1997 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 1996

  Ryne Sandberg granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1996

  Signed Francis Beltrán as an amateur free agent.

• November 20, 1996

  Traded Jason Stevenson (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Miguel Cairo.

  Selected Marc Pisciotta off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• November 27, 1996

  Signed Ryne Sandberg as a free agent.

• November 30, 1996

  Signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.

• December 2, 1996

  Signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.

• December 7, 1996

  Luis Gonzalez granted Free Agency.

• December 9, 1996

  Drafted Terrell Lowery from the New York Mets in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ramón Tatís from the New York Mets in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

  Released Scott Bullett.

• December 10, 1996

  Signed Mel Rojas as a free agent.

• December 13, 1996

  Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.

• December 16, 1996

  Released Alex Cabrera.

• December 17, 1996

  Leo Gómez granted Free Agency.

  Selected Miguel Batista off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• December 20, 1996

  Jim Bullinger granted Free Agency.

• December 30, 1996

  Signed Julio Valera as a free agent.

• January 8, 1997

  Signed Ben Van Ryn as a free agent.

• January 22, 1997

  Signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.

• January 29, 1997

  Signed Dave Clark as a free agent.

• March 28, 1997

  Released Kevin Tolar.

• March 30, 1997

  Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.

• March 31, 1997

  Traded Jay Peterson (minors) and Ozzie Timmons to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Curt Lyons.

• May 10, 1997

  Purchased Rich Sauveur from Tabasco (Mexican).

• May 27, 1997

  Larry Casian selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Jon Garland in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.

  Drafted Scott Downs in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1997.

  Drafted Nate Teut in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1997.

  Drafted Michael Wuertz in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1997.

  Drafted Randy Williams in the 12th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

  Drafted Chris Piersoll in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.

  Drafted Jeff Duncan in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 23, 1997

  Traded Saul Bustos (minors) and Dave Jefferson (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Gil Heredia.

• July 4, 1997

  Signed Juan Cruz as an amateur free agent.

• July 12, 1997

  Signed Carlos Zambrano as an amateur free agent.

• July 15, 1997

  Traded Frank Castillo to the Colorado Rockies. Received Matt Pool (minors).

• July 31, 1997

  Selected Dave Stevens off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• August 8, 1997

  Traded Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell to the New York Mets. Received players to be named later and Lance Johnson. The New York Mets sent Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

  Terry Mulholland selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.

• August 16, 1997

  Traded Rey Sánchez to the New York Yankees. Received Frisco Parotte (minors).

• August 31, 1997

  Sent Shawon Dunston to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• September 10, 1997

  Selected Ramón Morel off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• October 15, 1997

  Gil Heredia granted Free Agency.

  Ben Van Ryn granted Free Agency.

  Selected Jason Hardtke off waivers from the New York Mets.

• October 17, 1997

  Mark Dalesandro granted Free Agency.

  Bry Nelson granted Free Agency.

  Rich Sauveur granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1997

  Dave Clark granted Free Agency.

  Dave Hansen granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1997

  Received Kurt Miller from the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

  Miguel Cairo selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 8th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Ramón Tatís selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 42nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Brooks Kieschnick selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 64th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• December 1, 1997

  Signed Derrick White as a free agent.

• December 4, 1997

  Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

• December 9, 1997

  Signed Jeff Blauser as a free agent.

• December 11, 1997

  Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Sandy Martínez. The Chicago Cubs sent Trevor Schaffer (minors) (December 19, 1997) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

• December 12, 1997

  Traded Miguel Batista to the Montreal Expos. Received Henry Rodríguez.

• December 15, 1997

  Drafted Roosevelt Brown from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 minor league draft.

  Drafted Danny Young from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1997 minor league draft.

  Javier Martínez drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

• December 18, 1997

  Signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.

• December 20, 1997

  Kent Bottenfield granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 1997

  Traded Doug Glanville to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mickey Morandini.

• December 29, 1997

  Signed Matt Mieske as a free agent.

• December 30, 1997

  Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.

• January 7, 1998

  Signed Tim Unroe as a free agent.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed Ben Van Ryn as a free agent.

• January 15, 1998

  Signed Rod Beck as a free agent.

• January 20, 1998

  Traded Jon Ratliff to the Atlanta Braves. Received Ray King.

• February 2, 1998

  Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

• March 30, 1998

  Mike Hubbard selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.