1997 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1996

  Dave Valle granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 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.

• 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.

• April 16, 1997

  Signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.

• April 25, 1997

  Released Eric Anthony.

• April 30, 1997

  Released Kevin Gross.

• May 1, 1997

  Signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.

• May 22, 1997

  Released Luis Pineda.

• June 3, 1997

  Drafted Jason Romano in the 1st round (39th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1997.

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

  Drafted Dave Elder in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1997.

  Drafted Mike Lamb in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

  Drafted Travis Hughes in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1998.

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

• June 12, 1997

  Released Mike Devereaux.

• June 20, 1997

  Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

• July 18, 1997

  Signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

• July 25, 1997

  Traded Dean Palmer to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tom Goodwin.

• July 29, 1997

  Traded Cory Bailey to the San Francisco Giants. Received Chad Hartvigson (minors).

  Traded Ken Hill to the Anaheim Angels. Received a player to be named later and Jim Leyritz. The Anaheim Angels sent Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• August 4, 1997

  Selected Terry Clark off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• August 11, 1997

  José Alberro selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• August 12, 1997

  Traded Ed Vosberg to the Florida Marlins. Received Rick Helling.

• August 25, 1997

  Signed Ángel Miranda as a free agent.

• October 2, 1997

  Warren Newson granted Free Agency.

• October 8, 1997

  Dave Silvestri granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1997

  Alex Diaz granted Free Agency.

  Ángel Miranda granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 1997

  Frank Charles granted Free Agency.

  Luis Ortiz granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1997

  Terry Clark granted Free Agency.

  Bryan Eversgerd granted Free Agency.

  Henry Mercedes granted Free Agency.

  Mike Simms granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Witt granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1997

  Billy Ripken granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 1997

  Traded Mike Bell to the Anaheim Angels. Received Matt Perisho.

• November 6, 1997

  Scott Bailes granted Free Agency.

  Traded Damon Buford and Jim Leyritz to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman and Aaron Sele.

• November 18, 1997

  Edwin Díaz selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 11th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

  Hanley Frias selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 51st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

• November 20, 1997

  Signed Scott Sheldon as a free agent.

• November 21, 1997

  Roger Pavlik granted Free Agency.

• November 22, 1997

  Signed Scott Klingenbeck as a free agent.

• December 1, 1997

  Signed Matt Miller as a free agent.

• December 7, 1997

  Signed Scott Bailes as a free agent.

• December 8, 1997

  Signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.

• December 9, 1997

  Signed Luis Alicea as a free agent.

  Signed Roberto Kelly as a free agent.

• December 15, 1997

  Drafted Scott Podsednik from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

• December 16, 1997

  Signed Terry Clark as a free agent.

  Signed Warren Newson as a free agent.

• December 17, 1997

  Signed Mike Simms as a free agent.

• December 19, 1997

  Traded Benji Gil to the Chicago White Sox. Received Al Levine and Larry Thomas.

• December 21, 1997

  Wilson Heredia granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 1997

  Signed Joe Hall as a free agent.

• December 23, 1997

  Signed Scott Cooper as a free agent.

  Signed Roger Pavlik as a free agent.

• January 6, 1998

  Purchased Jeff Zimmerman from Winnipeg (Northern).

• January 19, 1998

  Signed Bobby Witt as a free agent.

• January 25, 1998

  Signed Ramón Nivar as an amateur free agent.

• February 13, 1998

  Signed Edwin Moreno as an amateur free agent.

• March 6, 1998

  Released Tanyon Sturtze.

• March 11, 1998

  Signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.

• March 12, 1998

  Released Scott Klingenbeck.

• March 14, 1998

  Traded Kevin Brown to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Tim Crabtree.

• March 23, 1998

  Released Matt Whiteside.

• March 29, 1998

  Received Chris Tremie from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Matt Miller.