1992 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 2, 1992

  Returned Mike Thomas (earlier draft pick) to the Montreal Expos.

• April 3, 1992

  Signed Álvaro Espinoza as a free agent.

  Selected José Hernández off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

  Shawn Hillegas selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• April 5, 1992

  Signed Ted Power as a free agent.

• April 7, 1992

  Signed Mike Aldrete as a free agent.

• April 9, 1992

  Signed Eric Plunk as a free agent.

  Signed Willie Smith as a free agent.

• April 14, 1992

  Traded a player to be named later and Jason Hardtke to the San Diego Padres. Received Thomas Howard. The Cleveland Indians sent Chris Maffett (minors) (July 10, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• April 18, 1992

  Signed Craig Worthington as a free agent.

• June 1, 1992

  Drafted Paul Shuey in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1992.

  Drafted Mike Matthews in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1992.

  Drafted Jon Nunnally in the 3rd round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1992.

  Drafted Matt Williams in the 4th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1992.

  Drafted Jeff Liefer in the 6th round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted J.J. Thobe in the 7th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed August 5, 1992.

  Drafted Mitch Meluskey in the 12th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1992.

• June 9, 1992

  Released Jim Bruske.

• June 15, 1992

  Brad Arnsberg granted Free Agency.

• July 4, 1992

  Traded Alex Cole to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received John Carter (minors) and Tony Mitchell (minors).

• July 14, 1992

  Traded Kyle Washington (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received José Mesa.

• July 23, 1992

  Released Terry Clark.

• September 21, 1992

  Lee Tinsley selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• September 23, 1992

  Released Craig Worthington.

• October 15, 1992

  Nelson Liriano granted Free Agency.

  Dave Rohde granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1992

  Eric Bell granted Free Agency.

  Tony Perezchica granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Shaw granted Free Agency.

  Willie Smith granted Free Agency.

• October 27, 1992

  Eric Plunk granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1992

  Brook Jacoby granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1992

  Junior Ortiz granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1992

  Signed Eric Plunk as a free agent.

• November 17, 1992

  Darrell Whitmore selected by the Florida Marlins as the 16th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

  Jack Armstrong selected by the Florida Marlins as the 39th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

  Denis Boucher selected by the Colorado Rockies as the 72nd pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

• December 7, 1992

  Willie Cañate drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1992 rule 5 draft.

  Dave Otto selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 minor league draft.

• December 8, 1992

  Signed Bob Ojeda as a free agent.

  Signed Junior Ortiz as a free agent.

• December 9, 1992

  Traded Alan Walden (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Zak Shinall.

• December 14, 1992

  Signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.

• December 17, 1992

  Signed Jeff Treadway as a free agent.

• December 19, 1992

  Rod Nichols granted Free Agency.

• January 5, 1993

  Signed Jeff Schaefer as a free agent.

  Signed Cliff Young as a free agent.

• January 22, 1993

  Signed Tim Crews as a free agent.

• February 8, 1993

  Signed Mike Walker as a free agent.

• March 4, 1993

  Signed Sam Horn as a free agent.

• March 24, 1993

  Released Mike Aldrete.

• March 27, 1993

  Signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.

• March 30, 1993

  Released Mike Walker.

• March 31, 1993

  Traded Mark Whiten to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Juan Andujar (minors) and Mark Clark.