard and Jimmy Anderson to Arizona for Curt
Schilling and Eric Gagne.
Acquired Robert Machado and Chris Latham as free agents.
ARIZONA
HEAT
Traded Curt Schilling and Eric Gagne to Allentown for Russ Ortiz, Erubiel Durazo,
Ron Belliard and Jimmy Anderson.
Traded Reggie Sanders and Scott Eyre to Great Lakes for Rusty Greer and Scott Spiezio.
ATLANTA FIRE ANTS
Traded Terrance Long and Shane Reynolds to Salem for Jake Gautreau, Luis Vizcaino and Paul
Byrd.
Released Keith Reed.
BEAR
COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Traded Dan Plesac to Allentown for Matt Stairs.
Acquired Chad Paronto as a farm free agent.
Released Yorvit Torrealba.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Traded Keith Foulke and Francisco Rodriguez
to Madison for Hee-Seop Choi, Adam Johnson and Mike Trombley.
Acquired J.C. Romero, Donnie Wall, Felix Heredia and Willie Harris as free agents.
Released Mike DiFelice, Keith Lockhart, Jose Guillen, Ricky Bottalico and Ron Mahay.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Traded Joel Piniero, Roy Halladay, Josh Paul and Brian Hunter to Southern Cal for Jon
Lieber, Matt Lawton, Trevor Hoffman and J.T. Snow.
Acquired Edwards Guzman as a free agent.
Released Chris Gomez.
GREAT
LAKES SPHINX
Traded Rusty Greer and Scott Spiezio to
Arizona for Reggie Sanders and Scott Eyre.
KENTUCKY
FOX
Traded Craig Biggio to Los Altos for Juan Uribe.
LOS ALTOS UNDERTAKERS
Traded Juan Uribe to Kentucky for Craig Biggio.
Acquired Rickie Weeks as a farm free agent.
Released Pasqual Coco.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Traded Hee-Seop Choi, Adam Johnson and Mike
Trombley to Chicago for Keith Foulke and Francisco Rodriguez.
Acquired Dustin Mohr as a farm free agent.
MANCHESTER
IRISH REBELS
Acquired Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
Released Alan Embree.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Acquired Bobby Jenks and Brad Lidge as farm free agents.
Released Alex Escobar and Alex Cintron.
PHOENIX PREDATORS
Acquired Ivin "Joel" Guzman and Jorge Vasquez as farm free agents.
Released Wascar Serrano and Mike Stodolka.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Traded Jake Gautreau, Luis Vizcaino and Paul
Byrd to Atlanta for Terrance Long and Shane Reynolds.
Acquired Michael Aubrey as a farm free agent.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Traded Charles Johnson to Stamford for Nate Cornejo and Chad Krueter.
Released Tom Whiteman.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SLYME
Traded Jon Lieber, Matt Lawton, Trevor Hoffman and J.T. Snow to Cleveland for Joel
Piniero, Roy Halladay, Josh Paul and Brian Hunter.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Acquired Robin Jennings as a free agent.
CHAPTER ONE
ALLENTOWN
RIDGEBACKS
Traded Kazuhisa Ishii and Jason Christiansen to New York for Kelly Johnson and Chin-Feng
Chen.
ARIZONA
HEAT
Traded Mike Cameron to Salem for Dewon Brazelton and Mike Restovich.
BEAR COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Acquired Tim Raines, Sr. and Mark Johnson (1B) as free agents.
Released Eric Cammack and Troy Mattes.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Acquired Paul Rigdon, Hiram Bocachica and Adam Pettyjohn as free agents.
Released Matt Perisho, Luis Lopez and John Wasdin.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Released Adam Pettyjohn, Roy Smith, Felix Martinez, Jose Rijo and Jason Smith.
KANSAS
LAW DOGS
Traded Shane Halter and Antonio Perez to South Carolina for Mike Sweeney.
Traded Randall Simon, Doug Nickle and Damaso Marte to Villanova for Ismael Valdes.
Released Hiram Bocachica, Doug Henry, Tim Drew and Juan Acevedo.
Acquired Bobby Crosby, Colt Griffin, Scott Hairston and Justin Wayne as farm free agents.
KENTUCKY
FOX
Traded Billy Koch and Joe Randa to Southern Cal for Jeff Suppan.
LOS ALTOS UNDERTAKERS
Traded Scott Brosius to New York for Lyle Overbay.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Acquired Johan Santana and Brian Schneider as free agents.
