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November 1, 1997
The Detroit Tigers signed Fernando Rodney as an amateur free agent.
Wade Boggs of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Dwight Gooden of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Wilson Alvarez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
November 2, 1997
The Cincinnati Reds signed Toby Borland as a free agent.
Jeff Blauser of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
November 3, 1997
Paul Assenmacher of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bill Spiers of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Rey Sanchez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
November 4, 1997
The Chicago White Sox signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.
Jay Bell of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
November 5, 1997
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.
Mark Lemke of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Deion Sanders of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Jack McDowell of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ricky Bones of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Doug Strange of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
November 6, 1997
The Atlanta Braves signed Jung Bong as an amateur free agent.
Craig Shipley of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Joey Cora of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Scott Bailes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman, and Aaron Sele to the Texas Rangers for Damon Buford and Jim Leyritz.
November 7, 1997
The San Diego Padres signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Rickey Cradle as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Phil Stockman as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eddie Rogers as an amateur free agent.
Ken Hill of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Chad Kreuter of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Mike Bielecki of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Pat Borders of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bip Roberts of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Brett Butler of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Pat Kelly of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Norm Charlton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Scott Livingstone of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Doug Creek from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Yankees traded Kenny Rogers and cash to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Scott Brosius (November 18, 1997) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
November 9, 1997
The Minnesota Twins signed Jon Shave as a free agent.
November 10, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
Jeff McCurry of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jeff Brantley to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dmitri Young.
November 11, 1997
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Andujar as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Felix Rodriguez to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Scott Winchester (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Paul Bako and Donne Wall to the Detroit Tigers for Melvin Nieves.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Kelly to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Dmitri Young (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins traded Moises Alou to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later, Manuel Barrios, and Oscar Henriquez. The Houston Astros sent Mark J. Johnson (December 16, 1997) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
The New York Yankees traded Charlie Hayes and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo (minors).
November 12, 1997
The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Assenmacher as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Alan Newman as a free agent.
November 13, 1997
The Seattle Mariners signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.
November 14, 1997
The Colorado Rockies signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Alex Cabrera as a free agent.
November 15, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Ken Hill as a free agent.
November 17, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jay Bell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Walt Weiss as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bret Saberhagen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.
November 18, 1997
The Florida Marlins sent Kurt Miller to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Huson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Reed as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Joey Cora as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Roberto Hernandez as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Tim Laker as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased Fred McGriff from the Atlanta Braves.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Chuck McElroy to the Colorado Rockies for Harvey Pulliam.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Travis Fryman.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jesus Martinez (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Devon White.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and Carl Pavano to the Montreal Expos for Pedro Martinez. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas (December 18, 1997) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
The Colorado Rockies traded Jake Westbrook, John Nicholson (minors), and Mark Hamlin (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Mike Lansing.
The Florida Marlins traded Robb Nen to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Fontenot, Mike Pageler (minors), and Mike Villano (minors).
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Kevin Stocker to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Bobby Abreu.
The San Diego Padres traded John Flaherty to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Mike Bell from the Anaheim Angels as the 55th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Dennis Springer from the Anaheim Angels as the 26th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Bobby Smith from the Atlanta Braves as the 12th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted John Leroy from the Atlanta Braves as the 34th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Terrell Wade from the Atlanta Braves as the 60th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted David Dellucci from the Baltimore Orioles as the 45th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Esteban Yan from the Baltimore Orioles as the 18th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Aaron Ledesma from the Baltimore Orioles as the 62nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jeff Suppan from the Boston Red Sox as the 3rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jim Mecir from the Boston Red Sox as the 36th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Miguel Cairo from the Chicago Cubs as the 8th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Ramon Tatis from the Chicago Cubs as the 42nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Brooks Kieschnick from the Chicago Cubs as the 64th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jorge Fabregas from the Chicago White Sox as the 7th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Chris Clemons from the Chicago White Sox as the 43rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Chuck McElroy from the Chicago White Sox as the 67th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Scott Winchester from the Cincinnati Reds as the 33rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Dmitri Young from the Cincinnati Reds as the 16th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Brian Anderson from the Cleveland Indians as the 2nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Albie Lopez from the Cleveland Indians as the 48th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Herb Perry from the Cleveland Indians as the 68th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Quinton McCracken from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Bryan Rekar from the Colorado Rockies as the 38th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Bryan Corey from the Detroit Tigers as the 63rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Bubba Trammell from the Detroit Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Tony Saunders from the Florida Marlins as the 1st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Mike Duvall from the