Moves
Baseball
ASTROS: Announced club will not exercise 2003 option on contract of P Shane Reynolds. Assigned C Alan Zinter outright to Triple-A New Orleans.
BLUE JAYS: Assigned P Scott Cassidy, P Gustavo Chacin, OF Brian Lesher, OF Pedro Swann and P Scott Wiggins outright to Triple-A Syracuse.
EXPOS: Signed P Julio Manon. Released IF-OF Wilton Guerrero.
METS: Claimed P Joe Orloski off waivers from Blue Jays and P Franklin Nunez from Phillies.
PIRATES: Released OF Adrian Brown. Claimed P Jim Mann off waivers from Astros.
YANKEES: Announced C Alberto Castillo and P Mike Thurman have refused outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus and have elected free agency.
Hockey
LIGHTNING: Acquired LW Boyd Kane from Rangers for LW Gordie Dwyer.
STARS: Placed C Jason Arnott on injured reserve. Recalled RW Jon Sim from Utah of AHL.