| Thursday, December 3rd, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Roy Crabb to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,000. | RP Marv Rotblatt was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. | Sunday, November 29th, 1998 | Signed free agent SP Don Kaiser to a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,800. | RP Ad Liska was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. | Thursday, November 26th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Bill Bartley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Julian Tavarez to a minor league contract. | Saturday, November 21st, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Woody Williams to a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,400. | RP Tim Leary was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. | Signed free agent RP Paxton Crawford to a minor league contract. | Thursday, November 19th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP John H Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Brent Dlugach to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Ayers to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Dick Allen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000. | Monday, November 9th, 1998 | CF Jim Wynn received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $43,250. | SP Smoky Joe Wood received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,500. | Friday, November 6th, 1998 | Signed 2B Luis Alicea to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,120. | Signed 2B Chuck Knoblauch to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $44,000. | Signed C Tom Pagnozzi to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,200. | Signed 2B Johnny Giavotella to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,960. | Signed RP Heathcliff Slocumb to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,200. | Signed 2B Charlie Neal to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,760. | Signed 1B Frank Torre to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000. | Signed RP Chris Devenski to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,200. | Tuesday, November 3rd, 1998 | Signed free agent SP Rollie Sheldon to a minor league contract. | Friday, October 23rd, 1998 | Signed RP Fred Johnson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,800. | Signed RP Craig Swan to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,400. | Signed SS Luis Aparicio to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,000. | Signed C Phil Roof to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,100. | Signed RF Nate Schierholtz to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,200. | Signed RP Ad Liska to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000. | Signed SP Hal Newhouser to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $14,800. | Thursday, October 22nd, 1998 | Signed free agent C Bob Montgomery to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Junior Walsh to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, October 20th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Luke Farrell to a minor league contract. | Thursday, October 1st, 1998 | Purchased the contract of 3B Rio Ruiz from Triple A Vancouver. | Tuesday, September 22nd, 1998 | Signed SP Jake Odorizzi to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $28,000. | Signed free agent RP Steve Sundra to a minor league contract. | Friday, September 18th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Randy Bockus to a minor league contract with a $300 signing bonus. | Released RP Yency Almonte. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Monday, September 14th, 1998 | Signed RP Kevin Appier to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000. | Signed C Bill Killefer to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,970. | Signed LF Von Hayes to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $58,000. | Thursday, September 10th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Released RP Steve Sundra. | Signed free agent RP Mark Schaeffer to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Sunday, September 6th, 1998 | Signed free agent SP Heathcliff Slocumb to a minor league contract with a $400 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Yency Almonte to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, September 1st, 1998 | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Garrett Jones to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Craig Shipley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Mike Lansing to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Andy Fox to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Dusty Cooke to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Frank Baker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Don Larsen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Bill Wise to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Charlie Lea to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Pedro Ramos to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Heathcliff Slocumb to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Randy Bockus to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Hank McDonald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John Michaels to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Yusei Kikuchi to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jose Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Chris Donnels to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Lee Maye to a minor league contract. | Thursday, August 27th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Hank McDonald to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Released RP John Michaels. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Monday, August 17th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Bob Osborn to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John Michaels to a minor league contract. | Saturday, August 15th, 1998 | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Bill Hassamaer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Johnny Giavotella to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Van Kelly to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Chub Aubrey to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Johnny Rizzo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Frank Baker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Tim Birtsas to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Charlie Lea to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Randy Bockus to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Hank McDonald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John H Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jose Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Lee Smith to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Sibby Sisti to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Mike Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 12th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP John Michaels to a minor league contract. | Monday, August 10th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Jose DeLeon to a minor league contract with a $400 signing bonus. | Released RP Tim Birtsas. | Signed LF Dusty Cooke to a minor league contract extension. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Robert Ellis to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Tom Pagnozzi to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Bill Lewis to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Garrett Jones to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Johnny Giavotella to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Rio Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Andy Fox to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Rolando Roomes to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Shawn Abner to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF John Carney to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Jeff Hoffman to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Lum Harris to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Charlie Lea to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Kevin Jarvis to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Pedro Ramos to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Randy Bockus to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Hank McDonald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John Michaels to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Yusei Kikuchi to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Trevor May to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Sibby Sisti to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Mike Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Sunday, August 9th, 1998 | Signed CF Darren Lewis to a minor league contract extension. | Thursday, August 6th, 1998 | Signed 3B Pep Clark to a minor league contract extension. | Wednesday, August 5th, 1998 | Signed LF Austin Dean to a minor league contract extension. | Signed free agent RP Steve Sundra to a minor league contract. | Released RP Gus Thompson. | Sunday, August 2nd, 1998 | Signed SP Oil Can Boyd to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $13,000. | Signed SS Mike Miley to a minor league contract extension. | Signed 3B Hal Luby to a minor league contract extension. | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Mike Laga to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Craig Shipley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Bill Dreesen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Cody Ransom to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Spike Shannon to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Frank Baker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ad Liska