1999 New York Mets Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1998

  Traded Mel Rojas to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bobby Bonilla.

• November 18, 1998

  Signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.

  Signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.

• November 20, 1998

  Traded Jorge Fábregas to the Florida Marlins. Received Óscar Henríquez.

• December 1, 1998

  Signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.

  Traded Charles Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Armando Benítez.

  Traded Arnie Gooch (minors) and Todd Hundley to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Roger Cedeño and Charles Johnson.

• December 4, 1998

  Traded Willie Blair to the Detroit Tigers. Received Joe Randa.

• December 10, 1998

  Traded Joe Randa to the Kansas City Royals. Received Juan LeBron (minors).

• December 14, 1998

  Scott Sauerbeck drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Todd Haney as a free agent.

  Traded Butch Huskey to the Seattle Mariners. Received Leslie Brea.

• December 16, 1998

  Signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.

  Signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.

• December 21, 1998

  Signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

• January 19, 1999

  Signed Allen Watson as a free agent.

• February 2, 1999

  Signed Melvin Mora as a free agent.

• February 4, 1999

  Traded Ralph Milliard to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mark Corey.

• February 28, 1999

  Free agent signing of Wily Mo Peña voided.

• March 23, 1999

  Traded Jonathan Guzman (minors) to the Kansas City Royals. Received Shane Halter.

• March 25, 1999

  Signed Orel Hershiser as a free agent.

• March 26, 1999

  Released Hideo Nomo.

• March 28, 1999

  Purchased Juan Cerros from Reynosa (Mexican).

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Neal Musser in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1999.

  Drafted Jeremy Griffiths in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1999.

  Drafted Ángel Pagán in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 2000.

  Drafted Prentice Redman in the 10th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1999.

  Drafted Mike Jacobs in the 38th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1999.

• June 18, 1999

  Traded Allen Watson and cash to the Seattle Mariners. Received a player to be named later and Mac Suzuki. The Seattle Mariners sent Justin Dunning (minors) (September 14, 1999) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

  Jeff Tam selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• June 22, 1999

  Mac Suzuki selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• July 20, 1999

  Jaime Cerda granted Free Agency.

• July 23, 1999

  Traded Leo Vasquez (minors) and Terrence Long to the Oakland Athletics. Received Kenny Rogers.

• July 25, 1999

  Signed Jaime Cerda as a free agent.

• July 30, 1999

  Signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent.

• July 31, 1999

  Traded Tom Johnson (minors), Rigo Beltrán and Brian McRae to the Colorado Rockies. Received Darryl Hamilton and Chuck McElroy.

  Traded Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael to the Oakland Athletics. Received Billy Taylor.

  Traded Craig Paquette to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Shawon Dunston.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mandy Romero. The New York Mets sent Kelly Ramos (minors) (November 18, 1999) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• August 4, 1999

  Signed José Mercedes as a free agent.

  Released Héctor Mercado.

• August 11, 1999

  Selected Jeff Tam off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• August 13, 1999

  Traded Derek Wallace to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jeremy Jackson (minors).

• August 16, 1999

  Signed José Reyes as an amateur free agent.

• September 14, 1999

  Traded Dan Murray to the Kansas City Royals. Received Glendon Rusch.

• October 4, 1999

  Josías Manzanillo granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1999

  Mike Bell granted Free Agency.

  Óscar Henríquez granted Free Agency.

  José Mercedes granted Free Agency.

  Vicente Palacios granted Free Agency.

  Mandy Romero granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Tam granted Free Agency.

  Yohanny Valera granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1999

  Shawon Dunston granted Free Agency.

  John Olerud granted Free Agency.

  Kenny Rogers granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1999

  Orel Hershiser granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1999

  Traded Jermaine Allensworth to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jon Nunnally.

• November 16, 1999

  Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

• December 3, 1999

  Signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.

• December 10, 1999

  Traded Chuck McElroy to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jesse Orosco.

• December 11, 1999

  Signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.

• December 13, 1999

  Drafted Jim Mann from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.

• December 15, 1999

  Signed Carlos Mendoza as a free agent.

• December 21, 1999

  Billy Taylor granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 1999

  Traded Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño and Octavio Dotel to the Houston Astros. Received Derek Bell and Mike Hampton.

• January 3, 2000

  Released Bobby Bonilla.

• January 5, 2000

  Signed Domingo Cedeño as a free agent.

• January 14, 2000

  Traded Masato Yoshii to the Colorado Rockies. Received Lariel González and Bobby Jones.

• January 17, 2000

  Signed Paul Wagner as a free agent.

• January 19, 2000

  Signed Charlie Hayes as a free agent.

• January 20, 2000

  Signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.

• January 21, 2000

  Traded Luis López to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Bill Pulsipher.

• January 26, 2000

  Signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.

• February 4, 2000

  Signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.

• February 7, 2000

  Selected David Lamb off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• February 8, 2000

  Signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.

• February 22, 2000

  Signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

• March 13, 2000

  Shane Halter selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• March 18, 2000

  Traded Jesse Orosco to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Joe McEwing.

• March 20, 2000

  Released Charlie Hayes.

• March 22, 2000

  Returned Jim Mann (earlier draft pick) to the Toronto Blue Jays.

  Traded Jerson Perez (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Jim Mann.

• March 27, 2000

  Purchased Timo Pérez from Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).

• March 28, 2000

  Selected Nerio Rodríguez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• March 30, 2000

  Released Mike Kelly.

  Nerio Rodríguez selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• March 31, 2000

  Sent Carlos Mendoza to the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.