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1996 Transactions

	GM	Rating
December 20, 1996 Traded John Olerud and cash to the New York Mets. Received Robert Person.	Gord Ash	60% – 5 Votes
December 18, 1996 Signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
December 13, 1996 Signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
December 11, 1996 Traded Roberto Duran to the Detroit Tigers. Received Anton French (minors).	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
December 9, 1996 Travis Baptist drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.	Gord Ash	60% – 5 Votes
December 9, 1996 Tom Davey selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1996 minor league draft.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
December 9, 1996 Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
December 9, 1996 Mike Johnson drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1996 rule 5 draft.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
November 27, 1996 Jeff Ware selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
November 20, 1996 Traded Miguel Cairo to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jason Stevenson (minors).	Gord Ash	50% – 2 Votes
November 18, 1996 Juan Samuel granted Free Agency.	Gord Ash	40% – 5 Votes
November 14, 1996 Traded players to be named later, Brandon Cromer (minors), Jose Pett (minors) and Jose Silva to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Carlos Garcia, Orlando Merced and Dan Plesac. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Halperin (minors) (December 11, 1996), Abraham Nunez (December 11, 1996) and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
October 15, 1996 Mike Huff granted Free Agency.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
October 15, 1996 Felix Jose granted Free Agency.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
October 15, 1996 Scott Pose granted Free Agency.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
October 3, 1996 Brian Bohanon granted Free Agency.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
October 2, 1996 Dane Johnson selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
September 30, 1996 Scott Brow selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.	Gord Ash	40% – 5 Votes
August 22, 1996 Traded Tony Castillo and Domingo Cedeno to the Chicago White Sox. Received Allen Halley (minors) and Luis Andujar.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
July 3, 1996 Signed Cesar Izturis as an amateur free agent.	Gord Ash	60% – 5 Votes
July 3, 1996 Giovanni Carrara selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.	Gord Ash	67% – 6 Votes
June 15, 1996 Signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
June 5, 1996 Released Frank Viola.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Billy Koch in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 23, 1996.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Joe Lawrence in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.	Gord Ash	60% – 5 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Brent Abernathy in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1996.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Clayton Andrews in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.	Gord Ash	43% – 7 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted John Bale in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1996.	Gord Ash	57% – 7 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Casey Blake in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.	Gord Ash	33% – 6 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Josh Phelps in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.	Gord Ash	57% – 7 Votes
June 4, 1996 Drafted Orlando Hudson in the 33rd round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
May 27, 1996 Released Wes Chamberlain.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
May 24, 1996 Signed Felix Jose as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
May 17, 1996 Randy Knorr player rights sold to the Houston Astros.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
May 15, 1996 Traded D.J. Boston (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jacob Brumfield.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
May 7, 1996 Selected Ken Robinson off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
May 5, 1996 Released Ruben Amaro.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
March 29, 1996 Ken Robinson selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
March 24, 1996 Released Ben Weber.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
March 14, 1996 Selected Roberto Duran off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.	Gord Ash	60% – 5 Votes
March 13, 1996 Traded Joe Lis (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Scott Pose.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
March 10, 1996 Signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
February 22, 1996 Signed Frank Viola as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 6 Votes
February 20, 1996 Signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
February 10, 1996 Signed Dane Johnson as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
January 24, 1996 Signed Ruben Amaro as a free agent.	Gord Ash	50% – 4 Votes
January 16, 1996 Signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.	Gord Ash	40% – 5 Votes