1996 San Francisco Giants Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1995

  Trevor Wilson granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1995

  Terry Mulholland granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Reed granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1995

  Signed Jeff Patterson as a free agent.

• November 15, 1995

  Signed Andy Carter as a free agent.

• November 17, 1995

  Signed Guillermo Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

• December 1, 1995

  Sent Rikkert Faneyte to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• December 4, 1995

  Drafted Kim Batiste from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1995 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 1995

  Signed Stan Javier as a free agent.

• December 14, 1995

  Traded a player to be named later and Royce Clayton to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Doug Creek, Rich DeLucia and Allen Watson. The San Francisco Giants sent Chris Wimmer (minors) (January 16, 1996) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• December 20, 1995

  Deion Sanders granted Free Agency.

• January 9, 1996

  Signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.

  Signed Dan Peltier as a free agent.

• January 16, 1996

  Signed Osvaldo Fernández as an amateur free agent.

• February 26, 1996

  Signed Mel Hall as a free agent.

• March 26, 1996

  Released Scott Service.

• March 29, 1996

  Signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.

• April 4, 1996

  Signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.

• April 5, 1996

  Signed Steve Decker as a free agent.

• May 2, 1996

  Sent J.R. Phillips to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

• May 22, 1996

  Released Mel Hall.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted Mike Caruso in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1996.

  Drafted Ken Vining in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1996.

  Drafted Ryan Jensen in the 8th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Damon Minor in the 12th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Brandon Larson in the 44th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 1, 1996

  Signed Lee Hancock as a free agent.

• July 9, 1996

  Traded Mark Carreon to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jim Poole and cash.

• July 11, 1996

  Jeff Juden selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

• July 27, 1996

  Traded Kirt Manwaring to the Houston Astros. Received Rick Wilkins and cash.

• July 30, 1996

  Traded Mark Leiter to the Montreal Expos. Received Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott.

• August 21, 1996

  Steve Decker player rights sold to the Colorado Rockies.

  Selected Trent Hubbard off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• October 1, 1996

  Released Kim Batiste.

• October 4, 1996

  José Bautista granted Free Agency.

  Steve Scarsone granted Free Agency.

• October 14, 1996

  Tim Scott selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• October 15, 1996

  Lee Hancock granted Free Agency.

  Steve Mintz granted Free Agency.

  Dan Peltier granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1996

  Mark Gardner granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1996

  Signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.

• November 13, 1996

  Traded a player to be named later and Matt Williams to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julián Tavárez and José Vizcaíno. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade. The San Francisco Giants sent Trent Hubbard (December 16, 1996) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• November 18, 1996

  Shawon Dunston granted Free Agency.

  Robby Thompson granted Free Agency.

• November 25, 1996

  Signed Jeff Ball as a free agent.

  Signed Kevin Roberson as a free agent.

  Signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.

  Signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.

• November 26, 1996

  Traded Jamie Brewington to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Ramón Martínez (December 9, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

  Traded Fausto Macey (minors) and Allen Watson to the Anaheim Angels. Received J.T. Snow.

• December 9, 1996

  Drafted Eddie Oropesa from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Deivi Cruz selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1996 minor league draft.

  Drafted Mike Johnson from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Mike Johnson player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• December 16, 1996

  Traded Jesse Ibarra (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Lewis.

• December 17, 1996

  Signed John Johnstone as a free agent.

• December 19, 1996

  Traded Tom Lampkin to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent René Arocha (February 12, 1997) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

• December 20, 1996

  Signed Darrin Jackson as a free agent.

  Mark Dewey granted Free Agency.

• December 25, 1996

  Signed Lee Hancock as a free agent.

• January 6, 1997

  Signed Damon Berryhill as a free agent.

• January 8, 1997

  Signed Doug Henry as a free agent.

• January 10, 1997

  Signed Darryl Hamilton as a free agent.

• March 25, 1997

  Carlos Valdez player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• March 31, 1997

  Released Darrin Jackson.