1985 California Angels Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1984

  Don Aase granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1984

  Released Ellis Valentine.

• November 8, 1984

  John Curtis granted Free Agency.

  Bruce Kison granted Free Agency.

  Fred Lynn granted Free Agency.

  Craig Swan granted Free Agency.

  Derrel Thomas granted Free Agency.

  Rob Wilfong granted Free Agency.

• January 3, 1985

  Drafted Chuck Finley in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• January 10, 1985

  Signed Rob Wilfong as a free agent.

• January 11, 1985

  Released Rob Picciolo.

• January 22, 1985

  Signed Miguel García as an amateur free agent.

• January 24, 1985

  Chose Donnie Moore from the Atlanta Braves as a free agent compensation pick.

• January 30, 1985

  Signed Ruppert Jones as a free agent.

• March 31, 1985

  Released Bill Mooneyham.

• April 12, 1985

  Signed Rufino Linares as a free agent.

• May 2, 1985

  Signed Alan Fowlkes as a free agent.

• May 4, 1985

  Released Rufino Linares.

• May 14, 1985

  Purchased Todd Fischer from the Oakland Athletics.

• May 20, 1985

  Signed Rufino Linares as a free agent.

• June 3, 1985

  Signed Steve Rogers as a free agent.

  Drafted Willie Fraser in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1985.

  Drafted Mike Cook in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.

  Drafted Greg Vaughn in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bobby Rose in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1985.

  Drafted Jeff Manto in the 14th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1985.

  Drafted Frank DiMichele in the 15th round of the 1985 amateur draft.

  Drafted Bo Jackson in the 20th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 19, 1985

  Released Tommy John.

• July 2, 1985

  Released Steve Rogers.

• August 2, 1985

  Traded a player to be named later, Mike Brown and Pat Clements to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• September 10, 1985

  Traded players to be named later to the Oakland Athletics. Received Don Sutton. The California Angels sent Bob Sharpnack (minors) (September 25, 1985) and Jerome Nelson (minors) (September 25, 1985) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

• November 12, 1985

  Juan Beníquez granted Free Agency.

  Rod Carew granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Grich granted Free Agency.

  Al Holland granted Free Agency.

  Donnie Moore granted Free Agency.

  Don Sutton granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1985

  Signed DeWayne Buice as a free agent.

• November 26, 1985

  Signed Bobby Grich as a free agent.

• December 5, 1985

  Signed Don Sutton as a free agent.

• December 10, 1985

  Drafted Carl Willis from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

• December 11, 1985

  Drafted Vance Lovelace from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1985 minor league draft.

• December 13, 1985

  Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

• December 20, 1985

  Released Ken Forsch.

  Released Daryl Sconiers.

  Released Geoff Zahn.

• December 27, 1985

  Traded Tim Arnold (minors) and Luis Sánchez to the Montreal Expos. Received Gary Lucas.

• January 8, 1986

  Signed Donnie Moore as a free agent.

• January 21, 1986

  Signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.

  Purchased Jeff Schaefer from the Baltimore Orioles.

• February 25, 1986

  Signed Terry Clark as a free agent.

• March 18, 1986

  Signed Ken Forsch as a free agent.

• March 21, 1986

  Released Frank LaCorte.

• April, 1986

  Traded Kevin Davis (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Chris Green.