1976 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• December 13, 1975

  Signed Paul Thormodsgard as a free agent.

• December 23, 1975

  Traded Danny Walton to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bob Randall.

• January 7, 1976

  Drafted Pete Redfern in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Bob Veselic in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Joe Charboneau in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kevin Stanfield in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

• February 11, 1976

  Released John Briggs.

• April, 1976

  Tom Kelly player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 3, 1976

  Released Ray Corbin.

• May 30, 1976

  Signed Jeff Holly as a free agent.

• June 1, 1976

  Traded Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson to the Texas Rangers. Received Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, Bill Singer, Roy Smalley and $250,000.

• June 8, 1976

  Drafted Jamie Allen in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Terry Felton in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

  Drafted John Castino in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mark Funderburk in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

• June 25, 1976

  Released Joe Decker.

• August 9, 1976

  Phil Roof selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• October 22, 1976

  Larry Cox player rights sold to the Seattle Mariners.

• November 1, 1976

  Bill Campbell granted Free Agency.

  Eric Soderholm granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 1976

  Jerry Garvin selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 4th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Al Woods selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 15th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Bill Singer selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 28th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Steve Braun selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 38th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Dave McKay selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 49th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

• December 6, 1976

  Drafted Rich Chiles from the Houston Astros in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Mike Proly from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

  Purchased Glenn Adams from the San Francisco Giants.

• December 8, 1976

  Drafted Mark Souza from the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

• January 11, 1977

  Drafted Mike Walters in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brad Lesley in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brad Mills in the 16th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 24, 1977

  Signed Ray Smith as an amateur free agent.

• March 18, 1977

  Signed Geoff Zahn as a free agent.

• March 21, 1977

  Steve Brye player rights sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 30, 1977

  Released Mark Wiley.

• March 31, 1977

  Purchased Ron Schueler from the Philadelphia Phillies.