| | | Monday, October 5th, 1998 | | Placed C Jerry May on the active roster. | | Activated C Jerry May from the injured list. | | Friday, June 26th, 1998 | | Signed Manager Jim Rooker to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Pitching Coach Dave Rader to a 1-year contract extension. | | Signed Hitting Coach Jon Broussard to a 2-year contract extension. | | Friday, June 19th, 1998 | | Drafted SP Howard Ehmke in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Shawn Estes in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Nolan Reimold in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 14th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Jim Piersall in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 19th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Yonder Alonso in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 24th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Hank Fischer in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 39th overall pick). | | Drafted RP John Wyatt in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 59th overall pick). | | Monday, June 8th, 1998 | | Activated 3B Pep Clark from the injured list. | | Activated 3B Pep Clark from the IL. | | Monday, May 25th, 1998 | | Activated SP Billy Loes from the injured list. | | Activated SP Billy Loes from the IL. | | Thursday, May 7th, 1998 | | Received RP Bill Foxen from Major League Houston. | | Placed SP Billy Loes on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/02/1998. | | |
