The Transactions for the 1996 Chicago Cubs (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1996 Chicago Cubs
January 5, 1996
Dave Magadan signed as a free agent.
January 16, 1996
Bob Patterson signed as a free agent.
January 24, 1996
Bret Barberie signed as a free agent.
Leo Gomez signed as a free agent.
February 6, 1996
Brian Dorsett signed as a free agent.
February 18, 1996
Carlos Pulido signed as a free agent.
March 9, 1996
Kent Bottenfield signed as a free agent.
March 12, 1996
Terry Shumpert signed as a free agent.
March 13, 1996
Jon Ratliff returned from Detroit Tigers.
April 8, 1996
Traded Matt Franco to New York Mets in exchange for a player to be named later; Chicago Cubs received Chris DeWitt (June 11, 1996).
May 29, 1996
Felix Fermin signed as a free agent.
June 4, 1996
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
4th round Chris Gissell (signed June 6, 1996) 5th round Chad Meyers (signed June 7, 1996) 10th round Phil Norton (signed June 6, 1996) 20th round Courtney Duncan (signed June 20, 1996) 23rd round Jason Smith (signed May 25, 1997) 29th round Kyle Lohse (signed May 20, 1997)
June 15, 1996
Doug Jones released.
June 27, 1996
Traded Ismael Villegas to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Tyler Houston.
August 9, 1996
Felix Fermin released.
October 9, 1996
Lost Mike Campbell to Boston Red Sox on waivers.
October 15, 1996
Granted Free Agency
Bret Barberie Brian Dorsett Todd Haney Hector Ortiz Mike Perez Carlos Pulido Roberto Rivera Terry Shumpert Tanyon Sturtze
October 28, 1996
Granted Free Agency
October 29, 1996
Granted Free Agency
November 5, 1996
Granted Free Agency
November 15, 1996
Francis Beltran signed as a non-drafted free agent.
November 20, 1996
Claimed Marc Pisciotta from Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
Traded Jason Stevenson to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Miguel Cairo.
November 27, 1996
Ryne Sandberg signed as a free agent.
November 30, 1996
Kevin Tolar signed as a free agent.
December 2, 1996
Shawon Dunston signed as a free agent.
December 7, 1996
Granted Free Agency
December 9, 1996
Major League Draft
Selected Terrell Lowery from New York Mets. Selected Ramon Tatis from New York Mets.
Scott Bullett released.
Terry Mulholland signed as a free agent.
December 10, 1996
Mel Rojas signed as a free agent.
December 13, 1996
Mark Dalesandro signed as a free agent.
Kevin Tapani signed as a free agent.
December 16, 1996
Alex Cabrera released.
December 17, 1996
Granted Free Agency
Claimed Miguel Batista from Florida Marlins on waivers.
December 20, 1996
Granted Free Agency
December 30, 1996
Julio Valera signed as a free agent.