During the 2004 offseason, the Wings focused on keeping players they already had instead of being active on the free agent market, resigning several players before the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout canceled the season.

Nonetheless the Marlins showed promise entering the offseason as they had a rotation of Josh Beckett, Carl Pavano, Brad Penny, and A. J.

Additionally, Guillermo Mota, who was acquired by Florida in 2004 along with Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnacion and was expected to be their closer, was inconsistent, and the Marlins gave the closer job to veteran Todd Jones, whom they signed in the offseason.

With a new stadium on the horizon, the 2010 offseason marked a change in direction for the franchise, as they it became a buyer all over in anticipation of a higher payroll and more revenue.

During the offseason they also re-signed valuable restricted free agents Louis Williams and Andre Iguodala for 5 yr /$ 25 million and 6 yr /$ 80 million, respectively.

During the offseason, they traded All-Star Sam Cassell and a protected future first-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marko Jaric and Lionel Chalmers.

To cap off their offseason moves they traded away draft rights for Hawks ' shooting guard Willie Green.

In the 1998 offseason, after falling just short in the Western Conference Finals, the Stars added what they believed was the final piece toward winning a championship: star goalscoring winger, Brett Hull.

He never played a game for the Bulls, and they dealt him to the Houston Rockets in the 2004 offseason.

Clark and Gwynn said they could continue to play together, but Clark that offseason signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent instead of San Diego.

Before coming up with the idea of a " Traded " set, the company still tried to produce cards of players with their new team if they changed teams in the offseason.

In the 2005 – 06 offseason, the rivalry between Boston and New York revived the Yankees loss to the Marlins in the 2003 World Series when they traded Josh Beckett, the pitcher who pitched a complete game shutout against the Yankees in the deciding game of the World Series to the Red Sox.

Despite his NHL career, he is best known in Denver for being part of the Denver Grizzlies ' 1994-95 Turner Cup championship in the team's only season in Denver ( though they would later move to Salt Lake City and become the Utah Grizzlies, the team's success is widely credited for attracting the Quebec Nordiques to Denver that following offseason, where they would become the Colorado Avalanche ).

After the game, according to a report from a stadium employee at Lincoln Financial Field, Owens ran into the locker room following the 38 – 24 loss and launched into a tirade, yelling and asking why the Cowboys bothered signing him in the offseason, indicating that they should have thrown the ball towards him more.

Even though the Florida State League resumed play in, the Hustlers remained inactive until they were reactivated by the FSL during the – offseason to serve as the Class D affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

During the offseason, they traded Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, Jorge de la Rosa, and a minor leaguer to the Arizona Diamondbacks for ace starting pitcher Curt Schilling.

The Hawks stated that they intended to bring Germano back after the offseason started, However, he turned it down, stating he wanted to return to pitch in the States.

In what NFL Network's Adam Schefter ( now with ESPN ) described as " one of the wilder and more complex behind-the-scene dramas the NFL has seen in any recent offseason ," both the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers proposed three-way trades to the Denver Broncos, in which they would have received Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, the Broncos would have received Cassel, and New England would have received a first-round draft pick.

In, Shapiro signed veteran help for the bullpen and outfield in the offseason.

Pitcher Darryl Kile ( who died in 2002 ) signed as a free agent in the offseason, struggled in Colorado, going 13 – 17 with a 5. 20 ERA — a far cry from his numbers the prior year as a member of the Houston Astros, when he went 19 – 7 with a 2. 57 ERA.

Longtime Wing Sergei Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent during the offseason after a long contract dispute.

During the offseason, the Marlins signed free agent catcher Iván Rodríguez-a 10-time Gold Glove Award winner-and acquired speedy outfielder Juan Pierre from the Colorado Rockies hoping to offset the loss of sluggers Cliff Floyd and Preston Wilson.

The Marlins would also trade Carlos Delgado ( who signed a five year deal the offseason before ), Juan Pierre, and Luis Castillo in separate deals.

In the 2006 offseason, the team signed Preston Wilson and moved Berkman to first base, ending the long tenure of Jeff Bagwell.

During the offseason, he signed Fred " Fuzzy " Thurston, who had been cut from three other teams but ended up becoming an All-Pro left guard for Green Bay.

Neil O ' Donnell left the Steelers in the offseason and signed a long-term free agent contract with the New York Jets, accepting New York's more lucrative offer.

He signed with the San Diego Padres in the offseason, where he had another respectable year in 1996, again finishing in the top ten in the National League ( NL ) in walks, OBP, steals and runs.

During the 2009 offseason, the Cavaliers signed wingman Anthony Parker, and forwards Leon Powe and Jamario Moon for the following season.

Over the offseason, Baron Davis opted out and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.

During the offseason, Los Angeles picked up Jamaal Wilkes from Golden State and signed first-round draft pick Norm Nixon.

During the offseason, the Lightning traded Fredrik Modin and Fredrik Norrena, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for goaltender Marc Denis, to replace John Grahame, who had served as the Lightning's goaltender throughout most of the 2005 – 06 season, as he left the team, and signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Boerigter was signed by the Green Bay Packers in the 2006 offseason, but was released prior to the start of the season.

During the – offseason, the Dodgers signed Nomar Garciaparra to be the everyday first baseman.

In the offseason, he signed a five year contract for $ 22. 5 million with the Nashville Predators.

He subsequently signed a contract extension in the offseason.

Ricky became a restricted free agent in the following offseason, and the Bears signed him to an offer sheet on April 21.

* Jason Isringhausen – signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2001-02 offseason

After a spectacular 2002 season, Coles signed with the Washington Redskins in the 2002 offseason and admitted that he left the Jets because the Redskins offered him more money.

Malone signed a 10-year contract during the 1988 offseason worth $ 18 million.

In the 2003 offseason, Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after a long contract dispute with the Red Wings, in which he rejected deals for 5 years /$ 50 million and 4 years /$ 40 million.

Prior to this contract agreement the Padres had offered to renew Gonzalez's contract during the offseason at $ 380, 500, only $ 500 over the league minimum for the 2007 season.

During the 2006 offseason, the Pistons offered Ben Wallace a four-year, $ 48 million contract which would have made him the highest-paid Piston ever.

In the 2009 / 2010 offseason, Dumars reached an agreement with the former Bulls guard Ben Gordon on a 5 year /$ 55 million contract, as well as an agreement with former Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva on a 5 year contract worth $ 35 million.

During the 2006 offseason, Golden State announced that it had bought out the remaining two years of head coach Mike Montgomery's contract and hired previous Golden State and former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to take over in his place.

During the 2009 offseason, Golden State declined to renew the contract of General Manager Chris Mullin.

The offseason also included a new contract for star forward Conor Casey.

He continued to demand a new contract in the offseason, while his agent claimed that Oates would retire before playing for the Capitals again.

During the offseason, Szczerbiak's contract ran up and was not renewed by the Cavaliers, making him a free agent.

During the 2001 offseason, Mogilny signed a 4 year, $ 22 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 3, 2001, and quickly became one of their top players.

On February 17, 2007, Cabrera became the first player of the 2007 offseason to win his arbitration hearing, obtaining a one-year contract worth $ 7. 4 million.

During the 2006 – 2007 offseason, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals that included an invitation to spring training ; after spending most of the year with their Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, Cabrera was released and signed a minor league contract with Colorado Rockies.

His final game was on September 20, 2000, and he retired at age 33 after his Rangers contract expired during the 2000 offseason.

Entering the final year of his rookie contract, Seymour held out of the 2005 offseason minicamps and missed the first four days of training camp in hopes of securing a new contract.

In the offseason, Nelson signed a minor-league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, but was released before the season began.