August
16, 2000: The Expos announced the signing of 1B Lee
Stevens to a two-year contract extension.
August 14, 2000: SS Orlando Cabrera was activated from
the DL, and SS Tomas De La Rosa was optioned to Ottawa.
August 11, 2000: P Scott Downs was placed on the 15-day
DL, C Brian Schneider was optioned to Ottawa, and C Michael
Barrett was recalled from Ottawa.
August
11, 2000: P Scott Downs was placed on the 15-day DL, C
Brian Schneider was optioned to Ottawa, and C Michael
Barrett was recalled from Ottawa.
August 8, 2000: C Chris Widger was traded to Seattle for
two players to be named later, and C Brian Schneider was
recalled from Ottawa.
August 2, 2000: C Michael Barrett was optioned to Ottawa
to make room for OF Terry Jones, who is returning from the
DL.
August 1, 2000: OF Milton Bradley was sent to Ottawa to
make room for LHP Scott Downs.
July 31,
2000: The Expos traded Rondell White to the Chicago Cubs
for LHP Scott Downs.
July 28, 2000: The Expos placed RHP Hideki Irabu on the
15-day DL, and recalled RHP Guillermo Mota from Ottawa.
July 20, 2000: The Expos announced the firings of
pitching coach Bobby Cuellar and bench coach Luis Pujols,
and the appointments of Brad Arnsberg and Jeff Cox as their
replacements.
July
19, 2000: Placed outfielder Terry Jones on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps; recalled outfielder Milton Bradley from
Ottawa; placed pitcher Tony Armas on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right rotator cuff; recalled pitcher
Guillermo Mota from Ottawa.
July
14, 2000:
Rondell White was placed on the 15-day DL, while SS Orlando Cabrera
separated his right shoulder, and will be out for 3 to 6 weeks.
July
5, 2000:
Vladimir Guerrero and Jose Vidro will take part in the
All-Star game on Tuesday, July 11, 2000 in Atlanta.
July
2, 2000:
RHP Ugueth Urbina will undergo surgery on Thursday to repair
his right elbow. He is out for the remainder of the season,
but should be healthy for spring training next year.
June
27, 2000:
RHP Carl Pavano was placed on the 15-day DL with
right-triceps tendonitis, and RHP Guillermo Mota was
recalled from Ottawa.
June
22, 2000: C
Brian Schneider was optioned to Ottawa and 1B Fernando Seguinol was
recalled from Ottawa, while C Charlie O'Brien was released and C Lenny
Webster was activated off the disabled list.
June
17, 2000: LHP
David Moraga was designated for assignment, RHP Guillermo Mota was
optioned to Ottawa, while RHP Brad Rigby and LHP Scott Forster were
recalled from Ottawa.
June
13, 2000: INF
Michael Barrett was recalled from Ottawa, and INF Trace Coquillette
was optioned to Ottawa.
June
10, 2000: LHP David Moraga
was called up from Harrisburg to take the place of T.J. Tucker on the
roster.
June
9, 2000:
RHP T.J. Tucker was placed on the 15-day disabled list with
elbow tendinitis.
June
2, 2000: LHP Jim
Poole was designated for assignment, and INF Andy Tracy was optioned
to Ottawa. RHP T.J Tucker was recalled from Ottawa, and RHP Anthony
Telford was activated from the disabled list.
May
26, 2000:
C Brian Schneider was recalled from Ottawa. RHP Mike Thurman
was placed on 15-DL. INF Trace Coquillette was recalled from
Ottawa.
May
25, 2000: RHP
Scott Strickland was transferred to the 60-day disabled list with
shoulder tendinitis, and the team purchased the contract of C Charlie
O'Brien. C Chris Widger was placed on the 15-DL with a bad left
hand.
May
19, 2000: LHP Jim
Poole was signed by the Expos on Friday. LHP Matt Blank will
likely be sent down to Ottawa to make room for Poole.
May
12, 2000: 3B
Michael Barrett was sent down to Ottawa, RHP Ugueth Urbina was placed on the 15-day
disabled list, RHP Tony Armas Jr was recalled from Ottawa.
May
11, 2000: Ugueth
Urbina will undergo surgery to repair his right elbow, he is lost for
the rest of the season.