Released Mario Valdez and Randy Keisler.
Traded Mike Matthews to Marlboro for Jeff Conine.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Acquired Miguel Olivo as a farm free agent.
Released Jason Romano.
Traded Jeff Conine to Madison for Mike Matthews.
NEW
MILFORD BLAZERS
Release Bruce Aven.
Traded David Eckstein to Salem for Ramon Vazquez, Adam Piatt and Mendy Lopez.
Released Geronimo Gil.
NEW
YORK KNIGHTS
Traded Lyle Overbay to Los Altos for Scott Brosius.
Traded Kelly Johnson and Chin-Feng Chen to Allentown for Kazuhisa Ishii and Jason
Christiansen.
Released Casey Blake and Morgan Burkhart.
Acquired Brad Thomas as a free agent.
PHOENIX PREDATORS
Acquired Matt Riley as a farm free agent.
Released Chad Hutchinson.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Traded Dewon Brazelton and Mike Restovich to Arizona for Mike Cameron.
Traded Ramon Vazquez, Adam Piatt and Mendy Lopez to New Milford for David Eckstein.
Acquired Jose Silva as a free agent.
Acquired B.J. Upton and Jake Gautreau as farm free agents.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Traded Mike Sweeney to Kansas for Shane Halter and Antonio Perez.
Acquired Jose Mieses as a farm free agent.
Released Adam Walker.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SLYME
Traded Jeff Suppan to Kentucky for Joe Randa and Billy Koch.
Release Pete Harnisch.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Traded Nate Cornejo and Chad Krueter to
South Carolina for Charles Johnson.
VILLANOVA MUSTANGS
Traded Ismael Valdes to Kansas for Randall Simon, Doug Nickle and Damaso Marte.
PRE-SEASON
AKRON
RYCHE
Traded Ben Davis to Salem for Jeremy Giambi.
Traded Darin Erstad, Alex Escobar and Jarrod Washburn to Marlboro for John Olerud and
Jason Varitek.
Traded Mark Quinn to Manchester for Marlon Anderson.
Traded Mark Prior and Sidney Ponson to Chicago for Scott Rolen.
Traded Jay Payton and #7 pick to Great Lakes for Great Lakes' #7 pick.
Traded #26 pick to Cleveland for Bill Haselman.
Paid a $2 million penalty to release Mike Lieberthal.
ALLENTOWN RIDGEBACKS
Traded Bartolo Colon, Sean Casey and Jerome
Williams to Litchfield for Barry Bonds.
Traded Joel Piniero, Wil Cordero and Colby Lewis to Cleveland for Vladimir Guerrero and
Mike Lincoln.
Traded #26 pick to Chicago for Steve Reed and Kelly Stinett.
Traded Sterling Hitchcock to Madison for Villanova's #2 farm pick.
Traded Vladimir Guerrero to Manchester for Manny Ramirez.
ARIZONA
HEAT
Released John Rocker without penalty (Rule 18.11).
Traded Orlando Hernandez, Mike Bordick and #28 pick to Cleveland for Javy Lopez and Billy
Traber.
ATLANTA FIRE ANTS
Traded Wilton Guerrero to Madison for Madison's #6 pick.
Traded Steve Trachsel to Bear Country for Tony Gwynn and Bear Country's #16 pick.
Traded #2 pick and #2 farm pick to Salem for Brandon Claussen.
Paid a $1.1 million penalty to release Alan Embree.
BEAR COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Traded Tony Gwynn and #16 pick to Atlanta for Steve Trachsel.
Traded Benito Santiago, #22 pick and #3 farm pick to Villanova for Neifi Perez.
Paid $2.3 million in penalties to release Felix Heredia and Todd Jones.
CHICAGO BLACK SOX
Traded Pat Burrell, Roger Cedeno and Michael Barrett to Phoenix for Raul Mondesi
and Aramis Ramirez.
Traded Paul Wilson to Salem for Jason Kendall.
Traded Steve Reed and Kelly Stinett to Allentown for Allentown's #26 pick.
Traded Al Leiter to Cleveland for Cleveland's #6 pick.
Traded Scott Rolen to Akron for Mark Prior and Sidney Ponson.
Traded Rick Ankiel and #26 pick to Salem for Bobby Hill.
Paid $5.5 million in penalties to release Delino DeShields, Todd Hundley and Sidney
Ponson.
CLEVELAND
ROCKS
Traded Vladimir Guerrero and Mike Lincoln to Allentown for Joel Piniero, Wil Cordero and
Colby Lewis.
