1999 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 1998

  Dennis Eckersley granted Free Agency.

  Darren Lewis granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1998

  Signed Creighton Gubanich as a free agent.

• November 5, 1998

  Signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.

• November 11, 1998

  Traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Bob Wolcott. The Boston Red Sox sent Bart Miadich (December 15, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• November 16, 1998

  Signed Raúl González as a free agent.

  Signed José Offerman as a free agent.

• November 20, 1998

  Purchased Tomo Ohka from Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).

  Released Carlos Valdez.

• November 23, 1998

  Released Billy Ashley.

  Released Rich Garcés.

• December 7, 1998

  Darío Veras selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• December 10, 1998

  Purchased Marino Santana from the Detroit Tigers.

• December 11, 1998

  Signed Mark Portugal as a free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Drafted Joel Adamson from the Oakland Athletics in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Israel Alcántara as a free agent.

  Signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

  Signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Harikkala as a free agent.

  Released Carlos Reyes.

• December 16, 1998

  Selected Steve Connelly off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.

• December 19, 1998

  Signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.

• December 21, 1998

  Darren Bragg granted Free Agency.

  Robinson Checo granted Free Agency.

  Keith Mitchell granted Free Agency.

• January 5, 1999

  Signed Rheal Cormier as a free agent.

  Signed Kip Gross as a free agent.

• January 8, 1999

  Steve Connelly selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.

• January 11, 1999

  Signed Pat Rapp as a free agent.

• January 12, 1999

  Signed Pedro Valdés as a free agent.

• February 3, 1999

  Signed Tim Young as a free agent.

• February 4, 1999

  Signed Chad Fonville as a free agent.

• February 28, 1999

  Signed Rich Garcés as a free agent.

• March 11, 1999

  Signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.

• March 25, 1999

  Traded Pat Flury (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jon Nunnally.

• March 30, 1999

  Released Midre Cummings.

  Ron Mahay selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• April 5, 1999

  Released Pedro Valdés.

• April 6, 1999

  Released Brad Clontz.

• April 22, 1999

  Jack Cressend selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

• May 31, 1999

  Traded Brian Partenheimer (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Rob Stanifer.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Casey Fossum in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1999.

  Drafted Rich Rundles in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1999.

  Drafted Lew Ford in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

  Drafted Charlie Manning in the 16th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mark Kiger in the 27th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Dan Giese in the 34th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

  Drafted Chris Mabeus in the 37th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brian Buscher in the 50th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 22, 1999

  Released Jim Corsi.

• July 21, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Julio Santana. The Boston Red Sox sent Will Silverthorn (minors) (July 30, 1999) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

• July 26, 1999

  Traded Robert Ramsay to the Seattle Mariners. Received Butch Huskey.

• July 28, 1999

  Signed Lenny Webster as a free agent.

• July 31, 1999

  Traded Mike Maroth to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bryce Florie.

  Traded Mandy Romero to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Kelly Ramos (minors) (November 18, 1999) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• August 4, 1999

  Traded Jose Olmeda (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Mike Matthews.

• August 20, 1999

  Released Lenny Webster.

• August 24, 1999

  Traded Dave Benham (minors) and Mike Matthews to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Kent Mercker.

• August 31, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later and Mark Guthrie to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rod Beck. The Boston Red Sox sent Cole Liniak (September 1, 1999) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• September 27, 1999

  Released Mark Portugal.

• October 4, 1999

  Kirk Bullinger granted Free Agency.

  Kip Gross granted Free Agency.

  Tim Harikkala granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1999

  Andy Abad granted Free Agency.

  Israel Alcántara granted Free Agency.

  Joe DePastino granted Free Agency.

  Raúl González granted Free Agency.

  Creighton Gubanich granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 1999

  Pat Rapp granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1999

  Reggie Jefferson granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 1999

  Kent Mercker granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1999

  Traded Jon Nunnally to the New York Mets. Received Jermaine Allensworth.

• November 18, 1999

  Released Rafael Betancourt.

  Released Marino Santana.

  Released Bob Wolcott.

• November 22, 1999

  Lou Merloni player rights sold to Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).

• December 12, 1999

  Traded Damon Buford to the Chicago Cubs. Received Manny Alexander.

• December 13, 1999

  Marty McLeary drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Chris Reitsma drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 1999

  Traded Greg Miller (minors) and Adam Everett to the Houston Astros. Received Carl Everett.

• December 16, 1999

  Signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.

• December 21, 1999

  Shea Hillenbrand granted Free Agency.

  Butch Huskey granted Free Agency.

  Julio Santana granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1999

  Signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.

• December 23, 1999

  Signed Sang-Hoon Lee as a free agent.

• January 4, 2000

  Signed Israel Alcántara as a free agent.

• January 10, 2000

  Signed Tim Spehr as a free agent.

• January 19, 2000

  Signed Marty Cordova as a free agent.

• January 23, 2000

  Signed Andy Sheets as a free agent.

• January 29, 2000

  Signed Shea Hillenbrand as a free agent.

• February 2, 2000

  Signed Julio Santana as a free agent.

• February 11, 2000

  Signed Hipólito Pichardo as a free agent.

• March 4, 2000

  Signed Juan Díaz as a free agent.

• March 17, 2000

  The Montreal Expos returned Marty McLeary (earlier draft pick).

• March 26, 2000

  Released Marty Cordova.

• March 28, 2000

  The Tampa Bay Devil Rays returned Chris Reitsma (earlier draft pick).

• March 30, 2000

  Selected Nerio Rodríguez off waivers from the New York Mets.