May
10, 2000: Ugueth
Urbina will undergo an MRI on Thursday after reporting a twinge in his
elbow while throwing on Wednesday.
May
9, 2000: RHP Scott
Strickland was placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis,
retroactive to May 3.
May
5, 2000:
LHP Graeme Lloyd underwent surgery in L.A. to repair
his left shoulder. He may return to action by September 1.
Tuesday,
March 28, 2000: The Expos sent 2B Mickey
Morandini to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash on Tuesday morning.
Monday,
27 March, 2000: Montreal cut its roster by
three, sending OF Milton Bradley and 1B-OF Fernando Seguinol to Ottawa, and optioning RHP
Shayne Bennett.
Thursday,
23 March, 2000: The Expos placed RHP Mike
Thurman on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis. Thurman will miss the start of
the season, and will be replaced in the starting rotation by RHP Jeremy Powell.
Wednesday, 22
March, 2000:The Expos sent RHP Christian Parker to the New York Yankees as the
second player to be named later in the trade that brought RHP Hideki Irabu to Montreal.
Friday, 17 March, 2000:The Expos sent LHP Ted Lilly to the New York
Yankees as the first player to be named later in the trade for Hideki
Irabu.
Thursday, 16 March,2000: The Expos completed a three-team
three-player trade on Thursday. The Expos sent 1B Brad Fullmer to Toronto, who traded 1B
David Segui to Texas, with the Expos receiving 1B Lee Stevens. more
Thursday, March 2, 2000: The
Expos announced the signing of 5 players, including 3B Michael Barrett and LHP Steve
Kline. The team now has all 40 players on the winter roster under contract for the
upcoming season.
Monday,
February 21, 2000: RHP Hideki Irabu has been cleared to pitch and
resume his normal spring training routine. The bone chips found in his elbow are not
considered serious, and Irabu may have surgery at the end of this season.
Tuesday,
February 8, 2000: The new Expos downtown stadium will be built south of the
Molson Centre, bordered by Peel, Notre Dame, de la Montagne, and St. Jacques streets. It
will cost $200 million, and will have 36,287 seats. the entrance will be at the corner of
Peel and Notre Dame, where a commercial plaza will be located. The stadium will have a
translucent facade, allowing fans on the outside to see inside the stadium. There will be
66 corporate loges, and fans sections beside each dugout, separated by glass, allowing
fans to see into the dugouts and be close to the players. There will be a section in
right-field, at field level, to be called the Guerrero Gang, with room for 150 fans. The
naming rights have not been finalized, an announcement is expected in the next couple of
weeks.
Thursday,
January 27, 2000:
Mickey Morandini signed a minor-league contract
with the Expos, and was invited to the Expos spring training camp.
Wednesday,
January 19, 2000:
The Expos announced that
they had invited Maury Wills and Jeff Torborg to spring training as special assignment
instructors. Wills will work on base stealing while Torborg will handle the catchers.
Tuesday, January 18, 2000: The Expos signed
Dustin Hermanson to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year. Hermanson was
9-14 with a 4.20 ERA in 1999.
Saturday, January 15, 2000: The Expos announced they had reached a two-year agreement with right-handed relief pitcher
Anthony Telford. Telford will earn $700,000 in 2000 and $1,150,000 in 2001. The Expos have
a $1,350,000 option for 2002.
Wednesday, December 15, 1999: The Expos obtained
Hideki Irabu in a trade with the New York Yankees. The Expos gave up promising RHP Jake
Westbrook and a player to be named later in order to get Irabu, a potential No. 3 starter.
Monday,
December 13, 1999:
The Expos announced the signing
of free-agent pitcher Graeme Lloyd to a three-year $9 million contract.
Thursday,
December 9, 1999:
New Expos managing partner
Jeffrey Loria held his first news conference Thursday. He promised a championship team and
an exciting team. The Expos will increase their payroll by 50% and will enter the
free-agent market in search of exciting new talent.
Saturday, December 4, 1999: The Expos announced the
hiring of Larry Beinfest as the team's new Assistant General Manager. Beinfest will
serve as GM Jim Beattie's right-hand man in such matters as contract negotiations and
salary arbitration cases.