2002 IRBL PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: Pre-draft transactions: The CUBS traded A.J. PIERZYNSKI, CUBS' 3RD round pick, CUBS' 4TH round pick to the PADRES for JAY BELL, JOSH PAUL, EDDIE TAUBENSEE, BRIAN ANDERSON. The CUBS released MANUEL BARRIOS, CAM CAIRNCROSS, LARIEL GONZALEZ, RICK KRIVDA, YOVANNY LARA. The WHITE SOX traded FRED MCGRIFF to the ROYALS for ROYALS' 2ND round pick. The WHITE SOX traded PEDRO BORBON, STEVE KLINE to the PADRES for DOUG GLANVILLE, PADRES' 4TH round pick. The ROYALS traded TOM GLAVINE, JAY WITASICK, ROYALS' 4TH round pick to the CARDINALS for MARK BUEHRLE, CARDINALS' 6TH round pick. The PADRES traded CUBS' 4TH round pick to the TWINS for STAN JAVIER. The ROYALS traded RICHARD HIDALGO, JOSE ORTIZ, ROYALS' 1ST round pick to the BRAVES for SHAWN GREEN. The RANGERS traded RANGERS' 1ST round pick, RANGERS' 3RD round pick to the BRAVES for CRAIG COUNSELL. The RED SOX traded RED SOX' 1ST round pick, RED SOX' 3RD round pick to the BREWERS for JEFF REBOULET, KEVIN APPIER, FLASH GORDON. The ROCKIES traded CHIPPER JONES, TODD WALKER, JEFF SUPPAN to the RED SOX for ALEX RODRIGUEZ. The BREWERS traded RON GANT, MIKE LINCOLN, OMAR OLIVARES to the RANGERS for RANGERS' 2ND round pick, RANGERS' 4TH round pick. The ROYALS traded CARLOS GUILLEN to the PHILLIES for JEFF NELSON. The PHILLIES traded CHRIS RICHARD, RANDALL SIMON, PHILLIES' 1ST round pick to the PIRATES for SHAWON DUNSTON, ROGER CLEMENS, JEFF ZIMMERMAN. The WHITE SOX traded ERIC MUNSON, JUAN PIERRE, MATT GINTER to the TWINS for CHAN HO PARK. The TIGERS traded TIGERS' 1ST round pick to the ROCKIES for TERRENCE LONG. The ROCKIES traded TIM WORRELL to the CUBS for CUBS' 2ND round pick. The ROYALS traded DAMIAN ROLLS, TODD RITCHIE to the PHILLIES for ROGER CLEMENS. The ROYALS traded TODD HOLLANDSWORTH, ROYALS' 3RD round pick to the MARLINS for LEE STEVENS, MARLINS' 10TH round pick. The ROYALS traded BRIAN BOHANON, ROYALS' 15TH round pick to the DIAMONDBACKS for DIAMONDBACKS' 10TH round pick. The BRAVES released KURT ABBOTT. The PADRES released GIOMAR GUEVARA, PAT WATKINS, JEFF KUBENKA, SEAN MALONEY. The CUBS traded MIKE MUSSINA to the MARINERS for PAUL O'NEILL, MIKE SWEENEY. The WHITE SOX released DAVID HOWARD, JIM CORSI, KEN HILL. The WHITE SOX traded CHAN HO PARK to the MARINERS for LUIS GONZALEZ. The YANKEES traded KYLE FARNSWORTH to the MARINERS for BENITO SANTIAGO, ROBIN VENTURA. The ATHLETICS released SCOTT POSE, RAMON J. MARTINEZ, PAUL SPOLJARIC, JERRY SPRADLIN. The ASTROS released JEFF BARRY, YAMID HAAD, JUAN SOSA, HECTOR ALMONTE, RICHIE BARKER, MIKE ROMANO. The WHITE SOX traded LUIS GONZALEZ to the BLUE JAYS for SHANNON STEWART, TANYON STURTZE, BLUE JAYS' 1ST round pick. The MARINERS released CARLOS BAERGA, BRENT BREDE, GARY GAETTI, GREGG JEFFERIES, COLE LINIAK, MATT LUKE, HAL MORRIS, TIM NAEHRING, PABLO OZUNA, JULIO RAMIREZ, KEVIN SEFCIK, REGGIE TAYLOR, JORGE TOCA, ROLAND DE