1999 Milwaukee Brewers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 1998

  Signed Steve Falteisek as a free agent.

• November 11, 1998

  Released Bob Hamelin.

• November 20, 1998

  Signed Héctor Ramírez as a free agent.

• December 4, 1998

  Signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.

• December 5, 1998

  Selected Charlie Greene off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• December 10, 1998

  Signed Sean Berry as a free agent.

• December 11, 1998

  Signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

  Signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Alex Ochoa. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Darrell Nicholas (minors) (December 15, 1998) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• December 16, 1998

  Released José Mercedes.

• December 18, 1998

  Released Marc Newfield.

  Selected Lou Collier off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 21, 1998

  Mike Matheny granted Free Agency.

• January 11, 1999

  Signed Rich Becker as a free agent.

• January 27, 1999

  Signed Jim Abbott as a free agent.

• March 31, 1999

  Brad Woodall selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• April 12, 1999

  Signed Aaron Small as a free agent.

• April 29, 1999

  Signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

• May 21, 1999

  Selected Jim Pittsley off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• May 23, 1999

  Released Aaron Small.

• May 24, 1999

  Signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.

• June 1, 1999

  Traded Todd Dunn to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Lyle Mouton.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Ben Sheets in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 1999.

  Drafted Ruddy Lugo in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1999.

  Drafted Dave Pember in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1999.

  Drafted Ben Hendrickson in the 10th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 1999.

• July 16, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Rocky Coppinger. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Alberto Reyes (July 21, 1999) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• July 23, 1999

  Released Jim Abbott.

• July 24, 1999

  Released Steve Ontiveros.

• August 12, 1999

  Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

• August 18, 1999

  Traded Rich Becker to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• September 5, 1999

  Released Steve Falteisek.

• October 7, 1999

  Eddie Zosky granted Free Agency.

• October 11, 1999

  Charlie Greene granted Free Agency.

• October 14, 1999

  Released Travis Smith.

• October 15, 1999

  Reggie Harris granted Free Agency.

  Luis Ortiz granted Free Agency.

  Jim Pittsley granted Free Agency.

  Kelly Wunsch granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1999

  Dave Nilsson granted Free Agency.

  Hideo Nomo selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• October 29, 1999

  David Weathers granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1999

  Jason Bere granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1999

  Eric Plunk granted Free Agency.

• November 17, 1999

  Signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.

  Traded Mike Myers to the Colorado Rockies. Received Curt Leskanic.

• November 18, 1999

  Signed Travis Smith as a free agent.

• November 19, 1999

  Signed Jason Bere as a free agent.

• December 1, 1999

  Signed Matt Luke as a free agent.

  Signed Norberto Martin as a free agent.

• December 2, 1999

  Signed David Weathers as a free agent.

• December 7, 1999

  Signed Mike Busby as a free agent.

  Signed Eric Ludwick as a free agent.

  Signed Julio Mañón as a free agent.

• December 13, 1999

  Drafted Matt Williams from the New York Yankees in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Signed James Mouton as a free agent.

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded cash to the Oakland Athletics and Jeff Cirillo and Scott Karl to the Colorado Rockies. Received Jimmy Haynes from the Oakland Athletics and Henry Blanco and Jamey Wright from the Colorado Rockies. In addition, the Colorado Rockies sent Justin Miller to the Oakland Athletics.

• December 16, 1999

  Signed José Hernández as a free agent.

• December 20, 1999

  Traded Fernando Viña to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received players to be named later and Juan Acevedo. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eliézer Alfonzo (June 13, 2000) and Matt Parker (minors) (June 13, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• December 21, 1999

  Carl Dale granted Free Agency.

  Héctor Ramírez granted Free Agency.

• January 3, 2000

  Signed José Fernández as a free agent.

• January 12, 2000

  Traded Cal Eldred and José Valentín to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jaime Navarro and John Snyder.

• January 14, 2000

  Signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.

  Traded Alex Ochoa to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later and Mark Sweeney. The Cincinnati Reds sent Gene Altman (minors) (May 15, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• January 17, 2000

  Signed Tyler Houston as a free agent.

• January 21, 2000

  Traded Bill Pulsipher to the New York Mets. Received Luis López.

• January 26, 2000

  Signed Héctor Ramírez as a free agent.

• February 7, 2000

  Signed Kevin Foster as a free agent.

• February 19, 2000

  Signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.

• March 21, 2000

  Released Kevin Foster.

• March 22, 2000

  Signed Charlie Hayes as a free agent.

• March 25, 2000

  Signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

• March 28, 2000

  Brian Banks granted Free Agency.

  Released Julio Mañón.

• March 29, 2000

  Selected Jason Boyd off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• March 30, 2000

  Signed Everett Stull as a free agent.

• March 31, 2000

  Jason Boyd selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.