1999 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1998

  Signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.

• November 13, 1998

  Signed Chris Coste as a free agent.

• November 17, 1998

  Signed Mike Benjamin as a free agent.

• November 18, 1998

  Traded Ricardo Rincón to the Cleveland Indians. Received Brian Giles.

• December 14, 1998

  Drafted Scott Sauerbeck from the New York Mets in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

  Released Miguel Ojeda.

  Traded Jon Lieber to the Chicago Cubs. Received Brant Brown.

• December 16, 1998

  Signed Ed Sprague as a free agent.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Pete Schourek as a free agent.

  Released Tim Laker.

  Lou Collier selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

  Manny Martínez selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

• December 22, 1998

  Signed Rafael Bournigal as a free agent.

  Signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.

  Signed Jim Dougherty as a free agent.

  Signed Ray Montgomery as a free agent.

  Signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.

  Signed Chris Tremie as a free agent.

• December 23, 1998

  Signed Mike Garcia as a free agent.

• January 6, 1999

  Signed Jason Simontacchi as a free agent.

  Purchased Jeff Sparks from Winnipeg (Northern).

• January 15, 1999

  Signed Gus Gandarillas as a free agent.

• January 18, 1999

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• February 20, 1999

  Signed Pat Meares as a free agent.

• February 25, 1999

  Traded Tony Womack to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received a player to be named later and Paul Weichard (minors). The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Jason Boyd (August 25, 1999) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• March 26, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Tim Laker. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jason Ryan (June 1, 2001) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

• March 27, 1999

  Released Rafael Bournigal.

• March 29, 1999

  Signed D.J. Carrasco as a free agent.

• March 31, 1999

  Released Elmer Dessens.

• April 5, 1999

  Released Chris Coste.

  Released Gus Gandarillas.

• April 7, 1999

  Signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.

• April 8, 1999

  Signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

• April 20, 1999

  Signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.

• May 10, 1999

  Signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.

• May 17, 1999

  Signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Ryan Doumit in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1999.

  Drafted J.R. House in the 5th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1999.

  Drafted Walter Young in the 31st round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.

• June 9, 1999

  Signed John Wehner as a free agent.

• July 3, 1999

  Signed Roberto Novoa as an amateur free agent.

• July 23, 1999

  Traded José Guillén and Jeff Sparks to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Humberto Cota and Joe Oliver.

• August 11, 1999

  Released Turner Ward.

• August 18, 1999

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• August 25, 1999

  Released Brendan Donnelly.

• August 26, 1999

  Signed Ken Ryan as a free agent.

• September 9, 1999

  Traded Freddy García to the Atlanta Braves. Received Greg Dukeman (minors).

• September 27, 1999

  Released Jason Simontacchi.

• October 4, 1999

  Jim Dougherty granted Free Agency.

  Chris Tremie granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 1999

  John Wehner granted Free Agency.

• October 14, 1999

  Tim Laker granted Free Agency.

  Ron Wright selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• October 15, 1999

  Frank Castillo granted Free Agency.

  Kane Davis granted Free Agency.

  Adam Hyzdu granted Free Agency.

  Jason Phillips granted Free Agency.

  Ken Ryan granted Free Agency.

  Rich Sauveur granted Free Agency.

  Todd Van Poppel granted Free Agency.

• October 20, 1999

  Jeff Tabaka granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1999

  Ed Sprague granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1999

  Signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.

• November 4, 1999

  Signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.

• November 5, 1999

  Joe Oliver granted Free Agency.

  Dale Sveum granted Free Agency.

• November 17, 1999

  Signed Jason Wood as a free agent.

• December 7, 1999

  Greg Hansell player rights sold to Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central).

• December 10, 1999

  Signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.

• December 13, 1999

  Kory DeHaan drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Brian Smith from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Brad Clontz to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Roberto Manzueta (minors).

  Traded Brant Brown to the Florida Marlins. Received Bruce Aven.

• December 14, 1999

  Signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.

• December 20, 1999

  Signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

• December 21, 1999

  Brian Smith granted Free Agency.

  Signed Brian Smith as a free agent.

• December 23, 1999

  Released Javier Martínez.

• January 6, 2000

  Signed Jason Phillips as a free agent.

• January 13, 2000

  Signed Cory Bailey as a free agent.

• January 14, 2000

  Signed José Parra as a free agent.

• January 18, 2000

  Signed John Wehner as a free agent.

  Signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.

• January 19, 2000

  Signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.

• February 9, 2000

  Signed Mark Leiter as a free agent.

  Signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Stevens as a free agent.

• February 13, 2000

  Released Jarrod Patterson.

• February 14, 2000

  Signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.

• February 16, 2000

  Signed Juan Carlos Oviedo as an amateur free agent.

• February 23, 2000

  Traded Al Martin and cash to the San Diego Padres. Received Geraldo Padua (minors), Jim Sak (minors) and John Vander Wal.

• March 23, 2000

  Released Mark Leiter.

• March 29, 2000

  Released Pete Schourek.

  Jason Boyd selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• April 1, 2000

  Released Dave Stevens.