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1996
Boston Red Sox signed Phil Clark as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Reggie Williams as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Eric Davis as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Bryan Hickerson as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Roberto Mejia as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Jeff Shaw as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Don Slaught as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sorrento as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Tim VanEgmond as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Mario Diaz as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Steve Dunn as a free agent.
California Angels signed Chuck Finley as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lance Parrish as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Andre Dawson as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
California Angels signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Anthony Young as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Dwight Smith as a free agent.
California Angels signed Jim Abbott as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox sold Rod Bolton to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Japan Pacific).
San Francisco Giants signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Leiper as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Mike Pagliarulo as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Dan Peltier as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves traded Mike Kelly to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Chad Fox and a
player to be named later; Atlanta Braves received Ray King (June 11, 1996).
Oakland Athletics traded Todd Stottlemyre to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for
Allen Battle, Carl Dale, Bret Wagner and Jay Witasick.
Houston Astros signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Brian Williams as a free agent.
Montreal Expos traded Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd to Boston Red Sox in exchange
for Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier and Ryan McGuire.
Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Gallego as a free agent.
Colorado Rockies signed John Habyan as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Gene Harris as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Mike Misuraca as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Franklin Nunez.
Milwaukee Brewers claimed Mike Potts from Atlanta Braves on waivers.
Chicago White Sox signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Milt Thompson as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Trevor Wilson as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Brady Clark as a non-drafted free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Chris Gwynn as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Livan Hernandez as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Mets signed Bob Macdonald as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Tom Quinlan as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Osvaldo Fernandez as a non-drafted free agent.
California Angels signed Kevin Flora as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Barry Lyons as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Bob Milacki as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Bob Patterson as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Radinsky as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed John Farrell as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Kelly Stinnett to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Cory Lidle.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Francisco Cordova as a non-drafted free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Aaron Ledesma to California Angels in exchange for Kevin Flora.
New York Yankees signed Matt Howard as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Rob Murphy as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Dave Pavlas as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Leslie Brea as a non-drafted free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Vince Coleman as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Tony Phillips as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Rafael Bournigal as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Alex Cole as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox traded Andrew Lorraine and Charles Poe to Oakland Athletics in
exchange for Danny Tartabull.
New York Mets traded Erik Hiljus, Eric Ludwick and Yudith Ozorio to St. Louis
Cardinals in exchange for Bernard Gilkey.
Arizona Diamondbacks signed Rod Barajas as a non-drafted free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Ben McDonald as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners claimed Aaron Small from Florida Marlins on waivers.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Duane Singleton to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Henry
Santos.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Ruben Amaro as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Bret Barberie as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Leo Gomez as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Alan Trammell as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Damon Buford to Texas Rangers in exchange for Terrell Lowery.
Baltimore Orioles sold Jeff Manto to Yomiura Giants (Japan Central).
California Angels signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
Minneapolis (Prarie) sold Kerry Ligtenberg to Atlanta Braves.
Minnesota Twins signed Peter Moylan as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.
California Angels signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Cris Carpenter as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Roberto Kelly as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Manny Martinez as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Pedro Munoz as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics claimed Aaron Small from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Rickey Holifield, Heathcliff Slocumb and Larry Wimberly
to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan and Lee Tinsley.
New York Mets signed Shawn Gilbert as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Tim Belcher as a free agent.
Arizona Diamondbacks signed Vladimir Nunez as a non-drafted free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
Winnipeg (Northern) sold Mike Cather to Atlanta Braves.
Seattle Mariners signed Michael Jackson as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.
California Angels released Mark Dalesandro.
Chicago Cubs signed Brian Dorsett as a free agent.
California Angels signed Mark Eichhorn as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Joe Magrane as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.
New York Yankees released Victor Zambrano.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Frey as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Dane Johnson as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Jerry Spradlin as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Erick Almonte as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles claimed Willis Otanez from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
New York Yankees signed Steve Howe as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Steve Montgomery to Oakland Athletics in exchange for
Dennis Eckersley.
Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Campillo as a non-drafted free agent.
Colorado Rockies signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Jorge Julio as a non-drafted free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Kevin Koslofski as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Rosman Garcia as a non-drafted free agent.
Mexico City Reds (Mexican) sold Geronimo Gil to Los Angeles Dodgers.
Boston Red Sox signed Felix Jose as a free agent.
California Angels traded Brian Anderson to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Pep
Harris and Jason Grimsley.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Harkey as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Zane Smith as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Jerry Brooks as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Dion James as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Joe Grahe as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals released Wes Chamberlain.
New York Mets signed Jose Nunez as a non-drafted free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Viola as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Tim McIntosh as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Damon Berryhill.
San Francisco Giants signed Mel Hall as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
California Angels signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Frank Bolick as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds sold Don Slaught to California Angels.
Cleveland Indians signed Bill Wertz as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies released Willie Banks.
Cincinnati Reds released Brian Hunter.
Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Mitchell as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Kent Bottenfield as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Geronimo Pena as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Brian Schmack as a non-drafted free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Webster Garrison as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Walker.
Florida Marlins traded Randy Veres to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Matt Brunson.
Chicago Cubs signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers claimed Kimera Bartee from Baltimore Orioles on waivers.
Detroit Tigers returned Jon Ratliff to Chicago Cubs.
Montreal Expos signed Rick Schu as a free agent.
Montreal Expos traded Tony Tarasco to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Sherman
Obando.
Cleveland Indians traded Scott Pose to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Joe Lis.
Toronto Blue Jays claimed Roberto Duran from Los Angeles Dodgers on waivers.
Cleveland Indians claimed Nigel Wilson from Cincinnati Reds on waivers.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Victor Zambrano as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Roberto Petagine and Luis Arroyo to New York Mets in
exchange for Pete Walker and Scott Adair.
California Angels sold Julio Valera to Kansas City Royals.
St. Louis Cardinals claimed Luis Alicea from Boston Red Sox on waivers.
Seattle Mariners released John Farrell.
Texas Rangers signed Jeff Russell as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Carlos Silva as a non-drafted free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers traded Phil Plantier to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Fausto Cruz
and Ramon Fermin.
Detroit Tigers traded Sean Bergman, Cade Gaspar and Todd Steverson to San Diego
Padres in exchange for Raul Casanova, Richie Lewis and Melvin Nieves.
Florida Marlins released Mark Davis.
Kansas City Royals sent Mike Fyhrie to New York Mets for future considerations.
Cincinnati Reds released Adam Hyzdu.
Cincinnati Reds released Rich Rodriguez.
Toronto Blue Jays released Ben Weber.
Boston Red Sox claimed John Doherty from Detroit Tigers on waivers.
Texas Rangers signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.
California Angels sold Ricky Jordan to Seattle Mariners.
Boston Red Sox sold Joe Crawford to New York Mets.
Colorado Rockies released Reggie Harris.
St. Louis Cardinals released Julio Manon.
St. Louis Cardinals released Gregg Olson.
Cincinnati Reds signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics released Craig Paquette.
San Diego Padres released Erik Plantenberg.
Seattle Mariners released Luis Polonia.
San Francisco Giants released Scott Service.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Kevin Young.
San Diego Padres released Rob Deer.
Seattle Mariners released Todd Pratt.
Detroit Tigers released Ricky Trlicek.
Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Walker.
Granted Free Agency
Mark Gardner (Florida Marlins)
Cleveland Indians released Julius Matos.
New York Mets signed Ricky Trlicek as a free agent.
Houston Astros released Matt Williams.
Granted Free Agency
Marc Ronan (New York Yankees)
Florida Marlins claimed Robbie Beckett from San Diego Padres on waivers.
Texas Rangers released Terry Burrows.
San Francisco Giants signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.
Florida Marlins released Tom McGraw.
