D ust y ▁K iel mo hr ." ▁ ▁Season ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Record ▁vs . ▁oppon ents ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Notable ▁transactions ▁February ▁ 1 2 : ▁Mike ▁O qu ist ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁Agent . ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁Br andon ▁Knight ▁was ▁returned ▁( ear lier ▁rule ▁ 5 ▁draft ▁pick ) ▁by ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁March ▁ 3 0 : ▁Sign ed ▁pitch er ▁H é ctor ▁Car ras co ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁( C arr as co ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁September .) ▁ ▁Car ras co ▁was ▁granted ▁free ▁ag ency ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 . ▁April ▁ 1 3 : ▁Sign ed ▁out f iel der ▁Qu inton ▁McC ra cken ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁May ▁ 3 0 : ▁Sign ed ▁pitch er ▁Tony ▁F iore ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁June ▁ 5 : ▁In ▁the ▁amateur ▁draft , ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁draft ed ▁catch er ▁and ▁Minnesota ▁native ▁Joe ▁M auer ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁pick . ▁July ▁ 2 8 : ▁Tr aded ▁pitch er ▁Mark ▁Red man ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁for ▁pitch er ▁Tod d ▁Jones . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 ,