1998 Florida Marlins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1997

  Traded Moisés Alou to the Houston Astros. Received a player to be named later, Manuel Barrios and Óscar Henríquez. The Houston Astros sent Mark Johnson (December 16, 1997) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

• November 18, 1997

  Sent Kurt Miller to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

  Traded Robb Nen to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mick Pageler (minors), Mike Villano (minors) and Joe Fontenot.

  Traded Devon White to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Jesus Martinez (minors).

  Tony Saunders selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 1st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Mike Duvall selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 32nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Randy Winn selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 58th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 20, 1997

  Released Bob Natal.

  Released John Wehner.

  Traded Jeff Conine to the Kansas City Royals. Received Blaine Mull (minors).

  Traded Ed Vosberg to the San Diego Padres. Received Chris Clark (minors).

• December 12, 1997

  Released Alex Arias.

• December 15, 1997

  Héctor Mercado drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

  Scott Podsednik drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

  Roosevelt Brown selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1997 minor league draft.

  Traded Kevin Brown to the San Diego Padres. Received Steve Hoff (minors), Derrek Lee and Rafael Medina.

• December 18, 1997

  Traded Dennis Cook to the New York Mets. Received Fletcher Bates (minors) and Scott Comer (minors).

• December 19, 1997

  Traded Kurt Abbott to the Oakland Athletics. Received Eric Ludwick.

• December 21, 1997

  Matt Mantei granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Millar granted Free Agency.

  John Roskos granted Free Agency.

  Signed Matt Mantei as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.

  Signed John Roskos as a free agent.

• December 22, 1997

  Signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

• January 6, 1998

  Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.

• February 4, 1998

  Received Héctor Ramírez from the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

• February 6, 1998

  Traded Al Leiter and Ralph Milliard to the New York Mets. Received Rob Stratton (minors), A.J. Burnett and Jesús Sánchez.

• February 19, 1998

  Signed Donn Pall as a free agent.

• February 20, 1998

  Selected Kirt Ojala off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• March 4, 1998

  Signed John Wehner as a free agent.

• March 20, 1998

  Traded Rob Stratton (minors) to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later and Brandon Villafuerte. The New York Mets sent César Crespo (September 12, 1998) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

• March 21, 1998

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

• March 25, 1998

  Eric Owens player rights sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 27, 1998

  Signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.

• April 15, 1998

  Signed Jacob Brumfield as a free agent.

• May 11, 1998

  Signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.

• May 14, 1998

  Traded Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson and Gary Sheffield to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile.

• May 21, 1998

  Signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.

• May 22, 1998

  Signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.

  Traded Mike Piazza to the New York Mets. Received Geoff Goetz (minors), Preston Wilson and Ed Yarnall.

• June 2, 1998

  Chris Hammond granted Free Agency.

  Drafted Chip Ambres in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 1998.

  Drafted Adam LaRoche in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kevin Olsen in the 26th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1998.

• June 4, 1998

  Selected Brian Edmondson off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• June 16, 1998

  Signed Jason Pearson as an amateur free agent.

• July 4, 1998

  Traded Scott Makarewicz (minors) and Jay Powell to the Houston Astros. Received Ramón Castro.

• July 14, 1998

  Signed Toby Borland as a free agent.

• July 24, 1998

  Traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Reid Cornelius. The Florida Marlins sent Walt White (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• July 31, 1998

  Traded Todd Zeile to the Texas Rangers. Received Dan DeYoung (minors) and Jose Santos (minors).

  Traded Steve Hoff (minors) and Félix Heredia to the Chicago Cubs. Received Todd Noel (minors), Kevin Orie and Justin Speier.

• August 10, 1998

  Selected Manuel Barrios off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• September 29, 1998

  John Cangelosi granted Free Agency.

  Randy Knorr granted Free Agency.

  Donn Pall granted Free Agency.

  John Wehner granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1998

  Jacob Brumfield granted Free Agency.

  Archie Corbin granted Free Agency.

  Héctor Ramírez granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  Chris Clapinski granted Free Agency.

  Reid Cornelius granted Free Agency.

  Released Toby Borland.

• October 28, 1998

  Selected Bruce Aven off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• November 12, 1998

  Signed DaRond Stovall as a free agent.

• November 17, 1998

  Signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.

• November 19, 1998

  Released Brian Daubach.

• November 20, 1998

  Traded Óscar Henríquez to the New York Mets. Received Jorge Fábregas.

• December 2, 1998

  Traded Manuel Barrios to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Guillermo Garcia.

• December 14, 1998

  Drafted Benji Gil from the Chicago White Sox in the 1998 minor league draft.

  Eric Ludwick selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1998 minor league draft.

  Traded Édgar Rentería to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Armando Almanza, Braden Looper and Pablo Ozuna.

• December 18, 1998

  Héctor Almonte granted Free Agency.

• December 19, 1998

  Signed Héctor Almonte as a free agent.

• December 21, 1998

  Signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.

• December 23, 1998

  Sent Gregg Zaun to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• January 6, 1999

  Traded Pablo Minaya (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Pat Watkins.

• January 29, 1999

  Signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.

• February 1, 1999

  Traded Todd Noel (minors), Mark Johnson and Ed Yarnall to the New York Yankees. Received Mike Lowell.

• March 29, 1999

  Traded Pat Watkins to the Colorado Rockies. Received a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Kevin Gordon (minors) (July 16, 1999) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

• April 1, 1999

  Traded Justin Speier to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Matt Targac (minors) (June 11, 1999) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.