| Friday, April 3rd , 1896 |
| Signed Manager Cameron Phillips. |
| Signed Pitching Coach Mike Kearns. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Manny Segura. |
| Drafted RP Ben Hancock in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Rick Goodman in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 9th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF B.J. Styskal in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 17th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Jesse Burket in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Clark Coffin in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 33rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP David Swiader in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 41st overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Jason Reber in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 49th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Alan Thompson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 57th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Jason Parmenter in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 9, Pick 1, 65th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Josh LaRue in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 73rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Wade Beaty in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 81st overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Jimmy Lawrence in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 89th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Jeff Wilson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 13, Pick 1, 97th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Jeremy Hunt in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 105th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Joe Faller in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 15, Pick 1, 113rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Josh Whittington in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 121st overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Mark Wuori in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 129th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Chris Vance in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 137th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Chris Collins in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 19, Pick 1, 145th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Evan Page in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 153rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Fred Aulner in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Isaiah Pullman in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 16th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Charlie Davis in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 17th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Charlie Sterling in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick). |
| Drafted RP James Brown in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 33rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Benny Vernon in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 8, 48th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Joe LeFevers in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 49th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Joe Norling in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 8, 64th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Clifton Meeker in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 1, 65th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Jack McCammon in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 8, 80th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Henry Appleton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 81st overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Samuel Bailey in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 8, 96th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Henry Clemmons in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 1, 97th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Jesse Hess in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 8, 112nd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Will Chamberlin in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 1, 113rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Will Kerr in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 8, 128th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Ernest McIntosh in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 129th overall pick). |
