2003 Minnesota Twins - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

2003 Minnesota Twins

League

American League

Division

Central

Calendar

2003 Baseball Calendar

Location

Minneapolis,Minnesota

W-L Record

90-72 (.556) GBL: -0

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

1 / 5 / 8

Runs For/Against

801 / 758 Diff: +43

Playoffs

Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)

Playoff Series

Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)

Playoff Series

ALDS vs NYA (L 3-1)

General Manager(s)

Terry Ryan

Manager(s)

Ron Gardenhire

Ballpark

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Matt Moses (1-21)

Attendance

1,946,011

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

$55,505,000

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Rochester Red Wings (IL-AAA), New Britain Rock Cats (East-AA), Fort Myers Miracle (FSL-A+), Quad Cities River Bandits (Midw-A), Elizabethton Twins (App-Rk), Gulf Coast Twins (GCL-Rk)

Years Active

1901-2020

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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
2003-12-22	Augie Ojeda	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	SS-2B	5-8	165	B	R	1974-12-20	Los Angeles,CA	1996- 13- 381-BAL	MLB	2000-2010	1997-2011
2003-12-18	Henry Blanco	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	C-3B	5-11	190	R	R	1971-08-29	Caracas,VZ	1989- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1997-2013	1990-2013
2003-12-17	Carlos Silva	Traded by Phillies with INF Nick Punto and a player to be named to Twins for LHP Eric Milton Dec. 3 2003. Twins acquired RHP Bobby Korecky to complete trade	P-3B	6-4	225	R	R	1979-04-23	Bolivar,VZ	1996- 0- 0-PHI	MLB	2002-2010	1996-2011
2003-12-17	John Thomas	Traded by Giants to Twins completing trade in which Twins sent OF Dustan Mohr to Giants for a player to be named (Dec. 15 2003)	P	6-2	190	L	L	1981-07-24	Santa Maria,CA	1999- 2- 62-SFN	AAA		2001-2006
2003-12-15	Jackson Paz	Selected by Cardinals from Twins in Rule 5 minor league draft	P	6-1	160	R	L	1982-07-10	Maracaibo,VZ		A		2000-2005
2003-12-15	Dustan Mohr	Traded by Twins to Giants for J.T. Thomas.	OF-RF	6-0	210	R	R	1976-06-19	Hattiesburg,MS	1997- 9- 291-CLE	MLB	2001-2007	1997-2010
2003-12-15	Dave Gassner	Traded by Blue Jays to Twins completing trade in which Twins sent OF Bobby Kielty to Blue Jays for OF Shannon Stewart and a player to be named (July 16 2003)	P	6-2	190	R	L	1978-12-14	Hortonville,WI	2001- 24- 721-TOR	MLB	2005-2005	1998-2009
2003-12-07	Shannon Stewart	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	LF-OF	6-1	205	R	R	1974-02-25	Cincinnati,OH	1992- 1- 19-TOR	MLB	1995-2008	1992-2008
2003-12-03	Carlos Silva	Traded by Phillies with Bobby Korecky and Nick Punto to Twins for Eric Milton.	P-3B	6-4	225	R	R	1979-04-23	Bolivar,VZ	1996- 0- 0-PHI	MLB	2002-2010	1996-2011
2003-12-03	Nick Punto	Traded by Phillies with Bobby Korecky and Carlos Silva to Twins for Eric Milton.	SS-2B	5-9	170	B	R	1977-11-08	San Diego,CA	1998- 21- 614-PHI	MLB	2001-2014	1998-2014
2003-12-03	Eric Milton	Traded by Twins to Phillies for Bobby Korecky, Nick Punto and Carlos Silva.	P	6-3	220	L	L	1975-08-04	State College,PA	1996- 1- 20-NYA	MLB	1998-2009	1994-2009
2003-12-02	Joe Roa	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-1	194	R	R	1971-10-11	Southfield,MI	1989- 18- 454-ATL	MLB	1995-2004	1989-2005
2003-11-26	Pete Munro	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-3	210	R	R	1975-06-14	Flushing,NY	1993- 6- 163-BOS	MLB	1999-2004	1995-2006
2003-11-24	Augie Ojeda	Claimed on waivers by Twins from Cubs.	SS-2B	5-8	165	B	R	1974-12-20	Los Angeles,CA	1996- 13- 381-BAL	MLB	2000-2010	1997-2011
