1982 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 6, 1981

  Signed Rubén Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

• December 11, 1981

  Signed Dorn Taylor as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Doe Boyland to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tom Griffin.

  Traded Tim Foli to the California Angels. Received Brian Harper.

• December 17, 1981

  Craig Cacek player rights sold to the California Angels.

• January 12, 1982

  Drafted Benny Distefano in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• February 2, 1982

  The Chicago White Sox chose Joel Skinner as a free agent compensation pick.

• March 10, 1982

  Mark Lee player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• March 21, 1982

  Traded Ernie Camacho and Vance Law to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge.

• March 29, 1982

  Matt Alexander player rights sold to Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

• April 1, 1982

  Traded Víctor Cruz to the Texas Rangers. Received Nelson Norman.

• April 2, 1982

  Released Gary Alexander.

• April 3, 1982

  Selected Paul Moskau off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• April 4, 1982

  Released Ramón Peña.

• April 8, 1982

  Released Stew Cliburn.

• April 9, 1982

  Purchased Reggie Walton from the Seattle Mariners.

• May 15, 1982

  Released Tom Griffin.

• May 16, 1982

  Signed Ken Reitz as a free agent.

• June 5, 1982

  Released Ken Reitz.

• June 7, 1982

  Drafted Sam Khalifa in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Bip Roberts in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 11, 1982.

  Drafted Joe Magrane in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Scott Bailes in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed July 1, 1982.

  Drafted Ray Hayward in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Shawn Holman in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1982.

• June 10, 1982

  Signed Dave Johnson as an amateur free agent.

• June 14, 1982

  Traded Eddie Solomon to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Morrison.

• June 15, 1982

  Traded Bill Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Wayne Nordhagen.

• June 22, 1982

  Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dick Davis. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Wayne Nordhagen (June 25, 1982) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

• June 30, 1982

  Traded a player to be named later and Pascual Pérez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Larry McWilliams. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• July 1, 1982

  Released Willie Montañez.

• July 29, 1982

  Signed John Milner as a free agent.

• August 16, 1982

  Purchased Richie Hebner from the Detroit Tigers.

• September 8, 1982

  Signed Grant Jackson as a free agent.

• October 4, 1982

  Released Grant Jackson.

  Released Paul Moskau.

• October 20, 1982

  Bob Long granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1982

  Omar Moreno granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 1982

  Signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.

• December 3, 1982

  Signed José Lind as an amateur free agent.

• December 6, 1982

  Odell Jones drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

• December 22, 1982

  Traded Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke to the New York Yankees. Received Lee Mazzilli.

• Before 1983 Season

  Signed Randy Jones as a free agent.

  Jim Smith sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

• January 11, 1983

  Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tim Drummond in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).

• January 28, 1983

  Signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent.

• March 8, 1983

  Signed Tom Hausman as a free agent.

• March 27, 1983

  Released Randy Jones.

• March 28, 1983

  Released Ross Baumgarten.

  Released Dick Davis.

  Released John Milner.