Florida Marlins as the 32nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Randy Winn from the Florida Marlins as the 58th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Tom Martin from the Houston Astros as the 29th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Russ Springer from the Houston Astros as the 61st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Bobby Abreu from the Houston Astros as the 6th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Yamil Benitez from the Kansas City Royals as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Hector Carrasco from the Kansas City Royals as the 49th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Karim Garcia from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 9th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Rick Gorecki from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 40th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Joel Adamson from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 15th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Danny Klassen from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 37th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Kelly Stinnett from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 65th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Brent Brede from the Minnesota Twins as the 25th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Damian Miller from the Minnesota Twins as the 47th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Neil Weber from the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jose Paniagua from the Montreal Expos as the 50th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Cory Lidle from the New York Mets as the 13th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Carlos Mendoza from the New York Mets as the 52nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Ben Ford from the New York Yankees as the 17th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Brian Boehringer from the New York Yankees as the 30th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Tony Batista from the Oakland Athletics as the 27th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Steve Cox from the Oakland Athletics as the 46th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Vaughn Eshelman from the Oakland Athletics as the 70th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jason Boyd from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 23rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Ryan Karp from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 54th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Clint Sodowsky from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 35th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Joe Randa from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 57th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jason Johnson from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 14th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Gabe Alvarez from the San Diego Padres as the 5th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Todd Erdos from the San Diego Padres as the 41st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Bob Wolcott from the Seattle Mariners as the 53rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Andy Sheets from the Seattle Mariners as the 24th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Dan Carlson from the San Francisco Giants as the 28th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Mike Difelice from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 20th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Kerry Robinson from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 44th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Edwin Diaz from the Texas Rangers as the 11th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Hanley Frias from the Texas Rangers as the 51st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Omar Daal from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 31st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Marty Janzen from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 69th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Rich Butler from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 10th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
November 19, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dan Miceli, Donne Wall, and Ryan Balfe (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Trey Beamon and Tim Worrell.
November 20, 1997
The Atlanta Braves signed Andres Galarraga as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Creighton Gubanich as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Scott Sheldon as a free agent.
The Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific) purchased Brian Raabe from the Colorado Rockies.
The Florida Marlins released Bob Natal.
The Florida Marlins released John Wehner.
The Anaheim Angels traded Nick Skuse (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Phil Nevin and Matt Walbeck.
The Detroit Tigers traded Rick Greene, Mike Myers, and Santiago Perez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bryce Florie.
The Florida Marlins traded Jeff Conine to the Kansas City Royals for Blaine Mull (minors).
The Florida Marlins traded Ed Vosberg to the San Diego Padres for Chris Clark (minors).
November 21, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Benjamin as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brent Mayne as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Sun-Woo Kim as an amateur free agent.
Roger Pavlik of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchased Lyle Mouton from the Chicago White Sox.
November 22, 1997
The Kansas City Royals signed Raul Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Damon Berryhill as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Shane Mack as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Scott Klingenbeck as a free agent.
November 24, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Reid Cornelius as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Lenny Webster as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Dave Clark as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed John Olerud as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Decker as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Jimmy Hurst from the Detroit Tigers.
November 25, 1997
The Houston Astros signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Macfarlane as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Shannon Withem as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Rich Batchelor.
The Cleveland Indians selected Chad Fonville off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
November 26, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Kirt Ojala as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Doug Henry as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed J.R. Phillips as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Stan Javier as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Darrin Fletcher as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Randy Myers as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Jeff Darwin.
The Oakland Athletics traded David Newhan and Don Wengert to the San Diego Padres for Doug Bochtler and Jorge Velandia.
November 27, 1997
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ricardo Jordan as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.
December 1, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Derrick White as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jack Voigt.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash to the Cleveland Indians for Matt Williams.
The Kansas City Royals selected Orlando Miller off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
December 2, 1997
The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Siddall as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Doug Strange as a free agent.
December 3, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Trenidad Hubbard as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Wilson Alvarez as a free agent.
December 4, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Frank Bolick as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Darryl Kile as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Hipolito Pichardo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed David Howard as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave Martinez as a free agent.
The Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Doug Creek from the Chicago White Sox.
The Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchased Mark Acre from the Oakland Athletics.
