| Friday, April 3rd , 1896 |
| Signed Manager John Brown. |
| Signed Pitching Coach Bruce Vath. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Justin Gilmore. |
| Drafted SP Justin O'Connor in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Mark Maynard in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 14th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Andy Hansen in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 22nd overall pick). |
| Drafted C Dane Moseley in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 30th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Ben Stewart in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 38th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Nate Clayman in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 6, 46th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Josh Verduin in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 6, 54th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Jason White in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 8, Pick 6, 62nd overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Steve Barrett in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 9, Pick 6, 70th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Charles Johnson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 10, Pick 6, 78th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Josh Stimer in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 11, Pick 6, 86th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Eric Johnson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 12, Pick 6, 94th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Curtis Clay in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 13, Pick 6, 102nd overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Andy Capron in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 14, Pick 6, 110th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Tyler Pappas in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 15, Pick 6, 118th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Cory Castleberry in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 16, Pick 6, 126th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Tom Ferrell in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 17, Pick 6, 134th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Jamie Cheatham in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 18, Pick 6, 142nd overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Jimmy Langley in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 19, Pick 6, 150th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B William Gordon in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 20, Pick 6, 158th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Walter Barclay in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Russell Knauer in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 11th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP James Hodges in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 22nd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Arthur McGuire in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 27th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Charlie Farrell in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 38th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Joe Keller in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 3, 43rd overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Tommy Holbrook in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 6, 54th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Tom Fairfax in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 3, 59th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Charlie Ellis in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 6, 70th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Jimmy Fulton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 3, 75th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Will Bollinger in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 6, 86th overall pick). |
| Drafted RF Dutch Kessler in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 3, 91st overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Ed Beeland in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 6, 102nd overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Tom Tadlock in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 3, 107th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Al Dorsey in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 6, 118th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Charlie Wallace in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 3, 123rd overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Ben Brisker in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 6, 134th overall pick). |
