1996 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

1995 Season 1997 Season

Record: 92-70-0, Finished 1st in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
    Won World Series (4-2) over Atlanta Braves
    Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Baltimore Orioles
    Won AL Division Series (3-1) over Texas Rangers

Manager: Joe Torre (92-70)

General Manager: Bob Watson

Farm Director: Mitch Lukevics

Scouting Director: Linwood Garrett

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II

Attendance: 2,250,877 (7th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 88-74, 871 Runs, 787 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

November 1, 1995

Mike Stanley granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1995

Randy Velarde granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1995

David Cone granted Free Agency.

Steve Howe granted Free Agency.

Dion James granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1995

Wade Boggs granted Free Agency.

Don Mattingly granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1995

Traded Mike DeJean to the Colorado Rockies. Received Joe Girardi.
November 27, 1995

Signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.
November 30, 1995

Darryl Strawberry granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1995

Drafted Marc Ronan from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.

Jalal Leach selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1995 minor league draft.
December 5, 1995

Signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.
December 7, 1995

Traded Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir and Jeff Nelson.
December 11, 1995

Signed Mariano Duncan as a free agent.
December 13, 1995

Signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
December 14, 1995

Signed Dale Polley as a free agent.
December 15, 1995

Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
December 21, 1995

Signed David Cone as a free agent.

Rick Honeycutt player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 28, 1995

Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tim Raines. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
December 30, 1995

Signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
January 19, 1996

Signed Matt Howard as a free agent.

Signed Dave Pavlas as a free agent.
February 7, 1996

Signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.

Released Víctor Zambrano.
February 12, 1996

Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.

Signed Erick Almonte as an amateur free agent.
February 13, 1996

Signed Steve Howe as a free agent.
February 15, 1996

Signed Rosman García as an amateur free agent.
February 20, 1996

Signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.
February 24, 1996

Signed Tim McIntosh as a free agent.
March 29, 1996

Marc Ronan granted Free Agency.
March 31, 1996

Released Paul Gibson.

Released Rafael Quirico.
April 4, 1996

Released Mark Dalesandro.
April 5, 1996

Signed Dion James as a free agent.

Kirt Ojala granted Free Agency.
April 6, 1996

Traded Tom Wilson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Marc Marini (minors) and Ryan Martindale (minors).
April 12, 1996

Signed Juan Rivera as an amateur free agent.
April 15, 1996

Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
May 1, 1996

Released Dion James.
May 3, 1996

Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
May 8, 1996

Signed Félix Fermín as a free agent.
May 22, 1996

Released Félix Fermín.
May 30, 1996

Released Paul Gibson.
June 4, 1996

Drafted Eric Milton in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 1996.

Drafted Nick Johnson in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.

Drafted Zach Day in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1996.

Drafted Brian Reith in the 6th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1996.

Drafted Matt Ginter in the 17th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Marcus Thames in the 30th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 16, 1997.

Drafted Scott Seabol in the 88th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1996.
June 12, 1996

Traded Rich Monteleone to the California Angels. Received Mike Aldrete.

Selected Wally Whitehurst off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
June 17, 1996

Received Ken Edenfield from the California Angels as part of a conditional deal.
June 18, 1996

Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
June 22, 1996

Traded Mike Judd to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Billy Brewer.
June 24, 1996

Released Steve Howe.
June 25, 1996

Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
July 4, 1996

Purchased Darryl Strawberry from St Paul (Northern).
July 31, 1996

Traded Matt Drews (minors) and Rubén Sierra to the Detroit Tigers. Received Cecil Fielder.

Traded Mark Hutton to the Florida Marlins. Received David Weathers.
August 2, 1996

Signed Oswaldo Mairena as an amateur free agent.
August 15, 1996

Signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
August 22, 1996

Selected Luis Sojo off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
August 23, 1996

Traded Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later, Pat Listach and Graeme Lloyd. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. Pat Listach returned to original team on October 2, 1996.
August 30, 1996

Traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Charlie Hayes. The New York Yankees sent Chris Corn (minors) (August 31, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
September 6, 1996

Robert Eenhoorn selected by the California Angels off waivers.
September 12, 1996

Released Wally Whitehurst.
September 30, 1996

Tim McIntosh granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1996

Terry Burrows granted Free Agency.

Mark Dalesandro granted Free Agency.

Ken Edenfield granted Free Agency.

Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.

Matt Howard granted Free Agency.

Rafael Quirico granted Free Agency.
October 25, 1996

Ricky Bones granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1996

Released Dave Pavlas.

Released Dale Polley.
November 4, 1996

Signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.

Mike Aldrete granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1996

Joe Girardi granted Free Agency.

John Wetteland granted Free Agency.
November 14, 1996

Signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
November 17, 1996

Signed John Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
November 18, 1996

Tony Fernández granted Free Agency.
November 27, 1996

Signed Scott Pose as a free agent.
December 3, 1996

Signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
December 5, 1996

Traded Jim Leyritz to the Anaheim Angels. Received players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
December 7, 1996

Jimmy Key granted Free Agency.
December 11, 1996

Signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
December 20, 1996

Billy Brewer granted Free Agency.

Scott Kamieniecki granted Free Agency.

Luis Sojo granted Free Agency.
December 23, 1996

Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
December 24, 1996

Signed David Wells as a free agent.
January 3, 1997

Signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
January 9, 1997

Signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.

Signed Mark Whiten as a free agent.
February 1, 1997

Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
February 6, 1997

Signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.