1997 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 17, 1997

  Signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.

• April 18, 1997

  Selected Salomón Torres off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• May 20, 1997

  Released Torey Lovullo.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Bryan Hebson in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 1997.

  Drafted T.J. Tucker in the 1st round (47th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.

  Drafted Talmadge Nunnari in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

  Drafted Scott Strickland in the 10th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.

  Drafted Matt Blank in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.

• June 23, 1997

  Signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.

  Traded Gil Heredia to the Chicago Cubs. Received Saul Bustos (minors) and Dave Jefferson (minors).

• July 25, 1997

  Omar Daal selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• July 31, 1997

  Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mike Johnson. The Montreal Expos sent Everett Stull (October 31, 1997) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

  Traded Jeff Juden to the Cleveland Indians. Received Steve Kline.

• September 25, 1997

  Released Lee Smith.

• October 6, 1997

  Jim Bullinger granted Free Agency.

  Joe Orsulak granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 1997

  Sherman Obando granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1997

  Israel Alcántara granted Free Agency.

  Rico Rossy granted Free Agency.

  Joe Siddall granted Free Agency.

  Gary Thurman granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1997

  Hensley Meulens granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 1997

  Jolbert Cabrera granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Pulido granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1997

  Darrin Fletcher granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1997

  David Segui granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1997

  Rheal Cormier granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1997

  Doug Strange granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1997

  Traded Mike Lansing to the Colorado Rockies. Received Mark Hamlin (minors), John Nicholson (minors) and Jake Westbrook.

  Traded Pedro Martinez to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and Carl Pavano. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas (December 18, 1997) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

  Neil Weber selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 21st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  José Paniagua selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 50th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• December 10, 1997

  Traded Mark Hamlin (minors) and Dave Veres to the Colorado Rockies. Received a player to be named later and Terry Jones. The Colorado Rockies sent Mark Mangum (minors) (June 5, 1998) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• December 12, 1997

  Traded Henry Rodríguez to the Chicago Cubs. Received Miguel Batista.

• December 21, 1997

  Andy Stankiewicz granted Free Agency.

• February 3, 1998

  Signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Mordecai as a free agent.

• March 30, 1998

  Signed Scott Livingstone as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.

  Signed Derrick May as a free agent.

  Selected Mike Hubbard off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• April 1, 1998

  Released Carl Sadler.