Chicago Cubs 2003

Hi everyone--I've been lurking once again for a long time, and thought that I'd stop in and post an OOTP5 manager dynasty just to get back into things. Summer break has left me with too much free time than I could ever need, so this dynasty may actually move relatively quickly.

I ("Lenny Lyon") will take over the Chicago Cubs of 2003, mired in a slump of mediocrity. OOTP5's manager mode is very fun to play in, and the initial one-year contract is always incentive to give it a good run. House rules will be few, as I feel that OOTP5 gives enough of a fight to challenge. To put things on an even playing field, I have disabled the coaches/scouts system--it is way too easy to stockpile the top twenty prospects on one team if you have a great scout and another team doesn't. I have also disabled injuries, so that I don't have to waste time tending to things that don't interest me. One thing to note, though, is that most teams start out with initial injuries to some players. These remain present.

I choose to have balanced skills as far as hitting/pitching go, and a special knack for negotiation skills. My 1-year, $500,000 contract comes with the expectations of finishing above .500 in this upcoming season. My owner is rated as very patient, so I should be all right even if I come up a few games short.

I won't use any house rules on trades, as it will be interesting to see if OOTP5 can prevent me from getting ahead of the game.

The team cash maximum is $999,999,999. There is no salary cap. Arbitration is enabled, as is the concept of refusing assignment to the minors. MLB teams and rosters will be used.

With that stuff out of the way, we go to our initial roster overview. I plan to trade like a madman, as our team doesn't appear to have any real shot at winning a pennant within the next couple years.

Starting Pitching Overview

Hopefully, pitching will become our true strength down the road. We have a couple of key building blocks, and with some good drafting we could have a real strong staff. For now, it looks decent.

Mark Prior (file:///C:/Program%20Files/400%20Software%20Studios/OOTP5/FOFCdynasty.lg/LEAGUE_NEWS_BOX/p631.html) : 22-y-o, 5*, R. Mark is one of the best young pitchers in the league. He isn't a true ace yet, but should still have great success this year.

Kerry Wood (file://C:\Program%20Files\400%20Software%20Studios\OOTP\FOFCdynasty.lg\LEAGUE_NEWS_BOX\p630.html) : 25-y-o, 4*, R. Kerry is our second young gun. If he can avoid control problems, he has the potential to be a 20-game winner. At 6'5", 220, Wood will be our #2 starter, and could move up to the #1 spot if Prior struggles.

Shawn Estes (file://C:\Program%20Files\400%20Software%20Studios\OOTP5\FOFCdynasty.lg\LEAGUE_NEWS_BOX\p585.html) : 30-y-o, 3*, L. Shawn is a decent lefty to have around. He isn't a long-term solution, but at 3 stars still can't be considered a weakness. He will be our #3 starter.

Carlos Zambrano (file://C:\Program%20Files\400%20Software%20Studios\OOTP5\FOFCdynasty.lg\LEAGUE_NEWS_BOX\p624.html) : 21-y-o, 3.5*, R. Zambrano has the potential to be a very solid #2 or #3 solid for in the future; for now, we will have to suffer through occasional control problems and occasional shellings. Hopefully we'll see some improvement out of him this year. Carlos could be anywhere from our #3 to #5 starter this season.

Matt Clement (file://C:\Program%20Files\400%20Software%20Studios\OOTP5\FOFCdynasty.lg\LEAGUE_NEWS_BOX\p625.html) : 28-y-o, 3*, R. Matt is a very balanced, inexpensive pitcher who should have some success for us this year. The balance throughout our rotation is something that will hopefully keep us in the playoff hunt.

Help would be appreciated on how to post links to the player HTML reports--I'm obviously not having any luck.

Our relief pitching has been an ancient source of frustration for Cubs fans, but with the addition of Mike Remlinger, this should at least have some hope. I have nixed the convenient and good-looking HTML reports for now.

Closer- Mike Remlinger: 37-y-o, 5*, L. Mike will start out as our closer, but would be most effective as a lefty setup man. We'll see if we can wheel and deal for a top-notch closer eventually, but Mike has some of the best ratings on the whole team.

Righty setup- Dave Veres: 36-y-o, 3.5*, R. Dave is another well-balanced pitcher who should have an ERA in the low 3's and be a consistant setup man for Remlinger. Dave's days are numbered, however, as his age seems to be catching up with him.

Lefty setup- Mark Guthrie: 37-y-o, 4.5*, L. Mark is another aging but solid setup man. He is very good trade bait if we fall behind and a team in another division needs a little relief help down the road. He'll see limited action as a lefty setup man, but hopefully he'll be successful when he actually does get in.

I'll finish these up tomorrow--my bed is calling me. I'll apologize in advance just in case these previous ramblings have made as much sense as a town drunk after a few hours in a bar, but I felt the need to get this puppy started.

We now pick up where I had left off.

Middle relievers

Joe Borowski: 31-y-o, 3.5*, R. Joe is a guy who hasn't proven much on the major league level yet, but has the ratings to be a solid guy for the 6th and 7th innings. He is a strikeout pitcher with only two pitches; a fastball and a split.

Juan Cruz: 24-y-o, 3.5*, R. If Juan can take it to the next level, then we'll see the potential that everyone knows he has. He'll see plenty of innings as a middle reliever, but may be too young to handle real responsibility in the pen.

Kyle Farnsworth: 26-y-o, 2*, R. I'm not ready to give up on Kyle yet, as he has brilliant talent in avoiding hits and throws the ball with some real heat on it. If he's not done developing, you're looking at a guy who could really be a force out of the pen in years to come.

Next up: A look down on the farm

AAA Iowa

John Webb: 23-y-o, 3.5*, R. Our scout gives John a solid 3.5 stars, but his ratings are by all means horrendous. His stars will be used to either land us a veteran down the stretch or another prospect in a package deal.

Todd Wellemeyer: 24-y-o, 2.5*, R. Todd will be a fairly good pitcher, but still needs a few years to develop and is already 24. Todd may be a callup if one of our relievers stinks it up early.

Ben Christiensen: 25-y-o, 3*, R. Ben never lived up to his first-round-draft-pick expectations when the real-life Cubs drafted him, but he may be of some use to us. Once again, he's not going to be a front-line starter or even a good #3, but I like the depth we're showing throughout the farm.

Others...

Rick Hill: 23-y-o, 3*, L.
Matt Brubeck: 24-y-o, 3*, R.

AA West Tennessee

Carmen Pignatiello: 20-y-o, 4.5*, L. Carmen could be the best prospect in the entire system, but he still has a ton of developing to do, even at this level. He still has plenty of years to grow into the #2 starter I envision him as.

Francis Beltran: 23-y-o, 4.5*, R. Francis is a reliever who has the potential to be a closer but would be better suited as either a setup man or trade bait. He is fairly well-developed for being in AA, but not for being 23. I'd like to have him in the bigs in a year or two.

Angel Guzman: 21-y-o, 4*, R. Angel is another potential starter for us down the road. He isn't overpowering, but will keep the ball down and get easy outs. He is developing nicely and could be up to AAA later this season.

Others...

Aaron Krawiec: 24-y-o, 3.5*, L.
Wilton Chavez: 24-y-o, 3.5*, R.
Steve Smyth: 24-y-o, 3.5*, L.
Chadd Blasko: 22-y-o, 3*, R.

A Daytona

Luke Hagerty: 21-y-o, 4.5*, L. Luke will be a top-notch starter if we can get him to devleop as planned. His commanding presence and ability to strike players out will lead to great success. Luke is 6'7". We'll leave him alone in the minors for this year.

Bobby Brownlie: 20-y-o, 4*, R. Bobby is another player who could make an impact at the major league level down the road. His ratings are already showing some signs of life.

Others...

Russ Rohlicek: 23-y-o, 3.5*, L.
Jae-Kuk Ryu: 19-y-o, 3.5*, R.
Renyel Pinto: 20-y-o, 3.5*, L.

Here's the team

Catcher

Damian Miller: 33-y-o, 2.5*, R/R. A defensive catcher who will get the starting nod.

Paul Bako: 30-y-o, 1*, L/R.

First Base

Hee Seop Choi: 24-y-o, 4.5*, L/L. Will get the nod against righties; should be a force for years to come.

Eric Karros: 35-y-o, 1*, R/R. An aging veteran who makes over $5 million per year. We'd love to ship him off to any team that wants him.

Second Base

Mark Bellhorn: 28-y-o, 3*, S/R. Mark broke out last year, and with his contract running out this year, we've got to make a decision. He could be a trading deadline castoff or a middle-of-the-lineup slugger for us. It could depend on how much he asks for.

Mark Grudzielanek: 33-y-o, 1.5*, R/R. Can hit for average, but is by no means worth over $3.5 million.

Third Base

Alex Gonzalez: 28-y-o, 2.5*, R/R. When you have a mediocre shortstop starting at third base and making a lot of money, you know something is wrong. We'll be looking into Blalock, Beltre, Lowell, or anyone else who would be an upgrade.

Shortstop

Ramon Martinez: 30-y-o, 2.5*, R/R. Ramon is a versatile, inexpensive player who should hit for some pretty good average numbers.

(Gonzalez, obviously, also plays SS)

Left Field

Moises Alou: 36-y-o, 2.5*, R/R. Ahh! Trade! Trade!
Lenny Harris: 38-y-o, 1*, L/R.
Troy O'Leary: 36-y-o, 1*, L/L.

Center Field

Corey Patterson: 25-y-o, 3*, L/R. C-Pat is a piece for the future who may move to left field eventually. This will hopefully be a breakout year for him.

Tom Goodwin: 34-y-o, 2*, L/R. Tom can play all three outfield positions, steal 50 bases, and is cheap. The prototypical backup outfielder.

Right Field

Sammy Sosa: 34-y-o, 5*, R/R. Our legendary slugger in a contract year. We're at a crossroads.

It's time to hit the trading block, and I want to hit it with a vengeance. Here's a short list of who I want gone:


Moises Alou: $6.3 million
Eric Karros: $5+ million
Mark Grudzielanek: $3.6 million
Any other aging, mediocre veteran


Here's a short list of our needs (it could be longer:( )


Third Base
Relief Pitching or another starter
Left Field
Second Base
PROSPECTS


We'll begin by shopping Karros and Grudzielanek together, and then go to Alou.

We head out onto the open market. Teams are surprisingly open to acquiring Grudzielanek and Alou, but Karros is an absolute no-go. We shop Alou first, and Texas seems relatively interested. I pursue Mark Teixeira, a five-star third base prospect who is ready for the majors now. They want a lot, but in the end we work out a deal...

Cubs get 3B Mark Teixeira (21-y-o, 5*, S/R) from Rangers for LF Moises Alou (36-y-o, 2.5*, R/R), P Steve Smyth (24-y-o, 3.5*, L/L), 1B Dave Kelton (23-y-o, 3.5*, R/R), and 3B Brendan Harris (22-y-o, 3.5*, R/R).

Deal Analysis: We get our man in Teixeira, but not without a hefty price. Kelton is their main catch, as he would have been a good contributor at the major league level. Harris doesn't matter since we have Teixeira, and Smyth could still be a nice starter for the Rangers, who are desperate for pitching help. This frees up room to potentially pursue other players who might have bigger contracts.

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Next we shop around Grudzielanek, and jump when Minnesota offers us catcher Joe Mauer. Joe has the potential to be a .310/20/95 guy, as well as being an outstanding catcher.

Cubs get C Joe Mauer (19-y-o, 4.5*, L/R) from Twins for 2B Mark Grudzielanek (32-y-o, 1.5*, R/R).

Deal Analysis: I couldn't be happier with this one. Grudz will be useful for the Twins, but Mauer could really be an impact player for us a few years down the road. This deal won't pay immediate dividends, but it could prove to be a very important one once Mauer develops.

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Now, I shop for bullpen help. I don't have anyone really in mind here, and almost pull off a deal for Billy Wagner. However, I move to Los Angeles, and they are offering closer Eric Gagne (who is good--but not great--in this game) for a relatively inexpensive price. I pull the trigger, as we lose a couple more prospects but gain immediate help.

Cubs get CL Eric Gagne (27-y-o, 5*, R/R) from Dodgers for 2B Matt Creighton (24-y-o, 3*, R/R), 2B Bobby Hill (24-y-o, 4.5*, S/R), and P Mike Sirotka (28-y-o, 2.5*, L/L).

Deal Analysis: I'm very happy to acquire Gagne. Hill and Creighton were our two future second basemen, but neither was a true blue-chip prospect; however, losing Hill wasn't an easy things to do. Sirotka will challenge Wilson Alvarez for a rotation spot in LA, and Gagne will challenge Remlinger for the closer spot here in Chicago.

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I then pull a minor deal, swapping solid outfield prospects with Baltimore. This was more due to our lack of a left fielder than anything.

Cubs get LF Jack Cust (24-y-o, 4.5*, L/R) from Orioles for RF Nic Jackson (23-y-o, 5*, L/R).

Deal Analysis: Cust needs to develop quickly. Jackson was the heir to Sosa's right field throne, but there was too much uncertainty. Time will tell if this was the right move--both players have true star potential.

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Another small deal here with Cleveland, as we dump Alfonseca's salary and pick up a mediocre option at left field.

Cubs get LF Chris Magruder (25-y-o, 3*, S/R) from Indians for RP Antonio Alfonseca (30-y-o, 2*, R/R).

Deal Analysis: Magruder could be a pretty decent catch for us. He's at 5/4/5 right now (for those of you who don't play OOTP, that's hits/homers/drawing walks) and has average to good talent across the board. Alfonseca cost too much and wouldn't have made a significant impact on our team anyway.

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Thus concludes our preseason dealings. Here's a brief overview:

We Get


3B Mark Teixeira
CL Eric Gagne
LF Chris Magruder
LF Jack Cust
C Joe Mauer


We Lose


LF Moises Alou
Mark Grudzielanek
Nic Jackson
Bobby Hill
A boatload of 3-4* prospects


I tried to swing a deal for Octavio Dotel, but it would have meant parting with Estes, and we don't have a sixth starter now that we've traded Sirotka. To clear roster space, I also deal Lenny Harris to KC for a pitching prospect.

