1998 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• May 8, 1998

  Traded Raúl Chávez to the Seattle Mariners. Received Robert Pérez.

• May 12, 1998

  Released Rod Henderson.

• May 18, 1998

  Signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Brad Wilkerson in the 1st round (33rd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed August 29, 1998.

  Drafted Jimmy Serrano in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1998.

• June 11, 1998

  Signed Nate Field as an amateur free agent.

• July 31, 1998

  Traded Hiram Bocachica, Mark Grudzielanek and Carlos Pérez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jon Tucker (minors), Peter Bergeron, Wilton Guerrero and Ted Lilly.

• September 29, 1998

  Mike Hubbard granted Free Agency.

  Mike Maddux granted Free Agency.

  Robert Pérez granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 1998

  Derrick May granted Free Agency.

• October 2, 1998

  Scott Livingstone granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1998

  Shawn Boskie granted Free Agency.

  Kirk Bullinger granted Free Agency.

  Melvin Bunch granted Free Agency.

  Steve Falteisek granted Free Agency.

  Ray Holbert granted Free Agency.

  Guillermo Mota granted Free Agency.

  DaRond Stovall granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 1998

  Signed Armando Galarraga as an amateur free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Selected Dan Smith off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• December 18, 1998

  Tim Young granted Free Agency.

  Selected Manny Martínez off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• December 21, 1998

  F.P. Santangelo granted Free Agency.

  Marc Valdes granted Free Agency.

• January 7, 1999

  Selected Roberto Durán off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• January 13, 1999

  Signed Darron Cox as a free agent.

  Signed Derrick May as a free agent.

• February 2, 1999

  Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.

• February 10, 1999

  Signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.

• March 20, 1999

  Signed Guillermo Mota as a free agent.