2003 Transactions

Harrisburg reclaims infielder Benji Gil from the waiver wire. (12/21)

Raleigh Renegades release newly retired Dan Plesac. (12/18)

Savannah claims 2B Nick Green off waivers. (12/16)

Savannah claims SS Jerry Gil off waivers. (12/12)

Hagerstown claims C Mark L. Johnson from the waiver wire. (12/2)

Harrisburg sends OF Jay Payton to the St. Louis Sprockets in exhcange for St. Louis' 2nd round pick in the 2004 draft and $20. (12/2)

New Orleans trades 1B Mike Sweeney and its 5th round draft pick in 2004 to Newark for 1B Jason Giambi. (12/1)

London trades P Angel Guzman and P Travis Blackley to the Caracas Polar Bears in exchange for SS Carlos Guillen and P Cliff Politte. (11/30)

Raleigh claims INF Ricky Gutierrez from the waiver wire. (11/29)

Hagerstown claims Steve Cox from the waiver wire. (11/29)

Raleigh purchases 1B Justin Morneau from Ft. Lauderdale for $10. (11/28)

Bird in Hand releases IF Ricky Gutierrez and RHP Cory Bailey. (11/27)

Raleigh sends $5 to Caracas for OF Denny Bautista. (11/23)

Raleigh claims OF Chad Hermansen off waivers. (11/21)

Newark claims OF Bubba Crosby off waivers. (11/21)

Baltimore claims LHP Mike Bacsik off waivers. (11/21)

St. Louis releases IF Tomas de la Rosa, 1B Steve Cox, IF-OF Craig Paquette, 2B Quilvio Veras, OF Rusty Greer, and LHP Mike Bacsik. (11/21)

Savannah releases OFers Chad Hermansen, Bubba Crosby and headhunter Ben Christensen. (11/21)

Savannah reacquires old friend Moises Alou from Raliegh in exchange for 3B Edwin Encarnacion, $25, and Quinton McCracken. (11/20)

Raleigh trades LHP Aaron Fultz to Savannah for 2B Carlos Febles. (11/18)

The Raleigh Renegades send OF Jose Cruz. Jr to London for SP Josh Fogg and a 2005 round 4 pick. Raleigh has agreed to pay Cruz's salary for 2004. (11/17)

Raleigh trades star SS Miguel Tejeda to the Hagerstown Hobgoblins in return for P Scott Kazmir, P Josh Karp, P Francisco Liriano, Caracas' 3rd round pick in the 2004 draft, and Hagerstown's first round picks in 2005 and 2006. (11/14)

Raleigh purchases the contract of P Brett Tomko from Baltimore for $7. (11/14)

Packard Bell 486. For parts. Box 39. Savannah claims 3B/QB Drew Henson off waivers. (11/14)

Harrisburg sends P Bryan Bullington and $5 to Raleigh for Raleigh's 2nd round pick in 2006. (11/13)

Carcas trades C Mike Matheny and $5 to the Raleigh Renegades in exchange for P Luis Torres and 3B Willie Aybar. (11/13)

Moline releases 1B Eric Karros to free agency. (11/13).

Moline trades shortstop/personality Derek Jeter to Baltimore for the Hons' first-round picks in 2004 and 2007. Moline has agreed to pay $10 million of Jeter's salary for the 2004 SJL season. (11/13)

Raleigh trades 3B Ryan Raburn to Florida for C Brad Ausmus. (11/11)

All interior latex paint on sale this week at Menard's. London trades OF Eric Byrnes to Savannah in exchange for P Travis Blackley and $12. (11/10)

Caracas claims C Jose Salas from the waiver wire. (11/10)

The Baltimore Hons send P Denny Bautista and their 4th round pick in 2004 to Raleigh in exchange for Jeff Conine. (11/10)

Baltimore trades P Bret Evert to Florida for 2B Danny Garcia. (11/10)

Caracas releases P James Baldwin. (11/10)

Raleigh releases C Forrest Johnson and OF Chris Tritle to the league's waiver wire. (11/9)

Raleigh trades P Greg Maddux and 2B Luis Castillo to Chicago in exchange for P Adam Eaton, P Johann Santana, 2B Bobby Hill, OF Jason Bay, Chicago's second round draft pick in 2004, and sixth round draft pick in 2005. (11/9)

