All Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 1, 1982
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Nelson Liriano as an amateur free agent.
Ken Kravec of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox released Tony Pérez.
The Minnesota Twins traded John Pacella to the Texas Rangers for Len Whitehouse.
- November 2, 1982
The Kansas City Royals released Dave Frost.
The Cleveland Indians released Bill Nahorodny.
The Kansas City Royals released Dennis Werth.
- November 3, 1982
The Montreal Expos purchased Bobby Ramos from the New York Yankees.
The San Diego Padres released Dave Edwards.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike King (minors) to the Kansas City Royals for Jim Wright.
- November 4, 1982
The Philadelphia Phillies released Stan Bahnsen.
The Oakland Athletics released Mickey Klutts.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Willie Montañez.
- November 5, 1982
The New York Mets released Randy Jones.
The Oakland Athletics traded Cliff Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Woods.
- November 10, 1982
The Chicago White Sox signed Casey Parsons as a free agent.
Bill Almon of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Alan Ashby of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Alan Bannister of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Floyd Bannister of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Don Baylor of the California Angels granted free agency.
Bruce Bochte of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Tom Burgmeier of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Al Cowens of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Miguel Diloné of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Pete Falcone of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Terry Forster of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Woodie Fryman of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Kiko Garcia of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Ron Hodges of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Don Hood of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Steve Kemp of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
John Lowenstein of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Rick Manning of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bob McClure of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Dave McKay of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Hal McRae of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Randy Moffitt of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Omar Moreno of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Joe Nolan of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Wayne Nordhagen of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Mike Phillips of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jamie Quirk of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Bill Robinson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Aurelio Rodríguez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Bob Shirley of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Reggie Smith of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Paul Splittorff of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Fred Stanley of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Steve Swisher of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Gene Tenace of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Luis Tiant of the California Angels granted free agency.
Ellis Valentine of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Bump Wills of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Joel Youngblood of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
- November 15, 1982
The Kansas City Royals signed Hal McRae as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Clint Hurdle.
- November 16, 1982
The Oakland Athletics signed Tom Burgmeier as a free agent.
- November 18, 1982
The Kansas City Royals released Lee May.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ed Whitson to the San Diego Padres for Juan Eichelberger and Broderick Perkins.
- November 20, 1982
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Magrann as an amateur free agent.
- November 21, 1982
The Texas Rangers signed Rubén Sierra as an amateur free agent.
- November 22, 1982
Dave Stegman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
- November 24, 1982
The California Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The California Angels sent Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- November 27, 1982
The Minnesota Twins signed Danny Clay as an amateur free agent.
- November 29, 1982
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dan Morogiello as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Jay Loviglio from the Chicago White Sox.
- December, 1982
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dave Von Ohlen as a free agent.
- December 1, 1982
The New York Yankees signed Don Baylor as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ken Schrom as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
- December 2, 1982
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dan Murphy as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Julio González.
- December 3, 1982
The Houston Astros signed Alan Ashby as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Lind as an amateur free agent.
- December 6, 1982
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jim Acker from the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Dann Bilardello from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Paul Gibson from the Detroit Tigers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Odell Jones from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Kurt Kepshire from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Luis Quiñones from the San Diego Padres in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Germán Rivera from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Joe Simpson from the Seattle Mariners in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Larry Biittner.
The Boston Red Sox traded Jerry King (minors), Garry Hancock and Carney Lansford to the Oakland Athletics for Tony Armas and Jeff Newman.
- December 7, 1982
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jim Lewis from the New York Yankees in the 1982 minor league draft.
The Texas Rangers released Jim Anderson.
- December 8, 1982
Mexico City Reds (Mexican) purchased Chico Escárrega from the Chicago White Sox.
The Kansas City Royals released Tim Ireland.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jesse Anderson (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Moore.
- December 9, 1982
The New York Yankees signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Larry Milbourne from the Cleveland Indians.
The New York Yankees traded Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.
The Cleveland Indians traded Von Hayes to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jay Baller, Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich and Jerry Willard.
The Chicago Cubs traded Steve Henderson to the Seattle Mariners for Rich Bordi.
- December 10, 1982
The Houston Astros signed Omar Moreno as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Wayne Nordhagen as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bob Shirley as a free agent.
Glenn Adams of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins traded Don Cooper to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dave Baker.
The Houston Astros traded Danny Heep to the New York Mets for Mike Scott.
The Boston Red Sox traded Chuck Rainey to the Chicago Cubs for Doug Bird.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ty Waller to the Chicago White Sox for Reggie Patterson.
- December 13, 1982
The Chicago White Sox signed Floyd Bannister as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Kevin Bell.
The Oakland Athletics released Darrell Brown.
The Texas Rangers released Steve Comer.
- December 14, 1982
The Minnesota Twins signed Darrell Brown as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Steve Fincher (minors), Bob Helsom (minors) and Marty Mason (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Stan Javier and Bob Meacham.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded C.L. Penigar (minors), Mark Davis and Mike Krukow to the San Francisco Giants for Al Holland and Joe Morgan.
- December 15, 1982
The Cleveland Indians sent Ray Searage to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians signed Rick Manning as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Karl Pagel as a free agent.
- December 16, 1982
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tom Seaver to the New York Mets for Jason Felice (minors), Lloyd McClendon and Charlie Puleo.
