1988 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

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

• November 6, 1987

  Signed Javy López as an amateur free agent.

• November 9, 1987

  Ken Griffey granted Free Agency.

  Glenn Hubbard granted Free Agency.

  Graig Nettles granted Free Agency.

  David Palmer granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 1987

  Traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Terry Blocker. The Atlanta Braves sent Kevin Brown (December 8, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• November 13, 1987

  Signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.

• December 6, 1987

  Signed Graig Nettles as a free agent.

• December 8, 1987

  Traded Rafael Ramírez and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Mike Stoker (minors) and Ed Whited.

• January 27, 1988

  Signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent.

• March 12, 1988

  Signed Lonnie Smith as a free agent.

• March 24, 1988

  Graig Nettles player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• March 28, 1988

  Traded Jeff Dedmon to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tommy Kurczewski (minors) (June 22, 1988) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• April 10, 1988

  Signed Ramon Caraballo as an amateur free agent.

• May 17, 1988

  Signed Jerry Royster as a free agent.

  Released Dámaso García.

• May 20, 1988

  Signed Melvin Nieves as an amateur free agent.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Steve Avery in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1988.

  Drafted Jimmy Kremers in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Matt Murray in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Turk Wendell in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

  Drafted Mark Wohlers in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.

  Drafted Tony Tarasco in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1988.

  Drafted Scott Ruffcorn in the 39th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 1988

  Signed Jim Morrison as a free agent.

• June 26, 1988

  Purchased Germán Jiménez from Jalisco (Mexican).

• July 26, 1988

  Released Gary Roenicke.

• July 28, 1988

  Released Ken Griffey.

• August 28, 1988

  Traded Ken Oberkfell and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Tommy Gregg (September 1, 1988) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• September 29, 1988

  Traded Kevin Blankenship and Kevin Coffman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jody Davis.

• October 15, 1988

  Juan Eichelberger granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1988

  Jim Acker granted Free Agency.

  Rick Mahler granted Free Agency.

  Jim Morrison granted Free Agency.

  Jerry Royster granted Free Agency.

  Ozzie Virgil granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 1988

  Released Chuck Cary.

  Released Ed Olwine.

• December 5, 1988

  Drafted Gerónimo Berroa from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Matt Stark from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

• December 23, 1988

  Signed Darrell Evans as a free agent.

• January 6, 1989

  Signed Jim Acker as a free agent.

• March 25, 1989

  Purchased John Russell from the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Purchased Jeff Treadway from the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 27, 1989

  Released Matt Stark.

• March 28, 1989

  Released Albert Hall.

• March 29, 1989

  Purchased Mark Eichhorn from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• March 30, 1989

  Released Paul Runge.

  Traded Dave Miller (minors) and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Dwayne Henry.