Transactions| Date | Transaction | |||
| 3/30/02 | Purchased the contracts of non-roster invitees catcher A. J. Hinch, utility player Donnie Sadler and left-handed pitcher Brian Shouse and added them to the Major League roster. | |||
| 3/29/02 | Released veteran pitcher Doug Henry. Recalled pitcher Jeff Austin from Triple-A Omaha. Optioned left-hander Chris George to Triple-A Omaha. Catchers Danny Ardoin and Hector Ortiz were reassigned to the minor league camp. | |||
| 3/27/02 | Signed LHP Jose Rosado to a minor league contract. | |||
| Reassigned OF Dee Brown to the minor league camp. | ||||
| 3/26/02 | Optioned SS Angel Berroa to Triple-A Omaha; assigned INF Josue Espada and OF Rontrez Johnson to the minor league camp. | |||
| 3/24/02 | Reassigned Ps Bryan Rekar and Rick DeHart to minor league camp. | |||
| 3/23/02 | RHP Mike MacDougal was optioned to AAA Omaha, reducing the camp roster to 38. | |||
| 3/19/02 | Optioned Ps Jeff Austin and Nate Field to Triple-A Omaha. | |||
| 3/18/02 | Reassigned 3B Kit Pellow to minor league camp. | |||
| 3/16/02 | Reassigned LHP Tony Cogan to Double-A Wichita. | |||
| 3/15/02 | Sent RHP Shawn Sonnier to the Cubs as the player to be named later in the Michael Tucker deal. | |||
| Sent RHP Chris Fussell to the minor league camp and reassigned LHP Scott Mullen and RHP Matt Skrmetta to minor league camp. | ||||
| 3/13/02 | Announced LHP Jose Rosado cleared waivers and has become a free agent. | |||
| 3/11/02 | Optioned 1B Ken Harvey to Omaha of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); optioned RHP Kyle Snyder to Wichita of the Texas League (AA); reassigned RHP Brett Laxton, C Juan Brito and OF Aaron Guiel to the minor league camp. | |||
| 3/10/02 | Unconditionally released LHP Jose Rosado. | |||
| 3/9/02 | Optioned RHPs Brad Voyles and Orber Moreno to Omaha of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); reassigned RHP Mac Suzuki to the minor league camp. | |||
| 3/2/02 | The Royals sent Cs Mike Tonis and Scott Walter, P Mike Stodolka, and INF Matt Ferrara to their minor league camp; P Shawn Sonnier, who is in a rehabilitation process, will also be moved from the Major League camp. | |||
