2003 San Francisco Giants Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 4, 2002

  Kenny Lofton granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2002

  Tom Goodwin granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 2002

  Signed Joe Horgan as a free agent.

• November 15, 2002

  Released Tsuyoshi Shinjo.

• November 25, 2002

  Selected Neifi Pérez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• November 27, 2002

  Signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.

• December 7, 2002

  Signed Ray Durham as a free agent.

  Signed Marquis Grissom as a free agent.

• December 15, 2002

  Signed Edgardo Alfonzo as a free agent.

• December 16, 2002

  Drafted Mike Cervenak from the New York Yankees in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Brian Dallimore as a free agent.

• December 17, 2002

  Traded Russ Ortiz to the Atlanta Braves. Received Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez.

• December 21, 2002

  Manny Aybar granted Free Agency.

  Aaron Fultz granted Free Agency.

  Ramón Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Neifi Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Jay Witasick granted Free Agency.

• December 26, 2002

  Signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.

• December 28, 2002

  Signed Brian Powell as a free agent.

• December 31, 2002

  Signed Neifi Pérez as a free agent.

• January 14, 2003

  Signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.

• January 24, 2003

  Signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.

• January 27, 2003

  Signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.

• January 28, 2003

  Signed José Cruz as a free agent.

• February 5, 2003

  Signed Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.

• February 12, 2003

  Signed Lorenzo Barceló as a free agent.

• March 12, 2003

  Signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

• March 14, 2003

  Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

• March 18, 2003

  Signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.

• March 24, 2003

  Traded Edwards Guzmán, Liván Hernández and cash to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later and Jim Brower. The Montreal Expos sent Matt Blank (April 30, 2003) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

• March 25, 2003

  Signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.

• April 3, 2003

  Released Brian Simmons.

• May 3, 2003

  Traded Joe Vitiello to the Montreal Expos. Received Ben Washburn (minors).

• May 8, 2003

  Signed Pablo Sandoval as an amateur free agent.

• May 19, 2003

  Traded Damon Minor to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Tack Wilson (minors).

• June 3, 2003

  Released Rubén Rivera.

  Drafted David Aardsma in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.

  Drafted Nate Schierholtz in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2003.

  Drafted Brian Buscher in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.

  Drafted Billy Sadler in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2003.

  Drafted Pat Misch in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2003.

  Drafted Ryan Sadowski in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.

  Drafted Jon Coutlangus in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2003.

  Drafted Brian Wilson in the 24th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 2003.

  Drafted Tyson Brummett in the 35th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Doug Fister in the 49th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 22, 2003

  Signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.

• June 28, 2003

  Signed Jeffrey Hammonds as a free agent.

• July 8, 2003

  Released Mike Johnson.

• July 9, 2003

  Signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.

  Released Lorenzo Barceló.

• July 11, 2003

  Signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.

• July 13, 2003

  Traded Clay Hensley and cash to the San Diego Padres. Received Matt Herges.

• July 19, 2003

  Released Matt Blank.

• July 24, 2003

  Brian Powell player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 31, 2003

  Traded Ryan Hannaman (minors), Kurt Ainsworth and Damian Moss to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Sidney Ponson.

• August 12, 2003

  Signed Jeremy Accardo as an amateur free agent.

• August 19, 2003

  Traded Greg Bruso (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Eric Young Sr..

• August 21, 2003

  Released Jimmy Anderson.

• October 1, 2003

  Manny Aybar granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 2003

  Clay Bellinger granted Free Agency.

  Alberto Castillo granted Free Agency.

  Brian Dallimore granted Free Agency.

  Alejandro Freire granted Free Agency.

  Joe Horgan granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Pickford granted Free Agency.

  Guillermo Rodríguez granted Free Agency.

  Rob Ryan granted Free Agency.

  Francisco Santos granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 2003

  José Cruz granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 2003

  Jeffrey Hammonds granted Free Agency.

  Sidney Ponson granted Free Agency.

  Benito Santiago granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 2003

  Rich Aurilia granted Free Agency.

  Andrés Galarraga granted Free Agency.

  J.T. Snow granted Free Agency.

  Tim Worrell granted Free Agency.

  Eric Young Sr. granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 2003

  Marvin Benard granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 2003

  Dustin Hermanson granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2003

  Signed Waldis Joaquín as an amateur free agent.

• November 5, 2003

  Signed Brian Dallimore as a free agent.

• November 6, 2003

  Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

• November 14, 2003

  Traded Boof Bonser, Francisco Liriano and Joe Nathan to the Minnesota Twins. Received A.J. Pierzynski and cash.

• November 16, 2003

  Signed Adam Pettyjohn as a free agent.

• November 21, 2003

  Signed Brian Cooper as a free agent.

• November 24, 2003

  Signed Nathan Haynes as a free agent.

• November 25, 2003

  Signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.

• November 26, 2003

  Signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.

• December 2, 2003

  Signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.

• December 3, 2003

  Signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.

  Signed Jeffrey Hammonds as a free agent.

• December 7, 2003

  Signed J.T. Snow as a free agent.

  Signed Michael Tucker as a free agent.

• December 8, 2003

  Signed Francisco Santos as a free agent.

• December 15, 2003

  Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dustan Mohr. The San Francisco Giants sent J.T. Thomas (minors) (December 17, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• December 22, 2003

  Signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.

• January 12, 2004

  Signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

• January 21, 2004

  Signed David Doster as a free agent.

• February 6, 2004

  Signed Damon Minor as a free agent.

• February 10, 2004

  Signed Shairon Martis as an amateur free agent.

• March 17, 2004

  Released Alberto Castillo.

• March 30, 2004

  Signed Dave Veres as a free agent.

  Traded Glenn Woolard (minors) and Carlos Villanueva to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Leo Estrella and Wayne Franklin.

• March 31, 2004

  Signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

  Selected Kevin Walker off waivers from the San Diego Padres.