2002 San Francisco Giants - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

2002 San Francisco Giants

League

National League

Division

West

Calendar

2002 Baseball Calendar

Location

San Francisco,California

W-L Record

95-66 (.590) GBL: -2.5

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

2 / 4 / 7

Runs For/Against

783 / 616 Diff: +167

Playoffs

Lost World Series (Angels)

Playoff Series

Lost World Series (Angels)

Playoff Series

NLDS vs ATL (W 3-2) ... NLCS vs SLN (W 4-1) ... WS vs ANA (L 4-3)

General Manager(s)

Brian Sabean

Manager(s)

Dusty Baker

Ballpark

Pacific Bell Park

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Matt Cain (1-25)

Attendance

3,253,203

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

$78,299,835

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Fresno Grizzlies (PCL-AAA), Shreveport Swamp Dragons (Tex-AA), San Jose Giants (Calif-A+), Hagerstown Suns (SAL-A), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Nwst-A-), Arizona Giants (Ariz-Rk)

Years Active

1883-2020

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MLB Transactions on this Date

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TranxDate	Player Name	Transaction Description	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
2002-12-31	Neifi Perez	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	SS-2B	6-0	175	B	R	1975-06-02	Villa Mella,DR	1992- 0- 0-COL	MLB	1996-2007	1993-2007
2002-12-30	John Pachot	Signed by Giants	C-1B	6-2	215	R	R	1974-11-11	Ponce,PR		AAA		1993-2011
2002-12-28	Brian Powell	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	P	6-2	205	R	R	1973-10-10	Bainbridge,GA	1995- 2- 41-DET	MLB	1998-2004	1995-2005
2002-12-27	Matt Montgomery	Signed by Giants	P	6-3	210	R	R	1976-05-13	Bellflower,CA	1997- 22- 678-LAN	AAA		1997-2006
2002-12-26	Kevin Pickford	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	P	6-4	200	L	L	1975-03-12	Fresno,CA	1993- 2- 54-PIT	MLB	2002-2002	1993-2004
2002-12-17	Russ Ortiz	Traded by Giants to Braves for Merkin Valdez and Damian Moss.	P	6-1	210	R	R	1974-06-05	Encino,CA	1995- 4- 103-SFN	MLB	1998-2010	1993-2010
2002-12-17	Damian Moss	Traded by Braves with Merkin Valdez to Giants for Russ Ortiz.	P	6-0	187	R	L	1976-11-24	Darlinghurst,AU	1993- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	2001-2004	1994-2010
2002-12-17	Merkin Valdez	Traded by Braves with Damian Moss to Giants for Russ Ortiz.	P	6-3	170	R	R	1981-11-10	San Cristobal,DR	1999- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	2004-2011	2003-2012
2002-12-16	Mike Cervenak	Selected by Giants from Yankees in Rule 5 minor league draft	3B-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1976-08-17	Trenton,MI	1998- 43-1274-OAK	MLB	2008-2008	1995-2013
2002-12-16	Brian Dallimore	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	3B-2B	6-1	185	R	R	1973-11-15	Las Vegas,NV	1996- 9- 264-HOU	MLB	2004-2005	1993-2005
2002-12-16	Edgardo Alfonzo	Signed by Giants	3B-2B	5-11	187	R	R	1973-11-08	Santa Teresa,VZ	1991- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1995-2006	1991-2010
2002-12-15	Edgardo Alfonzo	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	3B-2B	5-11	187	R	R	1973-11-08	Santa Teresa,VZ	1991- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1995-2006	1991-2010
2002-12-07	Ray Durham	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	2B-DH	5-8	180	B	R	1971-11-30	Charlotte,NC	1990- 5- 132-CHA	MLB	1995-2008	1990-2008
