1998 F.I.B.L. Transactions

Conway Cougars -- Traded 3B Charlie Hayes, and the following picks in the 1998 Draft (Redbirds' #3 and Cougars' #6) to the Orlando Warriors for SP Omar Olivares and the following picks in the 1998 Draft (Rebels' #5, Rebels' #7, Warriors' #7 and Rowdies' #8)

February 13th

Virginia Ponys -- Traded LF Moises Alou to the Conway Cougars for CF Brian L. Hunter, RP John Hudek and the Cougars' #1 pick in the 1999 Draft (Spring 2000).

February 14th

Alexandria Sharks -- Traded OF Mark Kotsay and the Sharks' #7 and all subsequent picks in the 1998 Draft to the Tombstone Bandits for SP Tony Saunders.

February 23rd

Conway Cougars -- Traded C Tony Eusebio, the Cougars' #1 pick in the 1998 Draft and the Cougars' #3 pick in the 1999 Draft to the Blue Ridge Rebels for 3B/OF Willie Greene, SPs Omar Daal and Donovan Osborne, RPs John Frascatore and Billy Wagner and the Rebels' #1 pick in the 1999 Draft.

March 1st

Lebanon Redbirds -- Traded RP Manuel Barrios, OF Robin Jennnings and the Redbirds' #7 pick in the 1998 Draft to the Yukon Huskies for the Huskies' #6 pick in the 1998 Draft.

March 10th

Yukon Huskies -- Traded SS Royce Clayton and the Redbirds' #7 pick in the 1998 Draft to the Windermere Apaches for OF Doug Glanville, SS Kevin Elster, P Mark Petkovsek and the Apaches' #6 in the 1998 draft.

Yukon Huskies -- Traded OF Eric Davis and SP Jamie Moyer along with a possible conditional pick* to the Conway Cougars for SP Pat Rapp, the Cougars' #2 pick in the 1998 Draft, the Cougars' #2 pick in the 1999 Draft and all the Cougars' remaining draft picks in the 1998 Draft once they have completed drafting.

*The conditional pick in the above trade is based on Rapp's 1999 real-life performance as follows: Huskies' #4 if Rapp pitches 180 IP & 3.99 ERA or better; Huskies' #5 if Rapp pitches 180 IP and 4.00-4.40 ERA; Huskies' #6 if Rapp pitches 180 IP. If Rapp has 179 IP or less, no pick.

March 12th

Windermere Apaches -- Traded SP Greg Maddux, RF Larry Walker, CF Tom Goodwin, OF Kevin Sefcik and the Cougars' #5 pick in the 1998 Draft to the Alaska Rowdies for SP Joey Hamilton, CF Quinton McCracken, OF Jacob Cruz, and the following picks in the 1998 Draft: Rebels' #1, Rowdies' #1, Hurricanes' #1, Rowdies #3. Also, the Apaches get the Rowdies' #1 picks in both the 1999 and 2000 Drafts.

DRAFT NIGHT:

Several trades were made affecting 1998 and 1999 Draft picks. Frankly, amid all of the confusion, I couldn't keep track of them all, but here are the picks (and one player) that changed hands for the 1999 Draft: Redbirds get Black Sox' #2; Black Sox get Redbirds' #3. Sharks get Rowdies' #5; Rowdies get Sharks' #4. Warriors get Hurricanes' #5; Hurricanes get Warriors' #6. Hurricanes get Rowdies' #4; Rowdies get C Eddie Perez. Also, it was reported in July that the Warriors are supposed to get the Ponys' #3, although I have not received verification from all parties involved...

March 21st

Tombstone Bandits -- Traded OF Marvin Benard and the Bandits' #4 and #5 picks in the 1999 Draft to the Lebanon Redbirds for OF Lance Johnson, the Redbirds' #5 pick and earlier of either the Redbirds' #2 or the Black Sox' #2 pick in the 1999 Draft.

