1988 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 13, 1988

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tim Hulett. The Montreal Expos sent Edgar Cáceres (June 15, 1988) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• May 10, 1988

  Signed Bryan Oelkers as a free agent.

• May 24, 1988

  Signed Wil Cordero as an amateur free agent.

• June 1, 1988

  Drafted Dave Wainhouse in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Chris Nabholz in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 1988.

  Drafted Marquis Grissom in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1988.

  Drafted Scott Davison in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1988.

  Drafted Tim Laker in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

  Drafted Bret Barberie in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Reid Cornelius in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 6, 1988.

  Drafted Darrin Winston in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1988.

• July 2, 1988

  Released Bob McClure.

• July 13, 1988

  Traded Jeff Reed, Randy St. Claire and Herm Winningham to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo.

• July 14, 1988

  Released Dave Engle.

  Traded Mitch Webster to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dave Martinez.

• July 23, 1988

  Traded Casey Candaele to the Houston Astros. Received Mark Bailey.

• July 28, 1988

  Traded Bryan Oelkers to the Chicago Cubs. Received Paul Noce.

• August 31, 1988

  The Boston Red Sox returned John Trautwein (earlier draft pick).

  Traded John Trautwein to the Boston Red Sox. Received Víctor Rosario.

• September 1, 1988

  Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Tom O'Malley. The Montreal Expos sent Jack Daugherty (September 13, 1988) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

  Traded Bob Sebra to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Travis Chambers (minors).

• October 15, 1988

  Tim Hulett granted Free Agency.

  Paul Noce granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1988

  Graig Nettles granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1988

  Traded Mike Smith to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Doug Kline (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• November 20, 1988

  Traded Wilfredo Tejada to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ángel Escobar.

• December 5, 1988

  Jeff Tabaka drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Gary Wayne drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1988

  Traded Jeff Parrett and Floyd Youmans to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Kevin Gross.

• December 7, 1988

  Signed Jay Baller as a free agent.

• December 8, 1988

  Traded Tracy Jones to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mike Aldrete.

  Traded John Dopson and Luis Rivera to the Boston Red Sox. Received Dan Gakeler and Spike Owen.

• December 19, 1988

  Traded Mike Berger (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Scott Anderson.

• Before 1989 Season

  Ron Shepherd sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

  Dwight Taylor sent to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

• January 4, 1989

  Signed Junior Noboa as a free agent.

• January 5, 1989

  Signed Darryl Motley as a free agent.

• January 17, 1989

  Signed Matt Stairs as an amateur free agent.

• January 19, 1989

  Signed Dámaso García as a free agent.

• March 15, 1989

  Signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.

• March 27, 1989

  Traded Jeff Fischer to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Gil Reyes.

• March 28, 1989

  Traded Mark Bailey and Tom O'Malley to the New York Mets. Received Steve Frey.

  Traded Neal Heaton to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Brett Gideon.

  Traded Víctor Rosario to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Tim Sossamon (minors).