Kansas City Royals claimed Ken Robinson from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
Montreal Expos claimed Lenny Webster from Philadelphia Phillies on waivers.
Baltimore Orioles signed Eddy Garabito as a non-drafted free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics released Archie Corbin.
New York Yankees released Paul Gibson.
Montreal Expos released Dion James.
Cleveland Indians signed Scott Leius as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Barry Manuel as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.
New York Yankees released Rafael Quirico.
Florida Marlins signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians traded Mark Clark to New York Mets in exchange for Reid Cornelius
and Ryan Thompson.
Montreal Expos claimed Mike Dyer from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Minnesota Twins released Aaron Fultz.
Kansas City Royals signed Kevin Young as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Service as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Derrick White as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Ramon Garcia as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.
New York Yankees released Mark Dalesandro.
San Francisco Giants signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Darrell May from Atlanta Braves on waivers.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Mike Remlinger from Kansas City Royals on waivers.
California Angels released Joe Slusarski.
Cleveland Indians traded Jesse Levis to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Scott Nate
and a player to be named later; Cleveland Indians received Jared Camp (June 9,
1996).
Granted Free Agency
Kirt Ojala (New York Yankees)
San Francisco Giants signed Steve Decker as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Dion James as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Joe Klink as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds traded Will Pennyfeather to California Angels in exchange for
Eduardo Perez.
Montreal Expos sold Esteban Yan to Baltimore Orioles.
New York Yankees traded Tom Wilson to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ryan
Martindale and Marc Marini.
Cleveland Indians signed John Farrell as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Pablo Ozuna as a non-drafted free agent.
Chicago Cubs traded Matt Franco to New York Mets in exchange for a player to be
named later; Chicago Cubs received Chris DeWitt (June 11, 1996).
Kansas City Royals signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Brady Clark.
Cincinnati Reds signed Derek Lilliquist as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Kirt Ojala as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Juan Rivera as a non-drafted free agent.
Seattle Mariners released Felix Fermin.
Texas Rangers signed Jack Voigt as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Rob Deer as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Xavier Hernandez.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox traded Bryan Eversgerd to Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to
be named later; Boston Red Sox received Rudy Pemberton (April 24, 1996).
Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Williams as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Melvin Rosario to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Keith
Eaddy.
Houston Astros signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Donn Pall as a free agent.
Colorado Rockies claimed Robbie Beckett from Florida Marlins on waivers.
Boston Red Sox signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds traded Gregg Olson to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Yuri Sanchez.
Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Joe Boever from Detroit Tigers on waivers.
Florida Marlins signed Luis Ugueto as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Mets signed Endy Chavez as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals released Pat Lennon.
Cleveland Indians signed Erik Plantenberg as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Trevor Wilson.
New York Yankees released Dion James.
Montreal Expos signed Rob Lukachyk as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics sent Andy Tomberlin to New York Mets for future considerations.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Greg Cadaret.
San Francisco Giants sent J.R. Phillips to Philadelphia Phillies for future considerations.
New York Yankees signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Stacy Jones.
Seattle Mariners signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays released Ruben Amaro.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Ruben Amaro as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Joel Bennett.
Minnesota Twins released Brandon Puffer.
Baltimore Orioles signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays claimed Ken Robinson from Kansas City Royals on waivers.
New York Yankees signed Felix Fermin as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Stacy Jones as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals claimed Tim Pugh from Cincinnati Reds on waivers.
Boston Red Sox released Felix Jose.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers traded Greg Granger to Cleveland Indians in exchange for John
Farrell.
Seattle Mariners signed Julio Mateo as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jacob Brumfield to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for D.J.
Boston.
California Angels released Scott Sanderson.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Brian Shouse.
Toronto Blue Jays sold Randy Knorr to Houston Astros.
California Angels claimed Brad Pennington from Boston Red Sox on waivers.
Granted Free Agency
Joe Klink (Seattle Mariners)
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Juan Diaz as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Joaquin Benoit as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees released Felix Fermin.
San Francisco Giants released Mel Hall.
Baltimore Orioles signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Felix Jose as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays released Wes Chamberlain.
Cincinnati Reds traded Chuck McElroy to California Angels in exchange for Lee Smith.
Minnesota Twins claimed Scott Aldred from Detroit Tigers on waivers.
California Angels signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.
California Angels signed Kyle Abbott as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Felix Fermin as a free agent.
New York Yankees released Paul Gibson.
Atlanta Braves traded Anton French to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Danny Bautista.
Oakland Athletics signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins sent Mike Misuraca to Milwaukee Brewers for future considerations.
Houston Astros released Greg Swindell.
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) PIT N Kris Benson (signed August 11, 1996)
1st round (2nd pick) MIN A Travis Lee (signed October 15, 1996)
1st round (3rd pick) STL N Braden Looper (signed August 30, 1996)
1st round (4th pick) TOR A Billy Koch (signed August 23, 1996)
1st round (5th pick) MON N John Patterson (signed November 7, 1996)
1st round (6th pick) DET A Seth Greisinger (signed August 26, 1996)
1st round (9th pick) FLA N Mark Kotsay (signed August 15, 1996)
1st round (10th pick) OAK A Eric Chavez (signed August 27, 1996)
1st round (11th pick) PHI N Adam Eaton (signed August 26, 1996)
1st round (12th pick) CHI A Bobby Seay (signed November 8, 1996)
1st round (14th pick) KC A Dee Brown (signed August 7, 1996)
1st round (16th pick) TOR A Joe Lawrence (signed July 1, 1996)
1st round (18th pick) TEX A R.A. Dickey (signed September 12, 1996)
1st round (19th pick) HOU N Mark Johnson (signed August 30, 1996)
1st round (20th pick) NY A Eric Milton (signed September 6, 1996)
1st round (21st pick) COL N Jake Westbrook (signed June 13, 1996)
1st round (22nd pick) SEA A Gil Meche (signed June 9, 1996)
1st round (23rd pick) LA N Damian Rolls (signed June 9, 1996)
1st round (24th pick) TEX A Sam Marsonek (signed August 17, 1996)
1st round (30th pick) ARI N Nick Bierbrodt (signed June 9, 1996)
1st round (32nd pick) TEX A Corey Lee (signed July 10, 1996)
1st round (34th pick) BOS A Chris Reitsma (signed June 22, 1996)
1st round (35th pick) ATL N Jason Marquis (signed July 18, 1996)
2nd round TOR A Brent Abernathy (signed August 24, 1996)
2nd round MON N Milton Bradley (signed July 1, 1996)
