1991 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 2, 1991

  Signed Carlos Martínez as a free agent.

  Released Mitch Lyden.

• April 3, 1991

  Signed Sergio Valdez as a free agent.

• April 4, 1991

  Released Greg McMichael.

  Selected Ed Taubensee off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• April 8, 1991

  Signed Mike Birkbeck as a free agent.

• May 1, 1991

  Signed John Moses as a free agent.

• May 16, 1991

  Traded Mitch Webster to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike York.

• May 17, 1991

  Signed Mike Aldrete as a free agent.

• May 21, 1991

  Traded Steve Cummings to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Eric Stone (minors) (July 8, 1991) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• June 3, 1991

  Drafted Manny Ramirez in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.

  Drafted Herbert Perry in the 2nd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1991.

  Drafted Chad Ogea in the 3rd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 1991.

  Drafted Paul Byrd in the 4th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.

  Drafted Pep Harris in the 7th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1991.

  Drafted Albie Lopez in the 20th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1991.

  Drafted Jed Hansen in the 21st round of the 1991 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Damian Jackson in the 44th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1992.

  Drafted Steve Bourgeois in the 49th round of the 1991 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 14, 1991

  Traded Tim Costo to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Reggie Jefferson.

• June 26, 1991

  Traded Robert Person to the Chicago White Sox. Received Grady Hall (minors).

• June 27, 1991

  Traded Tom Candiotti and Turner Ward to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Denis Boucher, Glenallen Hill, Mark Whiten and cash.

• July 1, 1991

  Signed Alex Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

• July 3, 1991

  Efrain Valdez selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• July 5, 1991

  Released Stan Jefferson.

• July 12, 1991

  Mike Huff selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• July 19, 1991

  Released John Moses.

• July 26, 1991

  Traded Brook Jacoby to the Oakland Athletics. Received Apolinar Garcia (minors) and Lee Tinsley.

• July 29, 1991

  Released José Escobar.

• August 6, 1991

  Selected Tony Perezchica off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• August 15, 1991

  Selected Jose Gonzalez off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• September 25, 1991

  Released Mike Birkbeck.

• October 7, 1991

  Released Mike York.

• October 15, 1991

  Gerónimo Berroa granted Free Agency.

  Mauro Gozzo granted Free Agency.

  Wayne Kirby granted Free Agency.

  Luis Lopez granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1991

  Ever Magallanes granted Free Agency.

  Luis Medina granted Free Agency.

  Sergio Valdez granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1991

  Traded Greg Swindell to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Joe Turek (minors), Jack Armstrong and Scott Scudder.

• November 20, 1991

  Released Jose Gonzalez.

  Selected Derek Lilliquist off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

• November 22, 1991

  John Farrell granted Free Agency.

• November 27, 1991

  Released Jeff Manto.

  Released Mike Walker.

• December 6, 1991

  Sent Jesse Orosco to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.

• December 9, 1991

  Drafted Pete Rose Jr. from the Chicago White Sox in the 1991 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Mike Thomas from the Montreal Expos in the 1991 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Greg McCarthy from the Montreal Expos in the 1991 minor league draft.

• December 10, 1991

  Traded Willie Blair and Ed Taubensee to the Houston Astros. Received Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.

  Traded Rudy Seánez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mike Christopher and Dennis Cook.

• December 12, 1991

  Signed Wayne Kirby as a free agent.

• December 13, 1991

  Signed Ron Jones as a free agent.

• December 16, 1991

  Signed Junior Ortiz as a free agent.

• December 19, 1991

  Signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.

• December 20, 1991

  Chris James granted Free Agency.

  Doug Jones granted Free Agency.

  Eric King granted Free Agency.

• January 6, 1992

  Signed Terry Clark as a free agent.

• January 27, 1992

  Signed Brook Jacoby as a free agent.

• January 31, 1992

  Signed Nelson Liriano as a free agent.

• February 15, 1992

  Signed Alan Cockrell as a free agent.

• February 25, 1992

  Signed Brad Arnsberg as a free agent.

• March 28, 1992

  Released Steve Gajkowski.

  Traded Curt Leskanic and Oscar Muñoz to the Minnesota Twins. Received Paul Sorrento.

• March 31, 1992

  Released Mike Aldrete.

  Released Jerry Browne.