1999 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 2, 1999

  Traded Chris Fussell to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jeff Conine.

• April 30, 1999

  Released Heathcliff Slocumb.

• May 27, 1999

  Received P.J. Forbes from the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• May 28, 1999

  Willis Otáñez selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• June 1, 1999

  Traded Lyle Mouton to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Todd Dunn.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Larry Bigbie in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1999.

  Drafted Keith Reed in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1999.

  Drafted Scott Rice in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1999.

  Drafted Brian Roberts in the 1st round (50th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1999.

  Drafted Érik Bédard in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

  Drafted Aaron Rakers in the 23rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

  Drafted Willie Harris in the 24th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

  Drafted Doug Slaten in the 34th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Sean White in the 41st round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 3, 1999

  Signed Derrick May as a free agent.

  Selected Mike Figga off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• June 30, 1999

  Signed Sendy Rleal as an amateur free agent.

• July 2, 1999

  Signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.

• July 16, 1999

  Traded Rocky Coppinger to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Alberto Reyes (July 21, 1999) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• July 21, 1999

  Released Lenny Webster.

• July 29, 1999

  Traded Esteban Beltré to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mario Iglesias (minors).

• July 31, 1999

  Traded Juan Guzmán and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jacobo Sequea (minors) and B.J. Ryan.

• August 20, 1999

  Ricky Bones granted Free Agency.

• August 27, 1999

  Traded Harold Baines to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later and Juan Aracena (minors). The Cleveland Indians sent Jimmy Hamilton (minors) (August 31, 1999) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• October 12, 1999

  Derrick May granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1999

  Howie Clark granted Free Agency.

  P.J. Forbes granted Free Agency.

  José Herrera granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1999

  Mike Fetters granted Free Agency.

  Arthur Rhodes granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 1999

  Scott Kamieniecki granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1999

  Jim Corsi granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1999

  Jeff Conine granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 1999

  Signed Derrick May as a free agent.

• November 18, 1999

  Signed Mike Trombley as a free agent.

  Mike Figga selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.

• December 1, 1999

  Signed Willie Morales as a free agent.

• December 3, 1999

  Signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.

• December 4, 1999

  Signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

• December 6, 1999

  Signed José Herrera as a free agent.

• December 7, 1999

  Released Doug Linton.

• December 9, 1999

  Signed Harold Baines as a free agent.

• December 10, 1999

  Traded Jesse Orosco to the New York Mets. Received Chuck McElroy.

• December 12, 1999

  Sent Jeff Reboulet to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.

• December 13, 1999

  Traded Augie Ojeda to the Chicago Cubs. Received Richard Negrette (minors).

• December 16, 1999

  Signed Jeff Conine as a free agent.

• December 17, 1999

  Signed Greg Myers as a free agent.

• December 21, 1999

  Doug Johns granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1999

  Signed Buddy Groom as a free agent.

• December 23, 1999

  Signed José Mercedes as a free agent.

• January 28, 2000

  Signed Pat Rapp as a free agent.

• February 24, 2000

  Signed Tim Worrell as a free agent.