Sunday 1/25/2004 : Coach/Scout signed by Detroit: Minors Manager Brian Butterfield, 420,000 per year, for 3 years. Coach/Scout signed by Detroit: Minors Manager Jose Marzan, 440,000 per year, for 2 years. Coach/Scout signed by Detroit: Minors Manager Don Money, 440,000 per year, for 2 years. Coach/Scout signed by Detroit: Pitching Coach Dave Duncan, 500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 1/31/2004 : Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Chris Stynes has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/1/2004 : San Diego: Free agent P Matt Clement has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. New York (N): Free agent RF Jeromy Burnitz has been signed to a contract of $2,240,000 per year, for 4 years. Atlanta: Free agent RF Ryan Ludwick has been signed to a contract of $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years. Detroit: Free agent P Valerio de los Santos has been signed to a contract of $2,700,000 per year, for 4 years.
Monday 2/2/2004 : Minnesota: Free agent P Arthur Rhodes has been signed to a contract of $4,700,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/3/2004 : San Diego: Free agent LF Russell Branyan has been signed to a contract of $4,400,000 per year, for 4 years. Florida: Free agent P Kerry Ligtenberg has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/4/2004 : Detroit: Free agent P Keith Foulke has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Florida: Free agent CF Johnny Damon has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Florida: Free agent CF Covelli Crisp has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/5/2004 : New York (A): Free agent C Ivan Rodriguez has been signed to a contract of $15,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Detroit: Free agent LF Karim Garcia has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Florida: Free agent LF Gabe Kapler has been signed to a contract of $3,390,000 per year, for 3 years. San Francisco: Free agent C Bobby Estalella has been signed to a contract of $3,400,000 per year, for 3 years. Florida: Free agent SS Rey Sanchez has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Florida: Free agent P John Rocker has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 2/6/2004 : New York (N): Free agent SS Orlando Cabrera has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Florida: Free agent CF Chris Singleton has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/7/2004 : Florida: Free agent P Jason Johnson has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years. San Diego: Free agent C Todd Greene has been signed to a contract of $2,740,000 per year, for 3 years. Florida: Free agent P Braden Looper has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/8/2004 : Chicago (N): Free agent C Todd Pratt has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years. St. Louis: Free agent 2B Mark Loretta has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/9/2004 : San Francisco: Free agent 1B David Ortiz has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Montreal: Free agent SS Ramon Vazquez has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/10/2004 : Florida: Free agent SS Alex Gonzalez has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/11/2004 : Detroit: Free agent P Dan Wheeler has been signed to a contract of $3,100,000 per year, for 6 years.
Friday 2/13/2004 : New York (N): Free agent DH Brad Fullmer has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Detroit: Free agent 1B Randall Simon has been signed to a contract of $5,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/14/2004 : Seattle: Free agent P Armando Benitez has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Florida: Free agent LF Randy Winn has been signed to a contract of $2,700,000 per year, for 5 years. Florida: Free agent 3B Craig Wilson has been signed to a contract of $1,110,000 per year, for 3 years. Florida: Free agent C Mike Redmond has been signed to a contract of $1,860,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/15/2004 : Chicago (N): Free agent SS Jose Valentin has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/17/2004 : Florida: Free agent P LaTroy Hawkins has been signed to a contract of $4,540,000 per year, for 4 years. Detroit: Free agent P Jamie Cerda has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Monday 2/23/2004 : Texas: Free agent 1B Eric Karros has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years. New York (N): Free agent RF Juan Encarnacion has been signed to a contract of $2,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/24/2004 : Detroit: Free agent RF Frank Catalanotto has been signed to a contract of $3,660,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/25/2004 : Cincinnati: Free agent P Bartolo Colon has been signed to a contract of $13,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Friday 2/27/2004 : Florida: Free agent P Justin Speier has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 3/1/2004 : Arizona : Free agent Vladimir Guerrero has been signed to a contract of $32,500,000 per year, for 6 years. Montreal : Free agent Gary Sheffield has been signed to a contract of $14,000,000 per year, for 2 years. New York (A) : Free agent Jeff Suppan has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Free agent Roy Oswalt has been signed to a contract of $21,500,000 per year, for 6 years. Minnesota : Free agent Jeff Nelson has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N) : Free agent Andy Pettitte has been signed to a contract of $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Detroit : Free agent Shannon Stewart has been signed to a contract of $1,216,000 per year, for 1 years. Montreal : Free agent Greg Maddux has been signed to a contract of $12,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (N) : Free agent Placido Polanco has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years. Baltimore : Free agent Ugueth Urbina has been signed to a contract of $12,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Trade between Boston and San Francisco : San Francisco gets : P Kerry Wood Boston gets : P Damian Moss Trade between Los Angeles and Minnesota : Minnesota gets : RF Shawn Green C Paul Lo Duca CF Dave Roberts Los Angeles gets : C A.J. Pierzynski CF Torii Hunter CF Denard Span Trade between Anaheim and Colorado : Colorado gets : RF Bobby Abreu 3B Dallas McPherson P Joe Torres 3B Brian Specht Anaheim gets : 1B Todd Helton Trade between New York (N) and Texas : Texas gets : RF Jeromy Burnitz CF Jay Payton P Tyler Walker 1B Mo Vaughn New York (N) gets : LF Hideki Matsui P Colby Lewis Trade between New York (N) and Toronto : Toronto gets : CF Carl Everett New York (N) gets : CF Vernon Wells Trade between Anaheim and Oakland : Oakland gets : P Aaron Sele CF Darin Erstad Anaheim gets : RF Dmitri Young P Freddy Garcia Trade between New York (N) and New York (A) : New York (A) gets : P Tom Glavine P Francisco Cordero LF Cliff Floyd New York (N) gets : P Mariano Rivera P Brandon Claussen P Jeff Weaver Trade between Oakland and San Francisco : San Francisco gets : LF Terrence Long C Jorge Posada P Joel Pineiro Oakland gets : C Bobby Estalella LF Barry Bonds P Jason Schmidt Trade between Minnesota and Montreal : Montreal gets : 1B Doug Mientkiewicz Minnesota gets : CF Ruben Mateo RF Richard Hidalgo Trade between Montreal and San Francisco : San Francisco gets : 1B Jeff Liefer P Seung Song Montreal gets : P Livan Hernandez Trade between Cincinnati and Tampa Bay : Tampa Bay gets : 3B Travis Larocco Cincinnati gets : P Octavio Chacon Trade between New York (N) and New York (A) : New York (A) gets : P Mariano Rivera P Andy Pettitte CF Vernon Wells New York (N) gets : RF Austin Kearns P Chris Hammond P Paul Wilson Trade between Minnesota and Montreal : Montreal gets : P Tony Fiore P Eric Milton P Tanyon Sturtze 3B Corey Koskie P Mike Trombley Minnesota gets : P Tomo Ohka P Zach Day P Ryan Dempster 3B Fernando Tatis P Lester Davis Detroit : Free agent Paul Abbott has been signed to a contract of $665,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Free agent Cory Lidle has been signed to a contract of $1,299,600 per year, for 1 years. St. Louis : Free agent Jason Johnson has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 1 years. St. Louis : Free agent LaTroy Hawkins has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 3/31/2004 : Trade between Detroit and Toronto : Toronto gets : RF George Lombard 3B Juan Sosa Detroit gets : SS Cristian Guzman
Tuesday 3/31/2004 : Boston : Free agent Orlando Hernandez has been signed to a contract of $908,200 per year, for 1 years. Anaheim : Free agent Tom Gordon has been signed to a contract of $1,098,000 per year, for 1 years. San Diego : Free agent Marlon Anderson has been signed to a contract of $547,200 per year, for 1 years. San Diego : Free agent Brian Jordan has been signed to a contract of $1,021,400 per year, for 1 years. Florida : Free agent Cory Lidle has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (A) : Free agent Jose Hernandez has been signed to a contract of $1,276,800 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (A) : Free agent Jose Hernandez has been signed to a contract of $1,276,800 per year, for 1 years. Cincinnati : Free agent Robert Person has been signed to a contract of $760,000 per year, for 1 years. Cincinnati : Free agent Rich Garces has been signed to a contract of $912,000 per year, for 1 years. Trade between Montreal and Oakland : Oakland gets : P Dan Smith 3B Corey Koskie