1989 Kansas City Royals Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• May 31, 1989

  Signed Pete Filson as a free agent.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Brent Mayne in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.

  Drafted Ed Pierce in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

  Drafted Matt Karchner in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

  Drafted Andrés Berumen in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.

• June 9, 1989

  Traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Terry Leach. The Kansas City Royals sent Aguedo Vasquez (minors) (October 1, 1989) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• June 24, 1989

  Signed Steve Shifflett as an amateur free agent.

• July 24, 1989

  Released Keith Shepherd.

• September 1, 1989

  Signed Andy Stewart as an amateur free agent.

• September 2, 1989

  Traded a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Larry McWilliams. The Kansas City Royals sent Jeff Hulse (minors) (October 21, 1989) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

• October 15, 1989

  Bob Buchanan granted Free Agency.

  Nick Capra granted Free Agency.

  Stan Clarke granted Free Agency.

  Matt Winters granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1989

  Steve Fireovid granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1989

  Floyd Bannister granted Free Agency.

  Bill Buckner granted Free Agency.

  Steve Crawford granted Free Agency.

  Frank White granted Free Agency.

  Willie Wilson granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 1989

  Signed Steve Crawford as a free agent.

  Signed Richard Dotson as a free agent.

• December 7, 1989

  Signed Storm Davis as a free agent.

  Signed Frank White as a free agent.

  Signed Willie Wilson as a free agent.

  Released Israel Sánchez.

• December 11, 1989

  Signed Mark Davis as a free agent.

• December 15, 1989

  Traded Charlie Leibrandt and Rick Luecken to the Atlanta Braves. Received Jim Lemasters (minors) and Gerald Perry.

• December 21, 1989

  Signed Russ Morman as a free agent.

• January, 1990

  Signed Jay Baller as a free agent.

• February 15, 1990

  Signed Pat Sheridan as a free agent.

• February 16, 1990

  Signed Israel Sánchez as a free agent.

• March 7, 1990

  Signed Dan Miceli as an amateur free agent.

• March 31, 1990

  Released Mark Lee.

  Traded José de Jesús to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Steve Jeltz.