The Savannah Carpetbaggers send P Scott Williamson and $5 to the Harrisburg Heroes in exchange for P Randy Johnson and P Billy Koch. (11/9)

The Raleigh Renegades trade C Brook Fordyce to Savannah in exchange for Harrisburg's third round pick in the 2004 draft and $10. (11/9)

Hagerstown releases OF Dernell Stenson and claims P Dicky Gonzalez from the waiver wire. (11/9)

Moline trades the ninth overall selection in the March 2004 draft to Raleigh in exchange for Raleigh's fourth round pick in 2005 and first round pick in 2006. (11/8)

London claims INF Gookie Dawkins from the waiver wire, and releases OF Dewayne Wise. (11/7)

Kansas City trades P Kris Benson and OF Todd Linden to Raleigh in exchange for P Livan Hernandez. (11/6)

Moline claims OF Sheldon Fulse off waivers and releases QB/3B Drew Henson. (11/5)

Savannah claims 3B Brennan King off waivers and releases C Jose Salas. (11/5)

Harrisburg releases pitcher Vlad Nunez. (11/2)

Savannah claims RHP Matt Miller and releases LHP Greg Miller. (10/16)

Savannah releases 1B Dave McCarty and claims 2B Francis Gomez off waivers. (10/13)

Savannah claims RHP Brian Moehler off waivers and releases OF George Lombard. (10/2)

Savannah releases RHPs Sean Lowe & Rob Ellis & claims RHPs Ben Christensen & Gary Majewski. (8/22)

Hagerstown claims OF/1B Dernell Stenson and releases P Matt Smith. (8/13)

Harrisburg claims Mitch Meluskey from the waiver wire and releases Benji Gil. (8/13)

Savannah swaps RP Dave Weathers with Chicago for SS Alex S. Gonzalez. (8/11)

Newark Five Spot release Gookie Dawkins and claim 1B Calvin Pickering from the league's internal waiver wire. (8/7)

Hagerstown releases P Ben Christensen and claims P Will Cunnane off the waiver list. (8/6)

Newark releases SS Gookie Dawkins and claims 1B Calvin Pickering off the waiver list. (8/6)

Savannah releases Lenny Harris and claims C Jose Salas & 1B Dave McCarty off the waiver list. (8/6)

BIH acquires LHP Darren Oliver for $10, Savannah agrees to pay Oliver's salary for balance of the current season.(8/1)

Savannah releases 1B Dave McCarty and claims RHP David Gil off waivers. (7/31)

Savannah claims 1B Dave McCarty, SS Ryan Theriot and RHP Rob Ellis off waivers and releases RHP Ryan Jensen, IF Jay Bell, and 2B Keith Lockhart. (7/22)

Caracas ships LHP Jeff Francis to Hagerstown for LHP Ron Villone. (7/20)

Savannah claims C Alberto Castillo and releases RHP Matt Miller. (7/7)

Kansas City claims LHP Sean Henn off the waiver wire and drops RHP Ken Cloude and LHP Dave Martinez. (7/6)

Hagerstown claims OF Alex Fernandez and drops LHP Sean Henn. (7/7)

New Orleans claims OF Daryle Ward and drops OF Eric Valent. (7/6)

Kansas City claims RHP Mike Schultz off the waiver wire. (7/6)

Hagerstown claims P Ben Christensen and releases OF Daryle Ward. (7/3)

Savannah claims RHPs Dave Burba and Matt Miller from the waiver wire. To open roster space, Savannah releases C Mark L. Johnson and SS Deivi Mendez. (6/29)

Kansas City claims IF Tony Blanco. (6/25)

The Newark Five Spot trade their 2004 first and second round picks to Kansas City for catcher Jason Kendall. The Whirlwind also picks up $2,000,000 of Kendall's 2003 salary. To make room on their roster Newark waives Mitch Meluskey. (6/22)

Savannah claims RHP Sean Lowe. (6/21)

Hagerstown claims pitchers Ron Villone and Chuck Smith and releases pitchers Sean Lowe and Jonathan Johnson. (6/17)

Baltimore claims C Mike Rose and releases RHP Jose Cueto. (6/9)

Savannah releases OFers Gavin Wright and Roscoe Crosby and claims Jay Bell off waivers. (6/8)

