1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 8, 1995

  Signed Greg Aquino as an amateur free agent.

• January 23, 1996

  Signed Rod Barajas as an amateur free agent.

• February 1, 1996

  Signed Vladimir Núñez as an amateur free agent.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted Nick Bierbrodt in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1996.

  Drafted Brad Penny in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1996.

  Drafted Casey Fossum in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Eric Knott in the 24th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.

  Drafted Rob Ryan in the 26th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Jason Conti in the 32nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Junior Spivey in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.

  Drafted Erik Sabel in the 42nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.

  Drafted Jason Jennings in the 54th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brandon Duckworth in the 61st round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• August 30, 1996

  Signed Duaner Sánchez as an amateur free agent.

• September 17, 1996

  Signed Abraham Núñez as an amateur free agent.

• October 15, 1996

  Signed Travis Lee as a free agent.

• November 7, 1996

  Signed John Patterson as a free agent.

• January 28, 1997

  Signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.

• February 6, 1997

  Signed José Valverde as an amateur free agent.

• February 7, 1997

  Signed Mark Davis as a free agent.

• April 8, 1997

  Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.

• May 20, 1997

  Released Chad Zerbe.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Jack Cust in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1997.

  Drafted Brian Gordon in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.

  Drafted Ron Calloway in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.

  Drafted Alex Cintrón in the 36th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1997.

  Drafted Tommy Murphy in the 50th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 12, 1997

  Signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.

• August 14, 1997

  Sent Mark Davis to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.

• September 8, 1997

  Purchased Julius Matos from Sioux Falls (Northern).

• October 15, 1997

  Signed Luis Terrero as an amateur free agent.

• October 17, 1997

  Brent Cookson granted Free Agency.

  Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1997

  Signed Phil Stockman as an amateur free agent.

• November 10, 1997

  Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.

• November 11, 1997

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Félix Rodríguez. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Scott Winchester (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• November 17, 1997

  Signed Jay Bell as a free agent.

• November 18, 1997

  Traded Matt Drews (minors), Gabe Alvarez and Joe Randa to the Detroit Tigers. Received Travis Fryman.

  Traded Chuck McElroy to the Colorado Rockies. Received Harvey Pulliam.

  Traded Jesus Martinez (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Devon White.

  Drafted Brian Anderson from the Cleveland Indians as the 2nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jeff Suppan from the Boston Red Sox as the 3rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Gabe Alvarez from the San Diego Padres as the 5th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jorge Fábregas from the Chicago White Sox as the 7th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Karim García from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 9th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Edwin Díaz from the Texas Rangers as the 11th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Cory Lidle from the New York Mets as the 13th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Joel Adamson from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 15th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ben Ford from the New York Yankees as the 17th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Yamil Benítez from the Kansas City Royals as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Neil Weber from the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jason Boyd from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 23rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Brent Brede from the Minnesota Twins as the 25th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Tony Batista from the Oakland Athletics as the 27th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Tom Martin from the Houston Astros as the 29th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Omar Daal from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 31st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Scott Winchester from the Cincinnati Reds as the 33rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Clint Sodowsky from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 35th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Danny Klassen from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 37th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Todd Erdos from the San Diego Padres as the 41st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Chris Clemons from the Chicago White Sox as the 43rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted David Dellucci from the Baltimore Orioles as the 45th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Damian Miller from the Minnesota Twins as the 47th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Héctor Carrasco from the Kansas City Royals as the 49th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Hanley Frias from the Texas Rangers as the 51st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bob Wolcott from the Seattle Mariners as the 53rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Mike Bell from the Anaheim Angels as the 55th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Joe Randa from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 57th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Russ Springer from the Houston Astros as the 61st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bryan Corey from the Detroit Tigers as the 63rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Kelly Stinnett from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 65th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Chuck McElroy from the Chicago White Sox as the 67th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Marty Janzen from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 69th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 19, 1997

  Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.

• November 24, 1997

  Signed Reid Cornelius as a free agent.

• November 26, 1997

  Signed Kirt Ojala as a free agent.

• December 1, 1997

  Traded Travis Fryman, Tom Martin and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Matt Williams.

• December 6, 1997

  Signed Willie Blair as a free agent.

• December 15, 1997

  Drafted Steve Randolph from the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.

• December 17, 1997

  Signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.

  Harvey Pulliam player rights sold to Orix (Japan Pacific).

• December 18, 1997

  Signed Scott Brow as a free agent.

  Signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.

  Signed Barry Manuel as a free agent.

• January 2, 1998

  Signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.

• January 5, 1998

  Signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed Andy Stankiewicz as a free agent.

• January 11, 1998

  Signed Mark Davis as a free agent.

• January 12, 1998

  Signed Mike Robertson as a free agent.

• January 21, 1998

  Signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.

• January 24, 1998

  Signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.

• January 31, 1998

  Signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.