Traded #6 pick to Chicago for Al Leiter.
Traded Bill Haselman to Akron for Akron's #26 pick.
Traded Javy Lopez and Billy Traber to Arizona for Orlando Hernandez, Mike Bordick and
Arizona's #28 pick.
Traded Justin Speier to Phoenix for Josh Paul.
Paid $13.2 million in penalties to release Mike Bordick, Wil Cordero, Orlando Hernandez,
Bobby Howry, Robin Ventura and Kelly Wunsch.
GREAT
LAKES SPHINX
Released Derek Bell, Shane Andrews and Kenny
Rogers without penalty.
Traded Steve Sparks to Salem for Aaron Rowand and Gookie Dawkins.
Traded #1 and #2 picks to Marlboro for Glendon Rusch, Julio Lugo, Milton Bradley and
Marlboro's #2 pick.
Traded Moises Alou, #22 pick and #26 pick to New York for New York's #1 pick and Tim
Redding.
Traded Adam Wainwright, #6 pick and South Carolina's #6 pick to Villanova for Armando
Benitez and Villanova's #6 pick.
Traded #1 farm pick to Stamford for Jose Macias and Stamford's #1 farm pick.
Traded #7 pick to Akron for Jay Payton and Akron's #7 pick.
Traded New York's #1 pick to Marlboro for Tony Armas, Rusty Greer and Ellis Burks.
KANSAS
LAW DOGS
Traded Scott Schoeneweis to Villanova for Jason Grimsley.
Traded Benji Molina to Kentucky for Kentucky's #6 pick.
Paid $7.5 million penalty to release Tony Clark.
Traded Shane Halter and Antonio Perez to South Carolina for Mike Sweeney.
KENTUCKY
FOX
Traded Aaron Sele, Octavio Dotel and Shawon Dunston to Los Altos for Ben Sheets and
Christian Guzman.
Traded #2 pick to Los Altos for Brian Boehringer, Los Altos' #2 farm pick and South
Carolina's #2 pick.
Traded #6 pick to Kansas for Benji Molina.
Traded Jose Cruz, Todd Ritchie and Eddie Guardado to New York for Moises Alou, Rod Beck,
Gary Matthews, Shea Hillenbrand and New York's #6 pick.
Paid $600,000 penalty to release Greg Colbrunn.
LITCHFIELD LIGHTNING
Traded Barry Bonds to Allentown for Bartolo Colon, Sean Casey and Jerome Williams.
LOS ALTOS UNDERTAKERS
Traded Ben Sheets and Christian Guzman to Kentucky for Aaron Sele, Octavio Dotel and
Shawon Dunston.
Traded David Weathers and Mike Magnante to Salem for Ken Harvey, Rafael Soriano and
Salem's #1 farm pick.
Traded Ismael Valdes to Villanova for #26 pick.
Traded Bear Country's #2 pick and Gillette's #2 farm pick to Stamford for John Riedling.
Traded Brian Boehringer, #2 farm pick and South Carolina's #2 pick to Kentucky for
Kentucky's #2 pick.
Traded Bear Country's #2 pick and Gillette's #2 farm pick to Stamford for John Riedling.
MADISON
FIGHTING MIMES
Traded Pedro Astacio and Dewon Brazelton to Salem for Jeff Bagwell.
Traded #6 pick to Atlanta for Wilton Guerrero.
Traded Kaz Sasaki and #3 farm pick to Villanova for Desi Relaford, Vicente Padilla and
Villanova's #21 pick and #2 farm pick.
Traded Villanova's #2 farm pick to Allentown for Sterling Hitchcock.
Paid a $5.8 million penalty to release Tim Crabtree, Brooke Fordyce, Ryan Glynn, T.J.
Mathews and Jose Vizcaino.
MANCHESTER
IRISH REBELS
Traded Chipper Jones to Stamford for Ryan Dempster.
Traded Todd Helton to Salem for Eric Milton.
Traded Marlon Anderson to Akron for Mark Quinn.
Traded Manny Ramirez to Allentown for Vladimir Guerrero.
Traded Tim Worrell and Jose Santiago to Villanova for Calvin Murray and Kansas' #26 pick.
Paid a $2 million penalty to release Juan Encarnacion.
MARLBORO HAMMERHEADS
Traded Glendon Rusch, Julio Lugo, Milton Bradley and #2 pick to Great Lakes for Great
Lakes #1 and #2 picks.