to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Horacio Ramirez to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Trevor May to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John H Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jeff Bittiger to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Sam LaRocque to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Finners Quinlan to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, July 29th, 1998 | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Bill Hassamaer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Lou Whitaker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Bill Dreesen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Cody Ransom to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Ed Silch to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Frank Baker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jeff Bittiger to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Mark Schaeffer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Julio Santana to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Charlie Barnabe to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jose Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Sam LaRocque to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Finners Quinlan to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 23rd, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Yusei Kikuchi to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 20th, 1998 | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Mike Laga to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Craig Shipley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Bill Dreesen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Cody Ransom to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Ed Silch to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Johnny Rizzo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jeff Bittiger to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Frank Mack to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John H Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Mark Schaeffer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Sam LaRocque to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Austin Dean to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 13th, 1998 | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Mike Laga to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Craig Shipley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Bill Dreesen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Cody Ransom to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Ed Silch to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Johnny Rizzo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jeff Bittiger to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Mark Schaeffer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jose Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Julio Santana to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Lee Smith to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Sam LaRocque to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Austin Dean to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 4th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Heathcliff Slocumb to a minor league contract with a $400 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Trevor Richards to a minor league contract with a $380 signing bonus. | Thursday, July 2nd, 1998 | Signed free agent RP John Glaiser to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Red Murff to a minor league contract with a $320 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Steve Sundra to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Gus Thompson to a minor league contract. | Friday, June 19th, 1998 | Drafted C Bob Montgomery in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 34th overall pick). | Drafted CF Charlie Tilson in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 44th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Brent Dlugach in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 54th overall pick). | Released RP Luke Farrell. | Released 3B Brent Dlugach. | Released LF Howard Earl. | Thursday, June 18th, 1998 | 2B Rickie Weeks returns from his rehab assignment. | 3B Tim Wallach was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). | Signed free agent RP Luke Farrell to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 15th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Yency Almonte to a minor league contract. | Released RP Robert Ellis. | Signed free agent C Art Kusnyer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Adam Melhuse to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Mike Laga to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Art Ball to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Edgardo Alfonzo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Mike Miley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Howard Earl to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Cesar Crespo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Fred Cooke to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP John Michaels to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Yusei Kikuchi to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jose Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Frank Mack to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Mark Schaeffer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Finners Quinlan to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 8th, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Yency Almonte to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Jim Robertson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Art Kusnyer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Mike Laga to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Art Ball to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Bill Hassamaer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Andy Fox to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Ed Silch to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Cesar Crespo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Mark Polhemus to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ad Liska to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Yusei Kikuchi to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Burt Keeley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Dave Meads to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Lee Smith to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jose Ruiz to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Frank Mack to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Finners Quinlan to a minor league contract. | Friday, May 22nd, 1998 | Signed free agent RP Lee Smith to a minor league contract with a $300 signing bonus. | Placed CL Bob Osborn on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/1998. | Signed free agent RP Jeremy Powell to a minor league contract. | Saturday, May 9th, 1998 | Signed free agent 3B Chris Donnels to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Bill Killefer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Mark Dalesandro to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Paul Jata to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Charlie Neal to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Van Kelly to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Mike Miley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Bill Krieg to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Johnny Frederick to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Fred Cooke to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Lum Harris to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Charlie Lea to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Kevin Jarvis to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Pedro Ramos to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Stan Belinda to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Trevor May to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ted W Abernathy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Julian Tavarez to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Toshihide Hatafuku to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Randy Bockus to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Yusei Kikuchi to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Ray Holbert to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Mike Fitzgerald to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, April 15th, 1998 | Signed free agent C Duane Josephson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Bill Killefer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Frank Torre to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Andy Fox to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Tim Leary to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Jim Abbott to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Luis Alicea to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 1st, 1998 | Activated RP Stan Belinda from the 60-day injured list. | Placed CL Denny Stark on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/1997. | Friday, February 27th, 1998 | Placed 2B Podge Weihe on the 13-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/1998. | Invited non-roster SP Oil Can Boyd to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RF Casper Wells to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster LF Joe Hall to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Michael Foltynewicz to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster SP Jim Bunning to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Julio Santana to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Hector Almonte to Spring Training camp. | | |