2nd round CIN N Buddy Carlyle (signed June 21, 1996)
2nd round SF N Mike Caruso (signed June 17, 1996)
2nd round BAL A Brian Falkenborg (signed July 6, 1996)
2nd round SEA A Jeff Farnsworth (signed June 5, 1996)
2nd round MIN A Jacque Jones (signed August 6, 1996)
2nd round DET A Matt Miller (signed August 7, 1996)
2nd round ATL N Eric Munson (did not sign)
2nd round CHI A Josh Paul (signed June 25, 1996)
2nd round PHI N Jimmy Rollins (signed June 24, 1996)
3rd round TOR A Clayton Andrews (signed June 5, 1996)
3rd round MIL A Kevin Barker (signed June 15, 1996)
3rd round STL N Brent Butler (signed June 9, 1996)
3rd round COL N Shawn Chacon (signed June 18, 1996)
3rd round LA N Alex Cora (signed June 14, 1996)
3rd round KC A Chad Durbin (signed June 5, 1996)
3rd round OAK A A.J. Hinch (signed June 22, 1996)
3rd round NY A Nick Johnson (signed June 14, 1996)
3rd round CAL A Scott Schoeneweis (signed June 14, 1996)
3rd round BOS A Dernell Stenson (signed July 10, 1996)
3rd round NY N Ed Yarnall (signed August 12, 1996)
4th round MIN A Chad Allen (signed August 7, 1996)
4th round BOS A John Barnes (signed July 26, 1996)
4th round LA N Peter Bergeron (signed June 13, 1996)
4th round TB A Cedrick Bowers (signed June 5, 1996)
4th round TEX A Kelly Dransfeldt (signed June 9, 1996)
4th round CHI N Chris Gissell (signed June 6, 1996)
4th round MIL A Josh Hancock (did not sign)
4th round DET A Kris Keller (signed June 29, 1996)
4th round FLA N Blaine Neal (signed July 13, 1996)
4th round ATL N Joe Nelson (signed June 5, 1996)
4th round MON N Christian Parker (signed June 13, 1996)
4th round SEA A Denny Stark (signed June 19, 1996)
4th round KC A Corey Thurman (signed June 7, 1996)
4th round SF N Ken Vining (signed June 28, 1996)
5th round TOR A John Bale (signed June 17, 1996)
5th round FLA N Brent Billingsley (signed June 8, 1996)
5th round CHI A Joe Crede (signed June 5, 1996)
5th round NY A Zach Day (signed July 14, 1996)
5th round DET A Robert Fick (signed July 5, 1996)
5th round CAL A Bobby Hill (did not sign)
5th round KC A Jeremy Hill (signed June 4, 1996)
5th round SEA A Chris Mears (signed June 18, 1996)
5th round CHI N Chad Meyers (signed June 7, 1996)
5th round TEX A Warren Morris (signed August 22, 1996)
5th round ARI N Brad Penny (signed June 4, 1996)
5th round PIT N Tike Redman (signed June 5, 1996)
5th round MIN A Mike Ryan (signed June 7, 1996)
5th round TB A Alex Sanchez (signed June 7, 1996)
6th round KC A Jeremy Giambi (signed June 10, 1996)
6th round NY A Brian Reith (signed June 22, 1996)
6th round CLE A Paul Rigdon (signed June 12, 1996)
7th round TOR A Casey Blake (signed June 6, 1996)
7th round TB A Mickey Callaway (signed June 10, 1996)
7th round ATL N Mark DeRosa (signed June 5, 1996)
7th round ARI N Casey Fossum (did not sign)
7th round MIN A Chad Moeller (signed June 8, 1996)
7th round KC A Scott Mullen (signed June 5, 1996)
7th round BOS A Robert Ramsay (signed June 15, 1996)
8th round SEA A Willie Bloomquist (did not sign)
8th round BOS A Justin Duchscherer (signed June 14, 1996)
8th round SF N Ryan Jensen (signed June 6, 1996)
8th round BAL A Chad Paronto (signed June 23, 1996)
8th round CAL A Jerrod Riggan (signed June 10, 1996)
9th round HOU N Brian Dallimore (signed June 15, 1996)
9th round CLE A Sean DePaula (signed June 7, 1996)
9th round OAK A Cody McKay (signed June 8, 1996)
9th round SD N Jason Middlebrook (signed September 20, 1996)
10th round TEX A Doug Davis (signed June 21, 1996)
10th round BOS A Shea Hillenbrand (signed June 6, 1996)
10th round BAL A Luis Matos (signed June 19, 1996)
10th round CHI N Phil Norton (signed June 6, 1996)
10th round TOR A Josh Phelps (signed June 6, 1996)
10th round PIT N Carlos Rivera (signed June 6, 1996)
11th round COL N Tim Christman (signed June 13, 1996)
11th round CLE A Joe Horgan (signed June 4, 1996)
11th round MIL A Val Pascucci (did not sign)
11th round ATL N Aaron Taylor (signed June 5, 1996)
12th round CLE A John McDonald (signed June 5, 1996)
12th round SF N Damon Minor (signed June 6, 1996)
13th round CHI A Chad Bradford (signed June 6, 1996)
13th round MIL A Allen Levrault (signed June 10, 1996)
13th round MIN A Mike Lincoln (signed June 9, 1996)
13th round BAL A Augie Ojeda (signed July 25, 1996)
14th round KC A Brandon Berger (signed June 4, 1996)
14th round MON N Jamey Carroll (signed June 20, 1996)
14th round TB A Delvin James (signed June 11, 1996)
14th round BAL A Ryan Kohlmeier (signed August 16, 1996)
15th round OAK A Kevin Gregg (signed June 30, 1996)
15th round ATL N Mike Hessman (signed June 12, 1996)
15th round BAL A Josh Towers (signed June 20, 1996)
15th round DET A Chris Wakeland (signed June 11, 1996)
16th round NY N Dicky Gonzalez (signed June 12, 1996)
16th round TB A Jared Sandberg (signed July 21, 1996)
16th round MON N Andy Tracy (signed June 10, 1996)
17th round NY A Matt Ginter (did not sign)
17th round PIT N Mike Gonzalez (did not sign)
17th round MON N Chris Stowers (signed June 10, 1996)
18th round CLE A Michael Bacsik (signed June 12, 1996)
19th round CHI A Chris Heintz (signed June 10, 1996)
19th round TEX A Mark Hendrickson (did not sign)
19th round CLE A Dan Wright (did not sign)
19th round MON N Tim Young (signed June 20, 1996)
20th round CHI N Courtney Duncan (signed June 20, 1996)
20th round SEA A Brian Fitzgerald (signed June 7, 1996)
20th round MIN A Matt Kata (did not sign)
20th round HOU N Wade Miller (signed June 6, 1996)
21st round CLE A Jamie Brown (signed May 15, 1997)
21st round STL N Randy Flores (did not sign)
21st round BAL A Gabe Molina (signed June 8, 1996)
21st round KC A Jason Simontacchi (signed June 6, 1996)
22nd round BOS A Aaron Harang (did not sign)
22nd round BAL A Mike MacDougal (did not sign)
22nd round KC A Kit Pellow (signed June 5, 1996)
23rd round LA N Ted Lilly (signed June 7, 1996)
23rd round HOU N Roy Oswalt (signed May 18, 1997)
23rd round CHI N Jason Smith (signed May 25, 1997)
24th round ARI N Eric Knott (signed May 26, 1997)
24th round OAK A Brett Laxton (signed June 19, 1996)
25th round BAL A John Parrish (signed June 7, 1996)
25th round HOU N Paul Phillips (did not sign)
26th round TEX A Joe Beimel (did not sign)
26th round FLA N Scott Dunn (did not sign)
26th round ARI N Rob Ryan (signed June 6, 1996)
27th round KC A Kiko Calero (signed June 6, 1996)
27th round TB A Kyle Snyder (did not sign)
28th round PIT N Willie Harris (did not sign)
29th round CHI N Kyle Lohse (signed May 20, 1997)
29th round HOU N Tom Shearn (signed June 16, 1996)
29th round BOS A Josh Stewart (did not sign)
30th round NY A Marcus Thames (signed May 16, 1997)
31st round TEX A Travis Hafner (signed June 2, 1997)
31st round MIN A Mike Lamb (did not sign)
32nd round BOS A Mike Bynum (did not sign)
32nd round ARI N Jason Conti (signed June 6, 1996)
33rd round KC A Matt Guerrier (did not sign)
33rd round TOR A Orlando Hudson (did not sign)
33rd round BAL A Ryan Minor (signed July 7, 1996)
34th round MON N Carl Sadler (signed June 14, 1996)
34th round TB A Dan Wheeler (signed May 7, 1997)
35th round MIN A Josh Bard (did not sign)
35th round CIN N Doug DeVore (did not sign)
36th round MIL A Brandon Backe (did not sign)
36th round STL N Stubby Clapp (signed June 10, 1996)
36th round LA N Wayne Franklin (signed June 8, 1996)
36th round KC A Ryan Rupe (did not sign)
36th round ARI N Junior Spivey (signed June 14, 1996)
37th round CAL A Jack Taschner (did not sign)
38th round COL N Adam Bernero (did not sign)
38th round LA N Jeff Kubenka (signed June 7, 1996)
40th round NY N Josh Pearce (did not sign)
40th round SEA A Sean Spencer (signed August 26, 1996)
42nd round CAL A Greg Jones (signed May 15, 1997)
42nd round ARI N Erik Sabel (signed June 7, 1996)
44th round NY N Tim Corcoran (signed May 26, 1997)
44th round SF N Brandon Larson (did not sign)
44th round TB A Jason Michaels (did not sign)
48th round SEA A Juan Pierre (did not sign)
53rd round SEA A Greg Dobbs (did not sign)
53rd round ATL N Marcus Giles (signed May 26, 1997)
53rd round PIT N Rob Mackowiak (signed June 19, 1996)
54th round ARI N Jason Jennings (did not sign)
56th round CLE A David Riske (signed October 21, 1996)
57th round CLE A Randy Keisler (did not sign)
59th round SEA A Barry Zito (did not sign)
61st round ARI N Brandon Duckworth (did not sign)
72nd round LA N Eric Bruntlett (did not sign)
88th round NY A Scott Seabol (signed June 25, 1996)
89th round TB A Travis Phelps (signed May 24, 1997)
Granted Free Agency
Todd Frohwirth (California Angels)
Texas Rangers released Jeff Frye.
Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays released Frank Viola.
Baltimore Orioles signed Todd Frohwirth as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Tim VanEgmond.
Atlanta Braves signed Joe Winkelsas as a non-drafted free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Miguel Inzunza and Tom Urbani to Detroit Tigers in
exchange for Micah Franklin and Brian Maxcy.
Boston Red Sox sold Jim Tatum to San Diego Padres.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim VanEgmond as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Blas Minor to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Randy Vickers.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Lee Tinsley to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Scott
Bakkum.
Boston Red Sox signed Tom McGraw as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Mike Butcher to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill
Wertz.
Chicago White Sox signed Mel Hall as a free agent.
New York Yankees claimed Wally Whitehurst from Montreal Expos on waivers.
Texas Rangers released Craig Worthington.
New York Yankees traded Rich Monteleone to California Angels in exchange for Mike
Aldrete.
Granted Free Agency
Esteban Beltre (Boston Red Sox)
St. Louis Cardinals signed Gene Stechschulte as a non-drafted free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals released Dave Eiland.
Colorado Rockies released John Habyan.
Chicago Cubs released Doug Jones.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Lopez as a non-drafted free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Pat Borders to California Angels in exchange for Ben
VanRyn.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Watson as a non-drafted free agent.
California Angels sent Ken Edenfield to New York Yankees for future considerations.
Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Leiper.
Philadelphia Phillies released Mark Whiten.
Cincinnati Reds released Vince Coleman.
New York Yankees signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Brad Ausmus, Andujar Cedeno and Russ Spear to Detroit Tigers
in exchange for John Flaherty and Chris Gomez.
Granted Free Agency
Travis Lee (Minnesota Twins)
Milwaukee Brewers signed Dion James as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Jose Amado to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Rusty
Meacham.
Montreal Expos signed Dave Leiper as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Billy Brewer to New York Yankees in exchange for Mike
Judd.
Granted Free Agency
Terry Burrows (Milwaukee Brewers)
Chicago White Sox released Mel Hall.
New York Yankees released Steve Howe.
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Wayne Kirby from Cleveland Indians on waivers.
Atlanta Braves signed Mark Whiten as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed John Habyan as a free agent.
Colorado Rockies claimed Milt Thompson from Los Angeles Dodgers on waivers.
Chicago Cubs traded Ismael Villegas to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Tyler Houston.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
California Angels signed Vince Coleman as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Lee Hancock (Pittsburgh Pirates)
San Francisco Giants signed Lee Hancock as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals released Geronimo Pena.
Cleveland Indians signed Geronimo Pena as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed J.C. Boscan as a non-drafted free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Ramon Castro as a non-drafted free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Franklyn German as a non-drafted free agent.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Giovanni Carrara from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Cesar Izturis as a non-drafted free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed John Stephens as a non-drafted free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeff Williams as a non-drafted free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Esteban German as a non-drafted free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Joel Peralta as a non-drafted free agent.
St. Paul (Northern) sold Darryl Strawberry to New York Yankees.
Cleveland Indians signed Luis Gonzalez as a non-drafted free agent.
Houston Astros signed Rodrigo Rosario as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Zane Smith.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mitch Williams as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Dion James.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Tim Pugh from Kansas City Royals on waivers.
Cleveland Indians traded Jim Poole and cash to San Francisco Giants in exchange for
Mark Carreon.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Trevor Enders as a non-drafted free agent.
Montreal Expos claimed Jeff Juden from San Francisco Giants on waivers.
Philadelphia Phillies claimed Manny Martinez from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
Kansas City Royals claimed Tim Pugh from Cincinnati Reds on waivers.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Eliezer Alfonzo as a non-drafted free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed David Cortes as a non-drafted free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Victor Martinez as a non-drafted free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Tim Wallach (California Angels)
Cleveland Indians traded Eddie Murray to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Kent
Mercker.
Kansas City Royals released Terry Clark.
Houston Astros signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Arquimedez Pozo to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jeff
Manto.
Houston Astros traded Rich Loiselle to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Danny
Darwin.
Boston Red Sox signed Jack Cressend as a non-drafted free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Kirk McCaskill.
St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Parrett.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Mark Kiefer to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Chris
Eddy.
Atlanta Braves claimed Dean Hartgraves from Houston Astros on waivers.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Wallach as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Joel Bennett as a free agent.
California Angels traded Pat Borders to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Robert
Ellis.
Houston Astros traded Rick Wilkins and cash to San Francisco Giants in exchange for
Kirt Manwaring.
Atlanta Braves signed Wilson Betemit as a non-drafted free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Frank Bolick.
Cleveland Indians traded Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza to New York Mets in
exchange for Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino.
Cincinnati Reds sold Eric Anthony to Colorado Rockies.
Boston Red Sox traded Jamie Moyer to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Darren Bragg.
Boston Red Sox traded Kevin Mitchell to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Roberto
Mejia and Brad Tweedlie.
Montreal Expos traded Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott to San Francisco Giants in exchange
for Mark Leiter.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded John Cummings and Joey Eischen to Detroit Tigers in
exchange for Chad Curtis.
California Angels traded Damion Easley to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Greg Gohr.
San Diego Padres traded Bryce Florie, Marc Newfield and Ron Villone to Milwaukee
Brewers in exchange for Greg Vaughn and a player to be named later; San Diego Padres
received Jerry Parent (September 16, 1996).
New York Yankees traded Ruben Sierra and Matt Drews to Detroit Tigers in exchange
for Cecil Fielder.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Terry Mulholland to Seattle Mariners in exchange for
Desi Relaford.
Boston Red Sox traded Mike Stanton and a player to be named later to Texas Rangers
in exchange for Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy; Texas Rangers received Dwayne Hosey
(November 4, 1996).
New York Yankees traded Mark Hutton to Florida Marlins in exchange for David
Weathers.
San Diego Padres signed Al Osuna as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox claimed Greg Pirkl from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox sent Brent Cookson to Baltimore Orioles for future considerations.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Yurendell de Caster as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees signed Oswaldo Mairena as a non-drafted free agent.
Colorado Rockies released Milt Thompson.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luke Allen as a non-drafted free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies released Esteban Beltre.
Baltimore Orioles claimed Mike Milchin from Minnesota Twins on waivers.
