1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Trades and Transactions

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

• March 14, 1996

  Signed Víctor Zambrano as a free agent.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted Cedrick Bowers in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

  Drafted Alex Sánchez in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.

  Drafted Mickey Callaway in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.

  Drafted Delvin James in the 14th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1996.

  Drafted Jared Sandberg in the 16th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 21, 1996.

  Drafted Kyle Snyder in the 27th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Dan Wheeler in the 34th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 7, 1997.

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

  Drafted Travis Phelps in the 89th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1997.

• July 11, 1996

  Signed Trevor Enders as an amateur free agent.

• August 2, 1996

  Signed Yurendell de Caster as an amateur free agent.

• August 15, 1996

  Signed Bartolomé Fortunato as an amateur free agent.

• November 8, 1996

  Signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.

• December 18, 1996

  Signed Matt Williams as a free agent.

• February 4, 1997

  Signed Rick White as a free agent.

• February 21, 1997

  Signed Darron Cox as a free agent.

• March 11, 1997

  Signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.

• March 18, 1997

  Signed Julio Mañón as a free agent.

• April 21, 1997

  Signed Rolando Arrojo as an amateur free agent.

• May 10, 1997

  Signed Pete LaForest as a free agent.

• May 22, 1997

  Signed Humberto Cota as a free agent.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Jason Standridge in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

  Drafted Kenny Kelly in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.

  Drafted Todd Belitz in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.

  Drafted Toby Hall in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.

  Drafted Paul Hoover in the 23rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

  Drafted Jason Jiménez in the 28th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.

  Drafted Ryan Jorgensen in the 29th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Heath Bell in the 69th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Robby Hammock in the 89th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• November 11, 1997

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mike Kelly. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Dmitri Young (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• November 14, 1997

  Signed Alex Cabrera as a free agent.

• November 18, 1997

  Signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

  Purchased Fred McGriff from the Atlanta Braves.

  Traded Bobby Abreu to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Kevin Stocker.

  Traded Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets to the San Diego Padres. Received John Flaherty.

  Drafted Tony Saunders from the Florida Marlins as the 1st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Quinton McCracken from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bobby Abreu from the Houston Astros as the 6th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Miguel Cairo from the Chicago Cubs as the 8th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Rich Butler from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 10th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bob Smith from the Atlanta Braves as the 12th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jason Johnson from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 14th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Dmitri Young from the Cincinnati Reds as the 16th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Esteban Yan from the Baltimore Orioles as the 18th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Mike Difelice from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 20th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bubba Trammell from the Detroit Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Andy Sheets from the Seattle Mariners as the 24th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Dennis Springer from the Anaheim Angels as the 26th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Dan Carlson from the San Francisco Giants as the 28th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Brian Boehringer from the New York Yankees as the 30th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Mike Duvall from the Florida Marlins as the 32nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted John LeRoy from the Atlanta Braves as the 34th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jim Mecir from the Boston Red Sox as the 36th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bryan Rekar from the Colorado Rockies as the 38th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Rick Gorecki from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 40th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ramón Tatís from the Chicago Cubs as the 42nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Kerry Robinson from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 44th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Steve Cox from the Oakland Athletics as the 46th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Albie Lopez from the Cleveland Indians as the 48th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted José Paniagua from the Montreal Expos as the 50th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Carlos Mendoza from the New York Mets as the 52nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ryan Karp from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 54th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Randy Winn from the Florida Marlins as the 58th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Terrell Wade from the Atlanta Braves as the 60th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Aaron Ledesma from the Baltimore Orioles as the 62nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Brooks Kieschnick from the Chicago Cubs as the 64th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Herbert Perry from the Cleveland Indians as the 68th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Drafted Vaughn Eshelman from the Oakland Athletics as the 70th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• December 3, 1997

  Signed Wilson Álvarez as a free agent.

• December 4, 1997

  Signed Dave Martinez as a free agent.

• December 8, 1997

  Signed Paul Sorrento as a free agent.

• December 9, 1997

  Signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.

• December 15, 1997

  Matt Williams drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 1997

  Signed Israel Alcántara as a free agent.

  Signed Scott McClain as a free agent.

• December 18, 1997

  Signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.

• December 19, 1997

  Signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.

• December 21, 1997

  Ryan Karp granted Free Agency.

• January 8, 1998

  Signed Brad Pennington as a free agent.

• January 19, 1998

  Signed José Veras as an amateur free agent.

• January 27, 1998

  Signed Matt Ruebel as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Silvestri as a free agent.

  Signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.

• March 26, 1998

  José Paniagua selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• April 2, 1998

  Selected Eddie Gaillard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

• April 27, 1998

  Selected Julio Santana off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

• May 19, 1998

  Signed Lee Gardner as an amateur free agent.

• May 26, 1998

  Released Jerome Walton.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Aubrey Huff in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1998.

  Drafted Ryan Rupe in the 6th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.

  Drafted Joe Kennedy in the 8th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1998.

  Drafted Brandon Backe in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.

  Drafted Ryan Jorgensen in the 24th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tim Olson in the 36th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 26, 1998

  Tim Laker granted Free Agency.

• June 29, 1998

  Signed Travis Harper as a free agent.

• July 1, 1998

  Released Josías Manzanillo.

• July 2, 1998

  Signed Jorge Cantú as an amateur free agent.

• July 8, 1998

  Signed Juan Salas as an amateur free agent.

• September 23, 1998

  Selected Julio Mosquera off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• September 30, 1998

  Matt Ruebel granted Free Agency.

• October 2, 1998

  Signed Brian Stokes as an amateur free agent.

• October 7, 1998

  Brad Pennington granted Free Agency.

  Selected Cory Lidle off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• October 15, 1998

  Israel Alcántara granted Free Agency.

  Dan Carlson granted Free Agency.

  Darron Cox granted Free Agency.

  Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.

  Luis Polonia granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  Alex Cabrera granted Free Agency.

  Dave Silvestri granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1998

  Released Dennis Springer.

• November 19, 1998

  Signed Larry Casian as a free agent.

  Signed Terrell Lowery as a free agent.

  Signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.

  Signed Alan Newman as a free agent.

  Kerry Robinson selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• November 23, 1998

  Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.

• November 24, 1998

  Signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.

• November 25, 1998

  Signed Dave Silvestri as a free agent.

• November 28, 1998

  Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.

• December 11, 1998

  Signed José Canseco as a free agent.

• December 14, 1998

  Drafted David Lamb from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Luis García from the Chicago White Sox in the 1998 minor league draft.

• December 18, 1998

  Signed Mark Hutton as a free agent.

  Signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.

• January 13, 1999

  Signed Billy Ashley as a free agent.

• January 20, 1999

  Signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.

  Signed Marc Valdes as a free agent.

  Signed Bobby Witt as a free agent.

• February 3, 1999

  Signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.

• February 19, 1999

  Signed Julio Franco as a free agent.

• February 23, 1999

  Signed Joe Strong as a free agent.

• March 29, 1999

  Traded Jason Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Danny Clyburn. The Baltimore Orioles sent Bolivar Volquez (minors) (April 22, 1999) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

• March 31, 1999

  Released Mike Kelly.

  Released Steve Ontiveros.