| Friday, April 3rd , 1896 |
| Signed Manager Fernando Esquivel. |
| Signed Pitching Coach Dan Buerkle. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Adam Burns. |
| Drafted RP Jason Tatum in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Cole McCurry in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 10th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Stephen Younce in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Eric Blakemore in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Jason Coleman in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Mark Lewis in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 42nd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Alan Slice in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Jason Davis in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 58th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Trevor Wheatley in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 66th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Jordan Gitman in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 74th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Tom Harry in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 82nd overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Rich Schreiber in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 12, Pick 2, 90th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Adam Phillips in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Trent Hanahan in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 14, Pick 2, 106th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Ryan Beck in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 114th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Jesse Neill in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 16, Pick 2, 122nd overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Ben Wickersham in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 130th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Matt Beach in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 18, Pick 2, 138th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Ben Thomas in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 19, Pick 2, 146th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Ernest McIntosh in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 20, Pick 2, 154th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Wildfire Smith in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
| Drafted RP George Vaughn in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 15th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B John B Williams in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Tom LeVan in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 31st overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Benny Fairfield in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Freddie Kennedy in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 7, 47th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Walter Parker in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Joseph Ogden in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 7, 63rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B William Gordon in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 66th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Benny Warren in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 7, 79th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Ed Ward in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 82nd overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Jesse Kirn in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 7, 95th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Charles Sullivan in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Jim Prescott in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 7, 111st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Ben Oakes in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 114th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Ernest Minton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 7, 127th overall pick). |
| Drafted C John Deal in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 130th overall pick). |
