Transactions| Date | Transaction | |||
| 12/20/01 | Declined arbitration to P Brian Boehringer and OF Ruben Rivera; offered arbitration to P Jay Witasick and INF Ramon Martinez and INF Desi Relaford. | |||
| 12/19/01 | Barry Bonds: Named Joe Lefebvre first base coach; announced that OF Barry Bonds accepted the offer of salary arbitration from the team. | |||
| 12/16/01 | Shawn Estes: Acquired OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo and IF Desi Relaford from the New York Mets in exchange for LHP Shawn Estes. | |||
| 12/14/01 | Jason Schmidt: Re-signed RHP Jason Schmidt to a four-year contract. | |||
| 12/13/01 | Jay Witasick: Acquired RHP Jay Witasick from the New York Yankees in exchange for OF John Vander Wal. | |||
| 12/6/01 | Re-signed C Benito Santiago to a two-year contract. | |||
| 12/5/01 | Re-signed LHP Jason Christiansen to a three-year contract with a club option for 2005. | |||
| 12/3/01 | Released RHP Wayne Gomes and OFs Dante Powell and Jalal Leach. | |||