In the offseason, the Heat retooled.

However, he did stress the right offer would have to be made in order for the Heat to even consider such a trade ( e. g., the Kevin Garnett trade to Boston from the 2007 offseason ).

During the 2004 offseason, the team entered a rebuilding phase when O ' Neal was traded to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, Caron Butler, and a first-round draft pick.

During the 2010 NBA offseason, LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas left Cleveland for the Miami Heat, which led several other veterans to also leave the team.

In the 2001-02 offseason, GM John Hart resigned and his assistant, Mark Shapiro, took the reins.

In the ensuing offseason, massive changes occurred to the coaching staff, as offensive coordinator Cam Cameron left to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, while defensive coordinator Wade Phillips would fill the head coaching vacancy with the Dallas Cowboys.

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.

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.

Notable veterans acquired in the offseason were George Shaw and Hugh McElhenny.

After General Manager Walt Jocketty acquired shortstop Royce Clayton during the offseason, La Russa emphasized an open competition for the spot that would give the Cardinals the best chance to win.

The most memorable moment of that 1978 season occurred on May 28, 1978, when pinch hitter Mike Ivie, acquired from the San Diego Padres during the offseason for Darrel Thomas, hit a towering grand slam off of Dodgers pitching ace Don Sutton in front of Candlestick Park's highest paid attendance of 58, 545.

During the 2005 offseason, the Redskins traded back WR Laveranues Coles to the New York Jets and acquired WR Santana Moss in return.

In the following offseason, the team acquired point guard John Paxson and on draft day traded with the Cavaliers for the rights to power forward Charles Oakley.

Free, who was acquired in the offseason from the Philadelphia 76ers, finished second overall in NBA scoring average, with 28. 8 per game, while George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs had a 29. 6 average.

In the 2005 – 2006 offseason, the Fever acquired All-Star Anna DeForge from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kelly Miller.

Playing with a dramatically overhauled receiver corps — in the 2007 offseason, the Patriots acquired wide receivers Donté Stallworth, Wes Welker, Kelley Washington and Randy Moss ; tight end Kyle Brady ; and running back Sammy Morris — Brady enjoyed what some sports writers have described as the best season ever by a quarterback.

Portland acquired Detlef Schrempf, Scottie Pippen, and Steve Smith during the 1999 offseason, which meant that O ' Neal was once again consigned to the bench.

During the offseason, Herzog reclaimed the manager job, then held both the GM and field manager posts with St. Louis for almost two full seasons, during which he acquired or promoted many players who would star on the Cards ' three World Series teams of the 1980s.

During the offseason the Red Sox acquired All Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, and with the imminent departure of Adrian Beltre, Youkilis agreed to the make the switch back to third base.

In 1990, he served as back-up catcher to Tony Peña, who was acquired by the Red Sox during the offseason.

Gonzalez failed to make a mark with the Earthquakes, however, playing only 47 minutes in his rookie season, and in the offseason, was acquired by the Columbus Crew.

Quarterback Daryle Lamonica, acquired in a trade from the Buffalo Bills in the offseason, led the Raiders to a 13-1 record, throwing 30 touchdown passes in the process.

After playing in a career-high 64 major-league games in, he was acquired by the Minnesota Twins in the offseason ( along with Carlos Silva ) for Eric Milton.

The Mariners acquired the switch hitting designated hitter Carl Everett from the Chicago White Sox during the 2005 offseason, forcing Ibáñez to move back to where he played before, namely left field.

In his rookie season with the Yankees, during which he batted. 316, he played exclusively in the infield as a second and third baseman ; although he played only 91 games at third, he led the AL in errors, and after Joe Sewell was acquired in the offseason, Chapman was shifted to the outfield to take advantage of his speed and throwing arm.

To help the Jets make a run toward the playoffs, the Jets acquired Coslet's former starting quarterback with the Bengals, Boomer Esiason, in the offseason.

The season was notable for the curious behavior of Albert Connell, a wide receiver acquired in the offseason and intended to be the long-term starter opposite Joe Horn.

Despite the loss of Carlos Boozer in the offseason, James teamed with Žydrūnas Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden to form the core of the team.

Despite losing key members of their bench during the offseason ( including Okur, Mike James and Corliss Williamson ), the Pistons were considered a strong contender to win a second consecutive title in 2005.

The following offseason, the Glazers had announced that ticket sales would increase by an average of $ 15 per ticket although fans who had expiring PSLs did not have to pay another deposit to keep their seats at Raymond James Stadium and had the option to renew by signing a three-year agreement for which those who do will continue to receive an annual rebate of 5 % on their original deposit fee.

During the offseason, he is the lead singer for hard rock band " Grinder " which has been in hiatus with the sudden passing of their beloved bass player and friend, James B. Anders from cardiomyopathy.

Chris Mullin joined the team in the offseason and immediately became a valuable part of the Pacers lineup — and starting small forward.

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

In 2000 he started every game again, taking over center duties when Chris Dalman suffered a career-ending neck injury in offseason training camp.

Lifelong Orioles fan and former MLB Fan Cave resident Ryan Wagner is the current PA announcer after being chosen out of a field of more than 670 applicants in the 2011-2012 offseason.

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

In the offseason they signed Alfonso Soriano to the richest contract in Cubs history at 8 years for $ 136 million, and replaced unpopular skipper Dusty Baker with fiery veteran manager Lou Piniella.

The offseason was dominated by three months of unsuccessful trade talks with the Orioles involving 2B Brian Roberts, as well as the signing of Chunichi Dragons star Kosuke Fukudome.

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.

After hiring Buddy Bell as the club's third manager, O ' Dowd proceeded to make a series of offseason deals that would change the face of the franchise.

Despite the major changes made to the team in the offseason, the team wound up with its first winning season since 1997.

The Colorado Rockies began the 2008 season after few offseason changes from the National League champion squad of 2007.

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

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.

Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, the offseason saw the departure of Brendan Shanahan and the return of Dominik Hasek, while Steve Yzerman announced his retirement after a 23-season Hall of Fame career with the Wings, having played the third most games in history ( behind fellow Wings Alex Delvecchio and Nicklas Lidström ) all with a single team.

During the 2011 offseason, Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski retired, citing injuries as the main reason behind his decision.

Besides being a native of a town close to Boston, Thayer, as a San Francisco Examiner baseball reporter in the offseason of 1887 – 88, covered exhibition games featuring Kelly.

The offseason following the 2001 regular season included an overhaul of the ownership and front office.

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

The offseason after their second World Series title, the Marlins made a questionable cost-cutting move as Derrek Lee was traded to Chicago Cubs for Hee Seop Choi and pitcher Mike Nannini.

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

The franchise got back to. 500 baseball in 2008 despite trading their cornerstone players in the offseason.