1998 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 15, 1998

  Released Jim Brower.

• April 18, 1998

  Received Chad Mottola from the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

• April 27, 1998

  Julio Santana selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.

• May 25, 1998

  Signed Ricky Pickett as a free agent.

• June 2, 1998

  Drafted Carlos Peña in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.

  Drafted Barry Zito in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Andy Pratt in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1998.

  Drafted Jaime Bubela in the 30th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 4, 1998

  Released Ramón Ramírez.

• June 23, 1998

  Sent Bobby Witt to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

• June 27, 1998

  Purchased Matt Miller from Greenville (Big South).

• July 17, 1998

  Traded Warren Morris and Todd Van Poppel to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Esteban Loaiza.

• July 31, 1998

  Released Kevin Elster.

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

  Traded Dan DeYoung (minors) and Jose Santos (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Todd Zeile.

• August 9, 1998

  Received Jack Voigt from the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.

• August 19, 1998

  Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

• August 26, 1998

  Selected Greg Cadaret off waivers from the Anaheim Angels.

• September 5, 1998

  Purchased Milt Cuyler from Nashua (Atlantic).

• September 8, 1998

  Selected Scarborough Green off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• October 13, 1998

  Warren Newson granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1998

  Milt Cuyler granted Free Agency.

  Chad Mottola granted Free Agency.

  Ricky Pickett granted Free Agency.

  Tanyon Sturtze granted Free Agency.

  Chris Tremie granted Free Agency.

  Jack Voigt granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1998

  David Manning granted Free Agency.

  Matt Miller granted Free Agency.

• October 19, 1998

  Tony Fossas granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1998

  Todd Stottlemyre granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1998

  Signed Milt Cuyler as a free agent.

  Royce Clayton granted Free Agency.

  Bill Haselman granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1998

  Roger Pavlik granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1998

  Greg Cadaret granted Free Agency.

  Xavier Hernandez granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1998

  Scott Bailes granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1998

  Signed Matt Miller as a free agent.

• November 5, 1998

  Will Clark granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1998

  Selected Jon Shave off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• November 24, 1998

  Signed Juan Moreno as a free agent.

• December 2, 1998

  Signed Royce Clayton as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Hubbard as a free agent.

• December 4, 1998

  Signed Rafael Palmeiro as a free agent.

• December 9, 1998

  Signed Rich Robertson as a free agent.

• December 10, 1998

  Signed Mark Clark as a free agent.

• December 11, 1998

  Released Domingo Cedeño.

• December 14, 1998

  Dan Smith selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

• December 23, 1998

  Received Gregg Zaun from the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

• January 3, 1999

  Signed P.J. Forbes as a free agent.

  Signed Brady Raggio as a free agent.

• January 7, 1999

  Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

• January 12, 1999

  Signed Mike Munoz as a free agent.

• January 13, 1999

  Signed John Marzano as a free agent.

• January 18, 1999

  Signed Joe Hudson as a free agent.

• January 26, 1999

  Signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.

• March 17, 1999

  Signed Allen McDill as a free agent.

• March 24, 1999

  Released Tony Fossas.

• March 30, 1999

  Signed Rafael Bournigal as a free agent.