Sunday 1/25/2005 : Coach/Scout signed: Scout Dave Dombrowski, 510,600 per year, for 3 years. Coach/Scout signed: Hitting Coach Thad Bosley, 478,800 per year, for 3 years. Coach/Scout signed: Pitching Coach Mark Waters, 585,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 1/27/2005 : Coach/Scout signed: Minors Manager Bobby Meachem, 377,600 per year, for 3 years. Coach/Scout signed: Minors Manager Dave Brundage, 336,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 1/30/2005 : Trade with Chicago (A) : Chicago (A) gets : 2B Desi Relaford 3B Phil Nevin We get : P Jason Marquis SS Pokey Reese Trade with Minnesota : Minnesota gets : P Bartolo Colon LF Morgan Burkhart We get : P Mike Maroth
Saturday 2/14/2005 : Jason Marquis was promoted from A Wilmington Blue Rocks to the active roster. Mike Maroth was promoted from A Wilmington Blue Rocks to the active roster. Pokey Reese was promoted from A Wilmington Blue Rocks to the active roster. Trade with New York (N) : New York (N) gets : RF Aaron Guiel We get : P Kyle Lohse Kyle Lohse was promoted from A Wilmington Blue Rocks to the active roster.
Wednesday 2/25/2005 : Free agent P Jon Lieber has been signed to a contract of $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 3/31/2005 : Jon Lieber was promoted from A Wilmington Blue Rocks to the active roster. William Schuldt was promoted from A Wilmington Blue Rocks to AA Wichita Wranglers. Mike Maroth was sent down from the active roster to AAA Omaha Royals. Kyle Lohse was sent down from the active roster to AAA Omaha Royals. Ken Harvey was promoted from AAA Omaha Royals to the active roster. Jason Romano was promoted from AAA Omaha Royals to the active roster. Jason Marquis was sent down from the active roster to AAA Omaha Royals. Mike Maroth was promoted from AAA Omaha Royals to the active roster.