1999 TRANSACTIONS

Preseason Transactions. March 27 to April 4

3/30. Crushers. Drop Heathcliffe Slocumb (P); purchase Graeme Lloyd (P); ($5.00)

4/01. KC Blues. placed Mark Leiter (P) on the DL; purchased Dan Plesac (P); ($2.50)

4/02. Spiders. dropped Cecil Fielder (1B);purchased Bobby Witt (P); ($5.00)

4/04. Crushers. Drop Ben Sampson (P); purchase Brett Hinchliffe (P); ($5.00)

END OF PRESEASON TRANSACTIONS

TRANSACTIONS APRIL 5 to APRIL 19. END OF WEEK TWO

4/11. Senators. Place Ramon Martinez (P) on the DL;purchase Devi Cruz (SS); ($2.50)

4/11. KC Blues. Place Carlos Guillen(2B) on the DL;purchase Dave Hollins (3B); ($2.50)

4/16. KC Blues. Return Dan Plesac to the pool; activate Mark Leiter from the DL; ($0)

4/16. KC Blues. Drop Erik Hanson; One open roster spot; ($0)

4/16. K.C. Blues. Place Joey Hamilton (P) on the DL;purchase Dave Milicki (P); ($2.50)

4/18. Mudhens. Place Scott Brosius (3B) on the DL; purchase Lee Stevens (1B); ($2.50)

4/19. Guthrie Blue Jays. place Aaron Ledesma (SS) on the DL; purchase Jermaine Dye (OF); ($2.50)

4/19. KC Blues. Move Dave Milicki (P) from DL roster spot to open roster spot; ($2.50)

4/19. KC Blues. Retain Joey Hamilton on the DL; purchase Derek Lowe (P); ($2.50)

END OF TRANSACTIONS FOR WEEK 1-2. THRU APRIL 19.

4/20. Spiders. Placed Jim Edmonds (OF) on the DL; purchased Jeff Weaver (SP); ($2.50)

4/29. Crushers. Dropped Brett Hinchcliffe (SP); purchased Jose' Santiago (RP); ($5.00)

4/30. KC Blues. Returned Dave Hollins (3B) to the pool; retained Carlos Guillen on the DL; purchased John Jaha (1B); ($2.50)

4/30. Mudhens. Activate Scott Brosius from the DL; place Jeff King (1B) on the DL; retain Lee Stevens (1B); ($2.50)

5/02. Senators. Placed Miguel Cairo (2B) on the DL; purchased David Bell (2B); ($2.50)

5/03. Guthrie Blue Jays. Placed Darrin Fletcher (C) on the DL; purchased John Flahrty (C); ($2.50)

END OF TRANSACTIONS FOR WEEKS 3-4. THRU MAY 3,1999.

5/07. Spiders. Drop Karim Garcia (OF); purchase Tony Phillips (OF); ($5.00)

5/07. Spiders. Trade Omar Olivares (P) to the Mudhens for Mike Stanley (1B); Mudhens pay $2.00 trade fee.

5/09. Bottoms Up. Place Jack McDowell (P) on the DL; purchase Juan Pena (P); ($2.50)

5/11. Mudhens. Activate Jeff King (1B) from the DL; retain Lee Stevens (1B); drop Darren Lewis (OF); ($2.50)

5/13. Spiders. Drop Willie Blair (SP); purchase Billy Koch (RP); ($5.00)

5/13. Spiders. Drop Willie Greene (3B); purchase Corey Koskie (3B); ($5.00).

5/14. Guthrie Blue Jays. Activate Aaron Ledesma (SS) from the DL; retain Jermaine Dye (OF); drop Chris Hoiles (C) from the roster; ($2.50)

5/17. KC Blues. Drop Robert Person (RP); purchase Paul Spoljaric (RP); ($1.00)

5/17. KC Blues. Activate Joey Hamilton (SP) from the DL; return Derek Lowe to the pool; ($0)

END OF TRANSACTIONS FOR WEEKS 5-6. THRU MAY 17,1999.

