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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998 / 2000)
79-83, Finished 3rd in AL West
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Scored 859 runs, Allowed 905 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Manager: Lou Piniella (79-83)
Ballpark: Kingdome / Safeco Field
Attendance: 2,916,346 (4th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103; one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103
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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 Randy Johnson to the Houston Astros. Received a player to be named later, Freddy Garcia and Carlos Guillen. The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
October 3, 1998
Andrew Lorraine granted Free Agency.
Rico Rossy granted Free Agency.
October 9, 1998
Released Rickey Cradle.
October 12, 1998
Traded Scott Prouty (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Eric Weaver.
October 15, 1998
Steve Gajkowski granted Free Agency.
Tim Harikkala granted Free Agency.
Felipe Lira granted Free Agency.
Chris Seelbach granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Jim Bullinger granted Free Agency.
Aaron Holbert granted Free Agency.
October 22, 1998
Mike Timlin granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1998
John Marzano granted Free Agency.
Heathcliff Slocumb granted Free Agency.
Bill Swift granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1998
Rich Amaral granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1998
Joe Oliver granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1998
Traded Paul Spoljaric to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mark Leiter.
November 13, 1998
Signed Jose Mesa as a free agent.
November 17, 1998
Signed Melvin Bunch as a free agent.
November 19, 1998
Selected Kerry Robinson off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Released Bob Wells.
November 22, 1998
Signed Butch Henry as a free agent.
December 14, 1998
Released Paul Abbott.
Signed Tom Lampkin as a free agent.
Traded Lesli Brea to the New York Mets. Received Butch Huskey.
December 16, 1998
Signed Marc Kroon as a free agent.
December 17, 1998
Signed Matt Mieske as a free agent.
December 21, 1998
Rob Ducey granted Free Agency.
December 30, 1998
Signed John Mabry as a free agent.
January 4, 1999
Signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
January 8, 1999
Signed Bill Swift as a free agent.
January 26, 1999
Released Tarrik Brock.
March 2, 1999
Signed Chris Snelling as an amateur free agent.
March 12, 1999
Signed Ozzie Timmons as a free agent.
April 2, 1999 (Standings)
Selected Ryan Jackson off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
April 3, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Bobby Ayala to the Montreal Expos. Received Jimmy Turman (minors).
April 11, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Domingo Cedeno as a free agent.
April 27, 1999 (Standings)
Purchased Rafael Bournigal from the Texas Rangers.
April 28, 1999 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later to the Detroit Tigers. Received Brian Hunter. The Seattle Mariners sent Andy Van Hekken (June 27, 1999) and Jerry Amador (minors) (August 26, 1999) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
May 26, 1999 (Standings)
Selected Frank Rodriguez off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
June 2, 1999 (Standings)
Drafted Willie Bloomquist in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1999.
Drafted Clint Nageotte in the 5th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1999.
Drafted J.J. Putz in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1999.
Drafted Terrmel Sledge in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999.
Drafted Steve Kent in the 9th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.
Drafted Justin Leone in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.
Drafted Rich Harden in the 38th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 18, 1999 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later and Mac Suzuki to the New York Mets. Received Allen Watson and cash. The Seattle Mariners sent Justin Dunning (minors) (September 14, 1999) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
June 19, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Matt Mieske to the Houston Astros. Received Kevin Hodges.
June 28, 1999 (Standings)
Released Allen Watson.
July 1, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Dave Stevens as a free agent.
July 7, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Domingo Cedeno to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jose Flores.
July 22, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Kerry Robinson to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Todd Williams.
July 26, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Butch Huskey to the Boston Red Sox. Received Robert Ramsay.
July 28, 1999 (Standings)
Traded David Segui to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Tom Davey and Steve Sinclair.
July 30, 1999 (Standings)
Released Dave Stevens.
August 27, 1999 (Standings)
Traded Jeff Fassero to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Myers (minors) (September 22, 1999) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
August 28, 1999 (Standings)
Signed Mike Blowers as a free agent.
October 4, 1999 (Standings)
Giomar Guevara granted Free Agency.
Butch Henry granted Free Agency.
October 8, 1999 (Standings)
Eric Weaver granted Free Agency.
October 11, 1999 (Standings)
Ozzie Timmons granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1999 (Standings)
Raul Chavez granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1999
Mike Blowers granted Free Agency.
Mark Leiter granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1999
Jay Buhner granted Free Agency.
November 17, 1999
Signed Rich Butler as a free agent.
Signed Robert Machado as a free agent.
December 6, 1999
Signed Jay Buhner as a free agent.
Released Melvin Bunch.
December 13, 1999
Drafted Aaron Taylor from the Atlanta Braves in the 1999 minor league draft.
December 15, 1999
Signed John Olerud as a free agent.
December 18, 1999
Signed Kazuhiro Sasaki as an amateur free agent.
December 20, 1999
Signed Stan Javier as a free agent.
Signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
December 21, 1999
Rafael Bournigal granted Free Agency.
Rafael Carmona granted Free Agency.
Russ Davis granted Free Agency.
Released Ryan Jackson.
Signed Arthur Rhodes as a free agent.
January 3, 2000
Released Brett Hinchliffe.
January 10, 2000
Signed Aaron Sele as a free agent.
January 14, 2000
Signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.
January 19, 2000
Signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
February 10, 2000
Traded Ken Griffey to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jake Meyer (minors), Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez and Brett Tomko.
March 21, 2000
Traded Carlos Maldonado to the Houston Astros. Received Carlos Hernandez.
March 22, 2000
Released Marc Kroon.
March 27, 2000
Released Brian Hunter.
March 31, 2000
Selected Anthony Sanders off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
