1998 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

1997 Season 1999 Season

Record: 79-83-0, Finished 4th in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Ray Miller (79-83)

General Manager: Pat Gillick (Resigned Oct. 1998)

Scouting Director: Gary Nickels

Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Attendance: 3,684,650 (1st of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94

Pythagorean W-L: 84-78, 817 Runs, 785 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

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).
April 4, 1998

Signed Steve Montgomery as a free agent.
April 23, 1998

Signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
May 1, 1998

Signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.

Released Ozzie Guillén.
June 2, 1998

Drafted Steve Bechler in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.

Drafted Tim Raines Jr. in the 6th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1998.

Drafted Mike MacDougal in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Cliff Lee in the 20th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Doug Slaten in the 29th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 9, 1998

Traded Eric Estes (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Pete Smith.
June 14, 1998

Released D.J. Carrasco.
June 16, 1998

Selected Rich Becker off waivers from the New York Mets.
July 2, 1998

Purchased Lyle Mouton from Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).
July 7, 1998

Released Terry Mathews.
July 23, 1998

Traded Joe Carter to the San Francisco Giants. Received Darin Blood (minors).
July 25, 1998

Released Steve Ontiveros.
July 27, 1998

Released Joel Bennett.
July 28, 1998

Released Norm Charlton.
July 31, 1998

Traded Shannon Carter (minors) and Nerio Rodríguez to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Juan Guzmán.
August 10, 1998

Traded Jeffrey Hammonds to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Willie Greene.
September 29, 1998

Jesús Tavárez granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1998

Richie Lewis granted Free Agency.

Steve Montgomery granted Free Agency.

Everett Stull granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998

Bobby Muñoz granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1998

Alan Mills granted Free Agency.

Rafael Palmeiro granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1998

Roberto Alomar granted Free Agency.

B.J. Surhoff granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1998

Eric Davis granted Free Agency.

Doug Drabek granted Free Agency.

Jimmy Key granted Free Agency.

Pete Smith granted Free Agency.
November 16, 1998

Signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.
November 25, 1998

Released P.J. Forbes.
December 1, 1998

Signed Albert Belle as a free agent.

Traded Armando Benítez to the New York Mets. Received Charles Johnson.
December 5, 1998

Charlie Greene selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.
December 7, 1998

Signed Will Clark as a free agent.

Signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.

Signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.
December 11, 1998

Released Rich Becker.
December 14, 1998

David Lamb drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1998 rule 5 draft.
December 17, 1998

Signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.

Signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
December 21, 1998

Signed Rich Amaral as a free agent.

Signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.

Willie Greene granted Free Agency.

Jesse Garcia granted Free Agency.

Signed Jesse Garcia as a free agent.
January 2, 1999

Signed José Herrera as a free agent.
January 15, 1999

Signed Heathcliff Slocumb as a free agent.
February 3, 1999

Signed Esteban Beltré as a free agent.
February 4, 1999

Signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.
February 5, 1999

Signed Calvin Maduro as a free agent.
March 11, 1999

Signed Eddy Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
March 15, 1999

Signed Daniel Cabrera as an amateur free agent.
March 29, 1999

Traded a player to be named later and Danny Clyburn to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Jason Johnson. The Baltimore Orioles sent Bolivar Volquez (minors) (April 22, 1999) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.