1988 California Angels Trades and Transactions

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

• November 9, 1987

  Ruppert Jones granted Free Agency.

  Gary Lucas granted Free Agency.

  Greg Minton granted Free Agency.

  Jerry Reuss granted Free Agency.

  Mike Witt granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 1987

  Signed Chili Davis as a free agent.

• December 3, 1987

  Signed Greg Minton as a free agent.

• December 5, 1987

  Traded Gary Pettis to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dan Petry.

• December 7, 1987

  Doug Jennings drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Joe Johnson from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

• December 21, 1987

  Released Stew Cliburn.

• December 22, 1987

  Signed Ray Krawczyk as a free agent.

  Signed Mike Witt as a free agent.

• Before 1988 Season

  Released Ray Chadwick.

  Darryl Motley received from ??? in an unknown transaction.

• January 22, 1988

  Signed Stew Cliburn as a free agent.

  Donnie Moore granted Free Agency.

  Butch Wynegar granted Free Agency.

• February 9, 1988

  Signed Donnie Moore as a free agent.

  Signed Butch Wynegar as a free agent.

• March 29, 1988

  Released Mark Ryal.

• March 30, 1988

  Traded Ted Milner (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Junior Noboa.

• May 9, 1988

  Released Bill Buckner.

• May 13, 1988

  Signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Jim Abbott in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 1988.

  Drafted J.R. Phillips in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.

  Drafted Gary Disarcina in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.

  Drafted Jim Edmonds in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.

  Drafted Scott Lewis in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.

  Drafted Mike Robertson in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Marcus Moore in the 17th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Larry Gonzales in the 22nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Damion Easley in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1989.

• June 7, 1988

  Signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Brian Dorsett. The California Angels sent Colby Ward (July 15, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• July 8, 1988

  Signed Mike Butcher as a free agent.

• July 14, 1988

  Purchased Mike Brown from the Detroit Tigers.

• August 17, 1988

  Signed Domingo Ramos as a free agent.

• August 26, 1988

  Released Donnie Moore.

• October 3, 1988

  Traded David Holdridge to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Lance Parrish.

• October 6, 1988

  Released Butch Wynegar.

• October 15, 1988

  Ray Krawczyk granted Free Agency.

  Junior Noboa granted Free Agency.

  Joe Redfield granted Free Agency.

  Chico Walker granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 1988

  Bob Boone granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1988

  Traded Rob Wassenaar (minors), Mike Cook and Paul Sorrento to the Minnesota Twins. Received Kevin Trudeau (minors) and Bert Blyleven.

• November 4, 1988

  Thad Bosley granted Free Agency.

  George Hendrick granted Free Agency.

  Domingo Ramos granted Free Agency.

• November 17, 1988

  Traded Brian Dorsett to the New York Yankees. Received Eric Schmidt (minors).

• December 5, 1988

  Drafted Marcus Lawton from the New York Mets in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1988

  Erik Pappas selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1988 minor league draft.

  Drafted Carl Willis from the Chicago White Sox in the 1988 minor league draft.

• December 7, 1988

  Traded Gus Polidor to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Bill Schroeder.

• Before 1989 Season

  Darryl Motley sent to ??? in an unknown transaction.

• January 1, 1989

  Tack Wilson sent to the Texas Rangers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• January 4, 1989

  Signed Glenn Hoffman as a free agent.

• January 11, 1989

  Signed Max Venable as a free agent.

• January 12, 1989

  Signed Bob McClure as a free agent.

• January 17, 1989

  Signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.

• January 22, 1989

  Signed Robinson Checo as an amateur free agent.

• January 28, 1989

  Signed Mark Clear as a free agent.

• February 10, 1989

  Signed Chris Beasley as a free agent.

• March 9, 1989

  Traded DeWayne Buice to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Cliff Young.

• March 27, 1989

  Returned Marcus Lawton (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.

• March 31, 1989

  Released Urbano Lugo.