| Friday, April 3rd , 1896 |
| Signed Manager Nick Vandegrift. |
| Signed Pitching Coach Zach Roades. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Norman Wells. |
| Drafted SP Josh Touchstone in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Matt Kruger in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 13th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Ben Webb in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Erhard Nicholas in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Eric Seaton in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 37th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Frank Smith in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 45th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Dustin Wenz in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Clint Mease in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 61st overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Mike Russo in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 69th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Billy Sandstrom in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 77th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Jack McCammon in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 85th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Jamie O'Brien in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 93rd overall pick). |
| Drafted C Adam Peterson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Jimmy Shaw in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 109th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Tommie Blasius in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 117th overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B John Newcomb in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 125th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Brian Albano in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 133rd overall pick). |
| Drafted LF James Barnes in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 141st overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Esteban Beltran in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 19, Pick 5, 149th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP John Lankford in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 157th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Jack Scott in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Charles White in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 12th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS James Adams in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Joseph Hartley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Jim Kellogg in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 37th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Frank Timmons in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 44th overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Frank Crampton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Charles Vance in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 60th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Al Wharton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 69th overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Jim Suston in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 4, 76th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Al Green in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 85th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Samuel Gibson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 4, 92nd overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Jesse Johnson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Sam Williamson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 4, 108th overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Samuel Ripley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 117th overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Charles Harrison in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 4, 124th overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Walter Johnston in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 133rd overall pick). |
