1990 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 2, 1990

  Released Denny González.

  Released Paul Zuvella.

• April 5, 1990

  Jeff Kaiser granted Free Agency.

  Brad Komminsk selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.

• April 9, 1990

  Signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.

• April 11, 1990

  Signed Jeff Kaiser as a free agent.

• April 17, 1990

  Traded Charlie Scott (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Alan Cockrell.

• April 25, 1990

  Released Rafael Santana.

• April 30, 1990

  Selected Sergio Valdez off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• May 7, 1990

  Selected Stan Jefferson off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 10, 1990

  Signed Chris Howard as a free agent.

• May 24, 1990

  Released Jim Tatum.

• June 4, 1990

  Drafted Tim Costo in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1990.

  Drafted Darrell Whitmore in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1990.

  Drafted Jason Hardtke in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1990.

  Drafted Oscar Muñoz in the 5th round of the 1990 amateur draft.

  Drafted Paul Bako in the 6th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted David Bell in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.

  Drafted Dave Mlicki in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1990.

  Drafted Steve Gajkowski in the 18th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.

  Drafted Carlos Crawford in the 51st round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1990.

• June 6, 1990

  Released Chris Howard.

• June 9, 1990

  Released Doug Sisk.

• June 17, 1990

  Purchased Ken Phelps from the Oakland Athletics.

• July 7, 1990

  Released Eddie Zambrano.

• July 11, 1990

  Traded Tom Lampkin to the San Diego Padres. Received Alex Cole.

• July 31, 1990

  Released Steve Springer.

• August 12, 1990

  Released Cecilio Guante.

• August 17, 1990

  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 4, 1990

  Kevin Bearse selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

• September 16, 1990

  Traded Bud Black to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received players to be named later and Mauro Gozzo. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Steve Cummings (September 21, 1990) and Alex Sanchez (September 24, 1990) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• October 4, 1990

  Jeff Kaiser granted Free Agency.

  Released Al Nipper.

• October 5, 1990

  Signed Einar Díaz as an amateur free agent.

• October 12, 1990

  Signed José Cabrera as an amateur free agent.

• October 14, 1990

  Signed Eric Bell as a free agent.

• October 15, 1990

  Jeff Fassero granted Free Agency.

  Carl Willis granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1990

  Released Keith Shepherd.

• October 30, 1990

  Released Dion James.

• November 5, 1990

  Tom Brookens granted Free Agency.

  Candy Maldonado granted Free Agency.

  Ken Phelps granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 1990

  Traded Alex Sanchez to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Willie Blair.

• November 25, 1990

  Signed José Escobar as a free agent.

• December 3, 1990

  Drafted Mike Huff from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Wayne Kirby as a free agent.

• December 4, 1990

  Traded Lindsay Foster (minors) and Cory Snyder to the Chicago White Sox. Received Shawn Hillegas and Eric King.

• December 13, 1990

  Released Mark McLemore.

• January 11, 1991

  Signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.

  Signed Mitch Lyden as a free agent.

• January 16, 1991

  Signed Dave Otto as a free agent.

  Traded Troy Neel to the Oakland Athletics. Received Larry Arndt.

• January 20, 1991

  Signed Ron Kittle as a free agent.

• March 21, 1991

  Alan Cockrell selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• March 25, 1991

  Released Sergio Valdez.

• March 26, 1991

  Released James Hurst.

• March 28, 1991

  Purchased Gerónimo Berroa from the Seattle Mariners.

• April 1, 1991

  Released Ron Kittle.