| Monday, August 31st , 1896 | | Activated 2B Jack Fifer from the injured list. | | Wednesday, August 19th , 1896 | | Placed 2B Jack Fifer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/18/1896. | | Friday, August 14th , 1896 | | Activated SP Ernest Hampton from the injured list. | | Thursday, August 13th , 1896 | | Activated 3B James Roth from the injured list. | | Friday, August 7th , 1896 | | Placed SP Ernest Hampton on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/06/1896. | | Sunday, August 2nd , 1896 | | Placed 3B James Roth on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/01/1896. | | Saturday, July 11th , 1896 | | Activated RF Harry Woods from the injured list. | | Tuesday, June 2nd , 1896 | | Placed RF Harry Woods on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/01/1896. | | Saturday, April 4th , 1896 | | Signed General Manager Nick Eckmann. | | Friday, April 3rd , 1896 | | Drafted SP Rich Bauerle in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | | Drafted C Kyle Smith in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 10th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Dean Pratt in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Roger Guinn in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Steve Bush in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Will Garn in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 42nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Mike Merrill in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Harry Shannon in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ernest Hampton in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 10th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Al Stanley in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | | Drafted RP James Roth in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). | | Thursday, January 2nd , 1896 | | Signed General Manager Johnny Ash. | | Wednesday, January 1st , 1896 | | Signed Manager Jeff Collard. | | Signed Pitching Coach Danny Johnson. | | Signed Hitting Coach Jeremy Sharp. | | Signed General Manager John Anthony. | | Signed Manager Eric Miller. | | Signed Bench Coach Amare Rogers. | | Signed Pitching Coach Zhi-xin Zhào. | | Signed Hitting Coach Bryan Merriman. | | Signed Scouting Director Dylan Connelly. | | Signed Team Trainer Brent Leighton. | | Signed 1B Coach Rich Smitley. | | Signed 3B Coach Dave Dyer. | | Drafted SS George Teller in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rufus Barrell in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 15th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Joe Hanrahan in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Dwight Seward in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 31st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Sylvester Craig in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Clark Grimsley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 7, 47th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Len Tolliver in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Otis Hoyle in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 7, 63rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Terry McInerny in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 66th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Reuben Polk in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 7, 79th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Patrick Flannery in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 82nd overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Willis Selwyn in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 7, 95th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Delbert Haskell in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Gareth Llewelyn in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 7, 111st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Edward Thompson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 114th overall pick). | |