- December 19, 1982
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ernie Camacho as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Edgar Martínez as an amateur free agent.
- December 20, 1982
The Atlanta Braves signed Pete Falcone as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Preston Hanna.
- December 21, 1982
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Garvey as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded Ron Musselman to the Texas Rangers for Pat Putnam.
- December 22, 1982
The New York Yankees traded Lee Mazzilli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke.
- December 23, 1982
The Montreal Expos signed Woodie Fryman as a free agent.
- December 28, 1982
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jorge Orta to the New York Mets for Pat Zachry.
- December 29, 1982
The Texas Rangers signed Larry Biittner as a free agent.
- December 30, 1982
The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Splittorff as a free agent.
- Before 1983 Season
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Randy Jones as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Dave Revering.
Jim Smith sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
- January 5, 1983
The Atlanta Braves released Tom Hausman.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Vail to the San Francisco Giants for Rich Gale.
- January 7, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ed Hearn.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Rich Wortham.
- January 10, 1983
The New York Mets signed Mike Bishop as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Josías Manzanillo as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels traded John Harris to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike O'Berry.
- January 11, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tracy Jones in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jim Morris in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Javier Ortiz in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
The California Angels drafted Brad Arnsberg in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Bob Milacki in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Troy Afenir in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Alex Madrid in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Fitzgerald in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Rob Nelson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ellis Burks in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 17, 1983.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bill Fulton in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ken Patterson in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted LaVel Freeman in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
The New York Yankees drafted Ozzie Canseco in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
The New York Mets drafted Jeff McKnight in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Montreal Expos drafted Ron Jones in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Rodney McCray in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Luis Medina in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Martinez in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed January 13, 1983.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Bitker in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Leiter in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 9, 1983.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Smith in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Eric Hetzel in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dennis Cook in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Mark Gardner in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Cron in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jerry Goff in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Steve Peters in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bobby Thigpen in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Steve Howard in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
The Houston Astros drafted Brett Gideon in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tom Prince in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rich Sauveur in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tim Drummond in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Wayne Kirby in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 8, 1983.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Damon Berryhill in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mark Higgins in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
- January 12, 1983
The Houston Astros traded Rick Lysander to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Veselic.
- January 13, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Rowland Office.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Torrez to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Mike Davis (minors) (February 15, 1983) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
- January 14, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Al Cowens as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Paul Moskau as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Greg Wells.
- January 15, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles signed Joe Nolan as a free agent.
- January 17, 1983
The Boston Red Sox purchased Brian Kingman from the Oakland Athletics.
- January 18, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Bill Almon as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jerry Garvin from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- January 19, 1983
The Chicago Cubs traded Dan Cataline (minors) and Vance Lovelace to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Cey.
- January 20, 1983
The Atlanta Braves signed José Canó as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners chose Danny Tartabull from the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent compensation pick.
- January 21, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Ellis Valentine as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Bruce Bochy.
The Seattle Mariners traded Jim Essian to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tom Owens (minors) (May 18, 1983) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
- January 23, 1983
The Houston Astros signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.
- January 25, 1983
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Anderson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rich Wortham as a free agent.
- January 26, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Dave Stegman as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox chose Steve Mura from the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent compensation pick.
The Chicago Cubs traded Scott Fletcher, Randy Martz, Pat Tabler and Dick Tidrow to the Chicago White Sox for Warren Brusstar and Steve Trout.
- January 27, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Alan Bannister as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded Vance McHenry to the Texas Rangers for Bob Babcock.
- January 28, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Mike Hart.
- January 31, 1983
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Hart as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Pérez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bill Robinson as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Enrique Burgos as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Bob Baldrick (minors) to the New York Mets for Tom Dixon.
- February, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Clint Hurdle as a free agent.
- February 1, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Mark Funderburk as a free agent.
- February 2, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Rick Peters as a free agent.
The California Angels released Steve Renko.
The Montreal Expos traded Chris Smith to the San Francisco Giants for Jim Wohlford.
- February 3, 1983
The New York Mets signed Ed Hearn as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Aurelio Rodríguez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alonzo Powell as an amateur free agent.
- February 4, 1983
The New York Mets traded Jorge Orta to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Senteney.
- February 5, 1983
The Kansas City Royals traded Cecil Fielder to the Toronto Blue Jays for Leon Roberts.
- February 6, 1983
The New York Mets signed Ron Hodges as a free agent.
- February 7, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Otto Vélez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Butch Benton to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.
- February 9, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Miguel Diloné as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Steve Renko as a free agent.
- February 14, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
- February 15, 1983
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Randy Moffitt as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Sandy Wihtol from the Cleveland Indians.
- February 16, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tony Castillo as an amateur free agent.
- February 17, 1983
The California Angels purchased Gary Gray from the Seattle Mariners.
- February 19, 1983
The Montreal Expos released Rich Murray.
- February 21, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Revering as a free agent.
- February 23, 1983
The San Diego Padres signed Bruce Bochy as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mickey Klutts as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Yorkis Pérez as an amateur free agent.
- February 24, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed John Lowenstein as a free agent.
- February 28, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Rowland Office as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.
- March 1, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kiko Garcia as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.
