1983 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 4, 1983

  Released Clint Hurdle.

• April 11, 1983

  Signed Steve Comer as a free agent.

• May 31, 1983

  Signed Bob Long as a free agent.

• June 6, 1983

  Drafted Darrel Akerfelds in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Terry Bell in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mickey Brantley in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dave Hengel in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Bill Wilkinson in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Scott Nielsen in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Rick Luecken in the 27th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

• June 15, 1983

  Traded Julio Cruz to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tony Bernazard.

• June 16, 1983

  Released Steve Comer.

• June 27, 1983

  Released Gaylord Perry.

• June 30, 1983

  Todd Cruz player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• July 26, 1983

  Signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.

• July 29, 1983

  Larry Andersen player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• August 23, 1983

  Glenn Abbott player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers for $100,000.

• October 20, 1983

  Rod Allen granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1983

  Steve Henderson granted Free Agency.

• November 21, 1983

  Traded Darrel Akerfelds and Bill Caudill to the Oakland Athletics. Received Dave Beard and Bob Kearney.

• December 5, 1983

  Drafted Dave Geisel from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

  Jamie Nelson drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1983

  Traded Tony Bernazard to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jack Perconte and Gorman Thomas.

• December 8, 1983

  Traded Bryan Clark to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Barry Bonnell.

• January 15, 1984

  Traded Jim Maler to the New York Mets. Received John Semprini (minors).

• January 17, 1984

  Drafted Calvin Jones in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 27, 1984.

  Drafted Mike Blowers in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 23, 1984

  Signed Paul Mirabella as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.

• January 26, 1984

  Signed Steve Henderson as a free agent.

• February 14, 1984

  Traded Eric Parent (minors) and Scott Nielsen to the New York Yankees. Received Larry Milbourne.

• February 21, 1984

  Signed Jim Lewis as a free agent.

• March 23, 1984

  Released Manny Castillo.

  Released Ron Roenicke.

  Released Rick Sweet.

• March 31, 1984

  Released Bill Nahorodny.

• April 1, 1984

  Signed Omar Vizquel as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Bill Wrona (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Ron Tingley.