Overall, I think that our team is improved. More deals will probably come in response to how our season begins.

Staff

1- Mark Prior
2- Kerry Wood
3- Shawn Estes
4- Carlos Zambrano
5- Matt Clement

Closer- Eric Gagne
Setup- Mike Remlinger, Joe Borowski
Middle Relief- Guthrie, Veres, Cruz

Defense

C- Miller
1B- Choi
2B- Bellhorn
3B- Teixeira
SS- Martinez
LF- Magruder
CF- Patterson
RF- Sosa

March record: 4-4
Total record: 4-4
Position: 3rd, 1 GB Houston/Pittsburgh
ERA: 2.34
Avg.: .188:o

Pros: Pitching. Gagne has been lights-out, the starters have been solid, and we've kept in games.

Cons: .188?!?! Choi is the only person hitting above .219. We get swept to start out the year, so 4-4 isn't too bad of a start.

Sosa crushes his 500th home run in the opener against Philadelphia.

April record: 17-11
Total record: 21-15
Position: 1st, 3 games ahead of Pittsburgh
ERA: 3.30
Avg.: .250

AL recap: Boston is simply crushing any opponent it faces--at 30-6, it has easily accumulated the best record in baseball. Oakland and Seattle are tied for the lead in the West, while surprising Kansas City leads a mediocre AL Central. New York is the wild card leader, but at 24-12 has the second-best record in the American League.

NL recap: Our Cubs lead in the NL Central, which has only one team above .500. Arizona is cruising at 27-9, while Philadelphia leads the East. A disappointing Atlanta team is already seven games back at 17-19. San Francisco is also disappointing, as they are in last place in the NL West.

Pros: Our offense is starting to hit its stride, with Choi plummeting but everyone else steadily improving. Our pitching staff continues to dominate, with the fourth-best ERA in the league. Gagne (3-0, 1.69 ERA, 8 SV) continues to shut down opposing hitters. Magruder is over .300.

Cons: Choi is now under the Mendoza line after a fast start. Cruz has been brutal, with an ERA in the skies. Our team has combined for an embarrassing ten stolen bases, good for 27th in the league. Too bad our deal for Luis Castillo fell through.

I begin contract negotiations with Sosa and Bellhorn. Sosa is asking for almost $15 million a year for a whopping five years. If we keep winning, it would be hard not to sign him, but I worry about having a 40-year-old making that much money. Bellhorn gives me a "let me hear your offer", which I don't like. Extension negotiations are very delicate in this game.

We head to May with a shrinking lead in the division, but with high hopes nonetheless.

May record: 10-18
Total record: 31-33
Position: 3rd, 2 games behind Houston
ERA: 3.83
Avg.: .243

AL recap: Boston continues to play .700 ball, but is only three games up on the hot Yankees. Kansas City is pulling away from the rest of the Central, and Seattle has grabbed a three-game lead atop the West. Anaheim is now below .400, as the defending champions have fallen on very difficult times.

NL recap: The NL Central is a mess, with just three games separating the top four teams. Meanwhile, Arizona and LA are in a two-horse race out west, while New York is surprisingly just two games behind division leader Philadelphia in the East. The San Diego Padres have the worst record in baseball.

Pros: Our pitching staff is still holding up fairly well, but is now showing signs of weakness. Gagne has blown four saves and is down to 4.5*. Oh, wait, this is pros? Well, in that case, the lineup is showing signs of life.

Cons: This month was absolutely horrible. Our lineup can't get leads, our bullpen can't hold leads, and we've fallen below the .500 mark, which jeopardizes my job. Terrible.

I sign Bellhorn to a relatively inexpensive 4-year, $3.75 million/year extension. I also lock up Veres, Gagne, Cruz and Guthrie. Sosa came down to $14 million before rebounding to $15.5 million. This next month will be crucial for our team's future.

June Amateur Draft

The order is horribly messed up for some reason, so we pick about twentieth, but we make the most of it...

RHP Ryan Smith, 5*
2B Brian Snyder, 4*
RHP Cain Byrd, 4.5*
RHP Ian Kennedy, 4.5*

July should be an important month in many ways.

June 9th. Our team is clearly on the fall, with no offense and a mediocre pitching staff. Here are the deals I've pulled, including two very risky ones with division rivals also in the playoff hunt:

Cubs get P Paul Henry from Orioles for OF Troy O'Leary. Henry is a decent young relief prospect. So sue me, this one wasn't very big. O'Leary refused assignment to the minors, so rather than to take the monetary hit by releasing him, I shipped him to needy Baltimore.

Cubs get RP Octavio Dotel from Astros for CL Mike Remlinger and SP Todd Wellemeyer. Mike was having troubles and unhappy about not closing, so I shipped him along with a good prospect for Dotel, who could be one of the top relievers in the league.

Cubs get 2B Luis Castillo from Marlins for SS Alex Gonzalez, SS Ramon Martinez, and RP Joe Borowski. After moving Bellhorn to short, this patches our lineup and gives us some speed. However, it leaves a gaping hole in an already suspect bullpen, so...

Cubs get RP Francisco Cordero from Rangers for OF Jackson Melian. Melian was a pretty good prospect, but nothing to cry over. Cordero fills a hole.

Cubs get LF Albert Pujols from Cardinals for RF Sammy Sosa, SP Matt Clement, SP Zach Greinke, SP Renyel Pinto, and RF Jason Dubois. This is the one that could really cost us. After Sosa stormed out of our contract negotiations, I knew that we had to make a move. With newly signed Orlando Palmeiro moving to right, Pujols will hopefully make up for a lot of the production that will be gone with Sammy. The prospects will bolster the Cardinal system, but this was a move that had to be made. Losing Clement also hurts, so I signed free agent Ryan Rupe.

Pujols and Castillo were signed to extensions. I signed Jose Vizcaino to be our backup shortstop.

We'll see how our team responds, as well as how the division race will be altered by St. Louis acquiring Sosa and Clement. Hopefully, we'll be a better team.

edit: June. Not July. June.

June record: 11-13
Total Record: 42-46
Position: 4th, 4 games behind St. Louis
ERA: 4.31
Avg.: .256

AL Recap: New York has now taken over the AL East, passing Boston for a slim one-game lead. Both teams are currently almost locks for a playoff spot. Kansas City is pulling away from the rest of the AL Central; meanwhile, Seattle holds a slim three-game lead over Oakland out west. Tampa Bay is surprisingly in third place, albeit 21 games back.

NL Recap: After acquiring Sammy Sosa from the Cubs, St. Louis has surged to a three-game lead in the Central; however, four teams still have a legitimate shot at taking that division. Arizona has exploded with an eleven-game winning streak, and now leads the West by a solid six games over Los Angeles. The Mets have now bypassed Philadelphia and appear to be pulling away.

Pros: Our pitching staff is doing reasonably well, with Zambrano having the best ERA on the staff. After Ryan Rupe was sent to the minors (0-3, 8+ ERA), newcomer Frank Castillo has a shot at keeping the #5 starting job. Pujols and Castillo are doing well.

Cons: Our road winning percentage is below .400. We continue to be unable to hit the ball on a consistant basis, and many of our pitchers have ERAs over four or five. July will be an important month to right the ship.

Other than Castillo, there is no big news as far as transactions go for the moment.

July record: 14-13
Total record: 56-59
Position: 3rd, 5 games behind St. Louis
ERA: 4.24
Avg.: .255

AL recap: Seattle leads Oakland by just two games in the West. Both teams have had great months and, if New York or Boston collapses, could even get in as a wild card. Kansas City holds an eleven game lead over second-place Minnesota, while Boston has pulled in front of the Yankees by two games. Pedro Martinez has an absurd 2.16 ERA along with 262 strikeouts.

NL recap: St. Louis and Houston have emerged as the frontrunners in the Central, while Chicago and Pittsburgh are struggling to get to .500. Arizona leads by seven games over Los Angeles; the Dodgers are still in position to get the wild card, however. Hot New York now leads the Phillies by six games, while the disappointing Braves are in the midst of a nine-game losing streak, knocking them out of any sort of playoff contention.

Pros: Prior has finally settled down, and along with Zambrano he is keeping our rotation in decent shape. Eric Gagne has regained old form. Albert Pujols is a machine, and we are also seeing contributions from Castillo, Choi, Bellhorn, Teixeira, and new right fielder Orlando Palmeiro.

Cons: Wood, Estes, and Castillo are rarely keeping us in games. Our bullpen continues to slump, especially Mark Guthrie. Our pitchers are allowing the most walks in the entire league.

We send 1B/LF Jack Cust to Seattle for 5* pitching prospect Glenn Bott. No other deadline deals were worth our time; I almost pull off a deal for Berkman from Houston, but they want Bellhorn, Choi, and an A-list prospect.

August features a three-game series with the Cardinals, as well as one against the Astros--the last time we will see either of these teams all year. A six-game winning streak would be rather helpful once those roll along.

August record: 18-10
Total record: 74-69
Position: 2nd, 6 games behind St. Louis
ERA: 4.13 (10th)
Avg.: .255 (18th)

AL recap: Kansas City appears to be the only sure bet to make the playoffs, as the Royals lead their division by double-digits in games. The Yankees, 3 games behind the Red Sox, are tied with Oakland, 5 games behind Seattle, for the wild card berth. The league has four teams with .600 winning percentages or better.

NL recap: St. Louis appears to be in full control of the Central, as Sammy Sosa has exploded and now is only one home run away from having the league lead. Arizona has pushed its lead over LA to a solid ten games, while the Dodgers fight with the loser of the Philadelphia/New York battle for the wild card (PHI leads by a single game). Florida's Tim Spooneybarger has the surprising league lead with 43 saves.

Pros: We get our season back on track, and now appear poised to easily meet our .500 goal and possibly even challenge St. Louis. Pujols continues to tear the cover off the ball, and Choi and Teixeira are now both at or above .260. Prior's ERA is down to 3.72, with Zambrano's at 3.17, Dotel's at 2.73, and Gagne's at a razor-thin 2.54. Patterson is over .300.

Cons: It appears to be too little, too late. The Cardinals manage to stay one step ahead of us at all times, and we don't have the firepower to make a serious run. With only 19 games left, it appears that we will have another long winter in Chicago.

September record:
Final record: 84-78
Position: 2nd, 7 games behind St. Louis
ERA: 4.16 (10th)
Avg.: .258 (17th)

AL Playoff Berths

Kansas City (AL Central champs; 95-67) vs. Boston (AL East champs; 104-58)

Oakland (WC; 100-63; won 1-game playoff vs. NYY) vs. Seattle (AL West champs; 104-58)

I like Boston to roll over KC, and Oakland in the short series against Seattle. I'll take Oakland in the ALCS as well.

NL Playoff Berths

St. Louis (NL Central champs; 91-71) vs. Arizona (NL West champs; 104-58)

Los Angeles (WC; 93-69) vs. New York (N) (NL East champs; 94-68)

My pick: Arizona over LA.

Season wrap-up coming after the World Series.

NLDS: St. Louis vs. Arizona

St. Louis Cardinals

Top hitters...

RF Sammy Sosa (.275-52-134)
1B Carlos Pena (.270-34-118)
CF Jim Edmonds (.318-34-112)
3B Scott Rolen (.280-33-119)

Top pitchers...

RHP Matt Morris (15-8, 3.89, 229 IP, 195 K)
RHP Woody Williams (17-11, 3.33, 245.2 IP, 164 K)
RHP Jason Isringhausen (35 SV, 2.11, 55.1 IP, 52 K)

Wild Card...

LHP Oliver Perez (10-16, 4.57 ERA, 210.2 IP, 158 K)

Notes...

Impact players 2B Brandon Phillips (from Indians for Matt Clement), 1B Carlos Pena (from Detroit for Alex Ochoa), and Oliver Perez (from SD for prospects) are all solid young players acquired for mediocre talent. They give the Cards a nucleus for the future and could play a huge role in the upcoming series.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Top hitters...

LF Luis Gonzalez (.312-20-91)
1B Josh Phelps (.275-27-118)
RF Danny Bautista (.335-21-80-15)

Top pitchers...

RHP Curt Schilling (17-5, 2.82, 249.1 IP, 305 K)
LHP Randy Johnson (14-9, 2.80, 234.1 IP, 344 K)
LHP Mike Myers (39 SV, 2.74, 65.2 IP, 41 K)

Wild card...

Can the D-backs lineup generate enough runs?

Notes...

Rookie Chris Capuano is the Diamonbacks' third starter; he had a 2.79 ERA. The Diamondbacks' bullpen is absolutely horrendous, with Myers being the only one with an ERA under four.

NLDS: LA vs. New York (N)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Top hitters...

RF Shawn Green (.275-48-133-22)
3B Adrian Beltre (.304-21-88)
CF Dave Roberts (.301-3-37-68)

Top Pitchers...

LHP Odalis Perez (21-9, 3.17, 247.1 IP, 190 K)
RHP Roy Halladay (17-11, 3.16, 262.1 IP, 203 K)
RHP Paul Shuey (42 SV, 2.64, 75 IP, 89 K)

Wild card...

Setup-men Alfredo Gonzalez (5.55 ERA) and Rick Roberts (6.87) could have huge implications.

Notes...

Beltre and Roberts are the only players hitting over .300 for the Dodgers. Green is the only Dodger with 22 home runs or more. The Dodgers have all five starting pitchers with ERAs in the 3's; however, with the three-man rotation, this won't help much.

New York Mets

Top hitters...

C Mike Piazza (.271-30-99)
LF Cliff Floyd (.292-28-93)
2B Roberto Alomar (.308-13-68-35)

Top pitchers...

LHP Al Leiter (13-8, 2.73, 237.2 IP, 209 K)
LHP Tom Glavine (14-12, 3.82, 221.2 IP, 134 K)
RHP Armando Benitez (33 SV, 3.09 ERA, 75.2 IP, 79 K)

Wild card...

