1997 Major League Baseball Expansion Draft - Post-draft Trades

Post-draft Trades

Once the draft was completed a number of trades were made. Teams had to wait until after the draft or risk losing their newly acquired players because they were not on their protected lists.

• The Devil Rays traded Bobby Abreu to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kevin Stocker
• The Devil Rays traded Andy Sheets and Brian Boehringer to the San Diego Padres for John Flaherty
• The Devil Rays traded Dmitri Young to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Kelly
• The Devil Rays purchased Fred McGriff from the Atlanta Braves
• The Diamondbacks traded Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews to the Detroit Tigers for Travis Fryman
• The Diamondbacks traded Scott Winchester to the Cincinnati Reds for Félix Rodríguez
• The Diamondbacks traded Jesus Martinez to the Florida Marlins for Devon White
• The Diamondbacks traded Chuck McElroy to the Colorado Rockies for Harvey Pulliam