1996 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

1995 Season 1997 Season

Record: 96-66-0, Finished 1st in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
    Lost World Series (4-2) to New York Yankees
    Won NL Championship Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
    Won NL Division Series (3-0) over Los Angeles Dodgers

Manager: Bobby Cox (96-66)

General Manager: John Schuerholz

Farm Director: Rod Gilbreath

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Attendance: 2,901,242 (3rd of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104

Pythagorean W-L: 94-68, 773 Runs, 648 Runs Allowed

National League Pennant

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Transactions

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

November 2, 1995

Luis Polonia granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1995

Mike Devereaux granted Free Agency.

Alejandro Peña granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1995

Fred McGriff granted Free Agency.
November 15, 1995

Signed Darron Cox as a free agent.
November 27, 1995

Brian Kowitz granted Free Agency.
December 2, 1995

Signed Fred McGriff as a free agent.
December 17, 1995

Traded Kent Mercker to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Chaad Stewart (minors) and Joe Borowski.
December 22, 1995

Signed Humberto Cota as an amateur free agent.
January 3, 1996

Signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
January 8, 1996

Signed Dwight Smith as a free agent.
January 9, 1996

Traded Mike Kelly to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
January 12, 1996

Mike Potts selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.
January 27, 1996

Purchased Kerry Ligtenberg from Minneapolis (Prarie).
February 2, 1996

Purchased Mike Cather from Winnipeg (Northern).
February 14, 1996

Signed Jorge Campillo as an amateur free agent.
March 31, 1996

Signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.
April 4, 1996

Darrell May selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.
May 31, 1996

Traded Anton French (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Danny Bautista.
June 4, 1996

Drafted Jason Marquis in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 1996.

Drafted Eric Munson in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

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

Drafted Mark DeRosa in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

Drafted Aaron Taylor in the 11th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

Drafted Mike Hessman in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1996.

Drafted Marcus Giles in the 53rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.
June 7, 1996

Signed Joe Winkelsas as an amateur free agent.
June 24, 1996

Signed Mark Whiten as a free agent.
June 27, 1996

Traded Tyler Houston to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ismael Villegas.
July 2, 1996

Signed J.C. Boscán as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ramón Castro as an amateur free agent.
July 13, 1996

Signed David Cortés as an amateur free agent.
July 25, 1996

Selected Dean Hartgraves off waivers from the Houston Astros.
July 28, 1996

Signed Wilson Betemit as an amateur free agent.
August 9, 1996

Signed Esteban Beltré as a free agent.
August 13, 1996

Traded Roosevelt Brown to the Florida Marlins. Received Terry Pendleton.
August 14, 1996

Traded Mark Whiten to the Seattle Mariners. Received Roger Blanco (minors).
August 17, 1996

Signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
August 28, 1996

Traded a player to be named later, Corey Pointer (minors) and Ron Wright to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Denny Neagle. The Atlanta Braves sent Jason Schmidt (August 30, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
September 30, 1996

Selected Scott Brow off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
October 1, 1996

Kevin Lomon granted Free Agency.
October 10, 1996

Selected Ben Van Ryn off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 15, 1996

Esteban Beltré granted Free Agency.

Darron Cox granted Free Agency.

Pablo Martínez granted Free Agency.
October 29, 1996

Terry Pendleton granted Free Agency.

Jerome Walton granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1996

Mark Lemke granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1996

Steve Avery granted Free Agency.

Rafael Belliard granted Free Agency.

Mike Bielecki granted Free Agency.

John Smoltz granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1996

Signed Rafael Furcal as an amateur free agent.
November 13, 1996

Dwight Smith granted Free Agency.
November 18, 1996

Luis Polonia granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1996

Signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
November 25, 1996

Traded Greg McMichael to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later and Paul Byrd. The New York Mets sent Andy Zwirchitz (minors) (May 25, 1997) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
December 6, 1996

Signed Rafael Belliard as a free agent.
December 9, 1996

Rob Sasser drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jamie Walker from the Houston Astros in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
December 13, 1996

Traded Martin Sanchez (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Yorkis Pérez.
December 18, 1996

Signed Mark Lemke as a free agent.
December 19, 1996

Signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.

Released Ben Van Ryn.
December 20, 1996

Signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.
January 27, 1997

Released Jorge Campillo.

Released Humberto Cota.
February 24, 1997

Signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.
March 20, 1997

Released Hensley Meulens.
March 22, 1997

Signed Tommy Gregg as a free agent.
March 25, 1997

Traded Marquis Grissom and David Justice to the Cleveland Indians. Received Alan Embree and Kenny Lofton.
March 27, 1997

Traded Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker to the Kansas City Royals. Received Keith Lockhart and Michael Tucker.
March 31, 1997

Yorkis Pérez selected by the New York Mets off waivers.