1981 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• December 8, 1980

  Drafted Don Cooper from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted John Hobbs from the Seattle Mariners in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jack O'Connor from the Montreal Expos in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Dave Edwards to the San Diego Padres. Received Chuck Baker.

• December 12, 1980

  Traded Willie Norwood to the Seattle Mariners. Received Byron McLaughlin.

• December 19, 1980

  Traded Mike Bacsik to the Seattle Mariners. Received Steve Stroughter.

• January 13, 1981

  Drafted Ralph Bryant in the 13th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• February 23, 1981

  Signed Jay Pettibone as a free agent.

• March 27, 1981

  Released Bombo Rivera.

• March 30, 1981

  Traded Ken Landreaux to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mathew Reeves (minors), Kelly Snider (minors) and Mickey Hatcher.

• March 31, 1981

  Released Byron McLaughlin.

• April 1, 1981

  Houston Jiménez player rights sold to Reynosa (Mexican).

• May 28, 1981

  Steve Stroughter player rights sold to the Seattle Mariners.

• June 8, 1981

  Drafted Frank Viola in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Curt Wardle in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted John Marzano in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Dave Meier in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Steve Lombardozzi in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

• August 23, 1981

  Traded Ron Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Tim Corcoran (September 4, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• August 30, 1981

  Traded Jerry Koosman to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Bambi Mesa (minors), Ron Perry (minors) and cash. The Chicago White Sox sent Randy Johnson (September 2, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• October 23, 1981

  Traded Mike Kinnunen to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jeff Little.

• November 13, 1981

  Glenn Adams granted Free Agency.

  Pete Mackanin granted Free Agency.

• November 27, 1981

  Released Danny Goodwin.

• December 7, 1981

  Drafted Paul Boris from the New York Yankees in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

• December 28, 1981

  Traded Hosken Powell to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Greg Wells (January 18, 1982) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• January 6, 1982

  Traded Paul Voigt (minors) and Scotti Madison to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell.

• January 12, 1982

  Drafted Kirby Puckett in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Greg Mathews in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 26, 1982

  John Verhoeven player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• March 18, 1982

  Signed Álvaro Espinoza as a free agent.

• March 26, 1982

  Released Tim Corcoran.