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 offseason, the Marlins also pulled the plug on their returns from the disastrous Cabrera / Willis trade dealing Andrew Miller to the Red Sox for a minor league prospect and Cameron Maybin to the Padres for a pair of reliever to aid a struggling bullpen from the 2010 season.

They also wore patches in 1999 for assistant coach Chip Myers who died in the offseason and in 2001 for Korey Stringer.

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.

In the offseason, the Bulls lost B. J. Armstrong in the expansion draft, but Krause pulled off a masterful deal by trading Will Perdue to the San Antonio Spurs for the aggressive and often controversial rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, who had won the past four rebounding titles, and who had also been a member of the Detroit Pistons ' " Bad Boys " squad that served as the Bulls ' chief nemesis in the late 1980s.

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

His last game at Wrigley Field on September 21, 1997 was also the last game during which Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray would perform " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " during the seventh-inning stretch, as Caray died the following offseason.

The offseason would also bring them Nets forward P. J.

He also played in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League ( LBPPR ) over the offseason.

He also played for Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League during the offseason.

During the 2002 offseason, Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards in a six-player deal, also involving Richard Hamilton.

Cabrera's postseason play helped propel Florida to a World Series championship over the Yankees and also landed him on the cover of ESPN The Magazine during the offseason.

In the 2003 offseason the original turf was replaced with a newer AstroTurf product, AstroTurf GameDay Grass ( also known as AstroPlay ).

He also mentioned that, in light of the Achilles injury to Ryan Howard, he would " spend the offseason preparing himself to play first base once or twice a week ", despite not playing in the field since 2007.

Ladd also took up professional wrestling during the AFL offseason and after a knee injury ended his football career, he turned to wrestling full time in 1969.

Keith was also the play-by-play radio voice of the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats during the Titans ' offseason.

The offseason had seen FISA ( La Federation Internationale du Sport Automobile ) and FOCA ( the Formula One Constructors ' Association ) in conflict, ostensibly over FISA's scheduled ban of aerodynamic skirts on the cars, but also over financial control of the sport.

In a stunning move that proved not only to be wildly unpopular with fans, but also with many inside the Panthers organization ( including owner Jerry Richardson ), Beuerlein was unexpectedly released two months into the offseason by Seifert.

It was also during that offseason that the team's parent club changed from the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox, making the Intimidators the third White Sox farm team to be located in the Carolinas, following the Charlotte Knights ( who actually play their home games in suburban Fort Mill, South Carolina ) and the Winston-Salem Warthogs, now called the Winston-Salem Dash.

Ayanbadejo has also played for the Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and has been on the offseason roster of the Chicago Bears.

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.

He also hosts a weeklong hockey clinic for kids ages 8 to 15 during the offseason at the Amherst Pepsi Center.

Their offseason advertising campaign was also very aggressive, and included everything from newspaper ads to billboards.

He also had surgery in the following offseason to remove scar tissue that had built up in his elbow, and early in the 2004 season he had additional surgery to remove scar tissue from his shoulder.

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.

The 1996 offseason was again marked by vast changes: Anderson declined to re-sign, Johnson was shipped to the Knicks for power forward Anthony Mason, and the team made a trade on draft day 1996.

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

During the 2004 offseason, Paxson traded a 2005 draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in return for an additional pick in the 2004 NBA Draft.

The Warriors made an offseason trade that sent Ronny Turiaf, Kelenna Azubuike and Anthony Randolph to the New York Knicks in return for David Lee via a sign-and-trade.

After undergoing rotator cuff surgery, and with a return for the opening of the 2007 season unlikely, Mulder's future with the Cardinals looked somewhat uncertain in the 2007 offseason.

During the 2010 offseason, Longwell, a close friend of Brett Favre, became a sort of unofficial spokesman for Favre, as the media frequently questioned him on whether Favre would return to the Vikings or retire.

During the 2011 offseason, despite speculation that he would sign with the Seattle Seahawks, who are coached by Leinart's college coach Pete Carroll, to compete for a starting job, Leinart ultimately agreed to return to Houston as a backup for the 2011 season.

In the offseason, Hoffman expressed interest in taking over the closer role for a team near his home in San Diego, but he did not wish to return as a setup pitcher and diminish his accomplishments.

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.

During the offseason between the 1976 and 1977 seasons, Fidrych published an autobiography with Tom Clark titled No Big Deal.

Buccaneer employees were described as living in an " atmosphere of fear ", especially after the firings during the 1977 offseason of executives who had been involved with unpopular decisions that Culverhouse had supported at the time.

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.

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.

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.

After signing several new defensive players in the offseason, and hiring new defensive coordinator Lovie Smith, the Rams finished the 2001 season with the NFL's best regular season record at 14 – 2.

Daniels and the Rangers front office were very active in the 2005 – 2006 offseason.

In the 1966 – 1967 offseason, during the period in which Rice owned the stadium, the concrete exterior was painted white, and the interior was painted blue.

Although the 1996 – 97 season was not successful on the court for the Spurs, the offseason proved to be the opposite.

The 2002 offseason brought changes, as Miles was traded to the Cavaliers for Andre Miller, who led the NBA in assists in 2001 – 02 with 11 per game.

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.

The 2003 – 04 season was another losing season for the Blue Jackets despite key additions in the offseason.

The net remained until the 2002 – 03 offseason, when the team's new ownership constructed a new seating section atop the wall to accommodate 274 fans.

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

The Sun underwent a total overhaul during the offseason – selecting Debbie Black in the Miami Sol / Portland Fire dispersal draft and acquiring former Connecticut star Rebecca Lobo to add another local attraction to join Nykesha Sales.

The 2002 – 2003 offseason brought a lot of change for the Fever.

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

Unfortunately, the Bobcats were unable to capitalize on offseason moves, finishing the 2007 – 08 season with a disappointing 32 – 50 record.

His running schedule of 35 – 40 miles per week during the season, and 55 miles per week in the offseason, caused his weight to drop below that dictated by the Vikings.

The Yankees – Dodgers feud continued in the New York newspapers throughout the offseason.

During the 1962 – 1963 offseason, the two remaining Triple-A leagues ( the International and Pacific Coast leagues ) absorbed the four surviving franchises from the defunct American Association.

He helped them win another championship in 2000 – 01, but in the offseason decided to leave Los Angeles and sign back with the Magic.

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.