1997 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1996

  Signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.

• November 15, 1996

  Selected Dave Silvestri off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

• November 18, 1996

  Chris Bosio granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1996

  Signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.

• November 25, 1996

  Received Lee Tinsley from the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Steve Gajkowski as a free agent.

• November 29, 1996

  Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.

• December 6, 1996

  Traded Sterling Hitchcock to the San Diego Padres. Received Scott Sanders.

• December 7, 1996

  Mark Whiten granted Free Agency.

• December 9, 1996

  Drafted Tarrik Brock from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

• December 11, 1996

  Signed Mark Holzemer as a free agent.

• December 12, 1996

  Signed Todd Haney as a free agent.

  Signed Dan Rohrmeier as a free agent.

• December 13, 1996

  Signed David Holdridge as a free agent.

  Selected Lou Frazier off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• December 18, 1996

  Signed Brian Raabe as a free agent.

• December 21, 1996

  Signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.

• January 10, 1997

  Signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.

  Signed Brent Mayne as a free agent.

• January 22, 1997

  Signed Rob Ducey as a free agent.

• January 24, 1997

  Signed Mike Blowers as a free agent.

• February 20, 1997

  Signed Dennis Martínez as a free agent.

• March 16, 1997

  Signed Brent Gates as a free agent.

• March 27, 1997

  Dave Silvestri selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• March 28, 1997

  Released Lou Frazier.

  Released Brent Mayne.

  Released Rusty Meacham.

• April 2, 1997

  Signed Álvaro Espinoza as a free agent.

• April 8, 1997

  Signed Steve Decker as a free agent.

• April 11, 1997

  Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.

• April 18, 1997

  Salomón Torres selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

• April 24, 1997

  Sent Todd Haney to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

• May 24, 1997

  Released Dennis Martínez.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Jermaine Clark in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.

  Drafted Allan Simpson in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.

  Drafted Joel Piñeiro in the 12th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.

  Drafted Aaron Looper in the 30th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed May 29, 1998.

• June 10, 1997

  Traded Paul Menhart to the San Diego Padres. Received Andrés Berumen.

• July 3, 1997

  Signed Aquilino López as an amateur free agent.

• July 10, 1997

  Selected Tim Scott off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• July 14, 1997

  Released Álvaro Espinoza.

• July 17, 1997

  Released Josías Manzanillo.

• July 18, 1997

  Traded Carlos Villalobos (minors), Dean Crow and Scott Sanders to the Detroit Tigers. Received Felipe Lira and Omar Olivares.

• July 23, 1997

  Released Mike Maddux.

• July 31, 1997

  Traded José Cruz to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin.

  Traded Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek to the Boston Red Sox. Received Heathcliff Slocumb.

• August 15, 1997

  Signed Rick Wilkins as a free agent.

• August 20, 1997

  Traded players to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Roberto Kelly. The Seattle Mariners sent Joe Mays (October 9, 1997) and Jeromy Palki (minors) (October 9, 1997) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• September 2, 1997

  Released Steve Decker.

• September 8, 1997

  Traded Brian Raabe to the Colorado Rockies. Received Donnie Schmidt (minors).

• September 26, 1997

  Tim Scott granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1997

  Jalal Leach granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1997

  Mark Holzemer granted Free Agency.

  Rick Wilkins granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 1997

  Signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.

  Alan Zinter granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1997

  Paul Sorrento granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1997

  Mike Blowers granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1997

  John Marzano granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1997

  Omar Olivares granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 1997

  Roberto Kelly granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 1997

  Joey Cora granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1997

  Signed Rickey Cradle as a free agent.

  Norm Charlton granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1997

  Signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.

• November 18, 1997

  Signed Joey Cora as a free agent.

  Andy Sheets selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 24th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Bob Wolcott selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 53rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• December 3, 1997

  Signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.

• December 8, 1997

  Signed John Marzano as a free agent.

• December 12, 1997

  Signed David Segui as a free agent.

• December 15, 1997

  Drafted Jeff Huson from the Colorado Rockies in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Rick Wilkins as a free agent.

  Released Brent Gates.

  Released Lee Tinsley.

• December 16, 1997

  Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

  Signed Pat Listach as a free agent.

  Signed Randy Veres as a free agent.

• December 27, 1997

  Signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed Glenallen Hill as a free agent.

• January 20, 1998

  Signed Chris Seelbach as a free agent.

• January 29, 1998

  Traded Scott Smith (minors) and Jalal Leach to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dave McCarty.

• February 14, 1998

  Signed Bill Swift as a free agent.

• March 24, 1998

  Released Roy Smith.

• March 26, 1998

  Released Pat Listach.

  Traded Marty Weymouth (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Bullinger.

  Selected José Paniagua off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• March 27, 1998

  Selected Ryan Radmanovich off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• March 30, 1998

  Selected Robert Pérez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.