Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 12, 1996
Selected Todd Van Poppel off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
- November 14, 1996
Traded . Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Scott Vollmer (minors) (November 14, 1996) to the Anaheim Angels to complete the trade.
- November 18, 1996
Jack Howell granted Free Agency.
- November 20, 1996
Signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
- November 26, 1996
Traded J.T. Snow to the San Francisco Giants. Received Fausto Macey (minors) and Allen Watson.
- December 5, 1996
Traded players to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Jim Leyritz. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- December 6, 1996
Signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.
- December 9, 1996
Drafted Rob Sasser from the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
- December 18, 1996
Signed Eddie Murray as a free agent.
- December 20, 1996
Signed Jack Howell as a free agent.
- January 19, 1997
Signed Luis Alicea as a free agent.
- January 20, 1997
Signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
- January 24, 1997
Purchased Shigetoshi Hasegawa from Orix (Japan Pacific).
- February 28, 1997
Signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.
- March 13, 1997
Signed Derrick White as a free agent.
- March 26, 1997
Released Todd Van Poppel.
- March 31, 1997
Released Jim Abbott.
- April 14, 1997
Traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants. Received Rich DeLucia. The Anaheim Angels sent Travis Thurmond (minors) (May 23, 1997) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
- May 18, 1997
Traded Jorge Fábregas and Chuck McElroy to the Chicago White Sox. Received Chad Kreuter and Tony Phillips.
- June 3, 1997
Drafted Troy Glaus in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed September 29, 1997.
Drafted Matt Wise in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1997.
Drafted Steve Green in the 10th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 1997.
Drafted Doug Nickle in the 13th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.
Drafted Mike Colangelo in the 21st round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1997.
Drafted Scot Shields in the 38th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.
Drafted Josh Pearce in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 5, 1997
Signed Kevin Gross as a free agent.
- July 10, 1997
Signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
- July 28, 1997
Released Kevin Gross.
- July 29, 1997
Traded a player to be named later and Jim Leyritz to the Texas Rangers. Received Ken Hill. The Anaheim Angels sent Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- July 31, 1997
Signed Trevor Wilson as a free agent.
- August 13, 1997
Traded a player to be named later, Stevenson Agosto (minors) and Ryan Hancock to the San Diego Padres. Received Rickey Henderson. The Anaheim Angels sent George Arias (August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- August 14, 1997
Released Eddie Murray.
- August 19, 1997
Purchased Reggie Williams from Monterrey (Mexican).
- August 23, 1997
Traded Aaron Guiel to the San Diego Padres. Received Angelo Encarnación.
- October 6, 1997
Released Steve Ontiveros.
- October 9, 1997
Greg Cadaret granted Free Agency.
Craig Grebeck granted Free Agency.
- October 10, 1997
Chris Turner granted Free Agency.
- October 15, 1997
Derrick White granted Free Agency.
Shad Williams granted Free Agency.
- October 17, 1997
Robert Ellis granted Free Agency.
- October 27, 1997
Rickey Henderson granted Free Agency.
- October 28, 1997
Mark Langston granted Free Agency.
- October 30, 1997
- October 31, 1997
Rich DeLucia granted Free Agency.
Traded Matt Perisho to the Texas Rangers. Received Mike Bell.
- November 7, 1997
Ken Hill granted Free Agency.
Chad Kreuter granted Free Agency.
- November 15, 1997
Signed Ken Hill as a free agent.
- November 18, 1997
Dennis Springer selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 26th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Mike Bell selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 55th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
- November 20, 1997
Traded Nick Skuse (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Phil Nevin and Matt Walbeck.
- December 4, 1997
Signed Frank Bolick as a free agent.
Signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
- December 5, 1997
Signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.
- December 7, 1997
Signed Rich DeLucia as a free agent.
- December 11, 1997
Signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.
- December 15, 1997
Signed Lou Pote as a free agent.
Released Brandon Puffer.
- December 19, 1997
Signed Cecil Fielder as a free agent.
- December 22, 1997
Signed Chip Hale as a free agent.
- January 9, 1998
Signed Norberto Martin as a free agent.
- January 10, 1998
Signed William VanLandingham as a free agent.
- January 19, 1998
Signed Rich Robertson as a free agent.
- January 22, 1998
Signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.
- January 26, 1998
Signed Damon Mashore as a free agent.
- January 30, 1998
Signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
- February 27, 1998
Signed Jack McDowell as a free agent.
- March 11, 1998
Released Pat Lennon.
- March 23, 1998
Released Darrell May.
- March 30, 1998
Signed Carlos García as a free agent.
Traded Chip Hale to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Craig Shipley.
- April 1, 1998
Signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
Released Tony Phillips.
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