- March 3, 1983
The Texas Rangers signed Jerry Browne as an amateur free agent.
- March 8, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tom Hausman as a free agent.
- March 15, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Julio González as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Long as a free agent.
- March 16, 1983
The Houston Astros traded Geoff Meadows (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Bjorkman.
- March 19, 1983
The California Angels signed Bob Lacey as a free agent.
- March 20, 1983
The Chicago Cubs released Allen Ripley.
- March 23, 1983
The California Angels released Mick Kelleher.
- March 24, 1983
The New York Yankees released John Mayberry.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Tobik to the Texas Rangers for Johnny Grubb.
- March 25, 1983
The Oakland Athletics returned Germán Rivera (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The New York Yankees released Barry Foote.
The Boston Red Sox released Brian Kingman.
The Minnesota Twins released Pete Redfern.
The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Saucier.
The Detroit Tigers traded Walter Poole (minors) and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Sal Butera.
- March 26, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Marty Pevey as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Paul Mirabella.
- March 27, 1983
The Chicago Cubs returned Sandy Wihtol to the Cleveland Indians following previous purchase.
The San Diego Padres released Mike Griffin.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Randy Jones.
- March 28, 1983
The San Diego Padres returned Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Keith Comstock from the Oakland Athletics.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Ross Baumgarten.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Dwight Bernard.
The Seattle Mariners released Bobby Brown.
The New York Yankees released Steve Comer.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Dick Davis.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released John Milner.
The Oakland Athletics released Bob Owchinko.
The Oakland Athletics released Al Woods.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Tack Wilson to the Minnesota Twins for Bambi Mesa (minors).
- March 29, 1983
The Detroit Tigers released Dave Revering.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mark Bradley to the New York Mets for Jody Johnston (minors), Steve Walker (minors) and cash.
- March 30, 1983
The Chicago Cubs purchased Thad Bosley from the Oakland Athletics.
- March 31, 1983
The Seattle Mariners purchased Ken Phelps from the Montreal Expos.
The Texas Rangers released Lamar Johnson.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Strichek (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kelly Paris.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bill Dawley and Tony Walker to the Houston Astros for Alan Knicely.
- April 1, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Bombo Rivera.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Lake. The Chicago Cubs sent Rich Buonantony (minors) (October 24, 1983) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox traded Pat Tabler to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Dybzinski.
- April 2, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Phil Huffman.
The Chicago White Sox released Ron LeFlore.
The Chicago Cubs traded Rob Schilling (minors) and Craig Weissmann (minors) to the New York Mets for Tom Veryzer.
- April 3, 1983
The Chicago White Sox released Bob Long.
- April 4, 1983
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Murray as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Terry Crowley.
The Seattle Mariners released Clint Hurdle.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Mike Kinnunen.
- April 5, 1983
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Don Hood as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Rod Booker from the Minnesota Twins.
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Tucker Ashford to the New York Yankees following previous purchase.
The Texas Rangers released Jack Lazorko.
- April 6, 1983
The Texas Rangers released John Pacella.
- April 7, 1983
The New York Mets signed Clint Hurdle as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Eddie Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Raymond Borucki (minors).
- April 8, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Al Hrabosky as a free agent.
- April 10, 1983
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jack Lazorko as a free agent.
- April 11, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
- April 14, 1983
The San Francisco Giants released Ron Pruitt.
- April 16, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles signed Paul Mirabella as a free agent.
- April 18, 1983
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and Steve Ray (minors) to the New York Yankees for Tucker Ashford. The New York Mets sent Felix Perdomo (minors) (May 3, 1983) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- April 19, 1983
The San Diego Padres signed Bobby Brown as a free agent.
- April 26, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ron Pruitt as a free agent.
- April 27, 1983
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Kinnunen as a free agent.
- May 1, 1983
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Kingman as a free agent.
- May 2, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tom Klawitter.
- May 4, 1983
The Detroit Tigers returned Bob James to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
The San Diego Padres signed Efrain Valdez as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Chris Welsh from the San Diego Padres.
- May 9, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed José de Jesús as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Tom Dodd.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Rafael Landestoy to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Brett Wise (minors) and John Franco.
- May 12, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Dodd as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tom Klawitter as a free agent.
- May 16, 1983
The Detroit Tigers released Mike Ivie.
- May 17, 1983
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dennis Powell as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Dana Williams as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Roberts.
- May 22, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Mark Funderburk.
The Chicago Cubs traded Willie Hernández to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Johnson and Dick Ruthven.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Sid Monge to the San Diego Padres for Joe Lefebvre.
- May 24, 1983
The New York Mets signed Phil Huffman as a free agent.
- May 25, 1983
The Montreal Expos signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Wallace Johnson to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Vail.
- May 29, 1983
The San Diego Padres signed Candy Sierra as an amateur free agent.
- May 30, 1983
The Montreal Expos released Rick Lancellotti.
- May 31, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Bob Long as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Doyle Alexander.
The Montreal Expos released Tim Blackwell.
- June 2, 1983
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Phillips as a free agent.
- June 6, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bob Molinaro.
