1998 San Francisco Giants Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1997

  Wilson Álvarez granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1997

  Doug Creek player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• November 11, 1997

  Traded Alberto Castillo and Chris Singleton to the New York Yankees. Received Charlie Hayes and cash.

• November 18, 1997

  Traded Mick Pageler (minors), Mike Villano (minors) and Joe Fontenot to the Florida Marlins. Received Robb Nen.

  Dan Carlson selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 28th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 21, 1997

  Signed Brent Mayne as a free agent.

• November 26, 1997

  Signed Stan Javier as a free agent.

  Signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.

• December 6, 1997

  Signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.

• December 7, 1997

  Signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.

• December 9, 1997

  Signed Orel Hershiser as a free agent.

• December 19, 1997

  Signed Erik Plantenberg as a free agent.

• December 20, 1997

  Signed Chris Brock as a free agent.

• December 21, 1997

  Mark Lewis granted Free Agency.

  Pat Rapp granted Free Agency.

  William VanLandingham granted Free Agency.

• December 24, 1997

  Signed Steve Reed as a free agent.

• January 12, 1998

  Signed Jeff Ball as a free agent.

  Signed Jeff Darwin as a free agent.

  Signed Dean Hartgraves as a free agent.

  Signed Henry Mercedes as a free agent.

• January 21, 1998

  Signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.

• January 22, 1998

  Signed Rey Sánchez as a free agent.

• January 29, 1998

  Traded Dave McCarty to the Seattle Mariners. Received Scott Smith (minors) and Jalal Leach.

• March 19, 1998

  Signed Frank Charles as a free agent.

• March 20, 1998

  Signed Félix Díaz as an amateur free agent.

• April 6, 1998

  Released Jalal Leach.

• April 27, 1998

  Traded Ricky Pickett to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Chris Jones.

• May 11, 1998

  Signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Tony Torcato in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.

  Drafted Nate Bump in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1998.

  Drafted Chris Magruder in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1998.

  Drafted Ryan Vogelsong in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.

  Drafted Doug Clark in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.

  Drafted Cody Ransom in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1998.

  Drafted Erasmo Ramirez in the 11th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1998.

• July 15, 1998

  Released Jim Poole.

• July 23, 1998

  Traded Darin Blood (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Joe Carter.

  Traded Jacob Cruz and Steve Reed to the Cleveland Indians. Received Shawon Dunston, José Mesa and Alvin Morman.

• July 31, 1998

  Traded a player to be named later, Darryl Hamilton and Jim Stoops to the Colorado Rockies. Received Ellis Burks. The San Francisco Giants sent Jason Brester (minors) (August 18, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

• September 14, 1998

  Released Alex Diaz.

• October 2, 1998

  Released Chris Jones.

• October 15, 1998

  Dean Hartgraves granted Free Agency.

  Jalal Leach granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  Frank Charles granted Free Agency.

  Aaron Fultz granted Free Agency.

  Joe Roa granted Free Agency.

  Chad Zerbe granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1998

  Shawon Dunston granted Free Agency.

  José Mesa granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1998

  Signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.

• October 30, 1998

  Signed Ben Weber as a free agent.

  Signed Ángel Chávez as an amateur free agent.

• November 2, 1998

  Ellis Burks granted Free Agency.

  Orel Hershiser granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1998

  Joe Carter granted Free Agency.

  Rey Sánchez granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1998

  Traded Dante Powell to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Alan Embree.

• November 13, 1998

  Signed Ellis Burks as a free agent.

• November 20, 1998

  Signed Miguel Del Toro as a free agent.

• December 4, 1998

  Signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.

  Signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.

• December 8, 1998

  Traded players to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Félix Rodríguez. The San Francisco Giants sent Troy Brohawn (December 21, 1998) and Chris Van Rossum (minors) (December 21, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

• December 21, 1998

  Jeff Ball granted Free Agency.

  Osvaldo Fernández granted Free Agency.

  Brian Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Alvin Morman granted Free Agency.

• December 23, 1998

  Signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.

• January 4, 1999

  Signed Osvaldo Fernández as a free agent.

• January 8, 1999

  Selected Steve Connelly off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• January 15, 1999

  Signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.

• January 17, 1999

  Signed Scott Servais as a free agent.

• March 4, 1999

  Signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.