| | | Wednesday, December 30th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Bill Snyder to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,400. | | Tuesday, December 29th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Rosie Rosebraugh to a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,400. | | RP Jeremy Hefner was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. | | Sunday, December 27th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Junior Walsh to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, December 26th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Taylor Phillips to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, December 10th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Armando Reynoso to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 7th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Hansel Robles to a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,400. | | RP Bill Reeder was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. | | Signed free agent RP Craig Anderson to a minor league contract. | | Friday, December 4th, 1998 | | Assigned RP Steve Peters to Triple A Des Moines. | | Signed free agent SP Bud Daley to a minor league contract with a $450 signing bonus. | | Sunday, November 29th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Dan L Meyer to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, November 28th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Horacio Ramirez to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, November 24th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Danny McDevitt to a minor league contract. | | Monday, November 23rd, 1998 | | Signed free agent CF Milt Cuyler to a minor league contract. | | RP Pat Larkin was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. | | Purchased the contract of CF Milt Cuyler from Triple A Des Moines. | | Sunday, November 22nd, 1998 | | Signed free agent 1B Damian Jackson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Ed Hanyzewski to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, November 21st, 1998 | | Signed free agent RP Brian Rose to a minor league contract. | | Friday, November 20th, 1998 | | Signed free agent CL Tim Drummond to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, November 11th, 1998 | | RP Jeremy Hefner received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Monte Weaver received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Dick Robertson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | CF Odubel Herrera becomes a free-agent. | | RP Pat Larkin received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Tim Crabtree received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | 1B Mark Reynolds becomes a free-agent. | | 2B Crash Davis received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | CF Ryan Thompson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | 1B Joe Stripp received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Jake Junis received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Bill Reeder received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | SS Dal Maxvill received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Steve Peters received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RP Mike O'Neill received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RF Norm Miller becomes a free-agent. | | 1B Jim Holt received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | RF Johnny Lewis received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | C Meibrys Viloria received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | C Sal Yvars received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | 3B Dave Silvestri received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $4,060. | | C Luke Carlin becomes a free-agent. | | Monday, November 9th, 1998 | | RP Bill Wegman received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,000. | | CL Cody Allen received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,000. | | C Haywood Sullivan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,000. | | CF Jackie Jensen received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,600. | | SP Russ Ortiz received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,272. | | RP Roy Sherid received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,860. | | SP Jack Harper received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,000. | | 2B Podge Weihe received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,000. | | C Fred Carisch received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,000. | | 2B Eddy Garabito received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,000. | | Monday, October 19th, 1998 | | RF Harold Baines retired from professional baseball. | | Tuesday, October 6th, 1998 | | Signed SP Happy Townsend to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $52,000. | | Monday, October 5th, 1998 | | Signed SP J A Happ to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000. | | Friday, September 4th, 1998 | | Activated RP Dick Robertson from the 60-day injured list. | | Placed RP Roy Sherid on the 13-day injured list, retroactive to 09/03/1998. | | Sunday, August 16th, 1998 | | Placed RF Jackie Jensen on the 13-day injured list, retroactive to 08/15/1998. | | Friday, July 3rd, 1998 | | Signed general manager John Vukovich to a 3-year, $3,964 per year contract. | | Signed team doctor Josh Bergsieker to a 3-year, $5,074 per year contract. | | Signed bench coach Eddie Holmberg to a 2-year, $1,254 per year contract. | | Tuesday, June 23rd, 1998 | | Signed SP Dan Haren to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $84,000. | | Sunday, June 21st, 1998 | | Signed SP Danny Cox to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $17,000. | | Friday, June 19th, 1998 | | Signed LF Ted Cather to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,850. | | Signed CF Chris B Young to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,000. | | Drafted SP Schoolboy Rowe in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Larry Cheney in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 13th overall pick). | | Traded 24-year-old minor league reliever Larry Cheney to the Pittsburgh Ambassadors, getting 24-year-old minor league reliever Adam Warren in return. | | Drafted CF Felix McLaurin in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 33rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Bobby Bragan in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 3, 43rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Pat Larkin in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 3, 53rd overall pick). | | Friday, May 1st, 1998 | | RF Norm Miller did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Seattle organization. | | Thursday, April 2nd, 1998 | | Signed free agent RF Norm Miller to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Junior Noboa to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Crash Davis to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Al Spangler to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Raul Gonzalez to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, March 18th, 1998 | | Activated SP Mike O'Neill from the 60-day injured list. | | Wednesday, March 4th, 1998 | | Placed SP Ed Brandt on the 13-day injured list, retroactive to 03/03/1998. | | Monday, March 2nd, 1998 | | Placed CF Odubel Herrera on the 13-day injured list, retroactive to 03/01/1998. | | Invited non-roster CF Chris B Young to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster 1B Mark Reynolds to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster CF Izzy Hoffman to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster 2B Skippy Roberge to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster C Jake Wells to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster C Duke Sims to Spring Training camp. | | Sunday, February 1st, 1998 | | RP Taylor Phillips was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | | RP Charlie Parsons was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | | CF Stan Wentzel was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | | Sunday, January 25th, 1998 | | Signed free agent 1B Mark Reynolds to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Chris B Young to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, January 24th, 1998 | | Signed free agent RF Harold Baines to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,000. | | Placed RF Harold Baines on the 40-man roster. | | Placed RF Harold Baines on the active roster. | | |
