1989 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1988

  Bruce Hurst granted Free Agency.

  Dennis Lamp granted Free Agency.

  Mike Smithson granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1988

  Signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.

• December 8, 1988

  Traded Dan Gakeler and Spike Owen to the Montreal Expos. Received John Dopson and Luis Rivera.

• December 13, 1988

  Traded a player to be named later, Todd Benzinger and Jeff Sellers to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy. The Boston Red Sox sent Luis Vasquez (minors) (January 12, 1989) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• December 15, 1988

  Released Glenn Hoffman.

• December 19, 1988

  Signed Mike Smithson as a free agent.

• February 6, 1989

  Signed Danny Heep as a free agent.

• May 5, 1989

  Signed Joe Price as a free agent.

• May 17, 1989

  Signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Greg Blosser in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.

  Drafted Mo Vaughn in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1989.

  Drafted Kevin Morton in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.

  Drafted Jeff McNeely in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.

  Drafted Eric Wedge in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1989.

  Drafted Jeff Bagwell in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.

  Drafted Paul Quantrill in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.

  Drafted Greg Hansell in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1989.

• June 26, 1989

  Purchased Jeff Stone from the Texas Rangers.

• August 2, 1989

  Traded Dana Williams to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ray Chadwick.

• August 5, 1989

  Released Ed Romero.

• August 7, 1989

  Selected Greg Harris off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• August 15, 1989

  Signed José Malavé as an amateur free agent.

• October 12, 1989

  Released Jeff Stone.

• October 22, 1989

  Mike Dalton granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1989

  Oil Can Boyd granted Free Agency.

  Nick Esasky granted Free Agency.

  Greg Harris granted Free Agency.

  Dennis Lamp granted Free Agency.

  Joe Price granted Free Agency.

  Mike Smithson granted Free Agency.

  Released Jim Rice.

• November 27, 1989

  Signed Tony Peña as a free agent.

• December 4, 1989

  Reggie Harris drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1989

  Eddie Zambrano selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1989 minor league draft.

• December 6, 1989

  Signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.

  Signed Jeff Reardon as a free agent.

• December 13, 1989

  Signed Billy Jo Robidoux as a free agent.

  Signed Jeff Stone as a free agent.

• December 19, 1989

  Released Rick Cerone.

• December 20, 1989

  Released Sam Horn.

  Released Bob Stanley.

• Before 1990 Season

  Released Rob Woodward.

• February 5, 1990

  Signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.

• February 6, 1990

  Signed Mike Dalton as a free agent.

• February 15, 1990

  Signed Bill Buckner as a free agent.

  Signed Greg Harris as a free agent.