The Mets are horrible from the #6 spot down...can the top pick up the slack, or will Perez and Halladay make the Mets losers?

Notes...

The Mets have a superb bullpen, with nobody's ERA even remotely close to four...the Mets have the fourth-highest payroll in baseball.

ALDS: Kansas City vs. Boston

Kansas City Royals

Best hitters...

RF Vladimir Guerrero (.319-49-114-43)
CF Carlos Beltran (.276-23-106-62)
1B Mike Sweeney (.296-27-101)

Best pitchers...

RHP Jeff D'amico (14-5, 4.49, 180.1 IP, 163 K)
LHP Joe Kennedy (9-16, 4.50, 228 IP, 159 K)
RHP Jason Grimsley (41 SV, 2.77, 81.1 IP, 51 K)

Wild card...

Their rotation is one of the worst I've ever seen on a playoff team.

Notes...

The Royals raided their farm system for Guerrero, who will be a free agent at season's end. Ugueth Urbina is their setup man, so plan on winning in the first seven innings.

Boston Red Sox

Best hitters...

RF Manny Ramirez (.305-42-117)
SS Nomar Garciaparra (.299-24-99)
CF Johnny Damon (.297-16-88-60)

Best pitchers...

RHP Pedro Martinez (19-4, 2.33, 254.2 IP, 367 K)
RHP Derek Lowe (17-14, 4.00, 229.2 IP, 177 K)
RHP James Durocher (22 SV, 2.89, 56 IP, 43 K)

Wild card...

Tim Wakefield and his 5.11 appears to be the only dark spot on this team, which should overcome his occasional start to steamroll past the Royals.

ALDS: Oakland vs. Seattle

Oakland A's

Best hitters...

SS Miguel Tejada (.281-40-121)
3B Eric Chavez (.264-38-123-15)
1B Erubiel Durazo (.299-49-135):eek:

Best pitchers...

LHP Barry Zito (14-8, 2.73, 274 IP, 227 K)
LHP Mark Mulder (17-12, 4.59, 233.1 IP, 146 K)
RHP Keith Foulke (35 SV, 2.91, 74.1 IP, 66 K)

Wild card...

Mulder and Hudson struggled during the season, so it'll be crucial that they rebound to win non-Pedro games.

Notes...

This team is absolutely loaded with talent; however, this could be the last run for shortstop Miguel Tejada, who will become a premier free agent at season's end.

Seattle Mariners

Best hitters...

CF Mike Cameron (.255-23-85-44)
RF Ichiro Suzuki (.353-10-97-44)
2B Bret Boone (.257-29-112)

Best pitchers...

RHP Freddy Garcia (17-9, 3.06, 249.2 IP, 162 K)
RHP Rafael Soriano (14-12, 4.20, 199.1 IP, 136 K)
RHP Kazuhiro Sazaki (47 SV, 2.86, 72.1 IP, 80 K)

Wild card...

Rookie Allan Simpson, who has seen only limited action (7-0) at the major league level, will now put his perfect record on the line in the playoffs.

Notes...

The Mariners released Edgar earlier in the year for refusing assignment to the minors.

St. Louis over Arizona (9-2, 5-2, 6-2)

New York (N) over Los Angeles (0-6, 3-1, 0-8, 3-0, 7-3)

Oakland over Seattle (9-1, 4-1, 7-4)

Kansas City over Boston (7-5, 1-19, 13-7, 2-4, 6-4)

Boston's James Durocher blows saves in games one and five.

St. Louis over New York (N) (4-3, 2-3, 7-12, 4-3, 1-3, 6-5)

Oakland over Kansas City (17-0, 13-12, 6-2, 3-2)

St. Louis over Oakland (1-0, 1-4, 5-8, 5-2, 4-1, 5-2)

Lenny Lyon Career Report
Wednesday, 12/15/2003
Career Statistics:

<pre>Year Team W L PCT GB Pos Note AVG OBP SLG OPS HR SB RS RA Diff ERA K BB HRA OAVG
2003 CHN 84 78 .519 6.0 2 .258 .337 .402 .739 164 104 813 770 43 4.16 1269 646 182 .252 </pre>

Chicago (N) Financial Report
Wednesday, 12/15/2003
<pre>Category This Year Last Year
Fan Interest 70 / 100
Attendance 3,150,471 2,693,096
Attendance / Game 38,895 33,248
Attendance Revenue $31,504,710 $26,930,960
Revenue / Game $388,947 $332,481

Broadcating Revenue $22,000,000 $22,000,000
Merchandising Revenue $6,642,972 $6,598,413
Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0
Attendance Revenue $31,504,710 $31,504,710

Payroll $35,379,700
Total Revenue $60,147,682 $55,529,373
Total Player Expenses $39,925,066 $38,619,300
Total +/- $20,222,616 $16,910,073

Cash $5,000,000
Ticket Price $10

$$ left for Extensions $22,619,973
$$ left for Free Agents $25,149,673 </pre>

Chicago (N) Minor League Report
Wednesday, 12/15/2003
Iowa Cubs AAA Team, Record: 70-68

ROSTER
<pre>Player Pos Age Scout Comments
Chadd Blasko P 22 Not ready Triple-A.
Matt Bruback P 24
David Cash P 24
Ben Christensen P 25
Midre Cummings LF 30
Will Cunnane P 29
Charles Gipson RF 30
Angel Guzman P 21
Rich Hill P 23 Not ready Triple-A.
Justin Jones P 19 Not ready Triple-A.
Joe Mauer C 20
Mike Nannini P 23 Not ready Triple-A.
Phil Norton P 24 Not ready Triple-A.
Kevin Olore P 25
Billy Petrick P 19 Not ready Triple-A.
Carmen Pignatiello P 21 May be overmatched in Triple-A
Jae-Kuk Ryu P 20 Not ready Triple-A.

Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Mauer 133 488 153 38 1 10 67 61 46 58 6 4 3 .314 .380 .457 .837
O. Palmeiro 8 14 6 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .500 1.000
C. Gipson 138 544 168 40 15 1 60 85 49 108 2 0 5 .309 .373 .443 .816
M. Cummings 137 585 190 27 6 7 65 66 26 75 4 0 0 .325 .358 .427 .785
M. Hoffpauir 72 228 40 6 0 0 19 11 10 75 0 0 0 .175 .210 .202 .412
J. Spearman 72 254 37 5 5 0 17 20 8 55 1 0 3 .146 .184 .205 .389
A. Greenberg 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800

Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
F. Beltran 15 0 1 1 0 6.11 17.2 22 12 12 7 23
A. Benes 25 25 11 8 0 3.53 183.2 169 76 72 54 169
F. Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
W. Cunnane 13 0 0 1 0 0.95 19.0 9 2 2 6 8
G. Bott 25 25 14 7 0 3.71 194.0 187 86 80 55 252
R. Rupe 11 11 5 6 0 3.28 79.2 77 33 29 16 82
R. Person 11 11 5 5 0 4.79 77.0 74 43 41 26 56
K. Olore 11 11 1 8 0 4.97 67.0 94 47 37 22 55
J. Webb 17 3 2 0 0 3.35 48.1 42 20 18 18 42
M. Bruback 19 19 9 8 0 3.91 129.0 129 63 56 46 124
A. Guzman 4 4 3 1 0 1.71 31.2 28 8 6 9 36
W. Ohman 19 0 1 0 0 2.22 28.1 23 7 7 10 31
C. Pignatiello 3 1 0 1 0 10.39 8.2 17 10 10 4 11
R. Beck 33 0 2 3 2 5.08 28.1 31 16 16 9 27
P. Norton 11 10 2 4 0 4.52 63.2 73 35 32 17 47
A. Krawiec 2 2 1 0 0 3.00 15.0 15 5 5 4 13
R. Hill 1 1 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 3 1 1 2 5
W. Chavez 8 6 5 1 0 1.61 50.1 45 10 9 12 36
M. Nannini 16 0 1 1 0 4.56 23.2 32 12 12 11 25
B. Christensen 22 18 6 10 0 4.87 122.0 165 76 66 33 83

West Tenn Diamond Jaxx AA Team, Record: 67-71

ROSTER
Player Pos Age Scout Comments
Jared Blasdell P 24
Brad Bouras 1B 24
Eric Brown P 24
Wilton Chavez P 25
Scott Chiasson P 26
Adam Greenberg CF 22 Not ready for Double-A.
Luke Hagerty P 22 May be overmatched in Double-A
Aaron Krawiec P 24
Russ Rohlicek P 23
Ray Sadler LF 23 May be overmatched in Double-A
Jeff Verplancke P 25
John Webb P 24
Jason Wylie P 22

Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
L. Montanez 72 271 72 9 3 2 24 21 19 63 0 0 1 .266 .316 .343 .659
J. Johnson 37 125 26 3 0 0 9 9 8 29 1 0 1 .208 .267 .232 .499
R. Sadler 103 409 93 20 2 9 40 31 17 94 0 0 2 .227 .262 .352 .614
B. Bouras 6 21 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 .238 .333 .571
J. Spearman 65 253 38 4 2 0 10 20 8 65 1 0 0 .150 .179 .182 .361
A. Greenberg 134 495 102 27 4 3 24 38 44 104 2 0 6 .206 .282 .295 .576

Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
F. Beltran 23 0 5 2 0 1.59 22.2 12 4 4 7 30
W. Cunnane 16 0 1 2 1 3.24 16.2 14 6 6 4 13
B. Brownlie 8 8 2 6 0 4.07 55.1 66 30 25 5 50
K. Olore 12 12 5 6 0 2.74 95.1 80 29 29 16 93
J. Webb 8 8 3 3 0 2.75 59.0 47 19 18 13 69
J. Verplancke 47 10 0 1 1 1.96 73.1 52 19 16 35 67
A. Guzman 21 21 7 10 0 1.89 171.2 165 41 36 36 142
W. Ohman 3 0 2 0 0 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 0 5
J. Ryu 7 7 4 3 0 3.97 45.1 60 21 20 6 54
C. Blasko 11 11 6 3 0 3.72 75.0 76 36 31 34 77
J. Wylie 9 0 0 1 8 0.90 10.0 5 1 1 2 14
C. Pignatiello 13 13 3 4 0 2.75 98.1 95 33 30 24 94
R. Rohlicek 11 11 6 5 0 3.48 82.2 92 35 32 20 77
A. Krawiec 12 12 4 5 0 3.25 91.1 99 37 33 15 84
W. Chavez 13 13 4 4 0 1.50 102.0 78 18 17 14 96
J. Blasdell 12 0 0 1 0 5.09 17.2 23 10 10 10 29
E. Brown 29 0 5 3 1 1.77 61.0 43 14 12 16 79
D. Cash 29 4 4 0 0 1.61 44.2 31 8 8 15 57
L. Hagerty 3 3 0 2 0 5.29 17.0 21 11 10 4 23

Daytona Cubs A Team, Record: 72-66

ROSTER
Player Pos Age Scout Comments
Bobby Brownlie P 21 One could try him at Double-A, although he may not be ready.
Cain Byrd P 19
Matt Craig SS 22
Alfredo Francisco 3B 19
Jason Fransz LF 22
Jeff Goldbach C 23
Paul Henry P 22
Micah Hoffpauir 1B 23
J.J. Johnson RF 21
Ferenc Jonejan P 25
Ian Kennedy P 19 One could try him at Double-A, although he may not be ready.
Mike Mallory CF 22
Luis Montanez 2B 22
Matt Nachreiner P 19
Ricky Nolasco P 20 One could try him at Double-A, although he may not be ready.
Felix Pie RF 18
Brandon Sing LF 22
Ryan Smith P 19
Brian Snyder 3B 21
Jermel Spearman 2B 22

Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Snyder 74 251 49 8 1 6 17 22 13 61 2 1 0 .195 .240 .307 .546
F. Pie 136 562 150 28 3 13 35 75 35 107 2 0 3 .267 .316 .397 .712
L. Montanez 66 246 59 8 0 3 25 21 13 62 0 0 1 .240 .281 .309 .590
A. Francisco 45 35 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 15 0 4 0 .200 .200 .229 .429
B. Sing 134 478 127 27 2 21 66 63 61 117 2 0 4 .266 .356 .462 .818
J. Johnson 42 72 15 2 0 0 4 5 3 24 2 0 1 .208 .269 .236 .505
R. Sadler 25 36 10 1 0 1 6 2 3 7 0 0 0 .278 .333 .389 .722
J. Goldbach 129 459 123 21 0 27 73 74 40 72 3 0 3 .268 .335 .490 .825
B. Bouras 132 533 165 27 2 7 44 71 20 90 2 16 5 .310 .333 .407 .740
M. Hoffpauir 18 34 5 3 0 1 4 2 3 10 0 0 0 .147 .216 .324 .540
M. Craig 137 412 69 14 0 4 25 31 17 89 2 0 3 .167 .210 .231 .440
J. Fransz 95 267 60 7 1 8 26 23 13 71 0 2 0 .225 .259 .348 .607
M. Mallory 137 544 150 27 0 31 87 85 44 129 7 0 6 .276 .344 .496 .841

Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
R. Smith 12 12 6 5 0 4.85 78.0 86 46 42 30 69
B. Brownlie 15 15 6 4 0 2.78 107.0 104 35 33 15 96
P. Henry 38 0 3 3 0 2.60 62.1 56 22 18 11 55
C. Byrd 10 10 6 3 0 3.25 80.1 72 32 29 26 46
I. Kennedy 13 13 2 9 0 3.98 101.2 104 52 45 27 102
M. Nachreiner 12 12 4 4 0 4.83 72.2 77 44 39 20 81
J. Ryu 13 13 9 3 0 1.82 94.0 92 25 19 18 95
B. Petrick 11 9 5 2 0 3.24 66.2 60 24 24 12 31
R. Nolasco 49 1 3 4 1 3.64 54.1 59 23 22 13 51
J. Wylie 36 0 4 5 19 2.89 46.2 30 16 15 15 43
R. Rohlicek 13 13 5 7 0 3.92 96.1 99 45 42 21 74
M. Hoffpauir 8 8 0 3 0 1.08 8.1 8 5 1 2 10
F. Jonejan 28 0 2 0 3 3.82 35.1 37 15 15 8 35
J. Blasdell 7 0 0 1 1 4.32 8.1 11 4 4 2 15
L. Hagerty 19 19 9 5 0 2.31 140.1 130 43 36 28 103 </pre>

Note: I'm not expecting you guys to read all of this; however, if some of you guys like watching how players develop over the course of a dynasty, I intend to give you a great opportunity here.

