The Doubleday Baseball League today released its official summary of the first 20 trades of the 1997 offseason. In total, these deals involved:
- 46 players moved
- 21 draft picks exchanged
- $2 in cash considerations
- 14 clubs participating in at least one trade
Early activity has been especially heavy for the Kansas City Royals (7 trades), Toronto Blue Jays (6), and Orlando Devil Rays (5), with several other clubs using focused moves to rebalance rosters and draft capital.
Below is the team-by-team IN vs OUT ledger, including player and pick totals and trade partner counts.
Arizona Diamondbacks (ARI)
OUT:
Players: 3 | Picks: 0
- RF Rondell White (ML)
- CF Brian R. Hunter (AAA)
- RP Chris Holt (AAA)
IN:
Players: 4 | Picks: 0
- SP Miguel Batista (AAA)
- LF Mike Greenwell (ML)
- SP Bryan Rekar (AAA)
- 1B Scott Stahoviak (AAA)
PARTNERS:
- Florida Marlins (FLA) [2]
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
OUT:
Players: 0 | Picks: 1
- 1996 BAL 1st round pick
IN:
Players: 0 | Picks: 2
- 1996 DET 1st round pick
- 1996 TOR 2nd round pick
PARTNERS:
- Washington Senators (WAS) [1]
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
OUT:
Players: 2 | Picks: 0
- LF Henry L. Rodriguez (AAA)
- CF Jesus Tavarez (AAA)
IN:
Players: 2 | Picks: 0
- 1B Danny Tartabull (AAA)
- RF Roberto Kelly (AAA)
PARTNERS:
- Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) [1]
Chicago Cubs (CHC)
OUT:
Players: 1 | Picks: 0
- RP David Weathers (AAA)
IN:
Players: 1 | Picks: 0
- RP Dana Kiecker (AAA)
PARTNERS:
- Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) [1]
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
OUT:
Players: 6 | Picks: 4
- SP Mark Leiter (AAA)
- SP Pete J. Smith (AAA)
- 2B Ray Holbert (AAA)
- RP Mike J Grace (AAA)
- LF Roger Cedeno (AAA)
- LF Marty Cordova (AAA)
- 1997 FLA 2nd round pick
- 1996 ORL 2nd round pick
- 1997 MON 2nd round pick
- 1998 ORL 1st round pick
IN:
Players: 5 | Picks: 2
- RF Orlando Merced (ML)
- CF Shane Mack (AAA)
- SP Kevin Tapani (AAA)
- SP Erik Hanson (AAA)
- LF Carl Everett (AAA)
- 1998 WAS 3rd round pick
- 1998 KC 3rd round pick
PARTNERS:
- Kansas City Royals (KC) [2]
- Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) [1]
- Washington Senators (WAS) [1]
Detroit Tigers (DET)
OUT:
Players: 3 | Picks: 0
- CL Xavier Hernandez (AAA)
- SP Dave Fleming (AAA)
- CF Darrin Jackson (AAA)
IN:
Players: 2 | Picks: 1
- LF Deion Sanders (AAA)
- LF Joe Vitiello (AAA)
- 1999 ORL 2nd round pick
PARTNERS:
- Orlando Devil Rays (ORL) [1]
- Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) [1]
Florida Marlins (FLA)
OUT:
Players: 6 | Picks: 1
- SP Miguel Batista (AAA)
- LF Mike Greenwell (ML)
- 2B Tony Womack (AAA)
- SP Shane Reynolds (AAA)
- SP Bryan Rekar (AAA)
- 1B Scott Stahoviak (AAA)
- 1996 DET 5th round pick
IN:
Players: 6 | Picks: 0
- RF Rondell White (ML)
- CF Brian R. Hunter (AAA)
- CL Frank Seminara (AAA)
- SP Wilson Alvarez (AAA)
- 2B Chris Gomez (AAA)
- RP Chris Holt (AAA)
PARTNERS:
- Arizona Diamondbacks (ARI) [2]
- Orlando Devil Rays (ORL) [2]
Kansas City Royals (KC)
OUT:
Players: 7 | Picks: 5
- RF Orlando Merced (ML)
- 3B Dave Magadan (AAA)
