1996 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1995

  Candy Maldonado granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1995

  Roger McDowell granted Free Agency.

  Otis Nixon granted Free Agency.

  Mike Pagliarulo granted Free Agency.

  Mickey Tettleton granted Free Agency.

  Bob Tewksbury granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Witt granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 1995

  Danny Darwin granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Russell granted Free Agency.

• November 30, 1995

  Signed Carlos Martínez as a free agent.

• December 1, 1995

  Received Rikkert Faneyte from the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

• December 4, 1995

  Drafted Mike Coolbaugh from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1995 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1995

  Signed Warren Newson as a free agent.

  Signed Mo Sanford as a free agent.

• December 9, 1995

  Signed Mickey Tettleton as a free agent.

• December 14, 1995

  Signed Darryl Hamilton as a free agent.

• December 15, 1995

  Signed Kurt Stillwell as a free agent.

• December 19, 1995

  Signed Rudy Pemberton as a free agent.

• December 21, 1995

  Signed Ken Hill as a free agent.

  Esteban Beltré granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Frye granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1995

  Signed Mike Henneman as a free agent.

• December 24, 1995

  Signed Bobby Witt as a free agent.

• January 5, 1996

  Signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.

• January 9, 1996

  Signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Pagliarulo as a free agent.

• January 16, 1996

  Signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.

  Signed Barry Lyons as a free agent.

• January 25, 1996

  Traded Terrell Lowery to the New York Mets. Received Damon Buford.

• March 22, 1996

  Signed Jeff Russell as a free agent.

• March 25, 1996

  Signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.

• March 29, 1996

  Released Terry Burrows.

• April 3, 1996

  Signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.

• April 13, 1996

  Signed Jack Voigt as a free agent.

• April 18, 1996

  Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received Bryan Eversgerd. The Texas Rangers sent Rudy Pemberton (April 24, 1996) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• May 20, 1996

  Signed Joaquín Benoit as an amateur free agent.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted R.A. Dickey in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 12, 1996.

  Drafted Sam Marsonek in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 1996.

  Drafted Corey Lee in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1996.

  Drafted Kelly Dransfeldt in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1996.

  Drafted Warren Morris in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 22, 1996.

  Drafted Doug Davis in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1996.

  Drafted Mark Hendrickson in the 19th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Joe Beimel in the 26th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Travis Hafner in the 31st round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1997.

• June 5, 1996

  Released Jeff Frye.

• June 12, 1996

  Released Craig Worthington.

• July 31, 1996

  Traded Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and Mike Stanton. The Boston Red Sox sent Dwayne Hosey (November 4, 1996) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• August 8, 1996

  Traded a player to be named later and Ryan Dempster to the Florida Marlins. Received John Burkett. The Texas Rangers sent Rick Helling (September 3, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

• October 3, 1996

  Selected Wilson Heredia off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• October 9, 1996

  Jack Voigt granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1996

  Mike Coolbaugh granted Free Agency.

  Bryan Eversgerd granted Free Agency.

  Chris Nichting granted Free Agency.

  Jon Shave granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1996

  Mike Stanton granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1996

  Dennis Cook granted Free Agency.

  Rene Gonzales granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1996

  Kevin Gross granted Free Agency.

  Matt Whiteside granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 1996

  Kevin Elster granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1996

  Dave Valle granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1996

  Released Gil Heredia.

• November 18, 1996

  Signed Henry Mercedes as a free agent.

  Darryl Hamilton granted Free Agency.

  Mike Henneman granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Russell granted Free Agency.

  Kurt Stillwell granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1996

  Dwayne Hosey granted Free Agency.

  Released Luis Ortiz.

• November 20, 1996

  Signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.

• November 22, 1996

  Signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.

• December 7, 1996

  Mark McLemore granted Free Agency.

• December 10, 1996

  Signed Billy Ripken as a free agent.

  Signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

  Luis Ortiz player rights sold to Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).

• December 13, 1996

  Signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.

  Lou Frazier selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• December 15, 1996

  Signed José Morban as an amateur free agent.

• December 16, 1996

  Signed Scott Bailes as a free agent.

  Signed Reynaldo Garcia as an amateur free agent.

  Traded David Chavarria (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Cory Bailey.

• December 17, 1996

  Signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.

  Signed John Wetteland as a free agent.

• December 19, 1996

  Signed Mike Simms as a free agent.

  Signed Tom Urbani as a free agent.

• December 23, 1996

  Sent Rikkert Faneyte to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

• December 27, 1996

  Signed Ramón Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

• January 6, 1997

  Signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.

• January 15, 1997

  Signed Domingo Cedeño as a free agent.

• January 24, 1997

  Signed Eric Gunderson as a free agent.

• March 15, 1997

  Signed Mike Butcher as a free agent.

  Signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.

• March 17, 1997

  Signed Kevin Gross as a free agent.

• March 21, 1997

  Released Mike Butcher.

• March 27, 1997

  Signed Eric Anthony as a free agent.

  Selected Dave Silvestri off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• April 1, 1997

  Released Brent Cookson.