1997 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 13, 1996

  Willie McGee granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1996

  Signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.

• November 20, 1996

  Signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.

• December 2, 1996

  Selected Lance Painter off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

• December 4, 1996

  Signed Willie McGee as a free agent.

• December 6, 1996

  Signed Tom Pagnozzi as a free agent.

• December 9, 1996

  Jeff Berblinger drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

• December 10, 1996

  Signed Tom McGraw as a free agent.

• December 16, 1996

  Traded Cory Bailey to the Texas Rangers. Received David Chavarria (minors).

• December 19, 1996

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

• January 13, 1997

  Signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.

• February 14, 1997

  Signed Roberto Mejía as a free agent.

• March 11, 1997

  Signed Bill Ortega as an amateur free agent.

• March 27, 1997

  Traded Keith Johns to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Scotty Pace (minors) (January 6, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• March 28, 1997

  The Los Angeles Dodgers returned Jeff Berblinger (earlier draft pick).

• May 14, 1997

  Released Steve Scarsone.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Adam Kennedy in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1997.

  Drafted Rick Ankiel in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 28, 1997.

  Drafted Xavier Nady in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jason Karnuth in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.

  Drafted Seth Etherton in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jason Michaels in the 15th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Justin Brunette in the 20th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.

  Drafted José Rodríguez in the 24th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 1997.

• June 13, 1997

  Traded Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson and Mark Sweeney to the San Diego Padres. Received Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier and Fernando Valenzuela.

• July 15, 1997

  Released Fernando Valenzuela.

• July 29, 1997

  Released Mike Gallego.

• July 31, 1997

  Traded Eric Ludwick, T.J. Mathews and Blake Stein to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mark McGwire.

• August 2, 1997

  Signed José Bautista as a free agent.

• August 7, 1997

  Signed Lou Pote as a free agent.

• August 20, 1997

  Released Erik Hiljus.

• September 10, 1997

  Released Micah Franklin.

• October 15, 1997

  Tom McGraw granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 1997

  Aaron Holbert granted Free Agency.

  Lou Pote granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1997

  Tony Fossas granted Free Agency.

  Gary Gaetti granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1997

  Phil Plantier granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1997

  Andy Benes granted Free Agency.

  Dennis Eckersley granted Free Agency.

  Willie McGee granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1997

  Scott Livingstone granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1997

  Traded Dmitri Young to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jeff Brantley.

• November 18, 1997

  Mike Difelice selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 20th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Kerry Robinson selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 44th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 24, 1997

  Signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.

• November 25, 1997

  Signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.

• December 4, 1997

  Signed David Howard as a free agent.

• December 5, 1997

  Signed Willie McGee as a free agent.

• December 6, 1997

  Signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.

• December 15, 1997

  Keith Glauber drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

  Luis Saturria drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 1997

  Signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.

  Released Roberto Mejía.

• December 18, 1997

  Signed Rusty Meacham as a free agent.

• December 21, 1997

  Brian Barber granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1997

  Signed Wayne Kirby as a free agent.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed Kent Bottenfield as a free agent.

• January 12, 1998

  Signed Roberto Mejía as a free agent.

• January 22, 1998

  Signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.

  Signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.

• February 15, 1998

  Signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.

• March 20, 1998

  The Toronto Blue Jays returned Luis Saturria (earlier draft pick).

• March 28, 1998

  Traded Rigo Beltrán to the New York Mets. Received Juan Acevedo.

• March 30, 1998

  Signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.

  Traded Craig Shipley to the Anaheim Angels. Received Chip Hale.