1983 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1982

  Traded John Pacella to the Texas Rangers. Received Len Whitehouse.

• November 27, 1982

  Signed Danny Clay as an amateur free agent.

• December 1, 1982

  Signed Ken Schrom as a free agent.

• December 6, 1982

  Drafted Paul Gibson from the Detroit Tigers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1982

  Drafted Jim Lewis from the New York Yankees in the 1982 minor league draft.

• December 10, 1982

  Traded Don Cooper to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dave Baker.

• December 14, 1982

  Signed Darrell Brown as a free agent.

• January 12, 1983

  Traded Bob Veselic to the Houston Astros. Received Rick Lysander.

• January 14, 1983

  Released Greg Wells.

• January 31, 1983

  Signed Mike Hart as a free agent.

• February 23, 1983

  Signed Yorkis Pérez as an amateur free agent.

• March 25, 1983

  Released Pete Redfern.

  Traded Sal Butera to the Detroit Tigers. Received Walter Poole (minors) and cash.

• March 28, 1983

  Traded Bambi Mesa (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Tack Wilson.

• April 5, 1983

  Rod Booker player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• May 12, 1983

  Signed Tom Klawitter as a free agent.

• June 6, 1983

  Drafted Tim Belcher in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Swift in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 21, 1983

  Traded Mike Sodders (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rusty Kuntz.

• October, 1983

  Released Jeff Little.

• October 20, 1983

  Jim Lewis granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1983

  Signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.

• December 7, 1983

  Traded Gary Ward to the Texas Rangers. Received Sam Sorce (minors), John Butcher and Mike Smithson.

• December 8, 1983

  Traded Rusty Kuntz to the Detroit Tigers. Received Larry Pashnick.

• January 17, 1984

  Drafted Joe Bitker in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mark Grace in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.