Traded John Olerud and Jason Varitek to Akron for Darin Erstad, Alex Escobar and Jarrod
Washburn.
Traded Tony Armas, Rusty Greer and Ellis Burks to Great Lakes for New York's #1 pick.
Paid $4.1 million in penalties to release Darin Erstad and Juan Acevedo.
NEW
MILFORD BLAZERS
Traded Robert Person, Luis Castillo, Jose Valentin, Luis Rivas and Tony
Graffanino to New York for Chris Carpenter, Dee Brown and Tike Redman.
NEW
YORK KNIGHTS
Traded #1 pick and Tim Redding to Great Lakes for Moises Alou and Great Lakes' #22 and #26
picks.
Traded Chris Carpenter, Dee Brown and Tike Redman to New Milford for Robert Person, Luis
Castillo, Jose Valentin, Luis Rivas and Tony Graffanino.
Traded Moises Alou, Rod Beck, Shea Hillenbrand, Gary Matthews and #6 pick to Kentucky for
Jose Cruz, Todd Ritchie and Eddie Guardado.
PHOENIX PREDATORS
Traded #1 pick and Jeremy Giambi to Salem for Bobby Abreu.
Traded #2 pick and Trot Nixon to Stamford for Phil Nevin and Wascar Serrano.
Traded Raul Mondesi and Aramis Ramirez to Chicago for Pat Burrell, Roger Cedeno and
Michael Barrett.
Traded Jeff Suppan, Roger Cedeno and #2 farm pick to Southern Cal for Andy Pettitte.
Traded Josh Paul to Cleveland for Justin Speier.
SALEM COWTIPPERS
Traded Eric Milton to Manchester for Todd Helton.
Traded Jeff Bagwell to Madison for Pedro Astacio and Dewon Brazelton.
Traded Bobby Abreu to Phoenix for Phoenix's #1 pick and Jeremy Giambi.
Traded Jeremy Giambi to Akron for the Immortal Ben Davis.
Traded Aaron Rowand and Gookie Dawkins to Great Lakes for Steve Sparks.
Traded Ken Harvey, Rafael Soriano and #1 farm pick to Los Altos for David Weathers and
Mike Magnante.
Traded Jason Kendall to Chicago for Paul Wilson.
Traded Bobby Hill to Chicago for Rick Ankiel and Chicago's #26 pick.
Traded Brandon Claussen to Atlanta for Atlanta's #2 pick and #2 farm pick.
Paid $3.6 million in penalties to release Bruce Chen and Armando Rios.
SOUTH
CAROLINA SEA CATS
Traded Roger Clemens, Jim Edmonds, #16 and #27 picks to Stamford for Nick
Johnson, D'Angelo Jiminez, Phoenix's #2 pick and Stamford's #11 pick.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SLYME
Traded Andy Pettitte to Phoenix for Jeff Suppan, Roger Cedeno and Phoenix's #2 farm pick.
Paid $3.9 million in penalties to release Troy O'Leary, David Ortiz and Brian Rose.
STAMFORD
ZOOTS
Traded Ryan Dempster to Manchester for Chipper Jones.
Traded Phil Nevin and Wascar Serrano to Phoenix for Phoenix's #2 pick and Trot Nixon.
Traded Nick Johnson, D'Angelo Jiminez, Phoenix's #2 pick and Stamford's #11 pick to South
Carolina for Roger Clemens, Jim Edmonds and South Carolina's #16 and #27 picks.
Traded Jose Macias and #1 farm pick to Great Lakes for Great Lakes' #7 pick.
Traded John Riedling to Los Altos for Bear Country's #2 pick and Gillette's #2 farm pick.
Paid a $1 million penalty to release Brian Bohanon.
Released Brian Bohanon (following the draft.)
VILLANOVA MUSTANGS
Traded Jason Grimsley to Kansas for Scott Schoeneweis.
Traded #26 pick to Los Altos for Ismael Valdes.
Traded Desi Relaford, Vicente Padilla, #21 pick and #2 farm pick to Madison for Kaz Sasaki
and Madison's #3 farm pick.
Traded Calvin Murray and Kansas' #26 pick to Manchester for Tim Worrell and Jose Santiago.
Traded Neifi Perez to Bear Country for Benito Santiago, Bear Country's #22 pick and Bear
Country's #3 farm pick.
Paid $1.6 million in penalties to release Chris Peters and Donnie Sadler.
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