"Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues,
I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes."
-Curt Flood-

ATL 2006 Free Agent Watch

The Free Agent Signings

12/18/05

B. Red Sox:    drop Tommy Leach       3B
               drop George Scott      1B

               sign Omar Vizquel      SS
               sign Red Schoendiest   2B

Kansas City:   drop Toshio Shinozuka 2B
               drop Matty Alou        CF
               drop Miller Huggins    2B
               drop Jim Rice          LF
               drop Larry Gura        SP
               drop Ray Chapman       SS

               sign Sal Bando         3B
               sign Bump Hadley       SP
               sign Juan Guzman       SP
               sign Thornton Lee      SP
               sign Bob Allison       RF
               sign Rube Walberg      SP

C.Cubs:        drop Ed Konetchy    1B
               drop Happy Felsch      CF
               drop Art Nehf          SP
               drop Jon Matlack       SP
               drop Herman Long       SS
               drop José Fernandez    CA
               drop Heavy Johnson     LF

               sign Beans Salmon    SP
               sign Phil Cockrell     SP
               sign Red Fields        SP
               sign Joe Tinker        SS
               sign Streak Milton     OF
               sign Bobby Veach       LF
               sign Johnny Kling      CA

StL Cardinals: drop Hal Chase         1B
               drop Rollie Hemsley    CA
   drop Danny Murphy    2B
   drop Lave Cross    3B
   drop Johhny Ray      2B

   drop John Roseboro CA
   drop Darryl Strawberry RF
   drop Gus Triandos    CA
   drop Bill Dahlen       SS
               drop Bobo Newsom    SP
               drop Riggs Stephenson LF
               drop Curt Flood        CF


               sign Ken Boyer 3B
               sign Don Slaught       CA
               sign Cecil Travis      SS
               sign Andrés Galarraga 1B
               sign Bernie Williams   CF
               sign Pablo Mesa    LF
               sign Rico Carty        LF
               sign Jesse Tannehill   SP
               sign Jesse Barnes      SP
               sign Vern Stephens     SS
               sign Del Ennis         LF
               sign Johnny Podres     SP

               tried to sign Johnny Kling CA
               tried to sign Bobby Veach   LF
               tried to sign Rico Carty twice

Houston:       drop Garry Templeton   SS
               drop Billy Goodman     2B

               sign Nish Williams     CA
               sign Jeff Brantley     CL

               tried to sign Bob Allison   RF
               tried to sign Streak Milton OF

Brooklyn:    drop Tuffy Rhodes    OF

               drop Charlie Hough    SP
               drop Tadahito Iguchi   2b
               drop Topsy Hartsell    LF

               sign José Canseco    RF
               sign Rick Reuschel    SP
               sign Wes Ferrell    SP
               sign Bert Campaneris   SS

               tried to sign Ken Boyer     3B

Oakland:       drop Mo Vaughn         1B
               drop Chris Chambliss   1B

               sign Brad Radke        SP
               sign Ryan Klesko       LF

               tried to sign José Canseco RF

Additionally, the Boston Braves had 36 players on their roster, so Andy Pettitte was given his unconditional release.

12/25/05

Cincinnati: drop Davy Force         SS

sign Ted Lyons          SP

NY Giants:      drop Jelly Jackson      SS

sign Earl Battey        CA

B.Red Sox:      drop Maury Wills        SS

      sign Ed Konetchey       1B (Waiver List)

Washington:    drop Hiroshi Oshita     OF
            drop Jack Quinn         SP

                sign Matt Williams      3B

Mudville:     tried to sign Art Nehf SP (Waiver List)

C.Cubs: drop Johnny Kling         CA
            drop John Tudor           SP
              drop Charlie Hickman      1B

sign Heavy Johnson        LF (Waiver List)
      sign José Fernandez       CA (Waiver List)
                sign Eddie Miller         SS

StL Cardinals: drop Heine Zimmerman      3B

                drop Cecil Travis         SS
                drop Pablo Mesa           LF
                drop Don Slaught          CA

    sign Jack Glasscock       SS
                sign Paul Derringer       SP
                sign Clark Griffith       SP
                sign Rusty Staub          RF

                tried to sign Roster Player Dwight Gooden
                tried to sign Roster Player Bob Lemon