League Standings Report
Wednesday, 12/15/2003
AL Standings
<pre>
Eastern Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Boston 104 58 .642 - 103-59 1 53-28 51-30 11-3 24-19 * W2 6-4
New York (A) 99 64 .607 5.5 102-61 -3 47-34 52-30 4-6 16-21 - L2 6-4
Toronto 69 93 .426 35.0 70-92 -1 35-46 34-47 3-8 21-21 - L3 4-6
Baltimore 62 100 .383 42.0 63-99 -1 27-54 35-46 7-9 17-21 - L3 5-5
Tampa Bay 61 101 .377 43.0 63-99 -2 35-46 26-55 6-12 21-29 - L4 1-9

Central Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Kansas City 95 67 .586 - 86-76 9 46-35 49-32 5-6 26-14 * L1 7-3
Minnesota 79 83 .488 16.0 83-79 -4 39-42 40-41 5-10 27-21 - W3 7-3
Chicago (A) 71 91 .438 24.0 69-93 2 34-47 37-44 5-10 25-21 - W3 3-7
Cleveland 67 95 .414 28.0 74-88 -7 34-47 33-48 7-7 19-29 - W1 5-5
Detroit 64 98 .395 31.0 59-103 5 32-49 32-49 11-4 24-23 - W1 5-5

Western Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Seattle 104 58 .642 - 102-60 2 48-33 56-25 6-5 20-21 * W1 5-5
Oakland 100 63 .613 4.5 101-62 -1 50-32 50-31 12-3 20-20 - W1 6-4
Anaheim 81 81 .500 23.0 80-82 1 44-37 37-44 7-3 20-20 - W1 7-3
Texas 79 83 .488 25.0 75-87 4 39-42 40-41 5-8 18-18 - L1 4-6

NL Standings

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
New York (N) 94 68 .580 - 87-75 7 43-38 51-30 19-6 38-21 * L1 5-5
Philadelphia 92 70 .568 2.0 93-69 -1 48-33 44-37 8-8 21-19 - W1 5-5
Florida 87 75 .537 7.0 79-83 8 41-40 46-35 11-9 31-20 - W2 6-4
Atlanta 83 79 .512 11.0 84-78 -1 39-42 44-37 6-13 20-19 - L1 7-3
Montreal 79 83 .488 15.0 76-86 3 38-43 41-40 11-11 31-31 - L1 6-4

Central Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
St. Louis 91 71 .562 - 92-70 -1 44-37 47-34 8-4 30-17 * W1 6-4
Chicago (N) 84 78 .519 7.0 85-77 -1 48-33 36-45 11-8 25-21 - L1 6-4
Houston 80 82 .494 11.0 88-74 -8 38-43 42-39 8-8 23-27 - W1 3-7
Pittsburgh 70 92 .432 21.0 71-91 -1 33-48 37-44 8-10 17-31 - W2 3-7
Cincinnati 59 103 .364 32.0 60-102 -1 31-50 28-53 12-14 26-33 - L3 3-7
Milwaukee 56 106 .346 35.0 63-99 -7 31-50 25-56 2-10 17-28 - W1 4-6

Western Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Arizona 104 58 .642 - 99-63 5 52-29 52-29 11-6 36-22 * L4 5-5
Los Angeles 93 69 .574 11.0 90-72 3 46-35 47-34 9-11 28-24 - L2 6-4
Colorado 88 74 .543 16.0 85-77 3 44-37 44-37 6-6 26-27 - W3 5-5
San Francisco 77 85 .475 27.0 87-75 -10 35-46 42-39 6-8 19-31 - W1 4-6
San Diego 59 103 .364 45.0 58-104 1 24-57 35-46 7-11 14-31 - L1 6-4



AL Team vs. Team Records (read wins left to right, losses top to bottom)

BAL BOS NYA TBA TOR CHA CLE DET KCA MIN ANA OAK SEA TEX
BAL - 2-10 3-9 6-8 5-7 6-8 2-10 5-9 9-3 7-5 4-8 4-8 5-7 4-8
BOS 10-2 - 8-6 11-2 11-2 10-2 8-4 12-0 6-6 6-6 6-6 5-8 4-8 7-6
NYA 9-3 6-8 - 8-4 7-5 8-4 8-3 12-2 6-7 5-7 8-5 6-7 7-6 9-3
TBA 8-6 2-11 4-8 - 4-8 5-8 7-6 3-9 3-9 5-8 5-7 3-9 4-8 8-4
TOR 7-5 2-11 5-7 8-4 - 4-9 6-8 8-4 2-10 4-9 7-5 7-5 5-8 4-8
CHA 8-6 2-10 4-8 8-5 9-4 - 7-5 2-10 5-7 5-8 7-6 4-8 5-7 5-7
CLE 10-2 4-8 3-8 6-7 8-6 5-7 - 8-4 3-10 6-6 3-9 6-8 2-10 3-10
DET 9-5 0-12 2-12 9-3 4-8 10-2 4-8 - 5-7 7-6 3-9 5-7 1-11 5-8
KCA 3-9 6-6 7-6 9-3 10-2 7-5 10-3 7-5 - 10-3 6-7 5-7 7-7 8-4
MIN 5-7 6-6 7-5 8-5 9-4 8-5 6-6 6-7 3-10 - 5-8 4-8 6-6 6-6
ANA 8-4 6-6 5-8 7-5 5-7 6-7 9-3 9-3 7-6 8-5 - 3-10 2-10 6-7
OAK 8-4 8-5 7-6 9-3 5-7 8-4 8-6 7-5 7-5 8-4 10-3 - 5-8 10-3
SEA 7-5 8-4 6-7 8-4 8-5 7-5 10-2 11-1 7-7 6-6 10-2 8-5 - 8-5
TEX 8-4 6-7 3-9 4-8 8-4 7-5 10-3 8-5 4-8 6-6 7-6 3-10 5-8 -

NL Team vs. Team Records (read wins left to right, losses top to bottom)

ATL FLO MON NYN PHI CHN CIN HOU MIL PIT SLN ARI COL LAN SDN SFN
ATL - 8-4 2-9 4-7 4-7 7-4 5-6 6-5 9-2 5-6 6-5 6-5 4-6 4-6 8-2 5-5
FLO 4-8 - 6-5 5-6 7-4 5-6 9-3 5-6 6-5 8-3 2-8 5-5 6-5 4-6 8-2 7-3
MON 9-2 5-6 - 5-6 3-8 3-8 7-4 5-6 6-5 6-5 3-8 3-7 6-4 8-2 7-5 3-7
NYN 7-4 6-5 6-5 - 5-5 6-5 9-2 5-6 7-4 8-2 5-5 5-6 5-5 3-9 9-1 8-4
PHI 7-4 4-7 8-3 5-5 - 6-4 8-3 5-6 5-6 9-1 6-4 5-7 7-4 7-4 6-5 4-7
CHN 4-7 6-5 8-3 5-6 4-6 - 8-3 4-7 8-2 5-6 6-5 6-4 5-6 5-6 4-7 6-5
CIN 6-5 3-9 4-7 2-9 3-8 3-8 - 4-6 6-4 6-4 4-7 2-9 5-6 3-7 4-7 4-7
HOU 5-6 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-5 7-4 6-4 - 8-2 3-8 5-6 2-8 4-7 5-6 7-4 4-7
MIL 2-9 5-6 5-6 4-7 6-5 2-8 4-6 2-8 - 5-7 3-8 2-9 2-9 2-9 6-5 6-4
PIT 6-5 3-8 5-6 2-8 1-9 6-5 4-6 8-3 7-5 - 5-6 2-9 6-5 4-7 6-4 5-6
SLN 5-6 8-2 8-3 5-5 4-6 5-6 7-4 6-5 8-3 6-5 - 5-6 5-6 5-6 8-3 6-5
ARI 5-6 5-5 7-3 6-5 7-5 4-6 9-2 8-2 9-2 9-2 6-5 - 7-4 6-5 10-1 6-5
COL 6-4 5-6 4-6 5-5 4-7 6-5 6-5 7-4 9-2 5-6 6-5 4-7 - 6-5 8-3 7-4
LAN 6-4 6-4 2-8 9-3 4-7 6-5 7-3 6-5 9-2 7-4 6-5 5-6 5-6 - 8-3 7-4
SDN 2-8 2-8 5-7 1-9 5-6 7-4 7-4 4-7 5-6 4-6 3-8 1-10 3-8 3-8 - 7-4
SFN 5-5 3-7 7-3 4-8 7-4 5-6 7-4 7-4 4-6 6-5 5-6 5-6 4-7 4-7 4-7 -

Interleague Team vs. Team Records (read wins left to right, losses top to bottom)

ATL FLO MON NYN PHI CHN CIN HOU MIL PIT SLN ARI COL LAN SDN SFN
BAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
BOS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
NYA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TBA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TOR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
CHA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
CLE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
DET 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
KCA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
MIN 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
ANA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
OAK 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SEA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TEX 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

AL, Triple-A Standings

Team W L PCT GB
1 Tacoma Rainiers (SEA) 81 57 .587 .0
2 Charlotte Knights (CHA) 81 57 .587 .0
3 Durham Bulls (TBA) 76 62 .551 5.0
4 Oklahoma RedHawks (TEX) 76 62 .551 5.0
5 Buffalo Bisons (CLE) 73 65 .529 8.0
6 Rochester Red Wings (MIN) 71 67 .514 10.0
7 Salt Lake Stingers (ANA) 71 67 .514 10.0
8 Omaha Royals (KCA) 70 68 .507 11.0
9 Sacramento River Cats (OAK) 69 69 .500 12.0
10 Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS) 68 70 .493 13.0
11 Columbus Clippers (NYA) 64 74 .464 17.0
12 Toledo Mud Hens (DET) 61 77 .442 20.0
13 Syracuse SkyChiefs (TOR) 53 85 .384 28.0
14 Ottawa Lynx (BAL) 52 86 .377 29.0

AL, Double-A Standings

Team W L PCT GB
1 Erie SeaWolves (DET) 77 61 .558 .0
2 Trenton Thunder (NYA) 76 62 .551 1.0
3 Frisco RoughRiders (TEX) 76 62 .551 1.0
4 Midland RockHounds (OAK) 72 66 .522 5.0
5 New Britain Rock Cats (MIN) 72 66 .522 5.0
6 Bowie Baysox (BAL) 71 67 .514 6.0
7 Akron Aeros (CLE) 71 67 .514 6.0
8 New Haven Ravens (TOR) 71 67 .514 6.0
9 Orlando Rays (TBA) 70 68 .507 7.0
10 Wichita Wranglers (KCA) 70 68 .507 7.0
11 Portland Sea Dogs (BOS) 67 71 .486 10.0
12 Birmingham Barons (CHA) 58 80 .420 19.0
13 San Antonio Missions (SEA) 58 80 .420 19.0
14 Arkansas Travelers (ANA) 57 81 .413 20.0

AL, Single-A Standings

Team W L PCT GB
1 Dunedin Blue Jays (TOR) 82 56 .594 .0
2 Bakersfield Blaze (TBA) 79 59 .572 3.0
3 Modeto A's (OAK) 78 60 .565 4.0
4 Stockton Ports (TEX) 75 63 .543 7.0
5 Winston-Salem Warthogs (CHA) 75 63 .543 7.0
6 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (ANA) 74 64 .536 8.0
7 Kinston Indians (CLE) 69 69 .500 13.0
8 Tampa Yankees (NYA) 67 71 .486 15.0
9 Fort Myers Miracle (MIN) 67 71 .486 15.0
10 Lakeland Tigers (DET) 66 72 .478 16.0
11 Delmarva Shorebirds (BAL) 64 74 .464 18.0
12 Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernadino (SEA) 60 78 .435 22.0
13 Wilmington Blue Rocks (KCA) 58 80 .420 24.0
14 Sarasota Red Sox (BOS) 52 86 .377 30.0

NL, Triple-A Standings

Team W L PCT GB
1 Albuquerque Isotopes (FLO) 82 56 .594 .0
2 Portland Beavers (SDN) 79 59 .572 3.0
3 Norfolk Tides (NYN) 74 64 .536 8.0
4 Louisville Bats (CIN) 74 64 .536 8.0
5 New Orleans Zephyrs (HOU) 74 64 .536 8.0
6 Tucson Sidewinders (ARI) 72 66 .522 10.0
7 Las Vegas 51s (LAN) 70 68 .507 12.0
8 Iowa Cubs (CHN) 70 68 .507 12.0
9 Nashville Sounds (PIT) 70 68 .507 12.0
10 Edmonton Trappers (MON) 69 69 .500 13.0
11 Colorado Sprngs Sky Sox (COL) 67 71 .486 15.0
12 Memphis Redbirds (SLN) 65 73 .471 17.0
13 Indianapolis Indians (MIL) 64 74 .464 18.0
14 Richmond Braves (ATL) 59 79 .428 23.0
15 Scranton/Wilkes Barre Red Barons (PHI) 58 80 .420 24.0
16 Fresno Grizzlies (SFN) 57 81 .413 25.0

