| Monday, December 14th, 1998 | Placed SP Early Wynn on the 40-man roster. | Placed SP Early Wynn on the active roster. | Sunday, December 13th, 1998 | Signed free agent SP Early Wynn to a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,150. | Placed RP Doug Jones on the active roster. | Activated RP Doug Jones from the 60-day injured list. | Wednesday, November 11th, 1998 | C Harry Bemis received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | RP Bill H Wilson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | RP Andy Hassler received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | SP Freddie Fitzsimmons becomes a free-agent. | 3B Pedro Feliz received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | RP Scott Strickland received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | 1B Tom Parrott becomes a free-agent. | SP Sonny Siebert received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | C Andy Seminick received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | SP Sean Manaea received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | SP Denny McLain received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | SS Lonny Frey received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | RF Trot Nixon received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | RF Mark Sweeney received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | SS Red Corriden received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | Placed LF Bobby Veach on the active roster. | Activated LF Bobby Veach from the 60-day injured list. | Monday, November 9th, 1998 | 2B Lorenzo Davis received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,000. | 2B Felix Mantilla received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,000. | RP Tony Watson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $15,000. | Friday, November 6th, 1998 | Signed SP Jeff Weaver to a minor league contract extension. | Sunday, October 4th, 1998 | Signed RF Bryce Harper to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $54,000. | Sunday, August 9th, 1998 | Signed SP Matt Moore to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,500. | Wednesday, August 5th, 1998 | Signed RP Seth McClung to a minor league contract extension. | Tuesday, August 4th, 1998 | Signed CF Cesar Crespo to a minor league contract extension. | Monday, August 3rd, 1998 | Signed RP Jeremy Powell to a minor league contract extension. | Signed SP Yu Darvish to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $27,180. | Monday, June 22nd, 1998 | Signed free agent LF Howard Earl to a minor league contract with a $450 signing bonus. | Signed free agent CF Cesar Crespo to a minor league contract with a $400 signing bonus. | Signed free agent 3B Emil Batch to a minor league contract with a $400 signing bonus. | Friday, June 19th, 1998 | Drafted SP Denny McLain in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | Drafted SS Lonny Frey in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 15th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Gaby Sanchez in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 25th overall pick). | Drafted RP Hersh Freeman in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 35th overall pick). | Drafted C Norm Sherry in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 45th overall pick). | Drafted LF Tom Romano in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 55th overall pick). | Thursday, June 18th, 1998 | Placed LF Bobby Veach on the 60-day injured list. | Placed SP Dutch E Leonard on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/11/1998. | Purchased the contract of RF Trot Nixon from Triple A Charleston. | Friday, March 27th, 1998 | Placed 2B Lorenzo Davis on the 60-day injured list. | Saturday, March 14th, 1998 | Placed CF Brian Harper on the 60-day injured list. | Thursday, February 26th, 1998 | Signed CF Farmer Weaver to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $24,000. | Thursday, February 12th, 1998 | Signed RP Doug Jones to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000. | Sunday, February 8th, 1998 | Signed 3B David Wright to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $110,000. | Thursday, February 5th, 1998 | Signed CF Wally Berger to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $64,000. | Signed LF Bobby Veach to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $104,000. | Signed SS Scott Fletcher to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000. | | |