1999 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 1998

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mike Morgan. The Chicago Cubs sent Scott Downs (November 3, 1998) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• November 5, 1998

  Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

• November 12, 1998

  Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

• November 13, 1998

  Signed Steve Gajkowski as a free agent.

  Signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Stahoviak as a free agent.

• November 25, 1998

  Don Wengert granted Free Agency.

• December 2, 1998

  Signed Henry Rodríguez as a free agent.

  Signed Scott Sanders as a free agent.

  Released Dave Stevens.

• December 7, 1998

  Signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.

  Signed Glenallen Hill as a free agent.

• December 8, 1998

  Released Matt Mieske.

  Released Pedro Valdés.

• December 9, 1998

  Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Traded Brant Brown to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jon Lieber.

• December 29, 1998

  Signed David Manning as a free agent.

• January 4, 1999

  Signed Derrick White as a free agent.

• January 11, 1999

  Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.

• January 29, 1999

  Signed Doug Creek as a free agent.

• January 31, 1999

  Signed Renyel Pinto as an amateur free agent.

• March 4, 1999

  Signed Hee-Seop Choi as an amateur free agent.

• March 24, 1999

  Jason Maxwell selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• March 28, 1999

  Traded John Cotton (minors) and Kevin Rawitzer (minors) to the Colorado Rockies. Received a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Tarrik Brock (July 7, 1999) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• March 29, 1999

  Selected Curtis Goodwin off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• March 30, 1999

  Released Marc Pisciotta.

• March 31, 1999

  Purchased Dan Serafini from the Minnesota Twins.

  Selected Brad Woodall off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• April 2, 1999

  Signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

• April 23, 1999

  Released Hideo Nomo.

• April 28, 1999

  Alan Zinter player rights sold to Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).

• May 21, 1999

  Traded Kyle Lohse and Jason Ryan to the Minnesota Twins. Received Rick Aguilera and Scott Downs.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Steve Smyth in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

  Drafted John Webb in the 19th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1999.

  Drafted Peter Zoccolillo in the 23rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.

  Drafted Ray Sadler in the 30th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed May 30, 2000.

  Drafted Dale Thayer in the 47th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 3, 1999

  Signed Carlos Marmól as an amateur free agent.

  Signed José Reyes as an amateur free agent.

• July 8, 1999

  Signed Jeff Reed as a free agent.

• July 31, 1999

  Traded José Hernández and Terry Mulholland to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later, Micah Bowie and Rubén Quevedo. The Atlanta Braves sent Joey Nation (August 24, 1999) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• August 6, 1999

  Curtis Goodwin selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• August 27, 1999

  Signed Ronny Cedeño as an amateur free agent.

• August 31, 1999

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

  Traded Tyler Houston to the Cleveland Indians. Received Richard Negrette (minors).

• September 3, 1999

  Signed Bobby Ayala as a free agent.

• September 10, 1999

  Signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.

  Released Doug Creek.

• October 5, 1999

  Released Lance Johnson.

• October 15, 1999

  Robin Jennings granted Free Agency.

  Sandy Martínez granted Free Agency.

  Bry Nelson granted Free Agency.

  Brad Woodall granted Free Agency.

  Released Gary Gaetti.

• October 27, 1999

  Signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.

• October 28, 1999

  Jeff Blauser granted Free Agency.

  Mickey Morandini granted Free Agency.

  Benito Santiago granted Free Agency.

  Steve Trachsel granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1999

  Bobby Ayala granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1999

  Signed Mike Heathcott as a free agent.

• November 7, 1999

  Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

• November 11, 1999

  Signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.

• November 12, 1999

  Signed Ángel Guzmán as a free agent.

• November 14, 1999

  Signed Daniel Garibay as a free agent.

• November 15, 1999

  Signed Chris Petersen as a free agent.

• November 18, 1999

  Signed Raúl González as a free agent.

• November 22, 1999

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• December 12, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later, Chad Ricketts (minors) and Terry Adams to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Ismael Valdez and Eric Young Sr.. The Chicago Cubs sent Brian Stephenson (minors) (December 16, 1999) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

  Traded Manny Alexander to the Boston Red Sox. Received Damon Buford.

• December 13, 1999

  Bo Porter drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Richard Negrette (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Augie Ojeda.

• December 15, 1999

  Signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.

• December 17, 1999

  Signed Andy Larkin as a free agent.

• December 20, 1999

  Signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.

• December 21, 1999

  Scott Sanders granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1999

  Traded Dan Serafini to the San Diego Padres. Received Brandon Pernell (minors).

• January 7, 2000

  Signed Brian Williams as a free agent.

• January 14, 2000

  Signed Jeff Huson as a free agent.

• January 19, 2000

  Signed Willie Greene as a free agent.

• February 8, 2000

  Signed Greg McMichael as a free agent.

• February 14, 2000

  Released Andy Larkin.

• March 23, 2000

  Released Greg McMichael.

  Traded Rodney Myers to the San Diego Padres. Received Gary Matthews.

• March 24, 2000

  Released Chris Petersen.