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Wednesday, December 2nd , 1998
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Signed DH Hank Greenberg to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $26,700,000.
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Tuesday, December 1st , 1998
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Signed C Carl Sawatski to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $8,500,000.
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Friday, November 27th , 1998
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Signed 2B Reid Brignac to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $9,700,000.
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Sunday, November 22nd , 1998
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RP Ted Abernathy received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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1B Tony Lupien received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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C Keibert Ruiz received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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RP Blaine Boyer received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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3B Mike Lowell becomes a free-agent.
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DH Hank Greenberg received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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LF Brett Gardner becomes a free-agent.
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RF Debs Garms becomes a free-agent.
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RF Juan Rivera becomes a free-agent.
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DH Derek Bell becomes a free-agent.
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2B Al Glossop received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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2B Reid Brignac received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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C Carl Sawatski received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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LF Claudell Washington becomes a free-agent.
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RP Lefty West becomes a free-agent.
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Friday, November 20th , 1998
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SP Jose Rijo received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $20,128,935.
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RP Mike Chris was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
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RP Robinson Tejeda received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,400,000.
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SP Clyde King was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
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Friday, November 6th , 1998
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Signed RF Pat Kelly to a minor league contract extension.
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Thursday, November 5th , 1998
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Signed SS Wilmer Difo to a minor league contract extension.
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Thursday, October 15th , 1998
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Signed free agent C Yogi Berra to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,400,000.
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Wednesday, September 9th , 1998
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Signed free agent RP Lefty West to a minor league contract with a $80,000 signing bonus.
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Wednesday, August 19th , 1998
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Signed free agent LF Claudell Washington to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Wednesday, July 15th , 1998
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Signed free agent RF Pat Kelly to a minor league contract with a $80,000 signing bonus.
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Friday, June 26th , 1998
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Signed LF Ichiro Suzuki to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $64,500,000.
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Wednesday, May 13th , 1998
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Signed free agent LF Leon Wagner to a minor league contract.
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Saturday, April 25th , 1998
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Signed free agent 3B Mike Lowell to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,000,007.
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Wednesday, April 22nd , 1998
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Signed free agent RF Debs Garms to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Signed free agent SS Wilmer Difo to a minor league contract.
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Monday, April 20th , 1998
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Traded 29-year old C Tucker Barnhart to the Baltimore Orioles, getting $1 in cash in return.
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Traded 29-year old C Charlie Moore and 24-year old RHP Phil Ortega to the San Francisco Giants, getting 20-year old C Carl Sawatski, 29-year old LHP Bill Lee, and a 2nd round draft pick in return.
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Traded 34-year old LF Ivan Calderon, 20-year old minor league 3B Wilson Betemit, 21-year old minor league 2B Brendan Rodgers, and 23-year old minor league RF Deron Johnson to the Colorado Rockies, getting 23-year old RHP Jose Rijo in return.
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Demoted C Carl Sawatski to Triple A Madison.
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Monday, April 13th , 1998
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Signed free agent LF Derek Bell to a 1-year contract worth a total of $22,000,000.
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Monday, April 6th , 1998
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Signed free agent C Charlie Moore to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,999,999.
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Saturday, April 4th , 1998
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Signed free agent RP Robinson Tejeda to a minor league contract with a major league option.
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Saturday, February 28th , 1998
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Signed free agent 1B Juan Rivera to a minor league contract.
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Sunday, January 18th , 1998
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Signed SP Brian Moehler to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $12,200,000.
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Tuesday, January 13th , 1998
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Drafted 3B Matt Williams in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Sammy Ellis in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick).
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Drafted 1B Mike Carp in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 26th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Jerry Robertson in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 38th overall pick).
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Drafted C Pinky Hargrave in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 44th overall pick).
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Drafted 2B Brendan Rodgers in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 46th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Koda Glover in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 52nd overall pick).
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Drafted RP Severino Gonzalez in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 18, 58th overall pick).
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Drafted 3B Steve Kiefer in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 66th overall pick).
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Drafted SS Juan Guerrero in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 68th overall pick).
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Drafted C Bill Cronin in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 86th overall pick).
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Drafted C Kyle Phillips in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 6, 106th overall pick).
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