1986 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1985

  Rich Dauer granted Free Agency.

  Jim Dwyer granted Free Agency.

  Lenn Sakata granted Free Agency.

• December 12, 1985

  Traded a player to be named later and Gary Roenicke to the New York Yankees. Received Rich Bordi and Rex Hudler. The Baltimore Orioles sent Leo Hernández (December 16, 1985) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• December 13, 1985

  Signed Leo Gómez as an amateur free agent.

• December 16, 1985

  Traded Nelson Norman to the Montreal Expos. Received Steve Baker.

• December 17, 1985

  Traded Sammy Stewart to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jackie Gutiérrez.

• January 8, 1986

  Signed Rod Allen as a free agent.

• January 14, 1986

  Drafted Jaime Navarro in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Rafael Bournigal in the 10th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 15, 1986

  Signed Juan Bonilla as a free agent.

• January 21, 1986

  Jeff Schaefer player rights sold to the California Angels.

• January 23, 1986

  Released Dan Ford.

• January 28, 1986

  Signed Juan Beníquez as a free agent.

• February 5, 1986

  Signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.

• February 20, 1986

  Signed Luis DeLeón as a free agent.

• March 23, 1986

  Signed Mike Kinnunen as a free agent.

• March 24, 1986

  Signed Tom Magrann as a free agent.

• March 29, 1986

  Signed Donnie Scott as a free agent.

• March 31, 1986

  Traded a player to be named later, Ben Bianchi (minors) and Steve Padia (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mike Hart. The Baltimore Orioles sent Jeff Hubbard (minors) (April 23, 1986) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• April 3, 1986

  Released Rod Allen.

  Released Wayne Gross.

• April 25, 1986

  Traded Rick Lockwood (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Joe Redfield.

• May 4, 1986

  Signed Nelson Simmons as a free agent.

• June 2, 1986

  Drafted Jaime Navarro in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Blaine Beatty in the 9th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1986.

  Drafted Gordon Dillard in the 14th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

  Drafted Rob Lukachyk in the 37th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 16, 1986

  Traded a player to be named later and Dennis Martínez to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent John Stefero (December 8, 1986) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade. The Montreal Expos sent Rene Gonzales (December 16, 1986) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• July 14, 1986

  Signed Chris Bushing as an amateur free agent.

• October 15, 1986

  Mike Hart granted Free Agency.

  Tom O'Malley granted Free Agency.

  Al Pardo granted Free Agency.

  Kelly Paris granted Free Agency.

  Bill Swaggerty granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1986

  Traded Storm Davis to the San Diego Padres. Received Terry Kennedy and Mark Williamson.

• November 12, 1986

  Rick Dempsey granted Free Agency.

  Jim Dwyer granted Free Agency.

  Released Juan Bonilla.

• November 20, 1986

  Signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.

• December 3, 1986

  Signed Mike Hart as a free agent.

• December 5, 1986

  Signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.

• December 8, 1986

  Joe Redfield drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1986 rule 5 draft.

• December 17, 1986

  Traded Juan Beníquez to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jimmy Daniel (minors) and Joe Jarrell (minors).

• December 19, 1986

  Released Nate Snell.

• December 30, 1986

  Signed Dave Van Gorder as a free agent.

• January 3, 1987

  Signed Ravelo Manzanillo as a free agent.

• January 7, 1987

  Signed Rick Burleson as a free agent.

• January 22, 1987

  Signed Dave Schmidt as a free agent.

• January 30, 1987

  Signed Jack O'Connor as a free agent.

• February 12, 1987

  Signed Ray Knight as a free agent.

• February 16, 1987

  Signed Luis Mercedes as an amateur free agent.

• March 27, 1987

  Released Odell Jones.

• March 30, 1987

  Released Rich Bordi.