The Transactions for the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
January 8, 1998
Brad Pennington signed as a free agent.
January 19, 1998
Jose Veras signed as a non-drafted free agent.
January 27, 1998
Matt Ruebel signed as a free agent.
Dave Silvestri signed as a free agent.
Jerome Walton signed as a free agent.
March 26, 1998
Lost Jose Paniagua to Seattle Mariners on waivers.
April 2, 1998
Claimed Eddie Gaillard from Detroit Tigers on waivers.
April 27, 1998
Claimed Julio Santana from Texas Rangers on waivers.
May 19, 1998
Lee Gardner signed as a non-drafted free agent.
May 26, 1998
Jerome Walton released.
June 2, 1998
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
5th round Aubrey Huff (signed June 17, 1998) 6th round Ryan Rupe (signed June 7, 1998) 8th round Joe Kennedy (signed June 2, 1998) 18th round Brandon Backe (signed June 5, 1998) 24th round Ryan Jorgensen (did not sign) 36th round Tim Olson (did not sign)
June 26, 1998
Granted Free Agency
June 29, 1998
Travis Harper signed as a free agent.
July 1, 1998
Josias Manzanillo released.
July 2, 1998
Jorge Cantu signed as a non-drafted free agent.
July 8, 1998
Juan Salas signed as a non-drafted free agent.
September 23, 1998
Claimed Julio Mosquera from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
September 30, 1998
Granted Free Agency
October 2, 1998
Brian Stokes signed as a non-drafted free agent.
October 7, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Claimed Cory Lidle from Arizona Diamondbacks on waivers.
October 15, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Israel Alcantara Dan Carlson Darron Cox Dave Eiland Luis Polonia
October 16, 1998
Granted Free Agency
November 3, 1998
Dennis Springer released.
November 19, 1998
Larry Casian signed as a free agent.
Terrell Lowery signed as a free agent.
Bobby Munoz signed as a free agent.
Alan Newman signed as a free agent.
Lost Kerry Robinson to Seattle Mariners on waivers.
November 23, 1998
Tom Wilson signed as a free agent.
November 24, 1998
Aaron Holbert signed as a free agent.
November 25, 1998
Dave Silvestri signed as a free agent.
November 28, 1998
Dave Eiland signed as a free agent.
December 11, 1998
Jose Canseco signed as a free agent.
December 14, 1998
Major League Draft
Selected David Lamb from Baltimore Orioles.
Minor League Draft
Selected Luis Garcia from Chicago White Sox.
December 18, 1998
Mark Hutton signed as a free agent.
Jesse Levis signed as a free agent.