The Cleveland Indians traded Rick Manning and Rick Waits to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernie Camacho, Jamie Easterly and Gorman Thomas.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Tim Belcher in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Kurt Stillwell in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Robby Thompson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Jeff Kunkel in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Eddie Williams in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1983.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Darrel Akerfelds in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rob Nelson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Houston Astros drafted Robbie Wine in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Brad Arnsberg in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Matt Stark in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1983.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ray Hayward in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dave Clark in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Joel Davis in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Brian Holman in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Terry Bell in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Roger Clemens in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Rob Dibble in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Stan Jefferson in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Gary Thurman in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ricky Jordan in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1983.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jim Lindeman in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dan Plesac in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The New York Mets drafted Calvin Schiraldi in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Russ Morman in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Andy Allanson in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Rich Amaral in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Glenn Braggs in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Mickey Brantley in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Brumley in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Stan Fansler in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Bill Fulton in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Webster Garrison in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 1983.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Luis Lopez in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Alex Madrid in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Dave Magadan in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1983.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bob Milacki in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed August 15, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Joe Oliver in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Robinson in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Sabo in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Gary Green in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Henneman in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jody Reed in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Bill Swift in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Rick Aguilera in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed September 9, 1983.
The Texas Rangers drafted Randy Asadoor in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Marty Clary in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff DeWillis in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Hengel in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Wally Joyner in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1983.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ed Vosberg in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Cron in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mark Higgins in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Luis Medina in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ken Patterson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mike Birkbeck in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Pat Clements in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Ron Gant in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1983.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Charlie Hayes in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Hearron in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Mitch Lyden in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1983.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bruce Tanner in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted David West in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Wilkinson in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tom Prince in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Steve Engel in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Lenny Harris in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Joey Meyer in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rich Sauveur in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Texas Rangers drafted Bob Sebra in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Cliff Young in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Scott Hemond in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Todd Stottlemyre in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted John Burkett in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1983.
The New York Mets drafted Marcus Lawton in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Scott May in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bill Moore in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Scott Nielsen in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Ward in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1983.
The Oakland Athletics drafted John Leister in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Aldrete in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1983.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jacob Brumfield in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Mitchell in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted José Tolentino in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Erik Hanson in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Dana Kiecker in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Tom Pagnozzi in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1983.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Steve Ziem in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Bronkey in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Glenallen Hill in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1983.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Montgomery in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Parrett in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Terry Steinbach in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Walewander in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jay Buhner in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Brian Dorsett in the 10th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Roger Samuels in the 10th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Greg Cadaret in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Kevin Coffman in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Doug Drabek in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Kevin Seitzer in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Raczka in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Smiley in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Kirt Manwaring in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Capel in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jeff Innis in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Campbell in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tom Edens in the 14th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mark Ciardi in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Dalton in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Steve Frey in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
The California Angels drafted Ray Chadwick in the 16th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted John Farrell in the 16th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Brad Brink in the 17th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted D.J. Dozier in the 18th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted John Hoover in the 20th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Steve Carter in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shawn Gilbert in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Fetters in the 22nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jeff Schulz in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Carl Willis in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jim Hunter in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jeff King in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted John Ramos in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Gary Wayne in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Costello in the 24th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Tom Newell in the 24th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1983.
The California Angels drafted Shawn Hillegas in the 26th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mark Lemke in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1983.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Rick Luecken in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Chris Beasley in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Matt Williams in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Tom Funk in the 28th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Michael Jackson in the 29th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Todd Zeile in the 30th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dan Gakeler in the 31st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Joe Klink in the 36th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Les Lancaster in the 39th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Scott Arnold in the 40th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
- June 7, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds traded Charlie Leibrandt to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Tufts.
- June 8, 1983
The Cleveland Indians traded John Malkin (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Farr.
- June 9, 1983
The Chicago Cubs released Wayne Nordhagen.
The New York Yankees released Rick Reuschel.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bill Robinson.
- June 10, 1983
The Texas Rangers signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
- June 11, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Félix Fermín as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Eric King as an amateur free agent.
- June 14, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles traded Floyd Rayford to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Tito Landrum (August 31, 1983) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded Steve Senteney and Marvell Wynne to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Arthur Ray (minors) and Junior Ortiz.
- June 15, 1983
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mike Jorgensen from the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics released Jimmy Sexton.
The New York Yankees traded Marshall Brant, Ben Callahan and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Keough.
The New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tony Bernazard to the Seattle Mariners for Julio Cruz.
- June 16, 1983
The Seattle Mariners released Steve Comer.
- June 17, 1983
The Houston Astros released Danny Boone.
The New York Yankees traded Dave Wehrmeister to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kelly Faulk (minors) and Jim Rasmussen (minors).
- June 18, 1983
The Montreal Expos signed Sergio Valdez as an amateur free agent.
- June 20, 1983
The California Angels signed Tim Blackwell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Bobby Murcer.
The Montreal Expos released Mike Phillips.
- June 21, 1983
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rusty Kuntz to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Sodders (minors).
- June 22, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Doug Bair to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Dave Rucker (July 5, 1983) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- June 23, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Jimmy Sexton as a free agent.
- June 24, 1983
The Houston Astros released Pat Perry.
- June 27, 1983
The Seattle Mariners released Gaylord Perry.
- June 28, 1983
The Chicago Cubs signed Rick Reuschel as a free agent.
- June 30, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Todd Cruz from the Seattle Mariners.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Wayne Krenchicki to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Underwood.
