1987 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1986

  Roy Lee Jackson granted Free Agency.

  Frank Pastore granted Free Agency.

  Al Woods granted Free Agency.

  Traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Ron Gardenhire. The Minnesota Twins sent Donnie Iasparro (minors) (April 4, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• December 19, 1986

  Released Ray Fontenot.

• December 20, 1986

  Released Juan Agosto.

  Released Roy Smith.

• December 29, 1986

  Signed Germán González as an amateur free agent.

• Before 1987 Season

  Signed John Butcher as a free agent.

  Signed Ron Musselman as a free agent.

• January 9, 1987

  Signed Juan Berenguer as a free agent.

• January 16, 1987

  Signed Randy Niemann as a free agent.

• February 3, 1987

  Traded Al Cardwood (minors), Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez and Jeff Reed to the Montreal Expos. Received Tom Nieto and Jeff Reardon.

• February 20, 1987

  Traded Mike Shade (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Al Newman.

• February 24, 1987

  Signed Billy Sample as a free agent.

  Signed Roy Smith as a free agent.

• March 27, 1987

  Released John Butcher.

• March 30, 1987

  Released Ron Washington.

• March 31, 1987

  Released Mickey Hatcher.

  Traded a player to be named later, Jose Dominguez (minors) and Ray Velasquez (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dave Blakley (minors) and Dan Gladden. The Minnesota Twins sent Bryan Hickerson (June 15, 1987) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

• April 15, 1987

  Signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.

• May 10, 1987

  Traded Bill Latham to the New York Mets. Received Jason Felice (minors).

• May 13, 1987

  Signed Jim Wilson as a free agent.

• May 22, 1987

  Signed Sal Butera as a free agent.

• May 30, 1987

  Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Ricky Jones (minors). The Minnesota Twins sent Ron Musselman (June 12, 1987) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• June 2, 1987

  Traded Clay Christiansen to the Houston Astros. Received Eric Bullock.

  Drafted Willie Banks in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987.

  Drafted Terry Jorgensen in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft.

  Drafted Larry Casian in the 6th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.

  Drafted Mark Guthrie in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1987.

  Drafted Shawn Gilbert in the 12th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1987.

  Drafted Chip Hale in the 17th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.

  Drafted Dan Smith in the 22nd round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bret Boone in the 28th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Craig Paquette in the 36th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 4, 1987

  Traded Dave Blakley (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Tom Gorman.

• June 7, 1987

  Traded Mark Salas to the New York Yankees. Received Joe Niekro.

• June 15, 1987

  Signed Terry Forster as a free agent.

• June 24, 1987

  Traded Tom Schwarz (minors) and Danny Clay to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Schatzeder and cash.

• July 31, 1987

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Steve Carlton. The Minnesota Twins sent Jeff Perry (minors) (August 18, 1987) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• September 1, 1987

  Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received Don Baylor. The Minnesota Twins sent Enrique Rios (minors) (December 18, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• October 15, 1987

  Eric Bullock granted Free Agency.

  Álvaro Espinoza granted Free Agency.

  Tom Gorman granted Free Agency.

  Randy Niemann granted Free Agency.

  Jim Wilson granted Free Agency.

• October 23, 1987

  Signed Dwight Lowry as a free agent.

• November 7, 1987

  Signed Eric Bullock as a free agent.

• November 9, 1987

  Juan Berenguer granted Free Agency.

  George Frazier granted Free Agency.

  Gary Gaetti granted Free Agency.

  Tim Laudner granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1987

  Released Jeff Bittiger.

• December, 1987

  Signed Francisco Oliveras as a free agent.

• December 7, 1987

  Signed T.R. Bryden as a free agent.

  Signed Bryan Clark as a free agent.

  Signed Don Schulze as a free agent.

• December 21, 1987

  Released Don Baylor.

  Released Sal Butera.

  Released Steve Carlton.

  Released Dan Schatzeder.

  Released Mike Smithson.

• December 22, 1987

  Signed Juan Berenguer as a free agent.

• December 29, 1987

  Signed Rich Garcés as an amateur free agent.

• January, 1988

  Signed Victor Rodriguez as a free agent.

• January 4, 1988

  Signed Brian Harper as a free agent.

• January 5, 1988

  Signed Sal Butera as a free agent.

• January 7, 1988

  Signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.

• January 18, 1988

  Signed Kelvin Torve as a free agent.

• January 22, 1988

  Joe Niekro granted Free Agency.

• January 29, 1988

  Signed Steve Carlton as a free agent.

• February 3, 1988

  Signed Tim Laudner as a free agent.

• February 4, 1988

  Signed Charlie Lea as a free agent.

• February 5, 1988

  Traded Chris Calvert (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Freddie Toliver.

• February 9, 1988

  Signed Joe Niekro as a free agent.

• February 24, 1988

  Traded Julius McDougal (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Doug Baker.

• March, 1988

  Released Bryan Clark.

• March 18, 1988

  Released Sal Butera.

• March 24, 1988

  Traded Billy Beane to the Detroit Tigers. Received Balvino Gálvez.

• March 28, 1988

  Traded Don Schulze to the Detroit Tigers. Received Karl Best.

• March 31, 1988

  Signed Bernardo Brito as a free agent.

  Traded Joe Klink to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Russ Kibler (minors) (June 25, 1988) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.