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| Thursday, November 20th , 1997 |
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| RP Jay Estrada was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent. |
| Tuesday, November 11th , 1997 |
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| Signed RP Ramon Malena to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $300,000. |
| Signed SP Mike Arner to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $10,120,000. |
| Signed RP Anthony Whitson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $380,000. |
| Signed 2B Javier Robles to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $740,000. |
| Signed SS Damian Jackson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $950,000. |
| Signed SP Silvio Censale to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,780,000. |
| Signed Bench Coach Bruce Miller to a 4-year, $150,000 per year contract. |
| Sunday, November 9th , 1997 |
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| Signed Team Trainer Barry Kaplan to a 4-year, $120,000 per year contract. |
| Friday, November 7th , 1997 |
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| Executed the contract year option of SP Cesar Luna. |
| Friday, October 31st , 1997 |
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| Team Trainer Marshall Washington retires. |
| Bench Coach Jim L Hickman leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Tuesday, October 7th , 1997 |
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| Signed RP Tom Niedenfuer to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000. |
| Signed RP Stanley Zaltsman to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,200,000. |
| Friday, October 3rd , 1997 |
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| Placed 2B Monty Fariss on the active roster. |
| Activated 2B Monty Fariss from the injured list. |
| Placed SS Damian Jackson on the active roster. |
| Activated SS Damian Jackson from the injured list. |
| Placed 1B David Doster on the active roster. |
| Activated 1B David Doster from the injured list. |
| Monday, September 29th , 1997 |
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| 1B Denny Van Pelt was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed CF Mike A Brumley on the active roster. |
| Activated CF Mike A Brumley from the 60-day injured list. |
| Monday, September 15th , 1997 |
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| Placed SP John Burgos on the active roster. |
| Activated SP John Burgos from the injured list. |
| Placed 2B Monty Fariss on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/12/1997. |
| Purchased the contract of SS Brandon Moore from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, September 8th , 1997 |
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| Placed 1B David Doster on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/05/1997. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Tuffy Rhodes from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Jose Amado from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, September 1st , 1997 |
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| Placed RP Anthony Whitson on the active roster. |
| Activated RP Anthony Whitson from the injured list. |
| Optioned RP Lorenzo Gutierrez to Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Jay Estrada from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Ricky Otero from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Willie Romero from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, August 25th , 1997 |
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| Assigned RF Jarrett Shearin to Single A DeLand. |
| Monday, August 18th , 1997 |
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| Signed Pitching Coach Alexis Chauca to a 4-year contract extension. |
| Signed Scouting Director Rodney Clabo to a 5-year contract extension. |
| Saturday, July 19th , 1997 |
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| Signed SP Alex Fernandez to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $15,900,000. |
| Monday, July 14th , 1997 |
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| Placed RP Anthony Whitson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/11/1997. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Lorenzo Gutierrez from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, July 7th , 1997 |
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| Placed SS Damian Jackson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/04/1997. |
| Purchased the contract of SS Jason Smith from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, June 30th , 1997 |
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| Optioned RP Lorenzo Gutierrez to Triple A Iowa. |
| Placed RP Stanley Zaltsman on the active roster. |
| Friday, June 27th , 1997 |
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| Fired Hitting Coach Randy G Johnson. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Joe Roney to a 3-year, $187,500 per year contract. |
| Wednesday, June 25th , 1997 |
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| Signed free agent RP Stanley Zaltsman to a 1-year contract worth a total of $410,000. |
| Monday, June 23rd , 1997 |
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| Placed SP John Burgos on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/20/1997. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Steven Richard from Triple A Iowa. |
| Released 1B David Segui. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Lorenzo Gutierrez from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, June 2nd , 1997 |
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| Assigned RP Michael Kerrigan to Triple A Iowa. |
| LF Mike Greenwell was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B David Segui from Triple A Iowa. |
| Saturday, May 31st , 1997 |
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| Signed CF Mike A Brumley to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,300,000. |
| Monday, May 26th , 1997 |
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| Fired Hitting Coach Don Wright. |
| Appointed Randy G Johnson as Hitting Coach. |
| Monday, May 19th , 1997 |
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| RP Michael Kerrigan was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Alex Portillo from Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, May 12th , 1997 |
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| Assigned CF Tuffy Rhodes to Triple A Iowa. |
| Released RP Jeff Schmidt. |
| Placed RP Tom Niedenfuer on the active roster. |
| Wednesday, May 7th , 1997 |
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| Signed free agent RP Tom Niedenfuer to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000. |
| Monday, April 28th , 1997 |
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| CF Tuffy Rhodes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Mike Greenwell from Triple A Iowa. |
| Saturday, April 19th , 1997 |
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| C Dan Wilson was claimed off waivers by Seattle. |
| Sunday, April 6th , 1997 |
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| C Dan Wilson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Roberto Giron, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Roberto Giron, returned to original Organization Texas Rangers. |
| Wednesday, March 19th , 1997 |
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| Signed free agent LF Hal Morris to a 1-year contract worth a total of $390,000. |
| Monday, March 17th , 1997 |
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| Optioned 1B Denny Van Pelt to Triple A Iowa. |
| Assigned C Jason Phillips from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa. |
| Optioned LF Ricky Otero to Triple A Iowa. |
| Optioned 1B Jose Amado to Triple A Iowa. |
| Optioned SP Tony Armas to Triple A Iowa. |
| Assigned RP Alex Portillo from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa. |
| Optioned RP David Manning to Triple A Iowa. |
| Optioned RP Kyle Kawabata to Triple A Iowa. |
| Monday, March 10th , 1997 |
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| Invited non-roster 1B David Segui to Spring Training camp. |
| Released RP Ralph Citarella. |
| Assigned RP Eric Gagne from Spring Training camp to Double A Birmingham. |
| Assigned RP Erik Bedard from Spring Training camp to B & C Coos Bay-North Bend. |
| Assigned 3B Aubrey Huff from Spring Training camp to Single A DeLand. |
| Assigned CF Jordan Escobar from Spring Training camp to Single A DeLand. |
| Assigned CF Marlon Byrd from Spring Training camp to B & C Coos Bay-North Bend. |
| Assigned SS Jamie Hammond from Spring Training camp to B & C Coos Bay-North Bend. |
| Assigned SS Jason Smith from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa. |
| Assigned C Alejandro Montez from Spring Training camp to Single A Burlington. |
| Assigned C Juan Henriquez from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa. |
| Assigned LF Jose Miranda from Spring Training camp to Double A Birmingham. |
| Transferred CF Mike A Brumley to the 60-day IL. |
| Monday, March 3rd , 1997 |
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| Purchased the contract of SP Lorenzo Gutierrez from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Tony Armas from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B David Doster from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Willie Carlos from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Jeff Schmidt from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Garvin Alston from Triple A Iowa. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Fred Soriano from Triple A Iowa. |
| Invited non-roster RP Eric Gagne to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster LF Jose Miranda to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SS Jason Smith to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP Alex Portillo to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster CF Marlon Byrd to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster C Jason Phillips to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster C Juan Henriquez to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster C Alejandro Montez to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Aubrey Huff to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Erik Bedard to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SS Jamie Hammond to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster CF Jordan Escobar to Spring Training camp. |
| Placed CF Mike A Brumley on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/28/1997. |
