Wednesday, December 3rd , 1997
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Signed Scouting Director Alan Brice to a 4-year, $337,500 per year contract.
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Tuesday, December 2nd , 1997
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Signed Hitting Coach William Brown to a 4-year, $207,500 per year contract.
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Monday, December 1st , 1997
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Signed Team Trainer Ryan Provenzano to a 5-year, $147,500 per year contract.
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Saturday, November 29th , 1997
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Placed SP Dave Otto on the active roster.
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Activated SP Dave Otto from the 60-day injured list.
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Appointed Bruce Brown as 3B Coach.
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Placed SP Dave Otto on the secondary (40-man) roster.
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Placed SP Dave Otto on the active roster.
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Activated SP Dave Otto from the 60-day injured list.
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Appointed Bruce Brown as 3B Coach.
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Saturday, November 22nd , 1997
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RP Manuel Furcal becomes a free-agent.
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RP Mike Henneman becomes a free-agent.
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CL Joe Turek received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $280,000.
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3B Vinny Medina received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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RP David Weathers becomes a free-agent.
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1B Darren Doucette received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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SP Steve Karsay received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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LF Larry Walker becomes a free-agent.
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2B Ron Wright received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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1B Sean Casey received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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RP Bruce Ruffin becomes a free-agent.
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RP Guillermo Mota received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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C Robert Fick received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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SP Steve Avery becomes a free-agent.
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RP Luther Hackman becomes a free-agent.
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RP John Wasdin received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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SP Tony Fiore received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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SP Benj Sampson becomes a free-agent.
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RP Dilson Torres becomes a free-agent.
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SS Ken Jackson becomes a free-agent.
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LF Tony Tarasco received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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LF Brian Thomas becomes a free-agent.
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RP Ed Caballero becomes a free-agent.
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SP Jamie Ybarra becomes a free-agent.
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SS Ramiro Sanchez becomes a free-agent.
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C Eli Marrero becomes a free-agent.
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2B Bobby Bojorquez becomes a free-agent.
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LF Keith Williams becomes a free-agent.
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3B Mitchell Root becomes a free-agent.
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1B Matthew Cloherty received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
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RF David Green becomes a free-agent.
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C Joseph Singley becomes a free-agent.
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RP Manny Aybar becomes a free-agent.
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C Paul Gomez becomes a free-agent.
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3B Carlos Nava becomes a free-agent.
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SP Jim Morris becomes a free-agent.
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SP Mickey Weston becomes a free-agent.
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C Juan Montalvo becomes a free-agent.
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LF Marcos Taveras becomes a free-agent.
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Thursday, November 20th , 1997
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RP Marc Wilkins received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $380,000.
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CF Charles Lee was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
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C Dave Nilsson becomes a free-agent.
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RP Brendan Donnelly received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $481,620.
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RP John Reid becomes a free-agent.
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CF Kevin Maas becomes a free-agent.
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Tuesday, November 18th , 1997
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Signed SP Ray Ricken to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $880,000.
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Signed LF Dave Clark to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000.
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Signed RP Bob Lutticken to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,060,000.
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Friday, October 3rd , 1997
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Placed SP Dave Otto on the 60-day injured list.
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Placed SP Dave Otto on the 60-day injured list.
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Saturday, September 27th , 1997
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Signed international amateur 2B Nelson de la Mora out of Venezuela to a minor league contract with a $4,116 signing bonus.
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Saturday, September 13th , 1997
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Signed international amateur 3B Domingo Martinez out of Colombia to a minor league contract with a $12,566 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur CF Carlos Guillen out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract with a $4,766 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur 3B Will Cosme out of Venezuela to a minor league contract with a $5,200 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur CF Victor Cruz out of Venezuela to a minor league contract with a $5,200 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur C Ricardo Calderon out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract with a $5,200 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur C Julio Guzman out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract with a $11,266 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur 3B Antonio Resendez out of Venezuela to a minor league contract with a $6,066 signing bonus.
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Friday, September 12th , 1997
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Signed C Jeff Osborne to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $17,400,000.
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Saturday, August 2nd , 1997
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Designated SS Pat Lennon for assignment.
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Friday, August 1st , 1997
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Signed international amateur SP Ricky Martinez out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
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Wednesday, July 30th , 1997
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Signed free agent RP Manuel Furcal to a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000.
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Wednesday, July 23rd , 1997
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Signed free agent SP Joe Hesketh to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Scott Bryant to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent SP Denny Neagle to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Bob Hendershot to a minor league contract with a $34,000 signing bonus.
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Signed free agent SP Mickey Weston to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Michael Rountree to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Marcos Taveras to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent C Juan Montalvo to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent 2B Julio Gonzalez to a minor league contract with a $28,000 signing bonus.
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Signed free agent RP Shoutarou Hata to a minor league contract with a $1,000 signing bonus.
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Saturday, July 19th , 1997
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Signed international amateur SP Frank Martinez out of Venezuela to a minor league contract with a $43,000 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur LF Elias Medina out of Cuba to a minor league contract with a $31,000 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur CF Roberto Escobar out of Venezuela to a minor league contract with a $9,000 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur SP Martino Montagnana out of Italy to a minor league contract with a $14,000 signing bonus.