B.Braves:       drop Mickey Tettleton     CA
                drop George Stone         LF
                drop Lou Brock            LF
                drop Bryn Smith           SP
                drop Max Lanier           SP
                drop Chick Hafey          LF
                drop Bob Lemon            SP
                drop Johnny Antonelli     SP

sign Muddy Ruel CA
sign Birdie Tebbets CA
sign Tommy Holmes         RF
                sign Johnny Logan SS
sign Bob Elliott    3B
sign Lew Burdette SP
sign Cherokee Fisher    SP
sign Art Nehf             SP (Waiver List)

StL Stars:      drop Edgar Wesley         1B

                sign Dolph Camilli    1B
sign Frank Sullivan       SP

Kansas City:    drop Tim McCarver         CA
                drop Chet Lemon           CF
                drop Rube Walberg         SP
                drop Dwight Gooden        SP

                sign Virgil Trucks        SP
sign Joe Benz             SP
sign Alvin Crowder    SP
sign Andy Pettitte        SP (Waiver List)

                tried to sign Frank Sullivan

Tokyo:    drop Katsuo Osugi 1B

sign Kazuhiro Kiyohara    1B

01/01/06

C.White Stockings: drop Bobby Marcano     2B
                   drop Kid Gleason       2B

                   sign Lou Brock LF (Waiver List)
                   sign Pablo Mesa    LF (Waiver List)

                   tried to sign Chick Hafey LF (Waiver List)

Oakland:           drop Cecil Cooper      1B

                   sign Buddy Myer        2B

Cincinnati:        drop Jimmy Williams    2B

                   sign Ricky Bottalico   MR

Washington:        drop Roy Cullenbine    RF

Orix:              tried to sign Dwight Gooden SP (Waiver List)

NY Giants:         drop Takahito Nomura   MR

                   sign Johnny Antonelli SP (Waiver List)

                   tried to sign John Tudor SP (Waiver List)

C.Cubs:            drop Carl Weilman      SP
   drop José Fernandez    CA
   drop Streak Milton     LF

                   sign Bob Ewing         SP
   sign Cecil Travis      SS (Waiver List)
   sign Chick Hafey       LF (Waiver List)
   sign Danny Murphy      2B

B.Red Caps:        drop Makoto Matsubara UT
   drop Dink Mothel       2B
   drop Ed Lopat          SP
   drop Dave Parker       RF
   drop Birdie Tebbetts   CA

                   sign Rudy York         1B

                   sign Billy Goodman     2B
   sign John Tudor        SP (Waiver List)
   sign Jim Rice          LF
   sign Johny Kling       CA (Waiver List)

StL Cardinals:     drop JR Richard        SP
   drop Van Lingle Mungo SP
   drop Del Ennis         LF
   drop Johnny Podres     SP

                   sign Felipe Alou       RF
   sign Ted Kluzewski     1B
                   sign Bob Lemon SP (Waiver List)
                   sign Chuck Knoblauch   2B

   tried to sign Dwight Gooden SP (Waiver List)

Kansas City:       drop Bob Watson        1B
   drop Andy Pettitte     SP
   drop Bob Meusel        LF

                   sign Davey Johnson     2B
   sign George Stone    LF (Waiver List)
   sign Doug DeCinces     3B

Pittsburgh:        tried to sign Maury Wills SS (Waiver List) Doc Gooden

Detroit:           drop Red Faber         SP
   drop Noburu Akiyama    MR
   drop Jim Bunning       SP
   drop Luis Aparicio     SS

                   sign Charmer Zettlein SP
   sign Danny Darwin      SP
   sign Dwight Gooden SP (Waiver List)
   sign Maury Wills SS (Waiver List)

01/04/06

Cleveland: drop Steve O'Neil CA

                  sign Koichiro Yoshinaga CA

Orix:         drop Vern Law           SP
              sign Red Faber          SP (Waiver List)
              tried to sign Jim Bunning SP (Waiver List)

C.Cubs:     drop Red Fields         SP
              sign Jim Bunning        SP (Waiver List)

B.Red Caps:    drop Cherokee Fisher    SP
              sign Juan Pizarro       SP

StL Cardinals:    drop Harry Danning      CA
                  sign Max Lanier         SP

Kansas City:    drop Juan Guzman        SP
            sign Ben McDonald       SP

Pittsburgh: drop Don Buford         LF
            sign Dink Mothel        2B   (Waiver List)

Tokyo:            drop Kazuhiro Kiyohara 1B
                  sign Koji Yamamoto      CF

