Offseason Transactions
Trades, signings, and more
Winter of 2000-2001
The St. Louis Cardinals traded reliever Mike Buddie to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Derek Bell.
The Texas Rangers traded pitcher Francisco Cordova to the Oakland Athletics for Einar Diaz.
The Minnesota Twins re-signed left-handed reliever Travis Miller (2-10, 42 Sv, 4.04 ERA) to a two-year deal.
The Texas Rangers traded pitching prospect Matt Wise to the Seattle Mariners for veteran outfielder Devon White.
Darryl Kile re-signed with the Houston Astros for three years.
The Detroit Tigers traded infielder David Lamb to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Mark Quinn.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays lost catcher Randy Knorr, and pitchers Paul Byrd and Graeme Lloyd in the Rule V Draft.
The Houston Astros have re-signed 2B Craig Biggio (.271, 13 HR, 73 RBI, 106 R) to a two-year deal worth $17.37 million.
The Kansas City Royals signed utility man Lenny Harris to a two-year deal.
Pitcher Bobby Jones (18-5, 3.67 ERA) re-signed a three-year deal with the New York Mets.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed secondbaseman Mark Grudzielanek to a one-year deal.
The San Francisco Giants traded firstbaseman Damon Minor to the St. Louis Cardinals for reliever J.D. Smart.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent infielder Bill Spiers to a three-year contract.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded minor league catcher Wiki Gonzalez to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Adrian Brown.
The Chicago White Sox sent utility man Melvin Mora to the New York Yankees for reliever Kazuhiro Sasaki.
The Yankees sent Jon Lieber to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Marlon Anderson.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded minor league outfielder Dave Roberts to the Cincinnati Reds for reliever Rich Croushore.
Outfielder Garret Anderson and the Cleveland Indians agreed to a six-year contract with a player option for a seventh season. He hit .308 with 30 homers and 96 RBI in 142 games for Cleveland last year.
The Anaheim Angels traded outfielder Darin Erstad to the Philadelphia Phillies for firstbaseman Todd Zeile.
Firstbaseman J.T. Snow has signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Expos.
The Cincinnati Reds traded reliever Jeff Shaw and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for infielder Desi Relaford.
Catcher Jorge Posada has left Yankee Stadium by signing a five-year deal worth more than $58.8 million with the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs re-signed left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes to a one-year contract, and right-handed reliever Rich Garces to a one-year deal.
Left-hander David Wells (18-13, 4.71 ERA) inked a two-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Longtime Mariner Edgar Martinez (.327, 29 HR, 99 RBI) has agreed to a two-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays re-signed outfielder Rickey Henderson to a two-year contract worth $3 million plus incentives.
The Seattle Mariners re-signed ace hurler Randy Johnson (21-7, 3.45 ERA) to a two-year contract.
The Texas Rangers and slugger Juan Gonzalez have agreed to a three-year extension with a player option for a fourth season.
Jason Schmidt (14-8, 3.55 ERA) signed a five-year deal with the New York Mets.
The Boston Red Sox have inked left-handed pitcher John Halama to a two-year contract.
Outfielder Bobby Higginson signed a five-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Florida Marlins have signed veteran pitcher John Burkett to a three-year deal.
The New York Mets have signed thirdbaseman Dave Magadan to a two-year deal.
The New York Yankees will keep left-hander Andy Pettitte (17-7, 4.21 ERA) in the Bronx for another four years.
The Seattle Mariners have signed infielder Jeff Kent (.326, 37 HR, 115 RBI) to a four-year deal.
Tony Clark signed a two-year deal with the Minnesota Twins.
Outfielder Johnny Damon signed a three-year deal, with a team option for 2004, with the Los Agneles Dodgers.
The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Brad Radke to a three-year deal.
The New York Yankees have signed reliever Antonio Osuna to a one-year deal, and reliever Terry Adams to a two-year contract.
Troy Percival (7-6, 33 saves, 2.84 ERA) has signed a three-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Pedro Astacio (12-4, 3.65 ERA) signed for three years with the Cincinnati Reds.
Reliever Mike Remlinger will stay in Ohio but switch teams, signing a two-year contract with the Cleveland Indians.
Shortstop Kevin Elster has signed a three-year deal witht he Toronto Blue Jays.
Ugueth Urbina (4-4, 37 saves, 2.55 ERA) signed a one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Frank Castillo (10-7, 4.32 ERA) to a five-year pact.
Veteran southpaw Chuck Finley will likely end his career with the Angels, re-signing with the team for two years.
The Colorado Rockies made a surprise signing, inking shortstop Derek Jeter through the 2004 season.
The Rockies signed infielder Keith Lockhart to a one-year deal.
Left-handed starter Mike Sirotka has signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants.
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