1998 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1997

  Signed Toby Borland as a free agent.

• November 5, 1997

  Deion Sanders granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1997

  Traded Jeff Brantley to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dmitri Young.

• November 11, 1997

  Traded Paul Bako and Donne Wall to the Detroit Tigers. Received Melvin Nieves.

  Traded Mike Kelly to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Dmitri Young (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

  Traded Félix Rodríguez to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received a player to be named later. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Scott Winchester (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• November 18, 1997

  Dmitri Young selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 16th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Scott Winchester selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 33rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 27, 1997

  Signed Ricardo Jordan as a free agent.

• December 10, 1997

  Traded Curtis Goodwin to the Colorado Rockies. Received Mark Hutton.

• December 15, 1997

  Drafted Keith Glauber from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

• December 20, 1997

  Joey Eischen granted Free Agency.

  Selected David Weathers off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• December 22, 1997

  Signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed José Rijo as a free agent.

• January 12, 1998

  Signed Pete Rose Jr. as a free agent.

• January 14, 1998

  Signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.

• January 21, 1998

  Signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.

• February 2, 1998

  Signed David West as a free agent.

• February 3, 1998

  Signed Deion Sanders as a free agent.

• February 5, 1998

  Traded Yuri Sanchez (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Roberto Petagine.

• February 27, 1998

  Signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.

• March 1, 1998

  Signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.

• March 6, 1998

  Released Toby Borland.

• March 9, 1998

  Released David West.

• March 13, 1998

  Signed Scott Klingenbeck as a free agent.

• March 14, 1998

  Signed Joey Eischen as a free agent.

• March 19, 1998

  Midre Cummings selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• March 20, 1998

  Traded Tim Belk to the Detroit Tigers. Received Kevin Baez.

• March 21, 1998

  Signed Antonio Pérez as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Eric Owens to the Florida Marlins. Received a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Jesus Martinez (minors) (March 26, 1998) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• March 24, 1998

  Selected Tony Tarasco off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• March 30, 1998

  Traded Dave Burba to the Cleveland Indians. Received Sean Casey.

• April 8, 1998

  Traded Buddy Carlyle to the San Diego Padres. Received Marc Kroon.

• April 18, 1998

  Sent Chad Mottola to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• May 12, 1998

  Released Rich Sauveur.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Austin Kearns in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 1998.

  Drafted Adam Dunn in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.

  Drafted Bobby Madritsch in the 6th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1998.

  Drafted Josh Hall in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.

  Drafted John Koronka in the 12th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.

  Drafted B.J. Ryan in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1998.

  Drafted Brad Salmon in the 31st round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Lance Cormier in the 40th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Todd Coffey in the 41st round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1998.

  Drafted Terrmel Sledge in the 45th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 5, 1998

  Signed Corky Miller as an amateur free agent.

• June 16, 1998

  Traded Christian Rojas (minors) and Eddie Priest to the Cleveland Indians. Received Rick Krivda.

• June 24, 1998

  David Weathers selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• July 2, 1998

  Released Scott Klingenbeck.

• July 3, 1998

  Traded Lenny Harris to the New York Mets. Received John Hudek.

• July 4, 1998

  Traded Jeff Shaw to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes.

• July 21, 1998

  Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

• July 31, 1998

  Received Kevin Tolar from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• August 8, 1998

  Released Ricardo Jordan.

• August 10, 1998

  Traded Willie Greene to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jeffrey Hammonds.

• August 27, 1998

  Signed Kevin Jarvis as a free agent.

• September 9, 1998

  Released Kevin Jarvis.

• September 11, 1998

  Sent Mark Johnson to the Anaheim Angels as part of a conditional deal.

• September 30, 1998

  Released Steve Cooke.

• October 1, 1998

  Selected Eddie Priest off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• October 15, 1998

  Mark Hutton granted Free Agency.

  Marc Kroon granted Free Agency.

  José Rijo granted Free Agency.

  Ozzie Timmons granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  Brendan Donnelly granted Free Agency.

  Brandon Puffer granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1998

  Released Melvin Nieves.

• November 10, 1998

  Released Rick Krivda.

  Released Tony Tarasco.

  Traded Bret Boone and Mike Remlinger to the Atlanta Braves. Received Rob Bell, Denny Neagle and Michael Tucker.

• November 11, 1998

  Traded Paul Konerko to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Cameron.

• November 17, 1998

  Signed Jeff Branson as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Foster as a free agent.

  Signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.

• December 2, 1998

  Roberto Petagine player rights sold to Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).

  Traded Guillermo Garcia to the Florida Marlins. Received Manuel Barrios.

• December 14, 1998

  Released Eduardo Pérez.

  Released John Riedling.

• December 15, 1998

  Signed D.T. Cromer as a free agent.

  Signed Jason Hardtke as a free agent.

  Signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Thompson as a free agent.

• December 16, 1998

  Signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Free agent signing of Kevin Foster voided.

• December 21, 1998

  Signed Steve Avery as a free agent.

  Keith Glauber granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1998

  Signed John Riedling as a free agent.

• December 23, 1998

  Signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Lewis as a free agent.

• January 6, 1999

  Traded Pat Watkins to the Florida Marlins. Received Pablo Minaya (minors).

• January 11, 1999

  Signed Brian Johnson as a free agent.

• January 14, 1999

  Signed Hal Morris as a free agent.

• January 21, 1999

  Signed Ray Olmedo as an amateur free agent.

• February 2, 1999

  Signed Rusty Meacham as a free agent.

  Traded Josh Harris (minors), Damian Jackson and Reggie Sanders to the San Diego Padres. Received Mark Sweeney and Greg Vaughn.

• February 4, 1999

  Traded Mark Corey to the New York Mets. Received Ralph Milliard.

• February 9, 1999

  Signed Rick Greene as a free agent.

• March 11, 1999

  Released Joey Eischen.

• March 15, 1999

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• March 23, 1999

  Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

  Signed Keith Glauber as a free agent.

• March 25, 1999

  Traded Jon Nunnally to the Boston Red Sox. Received Pat Flury (minors).

  Traded Brook Fordyce to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jake Meyer (minors).