Transactions| Date | Transaction | |||
| 7/31/04 | Activated INF Esteban German from 15-day DL. Optioned INF Ramon Castro to Midland of the Texas League. | |||
| 7/29/04 | Released 1B/DH Eric Karros. | |||
| 7/27/04 | Reinstated LHP Chris Hammond from the 15-day disabled list and designated 1B/DH Eric Karros for assignment. | |||
| 7/19/04 | Signed three players from 2004 First-Year Players Draft: C Landon Powell (1st round, South Carolina), OF Richie Robnett (1st round, Fresno State) and RHP Jason Windsor (3rd round, Cal State Fullerton.) All three were assigned to Vancouver of the Single-A Northwest League. Powell was selected with the first round pick of the Boston Red Sox as compensation for free agent Keith Foulke. | |||
| 7/17/04 | Acquired LHP Adam Pettyjohn from the Giants for cash and assigned him to Triple-A Sacramento. | |||
| 7/15/04 | Signed four players from 2004 First-Year Players Draft: Signed RHP Huston Street (compensation pick between 1st and 2nd round, Texas), C Kurt Suzuki (2nd round, Cal State Fullerton), 2B Kevin Melillo (5th round, South Carolina) and RHP Scot Drucker (13th round, Tennessee). Street was a compensation pick for the loss of free agent Miguel Tejada to the Baltimore Orioles. | |||
| 7/13/04 | Purchased the contracts of pitchers Nick Mattioni and Nick Brannon from Fargo-Moorhead of the Northern League (Independent); assigned Mattioni to Midland of the Texas League (AA) and Brannon to Modesto of the California League (A). | |||
| 7/10/04 | Activated 3B Eric Chavez from the 15-day disabled list; placed INF Esteban German on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 4, with a left oblique strain. | |||
| 7/2/04 | Placed LHP Arthur Rhodes on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to June 25) with a strained back; recalled IF Ramon Castro from Triple-A Sacramento. | |||
