1982 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 13, 1981

  John Montefusco granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 1981

  Signed José Canó as a free agent.

• December 16, 1981

  Signed Andres Thomas as an amateur free agent.

• December 31, 1981

  Traded Butch Edge to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Colbern.

• February 1, 1982

  Traded Dan Morogiello to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Donnie Moore.

• March 23, 1982

  Released Brian Asselstine.

  Traded Eddie Miller to the Detroit Tigers. Received Roger Weaver.

• March 29, 1982

  Released Larry Bradford.

  Released Luis Gómez.

  Released Rick Matula.

• April 23, 1982

  Traded Scott Patterson (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Bob Watson.

• April 27, 1982

  Signed John D'Acquisto as a free agent.

• April 28, 1982

  Steve Hammond player rights sold to the Kansas City Royals.

• June 4, 1982

  Released José Canó.

• June 7, 1982

  Drafted Duane Ward in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1982.

  Drafted Joe Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Zane Smith in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Randy Johnson in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Campbell in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 30, 1982

  Traded Larry McWilliams to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later and Pascual Pérez. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• July 6, 1982

  Released Preston Hanna.

• July 27, 1982

  Released John D'Acquisto.

• August 30, 1982

  Released Al Hrabosky.

• September 10, 1982

  Traded Carlos Diaz to the New York Mets. Received Tom Hausman.

• December 1, 1982

  Signed Terry Forster as a free agent.

• December 6, 1982

  Jim Acker drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

• December 20, 1982

  Signed Pete Falcone as a free agent.

• January 5, 1983

  Released Tom Hausman.

• January 11, 1983

  Drafted Rob Nelson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chris Cron in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tom Prince in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 20, 1983

  Signed José Canó as a free agent.