1999 Arizona Diamondbacks Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• May 9, 1999

  Released Dale Sveum.

• May 23, 1999

  Traded Neil Weber to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Blake Mayo (minors) (July 23, 1999) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• May 31, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos. Received John Pachot (minors). The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Ron Calloway (July 5, 1999) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Casey Daigle in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed September 14, 1999.

  Drafted Chris Capuano in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1999.

  Drafted Matt Kata in the 9th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1999.

  Drafted Doug DeVore in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.

  Drafted Lyle Overbay in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

• June 8, 1999

  Amaury Telemaco selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• June 10, 1999

  Signed Ed Vosberg as a free agent.

• June 12, 1999

  Traded Tony Batista and John Frascatore to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dan Plesac.

• June 23, 1999

  Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.

• July 1, 1999

  Released Joey Eischen.

• July 8, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later, Vladimir Núñez and Brad Penny to the Florida Marlins. Received Matt Mantei. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Abraham Núñez (December 13, 1999) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

• August 18, 1999

  Signed Turner Ward as a free agent.

• August 31, 1999

  Traded Belvani Martinez (minors) to the Colorado Rockies. Received Lenny Harris.

• September 20, 1999

  Selected Jeff Kubenka off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• October 15, 1999

  Dan Carlson granted Free Agency.

  Ken Huckaby granted Free Agency.

  Keith Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.

  Jarrod Patterson granted Free Agency.

  Brian Shouse granted Free Agency.

  Ed Vosberg granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1999

  Andy Benes granted Free Agency.

  Gregg Olson granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1999

  Turner Ward granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1999

  Signed Geraldo Guzmán as a free agent.

• November 15, 1999

  Signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.

  Signed Jerry Gil as an amateur free agent.

• November 18, 1999

  Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.

• November 22, 1999

  Released Ernie Young.

• December 3, 1999

  Signed Russ Springer as a free agent.

• December 9, 1999

  Released Edwin Díaz.

• December 13, 1999

  Julius Matos selected by the San Diego Padres in the 1999 minor league draft.

  Traded Roberto Manzueta (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Brad Clontz.

• December 14, 1999

  Signed Alex Cabrera as a free agent.

• December 15, 1999

  Traded Dante Powell to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Luis Ordaz.

• January 14, 2000

  Signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.

• February 2, 2000

  Released Bobby Chouinard.

• February 19, 2000

  Signed Turner Ward as a free agent.

• March 20, 2000

  Signed Craig Counsell as a free agent.

• March 21, 2000

  Signed Mike Rose as a free agent.

• March 29, 2000

  Released Brad Clontz.

• March 30, 2000

  Released Bart Miadich.