- July 1, 1983
The Cleveland Indians signed Pat Perry as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Rodney Scott as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Juan Nieves as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Hipólito Peña.
- July 6, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Gaylord Perry as a free agent.
The California Angels released Joe Ferguson.
The California Angels released Dave Goltz.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Kaat.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mark Smith to the Oakland Athletics for Jerry King (minors).
- July 7, 1983
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Al Woods as a free agent.
- July 8, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Bill Castro.
- July 10, 1983
The Atlanta Braves signed Paul Assenmacher as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Hosken Powell.
- July 11, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles signed John Pacella as a free agent.
- July 12, 1983
The Cleveland Indians released Pat Perry.
- July 14, 1983
The Chicago White Sox released Bobby Moore.
- July 15, 1983
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Danny Boone as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Castro as a free agent.
- July 16, 1983
The New York Yankees purchased Larry Milbourne from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- July 18, 1983
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ron Roenicke.
- July 19, 1983
The California Angels released Bill Travers.
- July 21, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ken Reitz as a free agent.
- July 22, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Melido Perez as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Mike York.
The New York Mets traded Scott Dye (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.
- July 25, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Dave LaRoche as a free agent.
- July 26, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Rick Lancellotti.
The San Diego Padres released Jerry Turner.
- July 28, 1983
The Montreal Expos released Randy Lerch.
- July 29, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Larry Andersen from the Seattle Mariners.
- August 1, 1983
The Chicago Cubs released Junior Kennedy.
- August 2, 1983
The San Diego Padres signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Eric Rasmussen from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dave Tomlin from the Montreal Expos.
- August 3, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pat Perry as a free agent.
- August 4, 1983
The Detroit Tigers purchased John Martin from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- August 5, 1983
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bobby Moore as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Vida Blue.
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Fahey.
- August 6, 1983
The California Angels signed Jack Howell as an amateur free agent.
- August 8, 1983
The Chicago Cubs released Paul Moskau.
- August 9, 1983
The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Lerch as a free agent.
- August 10, 1983
The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Sexton.
The Houston Astros traded Omar Moreno to the New York Yankees for Jerry Mumphrey.
- August 11, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.
- August 12, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Paul Mirabella from the Baltimore Orioles.
- August 13, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ed Farmer.
The Baltimore Orioles released Aurelio Rodríguez.
- August 15, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jimmy Sexton as a free agent.
- August 17, 1983
The Cleveland Indians traded Manny Trillo to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter (minors) and $300,000.
- August 19, 1983
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later, Dave Stewart and $200,000 to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Ricky Wright (September 16, 1983) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Steve Nicosia to the San Francisco Giants for Milt May and cash.
- August 23, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Phillips as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Glenn Abbott from the Seattle Mariners for $100,000.
- August 25, 1983
The Chicago White Sox traded Rich Barnes to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Miguel Diloné (September 1, 1983) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- August 26, 1983
The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and $200,000 to the San Diego Padres for John Montefusco. The New York Yankees sent Dennis Rasmussen (September 12, 1983) and Edwin Rodríguez (September 12, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- August 28, 1983
The Atlanta Braves traded players to be named later and $150,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Len Barker. The Atlanta Braves sent Rick Behenna (September 2, 1983), Brett Butler (October 21, 1983) and Brook Jacoby (October 21, 1983) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- August 29, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Meléndez as an amateur free agent.
- August 31, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Aurelio Rodríguez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Marty Decker (September 20, 1983), Ed Wojna (September 20, 1983), Darren Burroughs (minors) (September 20, 1983) and Lance McCullers (September 20, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Steve Fireovid (October 11, 1983) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- September 1, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Molinaro as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Alfonso Pulido from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
- September 2, 1983
The Oakland Athletics traded Steve Baker to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Tom Dozier (September 16, 1983) and Jim Strichek (minors) (September 16, 1983) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
- September 4, 1983
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Gerónimo Berroa as an amateur free agent.
- September 7, 1983
The Chicago White Sox traded Mike Maitland (minors) and Miguel Diloné to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randy Niemann.
- September 13, 1983
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Teddy Higuera from Ciudad Juarez (Mexican).
- September 16, 1983
The Montreal Expos released Mike Phillips.
The Montreal Expos selected Gene Roof off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- September 19, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Johnny Paredes.
- September 22, 1983
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Stapleton as an amateur free agent.
- September 26, 1983
The Chicago Cubs traded Jim Adamczak (minors) and Mitch Cook (minors) to the New York Mets for Terry Leach.
- September 27, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Scott Medvin as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos selected Greg Harris off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- September 30, 1983
The Chicago Cubs released Jerry Morales.
The Chicago Cubs selected Mike Chris off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
- October, 1983
The Minnesota Twins released Jeff Little.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Andy Rincon.
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Smith.
The Texas Rangers released Don Werner.
- October 3, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Renko.
- October 4, 1983
The Atlanta Braves released Tommy Boggs.
- October 7, 1983
The Montreal Expos released Terry Crowley.
The Montreal Expos released Woodie Fryman.
The Atlanta Braves released Phil Niekro.
- October 11, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released César Gerónimo.
- October 15, 1983
DeWayne Buice of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Scot Thompson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
- October 17, 1983
The Kansas City Royals released Eric Rasmussen.
