Saturday, August 22nd , 1896 | Activated RF Freddie Garland from the injured list. | Saturday, August 15th , 1896 | Placed RF Freddie Garland on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/14/1896. | Tuesday, August 11th , 1896 | Activated SP Edward Samuels from the injured list. | Thursday, August 6th , 1896 | Activated LF Al Thompson from the injured list. | Sunday, August 2nd , 1896 | Placed SP Edward Samuels on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/01/1896. | Friday, July 17th , 1896 | Placed LF Al Thompson on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/1896. | Saturday, April 4th , 1896 | Signed General Manager Steve Gaines. | Friday, April 3rd , 1896 | Drafted SP Jeremy Bowers in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ronnie Minugh in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 16th overall pick). | Drafted SP Brian Voutsinas in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Adam Allen in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick). | Drafted 3B Josh Darnell in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 40th overall pick). | Drafted CF Robby Branton in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 8, 48th overall pick). | Drafted RF Randy Bonow in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 56th overall pick). | Drafted C Ed Baker in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jules Cartwright in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 16th overall pick). | Drafted SP Edward Samuels in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Frank Webb in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick). | Thursday, January 2nd , 1896 | Signed General Manager Ryan Rabel. | Wednesday, January 1st , 1896 | Signed Manager Paul Witherington. | Signed Pitching Coach Aaron Hairston. | Signed Hitting Coach Rob Schwartz. | Drafted RF Dutch Oberholtzer in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | Drafted CF Buck Follis in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 9th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Clarence McKee in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | Drafted SP Alvin Brandt in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Alonzo Kraft in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 40th overall pick). | Drafted SP Guy Forsythe in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 41st overall pick). | Drafted SP Sam Goodrich in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 56th overall pick). | Drafted C Arthur G. Loomis in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 57th overall pick). | Drafted SS Bart Connelly in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 8, 72nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Arch Dolan in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 73rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Everett Slauson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 8, 88th overall pick). | Drafted LF Dan Morton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 89th overall pick). | Drafted SP Henry Lytle in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 8, 104th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Wally Pomeroy in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 105th overall pick). | Drafted RP Hal Peterman in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 8, 120th overall pick). | |