Montreal gets : RF Larry Walker Trade between Oakland and San Diego : San Diego gets : P Rich Harden LF Chris Trittle Oakland gets : P Miguel Batista P Elmer Dessens 1B Xavier Nady 2B Craig Counsell Detroit : Free agent Joe Randa has been signed to a contract of $760,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Free agent Kevin Young has been signed to a contract of $912,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Free agent Fernando Seguignol has been signed to a contract of $684,000 per year, for 1 years. Boston : Free agent Ellis Burks has been signed to a contract of $950,000 per year, for 1 years. Boston : Free agent Mike Dejean has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years. St. Louis : Free agent Rick Helling has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years. Trade between Anaheim and Los Angeles : Los Angeles gets : P Guy Yarbrough P Raymond Russell CF Isaias Pacheco Anaheim gets : P Guillermo Mota 3B Adrian Beltre Trade between Boston and Toronto : Toronto gets : P Rodrigo Lopez P Damian Moss LF Kerry Robinson Boston gets : P Roy Halladay P Brandon League P Mike Maroth
Friday 5/1/2004 : Boston : Free agent Reggie Sanders has been signed to a contract of $957,600 per year, for 1 years. Atlanta : Free agent Robert Fick has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N) : Free agent Robin Ventura has been signed to a contract of $957,600 per year, for 1 years. New York (N) : Free agent Jeff DaVanon has been signed to a contract of $239,400 per year, for 1 years. St. Louis : Free agent Deivi Cruz has been signed to a contract of $760,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Free agent Raul Mondesi has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Free agent Kenny Lofton has been signed to a contract of $638,400 per year, for 1 years. Trade between Chicago (A) and Toronto : Toronto gets : P Lorenzo Barcelo Chicago (A) gets : P Kelvim Escobar Trade between Cincinnati and Chicago (A) : Chicago (A) gets : P Bartolo Colon P Jimmy Haynes Cincinnati gets : P Mark Buehrle Trade between Chicago (A) and St. Louis : St. Louis gets : C Miguel Olivo DH Frank Thomas Chicago (A) gets : CF Jim Edmonds P Jeremy Lambert P Justin Stedman Trade between Boston and Montreal : Montreal gets : P Steve Karsay P Mike Dejean 2B Cesar Crespo Boston gets : P Joey Eischen Trade between Baltimore and Cincinnati : Cincinnati gets : P Richard Stahl P Sidney Ponson Baltimore gets : P Octavio Chacon P Luke Hudson Trade between Baltimore and Los Angeles : Los Angeles gets : CF Tim Raines jr 2B Melvin Mora P Omar Daal P Octavio Chacon Baltimore gets : P Odalis Perez CF Isaias Pacheco P Jose Rojas Trade between Boston and Chicago (A) : Chicago (A) gets : 3B Shea Hillenbrand P Mike Crudale Boston gets : 3B Joe Crede 1B Casey Rogowski Trade between Chicago (A) and Montreal : Montreal gets : C Josh Paul P Mike Porzio Chicago (A) gets : C Michael Barrett Trade between Anaheim and Montreal : Montreal gets : 3B Adrian Beltre P Scott Schoeneweis Anaheim gets : 3B Jose Macias P Scott Stewart Trade between Baltimore and Toronto : Toronto gets : LF Luis Matos Baltimore gets : CF Carl Everett Trade between Anaheim and Florida : Florida gets : P Bobby Jenks 1B Scott Spiezio P Freddy Garcia Anaheim gets : P Josh Beckett 1B Derrek Lee Trade between New York (N) and Toronto : Toronto gets : P Pat Strange P Grant Roberts New York (N) gets : RF Alexis Rios P Virgil Torrance Boston : Free agent Antonio Alfonseca has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years. Trade between Chicago (A) and New York (N) : New York (N) gets : P Royce Ring P Edwin Almonte Chicago (A) gets : 1B Craig Brazell
Monday 6/1/2004 : Trade between Chicago (A) and Montreal : Montreal gets : P Billy Koch P Jon Garland Chicago (A) gets : P Carlos Hernandez P Eric Milton Trade between Florida and Montreal : Montreal gets : LF Randy Winn Florida gets : LF Rondell White 2B Cesar Crespo Trade between Milwaukee and Montreal : Montreal gets : RF Alex Sanchez 2B Eric Young P Ben Sheets Milwaukee gets : 2B Aaron Boone RF Larry Walker P Livan Hernandez Trade between Montreal and Anaheim : Anaheim gets : P Ben Sheets RF Alex Sanchez Montreal gets : P Jarrod Washburn RF Dmitri Young Pittsburgh : Free agent Todd Hollandsworth has been signed to a contract of $1,064,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Free agent Tony Clark has been signed to a contract of $760,000 per year, for 1 years. Arizona : Free agent Rick White has been signed to a contract of $912,000 per year, for 1 years. Arizona : Free agent Jose Paniagua has been signed to a contract of $760,000 per year, for 1 years. Trade between Minnesota and Pittsburgh : Pittsburgh gets : P Juan Rincon RF Shawn Green Minnesota gets : P Bryan Bullington RF Raul Mondesi