- October 19, 1983
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Edgar Cáceres as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Pete Rose.
- October 20, 1983
Rod Allen of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Butch Benton of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Joe Cowley of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Joe DeSa of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Marv Foley of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Brad Gulden of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Kelly Heath of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jim Lewis of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Paul Mirabella of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Bert Roberge of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Tom Runnells of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Dave Schuler of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Ray Searage of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Steve Shields of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Ken Smith of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Nate Snell of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Cliff Speck of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Les Straker of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bob Tufts of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Ty Waller of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dave Wehrmeister of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
- October 21, 1983
The San Diego Padres signed Sandy Alomar as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Sal Butera.
The Detroit Tigers released Bob Molinaro.
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Nahorodny.
- October 23, 1983
Keith Comstock of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.
- October 26, 1983
The Atlanta Braves signed Steve Shields as a free agent.
- October 27, 1983
The San Francisco Giants released Chris Smith.
- October 28, 1983
The Baltimore Orioles released Dave Huppert.
The Oakland Athletics released Joe Rudi.
- October 30, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds signed Tom Runnells as a free agent.
- October 31, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Smith as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Tim Barrett as an amateur free agent.
Nankia Hawks (Japan Pacific) purchased Chris Nyman from the Chicago White Sox.
The Texas Rangers released Larry Biittner.
The Texas Rangers released Jon Matlack.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Joe Morgan.
The Chicago White Sox released Dick Tidrow.
- November 3, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies released Larry Christenson.
- November 4, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brad Gulden as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ray Searage as a free agent.
- November 7, 1983
Doug Bair of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jim Bibby of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Doug Bird of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Enos Cabell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Bert Campaneris of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Rod Carew of the California Angels granted free agency.
Warren Cromartie of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Julio Cruz of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Miguel Diloné of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Jamie Easterly of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Darrell Evans of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Oscar Gamble of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Rich Gossage of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Richie Hebner of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Steve Henderson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Don Hood of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Art Howe of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Ruppert Jones of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jerry Koosman of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Frank LaCorte of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jerry Martin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Bake McBride of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Randy Moffitt of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Dale Murray of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Amos Otis of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Rob Picciolo of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Gene Richards of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Aurelio Rodríguez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dan Schatzeder of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Ted Simmons of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Lary Sorensen of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Elías Sosa of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Kent Tekulve of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Derrel Thomas of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Dave Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Manny Trillo of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Tom Underwood of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mark Wagner of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Denny Walling of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jerry White of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Dan Ford.
- November 8, 1983
The California Angels released Mickey Mahler.
- November 9, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds released Rich Gale.
The New York Yankees released Rowland Office.
- November 11, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed José Núñez as an amateur free agent.
- November 12, 1983
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bob Owchinko from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- November 14, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Bruce Bochte as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Sil Campusano as an amateur free agent.
- November 15, 1983
Mike O'Berry of the California Angels granted free agency.
- November 16, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Joe DeSa as a free agent.
- November 17, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Carlos Martínez as an amateur free agent.
- November 20, 1983
Jay Loviglio of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Rich Murray of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
- November 21, 1983
The Texas Rangers signed Marv Foley as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dale Murray as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Wayne Krenchicki from the Detroit Tigers.
The Cleveland Indians released Karl Pagel.
The Oakland Athletics traded Dave Beard and Bob Kearney to the Seattle Mariners for Darrel Akerfelds and Bill Caudill.
The Chicago White Sox traded Fran Mullins to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Christmas.
- November 22, 1983
The California Angels signed Rod Carew as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joe Cowley as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Little as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andy Rincon as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Oscar Azócar as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Amalio Carreño as an amateur free agent.
- November 26, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Les Straker as a free agent.
- November 28, 1983
The Chicago White Sox purchased Kelly Paris from the Cincinnati Reds.
- December 1, 1983
Lynn Jones of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
- December 2, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Kelly Heath as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Koosman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Marshall Brant.
- December 4, 1983
The Houston Astros signed Ty Waller as a free agent.
- December 5, 1983
The Chicago Cubs drafted Johnny Abrego from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeff Bettendorf from the New York Mets in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Geisel from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Kelly Gruber from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Morris Madden from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Fran Mullins from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jamie Nelson from the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Orlando Sánchez from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jay Tibbs from the New York Mets in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Pat Underwood from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tom Waddell from the Atlanta Braves in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bert Roberge as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Víctor Rosario as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released Byron McLaughlin.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ron Reed to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jerry Koosman (February 15, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- December 6, 1983
The New York Mets drafted Ed Olwine from the New York Yankees in the 1983 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted José Segura from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Royals signed Lynn Jones as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tony Pérez from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jim Essian to the Oakland Athletics for Luis Quiñones.
The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later and Joe Pittman to the San Francisco Giants for Champ Summers. The San Diego Padres sent Tom Francis (minors) (December 7, 1983) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded John Tudor to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Easler.
- December 7, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Mike O'Berry as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dave Parker as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Ray Burris to the Oakland Athletics for Rusty McNealy and cash.
The California Angels traded Tim Foli to the New York Yankees for Curt Kaufman and cash.
