Retained Players Absent From Next Season (2003)
| Team |
Player |
Year of Return |
| Bancroft |
Chad Durbin |
2004 |
| Bancroft |
Orlando Hernandez |
2004 |
| Beantown |
Eric Milton |
2004 |
| Cincinnati |
Johnny Estrada |
2004 |
| Cincinnati |
Bob File |
2004 |
| Cincinnati |
Bronson Arroyo |
2004 |
| Cincinnati |
Mike Lamb |
2004 |
| Cincinnati |
Jon Lieber |
2004 |
| Coralville |
Randy Choate |
2004 |
| Coralville |
Trevor Hoffman |
2004 |
| Fairhaven |
A.J. Burnett |
2004 |
| Flintown |
Mike Mordecai |
2004 |
| Minnesota |
Josias Manzanillo |
2004 |
| Minnesota |
Herbert Perry |
2004 |
| Minnesota |
Giovanni Carrara |
2004 |
| New York |
Danny Patterson |
2004 |
| New York |
Paul Byrd |
2004 |
| Syracuse |
Chris Carpenter |
2004 |