| Monday, August 24th , 1896 | | Activated RF Juan Delgado from the injured list. | | Thursday, August 13th , 1896 | | Activated 3B George Ketcham from the injured list. | | Thursday, August 6th , 1896 | | Placed 3B George Ketcham on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/05/1896. | | Wednesday, August 5th , 1896 | | Placed RF Juan Delgado on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/04/1896. | | Friday, May 22nd , 1896 | | Placed SS Tommy Wainwright on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/1896. | | Saturday, April 4th , 1896 | | Signed General Manager Ryan Ahlers. | | Friday, April 3rd , 1896 | | Drafted SP Jeff Gutter in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jason Reuss in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 16th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Wayne Mitchell in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Donovan Bell in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick). | | Drafted SS John McMurtry in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 40th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Harrison Ashbridge in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 8, 48th overall pick). | | Drafted SS George Ketcham in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jimmy Shaw in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 16th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Benjamin Carruthers in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Juan Delgado in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick). | | Thursday, January 2nd , 1896 | | Signed General Manager Jason Ward. | | Wednesday, January 1st , 1896 | | Signed Manager David Hunter. | | Signed Pitching Coach Luis Escalante. | | Signed Hitting Coach Eric Kihara. | | Signed Manager Dennis Bahn. | | Signed Pitching Coach Scott Grinstead. | | Signed Hitting Coach Vinny Rubio. | | Drafted CF Vernon Chilton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Pete Knowles in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 9th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ernest Drake in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Louis Barrett in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). | | Drafted C Dwight Seward in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 40th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Solly Morgenstern in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 41st overall pick). | | Drafted C Doc Lowrey in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 56th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Harmon Bixby in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 57th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Charles Hoyle in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 8, 72nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Ed Ziegler in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 73rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jules Kingsley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 8, 88th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Virgil Dobbins in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 89th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Reuben Mott in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 8, 104th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Julius Forman in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 105th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Jesse Wickham in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 8, 120th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Irving Weiss in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 121st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Abel Granger in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 8, 136th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Tommy Iverson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 137th overall pick). | | Drafted C James Kingsman in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 19, Pick 8, 152nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Samuel Hendricks in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 153rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Joseph Rogers in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 21, Pick 8, 168th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Jesse Langdon in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 22, Pick 1, 169th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Tom Quade in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 23, Pick 8, 184th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Freddie Elliot in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 1, 185th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Frank Benson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 25, Pick 8, 200th overall pick). | |
