1997 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1996

  Signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.

• November 15, 1996

  Signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.

• November 18, 1996

  Bobby Bonilla granted Free Agency.

  Eddie Murray granted Free Agency.

  Mark Parent granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1996

  Released Mike Milchin.

• December 9, 1996

  Drafted Tom Davey from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 minor league draft.

  Purchased Mike Johnson from the San Francisco Giants.

• December 10, 1996

  Signed Jimmy Key as a free agent.

• December 13, 1996

  Signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.

• December 16, 1996

  Signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.

• December 18, 1996

  Signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.

  Signed Lenny Webster as a free agent.

• December 19, 1996

  Signed Eric Davis as a free agent.

  Signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.

• January 9, 1997

  Traded Mark Smith to the San Diego Padres. Received Leroy McKinnis (minors).

• January 14, 1997

  Signed P.J. Forbes as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.

• January 17, 1997

  Signed Aaron Ledesma as a free agent.

• January 21, 1997

  Signed Brian Williams as a free agent.

• January 22, 1997

  Signed Scott Kamieniecki as a free agent.

• January 30, 1997

  Signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.

• March 2, 1997

  Signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.

• March 20, 1997

  Returned Tom Davey (earlier draft pick) to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• March 22, 1997

  Traded Manny Alexander and Scott McClain to the New York Mets. Received Héctor Ramírez.

• March 25, 1997

  Released Mike Porzio.

  Selected Tim Laker off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

• April 8, 1997

  Signed Lou Frazier as a free agent.

• May 14, 1997

  Released Giovanni Carrara.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Jayson Werth in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1997.

  Drafted Darnell McDonald in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 1997.

  Drafted Sean Douglass in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1997.

  Drafted Matt Riley in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed May 28, 1998.

  Drafted Rick Bauer in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1997.

  Drafted Jay Spurgeon in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1997.

  Drafted Jerry Hairston in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1997.

  Drafted Joe Borchard in the 20th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted D.J. Carrasco in the 26th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 1997.

• June 27, 1997

  Traded a player to be named later and Jimmy Haynes to the Oakland Athletics. Received Gerónimo Berroa. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mark Seaver (minors) (September 2, 1997) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

• June 30, 1997

  Signed Doug Johns as a free agent.

• July 14, 1997

  Released Pete Incaviglia.

• July 29, 1997

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Harold Baines. The Baltimore Orioles sent Juan Bautista (minors) (August 18, 1997) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• July 31, 1997

  Traded Mike Johnson to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Everett Stull (October 31, 1997) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• August 26, 1997

  Signed Bill Swift as a free agent.

• August 30, 1997

  Released Bill Swift.

• August 31, 1997

  Received Keith Johns from the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.

• September 11, 1997

  Selected Charlie Greene off waivers from the New York Mets.

• September 25, 1997

  B.J. Waszgis selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• October 6, 1997

  Archie Corbin granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1997

  Lou Frazier granted Free Agency.

  Doug Johns granted Free Agency.

  Steve Schrenk granted Free Agency.

  Brian Shouse granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 1997

  P.J. Forbes granted Free Agency.

  Tim Laker granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1997

  Brady Anderson granted Free Agency.

  Randy Myers granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1997

  Harold Baines granted Free Agency.

  Shawn Boskie granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1997

  Scott Kamieniecki granted Free Agency.

  Jerome Walton granted Free Agency.

  Lenny Webster granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1997

  Signed Eddie Rogers as an amateur free agent.

• November 18, 1997

  Esteban Yan selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 18th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  David Dellucci selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 45th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Aaron Ledesma selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 62nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 24, 1997

  Signed Lenny Webster as a free agent.

• December 5, 1997

  Signed Scott Kamieniecki as a free agent.

• December 7, 1997

  Signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.

• December 11, 1997

  Signed Doug Drabek as a free agent.

• December 12, 1997

  Signed Joe Carter as a free agent.

• December 15, 1997

  Signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.

• December 19, 1997

  Signed Harold Baines as a free agent.

• December 21, 1997

  Gerónimo Berroa granted Free Agency.

  Willis Otáñez granted Free Agency.

  Released Brian Williams.

• December 24, 1997

  Signed P.J. Forbes as a free agent.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed Willis Otáñez as a free agent.

• January 9, 1998

  Signed Doug Johns as a free agent.

• January 20, 1998

  Signed Jesús Tavárez as a free agent.

  Héctor Ramírez selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• January 29, 1998

  Signed Ozzie Guillén as a free agent.

• January 30, 1998

  Selected Héctor Ramírez off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• February 4, 1998

  Sent Héctor Ramírez to the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

• February 6, 1998

  Signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.

• February 23, 1998

  Signed Marino Salas as an amateur free agent.

• March 24, 1998

  Rick Krivda selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

  Tony Tarasco selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• March 30, 1998

  Traded Keith Johns to the Boston Red Sox. Received Bo Dodson (minors).