2002-12-07	Marquis Grissom	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	CF-OF	5-11	188	R	R	1967-04-17	Atlanta,GA	1988- 3- 76-MON	MLB	1989-2005	1988-2005
2002-11-27	Brian Simmons	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	OF-LF	6-2	190	B	R	1973-09-04	Pittsburgh,PA	1995- 2- 55-CHA	MLB	1998-2001	1993-2004
2002-11-25	Neifi Perez	Claimed on waivers by Giants from Royals.	SS-2B	6-0	175	B	R	1975-06-02	Villa Mella,DR	1992- 0- 0-COL	MLB	1996-2007	1993-2007
2002-11-15	Tsuyoshi Shinjo	Released by Giants.	CF-LF	6-1	185	R	R	1972-01-28	Fukuoka,JP	2000- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	2001-2003	1991-2006
2002-11-14	Joe Horgan	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	P-OF	6-1	200	L	L	1977-06-07	Sacramento,CA	1996- 11- 333-CLE	MLB	2004-2005	1996-2006
2002-11-12	JD Martinez	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	DH-OF	6-3	175	R	R	1987-08-21	Pembroke Pines,FL	2009- 20- 611-HOU	MLB	2011-2019	2009-2019
2002-11-02	Juan Melo	re-signed by Giants	SS-2B	6-1	160	B	R	1976-05-11	Bani,DR	1993- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	2000-2000	1994-2010
2002-10-23	Guillermo Rodriguez	re-signed by Giants	C-1B	5-11	195	R	R	1978-05-15	Barquisimeto,VZ	1995- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	2007-2009	1996-2012
2002-09-04	Bill Mueller	Traded by Cubs with Cash to Giants for Jeff Verplancke.	3B-2B	5-10	180	B	R	1971-03-17	Maryland Heights,MO	1993- 15- 414-SFN	MLB	1996-2006	1993-2006
2002-09-03	Jeff Verplancke	Traded by Giants to Cubs for 3B Bill Mueller and cash	P	6-3	200	R	R	1977-11-18	Pomona,CA	1999- 11- 348-SFN	AAA		2000-2002
2002-09-03	Bill Mueller	Traded by Cubs with cash to Giants for RHP Jeff Verplancke	3B-2B	5-10	180	B	R	1971-03-17	Maryland Heights,MO	1993- 15- 414-SFN	MLB	1996-2006	1993-2006
2002-08-31	Zach Strong	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	3B-1B	6-3	200	B	R	1981-06-03	Albuquerque,NM		AAA		2000-2006
2002-08-08	Scott Eyre	Claimed on waivers by Giants from Blue Jays.	P	6-1	200	L	L	1972-05-30	Inglewood,CA	1991- 9- 248-TEX	MLB	1997-2009	1992-2009
2002-07-28	Ryan Meaux	Traded by Giants with RHP Felix Diaz to White Sox for OF Kenny Lofton July 28 2002	P	5-11	170	B	L	1978-10-05	Englewood,CO	2001- 25- 766-SFN	AAA		2001-2007
2002-07-28	Felix Diaz	Traded by Giants with Ryan Meaux to White Sox for Kenny Lofton.	P	6-1	180	R	R	1980-07-27	Las Matas de Farfan,DR	1998- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	2004-2004	2000-2013
2002-07-28	Kenny Lofton	Traded by White Sox to Giants for Ryan Meaux and Felix Diaz.	CF-OF	6-0	180	L	L	1967-05-31	East Chicago,IN	1988- 17- 428-HOU	MLB	1991-2007	1988-2007
2002-07-09	Juan Farach	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P	5-11	150	L	L	1985-07-07	Juigalpa,NI		Rk		2004-2004
2002-07-05	Osvaldo Fernandez	Signed by Giants	P	6-2	193	R	R	1968-11-04	Holguin,CU	1996- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1996-2001	1996-2005
2002-06-22	Jason Columbus	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	1B	6-6	230	R	R	1979-09-27	Alamogordo,NM	2001- 49-1454-CLE	A		2002-2005
2002-06-22	Jeremy Schmidt	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P	6-2	190	R	R	1979-11-15	West Allis,WI	2000- 37-1111-SFN	AA		2002-2006
2002-06-21	Jose Sanchez	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P	6-2	190	R	R	1981-10-11	Santo Domingo,DR		A+		2003-2006