December 5, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Belliard as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Scott Kamieniecki as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Rich Batchelor as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Chris Turner as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jim Dougherty as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jack Voigt as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Willie McGee as a free agent.
December 6, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Blair as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Darrin Jackson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Paul Molitor as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Fyhrie as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Todd Haney as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
December 7, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Rich DeLucia as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Scott Bailes as a free agent.
December 8, 1997
The Cleveland Indians signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Denny Harriger as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Vizcaino as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Williams as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Marzano as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Paul Sorrento as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tony Fernandez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Stanley as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Marquis Grissom and Jeff Juden to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, and Ron Villone.
The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Fetters to the Oakland Athletics for Steve Karsay.
December 9, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Dennis Eckersley as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jeff Blauser as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Luis Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jack Howell as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Tom Candiotti as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Holzemer as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Orel Hershiser as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Luis Alicea as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Roberto Kelly as a free agent.
December 10, 1997
The Chicago White Sox signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Charlie O'Brien as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chili Davis as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Tabaka as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Curtis Goodwin to the Colorado Rockies for Mark Hutton.
The Colorado Rockies traded a player to be named later and Terry Jones to the Montreal Expos for Dave Veres and Mark Hamlin (minors). The Colorado Rockies sent Mark Mangum (minors) (June 5, 1998) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
December 11, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Doug Drabek as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jose Herrera as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Chad Fox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gerald Williams.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Sandy Martinez to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Trevor Schaffer (minors) (December 19, 1997) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
December 12, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed Joe Carter as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bip Roberts as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed David Segui as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Jarvis.
The Florida Marlins released Alex Arias.
The Chicago Cubs traded Miguel Batista to the Montreal Expos for Henry Rodriguez.
The Minnesota Twins traded Rich Becker to the New York Mets for Alex Ochoa.
December 15, 1997
The Seattle Mariners drafted Jeff Huson from the Colorado Rockies in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Hector Mercado from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Scott Podsednik from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian Edmondson from the New York Mets in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Stephen Randolph from the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Frank Lankford from the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Sean Runyan from the San Diego Padres in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Keith Glauber from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Luis Saturria from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Matt Williams from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Joe Davenport from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Frank Menechino from the Chicago White Sox in the 1997 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Roosevelt Brown from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 minor league draft.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Juan Sosa from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1997 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Danny Young from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1997 minor league draft.
The Anaheim Angels signed Lou Pote as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dean Palmer as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Rick Wilkins as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Brandon Puffer.
The Oakland Athletics released Patrick Lennon.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Cooke.
The Seattle Mariners released Brent Gates.
The Seattle Mariners released Lee Tinsley.
The Florida Marlins traded Kevin Brown to the San Diego Padres for Derrek Lee, Rafael Medina, and Steve Hoff (minors).
The New York Mets traded Mike Welch to the Philadelphia Phillies for Hector Mercado.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Javier Martinez from the Chicago Cubs in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Javier Martinez from the Oakland Athletics.
December 16, 1997
The Cleveland Indians signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Billy Ripken as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Blowers as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Listach as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Randy Veres as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Israel Alcantara as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Scott McClain as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Warren Newson as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Runelvys Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Roberto Mejia.
December 17, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tim Scott as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Simms as a free agent.
The Orix (Japan Pacific) purchased Harvey Pulliam from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
December 18, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott Brow as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Barry Manuel as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Rheal Cormier as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Scott Pose as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Bieser as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff McCurry as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Rusty Meacham as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Josias Manzanillo as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Greg Myers. The Atlanta Braves sent Steve Hacker (minors) (December 18, 1997) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins traded Dennis Cook to the New York Mets for Fletcher Bates (minors) and Scott Comer (minors).
December 19, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Cecil Fielder as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Harold Baines as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Nelson Liriano as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Sherman Obando as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brad Woodall as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Shawn Gilbert as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Ricky Trlicek as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Erik Plantenberg as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Alan Levine and Larry Thomas to the Texas Rangers for Benji Gil.
The Florida Marlins traded Kurt Abbott to the Oakland Athletics for Eric Ludwick.
December 20, 1997
The San Francisco Giants signed Chris Brock as a free agent.
Mike Mordecai of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Kent Bottenfield of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Joey Eischen of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Dave Weathers off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
December 21, 1997
Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Geronimo Berroa of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Willis Otanez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Norberto Martin of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Steve Reed of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Bob Hamelin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Fernando Hernandez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Sean Berry of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Chuck Carr of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Orlando Miller of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Matt Mieske of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Andy Stankiewicz of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Tilson Brito of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Izzy Molina of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mark Lewis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Pat Rapp of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
William Van Landingham of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Brian Barber of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Ryan Karp of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Wilson Heredia of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Carlos Garcia of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Brian Williams.
