1999 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 1998

  Juan Samuel granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1998

  Signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.

  Released Shannon Withem.

• December 7, 1998

  Signed Dave Stieb as a free agent.

• December 12, 1998

  Traded Pete Tucci (minors), Carlos Almánzar and Woody Williams to the San Diego Padres. Received Joey Hamilton.

• December 14, 1998

  Signed Gerónimo Berroa as a free agent.

  Traded Beiker Graterol to the Detroit Tigers. Received Eric Ludwick.

• December 16, 1998

  Signed Walt McKeel as a free agent.

• December 23, 1998

  Signed Rob Butler as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Matheny as a free agent.

• January 6, 1999

  Signed Wayne Kirby as a free agent.

• January 11, 1999

  Signed Francisco Rosario as an amateur free agent.

• January 18, 1999

  Signed Joey Cora as a free agent.

• January 19, 1999

  Signed Willie Greene as a free agent.

  Signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent.

• February 9, 1999

  Released Pat Lennon.

• February 18, 1999

  Traded Roger Clemens to the New York Yankees. Received Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd and David Wells.

• February 28, 1999

  Signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.

• March 14, 1999

  Signed Norberto Martin as a free agent.

• March 17, 1999

  Released Felipe Crespo.

• March 21, 1999

  Released Vicente Palacios.

• March 30, 1999

  Traded Tomás Pérez to the Anaheim Angels. Received Dave Hollins and cash.

• April 1, 1999

  Signed Doug Bochtler as a free agent.

  Released Walt McKeel.

• April 2, 1999

  Released Adam Melhuse.

  Tom Evans selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• April 5, 1999

  Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.

  Signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

• April 15, 1999

  Signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.

• April 16, 1999

  Returned Eric Ludwick (earlier draft pick) to the Florida Marlins.

• May 5, 1999

  Traded Robert Person to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Paul Spoljaric.

• May 7, 1999

  Selected Jacob Brumfield off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• May 19, 1999

  Doug Bochtler player rights sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• May 28, 1999

  Selected Willis Otáñez off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• June 2, 1999

  Drafted Alex Ríos in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1999.

  Drafted Matt Ford in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1999.

  Drafted Brandon Lyon in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2000.

  Drafted Reed Johnson in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1999.

• June 9, 1999

  Released Pat Kelly.

  Released Pat Lennon.

• June 12, 1999

  Traded Dan Plesac to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Tony Batista and John Frascatore.

• June 21, 1999

  Released Dave Hollins.

• July 3, 1999

  Signed Davis Romero as an amateur free agent.

• July 8, 1999

  Traded Isabel Giron (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Juan Melo.

• July 28, 1999

  Traded Tom Davey and Steve Sinclair to the Seattle Mariners. Received David Segui.

• July 31, 1999

  Signed John Hudek as a free agent.

• August 6, 1999

  Selected Curtis Goodwin off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• August 7, 1999

  Signed Kevin Cash as an amateur free agent.

• August 9, 1999

  Traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. Received Brian McRae. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pat Lynch (minors) (August 23, 1999) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

• August 26, 1999

  Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.

• August 30, 1999

  Released Gerónimo Berroa.

• August 31, 1999

  Signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

• September 3, 1999

  Traded Juan Melo to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jaime Goudie (minors) (September 13, 1999) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

• October 5, 1999

  Norberto Martin granted Free Agency.

• October 7, 1999

  Rob Butler granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1999

  Alex Delgado granted Free Agency.

  Willie Greene granted Free Agency.

  Chris Jones granted Free Agency.

  Adam Melhuse granted Free Agency.

• October 20, 1999

  Jacob Brumfield granted Free Agency.

  Released John Hudek.

• October 29, 1999

  Graeme Lloyd granted Free Agency.

  David Segui granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1999

  Brian McRae granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1999

  Tony Fernández granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 1999

  Traded Jorge Nuñez (minors) and Shawn Green to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Pedro Borbón and Raúl Mondesí.

• November 10, 1999

  Signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.

• November 11, 1999

  Pat Borders granted Free Agency.

  Traded Pat Hentgen and Paul Spoljaric to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt and Lance Painter.

• November 12, 1999

  Signed Darwin Cubillán as a free agent.

• November 16, 1999

  Released Mike Matheny.

• November 17, 1999

  Signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.

• December 7, 1999

  Signed Jacob Brumfield as a free agent.

• December 13, 1999

  Jim Mann drafted by the New York Mets in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Brian Smith drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Dewayne Wise from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

• December 21, 1999

  Signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.

• January 6, 2000

  Signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.

• January 18, 2000

  Signed David Segui as a free agent.

• February 16, 2000

  Signed Eric Gunderson as a free agent.

• March 14, 2000

  Signed Robert Pérez as a free agent.

• March 16, 2000

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded David Segui and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Brad Fullmer from the Montreal Expos. In addition, the Texas Rangers sent Lee Stevens to the Montreal Expos.

• March 22, 2000

  The New York Mets returned Jim Mann (earlier draft pick).

  Traded Jim Mann to the New York Mets. Received Jerson Perez (minors).

• March 26, 2000

  Signed Glenn Williams as a free agent.

• March 27, 2000

  Signed Marty Cordova as a free agent.

• March 28, 2000

  Nerio Rodríguez selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• March 31, 2000

  Anthony Sanders selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.