1985 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• November 7, 1984

  Traded Chris Welsh to the Texas Rangers. Received Dave Hostetler.

• November 8, 1984

  Miguel Diloné granted Free Agency.

  Jim Wohlford granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1984

  Signed Larry Walker as an amateur free agent.

• December 4, 1984

  Purchased Jack Daugherty from Helena (Pioneer).

• December 7, 1984

  Traded Bob James to the Chicago White Sox. Received Vance Law.

  Traded Bryan Little to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bert Roberge.

• December 10, 1984

  Traded Gary Carter to the New York Mets. Received Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.

• Before 1985 Season

  Signed Dallas Williams as a free agent.

• January 2, 1985

  Signed Steve Baker as a free agent.

• January 3, 1985

  Drafted Mike Walker in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• January 7, 1985

  Traded Kenny Baker (minors) and Mike Kinnunen to the Kansas City Royals. Received U L Washington.

• January 9, 1985

  Traded Mike Stenhouse to the Minnesota Twins. Received Jack O'Connor.

• January 11, 1985

  Signed Jim Wohlford as a free agent.

• January 24, 1985

  The St. Louis Cardinals chose Angel Salazar as a free agent compensation pick.

• February 6, 1985

  Traded a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mickey Mahler. The Montreal Expos sent Tom Lawless (March 25, 1985) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• February 15, 1985

  Signed Steve Nicosia as a free agent.

• March 2, 1985

  Signed César Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• March 4, 1985

  Signed Miguel Diloné as a free agent.

• March 28, 1985

  Released Bobby Ramos.

• April 6, 1985

  Released Mike Ramsey.

• April 7, 1985

  Purchased Fred Manrique from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• April 26, 1985

  Traded Max Venable to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Skeeter Barnes.

• April 28, 1985

  Signed Ned Yost as a free agent.

• May 1, 1985

  Received Ed Glynn from the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

• May 12, 1985

  Dave Hostetler player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• May 21, 1985

  Released Steve Rogers.

• June 3, 1985

  Drafted Pete Incaviglia in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed November 2, 1985.

  Drafted Jim Hunter in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Randy Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1985.

  Drafted Jeff Fischer in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mark Gardner in the 8th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1985.

  Drafted Frank Bolick in the 23rd round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 11, 1985

  Released Doug Flynn.

• June 21, 1985

  Signed Mike O'Berry as a free agent.

• June 22, 1985

  Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Mitch Webster. The Montreal Expos sent Cliff Young (September 10, 1985) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

• July 10, 1985

  Released Miguel Diloné.

• July 19, 1985

  Signed José Álvarez as a free agent.

• July 23, 1985

  Released Mickey Mahler.

• August 1, 1985

  Traded Dan Driessen to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bill Laskey and Scot Thompson.

• August 12, 1985

  Purchased Doug Frobel from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• August 18, 1985

  Signed Jeff Huson as an amateur free agent.

• August 22, 1985

  Released Steve Nicosia.

• October 15, 1985

  Ed Glynn granted Free Agency.

  Wallace Johnson granted Free Agency.

• October 24, 1985

  Traded Bill Laskey to the San Francisco Giants. Received Alonzo Powell and George Riley.

• November 2, 1985

  Traded Pete Incaviglia to the Texas Rangers. Received Jim Anderson and Bob Sebra.

• November 7, 1985

  Signed Mel Rojas as an amateur free agent.

• November 8, 1985

  Released Razor Shines.

• November 12, 1985

  Signed Dave Tomlin as a free agent.

  David Palmer granted Free Agency.

  U L Washington granted Free Agency.

• December 10, 1985

  Drafted Jeff Parrett from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

• December 11, 1985

  Roy Johnson selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 minor league draft.

  Drafted Wilfredo Tejada from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1985 minor league draft.

• December 16, 1985

  Signed Edgar Cáceres as a free agent.

  Traded Steve Baker to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Nelson Norman.

• December 19, 1985

  Traded Sal Butera and Bill Gullickson to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dann Bilardello, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper and Jay Tibbs.

• December 20, 1985

  Released Bert Roberge.

• December 27, 1985

  Signed Curt Brown as a free agent.

  Traded Gary Lucas to the California Angels. Received Tim Arnold (minors) and Luis Sánchez.

• January 11, 1986

  Signed Danny Leon as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 1986

  Traded Mike Fuentes to the Oakland Athletics. Received Tom Romano.

• January 14, 1986

  Drafted Scott Ruskin in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• January 22, 1986

  Signed Wallace Johnson as a free agent.

• February 4, 1986

  Signed Iván de Jesús as a free agent.

• February 10, 1986

  Greg Bargar player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• February 14, 1986

  Signed Bert Roberge as a free agent.

  Luis Sánchez player rights sold to Yomiura Giants (Japan Central).

• February 25, 1986

  Signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent.

• February 27, 1986

  Purchased Randy Hunt from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• March 26, 1986

  Released Jack O'Connor.

• March 31, 1986

  Released José Álvarez.

  Traded a player to be named later and Norm Charlton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Wayne Krenchicki. The Montreal Expos sent Tim Barker (minors) (April 2, 1986) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

  Traded Fred Manrique to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Nieto.

• April 1, 1986

  Released Iván de Jesús.

  Released Terry Francona.

  Released John Stuper.

  Released Ned Yost.