Matt Mantei of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Kevin Millar of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
John Roskos of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Mantei as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed John Roskos as a free agent.
December 22, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Chip Hale as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Rob Butler as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Hal Morris as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Izzy Molina as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Wayne Kirby as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Joe Hall as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded John Hudek to the New York Mets for Carl Everett.
December 23, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Brent Gates as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Lewis as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Scott Cooper as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Roger Pavlik as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Doug Glanville to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mickey Morandini.
December 24, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed P.J. Forbes as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Nakamura as an amateur free agent.
December 26, 1997
The New York Mets signed Jim Tatum as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Alex Arias as a free agent.
December 27, 1997
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.
Kevin Tolar of the New York Mets granted free agency.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
December 29, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Matt Mieske as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Roberto Rivera as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ronny Paulino as an amateur free agent.
December 30, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
January 2, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.
January 3, 1998
The Colorado Rockies signed Bruce Ruffin as a free agent.
January 5, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Barber as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jacob Brumfield as a free agent.
January 6, 1998
The Cleveland Indians signed Carlos Garcia as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Anastacio Martinez as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jae Weong Seo as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Manny Acosta as an amateur free agent.
The Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchased Travis Driskill from the Cleveland Indians.
The Texas Rangers purchased Jeff Zimmerman from the Winnipeg (Northern).
As part of a 3-team trade: The Milwaukee Brewers sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Keith Johns to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Scotty Pace (minors) (January 6, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
January 7, 1998
The Chicago Cubs signed Tim Unroe as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Langston as a free agent.
January 8, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Andy Stankiewicz as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Willis Otanez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ben Van Ryn as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Rijo as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed John Cummings as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed John Ericks as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jamie McAndrew as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tim Spehr as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Darryl Strawberry as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Glenallen Hill as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kent Bottenfield as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brad Pennington as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Joe Crawford.
January 9, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Norberto Martin as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Doug Johns as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ruben Sierra as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Pete Schourek as a free agent.
January 10, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed William Van Landingham as a free agent.
January 11, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
January 12, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Robertson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mark Gubicza as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Ball as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Darwin as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dean Hartgraves as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Henry Mercedes as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Roberto Mejia as a free agent.
January 13, 1998
The Atlanta Braves signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Larry Casian as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Lou Frazier as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ron Karkovice as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Sean Berry as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Masato Yoshii as a free agent.
January 14, 1998
The Boston Red Sox signed Pete Walker as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob Hamelin as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Andy Machado as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros traded James Mouton to the San Diego Padres for Sean Bergman.
January 15, 1998
The Chicago Cubs signed Rod Beck as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tim Raines as a free agent.
January 16, 1998
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.
January 19, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Rich Robertson as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jolbert Cabrera as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Bobby Witt as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jose Veras as an amateur free agent.
January 20, 1998
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jesus Tavarez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Terry Pendleton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Lee Smith as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Chris Seelbach as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Phil Plantier as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Ray King to the Chicago Cubs for Jon Ratliff.
The New York Yankees selected Hector Ramirez off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
January 21, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
January 22, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Pat Rapp as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rey Sanchez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
January 23, 1998
The Atlanta Braves signed Tommy Greene as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Yorkis Perez as a free agent.
January 24, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Efrain Valdez as a free agent.
January 25, 1998
The Chicago White Sox signed Olmedo Saenz as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ramon Nivar as an amateur free agent.
January 26, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Damon Mashore as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
January 27, 1998
The Chicago White Sox signed Howard Battle as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Bullinger as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Munoz as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Matt Ruebel as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave Silvestri as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
January 28, 1998
The Boston Red Sox signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.
January 29, 1998
The Baltimore Orioles signed Ozzie Guillen as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Valdez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Geronimo Berroa as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded Jalal Leach and Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.
January 30, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Patrick Lennon as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Dennis Martinez as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Hector Ramirez off waivers from the New York Yankees.
January 31, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
February, 1998
The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.
February 2, 1998
The Chicago Cubs signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed David West as a free agent.
February 3, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Andy Benes as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Deion Sanders as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Mordecai as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joey Eischen as a free agent.