Savannah trades LHP Randy Johnson and 1B Lyle Overbay to Harrisburg for RHP Aaron Cook, 1B Paul Konerko, and Harrisburg's 3rd round pick in the 2004 draft. (6/8)

Moline releases OF Ruben Rivera. (6/8)

Savannah claims LHP Darren Oliver from the waiver wire and releases RHP Dave Burba. (6/7)

Savannah trades LHP Eric Milton and C Guillermo Quiroz to the Moline Greens for RHP Ramon Ortiz and SS Anderson Machado. (6/7)

Moline claims catcher Pat Borders. (6/4)

Hagerstown releases P Eric Cammack and claims 1B/3B Corey Slavik. (6/4)

Savannah drops RHPs Brian Moehler and Pete Harnisch and claims OF Chad Hermansen and SS Deivi Mendez. (6/3)

Hagerstown drops P Manny Aybar and claims P Sean Lowe. (6/2)

Hagerstown claims ex-Hobgoblin P Matt Smith, ex-Hurler P Eric Cammack and P Jonathan Johnson off the waiver wire and releases 3b Corey Slavik, P Britt Reames and P Ron Villone. (5/26)

In order to make room for the recently acquired Mark Buehrle, the Caracas Polar Bears waive pitcher Williams Figueroa. (5/24)

Harrisburg releases Jay Bell, the 8 million dollar man and claims C Rob Bowen. (5/20)

Hagerstown claims RP Manny Aybar and releases RP John Rocker. (5/19)

Moline trades Mark Buehrle to the Caracas Polar Bears for the Bears' first-round picks in 2004 and 2005 and their second-round pick in 2006. (5/19)

Hagerstown waives P Sean Lowe and claims 3B Corey Slavik. (5/17)

London claims 1b Kevin Witt from the waiver wire. To make room, London releases demoted infielder Jermaine Clark. (5/17)

Caracas claims OF Roger Cedeno and releases IF Javier Colina. (5/16)

Hagerstown claims old friend P Donnie Bridges off the waiver wire and releases OF Roger Cedeno. (5/14)

Baltimore claims OF Brady Clark and releases RHP Will Cunnane. (5/12)

Savannah claims 2B Keith Lockhart and releases LHP Rich Rodriguez. (5/11)

Harrisburg claims P Rob Bell and drops P Matt White. (5/11)

The Roaches send southpaw Denny Neagle to Savannah for 2Baseman/outfielder Craig Biggio. (5/10)

Hagerstown claims RP Sean Lowe and releases P Dicky Gonzalez. (5/8)

Harrisburg claims IF Jay Bell and relases RHPO David Gil. (5/4)

Baltimore claims P Brooks Kieschnick and releases OF Mark Little. (4/30)

Hagerstown claims OF Tim Raines Jr from the waiver wire and releases P Brooks Kieschnick. (4/30)

Savannah claims LHP Rich Rodriguez and releases OF Chad Hermansen. (4/24)

Hagerstown claims LHP Ron Villone and releases 2B Michael Woods. (4/17)

Savannah claims OF Bubba Crosby and releases IF Ryan Theriot. (4/16)

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Hagerstown claims P John Rocker and releases SS Deivi Mendez. (4/10)

The Five Spot put a claim on John Wasdin, who threw a perfect game for Pittsburgh's AAA Nashville affiliate this evening. To make room on the roster Newark waives Jorge Fabregas, but is responsible for his $300,000 2003 salary. (4/8)

Harrisburg claims Cards P Nick Stocks from the waiver wire and cuts Ron Villone. The heroic ones are responsible for Villone's 1.2 MIL, 1 year salary until someone decides to claim him from the waiver wire. (4/6)

Kansas City trades IF Rafael Furcal to Moline for minor league firstbaseman Jason Stokes and the better of SAV or MOL's first-round picks in 2004. (4/2)

Ft. Lauderdale Clementes claim Jeff Reboulet. (4/1)

Savannah releases 3B Chris Donnels and RHP Sean Lowe. Savannah claims LHP Trever Miller and 3B Lenny Harris from the waiver wire. (3/30)

Newark trades OF Chris Singleton to the Bird-In-Hand Hexers. In return, the Five Spot receive RHP Jason Grimsley and $5. (3/29)

