1988 Kansas City Royals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 6, 1987

  Traded Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ted Power and Kurt Stillwell.

• November 9, 1987

  Thad Bosley granted Free Agency.

  Gene Garber granted Free Agency.

  Charlie Leibrandt granted Free Agency.

  Jamie Quirk granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1987

  Signed Bob Buchanan as a free agent.

• December 7, 1987

  Drafted Luis Encarnación from the Cleveland Indians in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Gene Garber as a free agent.

• December 10, 1987

  Traded Chuck Mount (minors), John Davis, Greg Hibbard and Melido Perez to the Chicago White Sox. Received Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.

• December 15, 1987

  Released Lonnie Smith.

• December 16, 1987

  Signed Hipólito Pichardo as an amateur free agent.

• December 18, 1987

  Signed Nick Capra as a free agent.

• December 21, 1987

  Released Steve Balboni.

• Before 1988 Season

  Dwight Taylor sent to the Montreal Expos in an unknown transaction.

• January 5, 1988

  Signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.

• January 7, 1988

  Signed Charlie Leibrandt as a free agent.

• January 25, 1988

  Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

• February 3, 1988

  Traded Dave Cochrane to the Seattle Mariners. Received Ken Spratke (minors).

• February 15, 1988

  Traded Van Snider to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jeff Montgomery.

• February 18, 1988

  Signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.

• March 20, 1988

  Released Tom Gilles.

• May 13, 1988

  Signed Bill Buckner as a free agent.

• May 27, 1988

  Released Steve Balboni.

  Released Thad Bosley.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Bob Hamelin in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.

  Drafted Joel Johnston in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

  Drafted Tim Spehr in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.

  Drafted Mike Magnante in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988.

  Drafted Victor Cole in the 14th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Kerwin Moore in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

• June 3, 1988

  Traded Bud Black to the Cleveland Indians. Received Pat Tabler.

• July 3, 1988

  Released Mike Butcher.

• July 4, 1988

  Released Gene Garber.

  Released Dan Quisenberry.

• August 31, 1988

  Traded Ted Power to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Lee and Rey Palacios.

• October 15, 1988

  Rick Anderson granted Free Agency.

  Dann Bilardello granted Free Agency.

  Nick Capra granted Free Agency.

  Steve Fireovid granted Free Agency.

  Scotti Madison granted Free Agency.

  Dave Owen granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1988

  Signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.

• November 4, 1988

  Bill Buckner granted Free Agency.

  Jamie Quirk granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1988

  Signed Stan Clarke as a free agent.

• November 30, 1988

  Signed Bob Boone as a free agent.

• December 6, 1988

  Mauro Gozzo selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 minor league draft.

  Drafted Keith Shepherd from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1988 minor league draft.

  Signed Bill Buckner as a free agent.

• January 12, 1989

  Signed Nick Capra as a free agent.

• March, 1989

  Released Rich Thompson.

• March 7, 1989

  Signed Steve Crawford as a free agent.

• March 22, 1989

  Signed Dar Smith as a free agent.