A walk through Memory Lane 1998 Season
by icecoldmo on Aug 17, 2005 1:11 PM EDT
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Jimmy and Gang:
I found this information a bit useful and painful at the same time.
Where are some of these players now?
The discussion is open for remarks and criticism.
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The Transactions for the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks
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January 2, 1998
Adam Hyzdu signed as a free agent.
January 5, 1998
Brent Cookson signed as a free agent.
January 8, 1998
Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent.
January 11, 1998
Mark Davis signed as a free agent.
January 12, 1998
Mike Robertson signed as a free agent.
January 21, 1998
Tim Hyers signed as a free agent.
January 24, 1998
Jarrod Patterson signed as a free agent.
January 31, 1998
Gregg Olson signed as a free agent.
February 3, 1998
Andy Benes signed as a free agent.
February 10, 1998
Traded Mike Bell to New York Mets in exchange for Joe Lisio.
February 20, 1998
Lost Kirt Ojala to Florida Marlins on waivers.
March 7, 1998
Traded Todd Erdos and Marty Janzen to New York Yankees in exchange for Andy Fox.
March 20, 1998
Jorge De La Rosa signed as a non-drafted free agent.
March 25, 1998
Greg Hansell released.
April 3, 1998
Lost Hector Carrasco to Minnesota Twins on waivers.
April 22, 1998
Tim Hyers released.
April 27, 1998
Traded Chris Jones to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Ricky Pickett.
April 30, 1998
Tim Hyers signed as a free agent.
May 15, 1998
Claimed Amaury Telemaco from Chicago Cubs on waivers.
May 19, 1998
Tim Hyers released.
May 25, 1998
Ricky Pickett released.
May 26, 1998
Purchased Efrain Valdez from New York Mets.
June 1, 1998
Claimed Bobby Chouinard from Milwaukee Brewers on waivers.
June 2, 1998
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
4th round Javier Lopez
5th round J.D. Closser
8th round Andrew Good
18th round Bret Prinz
23rd round Robby Hammock
29th round Mike Koplove
June 3, 1998
Traded Scott Brow and Joe Lisio to New York Yankees in exchange for Willie Banks.
June 23, 1998
Traded Russ Springer to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Alan Embree.
June 25, 1998
Luis Pineda signed as a free agent.
June 26, 1998
Claimed Aaron Small from Oakland Athletics on waivers.
July 4, 1998
Luis Pineda released.
July 24, 1998
Traded Reid Cornelius to Florida Marlins in exchange for a player to be named later;
Arizona Diamondbacks received Walt White (October 29, 1998).
July 31, 1998
Traded Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas and cash to New York Mets in exchange for Nelson
Figueroa, Bernard Gilkey and cash.
August 1, 1998
Sent Hensley Meulens to Chicago White Sox for future considerations.
August 7, 1998
Jeff Huson signed as a free agent.
August 31, 1998
Vicente Padilla signed as a non-drafted free agent.
September 3, 1998
Sold Jeff Suppan to Kansas City Royals.
September 29, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Mike Robertson
October 2, 1998
Joel Adamson released.
October 7, 1998
Lost Cory Lidle to Tampa Bay Devil Rays on waivers.
October 15, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Jeff Huson
Adam Hyzdu
Barry Manuel
Efrain Valdez
October 16, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Brent Cookson
Chris Michalak
Tom Wilson
October 23, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Devon White
October 26, 1998
Izzy Molina signed as a free agent.
November 2, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Andy Stankiewicz
November 6, 1998
Brent Brede released.
Oscar Villarreal signed as a non-drafted free agent.
November 10, 1998
Traded Alan Embree to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Dante Powell.
November 11, 1998
Brian Shouse signed as a free agent.
Traded Bob Wolcott to Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later;
Arizona Diamondbacks received Bart Miadich (December 15, 1998).
November 13, 1998
Greg Swindell signed as a free agent.
November 17, 1998
Greg Colbrunn signed as a free agent.
November 19, 1998
Neil Weber released.
December 2, 1998
Armando Reynoso signed as a free agent.
Todd Stottlemyre signed as a free agent.
Ernie Young signed as a free agent.
December 4, 1998
Lost Bryan Corey to Detroit Tigers on waivers.
December 8, 1998
Traded Felix Rodriguez to San Francisco Giants in exchange for 2 players to be named
later; Arizona Diamondbacks received Troy Brohawn and Chris Van Rossum (December 21,
1998).
December 10, 1998
Randy Johnson signed as a free agent.
December 16, 1998
Purchased Erubiel Durazo from Monterrey (Mexican).
December 17, 1998
Dan Carlson signed as a free agent.
Pete Incaviglia signed as a free agent.
Keith Johnson signed as a free agent.
Matt Ruebel signed as a free agent.
December 18, 1998
Steve Finley signed as a free agent.
December 21, 1998
Granted Free Agency
Willie Banks
December 28, 1998
Traded Karim Garcia to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Luis Gonzalez
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Well, December was pretty good...
- December 10, 1998 - Randy Johnson signed as a free agent.
- December 16, 1998 - Purchased Erubiel Durazo from Monterrey (Mexican).
- December 18, 1998 - Steve Finley signed as a free agent.
- December 28, 1998 - Traded Karim Garcia to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Luis Gonzalez.
Outside of that month - which largely created the core of the 2001 World Series team - the one that stands out is:
October 7, 1998 - Lost Cory Lidle to Tampa Bay Devil Rays on waivers.
He's never exactly been Cy Young material, but he has been a serviceable starter. Mind you, since we dropped him, he's played for Tampa, Oakland, Toronto and Cincinnati, before his current stint with Philadelphia.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 17, 2005 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Makes you wonder. . .
And maybe Mike Rizzo's drafting isn't that great. After all, whoever was doing the drafting in 98 picked up Robby Hammock in the 23rd round. They didn't know his knees would give out after a season and a half of catching.
Poor Robby Hammock, sitting on a park bench somewhere clutching that Rolex Randy Johnson gave him for catching a perfect game, telling the little boy next to him, "You know, I used to be a baseball player."
by andrewinnewyork on Aug 17, 2005 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How did this team win 65 games?
When I harken back to that cloudy start of this accelerated franchise, how did we win 65 games?
I know we didn't have much in the way of pitching. We did our fair share of hitting and scoring runs. How was it that this team was able to not exceed the 100 loss threshold?
Anyway, most of the has beens and throwbacks have since departed to the inaugural season ballpark bone yard. Some have been reluctant and uncooperative in crossing over to the abyss i.e. Robby Hammock, Mike Koplove, Javier Lopez, Kelly Stinnett, and Vincent Padilla. Time and circumstances will eventually tell the story.
Much like your tale of Robbie sitting in a park on a bench, muttering that he, caught Randy Johnson's perfect game!
by icecoldmo on Aug 17, 2005 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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