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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1999)
65-97, Finished 5th in NL West
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Scored 665 runs, Allowed 812 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-96
Manager: Buck Showalter (65-97)
Ballpark: Bank One Ballpark (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,610,290 (2nd of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
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1999 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
November 8, 1995
Signed Greg Aquino as an amateur free agent.
January 23, 1996
Signed Rod Barajas as an amateur free agent.
February 1, 1996
Signed Vladimir Nunez as an amateur free agent.
June 4, 1996
Drafted Nick Bierbrodt in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1996.
Drafted Brad Penny in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1996.
Drafted Casey Fossum in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Eric Knott in the 24th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.
Drafted Rob Ryan in the 26th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
Drafted Jason Conti in the 32nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
Drafted Junior Spivey in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.
Drafted Erik Sabel in the 42nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.
Drafted Jason Jennings in the 54th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Brandon Duckworth in the 61st round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
August 30, 1996
Signed Duaner Sanchez as an amateur free agent.
September 17, 1996
Signed Abraham Nunez as an amateur free agent.
October 15, 1996
Signed Travis Lee as a free agent.
November 7, 1996
Signed John Patterson as a free agent.
January 28, 1997
Signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.
February 6, 1997
Signed Jose Valverde as an amateur free agent.
February 7, 1997
Signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
April 8, 1997
Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
May 20, 1997
Released Chad Zerbe.
June 3, 1997
Drafted Jack Cust in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1997.
Drafted Brian Gordon in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.
Drafted Ron Calloway in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.
Drafted Alex Cintron in the 36th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1997.
Drafted Tommy Murphy in the 50th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 12, 1997
Signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.
August 14, 1997
Sent Mark Davis to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
September 8, 1997
Purchased Julius Matos from Sioux Falls (Northern).
October 15, 1997
Signed Luis Terrero as an amateur free agent.
October 17, 1997
Brent Cookson granted Free Agency.
Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1997
Signed Phil Stockman as an amateur free agent.
November 10, 1997
Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
November 11, 1997
Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Felix Rodriguez. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Scott Winchester (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
November 17, 1997
Signed Jay Bell as a free agent.
November 18, 1997
Traded Matt Drews (minors), Gabe Alvarez and Joe Randa to the Detroit Tigers. Received Travis Fryman.
Traded Jesus Martinez (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Devon White.
Traded Chuck McElroy to the Colorado Rockies. Received Harvey Pulliam.
Drafted Brian Anderson from the Cleveland Indians as the 2nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Jeff Suppan from the Boston Red Sox as the 3rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Gabe Alvarez from the San Diego Padres as the 5th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Jorge Fabregas from the Chicago White Sox as the 7th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Karim Garcia from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 9th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Edwin Diaz from the Texas Rangers as the 11th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Cory Lidle from the New York Mets as the 13th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Joel Adamson from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 15th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Ben Ford from the New York Yankees as the 17th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Yamil Benitez from the Kansas City Royals as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Neil Weber from the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Jason Boyd from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 23rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Brent Brede from the Minnesota Twins as the 25th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Tony Batista from the Oakland Athletics as the 27th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Tom Martin from the Houston Astros as the 29th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Omar Daal from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 31st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Scott Winchester from the Cincinnati Reds as the 33rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Clint Sodowsky from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 35th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Danny Klassen from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 37th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Todd Erdos from the San Diego Padres as the 41st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Chris Clemons from the Chicago White Sox as the 43rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted David Dellucci from the Baltimore Orioles as the 45th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Damian Miller from the Minnesota Twins as the 47th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Hector Carrasco from the Kansas City Royals as the 49th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Hanley Frias from the Texas Rangers as the 51st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Bob Wolcott from the Seattle Mariners as the 53rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Mike Bell from the Anaheim Angels as the 55th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Joe Randa from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 57th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Russ Springer from the Houston Astros as the 61st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Bryan Corey from the Detroit Tigers as the 63rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Kelly Stinnett from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 65th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Chuck McElroy from the Chicago White Sox as the 67th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Marty Janzen from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 69th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
November 19, 1997
Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
November 24, 1997
Signed Reid Cornelius as a free agent.
November 26, 1997
Signed Kirt Ojala as a free agent.
December 1, 1997
Traded Travis Fryman, Tom Martin and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Matt Williams.
December 6, 1997
Signed Willie Blair as a free agent.
December 15, 1997
Drafted Stephen Randolph from the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
December 17, 1997
Signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.
Sold Harvey Pulliam to Orix (Japan Pacific).
December 18, 1997
Signed Scott Brow as a free agent.
Signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
Signed Barry Manuel as a free agent.
January 2, 1998
Signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.
January 5, 1998
Signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.
January 8, 1998
Signed Andy Stankiewicz as a free agent.
January 11, 1998
Signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
January 12, 1998
Signed Mike Robertson as a free agent.