February 4, 1998
The Baltimore Orioles sent Hector Ramirez to the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jose Canseco as a free agent.
February 5, 1998
The Houston Astros signed Luis Rivera as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Yuri Sanchez (minors) to the New York Mets for Roberto Petagine.
February 6, 1998
The Atlanta Braves signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bobby Munoz as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins traded Al Leiter and Ralph Milliard to the New York Mets for A.J. Burnett, Jesus Sanchez, and Robert Stratton (minors).
The Minnesota Twins traded Chuck Knoblauch to the New York Yankees for Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton, Danny Mota, and cash.
February 10, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Mike Bell to the New York Mets for Joe Lisio (minors).
February 14, 1998
The Seattle Mariners signed Bill Swift as a free agent.
February 15, 1998
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
February 16, 1998
The Cleveland Indians signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.
February 17, 1998
The New York Mets signed Nelson Cruz as an amateur free agent.
February 18, 1998
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Sparks as a free agent.
February 19, 1998
The Florida Marlins signed Donn Pall as a free agent.
February 20, 1998
The Florida Marlins selected Kirt Ojala off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
February 22, 1998
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ezequiel Astacio as an amateur free agent.
February 24, 1998
The Philadelphia Phillies released Midre Cummings.
February 26, 1998
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.
February 27, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Jack McDowell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.
March 1, 1998
The Cincinnati Reds signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
March 3, 1998
The New York Yankees signed Bubba Carpenter as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Robert Ellis.
March 4, 1998
The Florida Marlins signed John Wehner as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
March 6, 1998
The Cincinnati Reds released Toby Borland.
The Texas Rangers released Tanyon Sturtze.
March 7, 1998
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Toby Borland as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Todd Erdos and Marty Janzen to the New York Yankees for Andy Fox.
March 8, 1998
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.
March 9, 1998
The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Baez as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Erik Hiljus as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Scott Leius as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Kevin Mitchell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released David West.
The Cleveland Indians released Chad Fonville.
March 10, 1998
The Milwaukee Brewers released Sean Maloney.
March 11, 1998
The Texas Rangers signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Patrick Lennon.
The New York Yankees released Joey Eischen.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ben McDonald to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mark Watson.
March 12, 1998
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Scott Klingenbeck.
March 13, 1998
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Klingenbeck as a free agent.
March 14, 1998
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Eischen as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Chad Fonville as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Doug Linton.
The Texas Rangers traded Kevin Brown to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tim Crabtree.
March 17, 1998
The Kansas City Royals purchased Ernie Young from the Oakland Athletics.
March 19, 1998
The San Francisco Giants signed Frank Charles as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Midre Cummings off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 20, 1998
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Luis Saturria (earlier draft pick) to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Sean Maloney as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jorge de la Rosa as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Felix Diaz as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tim Belk to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Baez.
The Florida Marlins traded Robert Stratton (minors) to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Brandon Villafuerte. The New York Mets sent Cesar Crespo (September 12, 1998) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
March 21, 1998
The Cincinnati Reds signed Antonio Perez as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Eric Owens to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Jesus Martinez (minors) (March 26, 1998) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
March 22, 1998
The Philadelphia Phillies released Richie Lewis.
March 23, 1998
The Chicago White Sox signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Orlando Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Darrell May.
The Kansas City Royals released Chris Hammond.
The Texas Rangers released Matt Whiteside.
March 24, 1998
The Seattle Mariners released Roy Smith.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Jacob Brumfield.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Tony Tarasco off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Cleveland Indians selected Rick Krivda off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
March 25, 1998
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Patrick Lennon as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Eric Owens from the Florida Marlins.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Doug Bochtler from the Oakland Athletics.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Greg Hansell.
The Cleveland Indians released Carlos Garcia.
The Detroit Tigers released Marcus Jensen.
March 26, 1998
The Boston Red Sox signed Mark Lemke as a free agent.
Chad Fonville of the New York Mets granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jim Bullinger to the Seattle Mariners for Marty Weymouth (minors).
The Kansas City Royals selected Danny Rios off waivers from the New York Yankees.
The Seattle Mariners selected Jose Paniagua off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
March 27, 1998
The Florida Marlins signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners selected Ryan Radmanovich off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
March 28, 1998
The New York Mets traded Juan Acevedo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rigo Beltran.
March 29, 1998
The Philadelphia Phillies sent Chris Tremie to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Billy Ashley.
