1980 San Diego Padres Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1979

  Jay Johnstone granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1979

  Signed Rick Wise as a free agent.

• November 26, 1979

  Signed John Curtis as a free agent.

• November 27, 1979

  Traded Bill Almon and Dan Briggs to the Montreal Expos. Received Dave Cash.

• December 3, 1979

  Selected Von Joshua off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• December 7, 1979

  Purchased Aurelio Rodríguez from the Detroit Tigers for $200,000.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Ken Dowell in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Curt Wardle in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 30, 1980

  Sam Perlozzo player rights sold to Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).

• February 15, 1980

  Released Fernando González.

  Traded Bob Owchinko and Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jerry Mumphrey.

  Traded Joe Carroll (minors), Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry to the Texas Rangers. Received Willie Montañez.

• April 2, 1980

  Signed Danny Boone as a free agent.

• April 28, 1980

  Signed Luis Quiñones as an amateur free agent.

• June 3, 1980

  Drafted Ron Romanick in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Gerry Davis in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted George Hinshaw in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Glen Cook in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Couchee in the 19th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jeff Robinson in the 40th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• August 4, 1980

  Aurelio Rodríguez player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• August 5, 1980

  Traded a player to be named later and Kurt Bevacqua to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Rick Lancellotti and Luis Salazar. The San Diego Padres sent Mark Lee (August 12, 1980) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• August 11, 1980

  Released Von Joshua.

  Released Fred Kendall.

  Traded John D'Acquisto and cash to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Randy Bass (September 5, 1980) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• August 31, 1980

  Traded Willie Montañez to the Montreal Expos. Received Tony Phillips and cash.

• October 22, 1980

  Dave Winfield granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 1980

  Drafted Mario Ramirez from the New York Mets in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Alan Wiggins from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

  Released Paul Dade.

  Traded Chuck Baker to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dave Edwards.

  Traded a player to be named later, Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley and Gene Tenace to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher and John Urrea. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• December 12, 1980

  Traded Dennis Kinney to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dave Stegman.

• December 15, 1980

  Rick Sweet player rights sold to the New York Mets.

  Traded Randy Jones to the New York Mets. Received José Moreno and John Pacella.

• December 17, 1980

  Signed Ozzie Guillén as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 1981

  Drafted Eric Bullock in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• January 15, 1981

  Signed Kevin Bell as a free agent.

• March 24, 1981

  Bill Fahey player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• March 27, 1981

  Released Eric Rasmussen.

  Traded Eric Mustad (minors), Kevin Bell and Tony Phillips to the Oakland Athletics. Received Roy Moretti (minors) and Bob Lacey.

• March 31, 1981

  Traded Jerry Mumphrey and John Pacella to the New York Yankees. Received Ruppert Jones, Joe Lefebvre, Tim Lollar and Chris Welsh.

• April 1, 1981

  Traded Bob Lacey to the Cleveland Indians. Received Juan Bonilla.