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12/29/1997
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Monday, December 29th, 1997
Released RP Dave Fleming.
Released RP Scott Ruskin.
Released RP Cris Carpenter.
Released LF Roberto Kelly.
Released 1B Eric Karros.
Released C Angelo Encarnacion.
Released C Greg Myers.
Released RP Paul Wagner.
Released RP Dana Kiecker.
Released RP Mike Schooler.
Released RF Derek Bell.
Released RF Phil Plantier.
Released SP Angel Miranda.
Traded 32-year-old catcher Chris Hoiles to the Charlotte Knights, getting 32-year-old catcher Todd Zeile in return.
Friday, October 31st, 1997
Released RF Bob Brower.
Released SP Jose Nunez.
Released SP Todd Burns.
Thursday, September 25th, 1997
Demoted SS Jeff Cirillo to Triple A New Orleans.
Demoted 1B Mike Piazza to Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of 3B Bill Selby from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RF Carmelo Martinez from Triple A New Orleans.
Saturday, August 30th, 1997
Demoted SP Mike Hampton to Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RP Paul Wagner from Triple A New Orleans.
Monday, August 18th, 1997
Demoted RF Carmelo Martinez to Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RP Dana Kiecker from Triple A New Orleans.
Sunday, August 3rd, 1997
Placed RF Trot Nixon on the 1-day injured list, retroactive to 08/01/1997.
Placed SP LaTroy Hawkins on the Hugg Baseball League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/30/1997.
Thursday, July 31st, 1997
Demoted RP Dana Kiecker to Triple A New Orleans.
Wednesday, July 30th, 1997
Traded 35-year-old starting pitcher Scott Garrelts, 35-year-old left fielder Dan Pasqua, 30-year-old minor league third baseman Scott Brosius and 34-year-old minor league center fielder Cecil Espy to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 25-year-old second baseman George Arias, 32-year-old right fielder Roberto Kelly, 24-year-old minor league center fielder Pat Watkins and 34-year-old minor league center fielder Lance Johnson in return.
Traded 28-year-old reliever Julio Valera, 34-year-old left fielder Craig Shipley and 37-year-old minor league first baseman Kent Hrbek to the Washington Senators, getting 36-year-old minor league first baseman Don Mattingly and 34-year-old reliever Scott Ruskin in return.
Purchased the contract of CF Lance Johnson from Triple A New Orleans.
Placed 2B George Arias on the Hugg Baseball League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1997.
Placed RP Scott Ruskin on the Hugg Baseball League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/01/1997.
Purchased the contract of SS Wilson Delgado from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RP Antonio Osuna from Triple A New Orleans.
Sunday, June 29th, 1997
Traded 29-year-old third baseman Vinny Castilla to the San Diego Padres, getting 30-year-old minor league second baseman Jeff Frye in return.
Traded 33-year-old starting pitcher Eric King, 31-year-old starting pitcher Randy Tomlin and 40-year-old reliever Frank DiPino to the Orlando Devil Rays, getting 27-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dave Fleming, 27-year-old minor league starting pitcher Angel Miranda and 24-year-old minor league reliever Antonio Osuna in return.
Placed SP Scott Garrelts on the 1-day injured list, retroactive to 06/25/1997.
Purchased the contract of SP Mike Dunne from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of SP Brian Holman from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of SP Angel Miranda from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RP Tim Davis from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of 2B Jeff Frye from Triple A New Orleans.
Tuesday, June 17th, 1997
Traded 29-year-old left fielder Luis Gonzalez, 31-year-old minor league catcher Joe Oliver and 23-year-old minor league center fielder Dante Powell to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 35-year-old right fielder Dan Pasqua, 28-year-old minor league catcher Angelo Encarnacion and 28-year-old minor league right fielder Phil Plantier in return.
Demoted 1B Kent Hrbek to Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RF Phil Plantier from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of LF Dan Pasqua from Triple A New Orleans.
Thursday, May 15th, 1997
Demoted 1B Eric Karros to Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RF Carmelo Martinez from Triple A New Orleans.
Wednesday, April 9th, 1997
Placed RP Mike Stanton on the 1-day injured list, retroactive to 04/07/1997.
Purchased the contract of RP Mike Holtz from Triple A New Orleans.
Saturday, March 1st, 1997
Demoted LF Ruben Sierra to Triple A New Orleans.
Demoted RF Carmelo Martinez to Triple A New Orleans.
Demoted 3B Scott Brosius to Triple A New Orleans.
Demoted SP Trevor Wilson to Triple A New Orleans.
Demoted SP Luis Aquino to Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RP Alberto Reyes from Triple A New Orleans.
Purchased the contract of RF Bob Brower from Triple A New Orleans.
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