Savannah acquires RHP Ryan Drese from London in exchange for OF Fred Lewis and Hagerstown's fourth round pick in 2004. (3/28)

Moline releases 3B Tony Blanco and claims OF Ruben Rivera off waivers. (3/28)

Savannah acquires RHP Brian Moehler and Hagerstown's 4th round pick in 2004 in exchange for RHP Ian Oquendo and SS Eric Aybar. Savannah claims IFer Ryan Theriot off waivers. (3/28)

Hagerstown trades 3B Fernando Tatis to the New Orleans Hurlers for the latter's 2nd round pick in 2005. To clear roster space for Tatis, New Orleans releases RHP Scott Chiasson (3/27)

London releases C Omar Falcon and claims backup OF Ruben Sierra from the waiver wire. (3/27)

Hagerstwon releases RP Gary Majewski and claims SS Deivi Mendez off waivers. (3/27)

London acquires Dean Palmer from Caracas in exchange for Caracas' 7th round draft choice in 2004 (previously acquired) and $10 in the 2004 draft. Caracas agrees to pay Palmer's salary for the 2003 season. London releases C Brad Wise to the waiver wire. (3/21)

St. Louis claims Damian Rolls off the waiver wire. (3/21)

Caracas claims 3B Dean Palmer off the waiver wire. In order to make room on the 50-man roster, the Polar Bears drop C Rob Bowen. (3/19)

Newark claims Tom Prince from the waiver wire and, contingent on the 48 waiting period, releases Lorenzo Barcelo to make room for the veteran backup on their roster. (3/17)

The league conducted its annual supplemental draft.(3/15)

The Cockroaches release C/IF Joe Lawrence. (3/14)

The Hons claim 2b Esteban German. (3/14)

The Hurlers release pitchers Nick Stocks, Eric Cammack, and Nobuaki Yoshida. (3/14)

London claims C Dane Sardinha. (3/14)

Hagerstown cuts C Dane Sardinha and 2B Esteban German. (3/14)

Caracas releases pitchers Rob Bell and Dave Mlicki. (3/14)

The Panthers claim LHP Matt Riley and RHP Bryan Rekar from the waiver wire. (3/14)

Baltimore releases C Javier Cardona, IF Santiago Perez, and outfielders Mike Conroy and Tim Raines, Jr. (3/12)

Newark cuts Miguel Villilo, Aaron McNeal, Nick Green and Matt Riley. (3/12)

Hagerstown cuts OF Damien Rolls. (3/12)

The Clementes drop pitchers Winston Abreu, Randy Dorame, Juan Pena, Adam Pettyjohn, Robert Pugmire and Luis Rivera; infielders Troy Cameron, Deivi Mendez, Ruben Castillo, and Kevin Eberwein, and outfielder Papa Ndungidi. (3/12)

The Leones acquire Mario Valenzuela from waivers. (3/12)

The Leones send $2 and their 4th round pick in the 2003 draft to Caracas for John Mabry. (3/12)

Savannah deals LHP Yorkis Perez to Miami in exchange for Miami's fifth rounder pick in the 2003 draft. Savannah agrees to pay Perez's salary for 2003 season. (3/11)

Ft. Lauderdale deals DH Edgar Martinez to Leones de Miami in exchange for $25 & Miami's 2nd round pick in the 2004 draft. Ft. Lauderdale agrees to pay Martinez's salary for 2003 season. (3/11)

Harrisburg releases RHP Kevin McGlinchy. (3/11)

London releases RP Doug Brocail and claims OF J.J.Johnson off waivers. (3/11)

London sends pitchers Jason Bere and Rheal Cormier to Miami in exchange for Miami's 3rd round pick in Saturday's draft and $15. The Rippers agree to pay the salaries of both pitchers for the 2003 season. (3/11)

Caracas releases LHP Wilfredo Rodriguez and C Jose Salas. (3/10)

Moline releases RHP Sean DePaula and OF J.J. Johnson. (3/10)

Hagerstown cuts RP John Rocker and IF Ronnie Merrill. (3/10)

BIH Hexers cut the following: 1B Juan Diaz, LHP Clint Johnston, LHP Kyle Kessel. (3/9)

Savannah trades OF Jay Payton to Harrisburg for OF George Lombard, $9, and the Heroes' 6th and 7th round picks in the 2003 supp. draft. Savannah releases RHP Nerio Rodriguez and 3B Brennan King. (3/9)

