1988 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1987

  Terry Francona granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 1987

  Traded Ted Power and Kurt Stillwell to the Kansas City Royals. Received Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar.

• November 9, 1987

  Dave Collins granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 1987

  Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.

  Traded Dave Parker to the Oakland Athletics. Received Tim Birtsas and José Rijo.

• January 5, 1988

  Signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.

• January 18, 1988

  Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.

• January 19, 1988

  Traded Carl Willis to the Chicago White Sox. Received Darrell Pruitt (minors).

• January 29, 1988

  Signed Ron Oester as a free agent.

• February 10, 1988

  Signed Eddie Milner as a free agent.

• February 15, 1988

  Traded Jeff Montgomery to the Kansas City Royals. Received Van Snider.

• March 28, 1988

  Released Angel Salazar.

  Released Lary Sorensen.

• March 29, 1988

  Released Guy Hoffman.

• April 1, 1988

  Traded Bill Landrum to the Chicago Cubs. Received Luis Quiñones.

• April 17, 1988

  Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.

• May 5, 1988

  Released Lary Sorensen.

• May 14, 1988

  Signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.

• May 19, 1988

  Traded Pat Perry and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Leon Durham.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Jeff Branson in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tyler Green in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Steve Foster in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

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

  Drafted Jerry Spradlin in the 19th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

  Drafted Mo Sanford in the 32nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

  Drafted Don Wengert in the 60th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 8, 1988

  Traded Dennis Rasmussen to the San Diego Padres. Received Candy Sierra.

• June 10, 1988

  Signed Mike Anderson as an amateur free agent.

• June 19, 1988

  Traded Buddy Bell to the Houston Astros. Received a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Carl Grovom (minors) (October 20, 1988) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• June 20, 1988

  Released Mario Soto.

• June 27, 1988

  Signed Bobby Ayala as an amateur free agent.

• July 11, 1988

  Signed Max Venable as a free agent.

• July 13, 1988

  Traded Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo to the Montreal Expos. Received Jeff Reed, Randy St. Claire and Herm Winningham.

• July 31, 1988

  Released Eddie Milner.

• August 2, 1988

  Signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.

• August 5, 1988

  Signed Eddie Milner as a free agent.

• October 7, 1988

  Released Dave Concepción.

• October 15, 1988

  Skeeter Barnes granted Free Agency.

  Leo García granted Free Agency.

  Ron Roenicke granted Free Agency.

  Max Venable granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1988

  Dave Collins granted Free Agency.

  Ron Oester granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1988

  Signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.

• November 8, 1988

  Released Leon Durham.

• December 2, 1988

  Signed Rick Mahler as a free agent.

  Signed Ron Oester as a free agent.

• December 5, 1988

  Mike Smith drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1988

  Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.

• December 8, 1988

  Traded Lloyd McClendon to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rolando Roomes.

• December 13, 1988

  Traded Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later, Todd Benzinger and Jeff Sellers. The Boston Red Sox sent Luis Vasquez (minors) (January 12, 1989) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• December 16, 1988

  Signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.

• December 21, 1988

  Signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.

  Signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.

  Released Ken Griffey.

  Released Frank Williams.

• January 4, 1989

  Signed Scotti Madison as a free agent.

• March 25, 1989

  Jeff Treadway player rights sold to the Atlanta Braves.

• March 28, 1989

  Released Randy St. Claire.

• March 29, 1989

  Released Don Wakamatsu.

• March 30, 1989

  Signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.

  Signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.