1990 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

1989 Season 1991 Season

Record: 77-85-0, Finished 4th in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Don Zimmer (77-85)

General Manager: Jim Frey

Scouting Director: Dick Balderson

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 2,243,791 (5th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 108
One-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 110

Pythagorean W-L: 73-89, 690 Runs, 774 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

November 13, 1989

Scott Sanderson granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1989

Traded Mitch Webster to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dave Clark.
November 22, 1989

Traded Rich Scheid to the Chicago White Sox. Received Chuck Mount (minors).
December 7, 1989

Traded Paul Kilgus to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received José Núñez.
December 13, 1989

Released Pat Perry.
December 19, 1989

Signed Greg Booker as a free agent.
January 2, 1990

Released Vance Law.
January 3, 1990

Purchased Dave Pavlas from the Texas Rangers.

Traded Bryan House (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Rey Sánchez.
April 3, 1990

Released Greg Booker.
April 25, 1990

Signed Pat Sheridan as a free agent.

Signed Chico Walker as a free agent.
April 30, 1990

Traded Frank Campos (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bill Long.
June 4, 1990

Drafted Lance Dickson in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990.

Drafted Ryan Hawblitzel in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.

Drafted Pedro Valdés in the 12th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed January 15, 1991.
June 11, 1990

Signed Doug Strange as a free agent.
June 22, 1990

Signed Mark Clear as a free agent.
September 1, 1990

Traded Greg Kallevig (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Randy Kramer.
September 7, 1990

Traded Lloyd McClendon to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mike Pomeranz (minors) (September 28, 1990) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
September 21, 1990

Released Mark Clear.

Released Tom Thobe.
October 12, 1990

Rick Wrona granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1990

Kevin Blankenship granted Free Agency.

Pat Sheridan granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1990

Curt Wilkerson granted Free Agency.
October 29, 1990

Marvell Wynne player rights sold to Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central).
November 21, 1990

Signed Danny Jackson as a free agent.
December 3, 1990

Dean Wilkins drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1990 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Russ McGinnis from the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 minor league draft.

Released Kevin Coffman.
December 6, 1990

Signed George Bell as a free agent.
December 14, 1990

Traded Greg Smith to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received José Vizcaíno.
December 17, 1990

Signed Dave Smith as a free agent.

Released Randy Kramer.
December 18, 1990

Released Bill Long.
January 21, 1991

Signed Scott May as a free agent.
March 29, 1991

Traded Gary Varsho to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Steve Carter.
April 1, 1991

Released Dave Clark.