As part of a 3-team trade: The San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to the San Diego Padres. The Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs sent Fritzie Connally, Craig Lefferts and Carmelo Martínez to the San Diego Padres.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jack Perconte and Gorman Thomas to the Seattle Mariners for Tony Bernazard.
The Minnesota Twins traded Gary Ward to the Texas Rangers for Sam Sorce (minors), John Butcher and Mike Smithson.
- December 8, 1983
The California Angels signed Frank LaCorte as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded John Serritella (minors), Joe Szekely (minors) and Jose Torres (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Joe Beckwith.
The Kansas City Royals traded Duane Dewey (minors) and Mike Armstrong to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson.
The Seattle Mariners traded Bryan Clark to the Toronto Blue Jays for Barry Bonnell.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Sid Fernandez and Ross Jones to the New York Mets for Bob Bailor and Carlos Diaz.
The Detroit Tigers traded Larry Pashnick to the Minnesota Twins for Rusty Kuntz.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tim Stoddard to the Oakland Athletics for Wayne Gross.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Daniel Scarpetta (minors) and Ned Yost to the Texas Rangers for Jim Sundberg.
- December 9, 1983
The Kansas City Royals signed Don Werner as a free agent.
- December 12, 1983
Bob Lacey of the California Angels granted free agency.
- December 13, 1983
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Morgan as a free agent.
- December 15, 1983
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Doyle.
The Kansas City Royals traded Ron Johnson to the Montreal Expos for Tom Dixon.
- December 16, 1983
The Chicago White Sox signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.
- December 17, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Darrell Evans as a free agent.
- December 19, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Amos Otis as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Curt Brown to the New York Yankees for Mike Browning (minors).
- December 20, 1983
The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Denny Walling as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded Willie Aikens to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jorge Orta.
The California Angels traded Bobby Clark to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Slaton.
The Montreal Expos traded Pat Rooney to the New York Yankees for Tim Burke.
- December 21, 1983
Steve Comer of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Craig Minetto to the Houston Astros for Bobby Sprowl.
- December 22, 1983
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.
- December 23, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Sal Butera as a free agent.
- December 29, 1983
The Detroit Tigers signed Milt Wilcox as a free agent.
- Before 1984 Season
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Rosado as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Joe Charboneau.
The Texas Rangers released Pat Underwood.
- January 3, 1984
The Oakland Athletics signed Félix José as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Luis Polonia as an amateur free agent.
- January 5, 1984
The Chicago Cubs signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Phil Niekro as a free agent.
- January 6, 1984
The San Diego Padres signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.
- January 7, 1984
The Detroit Tigers signed Ramón Peña as a free agent.
- January 8, 1984
The Chicago White Sox signed Julio Cruz as a free agent.
- January 10, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Huppert as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.
- January 12, 1984
The Montreal Expos signed Johnny Paredes as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Scot Thompson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Tomlin as a free agent.
- January 13, 1984
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Terry Whitfield as a free agent.
- January 14, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed DeWayne Buice as a free agent.
- January 15, 1984
The New York Mets traded John Semprini (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Jim Maler.
- January 16, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ted Simmons as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Jack Daugherty.
- January 17, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed Jamie Easterly as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Nate Snell as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Don Money.
The New York Yankees drafted Tim Belcher in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 2, 1984.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Calvin Jones in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 27, 1984.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Dan Gakeler in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Damon Berryhill in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed June 2, 1984.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shawn Hillegas in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jeff Richardson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jeff Blauser in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Tim Fortugno in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Greg Litton in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The Houston Astros drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Gil Heredia in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Eric Yelding in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jay Buhner in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 26, 1984.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Cron in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Kevin Elster in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 21, 1984.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Michael Jackson in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed April 27, 1984.
The California Angels drafted Doug Jennings in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 26, 1984.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Steve Carter in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Gordon Dillard in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Eric Hetzel in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jim Hunter in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Russ Swan in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Leister in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Daryl Irvine in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dwight Smith in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tom Prince in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 24, 1984.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mackey Sasser in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Smith in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Blaine Beatty in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Steve Cummings in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Greg Vaughn in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Dave Meads in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The Minnesota Twins drafted Joe Bitker in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Craig Worthington in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Scott Little in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The Seattle Mariners drafted Mike Blowers in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Greg Hibbard in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Rodney McCray in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January).
The New York Mets drafted Brian Givens in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 22, 1984.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Fitzgerald in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Darren Reed in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Wetherby in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Alex Cole in the 11th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Jerry Goff in the 12th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Jeff Gardner in the 14th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mark Grace in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Rafael Santana.
The New York Mets signed Rafael Santana as a free agent.
- January 19, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Miguel Diloné as a free agent.
- January 20, 1984
The Montreal Expos signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox chose Tom Seaver from the New York Mets as a free agent compensation pick.
- January 23, 1984
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dan Ford as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Paul Mirabella as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Tom Brennan to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Craig Smajstrla (July 9, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- January 25, 1984
The New York Mets signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
- January 26, 1984
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Henderson as a free agent.
- January 27, 1984
The Texas Rangers signed Tommy Boggs as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dick Tidrow as a free agent.
- January 29, 1984
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jeff Treadway as an amateur free agent.
- January 30, 1984
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Butch Benton as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Lorenzo Gray.
The New York Mets released Dave Kingman.
