The Cubs won 88 games in 2001 and were in first place in the NL Central for quite a while. So there was much hope in 2002, but... the team fell flat, and as a result changes were made in the manager’s chair and the executive suite. Jim Hendry replaced Andy MacPhail as Cubs GM July 5, 2002, with MacPhail remaining as team president.
March 19: Acquired Winston Abreu from the Padres for Keto Anderson
Nominee for “Most Useless Trade of the 2000s.” Abreu was released at the end of April. Anderson never played in the major leagues.