1995 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1994

  Signed Scott Bankhead as a free agent.

• November 8, 1994

  Traded Kevin Jordan, Ryan Karp and Bobby Muñoz to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later and Terry Mulholland. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Jeff Patterson (November 8, 1994) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• November 28, 1994

  Xavier Hernandez granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 1994

  Matt Dunbar drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1994 rule 5 draft.

• December 14, 1994

  Traded a player to be named later and Keith Heberling (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jack McDowell. The New York Yankees sent Lyle Mouton (April 22, 1995) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• December 15, 1994

  Signed Tony Fernández as a free agent.

• December 23, 1994

  Jim Abbott granted Free Agency.

  Randy Velarde granted Free Agency.

• February 8, 1995

  Signed Dave Pavlas as a free agent.

• February 11, 1995

  Signed Luis de los Santos as an amateur free agent.

• February 15, 1995

  Signed Bob MacDonald as a free agent.

• April 5, 1995

  Traded Fernando Seguignol and cash to the Montreal Expos. Received John Wetteland.

• April 12, 1995

  Signed Joe Hesketh as a free agent.

  Signed Randy Velarde as a free agent.

• April 24, 1995

  Signed Dion James as a free agent.

• May 25, 1995

  The Florida Marlins returned Matt Dunbar (earlier draft pick).

  Signed Todd Benzinger as a free agent.

• June 1, 1995

  Drafted Mike Judd in the 9th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1995.

  Drafted Darrell Einertson in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1995.

  Drafted Steve Randolph in the 18th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1995.

  Drafted Jay Tessmer in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1995.

  Drafted Mike Lowell in the 20th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1995.

  Drafted Donzell McDonald in the 22nd round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 1995.

  Drafted Joe Horgan in the 42nd round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Casey Blake in the 45th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 5, 1995

  Selected Josías Manzanillo off waivers from the New York Mets.

• June 8, 1995

  Released Kevin Elster.

• June 9, 1995

  Released Todd Benzinger.

• June 19, 1995

  Signed Darryl Strawberry as a free agent.

• July 1, 1995

  Signed Kevin Maas as a free agent.

• July 16, 1995

  Traded Dave Silvestri to the Montreal Expos. Received Tyrone Horne (minors).

• July 25, 1995

  Released Scott Bankhead.

• July 28, 1995

  Traded Mike Gordon (minors), Jason Jarvis (minors) and Marty Janzen to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received David Cone.

  Traded Danny Tartabull to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jason Beverlin and Rubén Sierra.

• August 11, 1995

  Traded Luis Polonia to the Atlanta Braves. Received Troy Hughes (minors).

• September 25, 1995

  Purchased Rick Honeycutt from the Oakland Athletics.

• October 3, 1995

  Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.

• October 12, 1995

  Jeff Patterson granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1995

  Joe Ausanio granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1995

  Josías Manzanillo granted Free Agency.

  Dave Pavlas granted Free Agency.

  Rafael Quirico granted Free Agency.

  Released Bob MacDonald.

• October 31, 1995

  Jack McDowell granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 1995

  Mike Stanley granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 1995

  Randy Velarde granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1995

  David Cone granted Free Agency.

  Steve Howe granted Free Agency.

  Dion James granted Free Agency.

• November 11, 1995

  Wade Boggs granted Free Agency.

  Don Mattingly granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1995

  Traded Mike DeJean to the Colorado Rockies. Received Joe Girardi.

• November 27, 1995

  Signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.

• November 30, 1995

  Darryl Strawberry granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 1995

  Drafted Marc Ronan from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.

  Jalal Leach selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1995 minor league draft.

• December 5, 1995

  Signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.

• December 7, 1995

  Traded Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir and Jeff Nelson.

• December 11, 1995

  Signed Mariano Duncan as a free agent.

• December 13, 1995

  Signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.

• December 14, 1995

  Signed Dale Polley as a free agent.

• December 15, 1995

  Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.

• December 21, 1995

  Signed David Cone as a free agent.

  Rick Honeycutt player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 28, 1995

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tim Raines. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• December 30, 1995

  Signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.

• January 19, 1996

  Signed Matt Howard as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Pavlas as a free agent.

• February 7, 1996

  Signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.

  Released Víctor Zambrano.

• February 12, 1996

  Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.

  Signed Erick Almonte as an amateur free agent.

• February 13, 1996

  Signed Steve Howe as a free agent.

• February 15, 1996

  Signed Rosman García as an amateur free agent.

• February 20, 1996

  Signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.

• February 24, 1996

  Signed Tim McIntosh as a free agent.

• March 29, 1996

  Marc Ronan granted Free Agency.

• March 31, 1996

  Released Paul Gibson.

  Released Rafael Quirico.