1996 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 1995

  Dave Martinez granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 1995

  Lance Johnson granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1995

  Dave Righetti granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1995

  Signed Dave Martinez as a free agent.

• November 30, 1995

  Released Barry Lyons.

• December 4, 1995

  Melvin Rosario selected by the San Diego Padres in the 1995 minor league draft.

• December 5, 1995

  Signed Jose Munoz as a free agent.

• December 11, 1995

  Signed Harold Baines as a free agent.

  Signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.

• December 14, 1995

  Signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.

• December 21, 1995

  Craig Grebeck granted Free Agency.

  Scott Radinsky granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Shaw granted Free Agency.

• December 28, 1995

  Traded Tim Raines to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• January 9, 1996

  Rod Bolton player rights sold to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Japan Pacific).

• January 12, 1996

  Signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.

• January 20, 1996

  Signed Tony Phillips as a free agent.

• January 22, 1996

  Traded Charles Poe (minors) and Andrew Lorraine to the Oakland Athletics. Received Danny Tartabull.

• February 3, 1996

  Signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.

• February 6, 1996

  Signed Joe Magrane as a free agent.

• March 9, 1996

  Signed Brian Schmack as an amateur free agent.

• May 8, 1996

  Signed Stacy Jones as a free agent.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted Bobby Seay in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed November 8, 1996.

  Drafted Josh Paul in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1996.

  Drafted Joe Crede in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

  Drafted Chad Bradford in the 13th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Chris Heintz in the 19th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.

• June 12, 1996

  Signed Mel Hall as a free agent.

• June 24, 1996

  Released Mel Hall.

• July 24, 1996

  Released Kirk McCaskill.

• July 27, 1996

  Traded Robert Ellis to the California Angels. Received Pat Borders.

• August 15, 1996

  Bobby Seay granted Free Agency.

• August 22, 1996

  Traded Allen Halley (minors) and Luis Andújar to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Tony Castillo and Domingo Cedeño.

• August 31, 1996

  Traded a player to be named later to the Anaheim Angels. Received Don Slaught. The Chicago White Sox sent Scott Vollmer (minors) (November 14, 1996) to the Anaheim Angels to complete the trade.

  Selected Marvin Freeman off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• October 14, 1996

  Chad Kreuter granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1996

  Steve Gajkowski granted Free Agency.

  Joe Magrane granted Free Agency.

  Jose Munoz granted Free Agency.

  Pete Rose Jr. granted Free Agency.

  Rich Sauveur granted Free Agency.

  Steve Schrenk granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1996

  Kevin Tapani granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1996

  Marvin Freeman granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 1996

  Pat Borders granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1996

  Harold Baines granted Free Agency.

  Don Slaught granted Free Agency.

  Danny Tartabull granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1996

  Signed Albert Belle as a free agent.

• December 7, 1996

  Tony Castillo granted Free Agency.

  Alex Fernandez granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 1996

  Signed Danny Sandoval as an amateur free agent.

• December 9, 1996

  Drafted Jayson Durocher from the Montreal Expos in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Chris Tremie drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jesús Peña from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1996 minor league draft.

• December 11, 1996

  Signed Tony Castillo as a free agent.

  Signed Jaime Navarro as a free agent.

• December 20, 1996

  Domingo Cedeño granted Free Agency.

  Stacy Jones granted Free Agency.

  Brian Keyser granted Free Agency.

• January 10, 1997

  Signed Harold Baines as a free agent.

  Signed Roger McDowell as a free agent.

  Signed Tony Peña as a free agent.

  Scott Ruffcorn player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• January 14, 1997

  Signed Doug Drabek as a free agent.

  Purchased Alan Newman from Alexandria (Texas-Louisiana).

• January 16, 1997

  Signed Humberto Quintero as an amateur free agent.

• January 29, 1997

  Signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.

• January 31, 1997

  Traded Mike Robertson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Gene Schall.

• February 7, 1997

  Signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.

• March 26, 1997

  Jimmy Hurst selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• March 31, 1997

  Returned Jayson Durocher (earlier draft pick) to the Montreal Expos.