1984 Milwaukee Brewers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1983

  Signed Ray Searage as a free agent.

• November 7, 1983

  Rob Picciolo granted Free Agency.

  Ted Simmons granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 1983

  Drafted Jamie Nelson from the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 1983

  Traded Daniel Scarpetta (minors) and Ned Yost to the Texas Rangers. Received Jim Sundberg.

• December 20, 1983

  Traded Jim Slaton to the California Angels. Received Bobby Clark.

• January 10, 1984

  Signed Dave Huppert as a free agent.

• January 16, 1984

  Signed Ted Simmons as a free agent.

• January 17, 1984

  Released Don Money.

• February 19, 1984

  Traded Billy Max (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Kelvin Moore.

• March 28, 1984

  Released Bobby Moore.

• April 18, 1984

  Signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.

• April 25, 1984

  Signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent.

• May 9, 1984

  Released Paul Hartzell.

• June 4, 1984

  Drafted Greg Vaughn in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Jaha in the 14th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed September 3, 1984.

• June 9, 1984

  Signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.

  Purchased Chuck Hensley from the Oakland Athletics.

• June 27, 1984

  Released Ty Van Burkleo.

• July 2, 1984

  Released Chuck Hensley.

• July 3, 1984

  Released Danny Boone.

• August 8, 1984

  Signed Jim Kern as a free agent.

• August 31, 1984

  Released Juan Eichelberger.

• October 1, 1984

  Released Roy Howell.

• October 2, 1984

  Traded Rich Buonantony (minors), Ron Koenigsfeld (minors) and Jim Koontz (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Adduci and Paul Householder.

• October 15, 1984

  Doug Jones granted Free Agency.

  Jack Lazorko granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 1984

  Jerry Augustine granted Free Agency.

  Rollie Fingers granted Free Agency.

  Jim Kern granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1984

  Purchased Brad Lesley from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 13, 1984

  Signed Mike Martin as a free agent.

• December 2, 1984

  Jamie Nelson player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• December 3, 1984

  Drafted Brian Giles from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

  Willie Lozado drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1984

  Traded Don Sutton to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later, Eric Barry (minors) and Ray Burris. The Oakland Athletics sent Ed Myers (minors) (March 25, 1985) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• January 3, 1985

  Drafted Randy Veres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed June 2, 1985.

  Drafted Steve Carter in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chris Howard in the 8th round of the 1985 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jim Bowie in the 16th round of the 1985 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 8, 1985

  Signed Jim Kern as a free agent.

• January 11, 1985

  Released Mike Caldwell.

• January 16, 1985

  Signed Rollie Fingers as a free agent.

• January 18, 1985

  As part of a 4-team trade, traded Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tim Leary from the New York Mets and a player to be named later and Danny Darwin from the Texas Rangers. In addition, the Kansas City Royals sent Don Slaught to the Texas Rangers; and the Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Hance (minors) (January 30, 1985) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• March 22, 1985

  The Chicago Cubs returned Jamie Nelson following previous purchase.

• March 30, 1985

  Released Tom Tellmann.