1998 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 9, 1997

  Signed Jon Shave as a free agent.

• November 18, 1997

  Brent Brede selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 25th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Damian Miller selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 47th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• December 5, 1997

  Signed Esteban Beltré as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Turner as a free agent.

• December 6, 1997

  Signed Paul Molitor as a free agent.

• December 11, 1997

  Signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.

• December 12, 1997

  Traded Rich Becker to the New York Mets. Received Alex Ochoa.

• December 16, 1997

  Signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.

• December 18, 1997

  Traded Greg Myers to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Steve Hacker (minors) (December 18, 1997) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• December 23, 1997

  Signed Brent Gates as a free agent.

• December 24, 1997

  Signed Micheal Nakamura as an amateur free agent.

• January 6, 1998

  Signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.

• January 14, 1998

  Signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.

• February 6, 1998

  Traded Chuck Knoblauch to the New York Yankees. Received Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzmán, Eric Milton, Danny Mota and cash.

• March 27, 1998

  Ryan Radmanovich selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• April 1, 1998

  Released Peter Moylan.

• April 3, 1998

  Selected Héctor Carrasco off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• April 20, 1998

  Released Chris Turner.

• May 22, 1998

  Released Ricky Bones.

• May 26, 1998

  Signed Doug Linton as a free agent.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Saúl Rivera in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.

  Drafted Mike Gosling in the 14th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted J.J. Putz in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

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

  Drafted Juan Padilla in the 24th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 1998.

  Drafted Kevin Frederick in the 34th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.

  Drafted Tommy Watkins in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.

• June 25, 1998

  Fred Rath selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.

• July 31, 1998

  Traded Orlando Merced and Greg Swindell to the Boston Red Sox. Received Joe Thomas (minors), John Barnes and Matt Kinney.

• August 25, 1998

  Traded Mike Morgan to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Scott Downs (November 3, 1998) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• September 28, 1998

  Selected Fred Rath off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• September 29, 1998

  Scott Stahoviak granted Free Agency.

• September 30, 1998

  Brent Gates granted Free Agency.

• October 3, 1998

  Released Todd Ritchie.

• October 16, 1998

  Esteban Beltré granted Free Agency.

  Gus Gandarillas granted Free Agency.

  Doug Linton granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1998

  Bob Tewksbury granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1998

  Paul Molitor granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1998

  Otis Nixon granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1998

  Terry Steinbach granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 1998

  Traded Dan Naulty to the New York Yankees. Received Allen Butler (minors).

• November 19, 1998

  Jon Shave selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• December 14, 1998

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

• December 15, 1998

  Signed Brent Gates as a free agent.

  Signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.

  Signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Gary Rath as a free agent.

• December 21, 1998

  Signed George Williams as a free agent.

  Pat Meares granted Free Agency.

• January 4, 1999

  Signed Terry Steinbach as a free agent.

• January 27, 1999

  Signed Bob Wells as a free agent.

• February 16, 1999

  Signed Bobby Kielty as an amateur free agent.

• March 20, 1999

  Melvin Nieves player rights sold to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Japan Pacific).

• March 31, 1999

  Dan Serafini player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.