| | | Sunday, October 19th, 1997 | | MA John McNamara retires. | | Hitting Coach Jon Broussard leaves the team, his contract was not renewed. | | Sunday, July 20th, 1997 | | Received C Jerry May from Major League Houston. | | Placed SS Clem Koshorek on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1997. | | Thursday, June 19th, 1997 | | Received SP Ed Figueroa from Major League Houston. | | Drafted SP Chuck Estrada in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). | | Received CF Herb Adams from Major League Houston. | | Promoted CF Kirby Puckett to Major League Houston. | | Drafted LF Tuck Stainback in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 16th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Ralph Comstock in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 25th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Chad Fonville in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 26th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Mike Olt in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 36th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Dave Cochrane in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 41st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Adam Bernero in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 46th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jeff Hoffman in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 6, 56th overall pick). | | |
