1989 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1988

  Dave LaPoint granted Free Agency.

  Gary Redus granted Free Agency.

  Bob Walk granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1988

  Traded Randy Milligan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Pete Blohm (minors).

• November 15, 1988

  Signed Gary Redus as a free agent.

• November 20, 1988

  Released Al Pedrique.

• November 27, 1988

  Signed Bob Walk as a free agent.

• November 28, 1988

  Traded a player to be named later and Denny González to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Jay Bell (March 25, 1989) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Félix Fermín (March 25, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 6, 1988

  José Meléndez selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1988 minor league draft.

  Keith Shepherd selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1988 minor league draft.

• January 12, 1989

  Signed Bill Landrum as a free agent.

• January 25, 1989

  Signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.

• February 22, 1989

  Signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.

• March 17, 1989

  Traded Rubén Rodríguez to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Lou Thornton.

• March 28, 1989

  Released Bill Krueger.

  Traded Brett Gideon to the Montreal Expos. Received Neal Heaton.

• April 2, 1989

  Purchased Héctor Fajardo from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

• April 21, 1989

  Traded Mark Merchant (minors), Mike Dunne and Mike Walker to the Seattle Mariners. Received Rey Quiñones and Bill Wilkinson.

• May 3, 1989

  Released Lou Thornton.

• May 10, 1989

  Traded Ken Oberkfell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Roger Samuels.

• May 18, 1989

  Orestes Destrade player rights sold to Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).

• May 23, 1989

  Signed Albert Hall as a free agent.

  Jim Pankovits player rights sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• June 2, 1989

  Signed Chris Brown as a free agent.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Willie Greene in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.

  Drafted Rich Aude in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1989.

  Drafted John Hope in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.

  Drafted Paul Wagner in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.

  Drafted Jeff McCurry in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Steve Cooke in the 35th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 23, 1990.

  Drafted Derek Wallace in the 36th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mark Johnson in the 42nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 16, 1989

  Purchased Doug Bair from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• June 22, 1989

  Traded Tony Chance (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mike Smith.

• July 22, 1989

  Released Rey Quiñones.

• August 18, 1989

  Traded Glenn Wilson to the Houston Astros. Received Billy Hatcher.

• October 15, 1989

  Chris Brown granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1989

  Doug Bair granted Free Agency.

  Jim Gott granted Free Agency.

  Neal Heaton granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1989

  Signed Doug Bair as a free agent.

• November 16, 1989

  Released Logan Easley.

  Released Mike Smith.

• November 17, 1989

  Signed Steve Kiefer as a free agent.

• November 20, 1989

  Signed Ted Power as a free agent.

• November 21, 1989

  Released Dann Bilardello.

  Released Morris Madden.

• November 25, 1989

  Signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.

• November 29, 1989

  Signed Walt Terrell as a free agent.

  Released Brian Fisher.

• December 4, 1989

  Drafted Gordon Dillard from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

  Albert Hall drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

  Bill Sampen drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Jeff Robinson and Willie Smith to the New York Yankees. Received Don Slaught.

• December 5, 1989

  Drafted Jim Czajkowski from the Atlanta Braves in the 1989 minor league draft.

• December 6, 1989

  Signed Neal Heaton as a free agent.

  Released Benny Distefano.

• December 15, 1989

  Signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.

• January 8, 1990

  Purchased Roberto Ramírez from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

• January 14, 1990

  Signed Mark Ross as a free agent.

• January 15, 1990

  Signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.

• January 30, 1990

  Signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.

• January 31, 1990

  Signed Wally Backman as a free agent.

• March 7, 1990

  Signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.

• March 31, 1990

  Released Rich Sauveur.