1996 Milwaukee Brewers Trades and Transactions

1995 Season 1997 Season

Record: 80-82-0, Finished 3rd in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Phil Garner (80-82)

General Manager: Sal Bando

Farm Director: Brian Small

Scouting Director: Kenneth Califano

Ballpark: County Stadium

Attendance: 1,327,155 (12th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 81-81, 894 Runs, 899 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

November 1, 1995

Darryl Hamilton granted Free Agency.

Kevin Seitzer granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1995

Bill Wegman granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1995

B.J. Surhoff granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1995

Marc Ronan drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1995 rule 5 draft.

Traded Juan Gonzalez (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Ty Narcisse (minors) and Chuck Carr.
December 7, 1995

Signed Kevin Seitzer as a free agent.
December 18, 1995

Released Bob Scanlan.
December 21, 1995

Signed Matt Nokes as a free agent.
January 12, 1996

Selected Mike Potts off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
January 17, 1996

Traded Cory Lidle to the New York Mets. Received Kelly Stinnett.
January 23, 1996

Signed Ben McDonald as a free agent.

Traded Duane Singleton to the Detroit Tigers. Received Henry Santos (minors).
January 29, 1996

Signed Cris Carpenter as a free agent.
February 14, 1996

Signed Kevin Koslofski as a free agent.
April 3, 1996

Signed Ramón García as a free agent.
April 4, 1996

Traded a player to be named later and Scott Nate (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jesse Levis. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jared Camp (minors) (June 9, 1996) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
April 18, 1996

Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
May 3, 1996

Released Stacy Jones.
May 12, 1996

Signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
June 1, 1996

Received Mike Misuraca from the Minnesota Twins as part of a conditional deal.
June 4, 1996

Drafted Kevin Barker in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1996.

Drafted Josh Hancock in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Val Pascucci in the 11th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Allen Levrault in the 13th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.

Drafted Brandon Backe in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 9, 1996

Signed Tim Van Egmond as a free agent.
June 16, 1996

Signed Mark Watson as an amateur free agent.
June 19, 1996

Signed Dion James as a free agent.
June 24, 1996

Terry Burrows granted Free Agency.
June 28, 1996

Signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
July 8, 1996

Released Dion James.
July 24, 1996

Traded Mark Kiefer to the Kansas City Royals. Received Chris Eddy.
July 31, 1996

Traded a player to be named later and Greg Vaughn to the San Diego Padres. Received Bryce Florie, Marc Newfield and Ron Villone. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jerry Parent (minors) (September 16, 1996) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
August 12, 1996

Released Kevin Wickander.
August 23, 1996

Traded a player to be named later, Pat Listach and Graeme Lloyd to the New York Yankees. Received Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. Pat Listach returned to original team on October 2, 1996.
August 31, 1996

Traded Kevin Seitzer to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jeromy Burnitz.
September 30, 1996

Marshall Boze granted Free Agency.
October 2, 1996

Pat Listach granted Free Agency.
October 9, 1996

Cris Carpenter granted Free Agency.
October 14, 1996

Mike Misuraca granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1996

Signed Luis Martínez as an amateur free agent.

Ramón García granted Free Agency.

Brian Givens granted Free Agency.

Kevin Koslofski granted Free Agency.

Joe Slusarski granted Free Agency.
November 1, 1996

Released Turner Ward.
November 6, 1996

Signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.

David Hulse granted Free Agency.

Doug Jones granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1996

Signed Ramón García as a free agent.
November 25, 1996

Traded a player to be named later to the Florida Marlins. Received Joel Adamson. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ed Collins (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
November 26, 1996

Signed Eddy Díaz as a free agent.
November 27, 1996

Selected Jeff Ware off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
December 7, 1996

Signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
December 9, 1996

Ramón García drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
January 26, 1997

Signed Mike Misuraca as a free agent.
January 30, 1997

Signed Jack Voigt as a free agent.
March 7, 1997

Released Steve Mintz.
March 13, 1997

Traded Brian Tollberg to the San Diego Padres. Received Antonio Fernandez (minors).
March 27, 1997

Traded a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Keith Johns. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Scotty Pace (minors) (January 6, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
March 31, 1997

Signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.