5/18. Mudhens. Place Sandy Alomar, Jr. (C) on the DL; purchase Mike Oquist (SP); ($2.50)

5/18. Mudhens. Drop Scott Kamienicki (SP) from the roster; move Mike Oquist (SP) from the DL roster spot to the open roster spot; ($2.50)

5/18. Mudhens. Retain Sandy Alomar, Jr. (C) on the DL; purchase Harold Baines (DH); ($2.50)

5/20. Spiders. Drop Tony Phillips (OF/2B); purchase Paul Shuey (RP); ($5.00)

5/21. KC Blues. Place Mark Leiter (RP) on the DL; purchase Tony Phillips (OF/2B); ($2.50)

5/23. Yellow Dogs. Drop Rick Aguilera (RP) from the roster; purchase Ryan Rupe (SP); $5.00

5/24. Mudhens. Drop Jeff King (1B); one open roster spot: ($0)

5/25. Bottoms' Up. Drop John Burkett (SP); move Juan Pena (SP) from the DL to the roster; retain Jack McDowell on the DL and acquire Brian Rose (SP); $5.00.

5/26. Yellow Dogs. Acquire Bobby Smith (3B) from the KC Blues for three (3) beers. ($1.00).

5/31. Senators. Activate Miguel Cairo (2B) from the DL; retain David Bell (2B) on their roster; drop Scott Speizio (2B); ($2.50).

END OF TRANSACTIONS FOR WEEKS 7-8. THRU MAY 31,1999.

6/03. KC Blues. Retain Carlos Garcia (2B) on the DL; move John Jaha to the 25 man roster; purchase Keith Foulke (RP); ($5.00)

6/03. Senators. Place Quinton McCraken (OF) on the DL; purchase Jaime Navarro (SP); ($2.50)

6/04. KC Blues. Retain Mark Leiter on the DL; move Tony Phillips to the 25 man roster; purchase Orber Moreno (RP); ($5.00)

6/08. Yellow Dogs. Drop Latroy Hawkins (SP); purchase John Halama (SP); ($5.00)

6/08. Yellow Dogs. Place Esteban Loaiza (RP) on the DL; purchase Tim Hudson (SP); ($2.50)

6/11. Mudhens. Place Matt Lawton (OF) on the DL; purchase Dave Martinez (OF); ($2.50)

6/12. Mudhens. Purchase Ruben Mateo (OF) and add him to the open roster spot created by the retirement of Jeff King(1B); ($5.00)

6/12. Spiders. Place Tony Saunders (SP) on the DL; purchase Frank Rodriguez (SP)

END OF TRANSACTIONS FOR WEEKS 9-10. THRU JUNE 13,1999

6/14. KC Blues. Drop Paul Spoljaric (RP); purchase Tony Batista (2B/SS/3B); ($5.00)

6/14. Guthrie Blue Jays. Activate Darren Fletcher (C) from the DL; retain John Flaherty (C) and add him to the 25 man roster; drop Butch Henry (SP); ($2.50)

6/20. Bottoms Up. Drop Tom Candiotti (SP); place Brian Rose (SP) on permanent roster; retain Jack McDowell (SP) on DL; purchase Jin Ho Cho (SP); ($5.00)

6/20. Bottoms Up. Place Alex Gonzales (SS) on the DL; purchase Chad Allen (OF); ($2.50)

6/24. Spiders. Drop Frank Rodriguez (SP); retain Tony Saunders (SP) on the DL; purchase Jay Witasick (SP); ($2.50)

6/25. Spiders. Trade Shannon Stewart (OF) to the Mudhens for Mariano Rivera (RP); Each team pays $1.00

6/28. Spiders trade Billy Koch to the Yellow Dogs for Rusty Greer (OF); Yellow Dogs pay $2.00.

END OF TRANSACTIONS WEEKS 11-12. THRU JUNE 28, 1999

7/11. Claremore Crushers. Purchase Dan Reichert (SP); drop Jeff Abbott (OF); ($5.00)

7/13. Guthrie Blue Jays. Place Travis Fryman (3B) on the DL; purchase Jeff Zimmerman (RP); ($2.50)

7/13. Guthrie Blue Jays. Trade Jose Rosado(SP) to the Spiders for Mariano Rivera (RP); Each team pays $1.00.

