Woody Woodward

William Frederick Woodward

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
• School Florida State University
• High School Coral Gables High School
• Debut September 9, 1963
• Final Game September 28, 1971
• Born September 23, 1942 in Miami, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Woody Woodward was assistant GM of the Cincinnati Reds from 1981 to 1984, then assistant GM of the New York Yankees in 1985-1986. He was GM of the Yankees in 1987 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1988. Woodward then was General Manager of the Seattle Mariners from 1988 to 1999. During the team's 1995 playoff push, he traded three former number 1 picks (Roger Salkeld, Marc Newfield and Ron Villone) for veteran starting pitchers and then traded a fourth #1 (Tino Martinez) that offseason. Woodward had also been a Cincinnati Reds broadcaster in 1974 and 1975.

Woodward was the head coach at Florida State University from 1975 to 1978.

Preceded by Clyde King

New York Yankees General Manager 10/1986-10/1987

Succeeded by Lou Piniella

Preceded by Bill Giles

Philadelphia Phillies General Manager 10/1987-6/1988

Succeeded by Lee Thomas

Preceded by Dick Balderson

Seattle Mariners General Manager 7/1988-10/1999

Succeeded by Pat Gillick

Record as a General Manager

Draft Picks

1st Round - Yankees

• 1987: No Pick (lost for signing Gary Ward

Other Notable Selections - Yankees

• 1987: 14th round (367th overall) OF Gerald Williams - Grambling State University
• 1987: 48th round (1152nd overall) C Brad Ausmus - Cheshire (CT) Academy

Phillies

• Was fired before his first draft with the team.

1st Round - Mariners

• 1989: 3rd overall P Roger Salkeld - Saugus High School
• 1989: 26th overall P Scott Burrell - Hamden High School
• 1990: 6th overall OF Marc Newfield - Marina High School
• 1990: 38th overall SS Anthony Manahan - Arizona State University
• 1991: 11th overall P Shawn Estes - Douglas High School
• 1992: 14th overall P Ron Villone - UMass
• 1993: 1st overall SS Alex Rodriguez - Westminster Christian High School (Palmetto Bay)
• 1994: 14th overall C Jason Varitek - Georgia Tech
• 1995: 3rd overall OF Jose Cruz, Jr. - Rice University
• 1996: 22nd overall P Gil Meche - Acadiana High School
• 1997: 19th overall P Ryan Anderson - Divine Child High School
• 1998: 22nd overall P Matt Thornton - Grand Valley State University
• 1999: 11th overall C Ryan Christianson - Arlington High School (Riverside)
• 1999: 33rd overall P Jeff Heaverlo - University of Washington

Other Notables - Mariners

• 1990: 5th round (134th overall) P Mike Hampton - Crystal River High School
• 1990: 6th round (161st overall) 2B Bret Boone - University of Southern California
• 1991: 8th round (214th overall) P Derek Lowe - Edsel Ford High School
• 1991: 25th round (656th overall) P Matt Mantei - River Valley High School (Sawyer, MI)
• 1992: 3rd round (82nd overall) C Chris Widger - George Mason University
• 1992: 23rd round (642nd overall) P Ryan Franklin - Seminole State College
• 1992: 36th round (1006 overall) OF Raul Ibanez - Miami-Dade College
• 1994: 6th round (161st overall) P Joe Mays - Southeast High School (Bradenton, FL)
• 1994: 61st round (1534th overall) 3B Morgan Ensberg - Redondo Beach High School Did Not Sign
• 1995: 30th round (818th overall) OF Juan Pierre - Alexandria (LA) High School Did Not Sign
• 1996: 59th round (1586th overall) P Barry Zito - University City High School (San Diego) Did Not Sign
• 1997: 12th round (373th overall) P Joel Pineiro - Edison Community College
• 1999: 3rd round (9th overall) 2B Willie Bloomquist - Arizona State University
• 1999: 6th round (185th overall) P J.J. Putz - University of Michigan
• 1999: 8th round (245th overall) OF Terrmel Sledge - Long Beach State University
• 1999: 38th round (114th overall) P Rich Harden - Claremont Secondary School Did Not Sign

Significant Trades

Yankees

• November 26, 1986 traded Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher and Logan Easley to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden, Pat Clements and Cecilio Guante
• December 19, 1986 traded Butch Wynegar to the California Angels for Ron Romanick and Alan Mills
• January 5, 1987 traded Mike Soper and Scott Nielsen to the Chicago White Sox for Randy Velarde and Pete Filson
• June 7, 1987 traded Joe Niekro to the Minnesota Twins for Mark Salas
• August 26, 1987 traded Dennis Rasmussen to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Gullickson

Phillies

• December 9, 1987 traded Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson and Dave Brundage to the Seattle Mariners for Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno
• March 21, 1988 traded Rick Schu, Jeff Stone and Keith Hughes to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Bellino and Mike Young

Mariners

• May 25, 1989 traded Mark Langston and Mike Campbell to the Montreal Expos for Randy Johnson, Gene Harris and Brian Holman
• May 17, 1991 traded Jim Blueberg to the New York Yankees for Mike Blowers
• December 11, 1991 traded Bill Swift, Mike Jackson and Dave Burba to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger
• November 2, 1993 traded Erik Hanson and Bret Boone to the Cincinnati Reds for Dan Wilson and Bobby Ayala
• December 10, 1993 traded Mike Hampton and Mike Felder to the Houston Astros for Eric Anthony
• December 20, 1993 traded Omar Vizquel to the Cleveland Indians for Felix Fermin and Reggie Jefferson
• May 15, 1995 traded Roger Salkeld to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher
• July 31, 1995 traded Marc Newfield and Ron Villone to the San Diego Padres for Andy Benes and Greg Keagle
• December 7, 1995 traded Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir to the New York Yankees for Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock
• July 30, 1996 traded Darren Bragg to the Boston Red Sox for Jamie Moyer
• August 29, 1996 traded David Ortiz to the Minnesota Twins for Dave Hollins
• October 29, 1996 traded Chris Widger, Matt Wagner and Trey Moore to the Montreal Expos for Jeff Fassero and Alex Pacheco
• July 31, 1997 traded Jose Cruz, Jr. to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin
• July 31, 1997 traded Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe to the Boston Red Sox for Heathcliff Slocumb (see Seattle Mariners Trades of July 31, 1997)
• July 31, 1998 traded Randy Johnson to the Houston Astros for Freddy Garcia, John Halama and Carlos Guillen

Significant Signings

Yankees

• None

Phillies

• December 8, 1987 signed Bob Dernier as a Free Agent from Chicago Cubs

Mariners

• December 7, 1988 signed Jeffrey Leonard as a free agent from Milwaukee Brewers
• December 7, 1989 signed Pete O'Brien as a free agent from Cleveland Indians
• December 15, 1989 signed Matt Young as a free agent from Oakland A's
• October 28, 1992 signed Damaso Marte as a amateur free agent
• November 28, 1992 signed David Ortiz as a amateur free agent
• December 3, 1992 signed Chris Bosio as a free agent from Milwaukee Brewers
• April 3, 1994 signed Rich Gossage as a free agent from Oakland A's
• April 6, 1995 signed Joey Cora as a free agent from Chicago White Sox
• November 3, 1998 signed Jose Mesa as a free agent from Cleveland Indians

Related Sites

• Woody Woodward at the SABR Bio Project