The Pirates send P Todd Ritchie and C Lee Evans to the White Sox. In return, Pittsburgh gets pitchers Kip Wells, Sean Lowe, and Josh Fogg.

The Dodgers obtain P Paul Quantrill and IF Cesar Izturis from the Blue Jays in exchange for P Luke Prokopec and Chad Ricketts.

The Rangers sign free agent P Jay Powell to a three-year contract.

Former USC P Mark Prior wins the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in the US. Prior signed a five-year contract with the Cubs after being selected in the June draft.

The Mariners and Padres complete a six-player deal that sends P Brett Tomko, SS Ramon Vazquez and C Tom Lampkin to San Diego. C Ben Davis, IF Alex Arias and P Wascar Serrano move to Seattle.

The Mets obtain twelve-time All-Star 2B Roberto Alomar in an eight-player deal with the Indians. In addition to Alomar, New York also receives P Mike Bacsik and OF-1B Danny Peoples. Cleveland gets OF Matt Lawton and blue chip prospect Alex Escobar, P Jerrod Riggan, and pitching prospect Billy Traber.

In a swap of outfielders, the Reds send Dmitri Young to the Tigers in exchange for Juan Encarnacion. Cincinnati also gets P Luis Pineda in the deal.

The Blue Jays send SS Alex Gonzalez to the Cubs in exchange for P Felix Heredia and a player to be named.

The Cardinals sign free agent P Jason Isringhausen to a four-year contract.

2001 – The Astros sign free agent C Gregg Zaun to a two-year contract, the Braves sign 3B Vinny Castilla also to a two-year contract and the Yankees ink P Steve Karsay to a four-year deal.