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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1999)
63-99, Finished 5th in AL East
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Scored 620 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-95
Manager: Larry Rothschild (63-99)
Ballpark: Tropicana Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,506,293 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
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1999 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
March 14, 1996
Signed Victor Zambrano as a free agent.
June 4, 1996
Drafted Cedrick Bowers in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.
Drafted Alex Sanchez in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.
Drafted Mickey Callaway in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.
Drafted Delvin James in the 14th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1996.
Drafted Jared Sandberg in the 16th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 21, 1996.
Drafted Kyle Snyder in the 27th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Dan Wheeler in the 34th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 7, 1997.
Drafted Jason Michaels in the 44th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Travis Phelps in the 89th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1997.
July 11, 1996
Signed Trevor Enders as an amateur free agent.
August 2, 1996
Signed Yurendell DeCaster as an amateur free agent.
August 15, 1996
Signed Bartolome Fortunato as an amateur free agent.
November 8, 1996
Signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.
December 18, 1996
Signed Matt Williams as a free agent.
February 4, 1997
Signed Rick White as a free agent.
February 21, 1997
Signed Darron Cox as a free agent.
March 11, 1997
Signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
March 18, 1997
Signed Julio Manon as a free agent.
April 21, 1997
Signed Rolando Arrojo as an amateur free agent.
May 10, 1997
Signed Pete LaForest as a free agent.
May 22, 1997
Signed Humberto Cota as a free agent.
June 3, 1997
Drafted Jason Standridge in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
Drafted Kenny Kelly in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.
Drafted Todd Belitz in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.
Drafted Toby Hall in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.
Drafted Paul Hoover in the 23rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
Drafted Jason Jimenez in the 28th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.
Drafted Heath Bell in the 69th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Robby Hammock in the 89th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
November 11, 1997
Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mike Kelly. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Dmitri Young (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
November 14, 1997
Signed Alex Cabrera as a free agent.
November 18, 1997
Signed Roberto Hernandez as a free agent.
Signed Tim Laker as a free agent.
Purchased Fred McGriff from the Atlanta Braves.
Traded Bobby Abreu to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Kevin Stocker.
Traded Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets to the San Diego Padres. Received John Flaherty.
Drafted Tony Saunders from the Florida Marlins as the 1st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Quinton McCracken from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Bobby Abreu from the Houston Astros as the 6th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Miguel Cairo from the Chicago Cubs as the 8th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Rich Butler from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 10th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Bobby Smith from the Atlanta Braves as the 12th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Jason Johnson from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 14th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Dmitri Young from the Cincinnati Reds as the 16th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Esteban Yan from the Baltimore Orioles as the 18th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Mike Difelice from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 20th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Bubba Trammell from the Detroit Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Andy Sheets from the Seattle Mariners as the 24th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Dennis Springer from the Anaheim Angels as the 26th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Dan Carlson from the San Francisco Giants as the 28th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Brian Boehringer from the New York Yankees as the 30th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Mike Duvall from the Florida Marlins as the 32nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted John Leroy from the Atlanta Braves as the 34th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Jim Mecir from the Boston Red Sox as the 36th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Bryan Rekar from the Colorado Rockies as the 38th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Rick Gorecki from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 40th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Ramon Tatis from the Chicago Cubs as the 42nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Kerry Robinson from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 44th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Steve Cox from the Oakland Athletics as the 46th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Albie Lopez from the Cleveland Indians as the 48th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Jose Paniagua from the Montreal Expos as the 50th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Carlos Mendoza from the New York Mets as the 52nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Ryan Karp from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 54th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Randy Winn from the Florida Marlins as the 58th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Terrell Wade from the Atlanta Braves as the 60th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Aaron Ledesma from the Baltimore Orioles as the 62nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Brooks Kieschnick from the Chicago Cubs as the 64th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Herb Perry from the Cleveland Indians as the 68th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Drafted Vaughn Eshelman from the Oakland Athletics as the 70th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
December 3, 1997
Signed Wilson Alvarez as a free agent.
December 4, 1997
Signed Dave Martinez as a free agent.
December 8, 1997
Signed Paul Sorrento as a free agent.
December 9, 1997
Signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.
December 15, 1997
Matt Williams drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
December 16, 1997
Signed Israel Alcantara as a free agent.
Signed Scott McClain as a free agent.
December 18, 1997
Signed Josias Manzanillo as a free agent.
December 19, 1997
Signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.
Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
December 21, 1997
Ryan Karp granted Free Agency.
January 8, 1998
Signed Brad Pennington as a free agent.
January 19, 1998
Signed Jose Veras as an amateur free agent.
January 27, 1998
Signed Matt Ruebel as a free agent.
Signed Dave Silvestri as a free agent.
Signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
March 26, 1998
Jose Paniagua selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.
April 2, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Eddie Gaillard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
April 27, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Julio Santana off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
May 19, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Lee Gardner as an amateur free agent.
May 26, 1998 (Standings)
Released Jerome Walton.
June 2, 1998 (Standings)
Drafted Aubrey Huff in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1998.
Drafted Ryan Rupe in the 6th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.
Drafted Joe Kennedy in the 8th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1998.
Drafted Brandon Backe in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.
Drafted Ryan Jorgensen in the 24th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Tim Olson in the 36th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 26, 1998 (Standings)
Tim Laker granted Free Agency.
June 29, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Travis Harper as a free agent.
July 1, 1998 (Standings)
Released Josias Manzanillo.
July 2, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Jorge Cantu as an amateur free agent.
July 8, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Juan Salas as an amateur free agent.
September 23, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Julio Mosquera off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
September 30, 1998 (Standings)
Matt Ruebel granted Free Agency.
October 2, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Brian Stokes as an amateur free agent.
October 7, 1998 (Standings)
Selected Cory Lidle off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Brad Pennington granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1998 (Standings)
Israel Alcantara granted Free Agency.
Dan Carlson granted Free Agency.
Darron Cox granted Free Agency.
Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.
Luis Polonia granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Alex Cabrera granted Free Agency.
Dave Silvestri granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1998
Released Dennis Springer.
November 19, 1998
Signed Larry Casian as a free agent.
Signed Terrell Lowery as a free agent.
Signed Bobby Munoz as a free agent.
Signed Alan Newman as a free agent.
Kerry Robinson selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.
November 23, 1998
Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
November 24, 1998
Signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
November 25, 1998
Signed Dave Silvestri as a free agent.
November 28, 1998
Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
December 11, 1998
Signed Jose Canseco as a free agent.
December 14, 1998
Drafted Luis Garcia from the Chicago White Sox in the 1998 minor league draft.
Drafted David Lamb from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1998 rule 5 draft.
December 18, 1998
Signed Mark Hutton as a free agent.
Signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.
January 13, 1999
Signed Billy Ashley as a free agent.
January 20, 1999
Signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
Signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.
Signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
Signed Marc Valdes as a free agent.
Signed Bobby Witt as a free agent.
February 3, 1999
Signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
February 19, 1999
Signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
February 23, 1999
Signed Joe Strong as a free agent.
March 29, 1999
Traded Jason Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Danny Clyburn. The Baltimore Orioles sent Angel Volquez (minors) (April 22, 1999) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.
March 31, 1999
Released Mike Kelly.
Released Steve Ontiveros.
1999 Trades and Transactions
