2002 Transactions

 St. Louis acquires OF Marty Cordova from Savannah in exchange for $7 and the Sprockets' 3rd round draft pick in 2003. (12/22) 

 Savannah releases (and is released from) Japan-bound infielder Andy Sheets. (12/15) 

 The Bird-In-Hand Hexers trade OF Magglio Ordonez to the Caracas Polar Bears for a first round pick in 2003 and $50. (11/26) 

 Hagerstown claims 2B Michael Woods. (11/22) 

 The New Orleans Hurlers release Kurt Abbott (retired), 3b Bobby Smith, ss Ryan Theriot, 2b Michael Woods, of Roosevelt Brown, of Christian Guerrero, and of Mario Valenzuela to the waiver wire. (11/21) 

 Hagerstown claims P Nelson Figueroa. (11/18) 

 The Moline Greens trade 3B Scott Rolen, C Charles Johnson, and OF Aaron Rowand to the Baltimore Hons in exchange for 3B Sean Burroughs, C Toby Hall, and the Hons' first-round in the 2005 draft. (11/16) 

 Savannah releases IFer Chris Sexton and RHPs Nerio Rodriguez and Nelson Figueroa. (11/16) 

 Harrisburg releases C Angel Pena to the waiver wire. (11/9) 

 Kansas City releases OF Ruben Rivera and RHP Jose Silva to free agency. (11/8) 

 Hagerstown releases RHP Ben Christensen.(11/4) 

 The Newark Five Spot acquire RHP Kane Davis from the waiver wire. (11/3) 

 The Caracas Polar Bears release RHP Paxton Crawford, RHP Kane Davis, LHP Juan Moreno, RHP Jeff Shaw, IF Asdrubal Oropeza, and IF Ramon Soler. (11/1) 

 The Newark Five Spot sent Kazuhiro Sasaki to the Chicago Cockroaches for the Cockroaches' two second round draft picks in the 2003 supplemental draft (one was previously acquired by Chicago from Savannah) and five draft dollars. (10/31) 

 Kansas City trades RHP Livan Hernandez to Leones de Miami for Miami's second round pick in 2003 and its first round pick in 2004. (10/23) 

 The Hagerstown Hobgoblins claim John Rocker from the waiver wire. (10/22) 

 The Newark Five Spot, freshly relocated from Pennsylvania, announce the waiving of John Rocker. (10/22) 

 The London Rippers front office announced today that the team has traded 1B Tony Clark to the Caracas Polar Bears for a 7th round draft choice in the 2004 draft. (10/21) 

 Florida trades P Kevin Brown and P Jason Arnold to Ft. Lauderdale for $10. (10/20) 

 Kansas City drops RHP Donne Wall. (10/20) 

 Moline drops 1B Josh Pressley to make room for newly acquired Jason Grabowski. (10/20) 

 The Moline Greens traded 1B Mike Sweeney and SS Omar Infante to the New Orleans Hurlers for the Hurlers' 1st round supplemental draft picks in 2003 and 2004, promising P Colby Lewis, utility hitter Jason Grabowski, and aging 1B Eric Karros, whose salary will be paid by New Orleans for the duration of his contract. (10/20) 

 Moline claims 3B Scott Hodges and waives C Marcus Jensen. (10/16) 

 Savannah claims RHP Nerio Rodriguez off waivers and releases IFer Isaac Garcia. (10/15) 

 Carlos Delgado becomes a Chicago Cockroach in exchange for Raul Ibanez, who packs his Carpetbags and moves to Savannah. (10/15) 

 Hagerstown cuts P Nerio Rodriguez, along with OF Chad Hermansen and 3B Scott Hodges. (10/14) 

 Savannah transmits $10 to Moline in partial fulfillment of the terms of the trade which made Carlos Delgado a Carpetbagger. (10/9) 

 Rey Ordonez leaves Savannah to become a Hagerstown Hobgoblin, as the "player to be named later" (see trade of 4/25 below). Savannah claims IFer Chris Sexton off the waiver wire to fill the vacated roster spot. (10/8) 

 The Hons release retired 3B Travis Fryman and pick up OF Mark Little from the waiver wire. (10/6) 

 Kansas City claims SS Francis Gomez off waivers to fill the vacancy created by the Barry Zito trade. (9/16) 