Detroit Tigers claimed Todd Van Poppel from Oakland Athletics on waivers.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Parrett as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals claimed Bob Scanlan from Detroit Tigers on waivers.
Florida Marlins traded John Burkett to Texas Rangers in exchange for Ryan Dempster
and a player to be named later; Florida Marlins received Rick Helling (September 3,
1996).
Atlanta Braves signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs released Felix Fermin.
Baltimore Orioles released Luis Polonia.
Philadelphia Phillies released Rafael Quirico.
Milwaukee Brewers released Kevin Wickander.
Baltimore Orioles released Jeff Huson.
Florida Marlins traded Terry Pendleton to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Roosevelt
Brown.
Seattle Mariners traded Roger Blanco to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Mark Whiten.
Granted Free Agency
Bobby Seay (Chicago White Sox)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Bartolome Fortunato as a non-drafted free agent.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Tim Pugh from Kansas City Royals on waivers.
New York Yankees signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Huson as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies released Mitch Williams.
San Francisco Giants sold Steve Decker to Colorado Rockies.
San Francisco Giants claimed Trent Hubbard from Colorado Rockies on waivers.
Detroit Tigers released Mark Parent.
Florida Marlins traded Terry Mathews to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player
to be named later; Florida Marlins received Gregg Zaun (August 23, 1996).
New York Yankees claimed Luis Sojo from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
Toronto Blue Jays traded Tony Castillo and Domingo Cedeno to Chicago White Sox in
exchange for Luis Andujar and Allen Halley.
New York Yankees traded Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams to Milwaukee Brewers in
exchange for Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd and a player to be named later; New York
Yankees received Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996); Pat Listach returned to Milwaukee
Brewers (October 2, 1996).
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Diaz as a non-drafted free agent.
Minnesota Twins traded Pat Mahomes to Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be
named later; Minnesota Twins received Brian Looney (December 17, 1996).
Detroit Tigers traded Gregg Olson to Houston Astros in exchange for 2 players to be
named later; Detroit Tigers received Kevin Gallaher and Pedro Santana (August 27,
1996).
Baltimore Orioles signed Mark Parent as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals released Mike Morgan.
Atlanta Braves traded Ron Wright, Corey Pointer and a player to be named later to
Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Denny Neagle; Pittsburgh Pirates received Jason
Schmidt (August 30, 1996).
Boston Red Sox claimed Jeff Manto from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
Colorado Rockies signed Rene Reyes as a non-drafted free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Pete Incaviglia and Todd Zeile to Baltimore Orioles in
exchange for 2 players to be named later; Philadelphia Phillies received Calvin
Maduro and Garrett Stephenson (September 4, 1996).
Minnesota Twins traded Dave Hollins to Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to
be named later; Minnesota Twins received David Ortiz (September 13, 1996).
Arizona Diamondbacks signed Duaner Sanchez as a non-drafted free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Rafael Soriano as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Charlie Hayes to New York Yankees in exchange for a player
to be named later; Pittsburgh Pirates received Chris Corn (August 31, 1996).
Chicago White Sox claimed Marvin Freeman from Colorado Rockies on waivers.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Lino Urdaneta as a non-drafted free agent.
California Angels traded Don Slaught to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a player
to be named later; Anaheim Angels received Scott Vollmer (November 14, 1996).
Cleveland Indians traded Jeromy Burnitz to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Kevin
Seitzer.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Carl South to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dave
Clark.
California Angels released Rich Monteleone.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ricardo Rodriguez as a non-drafted free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.
California Angels claimed Robert Eenhoorn from New York Yankees on waivers.
California Angels claimed Darrell May from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Lafayette (Heartland) sold Brian Sweeney to Seattle Mariners.
Baltimore Orioles signed Napoleon Calzado as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers sent Andujar Cedeno to Houston Astros for future considerations.
Philadelphia Phillies claimed Glenn Dishman from San Diego Padres on waivers.
New York Yankees released Wally Whitehurst.
Cincinnati Reds released Derek Lilliquist.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Pedro Martinez from New York Mets on waivers.
Arizona Diamondbacks signed Abraham Nunez as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers claimed Fernando Hernandez from San Diego Padres on waivers.
Oakland Athletics signed Jesus Colome as a non-drafted free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Marshall Boze (Milwaukee Brewers)
Pedro Castellano (Colorado Rockies)
Brent Cookson (Baltimore Orioles)
John Johnstone (Houston Astros)
Scott Leius (Cleveland Indians)
Tim McIntosh (New York Yankees)
Tom Quinlan (Minnesota Twins)
Kevin Roberson (New York Mets)
Joe Siddall (Florida Marlins)
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Howard Battle from Philadelphia Phillies on waivers.
Atlanta Braves claimed Scott Brow from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
Oakland Athletics signed Miguel Olivo as a non-drafted free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Kevin Lomon (Atlanta Braves)
San Francisco Giants released Kim Batiste.
Granted Free Agency
Lee Guetterman (Seattle Mariners)
Mark Kiefer (Kansas City Royals)
Pat Listach (Milwaukee Brewers)
Jimmy Myers (Baltimore Orioles)
Oakland Athletics claimed Dane Johnson from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
Kansas City Royals released Mike Magnante.
Granted Free Agency
Brian Bohanon (Toronto Blue Jays)
John Briscoe (Oakland Athletics)
David Holdridge (Anaheim Angels)
Greg Swindell (Cleveland Indians)
Detroit Tigers claimed Glenn Dishman from Philadelphia Phillies on waivers.
Texas Rangers claimed Wilson Heredia from Florida Marlins on waivers.
Seattle Mariners released Ricky Jordan.
Granted Free Agency
Jose Bautista (San Francisco Giants)
Chip Hale (Minnesota Twins)
Chris Hammond (Florida Marlins)
Jeff Reboulet (Minnesota Twins)
Steve Scarsone (San Francisco Giants)
Anthony Young (Houston Astros)
Cincinnati Reds claimed Glenn Murray from Philadelphia Phillies on waivers.
Boston Red Sox released Eric Gunderson.
Granted Free Agency
Kyle Abbott (Anaheim Angels)
Mike Benjamin (Philadelphia Phillies)
Gary Bennett (Philadelphia Phillies)
Terry Clark (Houston Astros)
Alex Diaz (Seattle Mariners)
Jason Grimsley (Anaheim Angels)
Brian Hunter (Seattle Mariners)
Jeff Manto (Boston Red Sox)
Doug Strange (Seattle Mariners)
Boston Red Sox claimed Bob Milacki from Seattle Mariners on waivers.
San Diego Padres released Al Osuna.
Granted Free Agency
Cris Carpenter (Milwaukee Brewers)
John Hope (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Jack Voigt (Texas Rangers)
Boston Red Sox claimed Mike Campbell from Chicago Cubs on waivers.
Granted Free Agency
Milt Cuyler (Boston Red Sox)
Mark Eichhorn (Anaheim Angels)
Steve Ontiveros (Anaheim Angels)
Geronimo Pena (Cleveland Indians)
J.R. Phillips (Philadelphia Phillies)
Dick Schofield (Anaheim Angels)
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Tripp Cromer from St. Louis Cardinals on waivers.
Atlanta Braves claimed Ben VanRyn from St. Louis Cardinals on waivers.
Granted Free Agency
Dave Leiper (Montreal Expos)
Oreste Marrero (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Nate Minchey (Boston Red Sox)
Boston Red Sox claimed Greg Hansell from Minnesota Twins on waivers.
Granted Free Agency
Joe Boever (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Henry Mercedes (Kansas City Royals)
Granted Free Agency
Stan Belinda (Boston Red Sox)
Chad Kreuter (Chicago White Sox)
Mike Misuraca (Milwaukee Brewers)
Detroit Tigers claimed Dave Hajek from Houston Astros on waivers.