NY Yankees:       drop Earle Combs        CF

Toronto:          sign Davy Force         SS

01/08/06

Pittsburgh: drop Toby Harrah 3B

                  sign Noboru Akiyama     MR

C.Cubs:           drop Bob Ewing          SP
                  sign Charlie Hough      SP

Detroit:          drop Charmer Zettlein   SP
                  sign Larry Gura         SP

Kansas City:      drop Bump Hadley        SP
                  sign Shigeru Kobayashi SP

StL Stars:        sign Darryl Strawberry RF
sign Fred Hutchinson    SP
sign Miller Huggins 2B
sign Stan Spence        CF
sign Darrell Evans    3B

                  tried to sign Earle Combs LF (Waiver List)

NY Yankees:       drop Bobby Thigpen      CL

      sign Earle Combs        LF (Waiver List)

StL Cardinals:    drop José Cardenal      CF
                  sign Tim McCarver       CA

Cleveland:        drop Koichiro Yoshinaga CA
                  sign Dave Parker        RF (Waiver List)

NY Giants:        drop Dale Murphy        CF
                  sign Red Fields         SP (Waiver List)

01/11/06

C.Cubs: drop Danny Murphy 2B

                  sign Harry Danning      CA (Waiver List)

Cleveland:        drop Stuffy McInnis     1B
sign Javy Lopez         CA

StL Cardinals:    drop Rusty Staub        RF
                  sign Eddie Rommel       SP

Toronto:          drop Bob Horner         3B
                  sign Dale Murphy        CF (Waiver List)

01/15/06

C.Cubs: drop Joe Tinker SS
sign Bobby Wallace SS

Cleveland:        drop George Van Haltren CF
                  drop Sam Jones          SP
      sign Ginger Beaumont    CF

Detroit:    sign Bobby Thigpen      CL (Waiver List)

StL Stars:        drop Fred Hutchinson    SP
          sign Kazuhiro Yamauchi LF

Washington:    drop Matt Williams 3B
      sign Tuffy Rhodes       OF

01/18/06

C.Cubs: drop Slim Sallee SP
sign JR Richard SP

Cleveland:    drop Harvey Kuenn RF
                  sign Paul Hines         CF

StL Cardinals:    drop Vern Stephens      SS
                  sign Dick Bartell       SS

Toronto:          drop Davy Force SS
                  sign Mike Flanagan      SP

Washington:       drop Red Smith          3B
                  sign Plunk Drake        SP

01/22/06

StL Stars:        drop Dolph Camilli      1B
                  sign Claude Ritchey     2B

C.Cubs:           drop Jack Glasscock     SS
                  sign Harvey Kuenn       RF (Waiver List)

Toronto:          drop Mike Hampton       SP
                  sign Juan Guzman        SP

01/25/06

C.Cubs:           drop Jim Bottomley      1B
                  sign Kazuhiro Kiyohara 1B

StL.Cardinals:    drop Chick Hafey        Lf
                  sign Pete Runnels       2B

01/29/06

C.Cubs:           drop Jimmy Lyons          LF
                  sign Edgar Wesley         1B

Cleveland:        drop Dave Parker          RF
                  sign Jim Bottomley        1B (Waiver List)

NY Giants:        drop Fernando Valenzuela SP
                  sign Jim Bagby            SP

02/01/06

B.Red Caps:       drop Lew Burdette         SP
                  sign John Morrill         1B

C.Cubs:           drop Bobby Wallace        SS
                  sign José Fernandez       CA

Cleveland:        drop Ginger Beaumont      CF
                  sign Jimmie Lyons         LF (Waiver)

02/05/06

C.Cubs:           drop Kazuhiro Kiyohara   1B
                  sign Akira Eto           3B

Cleveland:        drop Hal Trosky          1B
                  sign Mike Dorgan         RF

02/08/06

C.Cubs:           drop Ben Chapman         CF
                sign Norihiro Nakamura   3B

Cleveland:      drop Jimmie Lyons        LF
            sign Kazuhiro Kiyohara   1B (Waiver)

02/12/06

Baltimore: drop Jim Maloney SP Takahito Nomura

                sign Andy Pettitte SP

B.Red Caps:   drop Frank Howard        LF
            sign Ben Chapman CF (Waiver)

C.Cubs:           drop Beans Salmon        SP
                  sign Roy Sievers         1B

StL.Stars:        drop Claude Ritchey      2B
                  sign Jimmie Lyons        LF (Waiver)

Tokyo:            drop Choji Murata      SP
                  sign Takahito Nomura MR