The Texas Rangers released Matt Miller.
March 30, 1998
The Anaheim Angels signed Carlos Garcia as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Billy Ashley as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Scott Livingstone as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Derrick May as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jin Ho Cho as an amateur free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Brad Clontz.
The Cleveland Indians released Steve Montgomery.
The Anaheim Angels traded Chip Hale to the St. Louis Cardinals for Craig Shipley.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Keith Johns to the Boston Red Sox for Bo Dodson (minors).
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dave Burba to the Cleveland Indians for Sean Casey.
The Montreal Expos selected Mike Hubbard off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
The Seattle Mariners selected Robert Perez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 31, 1998
The Houston Astros signed Kevin Hodges as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
April 1, 1998 (Standings)
The Anaheim Angels signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Stieb as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Maicer Izturis as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Tony Phillips.
The Minnesota Twins released Peter Moylan.
The Montreal Expos released Carl Sadler.
April 2, 1998 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals released Mike Gulan.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Eddie Gaillard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
April 3, 1998 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Carl Sadler as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Wilfredo Ledezma as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Steve Schrenk.
The Minnesota Twins selected Hector Carrasco off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
April 4, 1998 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Montgomery as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Jeff Sparks.
April 5, 1998 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.
April 6, 1998 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed David West as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Jalal Leach.
April 7, 1998 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
April 8, 1998 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Buddy Carlyle to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon.
The Kansas City Royals traded Mike Macfarlane to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Shane Mack. The Oakland Athletics sent Greg Hansell (May 9, 1998) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.
April 9, 1998 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
April 14, 1998 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians selected David Bell off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 15, 1998 (Standings)
The Florida Marlins signed Jacob Brumfield as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Jim Brower.
April 17, 1998 (Standings)
The Anaheim Angels released Jerrod Riggan.
April 18, 1998 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds sent Chad Mottola to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jim Brower as a free agent.
April 20, 1998 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins released Chris Turner.
The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Turner as a free agent.
April 22, 1998 (Standings)
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Tim Hyers.
April 23, 1998 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Roberto Ramirez as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Pete Incaviglia.
The New York Yankees released Phil Hiatt.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Steve Ontiveros.
April 24, 1998 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers selected Jeff Manto off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
April 25, 1998 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jamie Brewington.
April 27, 1998 (Standings)
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Chris Jones to the San Francisco Giants for Ricky Pickett.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Julio Santana off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
April 28, 1998 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
April 30, 1998 (Standings)
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.
May 1, 1998 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Ozzie Guillen.
May 4, 1998 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
May 5, 1998 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Ben Van Ryn to the San Diego Padres for Don Wengert.
May 6, 1998 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Ozzie Guillen as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Whiten as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Devereaux.
The San Diego Padres released Archie Corbin.
The Detroit Tigers traded Scott Sanders to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Rod Lindsey (June 1, 1998) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
May 8, 1998 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Decker.
The Montreal Expos traded Raul Chavez to the Seattle Mariners for Robert Perez.
The New York Mets traded Lindsay Gulin (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Wilkins.
May 10, 1998 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Steve Decker as a free agent.
May 11, 1998 (Standings)
The Florida Marlins signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Michel Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
May 12, 1998 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Rich Sauveur.
The Montreal Expos released Rod Henderson.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Rod Henderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
May 13, 1998 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves released Ray Holbert.
May 14, 1998 (Standings)
The Colorado Rockies signed Eduardo Villacis as an amateur free agent.
The Florida Marlins traded Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, and Gary Sheffield to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile.
May 15, 1998 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers returned Frank Lankford (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Amaury Telemaco off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
May 18, 1998 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.
May 19, 1998 (Standings)
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Gardner as an amateur free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Tim Hyers.
May 21, 1998 (Standings)
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Scott Cassidy as an amateur free agent.
May 22, 1998 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Ricky Bones.
The Florida Marlins traded Mike Piazza to the New York Mets for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, and Geoff Goetz (minors).
May 25, 1998 (Standings)
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ricky Pickett.
The Texas Rangers signed Ricky Pickett as a free agent.
May 26, 1998 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Efrain Valdez from the New York Mets.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jerome Walton.
May 27, 1998 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Abbott as a free agent.
May 29, 1998 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Ruben Sierra.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Ben Van Ryn off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
June 1, 1998 (Standings)
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Bobby Chouinard off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
June 2, 1998 (