1996 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• November 30, 1995

  Signed Steve Bieser as a free agent.

• December 1, 1995

  Signed Wally Whitehurst as a free agent.

• December 4, 1995

  Drafted Jalal Leach from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.

• December 15, 1995

  Traded Gabe White to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jhonny Carvajal (minors).

  Traded Rick Clelland (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Omar Daal.

• December 20, 1995

  Signed Andy Stankiewicz as a free agent.

  Traded Sean Berry to the Houston Astros. Received Raúl Chávez and Dave Veres.

• December 21, 1995

  Gil Heredia granted Free Agency.

  Dave Leiper granted Free Agency.

  Selected Ray McDavid off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• January 10, 1996

  Traded Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd to the Boston Red Sox. Received Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier and Ryan McGuire.

• February 14, 1996

  Signed Jorge Julio as an amateur free agent.

• February 19, 1996

  Signed Dion James as a free agent.

• February 20, 1996

  Signed Joe Grahe as a free agent.

• February 22, 1996

  Signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.

• March 13, 1996

  Signed Rick Schu as a free agent.

  Traded Tony Tarasco to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Sherman Obando.

• March 29, 1996

  Selected Lenny Webster off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March 31, 1996

  Signed Barry Manuel as a free agent.

  Released Dion James.

• April 1, 1996

  Selected Mike Dyer off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• April 6, 1996

  Esteban Yan player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 1, 1996

  Signed Rob Lukachyk as a free agent.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted John Patterson in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed November 7, 1996.

  Drafted Milton Bradley in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.

  Drafted Christian Parker in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1996.

  Drafted Jamey Carroll in the 14th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1996.

  Drafted Andy Tracy in the 16th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.

  Drafted Chris Stowers in the 17th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.

  Drafted Tim Young in the 19th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1996.

  Drafted Carl Sadler in the 34th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.

• June 12, 1996

  Wally Whitehurst selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• June 22, 1996

  Signed Dave Leiper as a free agent.

• June 25, 1996

  Signed John Habyan as a free agent.

• July 11, 1996

  Selected Jeff Juden off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• July 30, 1996

  Traded Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mark Leiter.

• October 11, 1996

  Dave Leiper granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1996

  Tony Barron granted Free Agency.

  Steve Bieser granted Free Agency.

  Joe Grahe granted Free Agency.

  Jalal Leach granted Free Agency.

  Rick Schu granted Free Agency.

  Anthony Telford granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1996

  Lenny Webster granted Free Agency.

• October 21, 1996

  Tim Spehr granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 1996

  John Patterson granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1996

  Released John Habyan.

• October 29, 1996

  Signed Joe Siddall as a free agent.

  Traded Jeff Fassero and Alex Pacheco to the Seattle Mariners. Received Trey Moore, Matt Wagner and Chris Widger.

• November 5, 1996

  Mark Leiter granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1996

  Signed Wilkin Ruan as an amateur free agent.

  Dave Silvestri selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• December 7, 1996

  Moisés Alou granted Free Agency.

  Mel Rojas granted Free Agency.

• December 9, 1996

  Jayson Durocher drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  José Macias selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 minor league draft.

  Drafted Guillermo Mota from the New York Mets in the 1996 minor league draft.

• December 12, 1996

  Selected Marc Valdes off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• December 17, 1996

  Signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.

• December 18, 1996

  Signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.

• December 20, 1996

  Mike Dyer granted Free Agency.

• December 26, 1996

  Signed Milt Cuyler as a free agent.

• December 30, 1996

  Signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.

• January 13, 1997

  Signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.

• January 16, 1997

  Signed Jim Bullinger as a free agent.

• January 21, 1997

  Signed Lee Smith as a free agent.

• January 28, 1997

  Traded Yamil Benítez to the Kansas City Royals. Received Melvin Bunch.

• February 4, 1997

  Signed Doug Strange as a free agent.

  Signed Wilson Valdez as an amateur free agent.

• March 13, 1997

  Released Milt Cuyler.

• March 25, 1997

  Tim Laker selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• March 26, 1997

  Traded Cliff Floyd to the Florida Marlins. Received Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak.

• March 28, 1997

  Barry Manuel player rights sold to the New York Mets.

  Released Lou Pote.

• March 31, 1997

  The Chicago White Sox returned Jayson Durocher (earlier draft pick).

  Signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.