1982 Oakland Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• December 4, 1981

  Signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.

• December 7, 1981

  Mike Warren drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 1981

  Purchased Tom Romano from Utica (New York Pennsylvania).

  Traded Rich Bordi to the Seattle Mariners. Received Dan Meyer.

  Traded Roy Thomas to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tim Hallgren (minors) and Rusty McNealy.

• January 12, 1982

  Drafted Dave Leiper in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Robby Thompson in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 28, 1982

  Signed Danny Goodwin as a free agent.

• February 7, 1982

  Signed Dennis Kinney as a free agent.

• February 8, 1982

  Traded Lance Hudson (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Davey Lopes.

• February 24, 1982

  Traded Craig Minetto to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Allen Edwards (minors).

• March 1, 1982

  Traded Jeff Cox and Scott Meyer to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Fellows (minors), Jack Smith (minors) and Darrell Brown.

• March 9, 1982

  Signed Steve Baker as a free agent.

• April 7, 1982

  Signed Jeff Burroughs as a free agent.

• May 2, 1982

  Signed Bill Castro as a free agent.

• May 14, 1982

  Traded Rob Picciolo to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Johnny Evans (minors) and Mike Warren.

• May 25, 1982

  Signed Fernando Arroyo as a free agent.

• June 3, 1982

  Signed Todd Fischer as an amateur free agent.

• June 7, 1982

  Drafted Steve Ontiveros in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1982.

  Drafted Rodney McCray in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Phil Stephenson in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Charlie O'Brien in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.

  Drafted Jeff Kaiser in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jim Eppard in the 13th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted José Canseco in the 15th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1982.

• June 25, 1982

  Released Bill Castro.

• June 28, 1982

  Released Jim Spencer.

• July 15, 1982

  Signed Preston Hanna as a free agent.

• July 27, 1982

  Released Fernando Arroyo.

• August 12, 1982

  Signed John D'Acquisto as a free agent.

• September 6, 1982

  Released Rick Bosetti.

• October 9, 1982

  Signed Jack Daugherty as an amateur free agent.

• November 4, 1982

  Released Mickey Klutts.

• November 5, 1982

  Traded Cliff Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Al Woods.

• November 10, 1982

  Dave McKay granted Free Agency.

  Fred Stanley granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 1982

  Signed Tom Burgmeier as a free agent.

• December 6, 1982

  Drafted Luis Quiñones from the San Diego Padres in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Germán Rivera from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Tony Armas and Jeff Newman to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jerry King (minors), Garry Hancock and Carney Lansford.

• December 8, 1982

  Traded Bobby Moore to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jesse Anderson (minors).

• December 13, 1982

  Released Kevin Bell.

  Released Darrell Brown.

• December 20, 1982

  Released Preston Hanna.

• January 11, 1983

  Drafted Jerry Goff in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Steve Howard in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).

• January 17, 1983

  Brian Kingman player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• January 18, 1983

  Signed Bill Almon as a free agent.

• January 25, 1983

  Signed Rich Wortham as a free agent.

• February 2, 1983

  Signed Rick Peters as a free agent.

• February 14, 1983

  Signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.

• March 25, 1983

  Returned Germán Rivera (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• March 28, 1983

  Keith Comstock player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

  Released Bob Owchinko.

  Released Al Woods.

• March 30, 1983

  Thad Bosley player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.