LAMAZA, GIL HEREDIA, CRAIG HOUSE, DOUG JOHNS, MASAO KIDA, RODRIGO LOPEZ, BRONSWELL PATRICK, RICH ROBERTSON, HEATHCLIFF SLOCUMB, ROB STANIFER. The BLUE JAYS traded MIKE HAMPTON to the MARINERS for ALEX OCHOA, DESI RELAFORD. The BLUE JAYS traded SCOTT STRICKLAND to the MARINERS for ARTHUR RHODES. The BLUE JAYS traded BLUE JAYS' 4TH round pick to the ANGELS for NORM CHARLTON. The BRAVES traded DAMON BUFORD to the PADRES for MARK WOHLERS. The PHILLIES released LUIS POLONIA, BILL SPIERS, KERRY TAYLOR. The DODGERS released GERONIMO BERROA, TARRIK BROCK, ALEX CABRERA, CHRIS CLAPINSKI, WILL CLARK, ED GIOVANOLA, RAY HOLBERT, JEFF KING, TOM PAGNOZZI, TONY PHILLIPS. The RANGERS released ERIC ANTHONY, HAROLD BAINES, JOHN JAHA, PHIL PLANTIER, REGGIE WILLIAMS, MIKE FARMER, BRIAN LOONEY, NATE MINCHEY, JIMMY MYERS. The YANKEES traded YANKEES' 3RD round pick to the BRAVES for ERIC OWENS. The ROYALS released ORLANDO MILLER, WALT WEISS, SHANE BOWERS, JOE FONTENOT, JEFF GRANGER, TYLER GREEN, DARREN HALL, PAUL WAGNER. The ROCKIES released JIMMY TATUM, DAVE EILAND, JASON GREEN, OSWALDO MAIRENA, SCOTT SANDERS, JEFF SPARKS, TIM YOUNG. The GIANTS released KIRT MANWARING, CHAD MOELLER, WILLIE BLAIR, REID CORNELIUS, DWIGHT GOODEN, NERIO RODRIGUEZ, JOHN WETTELAND. The BREWERS released CHRIS JONES, GEORGE WILLIAMS, TIM BELCHER, JIM BRUSKE, MATT KARCHNER. The METS released PEDRO SWANN, MIKE GARCIA, TREY MOORE, BOB SCANLAN, JOE STRONG, BRIAN WILLIAMS. The PIRATES released TURNER WARD. The MARLINS released CLEATUS DAVIDSON, CHARLIE GREENE, MIKE STANLEY, DEWAYNE WISE, RICK AGUILERA, RICK CROUSHORE. The ATHLETICS released BOBBY HUGHES, CURTIS KING, BRIAN MAXCY. The RED SOX released JEFF BRANSON. The TWINS released RICH AMARAL, DAVID LAMB, JEFF REED, TIM UNROE, ANTONE WILLIAMSON, EDDIE ZOSKY, RIGO BELTRAN, JEREMI GONZALEZ, MIKE OQUIST, YORKIS PEREZ, JIM POOLE. The PIRATES released DARRYL STRAWBERRY. The DIAMONDBACKS released MARCUS JENSEN, FERNANDO SEGUIGNOL, SCOTT SHELDON, ANDY TRACY, DON WENGERT. The BLUE JAYS released MIGUEL DEL TORO. The YANKEES released SHAWN GILBERT, JEFF MANTO, PASCUAL MATOS, BRIAN MCRAE, SHANE MONAHAN, CHANCE SANFORD, JOE VITIELLO, B.J. WASZGIS, LUIS ANDUJAR, RICH DELUCIA. The ROCKIES released DAVID MORAGA. The EXPOS released MIKE MACFARLANE, ROBBIE BECKETT, MICHAEL MIMBS. The BRAVES released JUSTIN BAUGHMAN, DERRICK GIBSON, DAMON HOLLINS, REGGIE JEFFERSON, CHRIS CLEMONS, MARTY JANZEN, MARK J. JOHNSON, ANDY LARKIN, BRIAN MCNICHOL, DAN SERAFINI, BRIAN SIKORSKI, BRIAN SMITH. The INDIANS released PAT KELLY, EDUARDO PEREZ, JON SHAVE, LENNY WEBSTER. The ANGELS released RAY MONTGOMERY, CHARLIE O'BRIEN, DOUG JONES. The CARDINALS released TRENT DURRINGTON, JIM LEYRITZ, SANDY MARTINEZ, MARK WHITEN, OREL HERSHISER, JAIME NAVARRO, STEVE ONTIVEROS, BILLY TAYLOR. The TIGERS released GUILLERMO GARCIA, KEITH JOHNS, MIKE KELLY, LANCE CARTER, KEN CLOUDE, OSCAR HENRIQUEZ, DOMINGO JEAN, AARON SCHEFFER. The