Transactions| Date | Transaction | |||
| 12/20/02 | Club does not offer 2003 contracts to pitchers Todd Ritchie and Jim Parque, allowing them to become free agents. | |||
| Sandy Alomar: Catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr. signs a one-year contract for 2003. | ||||
| 12/19/02 | Jason Dellaero: Outrighted infielder/pitcher Jason Dellaero and assigned him to Triple-A Charlotte. | |||
| 12/16/02 | Selected left-handed pitcher Felix Arellan (from Los Angeles), right-handed pitcher Brandon O''Neal (from Anaheim), and infielder Josh Hochgesang (from Oakland) in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. | |||
| Acquired minor league pitcher Neal Cotts and outfielder Daylan Holt from Oakland as players to be named in Dec. 3 trade for Billy Koch. | ||||
| 12/6/02 | Frank Thomas: Signed designated hitter Frank Thomas to a one-year deal with mutual options for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons. | |||
| 12/3/02 | Acquired closer Billy Koch and two minor leaguers from Oakland in exchange for pitcher Keith Foulke, catcher Mark Johnson, minor league pitcher Joe Valentine and cash considerations. | |||