Mike Oquist Trades and Transactions

The Mike Oquist trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Mike Oquist has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I'm not a Roger Clemens or a Pedro Martinez. I'm not going to go out there and blow people away. I just want to go out and keep the game close." - Mike Oquist in Edmonton Sun (May 26, 1999)

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Mike Oquist

Mike Oquist Autograph on a 1991 Impel (#241)

Mike Oquist Autograph on a 1991 Impel (#241)
 

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Birth Name:   Michael Lee Oquist
Nickname:   Mike
Born On:   05-30-1968  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   La Junta, Colorado
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   La Junta High School (La Junta, CO)
College:   University of Arkansas
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-14-1993 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-21-1999
Draft:   1989 : 13th Round (321st)
Mike Oquist

Trades & Transactions

06-05-1989: Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round — free-agent draft.
10-16-1995: Granted free agency.
12-21-1995: Signed by San Diego Padres.
10-15-1996: Granted free agency.
11-19-1996: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
12-21-1998: Granted free agency.
01-08-1999: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
10-12-1999: Granted free agency.
11-29-1999: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
03-13-2000: Released by Detroit Tigers.
03-26-2000: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
10-15-2000: Granted free agency.
02-12-2001: Signed by Minnesota Twins.
10-15-2001: Granted free agency.
03-15-2004: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
10-15-2004: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Mike Oquist trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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