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Thursday, December 25th , 1997
Signed free agent SP Clyde King to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Signed free agent CF Brett Gardner to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Monday, November 24th , 1997
RP Ted Abernathy received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
RP Mike Chris received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
2B Bill Mazeroski becomes a free-agent.
RP Blaine Boyer received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
RP Phil Ortega received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
SP Brian Moehler received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
RP Tim Dillard becomes a free-agent.
CF Greg Allen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
2B Al Glossop received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
SP Jake Odorizzi becomes a free-agent.
LF Ken Singleton becomes a free-agent.
SP Luis Leal received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
3B Dean Palmer received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
RF AJ Pollock becomes a free-agent.
C Josh Phelps received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
SP Harry Feldman received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
SP Dustin May received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
3B Phil Nevin becomes a free-agent.
CF Rajai Davis becomes a free-agent.
LF Hank Greenberg received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
LF Kirk Gibson becomes a free-agent.
RP Trevor Bell becomes a free-agent.
LF Jeremy Giambi becomes a free-agent.
Traded 26-year old CF Sixto Lezcano to the Chicago (A) White Sox, getting $1 in cash in return.
Saturday, November 22nd , 1997
SP Mike Witt was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
Sunday, November 9th , 1997
Signed RP Kevin Gregg to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $11,000,000.
Sunday, November 2nd , 1997
Released 3B Charles Gipson.
Sunday, October 19th , 1997
Signed DH Bryan Little to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $9,750,000.
Tuesday, September 30th , 1997
Signed free agent 2B Ted Sepkowski to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent RP Jake Jaeckel to a minor league contract.
Friday, August 1st , 1997
Traded 24-year old RHP Ron Kline, 32-year old LHP Rex Brothers, and 29-year old DH Desmond Jennings to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 33-year old RF Ivan Calderon and 20-year old minor league 1B Hank Greenberg in return.
Purchased the contract of SP Brian Moehler from Triple A Madison.
Demoted LF Hank Greenberg to Triple A Madison.
Monday, July 21st , 1997
Sent LF Desmond Jennings to Triple A Madison for injury rehab.
Sunday, July 13th , 1997
Traded 33-year old LF Ichiro Suzuki to the Miami Marlins, getting 28-year old RF Jim Russell, 23-year old minor league RHP Ted Abernathy, and $1 in cash in return.
Demoted RP Ted Abernathy to Triple A Madison.
Tuesday, July 8th , 1997
Placed 3B Dean Palmer on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/06/1997.
Placed CF Greg Allen on the active roster.
Activated CF Greg Allen from the injured list.
Thursday, June 26th , 1997
Signed RP Hayden Wesneski to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $3,330,000.
Signed RP Troy Patton to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $19,500,000.
Tuesday, June 24th , 1997
Signed free agent 3B Phil Nevin to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, June 3rd , 1997
Signed free agent RF AJ Pollock to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,241,980.
Signed free agent LF Ron Northey to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent RP Trevor Bell to a minor league contract with a $75,000 signing bonus.
Signed free agent RP Brian Maxcy to a minor league contract.
Friday, May 16th , 1997
Signed free agent RF Desmond Jennings to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000.
Placed RF Desmond Jennings on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/13/1997.
Tuesday, May 13th , 1997
Signed free agent CF Rajai Davis to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Jake Odorizzi to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Mike Witt to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent LF JB Shuck to a minor league contract.
Sunday, May 11th , 1997
Traded 27-year old minor league RHP Chris Holt, 30-year old minor league RHP Tim Wakefield, 32-year old minor league RHP Justin Garza, 27-year old minor league LHP Bill Scherrer, 23-year old minor league LF Thad Bosley, 29-year old SS Glenn Hubbard, and 28-year old RF Jim Russell to the Miami Marlins, getting a 1st round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick, a 3rd round draft pick, and $2 in cash in return.
Friday, May 2nd , 1997
2B Bill Mazeroski did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Chicago (N) organization.
Wednesday, April 23rd , 1997
Signed free agent 1B Ken Singleton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,999,999.
Placed LF Kirk Gibson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/22/1997.
Saturday, April 5th , 1997
Signed free agent RP Tim Dillard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,003.
Wednesday, April 2nd , 1997
Traded 35-year old RHP Wayne Schurr to the Texas Rangers, getting a 3rd round draft pick in return.
Friday, March 7th , 1997
Signed free agent LF Ichiro Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,400,000.
Sunday, March 2nd , 1997
Signed SP Jim Colborn to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $15,600,000.
Saturday, March 1st , 1997
Signed free agent LF Kirk Gibson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000.
Signed free agent SS Elvis Andrus to a minor league contract.
Friday, February 28th , 1997
Signed free agent SS Glenn Hubbard to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Wednesday, February 26th , 1997
Traded 23-year old minor league 3B Anthony Rendon to the Cleveland Guardians, getting $1 in cash in return.
Tuesday, January 28th , 1997
Signed free agent 2B Bill Mazeroski to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Monday, January 27th , 1997
Signed free agent CF Rajai Davis to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, January 22nd , 1997
Signed free agent SS Tim Cullen to a minor league contract.
Sunday, January 19th , 1997
Signed SP Henderson Alvarez III to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $21,000,000.
Monday, January 13th , 1997
Drafted SP Livan Hernandez in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
Drafted RF Geronimo Berroa in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 21st overall pick).
Drafted SP Brian Moehler in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 30th overall pick).
Drafted C Keibert Ruiz in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 10, 50th overall pick).
Drafted 1B Dick Nen in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 64th overall pick).
Drafted RP Charlie Ripple in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 10, 90th overall pick).
Drafted RP Lee Griffeth in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 10, 110th overall pick).
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