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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998 / 2000)
96-67, Finished 2nd in NL Central
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Scored 865 runs, Allowed 711 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-67
Manager: Jack McKeon (96-67)
Ballpark: Cinergy Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,061,222 (11th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103; one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
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1998 / 2000 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 1998
Selected Eddie Priest off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
October 15, 1998
Mark Hutton granted Free Agency.
Marc Kroon granted Free Agency.
Jose Rijo granted Free Agency.
Ozzie Timmons granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Brendan Donnelly granted Free Agency.
Brandon Puffer granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1998
Released Melvin Nieves.
November 10, 1998
Released Rick Krivda.
Released Tony Tarasco.
Traded Bret Boone and Mike Remlinger to the Atlanta Braves. Received Rob Bell, Denny Neagle and Michael Tucker.
November 11, 1998
Traded Paul Konerko to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Cameron.
November 17, 1998
Signed Jeff Branson as a free agent.
Signed Kevin Foster as a free agent.
Signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.
December 2, 1998
Sold Roberto Petagine to Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).
Traded Guillermo Garcia to the Florida Marlins. Received Manuel Barrios.
December 14, 1998
Released Eduardo Perez.
Released John Riedling.
December 15, 1998
Signed D.T. Cromer as a free agent.
Signed Jason Hardtke as a free agent.
Signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.
Signed Mark Thompson as a free agent.
December 16, 1998
Signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
December 18, 1998
Free agent signing of Kevin Foster voided.
December 21, 1998
Signed Steve Avery as a free agent.
Keith Glauber granted Free Agency.
December 22, 1998
Signed John Riedling as a free agent.
December 23, 1998
Signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
Signed Mark Lewis as a free agent.
January 6, 1999
Traded Pat Watkins to the Florida Marlins. Received Pedro Minaya (minors).
January 11, 1999
Signed Brian Johnson as a free agent.
January 14, 1999
Signed Hal Morris as a free agent.
January 21, 1999
Signed Ray Olmedo as an amateur free agent.
February 2, 1999
Signed Rusty Meacham as a free agent.
Traded Josh Harris (minors), Damian Jackson and Reggie Sanders to the San Diego Padres. Received Mark Sweeney and Greg Vaughn.
February 4, 1999
Traded Mark Corey to the New York Mets. Received Ralph Milliard.
February 9, 1999
Signed Rick Greene as a free agent.
March 11, 1999
Released Joey Eischen.
March 15, 1999
Signed Brendan Donnelly as a free agent.
March 23, 1999
Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
Signed Keith Glauber as a free agent.
March 25, 1999
Traded Jon Nunnally to the Boston Red Sox. Received Pat Flury (minors).
Traded Brook Fordyce to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jake Meyer (minors).
April 3, 1999 (Standings)
Released Brendan Donnelly.
April 5, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Ron Villone as a free agent.
April 16, 1999 (Standings)
Traded John Hudek to the Atlanta Braves. Received Mark Wohlers and cash.
April 20, 1999 (Standings)
Purchased Guillermo Garcia from the Florida Marlins.
June 2, 1999 (Standings)
Drafted Ben Broussard in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1999.
Drafted Scott Dunn in the 10th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1999.
Drafted Brad Salmon in the 21st round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.
Drafted Mike Neu in the 29th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1999.
June 4, 1999 (Standings)
Released Carlos Baerga.
Released Rusty Meacham.
July 11, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Randy Ruiz as an amateur free agent.
July 17, 1999 (Standings)
Released Mark Thompson.
July 22, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Todd Williams to the Seattle Mariners. Received Kerry Robinson.
July 31, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Jacobo Sequea (minors) and B.J. Ryan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Juan Guzman and cash.
August 4, 1999 (Standings)
Released Jason Bere.
September 3, 1999 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Juan Melo. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jaime Goudie (minors) (September 13, 1999) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
October 6, 1999 (Standings)
Selected Heath Murray off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
October 10, 1999 (Standings)
Rick Greene granted Free Agency.
October 11, 1999 (Standings)
Released Brian Johnson.
October 14, 1999 (Standings)
Selected Ron Wright off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
October 15, 1999 (Standings)
Jeff Branson granted Free Agency.
Giovanni Carrara granted Free Agency.
Keith Glauber granted Free Agency.
Phil Hiatt granted Free Agency.
Damon Hollins granted Free Agency.
Brandon Puffer granted Free Agency.
Kevin Tolar granted Free Agency.
October 28, 1999
Greg Vaughn granted Free Agency.
October 29, 1999
Steve Avery granted Free Agency.
Juan Guzman granted Free Agency.
Mark Lewis granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1999
Traded Stan Belinda and Jeffrey Hammonds to the Colorado Rockies. Received Dante Bichette and cash.
November 2, 1999
Signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
November 3, 1999
Signed Chris Sexton as a free agent.
Signed Pat Watkins as a free agent.
November 4, 1999
Signed Neil Weber as a free agent.
November 5, 1999
Mark Wohlers granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1999
Signed Joe Borowski as a free agent.
November 13, 1999
Signed Keith Glauber as a free agent.
November 15, 1999
Signed William Bergolla as an amateur free agent.
November 16, 1999
Signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
Signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.
Signed Bobby Munoz as a free agent.
November 18, 1999
Signed Mark Lewis as a free agent.
November 24, 1999
Selected Eddie Gaillard off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
December 10, 1999
Released Juan Melo.
December 12, 1999
Received Kimera Bartee from the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
December 13, 1999
Released Guillermo Garcia.
Dewayne Wise drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1999 rule 5 draft.
December 15, 1999
Signed Elmer Dessens as a free agent.
December 16, 1999
Signed Mike Hubbard as a free agent.
December 21, 1999
Deion Sanders granted Free Agency.
December 31, 1999
Signed Hector Mercado as a free agent.
January 14, 2000
Traded a player to be named later and Mark Sweeney to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Alex Ochoa. The Cincinnati Reds sent Gene Altman (minors) (May 15, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
January 20, 2000
Signed Mark Portugal as a free agent.
Signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.
Signed Deion Sanders as a free agent.
January 28, 2000
Signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.
January 31, 2000
Signed Javier Martinez as a free agent.
February 1, 2000
Signed Willis Roberts as a free agent.
February 10, 2000
Traded Jake Meyer (minors), Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez and Brett Tomko to the Seattle Mariners. Received Ken Griffey.
February 15, 2000
Signed Osvaldo Fernandez as a free agent.
February 16, 2000
Signed Andy Larkin as a free agent.
February 24, 2000
Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
March 5, 2000
Released Johnny Ruffin.
March 13, 2000
Traded Dennis Russo (minors) to the Atlanta Braves. Received Freddy Garcia.
March 21, 2000
Released Joe Borowski.
March 29, 2000
Released Heath Murray.
March 30, 2000
Released Kerry Robinson.
April 1, 2000
Traded Kenny Lutz (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Juan Castro.
