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Events of Monday, December 15, 2003

12-14-2003 12-16-2003   12-15-2002 12-15-2004 

Deaths on This Date

Garvin Hamner (79)

Major League Draft

Selected by BAL A from PIT N Jose Bautista
Selected by BOS A from NY  A Colter Bean
Selected by MIL N from PIT N Jeff Bennett
Selected by NY  N from PIT N Frank Brooks
Selected by ANA A from ATL N Willie Collazo
Selected by BOS A from NY  N Lenny DiNardo
Selected by CHI N from MIL N John Foster
Selected by MON N from TEX A Andy Fox
Selected by TEX A from TB  A Edgar Gonzalez
Selected by COL N from CLE A Luis Gonzalez
Selected by CHI A from FLA N Jason Grilli
Selected by STL N from CLE A Hector Luna
Selected by TEX A from OAK A Chris Mabeus
Selected by COL N from PHI N Danny Sandoval
Selected by DET A from PIT N Chris Shelton
Selected by KC  A from CHI N Jason Szuminski
Selected by HOU N from CLE A Willy Taveras
Selected by SD  N from PIT N Rich Thompson
Selected by DET A from CLE A Lino Urdaneta
Selected by COL N from CLE A Matt White

Minor League Draft

Selected by TB  A from BAL A Tim Corcoran
Selected by LA  N from BAL A Luis Antonio Jimenez
Selected by ANA A from SD  N Alex Pelaez
Selected by NY  N from CIN N Eric Valent
Selected by TEX A from MIL N Peter Zoccolillo

Transactions

Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

New York Mets sent Frank Brooks to Oakland Athletics for future considerations.

Florida Marlins signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.

New York Yankees signed John Flaherty as a free agent.

Houston Astros signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.

Kansas City Royals signed Rick Short as a free agent.

Toronto Blue Jays traded Dave Gassner to Minnesota Twins completing trade in which
Minnesota Twins traded Bobby Kielty to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Shannon
Stewart and a player to be named later (July 16, 2003).

Milwaukee Brewers traded Noochie Varner to Arizona Diamondbacks completing trade in
which Arizona Diamondbacks traded Junior Spivey, Craig Counsell, Lyle Overbay, Chad
Moeller, Chris Capuano and Jorge de la Rosa to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for
Richie Sexson, Shane Nance and a player to be named later (December 1, 2003).

Toronto Blue Jays traded Sandy Nin to Colorado Rockies as part of 3-team trade in
which Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Joe Kennedy to Colorado Rockies (December 14, 2003);
Colorado Rockies sent Justin Speier to Toronto Blue Jays (December 14, 2003); and
Toronto Blue Jays sent Mark Hendrickson to Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 14, 2003).

Colorado Rockies traded Chris Buglovsky to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Allan
Simpson.

Seattle Mariners traded Greg Colbrunn and cash to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange
for Quinton McCracken.

Kansas City Royals traded Jason Szuminski and cash to San Diego Padres in exchange
for Rich Thompson.

Minnesota Twins traded Dustan Mohr to San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player
to be named later; Minnesota Twins received J.T. Thomas (December 17, 2003).

Montreal Expos traded Michael Barrett to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player
to be named later; Montreal Expos received Brett Price (December 19, 2003).

Chicago Cubs traded Damian Miller and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for
Michael Barrett.

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