1982 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• November 13, 1981

  Glenn Abbott granted Free Agency.

  Jeff Burroughs granted Free Agency.

• December 7, 1981

  Drafted Domingo Ramos from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 1981

  Traded Dan Meyer to the Oakland Athletics. Received Rich Bordi.

  Traded Tim Hallgren (minors) and Rusty McNealy to the Oakland Athletics. Received Roy Thomas.

• December 11, 1981

  Traded Tom Paciorek to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rod Allen, Todd Cruz and Jim Essian.

• January 12, 1982

  Drafted Charlie Kerfeld in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• January 15, 1982

  Signed Glenn Abbott as a free agent.

• March 2, 1982

  Traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals. Received Manny Castillo. The Seattle Mariners sent Bud Black (March 2, 1982) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

• March 5, 1982

  Signed Gaylord Perry as a free agent.

  Traded Mike Parrott to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Thad Bosley.

• March 28, 1982

  Purchased Al Cowens from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 29, 1982

  Released Jim Anderson.

  Released Ken Clay.

• March 30, 1982

  Released Jerry Narron.

• April 1, 1982

  Traded Shane Rawley to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Bill Caudill and Gene Nelson. The New York Yankees sent Bobby Brown (April 6, 1982) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• April 2, 1982

  Released Dick Drago.

  Released Randy Stein.

• April 5, 1982

  Signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.

• April 9, 1982

  Reggie Walton player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 21, 1982

  Purchased Rick Sweet from the New York Mets.

• June 7, 1982

  Drafted Spike Owen in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Terry Taylor in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Alvin Davis in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

  Drafted Robby Thompson in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mel Stottlemyre in the 28th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Lance Johnson in the 31st round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 28, 1982

  Released Lenny Randle.

• August 6, 1982

  Signed Dave Revering as a free agent.

• September 5, 1982

  Thad Bosley granted Free Agency.

• October 22, 1982

  Casey Parsons granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 1982

  Floyd Bannister granted Free Agency.

  Bruce Bochte granted Free Agency.

  Al Cowens granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 1982

  Joe Simpson drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 1982

  Traded Rich Bordi to the Chicago Cubs. Received Steve Henderson.

• December 19, 1982

  Signed Edgar Martínez as an amateur free agent.

• December 21, 1982

  Traded Ron Musselman to the Texas Rangers. Received Pat Putnam.

• Before 1983 Season

  Released Dave Revering.

• January 14, 1983

  Signed Al Cowens as a free agent.

• January 20, 1983

  Chose Danny Tartabull from the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent compensation pick.

• January 21, 1983

  Traded Jim Essian to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tom Owens (minors) (May 18, 1983) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• January 27, 1983

  Traded Vance McHenry to the Texas Rangers. Received Bob Babcock.

• January 28, 1983

  Released Mike Hart.

• February, 1983

  Signed Clint Hurdle as a free agent.

• February 17, 1983

  Gary Gray player rights sold to the California Angels.

• March 28, 1983

  Released Bobby Brown.

• March 31, 1983

  Purchased Ken Phelps from the Montreal Expos.