2002-2003
2003-2004
29. Pirates trade OF Brian Giles and OF Michael Ryan to Chicago (NL) for OF Trot Nixon
and OF David Kelton.
30. Pirates waive P Brandon Duckworth, 1B Julio Zuleta, and C Tom Wilson.
31. Pirates trade OF Frank Catalanotto and 3B Chad Tracy to St. Louis for 3B Dallas
McPherson.
32. Pirates trade P Kerry Ligtenberg to Montreal for OF Joe Borchard.
33. Pirates trade P Jeff Nelson to Philadelphia for 1B Ryan Howard.
34. Pirates trade CL Danys Baez and 1B Chris Shelton to Atlanta for RP Paul Shuey and
1B Hee Seop Choi.
35. Pirates trade 1B/3B Dmitri Young, 2B Jeff Keppinger, OF Jack Cust, 2005 1st round
pick, 2005 3rd round pick, and 2006 2nd round pick to Colorado for SP Mike Mussina,
RF Sammy Sosa, SP Chin-Hui Tsao, OF Ryan Ludwick, 2005 2nd round pick, 2005
cash difference between Sosa and Young's contracts, and 1/2 of Mussina's 2005 and
2006 contract.
36. Pirates trade RP Ben Weber and rights to Placido Polanco to Seattle for rights to Curt
Schilling and OF Jamal Strong if Schilling is not signed.
37. Pirates sign SP Curt Schilling to a 1 year, $19.55MM contract.
38. Pirates sign the following Tier II Free Agents:
Shinjo Takatsu 4.500 2005
Dan Miceli 1.000 2005 y
John Grabow 0.700 2005 y
Brooks Kieschnick 0.700 2005 y
Mark Grudzielanek 2.250 2005
Juan Gonzalez 2.500 2005
Bobby Smith 0.700 2005
39. Pirates trade P Landon Jacobsen to Colorado for 2006 3rd round draft pick.
40. Pirates claim P Mario Ramos off waivers.
41. Pirates trade UTIL Brent Butler, SS Drew Meyer and OF Joe Borchard to Detroit for
1B Frank Thomas.
42. Pirates trade P Cal Eldred, P Ian Snell, and P Nick Neugebauer to Colorado for P
Dustin McGowan and UTIL Pablo Ozuna.
43. Pirates trade P Carlos Silva, P Mike Matthews, and UTIL Bobby Smith to Chicago (AL)
for P Kelly Wunsch and P Claudio Vargas.
44. Pirates trade OF Jeremy Giambi and P Mario Ramos to San Francisco for P Jeremy
Guthrie.
45. Pirates trade C Michael Rivera to San Francisco for OF Choo Freeman.
46. Pirates sign FA P Al Reyes to a 1-year league minimum deal.
47. Pirates trade OF Corey Patterson, P Sean Burnett, and P Brooks Kieschnick to
Chicago (AL) for P Bobby Madritsch, P Josh Stewart, and 2006 2nd round draft pick.
48. Pirates trade $100,000 cash and an open roster spot to San Francisco for P Chad
Zerbe and 2005 3rd round draft pick.
49. Pirates draft:
2B Jose Castilo (2nd)
OF Cameron Maybin (2nd)
P Glen Perkins (3rd)
...in the 2005 Amateur Draft.
50. Pirates trade P Al Reyes to Texas for P Kameron Loe.
51. Pirates trade OF Juan Gonzalez and OF David Kelton to Philadelphia for P David Bush.
