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Events of Thursday, December 13, 2001

12-12-2001 12-14-2001   12-13-2000 12-13-2002 

Major League Draft

Selected by KC  A from PHI N Miguel Asencio
Selected by MIL N from ARI N Ryan Christenson
Selected by SF  N from HOU N Felix Escalona
Selected by DET A from SEA A Jeff Farnsworth
Selected by OAK A from SEA A Jason Grabowski
Selected by ANA A from SEA A Steven Kent
Selected by OAK A from SD  N Graham Koonce
Selected by TB  A from ATL N Kevin McGlinchy
Selected by MIL N from SEA A Jorge Sosa
Selected by TOR A from KC  A Corey Thurman
Selected by PIT N from FLA N Luis Ugueto
Selected by MON N from CHI A Joe Valentine

Minor League Draft

Selected by MIN A from KC  A Joe Dillon

Transactions

Detroit Tigers signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.

Texas Rangers signed Jay Powell as a free agent.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Bryan Rekar.

Pittsburgh Pirates sold Luis Ugueto to Seattle Mariners.

Montreal Expos sold Joe Valentine to Detroit Tigers.

New York Mets signed David Weathers as a free agent.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Wheeler.

New York Mets traded Kyle Kessel to Detroit Tigers completing trade in which Detroit
Tigers traded C.J. Nitkowski and cash to New York Mets in exchange for a player to
be named later (September 2, 2001).

Chicago Cubs traded Jim Deschaine to Toronto Blue Jays completing trade in which
Toronto Blue Jays traded Alex Gonzalez to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Felix Heredia
and a player to be named later (December 10, 2001).

New York Mets traded Earl Snyder and Billy Traber to Cleveland Indians completing
trade in which Cleveland Indians traded Roberto Alomar, Michael Bacsik and Danny
Peoples to New York Mets in exchange for Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan
and 2 players to be named later (December 11, 2001).

Toronto Blue Jays traded Paul Quantrill and Cesar Izturis to Los Angeles Dodgers in
exchange for Luke Prokopec and Chad Ricketts.

Baltimore Orioles traded John Wasdin to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Chris
Brock.

Chicago White Sox traded Kip Wells, Sean Lowe and Josh Fogg to Pittsburgh Pirates in
exchange for Todd Ritchie and Lee Evans.

New York Yankees traded Jay Witasick to San Francisco Giants in exchange for John
Vander Wal.

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