MB7. Associated Press report, hosted by ESPN, "Hatteberg, A's agree to one-year deal", Sunday December 30, 2001. https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2001/1230/1303216.html . Brief faithful excerpts from first and final paragraphs:
"Hatteberg and the Oakland Athletics agreed to terms Friday on a one-year deal worth $1 million"
"Hatteberg was originally traded by the Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Pokey Reese on Dec. 19. A day later he became a free agent when the Rockies decided not to offer him a contract."

The public report is dated AFTER the December 22 cutoff. The Dec. 20 status it describes is a retrospective statement first verified here by a December 30 publication, not a blind-packet publication. Team name and player name in output should be checked against Lahman People.csv; the excerpts remain attributed to their original reporter. Copyright Associated Press, minimal quotation for commentary; read original link for full context.
