Transactions
Signings, extensions, trades & releases
2026 Season
May
Released Orel Hershiser
Released Shinya Miyamoto
1997 Season
July
Signed Nelson Liriano — 1yr / $50,000
Veteran Contract · Season 1997
Signed Mickey Tettleton — 1yr / $50,000
Veteran Contract · Season 1997
Signed Gary Bennett — 2yr / $100,000
Standard Contract · Season 1997
Trade: Toronto Blue Jays ↔ Cleveland Spiders (2 players)
June
Extended Todd Hundley — 3yr / $1,081,950
Season 1997
Re-signed Steve Karsay (RFA) — 2yr / $131,600
Season 1997
Re-signed Salomon Torres (RFA) — 1yr / $50,000
Season 1997
Re-signed Mike Draper (RFA) — 1yr / $55,000
Season 1997
Re-signed Jeff Juden (RFA) — 1yr / $55,000
Season 1997
Re-signed Howard Johnson (RFA) — 1yr / $240,000
Season 1997
Released Willie Banks to free agency
Season 1997
Released Roger Pavlik to free agency
Season 1997
Released Darryl Strawberry to free agency
Season 1997
Released Steve Cooke to free agency
Season 1997
Released Sterling Hitchcock to free agency
Season 1997
Released Nate Minchey to free agency
Season 1997
Released Chris Howard to free agency
Season 1997
Trade: Charlotte Knights ↔ Cleveland Spiders (3 players, 1 pick)
Re-signed Bret Saberhagen (RFA) — 1yr / $230,000
Season 1997
Released Rikkert Faneyte to free agency
Season 1997
Released Cris Colon to free agency
Season 1997
Released Tim Wakefield to free agency
Season 1997
Released George E Williams to free agency
Season 1997
Released Mark Sweeney to free agency
Season 1997
Released Billy Ripken to free agency
Season 1997