NL, Double-A Standings

Team W L PCT GB
1 Altoona Curve (PIT) 79 59 .572 .0
2 Reading Phillies (PHI) 74 64 .536 5.0
3 Round Rock Express (HOU) 74 64 .536 5.0
4 El Paso Diablos (ARI) 74 64 .536 5.0
5 Tulsa Drillers (COL) 73 65 .529 6.0
6 Greenville Braves (ATL) 72 66 .522 7.0
7 Binghamton Mets (NYN) 71 67 .514 8.0
8 Chatanooga Lookouts (CIN) 69 69 .500 10.0
9 Jacksonville Suns (LAN) 69 69 .500 10.0
10 Harrisburg Senators (MON) 68 70 .493 11.0
11 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (CHN) 67 71 .486 12.0
12 Huntsville Stars (MIL) 65 73 .471 14.0
13 Mobile BayBears (SDN) 64 74 .464 15.0
14 Tennesse Smokies (SLN) 62 76 .449 17.0
15 Norwich Navigators (SFN) 62 76 .449 17.0
16 Carolina Mudcats (FLO) 61 77 .442 18.0

NL, Single-A Standings

Team W L PCT GB
1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans (ATL) 93 45 .674 .0
2 Brevard County Manatees (MON) 78 60 .565 15.0
3 Jupiter Hammerheads (FLO) 77 61 .558 16.0
4 Palm Beach Cardinals (SLN) 75 63 .543 18.0
5 Daytona Cubs (CHN) 72 66 .522 21.0
6 Lancaster JetHawks (ARI) 70 68 .507 23.0
7 Salem Avalanche (HOU) 70 68 .507 23.0
8 Lynchburg Hillcats (PIT) 70 68 .507 23.0
9 Visalia Oaks (COL) 69 69 .500 24.0
10 Lake Elsinore Storm (SDN) 67 71 .486 26.0
11 Beloit Snappers (MIL) 65 73 .471 28.0
12 Vero Beach Dodgers (LAN) 64 74 .464 29.0
13 Potomac Cannons (CIN) 64 74 .464 29.0
14 St. Lucie Mets (NYN) 60 78 .435 33.0
15 Hagerstown Suns (SFN) 60 78 .435 33.0
16 Clearwater Philles (PHI) 50 88 .362 43.0
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LEAGUE NEWS
Wednesday, 12/15/2003
Monday 3/24/2003 :
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Trade between Chicago (N) and Texas :
Texas gets :
LF Moises Alou
P Steve Smyth
1B Dave Kelton
3B Brendan Harris
Chicago (N) gets :
3B Mark Teixeira


Monday 3/24/2003 :

Trade between Chicago (N) and Minnesota :
Minnesota gets :
2B Mark Grudzielanek
Chicago (N) gets :
C Joe Mauer
Trade between Chicago (N) and Los Angeles :
Los Angeles gets :
2B Matt Creighton
2B Bobby Hill
P Mike Sirotka
Chicago (N) gets :
P Eric Gagne
Trade between Chicago (N) and Baltimore :
Baltimore gets :
RF Nic Jackson
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Jack Cust
Trade between Chicago (N) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Antonio Alfonseca
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Chris Magruder
Trade between Chicago (N) and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
LF Lenny Harris
Chicago (N) gets :
P Zach Greinke


Tuesday 3/25/2003 :

Cincinnati: Released P Kent Mercker, he refused assignment to minors.
Arizona: Released 3B Carlos Baerga, he refused assignment to minors.


Wednesday 3/26/2003 :

Trade between Seattle and Boston :
Boston gets :
1B Greg Colbrunn
LF John Cole
Seattle gets :
LF Kevin Millar
Trade between Seattle and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
CF Randy Winn
Seattle gets :
3B Ryan Raburn
SS Scott Moore


Monday 3/31/2003 :

Detroit: Fired minors coach Larry Parrish, he is replaced by Alan Merchant.
Detroit: Fired minors coach Kevin Bradshaw, he is replaced by Robert Behm.
Seattle: Fired minors coach Dave Brundage, he is replaced by Brandon Davidson.
Houston: Fired scout Gerry Hunsicker, he is replaced by Christopher White.
Houston: Fired minors coach John Massarelli, he is replaced by Keith Garrett.
Atlanta: Fired minors coach Pat Kelly, he is replaced by Derek Rosenzweig.
Minnesota: Fired minors coach Jose Marzan, he is replaced by Thomas Farrer.
Cincinnati: Fired scout Jim Bowden, he is replaced by Perry White.
Cincinnati: Fired minors coach Phillip Wellman, he is replaced by David Kane.
San Diego: Fired hitting coach Dave Magadan, he is replaced by Bryce Graney.
Chicago (A): Fired minors coach Nick Capra, he is replaced by Frank Ray.
Anaheim: Fired minors coach Tyrone Boykin, he is replaced by Abe Ethridge.
Tampa Bay: Fired minors coach Omer Munoz, he is replaced by Daniel Wilson.
New York (N): Released P Mike Stanton, he refused assignment to minors.
Baltimore: Released P Pat Hentgen.
Baltimore: Released P Travis Driskill.
Baltimore: Released P Matt Bolander.
Baltimore: Released P Richard Bartlett.
Baltimore: Released P Sean Douglass.
Boston: Released 1B Dave Nilsson.
Boston: Released 1B Larry Sutton.
Boston: Released P Juan Cedeno.
Boston: Released P Ryan Rupe.
Boston: Released P Bronson Arroyo.
Boston: Released P John Lester.
Boston: Released P Tyler Pelland.
Boston: Released P Anastacio Martinez.
Boston: Released P Rene Miniel.
Boston: Released P Wayne Gomes.
New York (A): Released P David Martinez.
New York (A): Released P Adrian Hernandez.
Tampa Bay: Released C Jorge Fabregas.
Tampa Bay: Released LF Ryan Thompson.
Tampa Bay: Released LF Al Martin.
Tampa Bay: Released LF Scott Neuberger.
Tampa Bay: Released CF Ryan Jackson.
Tampa Bay: Released P Mike James.
Tampa Bay: Released P Jesus Colome.
Tampa Bay: Released P Steve Parris.
Toronto: Released P Tanyon Sturtze.
Toronto: Released P Gustavo Chacin.
Toronto: Released P Neomar Flores.
Toronto: Released P Charles Talanoa.
Toronto: Released P Vince Perkins.
Toronto: Released P Tracy Thorpe.
Toronto: Released P Doug Linton.
Toronto: Released P Mark Hendrickson.
Chicago (A): Released P Esteban Loaiza.
Chicago (A): Released P Josh Stewart.
Chicago (A): Released P Brian Cooper.
Chicago (A): Released P Mitch Wylie.
Chicago (A): Released P Ryan Wing.
Chicago (A): Released P Wyatt Allen.
Chicago (A): Released P Corwin Malone.
Chicago (A): Released P Julio Castro.
Chicago (A): Released P Mike Porzio.
Cleveland: Released P Brian Tallet.
Cleveland: Released P Shane Wallace.
Cleveland: Released P Jason Davis.
Cleveland: Released P Lance Carraciolli.
Cleveland: Released P Keith Ramsey.
Cleveland: Released P Jim Ed Warden.
Cleveland: Released P Terry Mulholland.
Cleveland: Released P Mike Fyhrie.
Detroit: Released P Robert Novoa.
Detroit: Released P Shane Loux.
Detroit: Released P Kevin McDowell.
Detroit: Released P Wil Ledezma.
Detroit: Released P Jeremy Johnson.
Detroit: Released P Seth Greisinger.
Kansas City: Released C Mike Tonis.
Minnesota: Released P Everett Stull.
Minnesota: Released 3B Shane Andrews.
Anaheim: Released CF Eric Owens.
Anaheim: Released CF Julio Ramirez.
Anaheim: Released P Kevin Jepsen.
Anaheim: Released P Rafael Rodriguez.
Anaheim: Released P Phil Wilson.
Anaheim: Released P Joe Saunders.
Anaheim: Released P Rich Rodriguez.
Oakland: Released P Derell McCall.
Oakland: Released P Erik Hiljus.
Seattle: Released P Ken Cloude.
Seattle: Released P Bobby Madritsch.
Seattle: Released P Kendall Bergdall.
Seattle: Released P Juan Done.
Seattle: Released P Kevin Olore.
Seattle: Released P Russ Morgan.
Seattle: Released RF John Mabry.
Texas: Released P Ryan Drese.
Texas: Released P Jose Dominguez.
Texas: Released P Brian Shouse.
Atlanta: Released LF Jesse Garcia.
Atlanta: Released P Bryan Digby.
Atlanta: Released P Kyle Davies.
Atlanta: Released P Dan Curtis.
Atlanta: Released P Brett Evert.
Atlanta: Released C Henry Blanco.
Atlanta: Released 1B Julio Franco.
Florida: Released P Sean Bergman.
Florida: Released P Randy Messenger.
Florida: Released P Josh Johnson.
Florida: Released P Jason Grilli.
Florida: Released P Don Levinski.
Florida: Released P Toby Borland.
Florida: Released P Marc Wilkins.
Florida: Released P Oswaldo Mairena.
Montreal: Released LF Dominic Ambrosini.
Montreal: Released P Ignacio Puello.
Montreal: Released P Josh Girdley.
Montreal: Released P Jason Bergman.
Montreal: Released P Mike Hinckley.
Montreal: Released P Jon Felfoldi.
Montreal: Released P Pierre-Luc Marceau.
Montreal: Released P Darrell Rasner.
New York (N): Released 1B Tony Clark.
New York (N): Released LF Wayne Lydon.
New York (N): Released LF Matt Watson.
Philadelphia: Released P Keith Bucktrot.
Philadelphia: Released P Amaury Telemaco.
Philadelphia: Released P Martire Franco.
Philadelphia: Released P Taft Cable.
Philadelphia: Released P Vinny DeChristofaro.
Philadelphia: Released P Carlos Cabrera.
Philadelphia: Released P Rob Tejada.
Cincinnati: Released P Pete Harnisch.
Cincinnati: Released P Jimmy Anderson.
Cincinnati: Released P Seth Etherton.
Cincinnati: Released P Ryan Mottl.
Cincinnati: Released P O.J. King.
Cincinnati: Released P Casey DeHart.
Cincinnati: Released P Jose Acevedo.
Cincinnati: Released P Jose Rijo.
Cincinnati: Released P Mark Watson.
Cincinnati: Released P Sean Depaula.
Cincinnati: Released P Jeff Austin.
Houston: Released RF Kyle Logan.
Houston: Released P Brian Moehler.
Houston: Released P Anthony Pluta.
Houston: Released P Jared Fernandez.
Houston: Released P Rory Shortell.
Houston: Released P Anthony Telford.
Pittsburgh: Released LF Bobby Kingsbury.
Pittsburgh: Released P Julian Tavarez.
Pittsburgh: Released P Josh Shortslef.
Pittsburgh: Released P Jeff Suppan.
Pittsburgh: Released P Bobby Bradley.
Pittsburgh: Released P Mike Gonzalez.
Pittsburgh: Released P Jonathan Albakdejo.
Pittsburgh: Released P Matt Guerrier.
Pittsburgh: Released P Jeff D'amico.
St. Louis: Released P Garrett Stephenson.
St. Louis: Released P Cheyenne Janke.
St. Louis: Released P Nick Stocks.
St. Louis: Released P Chance Caple.
St. Louis: Released P Josh Pearce.
St. Louis: Released P Nerio Rodriguez.
Arizona: Released P Bill White.
Arizona: Released P Dustin Nippert.
Arizona: Released P Justin Wechsler.
Arizona: Released P Enrique Gonzalez.
Arizona: Released P Stephen Randolph.
Arizona: Released P Phil Stockman.
Arizona: Released P Brandon Webb.
Arizona: Released P Scott Service.
Arizona: Released P Manuel Aybar.
Colorado: Released 3B Greg Norton.
Colorado: Released P Ben Crockett.
Los Angeles: Released 3B Ron Coomer.
Los Angeles: Released 3B Chris Clapinski.
Los Angeles: Released 3B Marty Malloy.
Los Angeles: Released P Andy Ashby.
Los Angeles: Released P Kazuhisa Ishii.
Los Angeles: Released P Calvin Maduro.
Los Angeles: Released P Zach Hammes.
Los Angeles: Released P Greg Miller.
Los Angeles: Released P Rodney Myers.
Los Angeles: Released P Tom Martin.
Los Angeles: Released P Bryan Corey.
Los Angeles: Released P Agustin Montero.
San Diego: Released P Carlton Loewer.
San Diego: Released P Henry Perez.
San Diego: Released P Brian Tollberg.
San Francisco: Released P Brian Powell.
San Francisco: Released P Ryan Hannaman.
San Francisco: Released P Matt Cain.
San Francisco: Released P John Thomas.
San Francisco: Released P Joe Nathan.
Kansas City: Free agent P Jeff D'amico has been signed to a minor league contract.
Minnesota: Free agent LF Scott Neuberger has been signed to a minor league contract.


Tuesday 4/1/2003 :

Chicago (N) : Free agent Kevin Olore has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.


Friday 4/4/2003 :

Seattle: Released C Pat Borders, he refused assignment to minors.


Saturday 4/5/2003 :

Kansas City: Released LF Lenny Harris, he refused assignment to minors.


Sunday 4/6/2003 :

Baltimore: Released LF B.J. Surhoff, he refused assignment to minors.
San Francisco: Released 1B J.T. Snow, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 4/7/2003 :

San Diego: Fired minors coach Jeff Gardner, he is replaced by Dave Brundage.
St. Louis: Fired minors coach Tom Nieto, he is replaced by Kevin Bradshaw.
Arizona: Fired minors coach Mike Aldrete, he is replaced by Larry Parrish.
Cincinnati: Fired hitting coach Tom Robson, he is replaced by Michael Cameron.
Tampa Bay: Fired pitching coach Chris Bosio, he is replaced by Kevin Dickson.
Florida: Fired minors coach Luis Dorante, he is replaced by Pat Kelly.
Houston: Released SS Jose Vizcaino, he refused assignment to minors.
Toronto: Released P Jeff Tam.
Oakland: Released P Jose Silva.
Montreal: Released C Randy Knorr.
Montreal: Released CF Jose Macias.
New York (N): Released 3B Russ Johnson.
Cincinnati: Released C Corky Miller.
St. Louis: Released LF Orlando Palmeiro.
Arizona: Released P Ricky Bottalico.
San Diego: Released C Wiki Gonzalez.
Arizona: Free agent P Dennis Cook has been signed to a contract of $574,600 per year, for 1 year.
Arizona: Released P Armando Reynoso, he refused assignment to minors.
Baltimore: Free agent P Charles Talanoa has been signed to a minor league contract.
Anaheim: Free agent P Greg Swindell has been signed to a contract of $359,100 per year, for 1 year.


