Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 1, 1986
Released Jim Wohlford.
- November 12, 1986
Andre Dawson granted Free Agency.
Wayne Krenchicki granted Free Agency.
Charlie Lea granted Free Agency.
Dennis Martínez granted Free Agency.
Bob Owchinko granted Free Agency.
Tim Raines granted Free Agency.
- November 13, 1986
Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
- December 1, 1986
Traded Bill Cutshall (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mike Smith.
- December 8, 1986
Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Dennis Martínez. The Baltimore Orioles sent John Stefero (December 8, 1986) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade. The Montreal Expos sent Rene Gonzales (December 16, 1986) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
- December 9, 1986
Signed Mike Madden as a free agent.
Signed John Mizerock as a free agent.
- December 19, 1986
Released George Wright.
- December 20, 1986
Released Dann Bilardello.
Released Bryn Smith.
- Before 1987 Season
- January 19, 1987
Signed Dave Engle as a free agent.
- January 23, 1987
Signed Bruce Berenyi as a free agent.
- February 3, 1987
Traded Tom Nieto and Jeff Reardon to the Minnesota Twins. Received Al Cardwood (minors), Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez and Jeff Reed.
- February 16, 1987
Signed Charlie Lea as a free agent.
Signed Pascual Pérez as a free agent.
- February 20, 1987
Traded Al Newman to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mike Shade (minors).
- February 27, 1987
Signed Bryn Smith as a free agent.
- March 6, 1987
Signed Bill Campbell as a free agent.
- March 11, 1987
Released Bruce Berenyi.
- March 20, 1987
Released Len Barker.
- March 21, 1987
Released Chris Welsh.
- March 22, 1987
Signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.
Dann Bilardello player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- March 28, 1987
Signed Ron Shepherd as a free agent.
- March 31, 1987
Released Dave Collins.
- April 3, 1987
Signed Reid Nichols as a free agent.
- April 5, 1987
Signed Ubaldo Heredia as a free agent.
- May 1, 1987
Signed Tim Raines as a free agent.
Released Bill Campbell.
- May 4, 1987
Released Nelson Norman.
- May 6, 1987
Signed Dennis Martínez as a free agent.
- June, 1987
Signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.
- June 2, 1987
Drafted Delino DeShields in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987.
Drafted Richie Lewis in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1987.
Drafted Nate Minchey in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1987.
Drafted John Vander Wal in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987.
Drafted Archi Cianfrocco in the 5th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
Drafted Greg Colbrunn in the 6th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1987.
Drafted Howard Farmer in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Drafted Donovan Osborne in the 9th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bob Natal in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1987.
Drafted Jeff Carter in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Drafted Kevin Foster in the 29th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1988.
- June 8, 1987
Signed Quinn Mack as an amateur free agent.
- June 30, 1987
Sent Curt Brown to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
- July, 1987
Released Rich Thompson.
- August 5, 1987
Signed Joe Siddall as an amateur free agent.
- September 30, 1987
Released Lary Sorensen.
- October, 1987
Dallas Williams granted Free Agency.
- October 15, 1987
Ubaldo Heredia granted Free Agency.
Tom Romano granted Free Agency.
Razor Shines granted Free Agency.
John Stefero granted Free Agency.
- November 9, 1987
Dave Engle granted Free Agency.
Charlie Lea granted Free Agency.
Dennis Martínez granted Free Agency.
Bob McClure granted Free Agency.
Reid Nichols granted Free Agency.
Bryn Smith granted Free Agency.
- November 19, 1987
Vance Law granted Free Agency.
- December 7, 1987
Drafted Rich Sauveur from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
John Trautwein drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
Signed Dave Engle as a free agent.
Signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
- December 16, 1987
Signed Bryn Smith as a free agent.
- December 18, 1987
Signed Rex Hudler as a free agent.
Signed Dennis Martínez as a free agent.
- Before 1988 Season
Dwight Taylor received from the Kansas City Royals in an unknown transaction.
George Wright sent to ??? in an unknown transaction.
- January 7, 1988
Signed Carlos Pérez as an amateur free agent.
- February 11, 1988
Traded Bob Sudo (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Marty Pevey.
- February 16, 1988
Traded Al Cardwood (minors) and Jay Tibbs to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Rick Carriger (minors), Doug Cinnella (minors) and John Hoover.
- February 17, 1988
Signed Alberto Reyes as an amateur free agent.
- February 29, 1988
Signed Miguel Batista as an amateur free agent.
- March 5, 1988
Signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.
- March 24, 1988
Purchased Graig Nettles from the Atlanta Braves.
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