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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995 / 1997)
80-82, Finished 3rd in NL East
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Scored 688 runs, Allowed 703 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Manager: Rene Lachemann (39-47), Cookie Rojas (1-0) and John Boles (40-35)
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,746,767 (10th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97; one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
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1995 / 1997 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 4, 1995
Willie Banks selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.
October 8, 1995
Traded Bobby Witt to the Texas Rangers. Received players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Wilson Heredia (August 11, 1995) and Scott Podsednik (October 8, 1995) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
October 11, 1995
Stan Spencer granted Free Agency.
October 12, 1995
Rich Scheid granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1995
Doug Dascenzo granted Free Agency.
Mark Davis granted Free Agency.
Steve Decker granted Free Agency.
Mario Diaz granted Free Agency.
Rich Garces granted Free Agency.
Mark Gardner granted Free Agency.
Tommy Gregg granted Free Agency.
Buddy Groom granted Free Agency.
Richie Lewis granted Free Agency.
Russ Morman granted Free Agency.
Pete Smith granted Free Agency.
Jerry Spradlin granted Free Agency.
Dave Wainhouse granted Free Agency.
Eddie Zosky granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1995
Bryan Harvey granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1995
Jerry Browne granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1995
Signed Tommy Gregg as a free agent.
November 7, 1995
Andre Dawson granted Free Agency.
Signed Russ Morman as a free agent.
November 21, 1995
Signed Devon White as a free agent.
November 30, 1995
Signed Joe Siddall as a free agent.
December 4, 1995
Traded Tyrone Narcisse (minors) and Chuck Carr to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Juan Gonzalez (minors).
December 5, 1995
Signed Joe Orsulak as a free agent.
December 8, 1995
Signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.
December 12, 1995
Signed Alejandro Pena as a free agent.
December 13, 1995
Signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
December 14, 1995
Signed Al Leiter as a free agent.
December 21, 1995
John Johnstone granted Free Agency.
December 22, 1995
Signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
Signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.
January 5, 1996
Signed Andre Dawson as a free agent.
January 13, 1996
Signed Livan Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
January 23, 1996
Aaron Small selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.
February 19, 1996
Signed Jerry Brooks as a free agent.
March 11, 1996
Traded Randy Veres to the Detroit Tigers. Received Matt Brunson (minors).
March 23, 1996
Released Mark Davis.
March 28, 1996
Mark Gardner granted Free Agency.
March 29, 1996
Selected Robbie Beckett off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
Released Tom McGraw.
March 31, 1996
Signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
April 25, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Donn Pall as a free agent.
April 26, 1996 (Standings)
Robbie Beckett selected by the Colorado Rockies off waivers.
April 28, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Luis Ugueto as an amateur free agent.
June 4, 1996 (Standings)
Drafted Mark Kotsay in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1996.
Drafted Blaine Neal in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 1996.
Drafted Brent Billingsley in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1996.
Drafted Scott Dunn in the 26th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
July 31, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Dave Weathers to the New York Yankees. Received Mark Hutton.
August 8, 1996 (Standings)
Traded John Burkett to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later and Ryan Dempster. The Texas Rangers sent Rick Helling (September 3, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
August 13, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Terry Pendleton to the Atlanta Braves. Received Roosevelt Brown.
August 21, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Terry Mathews to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Gregg Zaun (August 23, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
September 30, 1996 (Standings)
Joe Siddall granted Free Agency.
October 3, 1996 (Standings)
Wilson Heredia selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.
October 4, 1996 (Standings)
Chris Hammond granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1996 (Standings)
Tommy Gregg granted Free Agency.
Russ Morman granted Free Agency.
Bob Natal granted Free Agency.
Donn Pall granted Free Agency.
Marc Ronan granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1996
Craig Grebeck granted Free Agency.
Alejandro Pena granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1996
Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
November 20, 1996
Sold Jerry Brooks to Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).
November 21, 1996
Traded Quilvio Veras to the San Diego Padres. Received Dustin Hermanson.
November 22, 1996
Signed Bobby Bonilla as a free agent.
November 25, 1996
Traded Jesus Tavarez to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Robert Rodgers (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
Traded Joel Adamson to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ed Collins (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
November 26, 1996
Signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.
December 3, 1996
Signed Jim Eisenreich as a free agent.
December 4, 1996
Signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
December 9, 1996
Will Cunnane drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
Signed Alex Fernandez as a free agent.
Drafted Hector Mercado from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft.
December 10, 1996
Signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.
December 12, 1996
Signed Moises Alou as a free agent.
Marc Valdes selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.
December 13, 1996
Traded Yorkis Perez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Martin Sanchez (minors).
December 17, 1996
Miguel Batista selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.
December 20, 1996
Greg Colbrunn granted Free Agency.
January 2, 1997
Signed Donn Pall as a free agent.
January 16, 1997
Signed Russ Morman as a free agent.
Signed Bob Natal as a free agent.
March 21, 1997
Signed John Wehner as a free agent.
March 26, 1997
Traded Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak to the Montreal Expos. Received Cliff Floyd.
March 27, 1997
Selected Kirt Ojala off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 31, 1997
Signed Reid Cornelius as a free agent.