• February 3, 1998

  Signed Andy Benes as a free agent.

• February 10, 1998

  Traded Mike Bell to the New York Mets. Received Joe Lisio (minors).

• February 20, 1998

  Kirt Ojala selected by the Florida Marlins off waivers.

• March 7, 1998

  Traded Todd Erdos and Marty Janzen to the New York Yankees. Received Andy Fox.

• March 20, 1998

  Signed Jorge De La Rosa as an amateur free agent.

• March 25, 1998

  Released Greg Hansell.

• April 3, 1998

  Héctor Carrasco selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

• April 22, 1998

  Released Tim Hyers.

• April 27, 1998

  Traded Chris Jones to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ricky Pickett.

• April 30, 1998

  Signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.

• May 15, 1998

  Selected Amaury Telemaco off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• May 19, 1998

  Released Tim Hyers.

• May 25, 1998

  Released Ricky Pickett.

• May 26, 1998

  Purchased Efrain Valdez from the New York Mets.

• June 1, 1998

  Selected Bobby Chouinard off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Javier López in the 4th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1998.

  Drafted JD Closser in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1998.

  Drafted Andrew Good in the 8th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1998.

  Drafted Bret Prinz in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.

  Drafted Robby Hammock in the 23rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.

  Drafted Mike Koplove in the 29th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1998.

  Drafted Charlie Manning in the 30th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 3, 1998

  Traded Joe Lisio (minors) and Scott Brow to the New York Yankees. Received Willie Banks.

• June 23, 1998

  Traded Russ Springer to the Atlanta Braves. Received Alan Embree.

• June 25, 1998

  Signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.

• June 26, 1998

  Selected Aaron Small off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• July 4, 1998

  Released Luis Pineda.

• July 24, 1998

  Traded Reid Cornelius to the Florida Marlins. Received a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Walt White (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• July 31, 1998

  Traded Willie Blair, Jorge Fábregas and cash to the New York Mets. Received Nelson Figueroa, Bernard Gilkey and cash.

• August 1, 1998

  Sent Hensley Meulens to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

• August 7, 1998

  Signed Jeff Huson as a free agent.

• August 24, 1998

  Signed Vicente Padilla as an amateur free agent.

• September 3, 1998

  Jeff Suppan player rights sold to the Kansas City Royals.

• September 29, 1998

  Mike Robertson granted Free Agency.

• October 2, 1998

  Released Joel Adamson.

• October 7, 1998

  Cory Lidle selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.

• October 15, 1998

  Jeff Huson granted Free Agency.

  Adam Hyzdu granted Free Agency.

  Barry Manuel granted Free Agency.

  Efrain Valdez granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  Brent Cookson granted Free Agency.

  Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.

  Tom Wilson granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1998

  Devon White granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1998

  Signed Izzy Molina as a free agent.

• October 30, 1998

  Signed Enrique González as an amateur free agent.

• November 2, 1998

  Andy Stankiewicz granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 1998

  Signed Óscar Villarreal as an amateur free agent.

  Released Brent Brede.

• November 10, 1998

  Traded Alan Embree to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dante Powell.

• November 11, 1998

  Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

  Traded Bob Wolcott to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Bart Miadich (December 15, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• November 13, 1998

  Signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.

• November 17, 1998

  Signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.

• December 2, 1998

  Signed Armando Reynoso as a free agent.

  Signed Todd Stottlemyre as a free agent.

  Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.

• December 4, 1998

  Bryan Corey selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• December 8, 1998

  Traded Félix Rodríguez to the San Francisco Giants. Received players to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Troy Brohawn (December 21, 1998) and Chris Van Rossum (minors) (December 21, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• December 10, 1998

  Signed Randy Johnson as a free agent.

• December 16, 1998

  Purchased Erubiel Durazo from Monterrey (Mexican).

• December 17, 1998

  Signed Dan Carlson as a free agent.

  Signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.

  Signed Keith Johnson as a free agent.

  Signed Matt Ruebel as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Steve Finley as a free agent.

• December 21, 1998

  Willie Banks granted Free Agency.

• December 28, 1998

  Traded Karim García to the Detroit Tigers. Received Luis Gonzalez.

• January 12, 1999

  Signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.

• January 22, 1999

  Signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.

• February 2, 1999

  Signed Beltrán Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• February 18, 1999

  Signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.

• February 19, 1999

  Signed Byung-Hyun Kim as an amateur free agent.

• February 25, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later and Paul Weichard (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tony Womack. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Jason Boyd (August 25, 1999) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• March 18, 1999

  Signed Joey Eischen as a free agent.

• March 27, 1999

  Released Frank Castillo.

• March 30, 1999

  Released Aaron Small.

  Traded Ben Ford and Izzy Molina to the New York Yankees. Received Darren Holmes and cash.

  Traded Clint Sodowsky to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received John Frascatore.