Cincinnati Reds claimed Tim Scott from San Francisco Giants on waivers.
Boston Red Sox claimed Ricky Trlicek from New York Mets on waivers.
Granted Free Agency
Paul Abbott (San Diego Padres)
Rich Aude (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Kevin Baez (Detroit Tigers)
Jeff Ball (Houston Astros)
Bret Barberie (Chicago Cubs)
Tony Barron (Montreal Expos)
Jeff Barry (San Diego Padres)
Clay Bellinger (Baltimore Orioles)
Esteban Beltre (Atlanta Braves)
Erik Bennett (Minnesota Twins)
Steve Bieser (Montreal Expos)
Mike Blowers (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Brent Bowers (Baltimore Orioles)
Jorge Brito (Colorado Rockies)
Jim Bruske (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Terry Burrows (New York Yankees)
Mike Butcher (Cleveland Indians)
Greg Cadaret (Cleveland Indians)
Casey Candaele (Cleveland Indians)
Giovanni Carrara (Cincinnati Reds)
Mike Christopher (Detroit Tigers)
Alan Cockrell (Colorado Rockies)
Alex Cole (Boston Red Sox)
Vince Coleman (Anaheim Angels)
Jim Converse (Kansas City Royals)
Mike Coolbaugh (Texas Rangers)
Reid Cornelius (Cleveland Indians)
Darron Cox (Atlanta Braves)
Carlos Crawford (Philadelphia Phillies)
Chad Curtis (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Mark Dalesandro (New York Yankees)
Doug Dascenzo (San Diego Padres)
Brian Daubach (New York Mets)
Rob Deer (San Diego Padres)
Alex Delgado (Boston Red Sox)
Eddy Diaz (Seattle Mariners)
Brian Dorsett (Chicago Cubs)
Ken Edenfield (New York Yankees)
Dave Eiland (New York Yankees)
Bryan Eversgerd (Texas Rangers)
Paul Fletcher (Oakland Athletics)
P.J. Forbes (Anaheim Angels)
Matt Franco (New York Mets)
Micah Franklin (St. Louis Cardinals)
Steve Frey (Philadelphia Phillies)
Steve Gajkowski (Chicago White Sox)
Ramon Garcia (Milwaukee Brewers)
Brian Givens (Milwaukee Brewers)
Jerry Goff (Houston Astros)
Joe Grahe (Montreal Expos)
Tommy Greene (Philadelphia Phillies)
Tommy Gregg (Florida Marlins)
Ken Grundt (Boston Red Sox)
Joe Hall (Baltimore Orioles)
Lee Hancock (San Francisco Giants)
Todd Haney (Chicago Cubs)
Jason Hardtke (New York Mets)
Mike Harkey (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Denny Harriger (San Diego Padres)
Chris Hatcher (Houston Astros)
Ryan Hawblitzel (Colorado Rockies)
Carlos Hernandez (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Ray Holbert (Houston Astros)
Mark Holzemer (Anaheim Angels)
Matt Howard (New York Yankees)
Mike Huff (Toronto Blue Jays)
Chris Jones (New York Mets)
Felix Jose (Toronto Blue Jays)
Brent Knackert (Boston Red Sox)
Kevin Koslofski (Milwaukee Brewers)
Jalal Leach (Montreal Expos)
Aaron Ledesma (Anaheim Angels)
Torey Lovullo (Oakland Athletics)
Larry Luebbers (Cincinnati Reds)
Joe Magrane (Chicago White Sox)
Manny Martinez (Philadelphia Phillies)
Pablo Martinez (Atlanta Braves)
Tom McGraw (Boston Red Sox)
Blas Minor (Seattle Mariners)
Steve Mintz (San Francisco Giants)
Kerwin Moore (Oakland Athletics)
Russ Morman (Florida Marlins)
Jose Munoz (Chicago White Sox)
Bob Natal (Florida Marlins)
Chris Nichting (Texas Rangers)
David Nied (Colorado Rockies)
Mike Oquist (San Diego Padres)
Hector Ortiz (Chicago Cubs)
Donn Pall (Florida Marlins)
Bronswell Patrick (Houston Astros)
Dan Peltier (San Francisco Giants)
Brad Pennington (Anaheim Angels)
Mike Perez (Chicago Cubs)
Erik Plantenberg (Cleveland Indians)
Phil Plantier (Oakland Athletics)
Scott Pose (Toronto Blue Jays)
Tim Pugh (Cincinnati Reds)
Carlos Pulido (Chicago Cubs)
Harvey Pulliam (Colorado Rockies)
Rafael Quirico (New York Yankees)
Ken Ramos (Houston Astros)
Luis Rivera (New York Mets)
Roberto Rivera (Chicago Cubs)
Rich Rodriguez (Kansas City Royals)
Dan Rohrmeier (San Diego Padres)
Mandy Romero (San Diego Padres)
Marc Ronan (Florida Marlins)
Pete Rose (Chicago White Sox)
Rico Rossy (San Diego Padres)
Marino Santana (Seattle Mariners)
Rich Sauveur (Chicago White Sox)
Steve Schrenk (Chicago White Sox)
Rick Schu (Montreal Expos)
Rudy Seanez (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Jon Shave (Texas Rangers)
Keith Shepherd (Baltimore Orioles)
Terry Shumpert (Chicago Cubs)
Mike Simms (Houston Astros)
Joe Slusarski (Milwaukee Brewers)
Pete Smith (San Diego Padres)
Tanyon Sturtze (Chicago Cubs)
Anthony Telford (Montreal Expos)
Gary Thurman (New York Mets)
Kevin Tolar (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Andy Tomberlin (New York Mets)
Tom Urbani (Detroit Tigers)
Julio Valera (Kansas City Royals)
Randy Veres (Detroit Tigers)
Mike Walker (Detroit Tigers)
Pete Walker (San Diego Padres)
Rick White (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Eddie Williams (Detroit Tigers)
Matt Williams (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Alan Zinter (Boston Red Sox)
Eddie Zosky (Baltimore Orioles)
Arizona Diamondbacks signed Travis Lee as a free agent.
New York Mets released Bob Macdonald.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Luis Martinez as a non-drafted free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed John Wehner from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Reggie Williams.
Cleveland Indians released Tom Wilson.
Granted Free Agency
Lenny Webster (Montreal Expos)
Granted Free Agency
Mike Greenwell (Boston Red Sox)
Granted Free Agency
Tim Spehr (Montreal Expos)
Boston Red Sox released Bob Milacki.
Granted Free Agency
Mark Gardner (San Francisco Giants)
Colorado Rockies signed Harvey Pulliam as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
John Patterson (Montreal Expos)
Granted Free Agency
Ricky Bones (New York Yankees)
Granted Free Agency
Mark Carreon (Cleveland Indians)
Jesse Orosco (Baltimore Orioles)
Mike Stanton (Texas Rangers)
Todd Zeile (Baltimore Orioles)
San Diego Padres signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Eric Anthony (Colorado Rockies)
Albert Belle (Cleveland Indians)
Dave Clark (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Eric Davis (Cincinnati Reds)
Sid Fernandez (Philadelphia Phillies)
Chris Gwynn (San Diego Padres)
Rex Hudler (Anaheim Angels)
Kirt Manwaring (Houston Astros)
Terry Mulholland (Seattle Mariners)
Jaime Navarro (Chicago Cubs)
Gregg Olson (Houston Astros)
Greg Vaughn (San Diego Padres)
Montreal Expos released John Habyan.
Kansas City Royals traded Mike Bovee and Mark Gubicza to Anaheim Angels in exchange
for Chili Davis.
Detroit Tigers traded Ruben Sierra to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ben Bailey and
Decomba Conner.