- CL Kirk McCaskill (AAA)
- RF Alex Hernandez (AAA)
- RP Dave Veres (AAA)
- RP Gil Heredia (AAA)
- SP Kevin Tapani (AAA)
- 1998 WAS 3rd round pick
- 1999 KC 4th round pick
- 1999 KC 5th round pick
- 1998 KC 5th round pick
- 1998 KC 3rd round pick
IN:
Players: 5 | Picks: 9
- SP Mark Leiter (AAA)
- SP Pete J. Smith (AAA)
- 2B Ray Holbert (AAA)
- CF Miguel Mejia (ML)
- 1B Dave McCarty (AAA)
- 1997 FLA 2nd round pick
- 1998 WAS 3rd round pick
- 1997 SD 5th round pick
- 1996 TEX 4th round pick
- 1996 NYY 5th round pick
- 1997 NYY 5th round pick
- 1996 TEX 3rd round pick
- 1996 WAS 3rd round pick
- 1996 ORL 2nd round pick
PARTNERS:
- Chicago White Sox (CWS) [2]
- Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) [1]
- New York Yankees (NYY) [1]
- San Diego Padres (SD) [3]
Los Angeles Dodgers (LA)
OUT:
Players: 0 | Picks: 1
- 1996 TEX 4th round pick
IN:
Players: 0 | Picks: 1
- 1999 KC 4th round pick
PARTNERS:
- Kansas City Royals (KC) [1]
New York Yankees (NYY)
OUT:
Players: 2 | Picks: 2
- CF Miguel Mejia (ML)
- 1B Dave McCarty (AAA)
- 1996 NYY 5th round pick
- 1997 NYY 5th round pick
IN:
Players: 2 | Picks: 2
- CL Kirk McCaskill (AAA)
- RF Alex Hernandez (AAA)
- 1999 KC 5th round pick
- 1998 KC 5th round pick
PARTNERS:
- Kansas City Royals (KC) [1]
Orlando Devil Rays (ORL)
OUT:
Players: 7 | Picks: 1
- SP Hipolito Pichardo (AAA)
- RF Phil Plantier (AAA)
- LF Deion Sanders (AAA)
- CL Frank Seminara (AAA)
- SP Wilson Alvarez (AAA)
- 2B Chris Gomez (AAA)
- C Walt McKeel (AAA)
- 1999 ORL 2nd round pick
IN:
Players: 6 | Picks: 1
- LF Ron Gant (AAA)
- CL Xavier Hernandez (AAA)
- SP Dave Fleming (AAA)
- 2B Tony Womack (AAA)
- SP Shane Reynolds (AAA)
- RP Antonio Osuna (AAA)
- 1996 DET 5th round pick
PARTNERS:
- Detroit Tigers (DET) [1]
- Florida Marlins (FLA) [2]
- Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) [2]
San Diego Padres (SD)
OUT:
Players: 0 | Picks: 4
- 1998 WAS 3rd round pick
- 1997 SD 5th round pick
- 1996 TEX 3rd round pick
- 1996 WAS 3rd round pick
IN:
Players: 3 | Picks: 0
- 3B Dave Magadan (AAA)
- RP Dave Veres (AAA)
- RP Gil Heredia (AAA)
PARTNERS:
- Kansas City Royals (KC) [3]
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
OUT:
Players: 7 | Picks: 0
- LF Ron Gant (AAA)
- LF Joe Vitiello (AAA)
- CF Shane Mack (AAA)
- 1B Danny Tartabull (AAA)
- RF Roberto Kelly (AAA)
- RP Antonio Osuna (AAA)
- RP Dana Kiecker (AAA)
IN:
Players: 9 | Picks: 0
- SP Hipolito Pichardo (AAA)
- RF Phil Plantier (AAA)
- CF Darrin Jackson (AAA)
- RP Mike J Grace (AAA)
- LF Roger Cedeno (AAA)
- LF Henry L. Rodriguez (AAA)
- CF Jesus Tavarez (AAA)
- C Walt McKeel (AAA)
- RP David Weathers (AAA)
PARTNERS:
- Boston Red Sox (BOS) [1]
- Chicago Cubs (CHC) [1]
- Chicago White Sox (CWS) [1]
- Detroit Tigers (DET) [1]
- Orlando Devil Rays (ORL) [2]
Washington Senators (WAS)
OUT:
Players: 2 | Picks: 2
- SP Erik Hanson (AAA)
- LF Carl Everett (AAA)
- 1996 DET 1st round pick
- 1996 TOR 2nd round pick
IN:
Players: 1 | Picks: 3
- LF Marty Cordova (AAA)
- 1996 BAL 1st round pick
- 1997 MON 2nd round pick
- 1998 ORL 1st round pick
PARTNERS:
- Baltimore Orioles (BAL) [1]
- Chicago White Sox (CWS) [1]