2002-06-10	Jason Pearson	Claimed on waivers by Giants from Padres.	P	6-0	195	L	L	1975-12-29	Freeport,IL	1998- 0- 0-MIA	MLB	2002-2003	1998-2010
2002-06-08	Brian Munhall	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	C-OF	6-0	190	R	R	1980-06-17	San Antonio,TX		AAA		2000-2008
2002-06-06	James Garcia	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P-SS	6-0	210	R	R	1980-02-03	Torrance,CA	1998- 30- 895-BOS	AAA		2001-2011
2002-06-04	Kevin Jordan	Signed by Giants	2B-3B	6-1	201	R	R	1969-10-09	San Francisco,CA	1990- 20- 542-NYA	MLB	1995-2001	1990-2005
2002-05-31	Jason Dickson	Released by Giants.	P	6-0	190	L	R	1973-03-30	London,ON	1994- 6- 153-CAL	MLB	1996-2000	1994-2004
2002-05-27	Jason Dickson	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	P	6-0	190	L	R	1973-03-30	London,ON	1994- 6- 153-CAL	MLB	1996-2000	1994-2004
2002-04-22	Calvin Murray	Purchased by Rangers from Giants.	OF-CF	5-11	190	R	R	1971-07-30	Dallas,TX	1992- 1- 7-SFN	MLB	1999-2004	1990-2005
2002-04-17	Tom Goodwin	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	OF-CF	6-1	175	L	R	1968-07-27	Fresno,CA	1989- 1- 22-LAN	MLB	1991-2004	1989-2005
2002-03-29	Brian Simmons	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	OF-LF	6-2	190	B	R	1973-09-04	Pittsburgh,PA	1995- 2- 55-CHA	MLB	1998-2001	1993-2004
2002-03-28	Troy Brohawn	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	P	6-1	190	L	L	1973-01-14	Cambridge,MD	1994- 4- 116-SFN	MLB	2001-2003	1994-2004
2002-03-27	Felix Escalona	Claimed on waivers by Devil Rays from Giants.	SS-2B	6-0	196	R	R	1979-03-12	Puerto Cabello,VZ	1995- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	2002-2005	1996-2008
2002-03-12	Rob Ventura	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	1B-SS	6-2	160	R	R	1981-11-26	Santiago,DR		Rk		2003-2005
2002-03-06	Kelyn Acosta	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P	6-1	170	R	R	1985-04-24	Azua,DR		A+		2003-2009
2002-03-04	Carlos Villanueva	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P	6-2	190	R	R	1983-11-28	Santiago,DR	2002- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	2006-2016	2002-2016
2002-02-06	Osiris Matos	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Giants	P	6-1	180	R	R	1984-11-06	Santo Domingo,DR	2002- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	2008-2009	2002-2015
2002-02-05	Manny Aybar	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	P	6-1	177	R	R	1969-11-28	Bani,DR	1991- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1997-2005	1994-2010
2002-02-02	Alejandro Freire	Signed by Giants	1B-OF	6-2	185	R	R	1974-08-23	Caracas,VZ	1991- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	2005-2005	1994-2006
2002-01-25	Desi Relaford	Traded by Giants with Cash to Mariners for David Bell.	SS-2B	5-9	174	B	R	1973-09-16	Valdosta,GA	1991- 4- 110-SEA	MLB	1996-2007	1991-2007
2002-01-25	David Bell	Traded by Mariners to Giants for Desi Relaford and Cash.	3B-2B	5-10	175	R	R	1972-09-14	Cincinnati,OH	1990- 7- 190-CLE	MLB	1995-2006	1990-2006
2002-01-16	Scott Servais	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	C-1B	6-2	210	R	R	1967-06-04	La Crosse,WI	1988- 3- 64-HOU	MLB	1991-2001	1986-2002
2002-01-16	Justin Hall	Released by Giants	2B-SS	5-10	180	R	R	1976-09-23	Inglewood,CA	1998- 18- 525-OAK	AAA		1998-2005
2002-01-08	Reggie Sanders	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	RF-OF	6-1	185	R	R	1967-12-01	Florence,SC	1987- 7- 180-CIN	MLB	1991-2007	1988-2007

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