7/13. Guthrie Blue Jays trade their #2 pick in the VSL Y2K draft, Arthur Rhodes (RP) and $7.00 cash (KC Blues debt assumption) and a player to be named later to the KC Blues for David Cone (SP), the KC Blues 12th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft. The KC Blues will select a player from the Guthrie Blue Jays roster at the conclusion of the season; the Blue Jays may protect Rafael Palmeiro (1B), Shawn Green (OF) and Roberto Hernandez (RP). The Blue Jays pay the $2.00 transaction fee. (Commissioner's note: I believe this is the most complex transaction yet consumated in the VSL).

7/14. Spiders. Return Jay Witasick (SP) to the pool; retain Tony Saunders on the DL; purchase Chris Singleton (OF); ($2.50)

7/15. Senators. Trade their #2 pick in the VSL Y2K draft to the Crushers for Orlando Hernandez (SP) and the Crushers 10th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft. Senators drop Doc Gooden (SP) from their roster to make room for Hernandez. Senators pay the $1.00 transaction fee.

7/15. Yellow Dogs. Activate Esteban Loaiza from the DL; drop Loaiza from their roster; retain Tim Hudson (SP); ($2.50)

7/15. Yellow Dogs. Activate Rolando Arrojo (SP) from the DL; retain John Halama (SP); drop Ken Cloude (SP); ($2.50)

7/19. Yellow Dogs. Place Jose' Canseco (DH) on the DL; purchase Tomokazu Ohka (SP); ($2.50)

7/23. Mudhens. Drop Kenny Rogers (SP) from the roster;One open roster spot

7/24. Claremore Crushers trade Scott Erickson (SP) and their 11th round draft pick to the Mudhens for the Mudhens 6th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft and a player to be named later. The Crushers will have first rights to select a player off the Mudhens roster at the close of the season (after the Mudhens have protected three players); Mudhens pay $1.00 transaction fee

7/25. Bottoms Up. Activate Jack McDowell(SP) from the DL;return Jin Ho Cho (SP)to the pool: ($0)

7/25. Mudhens activate Matt Lawton (OF) from the DL and return Dave Martinez (OF) to the pool; ($0)

7/25. Mudhens trade their 4th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft, Bill Simas (RP) and $5.00 to the KC Blues for Chuck Finley (SP) and the KC Blues 10th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft; Mudhens pay $2.00 in transaction fees

7/26. Yellow Dogs. Drop Tomokazu Ohka (SP); purchase Carlos Lee (OF); retain Jose' Canseco (OF) on the DL; ($2.50)

END OF TRANSACTIONS WEEKS 15-16. THRU JULY 26

7/29. Yellow Dogs trade Randy Winn and their 9th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft to the Crushers in exchange for Juan Encarnacion (OF) and the Crushers 19th round pick in the Y2K draft; Each team pays $1.00 transaction fee

8/01. Crushers. Drop Billy Taylor (RP); exercise their option on Jason Isinghausen (RP); ($1.00)

8/03. Spiders activate Jim Edmonds (OF); retain Jeff Weaver (SP); drop Corey Koskie (3B); ($2.50)

8/06. KC Blues trade Chuck Knoblauch (2B) and their 9th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft to the Yellow Dogs for Carlos Febles (2B), the Yellow Dogs 5th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft and a player to be named later (player to be named later will be selected during the last two weeks of the season after the Yellow Dogs have protected three players on their roster); the Yellow Dogs pay the $2.00 transaction fees

8/06. KC Blues trade Carlos Febles (2B) and their 14th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft to the Guthrie Blue Jays for Paul Sorrento (1B) and the the Blue Jays 10th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft; Blue Jays pay the $2.00 transaction fees

8/08. Senators trade Bernie Williams (OF) and their 10th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft to the Mudhens for David Justice (OF) and the Mudhens 7th round pick in the VSL Y2K draft; Mudhens pay the $2.00 transaction fees

END OF TRANSACTIONS THRU WEEKS 17-18. THRU AUGUST 9.

8/11. Mudhens. Place Ruben Mateo (OF) on the DL; purchase Doug Jones (RP); ($2.50)

8/11. Mudhens. Drop Marty Cordova (OF); purchase Randy Valarde (2B); ($5.00)

8/15. Claremore Crushers. Place Darin Erstad (OF/1B) on the DL; purchase Brian Daubach (1B); ($2.50)

8/17. Spiders. Drop Gabe Kaplar (OF); purchase Steve Karsay (SP); ($5.00)