1998 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 18, 1997

  Traded Kevin Stocker to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Bobby Abreu.

  Jason Boyd selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 23rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Ryan Karp selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 54th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• December 15, 1997

  Drafted Héctor Mercado from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.

  Traded Héctor Mercado to the New York Mets. Received Mike Welch.

• December 23, 1997

  Signed Mark Lewis as a free agent.

  Traded Mickey Morandini to the Chicago Cubs. Received Doug Glanville.

• December 26, 1997

  Signed Alex Arias as a free agent.

• December 27, 1997

  Signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.

• January 12, 1998

  Signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.

• January 14, 1998

  Signed Anderson Machado as an amateur free agent.

• January 23, 1998

  Signed Yorkis Pérez as a free agent.

• February 22, 1998

  Signed Ezequiel Astacio as an amateur free agent.

• February 24, 1998

  Released Midre Cummings.

• March 2, 1998

  Signed Miguel Asencio as an amateur free agent.

• March 7, 1998

  Signed Toby Borland as a free agent.

• March 22, 1998

  Released Richie Lewis.

• March 27, 1998

  Signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.

• March 29, 1998

  Sent Chris Tremie to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Pat Burrell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.

  Drafted Eric Valent in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1998.

  Drafted Jorge Padilla in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1998.

  Drafted Jason Michaels in the 4th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1998.

  Drafted Ryan Madson in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1998.

  Drafted Adam Peterson in the 13th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Geoff Geary in the 15th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1998.

  Drafted Nick Punto in the 21st round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.

• June 20, 1998

  Signed Franklin Núñez as a free agent.

• June 22, 1998

  Signed Pat Listach as a free agent.

• June 24, 1998

  Released Rex Hudler.

• July 3, 1998

  Signed Eude Brito as an amateur free agent.

• July 6, 1998

  Toby Borland granted Free Agency.

• July 30, 1998

  Signed Joel Bennett as a free agent.

• August 14, 1998

  Selected Paul Byrd off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• August 28, 1998

  Traded Gregg Jefferies to the Anaheim Angels. Received a player to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Doug Nickle (September 9, 1998) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• October 15, 1998

  Joel Bennett granted Free Agency.

  Billy Brewer granted Free Agency.

  Tony Fiore granted Free Agency.

  Darrin Winston granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  Matt Whiteside granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1998

  Mark Parent granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1998

  Mark Lewis granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1998

  Mark Portugal granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1998

  Signed Joel Bennett as a free agent.

  Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

  Signed Lou Frazier as a free agent.

  Signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Montgomery as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.

  Signed Yoel Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• November 9, 1998

  Traded Mark Leiter to the Seattle Mariners. Received Paul Spoljaric.

• November 13, 1998

  Traded Jerry Spradlin to the Cleveland Indians. Received Chad Ogea.

• November 19, 1998

  Calvin Maduro granted Free Agency.

  Traded Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant and Cliff Politte.

• November 24, 1998

  Signed Rob Tejeda as an amateur free agent.

• November 28, 1998

  Signed Tony Fiore as a free agent.

• December 4, 1998

  Signed Carlos Ruiz as an amateur free agent.

• December 7, 1998

  Signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Alberto Castillo drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

• December 17, 1998

  Signed Jim Poole as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Tom Prince as a free agent.

• December 21, 1998

  Billy McMillon granted Free Agency.

  Jon Zuber granted Free Agency.

  Ken Ryan granted Free Agency.

  Signed Ken Ryan as a free agent.

• December 22, 1998

  Signed Rob Ducey as a free agent.

• January 25, 1999

  Signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

• February 2, 1999

  Signed Joe Grahe as a free agent.

• March 19, 1999

  Signed Clemente Álvarez as a free agent.

• March 25, 1999

  Received Marc Ronan from the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.