1998 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• 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 6, 1998

  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.

• 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.

• April 2, 1998

  Released Mike Gulan.

• April 3, 1998

  Released Steve Schrenk.

• April 14, 1998

  David Bell selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• April 23, 1998

  Released Steve Ontiveros.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted J.D. Drew in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 1998.

  Drafted Ben Diggins in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chad Hutchinson in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1998.

  Drafted Bud Smith in the 4th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.

  Drafted Steve Stemle in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1998.

  Drafted Jack Wilson in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.

  Drafted Les Walrond in the 13th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1998.

  Drafted Esix Snead in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1998.

  Drafted Justin Knoedler in the 41st round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 1998

  Traded Wayne Kirby to the New York Mets. Received Shawn Gilbert.

• June 23, 1998

  Received Bobby Witt from the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

• July 14, 1998

  Released Rusty Meacham.

• July 16, 1998

  Purchased Pat Kelly from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• July 31, 1998

  Traded Royce Clayton and Todd Stottlemyre to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later, Darren Oliver and Fernando Tatís. The Texas Rangers sent Mark Little (August 9, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• August 2, 1998

  Released Brian Hunter.

• August 14, 1998

  Released Gary Gaetti.

• August 16, 1998

  Released Tom Pagnozzi.

• September 8, 1998

  Scarborough Green selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• October 15, 1998

  Shawn Gilbert granted Free Agency.

  Larry Luebbers granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1998

  Brian Jordan granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1998

  Delino DeShields granted Free Agency.

  Tom Lampkin granted Free Agency.

  Willie McGee granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1998

  Pat Kelly granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1998

  Bobby Witt granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1998

  Signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.

• November 19, 1998

  Signed Eric Davis as a free agent.

  Traded Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant and Cliff Politte to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson.

• November 23, 1998

  Signed Scott Radinsky as a free agent.

• December 7, 1998

  Signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.

  Signed Willie McGee as a free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Drafted Alberto Castillo from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

  Released Brady Raggio.

  Traded Mark Petkovsek to the Anaheim Angels. Received a player to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Matt Garrick (minors) (December 18, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

  Traded Armando Almanza, Braden Looper and Pablo Ozuna to the Florida Marlins. Received Édgar Rentería.

• December 21, 1998

  John Mabry granted Free Agency.

• December 31, 1998

  Signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.

• January 12, 1999

  Signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.

• January 13, 1999

  Signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.

• January 15, 1999

  Signed Mike Mohler as a free agent.

• January 27, 1999

  Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

• February 9, 1999

  Traded Sean Lowe to the Chicago White Sox. Received John Ambrose (minors).

• February 16, 1999

  Signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.

  Signed Eduardo Pérez as a free agent.

• March 17, 1999

  Released Carlos Baerga.

• March 30, 1999

  Traded John Frascatore to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Clint Sodowsky.