March 22nd

Windermere Apaches -- Traded 2B Mickey Morandini and the Apaches #3 pick in the 1999 Draft to the Lebanon Redbirds for the later of either the Redbirds' #2 pick or the Black Sox #2 pick in the 1999 Draft, the Bandits #4 pick in the 1999 Draft (and Fernando Seguignol after the 1998 season).

June 19th

Conway Cougars -- Traded SP Carlton Loewer (and Willie Greene after the 1998 season) to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes for 1B Roberto Petagine, RP Turk Wendell, the Hurricanes #4 pick in the 1999 Draft (and John Mabry after the 1998 season).

July 24th

Orlando Warriors -- Traded IF Charlie Hayes and the pick after their last selection in the 1999 Draft (No worse than #8) to the Conway Cougars for the Cougars' #4 pick in the 2000 Draft.

July 30th

Gulf Coast Hurricanes -- Traded OF/1B Ryan McGuire to the Tombstone Bandits for the Lebanon Redbirds' #5 pick in the 1999 Draft, which had belonged to the Bandits.

July 31st

Orlando Warriors -- Traded RP Jesse Orosco along with the Warriors' #5 and Rowdies' #7 picks in the 1999 Draft to the Conway Cougars for the Cougars #4 and #6 picks in the 1999 Draft.

Windermere Apaches -- Traded the Apaches' #6 and #8 picks in the 1999 Draft to the Venice Black Sox for SP Mike Grace and RP Eric Ludwick. Traded Jose Offerman after the season along with their #6 pick in the 2000 Draft to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes for the Hurricanes' #3 pick in the 1999 Draft and the Hurricanes' #2 pick in the 2000 Draft.

Conway Cougars -- Traded the Rebels' #1 and the Cougars' #5 in the 1999 Draft as well as Shane Andrews after the season to the Virginia Ponys for the Ponys' #1 and #2 picks in the 1999 Draft, with the following provisions:

#1  If the lottery should affect the pick position between the Rebels #1 pick and the Ponys #1, then the Ponys would receive the lower of the two picks. 

#2 If the Ponys end of season record is lower than the Rebels, then this is not applicable.  This is only if the lottery should change the draft position.

#3 If the Rebels pick should slip higher than what the Rebels finish(ex: finish 3rd worst, pick in 4th position or higher), then the Ponys would receive the highest 5th round pick of the Cougars.  Unless ofcourse the previous provison applies. Otherwise, Ponys would receive latest 5th round pick.

Conway Cougars -- Traded RP Bob Wells and the Ponys' #1 pick in the 1999 Draft and the Cougars' #3 pick in the 2000 Draft to the Windermere Apaches for 3B Aaron Boone, RP Kerry Ligtenberg, the Apaches' #5 pick in the 1999 Draft, the Apaches #4 pick in the 2000 Draft and C Brook Fordyce after the season.

Blue Ridge Rebels -- Traded IF Mike Benjamin and the Rebels #6 pick in the 1999 Draft to the Alaska Rowdies for the latter of the Rowdies' two #4 picks in the 1999 Draft (almost certain to be the pick the Rowdies obtained from the Sharks, since the other pick was obtained from the Warriors).

Orlando Warriors -- Traded OF Midre Cummings to the Alaska Rowdies for the Rowdies' #4 pick in the 2000 Draft. Traded IF Dave Hollins along with the Cougars' #4 and #6 picks in the 1999 Draft (if they are later than the Black Sox picks) to the Venice Black Sox for the Black Sox' #4 and #6 picks in the 1999 Draft and the Black Sox' #6 in the 2000 Draft (or the Black Sox' #5 in the 2000 Draft if the Black Sox picks in the 1999 Draft are later than the Cougars' picks).

Gulf Coast Hurricanes -- Traded OF Brant Brown and the Redbirds' #5 pick in the 1999 Draft to the Venice Black Sox for the Sox #3 pick in the 1999 Draft and RP Yorkis Perez after the season. Traded OF/IF Lenny Harris to the Lebanon Redbirds for SS Lou Collier.