2003-11-21	Chris Heintz	Signed by Twins	C-1B	6-1	200	R	R	1974-08-06	Syosset,NY	1996- 19- 557-CHA	MLB	2005-2007	1996-2008
2003-11-21	Gregory Halman	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	OF-CF	6-4	192	R	R	1987-08-26	Haarlem,NT	2004- 0- 0-SEA	MLB	2010-2011	2005-2011
2003-11-20	Matt Guerrier	Claimed on waivers by Twins from Pirates.	P	6-3	185	R	R	1978-08-02	Cleveland,OH	1999- 10- 309-CHA	MLB	2004-2014	1997-2014
2003-11-19	Jose Mendez	Released by Twins	C-1B	5-9	160	R	R	1983-07-17	Bejuma,VZ		A+		2002-2005
2003-11-14	Joe Nathan	Traded by Giants with Boof Bonzer and Francisco Liriano to Twins for A.J. Pierzynski and Cash.	P-SS	6-4	205	R	R	1974-11-22	Houston,TX	1995- 6- 159-SFN	MLB	1999-2016	1995-2017
2003-11-14	AJ Pierzynski	Traded by Twins with Cash to Giants for Boof Bonzer, Francisco Liriano and Joe Nathan.	C-DH	6-3	220	L	R	1976-12-30	Bridgehampton,NY	1994- 3- 71-MIN	MLB	1998-2016	1994-2016
2003-11-14	Boof Bonser	Traded by Giants with RHP Joe Nathan and LHP Francisco Liriano to Twins for C A.J. Pierzynski and a player to be named	P	6-4	230	R	R	1981-10-14	St. Petersburg,FL	2000- 1- 21-SFN	MLB	2006-2010	2000-2014
2003-11-14	Francisco Liriano	Traded by Giants with RHP Boof Bonser and RHP Joe Nathan to Twins for C A.J. Pierzynski and a player to be named	P	6-2	185	L	L	1983-10-26	San Cristobal,DR	2000- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	2005-2019	2001-2019
2003-11-07	Seth Greisinger	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-3	200	R	R	1975-07-29	Kansas City,KS	1996- 1- 6-DET	MLB	1998-2005	1994-2013
2003-10-31	Josh Renick	Released by Twins	2B-3B	5-9	180	R	R	1978-12-28	London,OH	2001- 11- 317-MIN	AA		2000-2007
2003-10-14	Sean Douglass	Claimed on waivers by Twins from Orioles.	P	6-6	200	R	R	1979-04-28	Lancaster,CA	1997- 2- 73-BAL	MLB	2001-2005	1997-2008
2003-10-06	Kyle Edlich	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	P	6-2	180	R	L	1986-03-09	Geelong,AU		A+		2005-2005
2003-09-28	Mark Nussbeck	Signed by Twins	P	6-4	200	L	R	1974-05-25	Kansas City,MO	1996- 29- 848-SLN	AAA		1996-2006
2003-09-09	Alex Garcia	Traded by Padres to Twins for 1B Todd Sears	SS-2B	6-1	150	B	R	1982-01-16	Nizao,DR		A		2003-2006
2003-09-09	Todd Sears	Traded by Twins to Padres for Alex Garcia.	1B-3B	6-5	215	L	R	1975-10-23	Des Moines,IA	1997- 3- 102-COL	MLB	2002-2003	1997-2007
2003-09-02	Juan Padilla	Traded by Twins to Yankees for Jesse Orosco.	P	6-0	198	R	R	1977-02-17	Rio Piedras,PR	1998- 24- 709-MIN	MLB	2004-2005	1998-2011
2003-08-31	Jesse Orosco	Traded by Yankees to Twins for Juan Padilla.	P-OF	6-2	205	R	L	1957-04-01	Santa Barbara,CA	1978- 2- 41-MIN	MLB	1979-2003	1978-2003
2003-08-25	Eric Fischer	Released by Twins	P	6-7	200	B	L	1980-02-19	Columbus,OH	1998- 7- 209-CHA	A+		1998-2005
2003-07-21	Jackson Paz	Signed by Twins	P	6-1	160	R	L	1982-07-10	Maracaibo,VZ		A		2000-2005
2003-07-16	Tom Prince	Released by Twins.	C-3B	5-11	206	R	R	1964-08-13	Kankakee,IL	1984- 4- 64-PIT	MLB	1987-2003	1984-2003
2003-07-16	Shannon Stewart	Traded by Blue Jays to Twins for Bobby Kielty.	LF-OF	6-1	205	R	R	1974-02-25	Cincinnati,OH	1992- 1- 19-TOR	MLB	1995-2008	1992-2008
2003-07-16	Bobby Kielty	Traded by Twins to Blue Jays for Shannon Stewart.	OF-RF	6-1	215	B	R	1976-08-05	Fontana,CA	1999- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	2001-2007	1999-2014
2003-07-08	Horacio Estrada	Signed by Twins	P	6-0	192	L	L	1975-10-19	San Joaquin,VZ	1992- 0- 0-MIL	MLB	1999-2001	1995-2008
2003-07-06	Juan Lorenzo	Released by Twins	SS-3B	5-11	172	B	R	1978-06-10	Cambita,DR		AA		1995-2006
2003-07-02	Kelley Gulledge	Released by Twins	C-1B	6-1	200	R	R	1979-01-25	Nashville,TN	2000- 10- 282-MIN	AAA		1999-2011
2003-06-19	Justin Olson	Contract purchased by Twins from Rockford	P	6-3	215	R	R	1980-04-05	Chicago Heights,IL	1998- 44-1301-CHN	AA		1999-2006