02/15/06

C.Cubs:           tried to sign Jim Maloney SP (Waiver)

Cleveland:        drop Kazuhiro Kiyohara    1B
                  sign Jim Maloney          SP (Waiver)

StL.Cardinals:    drop Dick Bartell         SS
                  sign Johnny Ray           2B

02/19/06

B.Red Caps: drop Firpo Marberry CL Dave Parker

                  sign Beans Salmon         SP (Waiver)

C.Cubs:           drop Lefty LaMarque       SP
                  sign Bump Hadley          SP

Cleveland:        drop Javy Lopez           CA

StL Cardinals:    drop Harvey Kuenn         RF
                  sign Dave Parker          RF

StL Stars:        sign Mickey Tettleton     CA

02/22/06

Baltimore:        sign Brady Anderson       CF

Houston:          drop Rick Monday          CF
                  sign Firpo Marberry       CL (Waiver)

Oakland:          drop John Kruk            1B

02/26/06

C.Cubs:           drop Roy Sievers          1B
                  sign Don Buford           LF

Cleveland:        drop Jim Maloney          SP
                  sign Bill Buckner         1B

03/01/06

C.Cubs: drop Bump Hadley SP
sign Jim Maloney SP (Waiver)

03/05/06

C.Cubs:           drop Akira Eto            3B
                  sign Michiyo Arito        3B

Kansas City:      sign Lefty LaMarque       SP

Pitsburgh:        sign Masatoshi Gondo      SP

StL Cardinals:    drop Buddy Bell           3B
                  drop Johnny Ray           2B

03/08/06

Brooklyn: drop Wes Ferrell SP Tsutomu Wakamatsu

                 sign Van Lingle Mungo    SP

C.Cubs:        drop JR Richard          SP
               sign Tsutomu Wakamatsu CF

StL Cardinals: drop Tim McCarver        CA
             sign Spud Davis          CA

StL Stars:   drop Stan Spence         CF
             sign Buddy Bell        3B

03/12/06

C.Cubs: drop Jim Maloney SP
sign Wes Ferrell SP (Waiver)

03/16/06

C.Cubs drop Michiyo Arito 3B
sign Frank Howard LF

03/19/06

B.Red Caps       drop Willie Kamm    3B
                 sign Jackie Jensen        RF

C.Cubs           drop Johnny Evers         2B
                 sign Heine Zimmerman      3B

Houston          drop Takuro Ishii         SS
                 sign Streak Milton        OF

03/32/06

B.Red Caps   try to sign Johnny Evers 2B

C.Cubs       drop Frank Howard       LF
             sign Jack Glasscock SS

Houston          drop Joe Ferguson       CA
               sign Johnny Evers       2B

StL.Cardinals    drop Ken Boyer      3B
             sign Dick Bartell    SS

03/26/06

B.Red Caps:      drop Marty Pattin   SP
                 sign Tim Wakefield    SP

Pittsburgh:      drop Masatoshi Gondo    SP
                 sign Frank Howard     LF (Waiver)

03/28/06

B.Red Caps: drop Bobby Veach       LF
                sign George Scott     1B

C.Cubs:         drop Tsutomu Wakamatsu CF
                sign Willie Davis        CF

04/02/06

B.Red Caps: drop Muddy Ruel           CA
                sign Jimmy Barrett        CF

Cleveland:      drop Mike Dorgan          RF
                sign Cecil Cooper         1B

StL Cardinals: drop Billy Herman         2B
                sign Bobby Avila          2B

04/05/06

B.Red Caps:    drop Hugh Duffy     LF
              sign Buck Freeman RF

Kansas City: drop Ted Abernathy    MR
              sign Slim Sallee      SP

04/16/06

B.Red Caps    drop Ben Chapman          CF
                sign Harry Schafer    3B

C.Cubs:         drop Heine Zimmerman      3B
                sign Koichiro Yoshinaga CA

04/23/06

Baltimore   drop LeRon Lee    OF
              sign Ben Chapman CF

C.Cubs        drop Willie Davis    CF
              sign Bobby Veach      LF

Cleveland    drop Bill Buckner 1B
              sign Doug Drabek SP

StL.Stars       drop Jimmie Lyons     LF
                sign Fred Hutchinson    SP

Waiver List

 
Free Agent          
Position      Waiver End Date

None at this time

Game 100 - End of the 2006 Free Agent Season

"The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker.
But blue squeezed me, and I went full.
I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and chalk flies for two bases.
Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby."
-Ed Lynch-