1999 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 13, 1998

  Signed Dean Palmer as a free agent.

• November 23, 1998

  Purchased Masao Kida from Orix (Japan Pacific).

• November 24, 1998

  Signed Rickey Cradle as a free agent.

  Signed Nelson Cruz as a free agent.

  Signed Felipe Lira as a free agent.

  Signed Joe Siddall as a free agent.

• December 4, 1998

  Traded Joe Randa to the New York Mets. Received Willie Blair.

  Selected Bryan Corey off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• December 10, 1998

  Marino Santana player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• December 11, 1998

  Released Trey Beamon.

• December 14, 1998

  Glen Barker drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Eric Ludwick from the Florida Marlins in the 1998 minor league draft.

  Signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.

  Traded Eric Ludwick to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Beiker Graterol.

• December 15, 1998

  Signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

• December 17, 1998

  Signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.

• December 28, 1998

  Signed Gregg Jefferies as a free agent.

  Traded Luis Gonzalez to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Karim García.

• December 29, 1998

  Signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.

• January 7, 1999

  Roberto Durán selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

• January 14, 1999

  Traded Mark Persails (minors), Carlos Villalobos (minors), Paul Bako, Dean Crow and Brian Powell to the Houston Astros. Received Brad Ausmus and C.J. Nitkowski.

• February 16, 1999

  Signed Robinson Checo as a free agent.

• March 19, 1999

  Released Alejandro Freire.

• March 24, 1999

  Selected Jason Maxwell off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• April 1, 1999

  Signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

• April 10, 1999

  Signed Walt McKeel as a free agent.

• April 15, 1999

  Selected Rob Sasser off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• April 16, 1999

  Traded Apostol Garcia (minors), Rick Roberts (minors) and Robinson Checo to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas.

• April 28, 1999

  Signed Omar Infante as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Brian Hunter to the Seattle Mariners. Received players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Andy Van Hekken (June 27, 1999) and Jerry Amador (minors) (August 26, 1999) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

• May 12, 1999

  Released Mel Rojas.

• May 21, 1999

  Signed Adam Bernero as an amateur free agent.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Eric Munson in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999.

  Drafted Cody Ross in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1999.

  Drafted Eric Eckenstahler in the 32nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 2000.

  Drafted Jason Frasor in the 33rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1999.

• June 10, 1999

  Signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.

• July 31, 1999

  Traded Mike Drumright (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Brandon Villafuerte.

  Traded Bryce Florie to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mike Maroth.

• August 19, 1999

  Released Walt McKeel.

• October 15, 1999

  Will Brunson granted Free Agency.

  Raúl Casanova granted Free Agency.

  Bryan Corey granted Free Agency.

  Beiker Graterol granted Free Agency.

  Pat Lennon granted Free Agency.

  Felipe Lira granted Free Agency.

  Jason Maxwell granted Free Agency.

  Dave McCarty granted Free Agency.

  Pedro Swann granted Free Agency.

  Jason Wood granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1999

  Signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.

• November 2, 1999

  Traded Alan Webb (minors), Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman, Gabe Kapler and Justin Thompson to the Texas Rangers. Received Juan González, Danny Patterson and Gregg Zaun.

• November 4, 1999

  Luis Polonia granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1999

  Signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.

• November 17, 1999

  Signed Carlos Méndez as a free agent.

• November 18, 1999

  Released Luis Garcia.

• November 23, 1999

  Signed Chad Ogea as a free agent.

  Signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.

• November 29, 1999

  Signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.

• December 12, 1999

  Sent Kimera Bartee to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

• December 13, 1999

  Drafted Mark Johnson from the New York Yankees in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Chad Ogea drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 1999

  Signed Allen McDill as a free agent.

• December 20, 1999

  Signed Giomar Guevara as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Poole as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.

• January 10, 2000

  Signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

• January 21, 2000

  Signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

• February 1, 2000

  Released Willis Roberts.

• March 7, 2000

  Sent Gregg Zaun to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.

• March 10, 2000

  Traded Bobby Sismondo (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Wendell Magee.

• March 13, 2000

  Released Mike Oquist.

  Selected Shane Halter off waivers from the New York Mets.

• March 26, 2000

  Signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.