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Signed international amateur RF Victor Topete out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
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Friday, July 18th , 1997
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Signed LF Paul O'Neill to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,300,000.
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Signed C Darren Mandel to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $450,000.
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Signed CF Dan Disher to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000.
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Wednesday, July 16th , 1997
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Signed free agent 2B Alan Trammell to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Alan Zinter to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent RP Mark W Davis to a 1-year contract worth a total of $194,000.
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Sunday, June 29th , 1997
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Signed international amateur SP Ricky Porchianelo out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
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Wednesday, June 18th , 1997
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Signed free agent SS Ramiro Sanchez to a minor league contract with a $16,000 signing bonus.
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Wednesday, May 21st , 1997
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Signed free agent 2B Ivan Calderon to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent C Adam Brown to a minor league contract.
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Monday, May 19th , 1997
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SP Chris Bosio was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
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RP Darren Holmes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
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Purchased the contract of RP Joe Turek from Triple A Kill Devil Hills.
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Purchased the contract of RP Brendan Donnelly from Triple A Kill Devil Hills.
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Demoted C Paul Gomez from Double A Slippery Rock to Rookie League Havana Cuba.
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Released 3B Robert Mendoza.
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Released 2B Mickey Lopez.
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Promoted SP Luis Silva from Single A Key West to Double A Slippery Rock.
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Released 1B Ryan Minor.
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SP Chris Bosio was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
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RP Darren Holmes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
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Purchased the contract of RP Joe Turek from Triple A Kill Devil Hills.
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Placed RP Brendan Donnelly on the secondary (40-man) roster.
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Purchased the contract of RP Brendan Donnelly from Triple A Kill Devil Hills.
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Drafted RP Miguel Jauregui in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 20, 100th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Jamie Eppeneder in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 20, 128th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Brian Baker in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 20, 156th overall pick).
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Drafted C Damien Alvarado in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 20, 184th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Brett Hinchliffe in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 20, 212nd overall pick).
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Drafted SP Chris Waters in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 20, 240th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Jon McDonald in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 20, 268th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Nick Stocks in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 20, 296th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Joel Peralta in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 20, 324th overall pick).
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Drafted 2B Rob Gandolfo in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 20, 352nd overall pick).
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Drafted C Franklyn Herrera in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 20, 380th overall pick).
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Drafted 3B Justin Gemoll in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 20, 408th overall pick).
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Drafted 3B Travis Chapman in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 20, 436th overall pick).
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Drafted 3B Shane Hopper in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 20, 464th overall pick).
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Drafted CF Jason Ellison in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 20, 492nd overall pick).
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Drafted SP Andrew Oksen in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 20, 520th overall pick).
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Drafted 2B Lee McCool in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 20, 548th overall pick).
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Drafted 3B Kelly Eddlemon in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 20, 576th overall pick).
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Drafted RF Domingo Guante in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 20, 604th overall pick).
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Drafted LF Carlos Bolado in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 20, 632nd overall pick).
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Drafted SP Kyle Gross in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 20, 660th overall pick).
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Drafted 1B Derek Michaelis in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 20, 688th overall pick).
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Friday, May 16th , 1997
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Signed 2B Jack Howell to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000.
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Wednesday, May 7th , 1997
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LF Dave Clark did not elect for free agency and will remain in the St. Louis organization.
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RF Albert Belle did not elect for free agency and will remain in the St. Louis organization.
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Friday, April 18th , 1997
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Signed free agent C Jeff Osborne to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.
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Wednesday, April 2nd , 1997
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Signed CL Jamie Walker to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000.
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Friday, March 28th , 1997
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Signed SP Erik Hanson to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000.
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Wednesday, March 26th , 1997
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Signed free agent SP Chris Nabholz to a 5-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000.
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Signed free agent SS Ken Jackson to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent LF Dave Clark to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent RP Darren Holmes to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent LF Allen Sigler to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.
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Signed free agent 3B Mitchell Root to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent RF Albert Belle to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent 2B Gregg Jefferies to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent RP David Weathers to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent SP Eric Junge to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent 2B Bobby Bojorquez to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Keith Williams to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent CF Rich Butler to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent C Tony Campos to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent C Jesse Crespo to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent C Chris Poulsen to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent C Jason Siegfried to a minor league contract.
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Thursday, March 20th , 1997
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Signed free agent LF Larry Walker to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent CF David Green to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000.
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Wednesday, March 19th , 1997
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Signed free agent SP Chris Bosio to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Friday, February 28th , 1997
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Signed free agent RP Bruce Ruffin to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,650,000.
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Friday, February 14th , 1997
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Signed free agent C Darren Mandel to a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000.
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Signed free agent 3B Pat Lennon to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,500,000.
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Signed free agent SP Van Golmont to a minor league contract.
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Wednesday, February 5th , 1997
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Placed C Adam Brown on the secondary (40-man) roster.
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Placed C Adam Brown on the active roster.
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