Tuesday 4/8/2003 :

Philadelphia: Released P Rheal Cormier, he refused assignment to minors.


Wednesday 4/9/2003 :

Arizona: Released 3B Matt Williams, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 4/14/2003 :

Los Angeles: Fired minors coach Dino Ebel, he is replaced by Jeff Gardner.
Boston: Released P Mike Timlin, he refused assignment to minors.
Baltimore: Released P Beau Hale.
Baltimore: Released C Izzy Molina.
Boston: Released P Ryan Cameron.
New York (A): Released P Matt Smith.
Tampa Bay: Released 1B Brian Lesher.
Chicago (A): Released C Josh Paul.
Chicago (A): Released P Tom Jacquez.
Cleveland: Released P Jake Dittler.
Cleveland: Released P Alberto Garza.
Anaheim: Released P Scott Schoeneweis.
Texas: Released P Jay Powell.
Atlanta: Released P Jason Marquis.
Atlanta: Released P Bobby M. Jones.
Florida: Released P Nate Teut.
Florida: Released P Carl Pavano.
Montreal: Released LF Mario Encarnacion.
Montreal: Released P David Thorne.
Philadelphia: Released P Bud Smith.
Houston: Released P Kirk Bullinger.
Houston: Released 1B Alan Zinter.
Milwaukee: Released LF Brooks Kieschnick.
Arizona: Released P Eddie Oropesa.
Arizona: Released RF Felix Jose.
Colorado: Released P Darren Oliver.
Colorado: Released P Ching-Lung Lo.
San Diego: Released P Charles Nagy.
Seattle: Free agent P Luis Pineda has been signed to a contract of $467,400 per year, for 1 year.


Wednesday 4/16/2003 :

Houston: Released CF Craig Biggio, he refused assignment to minors.
Los Angeles: Released P Paul Quantrill, he refused assignment to minors.


Thursday 4/17/2003 :

San Diego: Released P Jesse Orosco, he refused assignment to minors.


Sunday 4/20/2003 :

Trade between Toronto and Minnesota :
Minnesota gets :
2B Orlando Hudson
Toronto gets :
RF Dustan Mohr
3B Omar Burgos
Trade between Oakland and Baltimore :
Baltimore gets :
1B Scott Hatteberg
Oakland gets :
2B Mike Fontenot
Baltimore: Released 1B Jeff Conine, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 4/21/2003 :

New York (N): Released 3B Jay Bell, he refused assignment to minors.
New York (A): Released P Ben Rivera.
Tampa Bay: Released P Erik Sabel.
Kansas City: Released P Nate Field.
Texas: Released P Reynaldo Garcia.
Pittsburgh: Released 1B Randall Simon.
Montreal: Free agent P Donne Wall has been signed to a contract of $419,900 per year, for 1 year.


Thursday 4/24/2003 :

St. Louis: Released P Cal Eldred, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 4/28/2003 :

Toronto: Released LF Howie Clark.
Toronto: Released C Ken Huckaby.
Cleveland: Released P Jason Bere.
Kansas City: Released LF Michael Tucker.
Cincinnati: Released P Luke Prokopec.
Milwaukee: Released LF Brady Clark.
Montreal: Free agent P Jim Ed Warden has been signed to a minor league contract.


Friday 5/2/2003 :

Chicago (N): Released C Keith Mcdonald.
Chicago (N): Released SS Ronny Cedeno.
Chicago (N): Released P Felix Sanchez.
Chicago (N): Released 1B Brian Dopirak.
Chicago (N): Released SS Nate Frese.


Monday 5/5/2003 :

Minnesota: Released P Mike Fetters, he refused assignment to minors.
Baltimore: Released P Omar Daal.
New York (A): Released RF Matt Carson.
New York (A): Released P Jay Tessmer.
Cleveland: Released P Brian Anderson.
Cleveland: Released P Aaron Myette.
Cleveland: Released P Jerrod Riggan.
Cleveland: Released LF Shane Spencer.
Detroit: Released C Bill Haselman.
Minnesota: Released P Tim Henkenjohann.
Atlanta: Released C Mike Hubbard.
Milwaukee: Released P Todd Ritchie.
St. Louis: Released 2B Kurt Abbott.
Colorado: Released P Chris Michalak.
Los Angeles: Released CF Calvin Murray.
San Francisco: Released P Francisco Liriano.
Anaheim: Free agent P Taft Cable has been signed to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Chris Haney has been signed to a contract of $652,100 per year, for 1 year.


Thursday 5/8/2003 :

Chicago (N) : Dave Veres has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Juan Cruz has been signed to a contract extension, $850,000 per year, for 3 years.


Friday 5/9/2003 :

Chicago (N): Released P Heath Murray.
Chicago (N): Released P Aaron Small.
Chicago (N): Released C Mike Mahoney.
Chicago (N) : Mark Bellhorn has been signed to a contract extension, $3,750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati: Released P Chris Haney, he refused assignment to minors.
St. Louis: Released P Jeff Fassero, he refused assignment to minors.


Saturday 5/10/2003 :

Trade between St. Louis and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
RF Alex Ochoa
St. Louis gets :
1B Carlos Pena
CF Bo Flowers
St. Louis: Released 1B Tino Martinez, he refused assignment to minors.
Trade between Cleveland and San Diego :
San Diego gets :
LF Jody Gerut
Cleveland gets :
3B Greg Sain
P Chris Oxspring
Chicago (N) : Mark Guthrie has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Eric Gagne has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.


Sunday 5/11/2003 :

Pittsburgh: Released 1B Kevin Young, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 5/12/2003 :

Anaheim: Released P Greg Swindell, he refused assignment to minors.
Texas: Released C Chad Kreuter, he refused assignment to minors.
New York (N): Released P David Cone, he refused assignment to minors.
Baltimore: Released LF Melvin Mora.
Chicago (A): Released P Ryan Rodriguez.
Anaheim: Released P Jake Woods.
Anaheim: Released P Scott Hindman.
Cincinnati: Released P Travis Miller.
Cincinnati: Released 1B Russ Branyan.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Wyatt Allen has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Released RF Reggie Sanders, he refused assignment to minors.


Tuesday 5/13/2003 :

Trade between Boston and Milwaukee :
Milwaukee gets :
3B Bill Mueller
Boston gets :
P Jayson Durocher
CF Steve Moss


Thursday 5/15/2003 :

San Francisco: Released 1B Andres Galarraga, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 5/19/2003 :

Boston: Released P Robert Person.
Cincinnati: Released CF Alejandro Diaz.
Colorado: Released P Gerit Simpson.
St. Louis: Free agent P Alex Herrera has been signed to a minor league contract.
Anaheim: Free agent LF David Justice has been signed to a minor league contract.
San Diego: Released 1B Dave Hansen, he refused assignment to minors.


Tuesday 5/20/2003 :

Trade between Tampa Bay and Texas :
Texas gets :
C Toby Hall
Tampa Bay gets :
P Doug Davis
1B Nate Gold
LF Larry Grayson


Friday 5/23/2003 :

Atlanta: Released P Darren Holmes, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 5/26/2003 :

Tampa Bay: Released LF Blair Irvin.
Tampa Bay: Released P Blake Stein.
Toronto: Released LF Rich Thompson.
Toronto: Released P Dan Reichert.
Kansas City: Released P Albie Lopez.
Kansas City: Released P James Baldwin.
New York (N): Released P John Franco.
Cincinnati: Released P Paul Wilson.
Pittsburgh: Released LF Adam Hyzdu.
Colorado: Released RF Sean Barker.
San Diego: Released 2B Keith Lockhart.
Seattle: Free agent P Julio Santana has been signed to a minor league contract.


Tuesday 5/27/2003 :

Texas: Released LF Ruben Sierra, he refused assignment to minors.


Wednesday 5/28/2003 :

Anaheim: Released LF David Justice, he refused assignment to minors.


Sunday 6/1/2003 :

Chicago (N): Released P Matt Clanton.
Chicago (N): Released 2B Robinson Chirinos.
Chicago (N): Released SS Ryan Theriot.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Matt Nachreiner has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Chicago (N): Released SS Augie Ojeda.
Chicago (N): Released P John Leicester.
Chicago (N): Released P Sergio Mitre.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Orlando Palmeiro has been signed to a contract of $323,000 per year, for 1 years.


Monday 6/2/2003 :

Baltimore: Released LF Luis Garcia.
Boston: Released P Hector Almonte.
New York (A): Released 3B Todd Zeile.
New York (A): Released P Sterling Hitchcock.
New York (A): Released C Chris Widger.
Tampa Bay: Released LF Joey Gomes.
Cleveland: Released 2B Ricky Gutierrez.
Cleveland: Released P Carl Sadler.
Detroit: Released 2B Shane Halter.
Detroit: Released RF Brent Clevelen.
Kansas City: Released C Bart Pletcher.
Minnesota: Released P Joe Foote.
Anaheim: Released P Joe Torres.
Seattle: Released CF Chris Colton.
Texas: Released P Kiki Bengocher.
Atlanta: Released CF Miguel Mota.
Florida: Released CF Charles Frazier.
Philadelphia: Released P Seung Lee.
Cincinnati: Released P Scott Dunn.
Cincinnati: Released P Daylan Childress.
Pittsburgh: Released P Zach Duke.
St. Louis: Released 3B Travis Hanson.
Arizona: Released P Paul Abbott.
Colorado: Released C Mandy Romero.
Colorado: Released P Zach Parker.
Los Angeles: Released P Eric Stutts.
San Francisco: Released C Alberto Castillo.
Boston: Free agent CF Craig Biggio has been signed to a contract of $303,200 per year, for 1 year.
Trade between Detroit and Florida :
Florida gets :
RF Craig Monroe
P Matt Roney
Detroit gets :
P Brad Penny


Monday 6/9/2003 :

Oakland: Released LF Ron Gant, he refused assignment to minors.
Boston: Released P Olivio Astacio.
Detroit: Released P Steve Sparks.
Detroit: Released P Terry Pearson.
Texas: Released P C.J. Nitkowski.
Florida: Released LF Gerald Williams.
Florida: Released 3B Mike Mordecai.
Philadelphia: Released P Cary Hiles.
Pittsburgh: Released P Brian Meadows.
Pittsburgh: Released P Pat Mahomes.
Pittsburgh: Released P Mike Holtz.
Colorado: Released P Vic Darensbourg.
Los Angeles: Released P Bill Simas.
Boston: Free agent 2B Quilvio Veras has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 year.
Seattle: Free agent P Jacob Stevens has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N): Released 1B Chris Pritchett.
Chicago (N): Released 3B Phil Hiatt.
Chicago (N): Released RF Trenidad Hubbard.
Trade between Chicago (N) and Baltimore :
Baltimore gets :
LF Troy O'Leary
Chicago (N) gets :
P Paul Henry
Trade between Chicago (N) and Houston :
Houston gets :
P Mike Remlinger
P Todd Wellemeyer
Chicago (N) gets :
P Octavio Dotel
Trade between Chicago (N) and Florida :
Florida gets :
SS Alex S. Gonzalez
SS Ramon Martinez
P Joe Borowski
Chicago (N) gets :
2B Luis Castillo
Trade between Chicago (N) and Texas :
Texas gets :
CF Jackson Melian
Chicago (N) gets :
P Francisco Cordero
Chicago (N) : Free agent Jose Vizcaino has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Luis Castillo has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Trade between Chicago (N) and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
RF Sammy Sosa
P Zach Greinke
P Renyel Pinto
RF Jason Dubois
P Matt Clement
Chicago (N) gets :
LF Albert Pujols
Chicago (N) : Albert Pujols has been signed to a contract extension, $8,450,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Ryan Rupe has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Boston: Released CF Craig Biggio, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 6/16/2003 :

Baltimore: Released LF Troy O'Leary.
Baltimore: Released SS Omar Rogers.
Baltimore: Released 2B Jeff Reboulet.
Tampa Bay: Released 3B Terry Shumpert.
Oakland: Released P Claudio Galva.
Texas: Released CF Ryan Christenson.
Houston: Released P Joey DeLeon.
St. Louis: Released RF Eduardo Perez.
St. Louis: Released P Shane Reedy.
St. Louis: Released P Julio Villalon.
St. Louis: Released P Les Walrond.
Arizona: Released 3B Matt Kata.
Seattle: Free agent P Nathan Garcia has been signed to a minor league contract.
Atlanta: Released P Roberto Hernandez, he refused assignment to minors.


Wednesday 6/18/2003 :

Milwaukee: Released RF John Vander wal, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 6/23/2003 :

Cleveland: Released P Dave Burba, he refused assignment to minors.
Tampa Bay: Released P Mark Malaska.
Toronto: Released P Trever Miller.
New York (N): Released C Vance Wilson.
Arizona: Released 3B Chris Donnels.
Colorado: Released P Ryan Cameron.
San Diego: Released CF Brady Anderson.
San Diego: Released P Chris Rojas.
Minnesota: Free agent P Edward Bozek has been signed to a minor league contract.
Minnesota: Released P Rick Reed, he refused assignment to minors.


