1983 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• June 6, 1983

  Drafted Marty Clary in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ron Gant in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1983.

  Drafted Tom Prince in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Steve Ziem in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jay Buhner in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kevin Coffman in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jim Hunter in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mark Lemke in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1983.

• June 15, 1983

  Purchased Mike Jorgensen from the New York Mets.

• July 10, 1983

  Signed Paul Assenmacher as an amateur free agent.

• August 28, 1983

  Traded players to be named later and $150,000 to the Cleveland Indians. Received 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.

• October 4, 1983

  Released Tommy Boggs.

• October 7, 1983

  Released Phil Niekro.

• October 20, 1983

  Joe Cowley granted Free Agency.

  Ken Smith granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1983

  Signed Steve Shields as a free agent.

• December 5, 1983

  Tom Waddell drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

• January 17, 1984

  Drafted Chris Cron in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• February 14, 1984

  Traded José Álvarez to the Houston Astros. Received Ron Meridith.

• March 26, 1984

  Released Bob Walk.