Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 4, 1988
Andy Hawkins granted Free Agency.
Garry Templeton granted Free Agency.
- December 6, 1988
Signed Garry Templeton as a free agent.
- December 8, 1988
Signed Bruce Hurst as a free agent.
- December 13, 1988
Traded Ed Vosberg to the Houston Astros. Received Dan Walters.
- January 13, 1989
Traded Brad Pounders (minors) and Bill Stevenson (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Rich Rodriguez.
- January 27, 1989
Dickie Thon player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- February 15, 1989
Traded Todd Simmons (minors) and Jim Austin to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Dan Murphy.
- March 23, 1989
Traded Mike Brumley to the Detroit Tigers. Received Luis Salazar.
- March 30, 1989
Signed Billy Taylor as a free agent.
- April 24, 1989
Traded Randy Byers to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jeremy Hernandez.
- June 1, 1989
Released Joe Bitker.
- June 2, 1989
Traded John Kruk and Randy Ready to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Chris James.
- June 3, 1989
As part of a 3-team trade, traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received José Mota from the Oakland Athletics. In addition, the Cleveland Indians sent Peter Kuld (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. The San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks (minors) (June 11, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- June 5, 1989
Drafted Dave Staton in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Darrell Sherman in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
Drafted Ray McDavid in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Kevin Higgins in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Tim Worrell in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 15, 1990.
Drafted Joel Adamson in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Rich Robertson in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 18, 1989
Released Keith Comstock.
- June 29, 1989
Traded Greg Booker to the Minnesota Twins. Received Freddie Toliver.
- July 22, 1989
Traded a player to be named later and Walt Terrell to the New York Yankees. Received Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze. The San Diego Padres sent Freddie Toliver (September 27, 1989) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- August 30, 1989
Traded Luis Salazar and Marvell Wynne to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later, Darrin Jackson and Calvin Schiraldi. The Chicago Cubs sent Phil Stephenson (September 5, 1989) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- October 22, 1989
Billy Taylor granted Free Agency.
- November 13, 1989
Mark Davis granted Free Agency.
Carmelo Martínez granted Free Agency.
- November 16, 1989
Released Don Schulze.
- December 4, 1989
Drafted Mike Dunne from the Seattle Mariners in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
Dave Hollins drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
Shane Mack drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
- December 5, 1989
Gary Green selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1989 minor league draft.
- December 6, 1989
Signed Craig Lefferts as a free agent.
Signed Fred Lynn as a free agent.
Traded Sandy Alomar, Carlos Baerga and Chris James to the Cleveland Indians. Received Joe Carter.
- December 19, 1989
Released Dave Leiper.
- December 21, 1989
Signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
- January 2, 1990
Signed Mike Raczka as a free agent.
- January 5, 1990
Traded Nikco Riesgo to the New York Mets. Received Craig Repoz (minors).
- January 11, 1990
Signed Ronn Reynolds as a free agent.
- February 27, 1990
Traded Omar Olivares to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Alex Cole and Steve Peters.
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