The Marlins shed the last of their high-priced talent, trading CF speedster Juan Pierre to the Cubs for P Sergio Mitre and minor league Ps Ricky Nolasco and Renyel Pinto.
2003 – The Giants sign free agent OF Michael Tucker to a two-year contract.
2002 – The Giants sign free agent 2B Ray Durham to a three-year contract.
Figures released by Major League Baseball show that the Milwaukee Brewers were baseball’s most profitable club‚ after revenue sharing‚ in 2001. Without revenue sharing‚ the Brewers were the fourth-most profitable team.
The Blue Jays trade closer Billy Koch to the A’s. In return‚ Toronto gets minor league 3B Eric Hinske and minor league P Justin Miller.
The Orioles sign free agent OF Brady Anderson to a one-year contract.
The Mets send 3B Robin Ventura to the Yankees in exchange for OF David Justice. It is the first deal between the two New York teams in eight years.
2000 – The Red Sox sign free agent P Frank Castillo to a two-year contract.
The Mariners sign Mets’ free-agent first baseman John Olerud to a $20-million, three-year deal. The former Washington State University All-American will garner a Gold Glove in each of his three seasons in Seattle, and he will play a pivotal role in the team’s historic 116-46 campaign in 2001, compiling a .401 on-base percentage.
1999 – In a disappointment to the Mets‚ the Mariners sign free agent 1B John Olerud to a three-year contract.
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