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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998 / 2000)
97-65, Finished 1st in NL Central
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Scored 823 runs, Allowed 675 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-66
Manager: Larry Dierker (84-51) and Matt Galante (13-14)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,706,017 (8th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
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Lost NL Division Series (3-1) to Atlanta Braves |
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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
Traded a player to be named later, Freddy Garcia and Carlos Guillen to the Seattle Mariners. Received Randy Johnson. The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
October 15, 1998
Rob Butler granted Free Agency.
Ray Montgomery granted Free Agency.
J.R. Phillips granted Free Agency.
Bob Scanlan granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Reggie Harris granted Free Agency.
Released Pete Incaviglia.
Roberto Rivera granted Free Agency.
Marc Ronan granted Free Agency.
Joe Slusarski granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1998
Tim Bogar granted Free Agency.
Mike Magnante granted Free Agency.
Signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
October 26, 1998
Sean Berry granted Free Agency.
October 28, 1998
Randy Johnson granted Free Agency.
November 17, 1998
Signed Ken Caminiti as a free agent.
December 7, 1998
Signed Tim Bogar as a free agent.
December 14, 1998
Drafted Glen Barker from the Detroit Tigers in the 1998 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Wayne Franklin from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1998 rule 5 draft.
December 17, 1998
Signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
January 12, 1999
Signed Wandy Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
January 14, 1999
Traded Brad Ausmus and C.J. Nitkowski to the Detroit Tigers. Received Carlos Villalobos (minors), Mark Persails (minors), Paul Bako, Dean Crow and Brian Powell.
January 15, 1999
Signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
January 19, 1999
Signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
January 21, 1999
Signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
Signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
Signed Jeff McCurry as a free agent.
Signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
Signed Brian Williams as a free agent.
March 25, 1999
Sent Marc Ronan to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.
March 29, 1999
Released Oscar Robles.
May 11, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Fernando Nieve as an amateur free agent.
June 2, 1999 (Standings)
Drafted Mike Gallo in the 5th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.
Drafted Jason Lane in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.
Drafted Chris Sampson in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.
Drafted Greg Dobbs in the 10th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 19, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Kevin Hodges to the Seattle Mariners. Received Matt Mieske.
June 26, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Rusty Meacham as a free agent.
July 2, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Hector Gimenez as an amateur free agent.
August 3, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Josh Dimmick (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received George Williams.
August 31, 1999 (Standings)
Released Sean Bergman.
Released Alex Diaz.
Traded Joe Messman (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received Stan Javier.
October 4, 1999 (Standings)
Jeff McCurry granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1999 (Standings)
Robert Ellis granted Free Agency.
Randy Knorr granted Free Agency.
Bob Scanlan granted Free Agency.
Ryan Thompson granted Free Agency.
George Williams granted Free Agency.
October 20, 1999
Joe Slusarski granted Free Agency.
October 21, 1999
Signed Devern Hansack as an amateur free agent.
October 28, 1999
Tony Eusebio granted Free Agency.
Ricky Gutierrez granted Free Agency.
Stan Javier granted Free Agency.
Brian Williams granted Free Agency.
November 1, 1999
Doug Henry granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1999
Brian Sikorski selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.
November 10, 1999
Jack Howell granted Free Agency.
November 18, 1999
Signed Travis Driskill as a free agent.
December 2, 1999
Signed Tony Eusebio as a free agent.
December 3, 1999
Signed Doug Henry as a free agent.
December 13, 1999
Johan Santana drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1999 rule 5 draft.
December 14, 1999
Traded Carl Everett to the Boston Red Sox. Received Greg Miller (minors) and Adam Everett.
December 21, 1999
Signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.
December 23, 1999
Traded Derek Bell and Mike Hampton to the New York Mets. Received Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeno and Octavio Dotel.
January 3, 2000
Signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
January 4, 2000
Signed Raul Chavez as a free agent.
January 5, 2000
Signed Don Wengert as a free agent.
January 6, 2000
Signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.
January 21, 2000
Signed Frank Charles as a free agent.
February 1, 2000
Signed Kip Gross as a free agent.
Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
February 21, 2000
Chris Sampson retired.
March 14, 2000
Released Don Wengert.
March 16, 2000
Released Mike Rose.
March 21, 2000
Traded Carlos Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners. Received Carlos Maldonado.
March 29, 2000
Traded Trever Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Yorkis Perez.
March 31, 2000
Released Tony Mounce.