- February 1, 1984
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Charboneau as a free agent.
- February 2, 1984
The Montreal Expos signed Derrel Thomas as a free agent.
- February 4, 1984
The California Angels signed Bob Lacey as a free agent.
- February 5, 1984
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and Toby Harrah to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, George Frazier and Otis Nixon. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Browne (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Guy Elston (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- February 6, 1984
The California Angels signed Rob Picciolo as a free agent.
- February 7, 1984
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Bibby as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tom Underwood as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Fernando Arroyo.
- February 8, 1984
The Oakland Athletics chose Tim Belcher from the New York Yankees as a free agent compensation pick.
The Detroit Tigers traded Colin Ward to the San Francisco Giants for Pat Larkin.
- February 10, 1984
The Cleveland Indians signed Lorenzo Gray as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Eddie Miller.
- February 14, 1984
The Detroit Tigers signed Rod Allen as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded José Álvarez to the Houston Astros for Ron Meridith.
The New York Yankees traded Larry Milbourne to the Seattle Mariners for Eric Parent (minors) and Scott Nielsen.
- February 17, 1984
The Houston Astros signed J.R. Richard as a free agent.
- February 19, 1984
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Billy Max (minors) to the New York Mets for Kelvin Moore.
- February 20, 1984
The Houston Astros signed Enos Cabell as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Rich Gale as a free agent.
- February 21, 1984
The Seattle Mariners signed Jim Lewis as a free agent.
Dusty Baker of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
- February 22, 1984
The New York Mets released Mark Bradley.
- February 24, 1984
The Montreal Expos traded Tom Wieghaus to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent George Bjorkman (March 26, 1984) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
- February 27, 1984
The Montreal Expos traded Al Oliver to the San Francisco Giants for Fred Breining and Max Venable. The San Francisco Giants sent Andy McGaffigan (March 31, 1984) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
- February 29, 1984
The Chicago White Sox signed Fernando Arroyo as a free agent.
- March 1, 1984
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Kern.
- March 4, 1984
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Neidlinger as an amateur free agent.
- March 10, 1984
The Texas Rangers released Bob Johnson.
- March 13, 1984
The New York Yankees traded Derwin McNealy (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Don Cooper.
- March 16, 1984
The New York Mets released Mickey Mahler.
- March 17, 1984
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jerry Martin as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Fergie Jenkins.
- March 19, 1984
The Detroit Tigers purchased Scotti Madison from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- March 21, 1984
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Art Howe as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Kelly Paris.
- March 23, 1984
The Seattle Mariners released Manny Castillo.
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Chris.
The Seattle Mariners released Ron Roenicke.
The Seattle Mariners released Rick Sweet.
- March 24, 1984
The Detroit Tigers released Rick Leach.
The Detroit Tigers released Jim Smith.
The Boston Red Sox traded Luis Aponte to the Cleveland Indians for Paul Perry (minors) and Michael Poindexter (minors).
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Alejandro Sánchez to the San Francisco Giants for Dave Bergman.
The Detroit Tigers traded Glenn Wilson and John Wockenfuss to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Bergman and Willie Hernández.
- March 25, 1984
The Houston Astros purchased Alan Bannister from the Cleveland Indians.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tito Landrum to the St. Louis Cardinals for Oscar Brito (minors).
- March 26, 1984
The San Diego Padres released Juan Bonilla.
The Oakland Athletics released Ed Farmer.
The Chicago White Sox released Kevin Hickey.
The Chicago White Sox released Randy Martz.
The Chicago White Sox released Steve Mura.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jamie Quirk.
The Detroit Tigers released Jerry Ujdur.
The Montreal Expos released Mike Vail.
The Atlanta Braves released Bob Walk.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and Stan Kyles (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Tim Stoddard. The Chicago Cubs sent Stan Boderick (minors) (March 31, 1984) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
- March 27, 1984
The Chicago White Sox signed Norberto Martin as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Wallace Johnson.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bill Campbell and Mike Diaz to the Philadelphia Phillies for Porfi Altamirano, Bob Dernier and Gary Matthews.
- March 28, 1984
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kelly Paris as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Gene Richards as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Paul Wilmet as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bobby Moore.
- March 29, 1984
The Philadelphia Phillies returned Jay Tibbs (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Kingman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Mitchell Page.
- March 30, 1984
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Floyd Rayford from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The California Angels released Bob Lacey.
The New York Yankees traded Graig Nettles to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Dennis Rasmussen. The San Diego Padres sent Darin Cloninger (minors) (April 26, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dallas Williams to the Detroit Tigers for Charlie Nail (minors).
- March 31, 1984
The Cleveland Indians purchased Juan Espino from the New York Yankees.
The Seattle Mariners released Bill Nahorodny.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Gene Tenace.
The Chicago Cubs traded Alan Hargesheimer to the Kansas City Royals for Derek Botelho and Don Werner.
- April 1, 1984
The San Francisco Giants signed Dusty Baker as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wallace Johnson as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Omar Vizquel as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Jim Barr.
The Cleveland Indians released Juan Eichelberger.
The California Angels released Andy Hassler.
The Kansas City Royals traded Tom Edens to the New York Mets for Tucker Ashford.
The San Diego Padres traded Ron Tingley to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Wrona (minors).
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.
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