Friday 6/27/2003 :

Boston: Released P John Burkett, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 6/30/2003 :

Los Angeles: Released C Todd Hundley, he refused assignment to minors.
New York (A): Released P Juan Acevedo.
New York (A): Released 1B Ryan Mcguire.
Cleveland: Released P Jason Boyd.
Detroit: Released P Gary Knotts.
Minnesota: Released P Grant Balfour.
Anaheim: Released 2B H.J. Kendrick.
Florida: Released P Rich Croushore.
Cincinnati: Released SS Hector Tiburcio.
Houston: Released C Raul Chavez.
St. Louis: Released P Lance Painter.
Colorado: Released P Kip Bouknight.
San Diego: Released P Jaret Wright.
San Francisco: Released P Kirk Rueter.
Texas: Free agent P Bill Luz has been signed to a minor league contract.


Tuesday 7/1/2003 :

Chicago (N) : Free agent Robert Person has been signed to a contract of $380,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Free agent Frank Castillo has been signed to a contract of $1,276,800 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between Chicago (N) and Seattle :
Seattle gets :
1B Jack Cust
Chicago (N) gets :
P Glenn Bott


Friday 7/4/2003 :

Chicago (N) : Orlando Palmeiro has been signed to a contract extension, $570,000 per year, for 3 years.


Sunday 7/6/2003 :

Trade between Florida and Anaheim :
Anaheim gets :
C Ramon Castro
Florida gets :
P Brendan Donnelly
Trade between St. Louis and San Diego :
San Diego gets :
RF Michael Little
3B Joe Mather
CF Bo Flowers
St. Louis gets :
P Oliver Perez


Monday 7/7/2003 :

Montreal: Fired hitting coach Tom McCraw, he is replaced by Earl Devers.
Tampa Bay: Released P Mike Venafro.
Cleveland: Put 2B Brandon Phillips on the trading block.
Cleveland: Put RF Karim Garcia on the trading block.
Anaheim: Released C Ben Molina.
Texas: Released CF Doug Glanville.
Montreal: Released P Julio Manon.
Philadelphia: Released P Joe Roa.
Pittsburgh: Released RF David Murphy.
Arizona: Released P Ron Villone.
San Diego: Released RF Mark Quinn.
Oakland: Free agent P Daniel Moore has been signed to a minor league contract.


Wednesday 7/9/2003 :

New York (A): Released P David Wells, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 7/14/2003 :

Tampa Bay: Put P Joe Kennedy on the trading block.
Tampa Bay: Put C Pete LaForest on the trading block.
Toronto: Released P Justin Miller.
Cleveland: Put 1B Travis Hafner on the trading block.
Detroit: Put 3B Craig Paquette on the trading block.
Detroit: Put CF Randy Winn on the trading block.
Oakland: Released P John Halama.
Seattle: Released P Giovanni Carrara.
Texas: Put LF Jason Hart on the trading block.
Texas: Put RF Juan Gonzalez on the trading block.
Montreal: Put P Orlando Hernandez on the trading block.
Montreal: Put RF Vladimir Guerrero on the trading block.
Montreal: Put P Livan Hernandez on the trading block.
Philadelphia: Released C Jesse Levis.
St. Louis: Released P Wilson Ciprian.
San Diego: Put SS Homer Bush on the trading block.
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Olmedo Saenz has been signed to a contract of $718,200 per year, for 1 year.


Tuesday 7/15/2003 :

Trade between Kansas City and Tampa Bay :
Tampa Bay gets :
P Runelvys Hernandez
SS Andres Blanco
Kansas City gets :
P Joe Kennedy
Trade between St. Louis and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Matt Clement
St. Louis gets :
2B Brandon Phillips


Wednesday 7/16/2003 :

Trade between Toronto and Los Angeles :
Los Angeles gets :
P Roy Halladay
Toronto gets :
2B Bobby Hill
SS Joel Guzman
CF Michael Rogers


Thursday 7/17/2003 :

Trade between Colorado and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
P Dennis Stark
LF Trey George
Colorado gets :
P Orlando Hernandez
Trade between Philadelphia and Anaheim :
Anaheim gets :
1B Ryan Howard
3B Kiki Fisher
SS Esteban De Los Santos
Philadelphia gets :
P Scot Shields


Sunday 7/20/2003 :

Trade between Montreal and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
RF Vladimir Guerrero
Montreal gets :
1B Ken Harvey
LF Andy D'Alessio
1B Chad Santos


Monday 7/21/2003 :

Chicago (A): Put P Mark Buehrle on the trading block.
Cleveland: Put CF Milton Bradley on the trading block.
Kansas City: Released LF Dee Brown.
Seattle: Released P Shigetoshi Hasegawa.
Montreal: Released LF Reg Fitzpatrick.
Montreal: Released LF Trey George.
Montreal: Put 1B Ken Harvey on the trading block.
Montreal: Put C Brian Schneider on the trading block.
Philadelphia: Released 3B David Bell.
St. Louis: Released P Dustin Hermanson.
Toronto: Free agent SS Grover Cheung has been signed to a minor league contract.
Kansas City: Free agent P Matthew Pike has been signed to a minor league contract.


Tuesday 7/22/2003 :

Trade between Texas and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
P Joaquin Benoit
CF Masjid Khairy
Texas gets :
CF Randy Winn
Trade between Oakland and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
P Ted Lilly
Oakland gets :
C Brian Schneider


Saturday 7/26/2003 :

Trade between Kansas City and Tampa Bay :
Tampa Bay gets :
P Darrell May
CF Alan Moye
Kansas City gets :
C Pete LaForest
Trade between Cincinnati and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
RF Ruben Mateo
C Miguel Perez
Cincinnati gets :
1B Ken Harvey
Trade between Texas and Boston :
Boston gets :
RF Kevin Mench
P Bill Luz
C Dale Chamber
Texas gets :
P Casey Fossum


Monday 7/28/2003 :

Milwaukee: Released 2B Eric Young, he refused assignment to minors.
Boston: Released C Alberto Concepcion.
Tampa Bay: Released CF Alan Moye.
Cleveland: Released C Tim Laker.
Kansas City: Released C Mike Difelice.
Kansas City: Released P Sean Lowe.
Minnesota: Released P Juan Rincon.
Oakland: Released P Aaron Harang.
Cincinnati: Put 1B Sean Casey on the trading block.
Houston: Released RF Orlando Merced.


Tuesday 7/29/2003 :

Trade between San Francisco and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Jason Schmidt
C Dayton Buller
San Francisco gets :
P Mark Buehrle
Trade between Toronto and Arizona :
Arizona gets :
1B Josh Phelps
Toronto gets :
P Byung-hyun Kim
P Adriano Rosario


Wednesday 7/30/2003 :

Trade between Baltimore and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
CF Larry Bigbie
Baltimore gets :
LF Joe Borchard
Trade between Tampa Bay and Milwaukee :
Milwaukee gets :
RF Ben Grieve
Tampa Bay gets :
C Jason Belcher
LF D.J. Clark
3B Corey Hart
Trade between St. Louis and San Diego :
San Diego gets :
2B Fernando Vina
St. Louis gets :
SS Jorge Quiroz
CF Bo Flowers
Trade between Kansas City and Texas :
Texas gets :
SS Angel Berroa
C Luis Gonzalez
Kansas City gets :
P Ugueth Urbina
Trade between St. Louis and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
RF J.D. Drew
St. Louis gets :
2B Josh McKinley
1B Chad Chop
Trade between Arizona and Texas :
Texas gets :
3B Brian Barden
Arizona gets :
P Esteban Yan
Trade between Texas and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
LF Jason Hart
Texas gets :
SS Michael Moon
P Ben Dequin
Montreal: Released LF Wil Cordero, he refused assignment to minors.
Trade between Seattle and Florida :
Florida gets :
2B Ron Wright
Seattle gets :
P Ryan Warpinski
Trade between Philadelphia and Colorado :
Colorado gets :
3B Tyler Houston
Philadelphia gets :
C Javi Herrera
2B Jayson Nix
P Ryan Speier
Trade between Anaheim and Milwaukee :
Milwaukee gets :
2B Chone Figgins
Anaheim gets :
LF Bill Scott
C Manny Ramirez
RF Mario Mendez
Trade between Boston and Baltimore :
Baltimore gets :
SS Freddy Sanchez
Boston gets :
1B Doug Gredvig


Thursday 7/31/2003 :

Trade between Arizona and Texas :
Texas gets :
1B Jeff Stanek
Arizona gets :
P Todd Van poppel
Trade between Boston and Colorado :
Colorado gets :
LF Jeremy Giambi
Boston gets :
SS Adam Jones
C Neil Wilson
Trade between Boston and Milwaukee :
Milwaukee gets :
RF Trot Nixon
Boston gets :
1B Brad Nelson
P Khalid Ballouli
RF Chris Morris


Thursday 8/1/2003 :

Baltimore : Jerry Hairston has been signed to a contract extension, $1,691,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Scott Hatteberg has been signed to a contract extension, $2,660,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Tony Batista has been signed to a contract extension, $812,300 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Rick Helling has been signed to a contract extension, $902,500 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Deivi Cruz has been signed to a contract extension, $676,900 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Kerry Ligtenberg has been signed to a contract extension, $1,282,500 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Todd Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $2,745,500 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : David Ortiz has been signed to a contract extension, $1,420,300 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Lou Collier has been signed to a contract extension, $783,800 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Damian Jackson has been signed to a contract extension, $665,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Chad Fox has been signed to a contract extension, $1,282,500 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Andy Pettitte has been signed to a contract extension, $5,950,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Raul Mondesi has been signed to a contract extension, $902,500 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Robin Ventura has been signed to a contract extension, $1,440,400 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Antonio Osuna has been signed to a contract extension, $1,049,800 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Roger Clemens has been signed to a contract extension, $847,900 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A) : Willie Banks has been signed to a contract extension, $1,187,500 per year, for 4 years.
Tampa Bay : Rey Ordonez has been signed to a contract extension, $389,500 per year, for 1 years.
Tampa Bay : Matt Perisho has been signed to a contract extension, $403,800 per year, for 1 years.
Toronto : Shannon Stewart has been signed to a contract extension, $2,137,500 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Frank Catalanotto has been signed to a contract extension, $2,137,500 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Pete Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $1,434,500 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Kelvim Escobar has been signed to a contract extension, $1,781,300 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Bruce Aven has been signed to a contract extension, $313,500 per year, for 2 years.
Toronto : Greg Myers has been signed to a contract extension, $359,900 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Tom Gordon has been signed to a contract extension, $2,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A) : Jose Valentin has been signed to a contract extension, $1,140,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A) : Tony Graffanino has been signed to a contract extension, $453,900 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (A) : Sandy Alomar jr. has been signed to a contract extension, $346,800 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland : Olmedo Saenz has been signed to a contract extension, $1,605,500 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Ellis Burks has been signed to a contract extension, $2,234,400 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland : Mark Wohlers has been signed to a contract extension, $855,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Antonio Alfonseca has been signed to a contract extension, $593,800 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit : A.j. Hinch has been signed to a contract extension, $313,500 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit : Jose Paniagua has been signed to a contract extension, $855,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Raul Ibanez has been signed to a contract extension, $1,520,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Carlos Febles has been signed to a contract extension, $674,500 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Mendy Lopez has been signed to a contract extension, $418,000 per year, for 1 years.
Kansas City : Ugueth Urbina has been signed to a contract extension, $3,150,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Joe Randa has been signed to a contract extension, $676,900 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Jason Grimsley has been signed to a contract extension, $3,135,000 per year, for 3 years.
Minnesota : A.j. Pierzynski has been signed to a contract extension, $3,344,000 per year, for 3 years.
Minnesota : Eddie Guardado has been signed to a contract extension, $4,987,500 per year, for 4 years.
Minnesota : Doug Mientkiewicz has been signed to a contract extension, $817,000 per year, for 3 years.
Minnesota : Chris Gomez has been signed to a contract extension, $605,600 per year, for 3 years.
Minnesota : Kenny Rogers has been signed to a contract extension, $483,800 per year, for 2 years.
Anaheim : Jarrod Washburn has been signed to a contract extension, $5,814,000 per year, for 4 years.
Anaheim : Brad Fullmer has been signed to a contract extension, $5,225,000 per year, for 3 years.
Oakland : Keith Foulke has been signed to a contract extension, $4,275,000 per year, for 3 years.
Oakland : David McCarty has been signed to a contract extension, $3,068,500 per year, for 3 years.
Oakland : Jim Mecir has been signed to a contract extension, $2,018,100 per year, for 4 years.
Seattle : Mike Cameron has been signed to a contract extension, $4,873,500 per year, for 3 years.
Seattle : Ben Davis has been signed to a contract extension, $2,033,000 per year, for 3 years.
Seattle : Arthur Rhodes has been signed to a contract extension, $2,450,000 per year, for 3 years.
Seattle : Carlos Guillen has been signed to a contract extension, $655,500 per year, for 3 years.
Seattle : Mark McLemore has been signed to a contract extension, $558,600 per year, for 1 years.
Seattle : Edgar Martinez has been signed to a contract extension, $431,300 per year, for 1 years.
Texas : Rafael Palmeiro has been signed to a contract extension, $3,100,200 per year, for 1 years.
Texas : Rudy Seanez has been signed to a contract extension, $1,881,000 per year, for 3 years.
Texas : Ron Mahay has been signed to a contract extension, $1,140,000 per year, for 3 years.
Texas : Todd Greene has been signed to a contract extension, $356,300 per year, for 2 years.
Atlanta : Paul Byrd has been signed to a contract extension, $1,009,400 per year, for 3 years.
Florida : Todd Hollandsworth has been signed to a contract extension, $2,356,000 per year, for 3 years.
Florida : Mike Redmond has been signed to a contract extension, $2,907,000 per year, for 3 years.
Florida : Ramon Martinez has been signed to a contract extension, $1,814,500 per year, for 3 years.
Florida : Alex Gonzalez has been signed to a contract extension, $323,000 per year, for 2 years.
Florida : Andy Fox has been signed to a contract extension, $600,900 per year, for 3 years.
Florida : Vladimir Nunez has been signed to a contract extension, $750,500 per year, for 3 years.
Montreal : Michael Barrett has been signed to a contract extension, $598,500 per year, for 3 years.
Montreal : Fernando Tatis has been signed to a contract extension, $617,500 per year, for 3 years.
Montreal : Joey Eischen has been signed to a contract extension, $2,195,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Armando Benitez has been signed to a contract extension, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N) : Roberto Alomar has been signed to a contract extension, $5,700,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N) : Joe McEwing has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia : Kevin Millwood has been signed to a contract extension, $5,130,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia : Ricky Ledee has been signed to a contract extension, $1,111,500 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia : Terry Adams has been signed to a contract extension, $684,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia : Turk Wendell has been signed to a contract extension, $538,700 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati : Scott Sullivan has been signed to a contract extension, $1,482,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Felix Heredia has been signed to a contract extension, $912,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Kelly Stinnett has been signed to a contract extension, $313,500 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati : Carlos Almanzar has been signed to a contract extension, $513,000 per year, for 3 years.
Houston : Brian Hunter has been signed to a contract extension, $1,520,000 per year, for 4 years.
Houston : Brad Ausmus has been signed to a contract extension, $783,800 per year, for 3 years.
Milwaukee : Glendon Rusch has been signed to a contract extension, $1,444,000 per year, for 3 years.
Milwaukee : Ben Grieve has been signed to a contract extension, $807,500 per year, for 3 years.
Milwaukee : Valerio De los santos has been signed to a contract extension, $1,159,000 per year, for 3 years.
Milwaukee : Mark Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $391,900 per year, for 1 years.
Milwaukee : Curt Leskanic has been signed to a contract extension, $2,194,500 per year, for 3 years.
Milwaukee : Dave Mlicki has been signed to a contract extension, $655,500 per year, for 4 years.
Milwaukee : Mike Buddie has been signed to a contract extension, $617,500 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Pokey Reese has been signed to a contract extension, $767,100 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Abraham O. Nunez has been signed to a contract extension, $496,400 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Kenny Lofton has been signed to a contract extension, $796,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh : Mike Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $2,633,400 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Dennys Reyes has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis : Todd Dunwoody has been signed to a contract extension, $334,900 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis : Kevin S. Brown has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis : Russ Springer has been signed to a contract extension, $361,000 per year, for 2 years.
Arizona : Randy Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $6,308,200 per year, for 2 years.
Colorado : Jeremy Giambi has been signed to a contract extension, $3,002,000 per year, for 3 years.
Colorado : Justin Speier has been signed to a contract extension, $2,565,000 per year, for 3 years.
Colorado : Jose Hernandez has been signed to a contract extension, $2,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
Colorado : Tyler Houston has been signed to a contract extension, $812,300 per year, for 3 years.
Colorado : Nelson Cruz has been signed to a contract extension, $646,000 per year, for 3 years.
Colorado : Todd Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $926,300 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Roy Halladay has been signed to a contract extension, $6,013,500 per year, for 5 years.
Los Angeles : Alex Cora has been signed to a contract extension, $1,814,500 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Hideo Nomo has been signed to a contract extension, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Wilson Alvarez has been signed to a contract extension, $3,135,000 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Jolbert Cabrera has been signed to a contract extension, $503,500 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Brian Jordan has been signed to a contract extension, $638,400 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Fred McGriff has been signed to a contract extension, $466,800 per year, for 2 years.
Los Angeles : Pedro Borbon has been signed to a contract extension, $356,300 per year, for 1 years.
San Diego : Fernando Vina has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Diego : Lou Merloni has been signed to a contract extension, $389,500 per year, for 2 years.
San Diego : Homer Bush has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
San Francisco : Benito Santiago has been signed to a contract extension, $574,600 per year, for 1 years.
San Francisco : Tim Worrell has been signed to a contract extension, $1,037,400 per year, for 3 years.