 Hagerstown claims OF Jose Guillen off waivers and drops SS Francis Gomez. (9/16) 

 Savannah claims LHP Victor Alvarez off waivers and drops SS Jerry Gil. (9/10) 

 Hagerstown drops P Matt Smith & the injured P Chuck Smith and claims SS Francis Alfonseca Gomez and IF/OF Damien Rolls. (8/18) 

 Hagerstown trades P Andy Benes to Harrisburg for Harrisburg's 4th round pick 2003. Hagerstown claims Ps Matt Smith and Ben Christensen off the waiver wire to replace Stairs and Benes; and Harrisburg releases P Victor Alvarez. (8/16) 

 Savannah claims IF Isaac Garcia off waivers. (8/14) 

 Hagerstown deals 1b-of Matt Stairs to Florida for $5. To make room, Florida waives P Dennis Springer. (8/14) 

 Savannah releases SS Mike Caruso and reclaims LHP Yorkis Perez. (8/13) 

 The Kansas City Whirlwind trades LHP Mark Redman to the Savannah Carpetbaggers for minor league outfielder Rocco Baldelli. Savannah releases LHP Yorkis Perez to create space for Redman under the salary cap. (8/9) 

 The London Rippers announced today the acquisition of slugging 3B Phil Nevin and utilityman Damian Jackson from Chicago in exchange for minor leaguers Angel Berroa, Grady Sizemore, Michael Rivera, Pablo Ozuna, and Caracas' 2nd round pick in 2004. To make room, Chicago waives OF Todd Dunwoody and P Lance Painter. (8/5) 

 The London Rippers announced today the release of recently retired OF Darren Lewis. The team picks minor league INF Jermaine Clark from the waiver wire. (8/3) 

 London trades pitchers Sean Lowe and Jake Westbrook for RHP Matt Anderson and 3B Kevin Youkilis. London agrees to pay Lowe's salary for balance of current season. (7/30) 

 Fucking machine took my quarter.

 Hagerstown claims P Micah Bowie from the waiver wire and releases P Matt Smith. (7/30) 

 Savannah reclaims P Chance Caple and releases OF Bubba Crosby. (7/29) 

 Hagerstown claims P Doug Davis from the waiver wire and releases P Mike Drumright. (7/24) 

 Savannah claims LHP Yorkis Perez and SS Andy Sheets off waivers and releases pitchers Doug Davis and Chance Caple. (7/24)

 Seeing that young Ben Christensen has reaped the whirlwind, the Heroes have decided to release him and stake a claim on David Gil. (7/22) 

 Hagerstown waives 1b/of Dave McCarty, who has been designated for assignment by the DRays, and claims injured P Chuck Smith from the waiver wire. (7/21) 

LORDY, LORDY, RON COX IS FORTY!! 

 Hagerstown claims P Mike Drumright and releases P David Gil. (7/20) 

 The London Rippers release P Jose Mercedes and select OF DeWayne Wise from the league's waiver wire. (7/18) 

 The Hons finally succeeded in dealing one of their many spare OFs, trading Brad Wilkerson plus $5 to New Orleans for Brett Tomko. (7/18) 

 Savannah claims IF Mike Caruso off waivers and releases LHP Ryan Mills. (7/16) 

 The Hobgoblins reclaim Andy Benes and release C Jason Dewey. (7/16) 

 Hagerstown claims P Nerio Rodriguez off the waiver wire and releases P Donnie Bridges. (7/11) 

 Moline releases RHP Chris Holt and claims 1B Josh Pressley. (7/11) 

 Savannah claims SS Jerry Gil and releases LHP Yorkis Perez. (7/10) 

 Hagerstown claims 1B Matt Franco from the waiver wire and releases P John Sneed. (7/4) 

 Happy Birthday to Canada! (7/2) 

 Savannah acquires RHP Miguel Batista from New Orleans in exchange for minor league infielder Brendan Harris. (7/1) 

 Harrisburg ships spare secondbaseman Carlos Febles south to Savannah in return for SS-3B prospect Bronson Sardinha and Savannah's 3rd round pick in 2004. (7/1) 

 Harrisburg gets into the waiver act releasing pitcher Jose Rosado and claiming RHP Manny Aybar to replace him on the roster. Also, infielder Francis Alfonseca Gomez is released. LHP Victor Alvarez is claimed to take his place. (6/30) 

