1996 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1995

  Danny Cox granted Free Agency.

  Devon White granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 1995

  Lance Parrish granted Free Agency.

  Duane Ward granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1995

  Paul Molitor granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 1995

  Al Leiter granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 1995

  Mike Coolbaugh drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1995

  Signed Danny Cox as a free agent.

  Signed Rich Rowland as a free agent.

  Traded Howard Battle and Ricardo Jordan to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Paul Quantrill.

• December 7, 1995

  Signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.

• December 14, 1995

  Signed Charlie O'Brien as a free agent.

• December 18, 1995

  Traded Edwin Hurtado and Paul Menhart to the Seattle Mariners. Received Miguel Cairo and Bill Risley.

• December 20, 1995

  Signed Mike Huff as a free agent.

• December 22, 1995

  Signed Erik Hanson as a free agent.

• January 16, 1996

  Signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.

• January 24, 1996

  Signed Rubén Amaro Jr. as a free agent.

• February 10, 1996

  Signed Dane Johnson as a free agent.

• February 20, 1996

  Signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.

• February 22, 1996

  Signed Frank Viola as a free agent.

• March 10, 1996

  Signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.

• March 13, 1996

  Traded Joe Lis (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Scott Pose.

• March 14, 1996

  Selected Roberto Durán off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• March 24, 1996

  Released Ben Weber.

• March 29, 1996

  Ken Robinson selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.

• May 5, 1996

  Released Rubén Amaro Jr..

• May 7, 1996

  Selected Ken Robinson off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

• May 15, 1996

  Traded D.J. Boston (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jacob Brumfield.

• May 17, 1996

  Randy Knorr player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

• May 24, 1996

  Signed Félix José as a free agent.

• May 27, 1996

  Released Wes Chamberlain.

• June 4, 1996

  Drafted Billy Koch in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 23, 1996.

  Drafted Joe Lawrence in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.

  Drafted Brent Abernathy in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1996.

  Drafted Clayton Andrews in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

  Drafted John Bale in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1996.

  Drafted Casey Blake in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Josh Phelps in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

  Drafted Orlando Hudson in the 33rd round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 5, 1996

  Released Frank Viola.

• June 15, 1996

  Signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.

• July 3, 1996

  Signed César Izturis as an amateur free agent.

  Giovanni Carrara selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• August 22, 1996

  Traded Tony Castillo and Domingo Cedeño to the Chicago White Sox. Received Allen Halley (minors) and Luis Andújar.

• September 30, 1996

  Scott Brow selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.

• October 2, 1996

  Dane Johnson selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• October 3, 1996

  Brian Bohanon granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1996

  Mike Huff granted Free Agency.

  Félix José granted Free Agency.

  Scott Pose granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1996

  Traded players to be named later, Brandon Cromer (minors), Jose Pett (minors) and José Silva to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Carlos García, Orlando Merced and Dan Plesac. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Halperin (minors) (December 11, 1996), Abraham Núñez (December 11, 1996) and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• November 18, 1996

  Juan Samuel granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1996

  Traded Miguel Cairo to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jason Stevenson (minors).

• November 27, 1996

  Jeff Ware selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

• December 9, 1996

  Travis Baptist drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

  Tom Davey selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1996 minor league draft.

  Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.

  Mike Johnson drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

• December 11, 1996

  Traded Roberto Durán to the Detroit Tigers. Received Anton French (minors).

• December 13, 1996

  Signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.

• December 18, 1996

  Signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.

• December 20, 1996

  Traded John Olerud and cash to the New York Mets. Received Robert Person.

• February 17, 1997

  Signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.

• March 20, 1997

  The Baltimore Orioles returned Tom Davey (earlier draft pick).