1988 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 8, 1987

  Bob Dernier granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1987

  Ed Lynch granted Free Agency.

  Dickie Noles granted Free Agency.

  Manny Trillo granted Free Agency.

• December 7, 1987

  Signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.

• December 8, 1987

  Traded Lee Smith to the Boston Red Sox. Received Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi.

• December 14, 1987

  Signed Vance Law as a free agent.

• December 21, 1987

  Released Jay Baller.

• February 12, 1988

  Traded Mike Brumley and Keith Moreland to the San Diego Padres. Received Rich Gossage and Ray Hayward.

• February 17, 1988

  Signed Jay Baller as a free agent.

• March, 1988

  Released Jay Baller.

• March 17, 1988

  Traded Ray Hayward to the Texas Rangers. Received Dave Meier and Greg Tabor.

• March 21, 1988

  Released Mike Mason.

• March 29, 1988

  Traded Wade Rowdon to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Tom Michno (minors) and Nick Ramirez (minors).

• March 31, 1988

  Signed Angel Salazar as a free agent.

  Traded Mike Curtis (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike Bielecki.

• April 1, 1988

  Traded Luis Quiñones to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bill Landrum.

• April 14, 1988

  Signed Pedro Castellano as an amateur free agent.

• May 19, 1988

  Traded Leon Durham to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Pat Perry and cash.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Kevin Roberson in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1988.

  Drafted Jessie Hollins in the 40th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

• July 14, 1988

  Traded Dave Martinez to the Montreal Expos. Received Mitch Webster.

• July 15, 1988

  Released Jim Sundberg.

• July 28, 1988

  Traded Paul Noce to the Montreal Expos. Received Bryan Oelkers.

• August 8, 1988

  Signed Bill Scherrer as a free agent.

• September 29, 1988

  Traded Jody Davis to the Atlanta Braves. Received Kevin Blankenship and Kevin Coffman.

• October 15, 1988

  Bill Bathe granted Free Agency.

  Bill Landrum granted Free Agency.

  Bill Scherrer granted Free Agency.

  Bob Tewksbury granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1988

  Jeff Schwarz granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1988

  Frank DiPino granted Free Agency.

  Scott Sanderson granted Free Agency.

  Manny Trillo granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1988

  Released Jerry Mumphrey.

• December 5, 1988

  Rich Amaral drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Eric Yelding from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Drew Hall, Jamie Moyer and Rafael Palmeiro to the Texas Rangers. Received Luis Benitez (minors), Pablo Delgado (minors), Paul Kilgus, Curt Wilkerson, Mitch Williams and Steve Wilson.

• December 6, 1988

  Drafted Erik Pappas from the California Angels in the 1988 minor league draft.

• December 7, 1988

  Signed Scott Sanderson as a free agent.

• December 8, 1988

  Traded Rolando Roomes to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Lloyd McClendon.

• December 14, 1988

  Signed Domingo Ramos as a free agent.

• March 28, 1989

  Released Rich Gossage.

  Released Al Nipper.