Granted Free Agency
Dennis Cook (Texas Rangers)
Steve Cooke (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Delino DeShields (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Mike Devereaux (Baltimore Orioles)
Rene Gonzales (Texas Rangers)
Mark Guthrie (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dave Magadan (Chicago Cubs)
Roger McDowell (Baltimore Orioles)
Jamie Moyer (Seattle Mariners)
Terry Pendleton (Atlanta Braves)
Eric Plunk (Cleveland Indians)
Billy Ripken (Baltimore Orioles)
Bret Saberhagen (Colorado Rockies)
Lee Smith (Cincinnati Reds)
Kevin Tapani (Chicago White Sox)
Jerome Walton (Atlanta Braves)
David Wells (Baltimore Orioles)
Boston Red Sox sold Mike Campbell to Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).
Montreal Expos signed Joe Siddall as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Trey Moore, Matt Wagner and Chris Widger to Montreal Expos
in exchange for Jeff Fassero and Alex Pacheco.
Granted Free Agency
Marvin Freeman (Chicago White Sox)
Kevin Gross (Texas Rangers)
Michael Jackson (Seattle Mariners)
Mark Lemke (Atlanta Braves)
Matt Whiteside (Texas Rangers)
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chip Hale as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Jerry Spradlin.
Granted Free Agency
Luis Alicea (St. Louis Cardinals)
Steve Avery (Atlanta Braves)
Rafael Belliard (Atlanta Braves)
Mike Bielecki (Atlanta Braves)
Shawn Boskie (Anaheim Angels)
Kevin Elster (Texas Rangers)
Craig Grebeck (Florida Marlins)
Lenny Harris (Cincinnati Reds)
Xavier Hernandez (Houston Astros)
Dave Hollins (Seattle Mariners)
Pete Incaviglia (Baltimore Orioles)
Tom Pagnozzi (St. Louis Cardinals)
Alejandro Pena (Florida Marlins)
John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves)
Bob Tewksbury (San Diego Padres)
David West (Philadelphia Phillies)
New York Yankees released Dave Pavlas.
New York Yankees released Dale Polley.
Granted Free Agency
Mike Maddux (Boston Red Sox)
Dave Valle (Texas Rangers)
Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Barron as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Turner Ward.
Detroit Tigers traded Clint Sodowsky to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dan
Miceli.
Granted Free Agency
Mike Aldrete (New York Yankees)
Jim Corsi (Oakland Athletics)
Kent Mercker (Cleveland Indians)
New York Yankees signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Juan Rincon as a non-drafted free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Roger Clemens (Boston Red Sox)
Joe Girardi (New York Yankees)
Mark Leiter (Montreal Expos)
Ryne Sandberg (Chicago Cubs)
Fernando Valenzuela (San Diego Padres)
John Wetteland (New York Yankees)
Boston Red Sox sold Phil Clark to Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japan Pacific).
Granted Free Agency
Danny Darwin (Houston Astros)
David Hulse (Milwaukee Brewers)
Doug Jones (Milwaukee Brewers)
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Jon Shave as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Brett Butler (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Florida Marlins signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
Arizona Diamondbacks signed John Patterson as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Pat Borders (Chicago White Sox)
Detroit Tigers released Phil Hiatt.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Furcal as a non-drafted free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Brent Bowers as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Ramon Garcia as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.
Anaheim Angels claimed Todd Van Poppel from Detroit Tigers on waivers.
Granted Free Agency
Willie McGee (St. Louis Cardinals)
Jeff Parrett (Philadelphia Phillies)
Dwight Smith (Atlanta Braves)
Kansas City Royals signed Juan Brito as a non-drafted free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.
Texas Rangers released Gil Heredia.
Cleveland Indians traded Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez, Jose Vizcaino and a player to be
named later to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Matt Williams and a player to be
named later; San Francisco Giants received Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) and Cleveland
Indians received Trent Hubbard (December 16, 1996).
Granted Free Agency
Bill Spiers (Houston Astros)
Cincinnati Reds signed David Nied as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics released Derrick White.
Toronto Blue Jays traded Brandon Cromer, Jose Pett, Jose Silva and 3 players to be
named later to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Carlos Garcia, Dan Plesac and
Orlando Merced; Pittsburgh Pirates received Mike Halperin, Abraham Nunez and Craig
Wilson (December 11, 1996).
Granted Free Agency
Pedro Munoz (Oakland Athletics)
Chicago Cubs signed Francis Beltran as a non-drafted free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Wilkin Ruan as a non-drafted free agent.
Seattle Mariners claimed Dave Silvestri from Montreal Expos on waivers.
Houston Astros signed Ken Ramos as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Terry Steinbach (Oakland Athletics)
New York Yankees signed John Rodriguez as a non-drafted free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Harold Baines (Chicago White Sox)
Bobby Bonilla (Baltimore Orioles)
Chris Bosio (Seattle Mariners)
John Cangelosi (Houston Astros)
Doug Drabek (Houston Astros)
Shawon Dunston (San Francisco Giants)
Jim Eisenreich (Philadelphia Phillies)
Tony Fernandez (New York Yankees)
Darryl Hamilton (Texas Rangers)
Mike Henneman (Texas Rangers)
Jack Howell (Anaheim Angels)
Dennis Martinez (Cleveland Indians)
Kevin Mitchell (Cincinnati Reds)
Eddie Murray (Baltimore Orioles)
Joe Oliver (Cincinnati Reds)
Mark Parent (Baltimore Orioles)
Tony Pena (Cleveland Indians)
Luis Polonia (Atlanta Braves)
Mark Portugal (Cincinnati Reds)
Jeff Russell (Texas Rangers)
Chris Sabo (Cincinnati Reds)
Juan Samuel (Toronto Blue Jays)
Benito Santiago (Philadelphia Phillies)
Don Slaught (Chicago White Sox)
Kurt Stillwell (Texas Rangers)
Danny Tartabull (Chicago White Sox)
Robby Thompson (San Francisco Giants)
St. Louis Cardinals signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Thomas Howard.
Texas Rangers signed Henry Mercedes as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
Granted Free Agency
Dwayne Hosey (Texas Rangers)
Chicago White Sox signed Albert Belle as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles released Mike Milchin.
Cincinnati Reds released Keith Mitchell.
Oakland Athletics signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.
Texas Rangers released Luis Ortiz.
Granted Free Agency
Les Norman (Kansas City Royals)
Carlos Reyes (Oakland Athletics)
Florida Marlins sold Jerry Brooks to Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Fausto Cruz.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.
Anaheim Angels signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Richie Lewis.
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Nelson Liriano from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Seattle Mariners signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Shannon Penn.
Chicago Cubs claimed Marc Pisciotta from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Erik Plantenberg as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Tim Pugh as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Duane Singleton.
Atlanta Braves signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Brian Williams.
Toronto Blue Jays traded Miguel Cairo to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jason
Stevenson.
New York Mets signed Steve Bieser as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Matt Franco as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Jason Hardtke as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Rex Hudler as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Dustin Hermanson to Florida Marlins in exchange for Quilvio
Veras.
Florida Marlins signed Bobby Bonilla as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Blas Minor as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Ball as a free agent.
New York Mets sold Mike Fyhrie to Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific).
Seattle Mariners signed Steve Gajkowski as a free agent.
New York Mets signed John Habyan as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Denny Harriger as a free agent.
New York Mets released Doug Henry.
San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Roberson as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox sent Lee Tinsley to Seattle Mariners for future considerations.
Cleveland Indians released Nigel Wilson.
San Francisco Giants signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Paul Byrd and a player to be named later to Atlanta Braves in
exchange for Greg McMichael; Atlanta Braves received Andy Zwirchitz (May 25, 1997).
Florida Marlins traded Jesus Tavarez to Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to
be named later; Florida Marlins received Bobby Rodgers (December 10, 1996).
