1989 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• 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).

• April 2, 1989

  Released John Hoover.

• April 4, 1989

  Signed Urbano Lugo as a free agent.

• May 25, 1989

  Traded Gene Harris, Brian Holman and Randy Johnson to the Seattle Mariners. Received a player to be named later and Mark Langston. The Seattle Mariners sent Mike Campbell (July 31, 1989) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Charles Johnson in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Glenn Murray in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1989.

  Drafted Brian Barnes in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1989.

  Drafted Pete Young in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.

  Drafted Doug Bochtler in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1989.

  Drafted F.P. Santangelo in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.

• July 2, 1989

  Traded Kevin Dean (minors), Nate Minchey and Sergio Valdez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Zane Smith.

• July 3, 1989

  Signed Antonio Alfonseca as an amateur free agent.

• July 5, 1989

  Signed Nelson Cruz as an amateur free agent.

• July 17, 1989

  Signed Derek Aucoin as an amateur free agent.

• July 27, 1989

  Traded Rick Carriger (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Doug Piatt.

• August 3, 1989

  Received James Steels from the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

• August 28, 1989

  Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Jim Dwyer. The Montreal Expos sent Alonzo Powell (September 16, 1989) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• August 29, 1989

  Traded Mike Blowers to the New York Yankees. Received John Candelaria.

• September 4, 1989

  Received Ed Jurak from the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

• September 27, 1989

  Signed Geraldo Guzmán as an amateur free agent.

• October 15, 1989

  Jay Baller granted Free Agency.

  Ed Jurak granted Free Agency.

  Urbano Lugo granted Free Agency.

  Rich Sauveur granted Free Agency.

  Released James Steels.

• October 26, 1989

  Signed Yamil Benítez as an amateur free agent.

• November 13, 1989

  Signed Alex Pacheco as an amateur free agent.

  Hubie Brooks granted Free Agency.

  Dámaso García granted Free Agency.

  Mark Langston granted Free Agency.

  Pascual Pérez granted Free Agency.

  Bryn Smith granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1989

  Signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.

• December 4, 1989

  Drafted Bob Malloy from the Texas Rangers in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

  Johnny Paredes drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bill Sampen from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1989

  Signed Keith Atherton as a free agent.

  Signed Oil Can Boyd as a free agent.

  Signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.

• December 11, 1989

  Signed Joaquín Andújar as a free agent.

• December 13, 1989

  Signed Dave Schmidt as a free agent.

• Before 1990 Season

  Darryl Motley sent to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• January 12, 1990

  Traded Jim Dwyer to the Minnesota Twins. Received Jim Davins (minors).

• January 24, 1990

  Released John Candelaria.

• February 27, 1990

  Traded Pat Pacillo to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jerry Goff.

• March 2, 1990

  Signed Chris Bushing as a free agent.

• March 17, 1990

  Signed Eric Bullock as a free agent.