1983 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1982

  Released Bill Nahorodny.

• November 10, 1982

  Alan Bannister granted Free Agency.

  Miguel Diloné granted Free Agency.

  Rick Manning granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1982

  Traded Ed Whitson to the San Diego Padres. Received Juan Eichelberger and Broderick Perkins.

• December 9, 1982

  Larry Milbourne player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded Von Hayes to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jay Baller, Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich and Jerry Willard.

• December 15, 1982

  Sent Ray Searage to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Rick Manning as a free agent.

  Signed Karl Pagel as a free agent.

• January 21, 1983

  Traded a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jim Essian. The Cleveland Indians sent Tom Owens (minors) (May 18, 1983) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• January 27, 1983

  Signed Alan Bannister as a free agent.

• February 7, 1983

  Signed Otto Vélez as a free agent.

• February 9, 1983

  Signed Miguel Diloné as a free agent.

• February 15, 1983

  Sandy Wihtol player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• March 27, 1983

  The Chicago Cubs returned Sandy Wihtol following previous purchase.

• March 28, 1983

  Received Ray Searage from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

• April 1, 1983

  Traded Jerry Dybzinski to the Chicago White Sox. Received Pat Tabler.

• June 6, 1983

  Traded Rick Manning and Rick Waits to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ernie Camacho, Jamie Easterly and Gorman Thomas.

  Drafted Dave Clark in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983.

  Drafted Andy Allanson in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted John Farrell in the 16th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Ramos in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 8, 1983

  Traded John Malkin (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Steve Farr.

• July 1, 1983

  Signed Pat Perry as a free agent.

• July 12, 1983

  Released Pat Perry.

• August 17, 1983

  Traded Manny Trillo to the Montreal Expos. Received Don Carter (minors) and $300,000.

• August 25, 1983

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rich Barnes. The Cleveland Indians sent Miguel Diloné (September 1, 1983) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• August 28, 1983

  Traded Len Barker to the Atlanta Braves. Received players to be named later and $150,000. The Atlanta Braves sent Rick Behenna (September 2, 1983), Brett Butler (October 21, 1983) and Brook Jacoby (October 21, 1983) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• October 20, 1983

  Ray Searage granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1983

  Jamie Easterly granted Free Agency.

  Bake McBride granted Free Agency.

  Lary Sorensen granted Free Agency.

• November 21, 1983

  Released Karl Pagel.

• December 5, 1983

  Kelly Gruber drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Tom Waddell from the Atlanta Braves in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1983

  Traded Jim Essian to the Oakland Athletics. Received Luis Quiñones.

• December 7, 1983

  Traded Jack Perconte and Gorman Thomas to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tony Bernazard.

• Before 1984 Season

  Released Joe Charboneau.

• January 14, 1984

  Signed DeWayne Buice as a free agent.

• January 17, 1984

  Signed Jamie Easterly as a free agent.

  Drafted Tommy Hinzo in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Fitzgerald in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 19, 1984

  Signed Steve Comer as a free agent.

• January 23, 1984

  Traded Tom Brennan to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Craig Smajstrla (July 9, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• February 5, 1984

  Traded a player to be named later and Toby Harrah to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, George Frazier and Otis Nixon. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Browne (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Guy Elston (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• February 10, 1984

  Signed Lorenzo Gray as a free agent.

• March 24, 1984

  Traded Paul Perry (minors) and Michael Poindexter (minors) to the Boston Red Sox. Received Luis Aponte.

• March 25, 1984

  Alan Bannister player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

• March 31, 1984

  Purchased Juan Espino from the New York Yankees.

• April 1, 1984

  Released Juan Eichelberger.