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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998 / 2000)
98-64, Finished 1st in AL East
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Scored 900 runs, Allowed 731 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-66
Manager: Joe Torre (98-64)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,292,736 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97; one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 91
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Won World Series (4-0) over Atlanta Braves Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Boston Red Sox Won AL Division Series (3-0) over Texas Rangers |
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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 3, 1998
Ivan Cruz granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1998
Scott Brow granted Free Agency.
Joe Grahe granted Free Agency.
Ricardo Jordan granted Free Agency.
Scott Pose granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Bubba Carpenter granted Free Agency.
Ken Huckaby granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1998
Tim Raines granted Free Agency.
Bernie Williams granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1998
Scott Brosius granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1998
David Cone granted Free Agency.
November 10, 1998
Signed Scott Brosius as a free agent.
November 11, 1998
Signed David Cone as a free agent.
November 16, 1998
Traded Allen Butler (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dan Naulty.
November 17, 1998
Signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
November 25, 1998
Signed Bernie Williams as a free agent.
December 8, 1998
Traded Chris Singleton to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Rich Pratt (minors) (January 10, 1999) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
December 15, 1998
Signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.
December 16, 1998
Signed Bubba Carpenter as a free agent.
December 21, 1998
Darryl Strawberry granted Free Agency.
January 26, 1999
Signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.
Released Alberto Castillo.
February 1, 1999
Traded Mike Lowell to the Florida Marlins. Received Todd Noel (minors), Mark J. Johnson and Ed Yarnall.
February 5, 1999
Signed Jeff Juden as a free agent.
February 18, 1999
Traded Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd and David Wells to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Roger Clemens.
March 1, 1999
Signed B.J. Waszgis as a free agent.
March 25, 1999
Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
March 26, 1999
Signed Tony Tarasco as a free agent.
March 30, 1999
Traded Darren Holmes and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Ben Ford and Izzy Molina.
March 31, 1999
Released Jim Bruske.
April 1, 1999 (Standings)
Released Tony Fossas.
April 3, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
April 5, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Wily Mo Pena as a free agent.
Signed Darryl Strawberry as a free agent.
June 2, 1999 (Standings)
Drafted Alex Graman in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1999.
Drafted Andy Phillips in the 7th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1999.
Drafted Kevin Thompson in the 31st round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2000.
Drafted Chad Bentz in the 34th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 3, 1999 (Standings)
Mike Figga selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.
July 2, 1999 (Standings)
Selected Jeff Manto off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
July 3, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Allen Watson as a free agent.
July 27, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Don Wengert as a free agent.
July 31, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Geraldo Padua (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Jim Leyritz.
August 10, 1999 (Standings)
Released Jeff Manto.
August 27, 1999 (Standings)
Released Don Wengert.
October 4, 1999 (Standings)
Tony Tarasco granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1999 (Standings)
Joe Borowski granted Free Agency.
Bubba Carpenter granted Free Agency.
Mike Coolbaugh granted Free Agency.
Darwin Cubillan granted Free Agency.
Izzy Molina granted Free Agency.
Chris Nichting granted Free Agency.
B.J. Waszgis granted Free Agency.
October 22, 1999
Signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
November 3, 1999
David Cone granted Free Agency.
Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
November 5, 1999
Joe Girardi granted Free Agency.
Mike Stanton granted Free Agency.
Allen Watson granted Free Agency.
November 10, 1999
Luis Sojo granted Free Agency.
November 29, 1999
Signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
December 1, 1999
Released Chili Davis.
December 6, 1999
Signed David Cone as a free agent.
December 7, 1999
Signed Allen Watson as a free agent.
December 13, 1999
Mark J. Johnson drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1999 rule 5 draft.
Matt Williams drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1999 rule 5 draft.
Traded Chad Curtis to the Texas Rangers. Received Brandon Knight and Sam Marsonek.
December 14, 1999
Traded Dan Naulty to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Nicholas Leach (minors).
December 15, 1999
Signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
December 17, 1999
Signed Julio Mosquera as a free agent.
Signed Chris Turner as a free agent.
December 22, 1999
Traded Hideki Irabu to the Montreal Expos. Received players to be named later and Jake Westbrook. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
January 6, 2000
Received Terry Jones from the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.
January 20, 2000
Signed Juan Melo as a free agent.
January 26, 2000
Signed Roberto Kelly as a free agent.
February 1, 2000
Signed Tim Raines as a free agent.
March 23, 2000
Released Tim Raines.
Traded Juan Melo to the San Francisco Giants. Received Wilson Delgado.
March 31, 2000
Terry Jones selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.