 Hagerstown claims OF/1B Matt Stairs and P Brooks Kieschnik. The Hobgoblins release OF Mark Little (again!)and SS/P Jason Dellaero. (6/30) 

 New Orleans claims scrappy 2B Frank Menechino and releases RHP Kent Bottenfield. (6/30) 

 Savannah claims LHP Greg Miller and releases 2B Frank Menechino. (6/29) 

 Hagerstown claims P Pete Munro and 1B Dave McCarty from the waiver wire and releases P Brian Bohanon and 3B Corey Slavik. Hagerstown also claims C Mike Rose and OF Mark Little off the waiver wire and release 2b Jermaine Clark and OF Jose Guillen.(6/25) 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to BIH GM Peter A. Hess ... the big 3-0 (6/25/02) 

 Savannah releases RHPs Nerio Rodriguez and Matt McClendon and claims LHP Yorkis Perez and OF Gavin Wright off waivers. (6/25) 

 Bird-In-Hand releases Bobby Witt, Brian Johnson, and Jeff Tabaka. (6/24) 

 PA and New Orleans have reached an agreement that sends #214 Brett Myers, #520 D'Angelo Jimenez, and first round picks in 2003 and 2006 down south in exchange for #522 Abe (Pgh) Nunez and some guy named Giambi (#1368) north. New Orleans also agrees to take on all of Giambi's salary for the balance of this year and $5M next year. (6/22) 

 The Panthers trade their 1st round pick in 2003, pitching prospect Aaron Heilman and OF Ryan Church to the Cockroaches for P Roy Halladay. Chicago drops INF Jay Hood to make room for the acquisitions.(6/14) 

 The Sprockets claim IF Homer Bush off the waiver wire and drop Damian Rolls. (6/12) 

 The London Rippers front office announced today that it had acquired KC Whirlwhind ace Barry Zito in exchange for London's first round picks in 2005, 2006, and 2007. To make room for Zito, the Rippers release utilityman Homer Bush. (6/10) 

 Savannah claims RHP Nerio Rodriguez and releases LHP Greg Miller. (6/9) 

 Hagerstown claims P Scott Sobkowiak and intriguing RP/SS Jason Dellaero. The Hobgoblins release SS Jorge "Yo-Yo" Nunez and P Mauricio Lara. (6/1) 

 Hagerstown claims rhp John Sneed off the waiver wire and drops OF Alex Fernandez. (5/27) 

 The Florida Panthers release rhp Steve Montgomery and claim rhp Dennis Springer, hoping beyond hope that the knuckler is moving more mysteriously than ever. (5/26) 

 Hagerstown releases OF Mark Little, another sad victim of the Colorado humidor, and claims C Jason Dewey. (5/26) 

 The Polar Bears drop SS prospect Jerry Gil and OF/1B Matt Stairs and claim 2b Keith Lockhart and OF John Mabry, both former Polar Bears rescued from the scrap heap. (5/20) 

 The London Rippers announced today that the club has traded pitcher Dave Mlicki and reserve catcher Mike Matheny to the Caracas Polar Bears in exchange for outfield prospect Grady Sizemore, Caracas' second round draft pick in 2004, and catcher Matt Walbeck. (5/20) 

 Caracas drops Pat Manning and claims C Matt Walbeck from the waiver wire. (5/13) 

 Bawlmer trades P Nelson Figueroa to Savannah in exchange for OF Ruben Sierra. (5/12) 

 Savannah releases P Bryan Rekar & 1B Dave McCarty and claims OF Quinton McCracken and IF Chris Donnels off waivers. (5/12) 

 The Whirlwind acquire P Everett Stull from the waiver wire and drop P Osvaldo Fernandez. (5/11) 

 Baltimore claims OF Julio Ramirez from the waiver wire and drops P Steve Sobkowiak. (5/10) 

 The Panthers acquire P Mike James from the waiver wire and drop P Chuck Smith. (5/6) 

 London acquires reserve OF Orlando Merced from the Savannah Carpetbaggers for its 6th round draft choice in the 2003 draft and minor league P Greg Miller. (5/6) 

 Hagerstown deals closer Ugi Urbina and OF Matt Stairs to the Caracas Polar Bears for P Dustin Moseley, C Dane Sardinha, a second round pick in 2003, a third rounder in 2004 and $10 cash. Has a new contender emerged in the southern division? (5/3) 

 Caracas claims RHP Jeff Shaw off waivers and releases LHP Rich Rodriguez. (5/3) 

 Pennsylvania deals SS Chris Gomez to Savannah in exchange for LHP Mike Myers. (5/3) 

 May 1 is International Workers' Day. 