2003-06-10	James Baldwin	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-3	235	R	R	1971-07-15	Southern Pines,NC	1990- 4- 105-CHA	MLB	1995-2005	1990-2006
2003-06-05	Ben Pattee	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	2B-3B	6-0	184	R	R	1981-09-24	Ukiah,CA		AA		2001-2005
2003-06-04	Bill Mauer	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	P	6-4	200	R	R	1980-05-06	St. Paul,MN		A		2003-2005
2003-05-27	Evan Meek	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	P	6-1	190	R	R	1983-05-12	Bellevue,WA	2002- 11- 332-MIN	MLB	2008-2014	2003-2016
2003-05-16	Justin Elliott	Released by Twins	C	5-11	180	R	R	1982-04-27	Hollywood,FL	2001- 27- 797-MIN	AAA		2002-2007
2003-05-08	Danny Hernandez	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	P	6-1	158	R	R	1985-11-19	Valencia,VZ		A+		2005-2009
2003-05-02	Jon McDonald	Released by Twins	P	6-3	195	R	R	1977-10-16	Gainesville,FL	1996- 32- 963-CLE	AA		1998-2006
2003-05-02	Josh Daws	Traded by Twins to Reds for 3B Ryan Owens	P	5-10	192	R	R	1978-12-08	West Palm Beach,FL	2001- 30- 887-MIN	A+		2000-2006
2003-05-02	Ryan Owens	Traded by Reds to Twins for RHP Josh Daws	3B-2B	6-2	200	R	R	1978-03-18	Downey,CA	1999- 7- 208-ARI	AAA		1999-2005
2003-04-29	John Cahill	Released by Twins	P	6-3	190	R	R	1983-03-30	Lakewood,CA	2002- 36-1082-MIN	A-		2002-2005
2003-04-23	Jose Rodriguez	Released by Twins	P	6-1	215	L	L	1974-12-18	Cayey,PR	1997- 24- 734-SLN	MLB	2000-2002	1997-2007
2003-04-23	Jose Rodriguez	Released by Twins.	2B-1B	5-8	150	R	R	1894-02-23	Havana,CU		MLB	1917-1918	1917-1918
2003-04-21	Aaron Williams	Released by Twins	P	6-2	180	R	R	1980-10-07	Batavia,NY		AAA		2002-2007
2003-04-08	Todd Erdos	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-1	190	R	R	1973-11-21	Washington,PA	1992- 9- 253-SDN	MLB	1997-2001	1992-2007
2003-03-28	Kevin Frederick	Claimed on waivers by Blue Jays from Twins.	P	6-1	210	R	L	1976-11-04	Evanston,IL	1998- 34-1009-MIN	MLB	2002-2004	1996-2008
2003-03-28	Ben Ford	Released by Twins.	P	6-7	230	R	R	1975-08-15	Cedar Rapids,IA	1994- 20- 563-NYA	MLB	1998-2004	1994-2004
2003-03-28	Jose Morban	Claimed on waivers by Orioles from Twins.	SS-2B	6-1	170	R	R	1979-12-02	San Cristobal,DR	1996- 0- 0-TEX	MLB	2003-2003	1999-2009
2003-03-26	Matt Abram	Released by Twins	1B-3B	6-0	174	R	R	1980-06-13	Scottsdale,AZ	2001- 38-1127-MIN	A+		2000-2004
2003-03-24	Joe Dillon	Released by Twins	3B-1B	6-2	205	R	R	1975-08-02	Modesto,CA	1997- 7- 211-KCA	MLB	2005-2009	1997-2010
2003-03-22	Isaac Streich	Released by Twins	P	6-2	190	R	R	1979-12-05	Rogers City,MI		Rk		2002-2005
2003-03-17	Kenny Rogers	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-1	205	L	L	1964-11-10	Savannah,GA	1982- 39- 816-TEX	MLB	1989-2008	1982-2008
2003-02-11	Mike Fetters	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	P	6-4	226	R	R	1964-12-19	Van Nuys,CA	1986- 1- 27-CAL	MLB	1989-2004	1986-2004
2003-02-03	Jose Rodriguez	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	2B-1B	5-8	150	R	R	1894-02-23	Havana,CU		MLB	1917-1918	1917-1918
2003-02-03	Jose Rodriguez	re-signed by Twins	P	6-1	215	L	L	1974-12-18	Cayey,PR	1997- 24- 734-SLN	MLB	2000-2002	1997-2007
2003-01-19	Simon Fletcher	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	OF	6-0	195	R	R	1985-06-16	Sydney,AU		Rk		2004-2005
2003-01-13	Ruben Salazar	Released by Twins	2B-3B	5-10	186	R	R	1978-01-16	San Felix,VZ		AAA		1998-2009
2003-01-09	Chris Gomez	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.	SS-2B	6-1	195	R	R	1971-06-16	Los Angeles,CA	1992- 3- 84-DET	MLB	1993-2008	1992-2008
2003-01-03	Peter Tautor	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Twins	P	6-4	210	L	R	1981-06-26	Box Hill,AU		A+		2003-2005

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MLB Transactions on this Date