Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 4, 1981
Traded a player to be named later and Brian Ryder (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ken Griffey. The New York Yankees sent Freddie Toliver (December 9, 1981) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
- November 13, 1981
Ron Guidry granted Free Agency.
Reggie Jackson granted Free Agency.
Dave LaRoche granted Free Agency.
Bobby Murcer granted Free Agency.
- November 17, 1981
Traded Aurelio Rodríguez to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Lebo (minors) (December 9, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- December 7, 1981
Paul Boris drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1981 rule 5 draft.
- December 15, 1981
Signed Ron Guidry as a free agent.
- December 23, 1981
Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
- January 12, 1982
Drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
- February 21, 1982
Signed Roberto Kelly as an amateur free agent.
- February 22, 1982
Purchased Barry Evans from the San Diego Padres.
- March 24, 1982
Traded Dennis Werth to the Kansas City Royals. Received Scot Beahan (minors).
Traded Bill Castro to the California Angels. Received Butch Hobson.
- March 30, 1982
Traded Andy McGaffigan and Ted Wilborn to the San Francisco Giants. Received Doyle Alexander.
- April 1, 1982
Traded Pat Tabler to the Chicago Cubs. Received players to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Bill Caudill (April 1, 1982) and Jay Howell (August 2, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
Traded a player to be named later, Bill Caudill and Gene Nelson to the Seattle Mariners. Received Shane Rawley. The New York Yankees sent Bobby Brown (April 6, 1982) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
- April 2, 1982
The Minnesota Twins returned Paul Boris (earlier draft pick).
- April 5, 1982
Signed Bobby Murcer as a free agent.
Traded Brad Gulden to the Montreal Expos. Received Bobby Ramos.
- April 9, 1982
Signed Dave LaRoche as a free agent.
- April 10, 1982
Traded Paul Boris, Ron Davis and Greg Gagne to the Minnesota Twins. Received Roy Smalley.
- April 23, 1982
Traded Bob Watson to the Atlanta Braves. Received Scott Patterson (minors).
- May 5, 1982
Traded Jeff Reynolds (minors), Tom Dodd and Dave Revering to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received John Mayberry.
- May 12, 1982
Traded Pete Filson, Larry Milbourne, John Pacella and cash to the Minnesota Twins. Received Roger Erickson and Butch Wynegar.
- May 18, 1982
Signed Bobby Bonds as a free agent.
Signed Lynn McGlothen as a free agent.
- June 7, 1982
Drafted Tim Birtsas in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Bo Jackson in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Dan Pasqua in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Luis Medina in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted B.J. Surhoff in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jim Deshaies in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Corsi in the 25th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1982.
Drafted Tommy Barrett in the 26th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Pete Dalena in the 27th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Jeff Manto in the 35th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike York in the 40th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed December 1, 1982.
- June 15, 1982
Signed Rodney Scott as a free agent.
- June 21, 1982
Released Bobby Bonds.
- August 8, 1982
Traded Bucky Dent to the Texas Rangers. Received Lee Mazzilli.
- August 23, 1982
Purchased Pete Hernández from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- August 25, 1982
Released Rodney Scott.
- August 31, 1982
Traded Tommy John to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- September 20, 1982
Released Lynn McGlothen.
- October 20, 1982
Released Dave LaRoche.
- October 26, 1982
Purchased Brad Gulden from the Montreal Expos.
- October 27, 1982
Tucker Ashford player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.
- November 3, 1982
Bobby Ramos player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.
- November 22, 1982
Dave Stegman granted Free Agency.
- December 1, 1982
Signed Don Baylor as a free agent.
- December 7, 1982
Jim Lewis selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1982 minor league draft.
- December 9, 1982
Signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.
Traded Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.
- December 10, 1982
Signed Bob Shirley as a free agent.
- December 14, 1982
Traded Steve Fincher (minors), Bob Helsom (minors) and Marty Mason (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Stan Javier and Bob Meacham.
- December 22, 1982
Traded Lee Mazzilli to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke.
- January 11, 1983
Drafted Ozzie Canseco in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
- January 21, 1983
Signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
- February 24, 1983
Signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.
- February 28, 1983
Signed Rowland Office as a free agent.
- March 24, 1983
Released John Mayberry.
- March 25, 1983
Released Barry Foote.
- March 28, 1983
Released Steve Comer.
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