Florida Marlins traded Joel Adamson to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to
be named later; Florida Marlins received Ed Collins (December 10, 1996).
Florida Marlins signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddy Diaz as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Marino Santana as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants traded Jamie Brewington to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a
player to be named later; San Francisco Giants received Ramon Martinez (December 9,
1996).
Anaheim Angels traded J.T. Snow to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Allen Watson
and Fausto Macey.
Granted Free Agency
Dave Hansen (Los Angeles Dodgers)
New York Yankees signed Scott Pose as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Ryne Sandberg as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers claimed Jeff Ware from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
Colorado Rockies traded Armando Reynoso to New York Mets in exchange for Jerry
DiPoto.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Ricardo Jordan and Toby Borland to New York Mets in
exchange for Rico Brogna.
Seattle Mariners signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Sid Fernandez as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Pat Listach as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals claimed Lance Painter from Colorado Rockies on waivers.
New York Mets signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Jim Eisenreich as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Willie McGee as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins released Brian Raabe.
San Diego Padres signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Reggie Harris.
Minnesota Twins signed Terry Steinbach as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals released Kevin Young.
New York Yankees traded Jim Leyritz to Anaheim Angels in exchange for 2 players to
be named later; New York Yankees received Jeremy Blevins and Ryan Kane (December 9,
1996).
Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Belliard as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Robinson Checo as a free agent.
Anaheim Angels signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Pagnozzi as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Sterling Hitchcock to San Diego Padres in exchange for Scott
Sanders.
Granted Free Agency
Moises Alou (Montreal Expos)
Mike Bordick (Oakland Athletics)
Tony Castillo (Chicago White Sox)
Alex Fernandez (Chicago White Sox)
Luis Gonzalez (Chicago Cubs)
Jimmy Key (New York Yankees)
Brent Mayne (New York Mets)
Mark McLemore (Texas Rangers)
Tim Naehring (Boston Red Sox)
Mel Rojas (Montreal Expos)
Craig Shipley (San Diego Padres)
Mark Whiten (Seattle Mariners)
Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Acevedo as a non-drafted free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Danny Sandoval as a non-drafted free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
Major League Draft
Selected by MIN A from TOR A Travis Baptist
Selected by DET A from STL N Jeff Berblinger
Selected by SEA A from DET A Tarrik Brock
Selected by PIT N from OAK A Emil Brown
Selected by OAK A from DET A Frank Catalanotto
Selected by SD N from FLA N Will Cunnane
Selected by CHI A from MON N Jayson Durocher
Selected by HOU N from MIL A Ramon Garcia
Selected by SD N from PIT N Wiki Gonzalez
Selected by SF N from TOR A Mike Johnson
Selected by CHI N from NY N Terrell Lowery
Selected by SF N from LA N Eddie Oropesa
Selected by PHI N from HOU N Edgar Ramos
Selected by ANA A from ATL N Rob Sasser
Selected by CHI N from NY N Ramon Tatis
Selected by PHI N from CHI A Chris Tremie
Selected by ATL N from HOU N Jamie Walker
Minor League Draft
Selected by LA N from SF N Deivi Cruz
Selected by BAL A from TOR A Tom Davey
Selected by DET A from HOU N Alejandro Freire
Selected by DET A from MON N Jose Macias
Selected by COL N from DET A Jeff McCurry
Selected by FLA N from HOU N Hector Mercado
Selected by MON N from NY N Guillermo Mota
Selected by CHI A from PIT N Jesus Pena
Chicago Cubs released Scott Bullett.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Busch.
Florida Marlins signed Alex Fernandez as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants sold Mike Johnson to Baltimore Orioles.
Colorado Rockies signed Kirt Manwaring as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Bret Saberhagen as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Jerry Spradlin as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Berblinger to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Deivi
Cruz and Juan Hernaiz.
Cincinnati Reds signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.
Florida Marlins signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Jimmy Key as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom McGraw as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
Texas Rangers sold Luis Ortiz to Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).
Cleveland Indians signed Eric Plunk as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Billy Ripken as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Mel Rojas as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Chad Zerbe.
Houston Astros traded Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller and
cash to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J.
Nitkowski and Daryle Ward.
Chicago White Sox signed Tony Castillo as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Mark Holzemer as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Jaime Navarro as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Parent as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers traded Brent Stentz to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Matt Walbeck.
Detroit Tigers traded Anton French to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Roberto
Duran.
Florida Marlins signed Moises Alou as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Todd Haney as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Michael Jackson as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Leiter as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Portugal as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Dan Rohrmeier as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.
Montreal Expos claimed Marc Valdes from Florida Marlins on waivers.
Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners claimed Lou Frazier from Texas Rangers on waivers.
Seattle Mariners signed David Holdridge as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Kevin Mitchell as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Tim Naehring as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves traded Martin Sanchez to Florida Marlins in exchange for Yorkis
Perez.
Kansas City Royals traded Jeff Granger, Jeff Martin, Joe Randa and Jeff Wallace to
Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jay Bell and Jeff King.
Detroit Tigers signed Joe Hall as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Shane Mack as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Frank Francisco as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Jose Morban as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Scott Bailes as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs released Alex Cabrera.
Kansas City Royals signed Scott Cooper as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Reynaldo Garcia as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers traded David Chavarria to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Cory
Bailey.
Detroit Tigers traded Mark Lewis to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Jesse
Ibarra.
Detroit Tigers traded Joey Eischen and Cam Smith to San Diego Padres in exchange for
Willie Blair and Brian Johnson.
Granted Free Agency
Leo Gomez (Chicago Cubs)
Chicago Cubs claimed Miguel Batista from Florida Marlins on waivers.
Boston Red Sox signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed John Johnstone as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed John Wetteland as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Chad Curtis as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Mark Lemke as a free agent.
Anaheim Angels signed Eddie Murray as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Brian Raabe as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Lenny Webster as a free agent.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Matt Williams as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Eric Anthony as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Briscoe as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Carlos Crawford as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Eric Davis as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Luis Gonzalez as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Mike Magnante as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Manny Martinez as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Les Norman as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Mike Simms as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Tom Urbani as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves released Ben VanRyn.
San Diego Padres signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants traded Tom Lampkin to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a
player to be named later; San Francisco Giants received Rene Arocha (February 12,
1997).
Granted Free Agency
Billy Brewer (New York Yankees)
Jim Bullinger (Chicago Cubs)
Domingo Cedeno (Chicago White Sox)
Greg Colbrunn (Florida Marlins)
Mark Dewey (San Francisco Giants)
Mike Dyer (Montreal Expos)
Stacy Jones (Chicago White Sox)
Scott Kamieniecki (New York Yankees)
Brian Keyser (Chicago White Sox)
Randy Knorr (Houston Astros)
Derrick May (Houston Astros)
Felix Rodriguez (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Johnny Ruffin (Cincinnati Reds)
Tim Scott (Cincinnati Reds)
Luis Sojo (New York Yankees)
Jeff Tabaka (Houston Astros)
Ryan Thompson (Cleveland Indians)
Mike Williams (Philadelphia Phillies)
Boston Red Sox signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.
Anaheim Angels signed Jack Howell as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Darrin Jackson as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies released Russ Springer.
New York Mets signed Darrin Winston as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays traded John Olerud and cash to New York Mets in exchange for
Robert Person.
Cincinnati Reds signed Stan Belinda as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Josias Manzanillo as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
Texas Rangers sent Rikkert Faneyte to Cincinnati Reds for future considerations.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Felix Rodriguez as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Don Slaught as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed David Wells as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Lee Hancock as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Milt Cuyler as a free agent.
Colorado Rockies signed Mike Dyer as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Jim Converse as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Ramon Ramirez as a non-drafted free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Tony Fernandez as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Russ Springer as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Julio Valera as a free agent.
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