Monday 8/4/2003 :

Toronto: Released C Greg Myers, he refused assignment to minors.
Baltimore: Released LF Marty Cordova.
Boston: Released C Dale Chamber.
Boston: Released 1B Juan Diaz.
Boston: Released 3B John Hattig.
Anaheim: Released C Ryan Budde.
Oakland: Released C Mitch Meluskey.
Seattle: Released LF Josh Ellison.
Texas: Released 3B Herbert Perry.
Texas: Released P C.J. Wilson.
Montreal: Released RF Danny Rombley.
Montreal: Released P Luis Ayala.
Pittsburgh: Released 2B David Doster.
Arizona: Released 1B Mark Grace.
San Diego: Released P Luther Hackman.
Toronto: Free agent C Vance Wilson has been signed to a contract of $334,400 per year, for 1 year.


Monday 8/11/2003 :

Toronto: Released LF Mike Colangelo.
Minnesota: Released P Matt Vorwald.
Texas: Released 3B Manny Alexander.
San Diego: Released 1B Alex Pelaez.
Detroit: Free agent SS John Valentin has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 year.
Oakland: Free agent P Aaron Nathan has been signed to a minor league contract.
Florida: Free agent LF Ray Lankford has been signed to a minor league contract.


Monday 8/18/2003 :

Toronto: Released SS Mike Bordick.
Anaheim: Released LF Josh Gray.
Texas: Released 3B Donnie Sadler.
New York (N): Released P Graeme Lloyd.
St. Louis: Released P John Novinsky.
Colorado: Released P Mike Esposito.
San Francisco: Released RF Marvin Benard.
Montreal: Free agent 3B David Bell has been signed to a contract of $608,000 per year, for 1 year.
Anaheim: Free agent P Chris Pillsbury has been signed to a minor league contract.
Montreal: Free agent P Douglas Davisson has been signed to a minor league contract.
Chicago (N) : Octavio Dotel has been signed to a contract extension, $3,290,000 per year, for 3 years.


Saturday 8/23/2003 :

Seattle: Released P Jamie Moyer, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 8/25/2003 :

Cincinnati: Released SS Barry Larkin, he refused assignment to minors.
New York (A): Released 2B Enrique Wilson.
New York (A): Released CF Chris Latham.
Kansas City: Released C Dusty Wathan.
Seattle: Released P Sam Hays.
Montreal: Released P Scott Downs.
Baltimore: Free agent RF Marvin Benard has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 year.


Monday 9/1/2003 :

Montreal: Released CF Damon Buford.
San Francisco: Released SS Cody Ransom.
Minnesota: Free agent P Mike Stanton has been signed to a contract of $399,000 per year, for 1 year.
Pittsburgh: Free agent C Tony Eusebio has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 year.


Monday 9/8/2003 :

Chicago (A): Released P Kyle Kane.
Kansas City: Released P Brian Shackleford.
Los Angeles: Free agent LF Michael Tucker has been signed to a contract of $361,000 per year, for 1 year.
Detroit: Free agent P Anthony Reyes has been signed to a minor league contract.


Saturday 9/13/2003 :

Seattle: Released DH Edgar Martinez, he refused assignment to minors.


Monday 9/15/2003 :

Florida: Released C Paul Hoover.
Pittsburgh: Free agent CF Eric Owens has been signed to a minor league contract.


Monday 9/22/2003 :

Baltimore: Released P Scott Erickson.
Chicago (A): Released P Gary Glover.
Chicago (A): Released P Dan Wright.
Atlanta: Released 2B Stubby Clapp.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Kent Mercker has been signed to a contract of $342,000 per year, for 1 year.


Thursday 9/25/2003 :

Chicago (A): Released 1B Frank Thomas, he refused assignment to minors.
Philadelphia: Released P Dan Plesac, he refused assignment to minors.
Pittsburgh: Released P Kent Mercker, he refused assignment to minors.
Los Angeles: Released P Kevin Brown, he refused assignment to minors.
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League Financial Report
Wednesday, 12/15/2003
PAYROLLS

# Team Payroll
1 New York (A) $112,095,400
2 Atlanta $82,053,286
3 Texas $76,101,450
4 New York (N) $75,107,560
5 Arizona $66,332,215
6 Boston $62,916,762
7 St. Louis $61,180,800
8 Colorado $58,287,500
9 San Francisco $52,772,071
10 Philadelphia $51,536,096
11 Los Angeles $51,449,750
12 Anaheim $51,063,371
13 Oakland $48,088,325
14 Minnesota $47,849,358
15 Seattle $47,672,579
16 Houston $46,918,100
17 Chicago (A) $41,943,101
18 San Diego $41,317,500
19 Pittsburgh $40,876,429
20 Montreal $40,312,043
21 Milwaukee $40,264,386
22 Detroit $40,132,557
23 Toronto $38,337,043
24 Kansas City $37,522,500
25 Cincinnati $36,784,750
26 Chicago (N) $35,379,700
27 Florida $33,762,721
28 Baltimore $32,572,329
29 Cleveland $32,004,450
30 Tampa Bay $21,157,000

HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS

# Pos Name Team Salary
1 SS Alex Rodriguez TEX $17,188,500
2 SS Derek Jeter NYA $13,230,000
3 LF Manny Ramirez BOS $13,090,000
4 1B Carlos Delgado TOR $12,413,000
5 RF Sammy Sosa SLN $11,550,000
6 LF Barry Bonds SFN $11,200,000
7 1B Jason Giambi NYA $11,200,000
8 P Randy Johnson ARI $10,500,000
9 LF Chipper Jones ATL $10,500,000
10 RF Shawn Green LAN $10,456,250
11 1B Todd Helton COL $10,255,000
12 1B Jim Thome PHI $9,916,667
13 1B Jeff Bagwell HOU $9,800,000
14 P Greg Maddux ATL $9,800,000
15 C Mike Piazza NYN $9,450,000
16 1B Mo Vaughn NYN $9,310,000
17 P Mike Hampton ATL $9,300,000
18 P Chan Ho Park TEX $9,100,000
19 P Mike Mussina NYA $8,890,000
20 CF Ken Griffey Jr. CIN $8,750,000
21 RF Larry Walker COL $8,750,000
22 P Pedro Martinez BOS $8,750,000
23 RF Raul Mondesi NYA $8,400,000
24 RF Bobby Abreu PHI $8,400,000
25 CF Bernie Williams NYA $8,400,000

ATTENDANCE

# Team ATTENDANCE 2003 ATTENDANCE 2002
1 Seattle 3,741,707 3,542,938
2 New York (N) 3,739,949 2,804,838
3 New York (A) 3,703,046 3,465,807
4 Arizona 3,592,184 3,198,977
5 Los Angeles 3,448,269 3,131,255
6 San Francisco 3,285,953 3,253,203
7 St. Louis 3,157,276 3,011,756
8 Chicago (N) 3,150,471 2,693,096
9 Houston 3,033,235 2,517,357
10 Cincinnati 3,022,473 1,855,787
11 Oakland 2,935,393 2,169,811
12 Colorado 2,880,433 2,737,838
13 Philadelphia 2,747,961 1,618,467
14 Boston 2,746,857 2,650,862
15 Baltimore 2,672,420 2,682,439
16 Cleveland 2,670,318 2,616,940
17 Anaheim 2,580,868 2,305,547
18 Texas 2,541,363 2,352,397
19 Atlanta 2,492,191 2,603,484
20 Kansas City 2,361,029 1,323,036
21 Minnesota 2,283,412 1,924,473
22 San Diego 2,222,485 2,220,601
23 Milwaukee 2,007,401 1,969,153
24 Florida 1,939,312 813,118
25 Pittsburgh 1,816,240 1,784,988
26 Toronto 1,680,527 1,637,900
27 Detroit 1,567,331 1,503,623
28 Chicago (A) 1,336,689 1,676,911
29 Montreal 1,175,857 812,045
30 Tampa Bay 1,061,290 1,065,742

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We check in on the cornerstones of our future now...

LF Albert Pujols

.346-36-151; League MVP

23 years old

Grade: A+

Albert made a huge impact on our team after we traded for him. He is a versatile player who is best suited at first, but will play left field for now. His numbers are just plain sick.

RHP Mark Prior

13-12, 4.00, 204.2 IP, 218 K

23 years old

Grade: C+

Mark struggled this year as our ace, but still showed signs of improvement after a rough start. He pitched a no-hitter and also had a couple of excellent performances. Mark will hopefully win 15-17 games next year; maybe we can add an ace to take the pressure off of him.

3B Mark Teixeira

.270-20-96

22 years old

Grade: B+

Mark was horrendous early, but really rebounded into a very solid player. I'm hoping for .285-30-115 from him next year, but that may be asking a bit much. We'll see how well he develops over the off-season.

RHP Eric Gagne

31 SV, 2.50, 72 IP, 88 K

27 years old

Grade: A-

I rewarded Eric with a five-year contract extension, and hopefully he'll respond with some dominating years. He was our only bullpen member who was a sure scoreless inning until Dotel showed up; together, those two should hold down the bullpen for years to come.

1B Hee Seop Choi

.266-27-88

24 years old

Grade: B-

Choi turned it up late, but a questionable start still leaves a question mark at this position for the future. His power numbers are solid, and eventually we should be seeing at least 40 home runs per year. Not too bad, but he still left some to be desired.

RHP Carlos Zambrano

14-8, 3.27, 206.2 IP, 151 K

22 years old

Grade: A

Carlos actually put up the best numbers of any starting pitcher we had, which is certainly a surprise. He overcame mediocre talent ratings to show the potential of a future frontline starter. This makes determining next year's rotation a lot tougher, since he could have just had a fluke year or he could be for real.

CF Corey Patterson

.319-10-76-23

24 years old

Grade: B+

Corey showed some great talent at the plate this year, as few people expected him to have the second-highest batting average on the entire team. His talent ratings are unkind, but I still feel comfortable with him in center field for years to come.

RHP Octavio Dotel

5-5, 3.09, 75.2 IP, 76 K

29 years old

Grade: B+

Acquiring Octavio for the aging Remlinger was a crucial move for this team's future. He is one of if not the best setup men in the league, and shows no signs of "hitting the wall", which happens quite often in this game. With him around for a whole season next year, who knows what could happen.