 The Hagerstown Hodgoblins, citing an overabundance of beefy first basemen who may never play in the majors, release 1B Ron Wright and claim SS Jorge Nunez, official yo-yo of the waiver wire. (4/26) 

 Savannah deals RHP Josh Karp to Hagerstown in exchange for RHP Dave Burba. Hagerstown agrees to pay Burba's salary for the balance of the season in exchange for a player to be named later. (4/25) 

 Savannah claims C Guil Quiroz and releases LHP Victor Alvarez. (4/22) 

 Savannah claims LHP Ryan Mills and releases RHP Mike James. (4/19) 

 Hagerstown claims 2B Jermaine Clark and releases SS Jorge Nunez. (4/18) 

 You don't know what lonesome is till you get to herding cows. 

 Hagerstwon claims SS Jorge Nunez and releases RHP Andy Benes. (4/16) 

 Florida claims RHP Tony McKnight and releases SS Jorge Nunez. (4/15) 

 Hagerstown reclaims P David Gil and releases P Tony McKnight. (4/13) 

 Hagerstown claims ex Hobgoblin 1B Ron Wright off the waiver wire and drops P David Gil. (4/12) 

 Caracas releases P Jeff Shaw and sign LHP Rich Rodriguez from the waiver wire. (3/29) 

 Savannah claims RHP Mike James off waivers and releases RHP Manny Aybar. (3/29) 

 New Orleans claims RHP Doug Bochtler off waiver wire. (3/28) 

 New Orleans trades RHP Masato Yoshii to Savannah in exchange for the Carpetbaggers second round pick in the 2004 supplemental draft. (3/27) 

 London trades LHP Geoff Goetz to Florida for the Panthers' 6th round pick in the 2003 supplemental draft. The Rippers use the extra roster spot to acquire OF Darren Lewis, while the Panthers drop INF Clay Bellinger. (3/25) 

 Kansas City claims RHP Donne Wall off waivers and releases RHP Johnny Ruffin. (3/24) 

 Kansas City claims RHP Ken Cloude off waivers and releases RHP Junior Herndon. (3/24) 

 Savannah Carpetbaggers claim RHP Chance Caple and 3B Brennan King off waivers and release LHP Ken Vining and 1B Chris Haas. (3/20) 

 The Panthers claim OF Tim Raines off waivers and drop OF Gavin Wright. (3/19) 

 Baltimore claims 3B Kevin Orie and C Eddie Taubensee off the waiver wire and releases 2B Amaury Garcia. (3/19) 

 St. Louis claims outfielders Chad Curtis and Wil Cordero off the waiver wire. (3/19) 

 Savannah releases C Eddie Taubensee and claims RHP Matt McClendon off waivers. (3/18) 

 Will you accept an out-of-town check? 

 Hagerstown releases P Ken Cloude and 3B Kevin Orie and claims P Gary Majewski and OF Alex Fernandez. (3/17) 

 St. Louis releases LHP Sam Hays, 3B Brennan King, & C Jason Dewey. (3/15) 

 New Orleans drops P Buddy Carlyle, P Gary Majewski, C Pat Cline, 2B Chad Meyers, OF Jay Buhner, and OF Alex Fernandez. (3/15) 

 Moline drops Bill Pulsipher and Frankie Goes to Hollywood Rodriguez. (3/14) 

 The Sprockets release pitcher Omar Olivares. (3/14) 

 Hagerstown trades its third round pick in 2003 to Miami for the defending champ's 3rd rounder in 2002. Also, the Hobgoblins cut P Chance Caple, P Ed Yarnall and 1b Ron Wright, while claiming pitchers Andy Benes and Ken Cloude. (3/14) 

 The Roaches release the retired Stan Javier and take a very cruel blade to Mike Caruso and Pat Daneker. (3/14) 

 London releases utility infielder Keith Lockhart. (3/13) 

 The Kansas City Whirlwind cut rhp Geraldo Guzman, rhp Rusty Meachman,