1989 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1988

  Bud Black granted Free Agency.

  Terry Francona granted Free Agency.

  Ron Kittle granted Free Agency.

  Willie Upshaw granted Free Agency.

  Ron Washington granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1988

  Signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.

  Traded John Githens (minors) and Don Lovell (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jerry Holtz (minors) and Tom Magrann.

• November 16, 1988

  Signed Pat Keedy as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Wasinger as a free agent.

• November 21, 1988

  Signed Brad Komminsk as a free agent.

• November 22, 1988

  Signed Pete Dalena as a free agent.

• November 28, 1988

  Released Rod Allen.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later and Denny González. The Cleveland Indians sent Jay Bell (March 25, 1989) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Félix Fermín (March 25, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 2, 1988

  Signed Luis Aguayo as a free agent.

• December 3, 1988

  Signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.

• December 5, 1988

  Darrel Akerfelds drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Efrain Valdez from the Texas Rangers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Bud Black as a free agent.

• December 6, 1988

  Traded Julio Franco to the Texas Rangers. Received Jerry Browne, Oddibe McDowell and Pete O'Brien.

• December 20, 1988

  Released Jon Perlman.

  Released Reggie Williams.

• December 26, 1988

  Signed Steve Davis as a free agent.

• Before 1989 Season

  Dwight Taylor received from the Montreal Expos in an unknown transaction.

• January 17, 1989

  Signed Neil Allen as a free agent.

• January 18, 1989

  Signed Tim Stoddard as a free agent.

• January 23, 1989

  Traded Eddie Williams to the Chicago White Sox. Received Joel Davis and Ed Wojna.

• February 21, 1989

  Signed Brian Giles as a free agent.

• March 19, 1989

  Traded Mel Hall to the New York Yankees. Received Joel Skinner and Turner Ward.

• March 26, 1989

  Traded Carmelo Castillo to the Minnesota Twins. Received Keith Atherton.

• March 27, 1989

  Released Neil Allen.

• April 1, 1989

  Signed Neil Allen as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Salas as a free agent.

  Traded Chuck Baldwin (minors) to the Seattle Mariners. Received Dave Hengel.

• April 4, 1989

  Signed Mike Young as a free agent.

• May 13, 1989

  Released Brad Havens.

• June 3, 1989

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Peter Kuld (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later from the San Diego Padres. In addition, the Oakland Athletics sent José Mota to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks (minors) (June 11, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Calvin Murray in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jerry Dipoto in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.

  Drafted Jesse Levis in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1989.

  Drafted Alan Embree in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 1989.

  Drafted Curt Leskanic in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1989.

  Drafted Kelly Stinnett in the 11th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1990.

  Drafted Jim Thome in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1989.

  Drafted Mike Potts in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brian Giles in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 1989.

  Drafted Robert Person in the 25th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.

  Drafted Billy Brewer in the 26th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Wertz in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.

  Drafted James Hurst in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.

• June 22, 1989

  Signed Willie Cañate as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ken Ramos as an amateur free agent.

• July 2, 1989

  Traded Oddibe McDowell to the Atlanta Braves. Received Dion James.

• July 12, 1989

  Released Tim Stoddard.

• July 15, 1989

  Traded Brian Dorsett to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Colby Ward (July 15, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• July 24, 1989

  Signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.

• July 27, 1989

  Signed David Palmer as a free agent.

  Traded Doug Piatt to the Montreal Expos. Received Rick Carriger (minors).

• August 7, 1989

  Released Keith Atherton.

• September 6, 1989

  Traded Ron Tingley to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Mark McLemore (August 17, 1990) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• September 14, 1989

  Signed Jim Tatum as a free agent.

• October 4, 1989

  Released Luis Aguayo.

  Released Neil Allen.

• October 15, 1989

  Pete Dalena granted Free Agency.

  Brian Giles granted Free Agency.

  Dave Hengel granted Free Agency.

  Pat Keedy granted Free Agency.

  Danny Sheaffer granted Free Agency.

  Efrain Valdez granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1989

  Released David Palmer.

• November 8, 1989

  Mike Young player rights sold to Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).

• November 13, 1989

  Pete O'Brien granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1989

  Traded Dave Clark to the Chicago Cubs. Received Mitch Webster.

• November 21, 1989

  Signed Cecilio Guante as a free agent.

• November 28, 1989

  Signed Candy Maldonado as a free agent.

• December 1, 1989

  Released Mark Salas.

• December 4, 1989

  Released Ed Wojna.

• December 5, 1989

  Drafted Eddie Zambrano from the Boston Red Sox in the 1989 minor league draft.

• December 6, 1989

  Traded Joe Carter to the San Diego Padres. Received Sandy Alomar, Carlos Baerga and Chris James.

• December 7, 1989

  Signed Keith Hernandez as a free agent.

• December 8, 1989

  Signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.

• December 12, 1989

  Traded Steve Davis to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Manny Francois (minors) and Joe Kesselmark (minors).

• December 15, 1989

  Signed Doug Sisk as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Springer as a free agent.

• December 20, 1989

  Signed Carl Willis as a free agent.

• December 21, 1989

  Released Rich Yett.

• January 5, 1990

  Signed Fernando Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• January 9, 1990

  Signed Efrain Valdez as a free agent.

  Traded Scott Bailes to the California Angels. Received Colin Charland (minors) and Jeff Manto.

• January 10, 1990

  Signed Rafael Santana as a free agent.

• February 20, 1990

  Signed Al Nipper as a free agent.

• March 18, 1990

  Traded a player to be named later and Tommy Hinzo to the Atlanta Braves. Received Miguel Sabino (minors) and Jeff Wetherby. The Cleveland Indians sent Dwight Taylor (July, 1990) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• March 26, 1990

  Signed Julián Tavárez as an amateur free agent.

• March 27, 1990

  Released Andy Allanson.

• March 31, 1990

  Released Brett Merriman.