1989 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

1988 Season 1990 Season

Record: 74-87-0, Finished 5th in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Dallas Green (56-65) and Bucky Dent (18-22)

General Manager: Syd Thrift (Performed GM duties from 3/21/89 to 8/29/89)

Farm Director: Mitch Lukevics

Scouting Director: Brian Sabean

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II

Attendance: 2,170,485 (8th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105

Pythagorean W-L: 71-90, 698 Runs, 792 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

November 4, 1988

Luis Aguayo granted Free Agency.

Neil Allen granted Free Agency.

Wayne Tolleson granted Free Agency.
November 10, 1988

Released Tommy John.
November 17, 1988

Signed Don Schulze as a free agent.

Traded Eric Schmidt (minors) to the California Angels. Received Brian Dorsett.
November 23, 1988

Signed Steve Sax as a free agent.
November 26, 1988

Signed Steve Kiefer as a free agent.
December 3, 1988

Signed Dave LaPoint as a free agent.
December 5, 1988

Traded Bob Meacham to the Texas Rangers. Received Bob Brower.
December 8, 1988

Signed Andy Hawkins as a free agent.
December 15, 1988

Signed Mark Hutton as an amateur free agent.
December 18, 1988

Signed Wayne Tolleson as a free agent.
December 20, 1988

Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

Ron Guidry granted Free Agency.
December 22, 1988

Signed Dickie Noles as a free agent.
January 10, 1989

Traded Rick Rhoden to the Houston Astros. Received Pedro DeLeon (minors), Mike Hook (minors) and John Fishel.
January 26, 1989

Signed Chuck Cary as a free agent.
February 13, 1989

Signed Tommy John as a free agent.
March 19, 1989

Traded Joel Skinner and Turner Ward to the Cleveland Indians. Received Mel Hall.
March 20, 1989

Traded Steve Shields to the Minnesota Twins. Received Balvino Gálvez.
March 23, 1989

Traded Charles Hudson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Tom Brookens.
March 27, 1989

Traded Dana Ridenour (minors) to the Seattle Mariners. Received Steve Balboni.
April 4, 1989

Signed Chris Bushing as a free agent.
April 16, 1989

Released Gary Ward.
April 30, 1989

Traded Al Leiter to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Jesse Barfield.
May 16, 1989

Released Jamie Quirk.
May 30, 1989

Released Tommy John.
June 5, 1989

Drafted Andy Fox in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.

Drafted J.T. Snow in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.

Drafted Russ Springer in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1989.

Drafted Sterling Hitchcock in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.

Drafted Brian Johnson in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 1989.

Drafted Rich Batchelor in the 38th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Figga in the 44th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1990.
June 21, 1989

Traded Rickey Henderson to the Oakland Athletics. Received Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk and Luis Polonia.
June 22, 1989

Released Richard Dotson.
July 10, 1989

Traded Scott Nielsen to the New York Mets. Received Marcus Lawton.
July 20, 1989

Traded Stan Jefferson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received John Habyan.
July 22, 1989

Traded Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Walt Terrell. The San Diego Padres sent Freddie Toliver (September 27, 1989) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
August 10, 1989

Selected Rich Gossage off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
August 29, 1989

Traded John Candelaria to the Montreal Expos. Received Mike Blowers.
August 30, 1989

Traded Ken Phelps to the Oakland Athletics. Received Scott Holcomb (minors).
October, 1989

Released Dickie Noles.
October 4, 1989

Released Steve Kiefer.
November 8, 1989

Released Marcus Lawton.

Released Dale Mohorcic.
November 13, 1989

Rich Gossage granted Free Agency.

Mel Hall granted Free Agency.

Walt Terrell granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1989

Released Tom Brookens.

Released Rafael Santana.
November 21, 1989

Signed Pascual Pérez as a free agent.
November 30, 1989

Signed Mel Hall as a free agent.
December 4, 1989

Tim Layana drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

Ramón Mañón drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

Traded Don Slaught to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jeff Robinson and Willie Smith.
December 5, 1989

Mike Christopher selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1989 minor league draft.
December 12, 1989

Traded Rod Imes (minors) and Hal Morris to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tim Leary and Van Snider.
December 20, 1989

Signed Rick Cerone as a free agent.
December 22, 1989

Signed Dámaso García as a free agent.
December 27, 1989

Signed Jim Walewander as a free agent.
January 4, 1990

Released Chris Bushing.
February 17, 1990

Signed Mariano Rivera as an amateur free agent.
March 13, 1990

Traded Orlando Miller to the Houston Astros. Received a player to be named later and Dave Silvestri. The Houston Astros sent Daven Bond (minors) (June 11, 1990) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.