ORIOLES released JEFF BERBLINGER, OZZIE GUILLEN, PATRICK LENNON, CHRIS SNOPEK, SCOTT ALDRED, REGGIE HARRIS, MIKE MADDUX, MEL ROJAS, ED YARNALL. The BLUE JAYS released PAT BORDERS, DAVE MAGADAN, LANCE PAINTER, MARK PETKOVSEK, J.D. SMART, RUSS SPRINGER, JEFF WILLIAMS. The REDS released BOBBY ESTALELLA, SCOTT SERVAIS, DARWIN CUBILLAN, JESSE OROSCO, HIPOLITO PICHARDO. The CARDINALS released CARLOS E. HERNANDEZ, WILLIS OTANEZ, SHAYNE BENNETT. The ANGELS released DUSTY ALLEN, AMAURY GARCIA, BOB HAMELIN, TIM HARIKKALA, KEVIN HODGES, STEVE MONTGOMERY, VICENTE PALACIOS, ROBERTO RIVERA, DAVE WAINHOUSE, DEREK WALLACE. The RED SOX released LANCE JOHNSON, STAN BELINDA, VAUGHN ESHELMAN, MIKE MUNOZ, ERIK PLANTENBERG, KEN RYAN. Post-draft / pre-season transactions: The PADRES traded DAMON BUFORD, CHAD MOELLER, ENRIQUE WILSON to the TIGERS for MIKE DARR, WASCAR SERRANO. The PHILLIES traded JOHN VANDER WAL to the DODGERS for TONY MCKNIGHT. The DIAMONDBACKS released ALAN NEWMAN. The INDIANS traded JULIO LUGO, JIMMY ANDERSON, RICK BAUER, FELIX HEREDIA to the BREWERS for TIMO PEREZ, JOHN HALAMA, JUSTIN SPEIER, JOSH TOWERS. The PIRATES released TOMMY GREGG, KEITH GLAUBER, BEIKER GRATEROL, RICK GREENE, STACY JONES. The RANGERS traded GEOFF BLUM to the MARLINS for DONNIE SADLER, DAVID CONE. The GIANTS traded DERREK LEE, TROT NIXON to the MARLINS for JUNIOR SPIVEY, MATT STAIRS, C.C. SABATHIA. The INDIANS released JOEL ADAMSON, DEAN CROW, ERIC MOODY. The ANGELS traded JESSE GARCIA to the INDIANS for HECTOR CARRASCO. The RED SOX traded DAVE HANSEN, MIKE MORDECAI to the RANGERS for RON GANT, ROBIN JENNINGS. The CUBS traded GREG MYERS to the ROYALS for JEFF WALLACE. The ROYALS traded PEDRO SANTANA, ANTONIO OSUNA to the CARDINALS for VANCE WILSON. The TIGERS traded REGGIE TAYLOR to the BRAVES for JAMES LOFTON. The INDIANS traded JUSTIN SPEIER to the CARDINALS for LOU MERLONI. The PADRES traded AUGIE OJEDA to the REDS for PAUL BAKO. The METS released ALBERT BELLE. The PHILLIES released RICH SAUVEUR. The INDIANS released JASON MCDONALD. The INDIANS released CHRIS TURNER. The DEVIL RAYS released DANNY ARDOIN, HANLEY FRIAS, CHRIS WIDGER, JIM DOUGHERTY, SETH GREISINGER, DOUG LINTON, JIM MORRIS, ROB RADLOSKY. The WHITE SOX released CLEMENTE ALVAREZ, DOMINGO CEDENO, FRANK CHARLES, KEITH JOHNSON, TREVOR ENDERS, MIKE GRACE, ERIC GUNDERSON. The WHITE SOX released TRIPP CROMER, MIKE MAHONEY. The RED SOX released BUBBA CARPENTER, GARY RATH, MARK THOMPSON, MATT WHISENANT. The ATHLETICS released JUAN ALVAREZ, CHAD OGEA, KIRT OJALA. The TIGERS released MIKE NEILL, CHRIS TREMIE, MARK HOLZEMER, MATT RUEBEL. The TIGERS traded JOEY HAMILTON to the INDIANS for A.J. HINCH. The BREWERS released JOSH BOOTY, DARRELL EINERTSON, RICK HEISERMAN, KURT MILLER, STEVE L. SPARKS. The EXPOS released AARON LEDESMA. The INDIANS released SHANE ANDREWS, JASON RAKERS, BRAD RIGBY. The TWINS released TRACE COQUILLETTE, IZZY MOLINA, BRETT LAXTON.