1988 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 9, 1987

  Dave LaPoint granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1987

  Traded Richard Dotson and Scott Nielsen to the New York Yankees. Received Dan Pasqua, Steve Rosenberg and Mark Salas.

• November 16, 1987

  Signed Jeff Schaefer as a free agent.

• November 21, 1987

  Signed Mike Woodard as a free agent.

• November 22, 1987

  Released Ray Krawczyk.

• November 23, 1987

  Released Pat Keedy.

• November 30, 1987

  Ron Hassey granted Free Agency.

• December 7, 1987

  Signed Dave Gallagher as a free agent.

  Signed Dar Smith as a free agent.

• December 8, 1987

  Drafted Rodney McCray from the San Diego Padres in the 1987 minor league draft.

• December 9, 1987

  Signed Sap Randall as a free agent.

• December 10, 1987

  Traded Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane to the Kansas City Royals. Received Chuck Mount (minors), John Davis, Greg Hibbard and Melido Perez.

• December 13, 1987

  Released Mike Brown.

• December 21, 1987

  Released Bob James.

• December 24, 1987

  Signed Kelly Paris as a free agent.

• January 19, 1988

  Traded Darrell Pruitt (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Carl Willis.

• January 22, 1988

  Signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.

  Carlton Fisk granted Free Agency.

• January 29, 1988

  Signed José Segura as a free agent.

• February 2, 1988

  Signed Ravelo Manzanillo as a free agent.

• February 9, 1988

  Signed Carlton Fisk as a free agent.

  Signed Dave LaPoint as a free agent.

  Traded José DeLeón to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ricky Horton, Lance Johnson and cash.

• February 11, 1988

  Traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres. Received Ed Wojna. The Chicago White Sox sent Joel McKeon (February 11, 1988) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• March 25, 1988

  Released Jerry Hairston.

  Released Ray Searage.

  Released Jim Winn.

• March 29, 1988

  Signed Jerry Reuss as a free agent.

• April 13, 1988

  Traded Tim Hulett to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Edgar Cáceres (June 15, 1988) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• May, 1988

  Signed Ray Chadwick as a free agent.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Robin Ventura in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 21, 1988.

  Drafted Johnny Ruffin in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.

  Drafted Joey Eischen in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Rich Batchelor in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Hudek in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.

  Drafted John DeSilva in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Derek Lee in the 42nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.

  Drafted Ozzie Timmons in the 44th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 4, 1988

  Signed Pedro Borbón as an amateur free agent.

• August 4, 1988

  Traded Vince Harris (minors) and Mike Maksudian to the New York Mets. Received Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer.

• August 13, 1988

  Traded Dave LaPoint to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Barry Jones.

• August 19, 1988

  Traded Gary Redus to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike Diaz.

• August 30, 1988

  Traded Ricky Horton to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Shawn Hillegas.

• August 31, 1988

  Signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.

• September 25, 1988

  Signed Jim Morris as a free agent.

• October 15, 1988

  Sap Randall granted Free Agency.

  Mike Woodard granted Free Agency.

• October 19, 1988

  Released Jerry Hairston.

• October 30, 1988

  Signed Billy Jo Robidoux as a free agent.

• November 8, 1988

  Signed Rick Rodriguez as a free agent.

  Released Kelly Paris.

• November 20, 1988

  Released José Segura.

• November 26, 1988

  Signed Ron Kittle as a free agent.

• December 5, 1988

  Drafted Rich Amaral from the Chicago Cubs in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1988

  Carl Willis selected by the California Angels in the 1988 minor league draft.

• December 9, 1988

  Signed Jim Weaver as a free agent.

• December 12, 1988

  Released Mike Diaz.

• December 22, 1988

  Signed José Segura as a free agent.

• January 13, 1989

  Released Dwayne Hosey.

• January 23, 1989

  Traded Joel Davis and Ed Wojna to the Cleveland Indians. Received Eddie Williams.

• February, 1989

  Released Dar Smith.

• February 10, 1989

  Signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.

• March 9, 1989

  Released Donnie Hill.

• March 23, 1989

  Traded Ken Williams to the Detroit Tigers. Received Eric King.

• March 28, 1989

  Released Mark Salas.

• April 1, 1989

  Released Pedro Borbón.