January 21, 1998
Signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.
January 24, 1998
Signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.
January 31, 1998
Signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
February 3, 1998
Signed Andy Benes as a free agent.
February 10, 1998
Traded Mike Bell to the New York Mets. Received Joe Lisio (minors).
February 20, 1998
Kirt Ojala selected by the Florida Marlins off waivers.
March 7, 1998
Traded Todd Erdos and Marty Janzen to the New York Yankees. Received Andy Fox.
March 20, 1998
Signed Jorge de la Rosa as an amateur free agent.
March 25, 1998
Released Greg Hansell.
April 3, 1998 (Standings)
Hector Carrasco selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.
April 22, 1998 (Standings)
Released Tim Hyers.
April 27, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Chris Jones to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ricky Pickett.
April 30, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.
May 15, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Amaury Telemaco off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
May 19, 1998 (Standings)
Released Tim Hyers.
May 25, 1998 (Standings)
Released Ricky Pickett.
May 26, 1998 (Standings)
Purchased Efrain Valdez from the New York Mets.
June 1, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Bobby Chouinard off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
June 2, 1998 (Standings)
Drafted Javier Lopez in the 4th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1998.
Drafted J.D. Closser in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1998.
Drafted Andrew Good in the 8th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1998.
Drafted Bret Prinz in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.
Drafted Robby Hammock in the 23rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1998.
Drafted Mike Koplove in the 29th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1998.
Drafted Charlie Manning in the 30th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 3, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Joe Lisio (minors) and Scott Brow to the New York Yankees. Received Willie Banks.
June 23, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Russ Springer to the Atlanta Braves. Received Alan Embree.
June 25, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.
June 26, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Aaron Small off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
July 4, 1998 (Standings)
Released Luis Pineda.
July 24, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Reid Cornelius to the Florida Marlins. Received a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Walt White (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
July 31, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas and cash to the New York Mets. Received Nelson Figueroa, Bernard Gilkey and cash.
August 1, 1998 (Standings)
Sent Hensley Meulens to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.
August 7, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Jeff Huson as a free agent.
August 24, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Vicente Padilla as an amateur free agent.
September 3, 1998 (Standings)
Sold Jeff Suppan to the Kansas City Royals.
September 29, 1998 (Standings)
Mike Robertson granted Free Agency.
October 2, 1998 (Standings)
Released Joel Adamson.
October 7, 1998 (Standings)
Cory Lidle selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays off waivers.
October 15, 1998 (Standings)
Jeff Huson granted Free Agency.
Adam Hyzdu granted Free Agency.
Barry Manuel granted Free Agency.
Efrain Valdez granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Brent Cookson granted Free Agency.
Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.
Tom Wilson granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1998
Devon White granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1998
Signed Izzy Molina as a free agent.
October 30, 1998
Signed Enrique Gonzalez as an amateur free agent.
November 2, 1998
Andy Stankiewicz granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1998
Released Brent Brede.
Signed Oscar Villarreal as an amateur free agent.
November 10, 1998
Traded Alan Embree to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dante Powell.
November 11, 1998
Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
Traded Bob Wolcott to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Bart Miadich (December 15, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
November 13, 1998
Signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
November 17, 1998
Signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.
December 2, 1998
Signed Armando Reynoso as a free agent.
Signed Todd Stottlemyre as a free agent.
Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
December 4, 1998
Bryan Corey selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
December 8, 1998
Traded Felix Rodriguez to the San Francisco Giants. Received players to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Troy Brohawn (December 21, 1998) and Chris Van Rossum (minors) (December 21, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
December 10, 1998
Signed Randy Johnson as a free agent.
December 16, 1998
Purchased Erubiel Durazo from Monterrey (Mexican).
December 17, 1998
Signed Dan Carlson as a free agent.
Signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
Signed Keith Johnson as a free agent.
Signed Matt Ruebel as a free agent.
December 18, 1998
Signed Steve Finley as a free agent.
December 21, 1998
Willie Banks granted Free Agency.
December 28, 1998
Traded Karim Garcia to the Detroit Tigers. Received Luis Gonzalez.
January 12, 1999
Signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.
January 22, 1999
Signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.
February 2, 1999
Signed Beltran Perez as an amateur free agent.
February 18, 1999
Signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.
February 19, 1999
Signed Byung-Hyun Kim as an amateur free agent.
February 25, 1999
Traded a player to be named later and Paul Weichard (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tony Womack. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Jason Boyd (August 25, 1999) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
March 18, 1999
Signed Joey Eischen as a free agent.
March 27, 1999
Released Frank Castillo.
March 30, 1999
Released Aaron Small.
Traded Ben Ford and Izzy Molina to the New York Yankees. Received Darren Holmes and cash.
Traded Clint Sodowsky to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received John Frascatore.
1999 Trades and Transactions