London deals RP Bob Wells to Miami for $4, Rippers agree to continue to pay Well's salary. (3/8)

London releases pitcher Chuck Smith. (3/2)

The Leones drop Tony Mota, Calvin Pickering, Cesar King, Ricardo Medina, and Jean Mujica, and acquire Wayne Gomes and Pat Mahomes from the waiver wire. (3/1)

Harrisburg drops infielder Jason Repko to the waiver wire. (3/1)

St. Louis claims P Russ Springer off the waiver wire. (3/1)

Hagerstown releases RHP Doug Bochtler. (2/26)

The Roaches release OF Brady Clark, OF Juan Lebron, P Todd Noel, P Wayne Gomes, and P Pat Mahomes. (2/24)

The Newark Five Spot trades Steve Karsay to the St. Louis Sprockets for Steve Reed and 9 draft dollars. (2/24)

The Newark Five Spot release Kane Davis to the Waiver Wire, and pickup Micah Bowie. (2/22)

Hagerstown trades P Aaron Fultz, 1B Matt Franco and C Brook Fordyce to the rejuvenated Leones de Miami for the Hobgoblins' old third round pick in 2003 (traded to Miami last year). The Hobgoblins agree to pick up Fordyce's salary this year and next. (2/18)

In its continuing efforts to restock its pitching staff, Baltimore sends its second-round pick in the upcoming draft along with Enrique Cruz and Claudio Vargas to Hagerstown in exchange Pete Munro, Doug Davis, ex-Hon Nelson Figueroa and Rey Ordonez. (2/17)

The Hagerstown Hobgoblins have purchased RP Jim Brower from Savannah for $3. (2/16)

The Five Spot have sold Jason Standridge to Savannah for $5. (2/15)

Hagerstown has purchased young SS Josh Wilson from the Newark Five Spot for $5 draft dollars. (2/13)

Savannah claims OF Gavin Wright off waivers and releases IF Chris Sexton. (2/11)

Kansas City releases OF Calvin Murray and IF Francis Gomez. (2/4)

Savannah claims OF Chad Hermansen from waiver list. (2/2)

Baltimore sends OF Kevin Mench to Chicago for P Chan Ho Park. The Hons will also receive $5 for this year's draft and $5 for next year's draft. The Roaches agree to pay one-half ($3.44 million) of Park's salary for 2003. (1/29)

The Polar Bears cut utility man Keith Lockhart. (1/27)

Advances led declines 4-3. IBM homered in the fourth inning. (1/27)

Moline has sent starting second baseman Todd Walker to the Caracas Polar Bears for the Bears' second-round pick in the 2005 draft, $11 in 2004, and $11 in 2005. Caracas also acquires Moline's fifth-round pick in this year's supplemental draft. (1/27)

KC sends its 3rd, 4th and 5th round picks in the upcoming 2003 draft to Caracas in exchange for $17 cash. Caracas will pay $10 now (leaving the Polar Bears with $0 for the 2003 draft) and the remaining $7 in 2004. (1/27)

In an earthshattering move, the Panthers drop OF/1B D.T. Cromer. (1/25)

The Moline Greens have sold their third- and fourth-round picks in the next supplemental draft, March, to the London Rippers for $13. (1/22)

The London Rippers sign pitcher Chuck Smith from the waiver wire. (1/21)

Savannah claims RHP Nerio Rodriguez from the wire. (1/18)

Newark deals 1B Lyle Overbay to Savannah for C Gerald Laird and London 6th round pick in the 2003 supp'l draft. (1/18)

Savannah releases OFers Dernell Stenson and Gavin Wright and RHPs Wascar Serrano and Chance Caple. (1/17)

London releases OF Mario Encarnacion. (1/17)

Seeking bullpen help, the London Rippers pulled off their first trade with the Newark Five Spot today, sending INF Brian Roberts, a 5th round pick the 2004 draft, and $5 to Newark in exchange for relief pitcher Braden Looper. (1/17)

Savannah waives RHP Masato Yoshii and claims IFer Chris Sexton off waivers. (1/9)

Hagerstown waives RP Micah Bowie, C Mike Rose and P Scott Sobkowiak. (1/6)