1988 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• November 9, 1987

  Gary Matthews granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 1987

  Released Jim Weaver.

• November 20, 1987

  Released Jerry Narron.

• December 9, 1987

  Traded Mike Morgan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Ken Dixon.

  Traded Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dave Brundage (minors), Mike Jackson and Glenn Wilson.

• December 21, 1987

  Released John Moses.

  Released Domingo Ramos.

• December 22, 1987

  Traded Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker and Wade Taylor to the New York Yankees. Received Henry Cotto and Steve Trout.

• January 11, 1988

  Signed Brian Giles as a free agent.

• January 19, 1988

  Signed John Rabb as a free agent.

• February 3, 1988

  Traded Ken Spratke (minors) to the Kansas City Royals. Received Dave Cochrane.

• March, 1988

  Signed Jay Baller as a free agent.

• March 1, 1988

  Signed Jim Wilson as a free agent.

• March 19, 1988

  Traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants. Received Rod Scurry. The Seattle Mariners sent Donell Nixon (June 23, 1988) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

• March 23, 1988

  Released Chris Beasley.

• March 28, 1988

  Released Mike Trujillo.

• May 9, 1988

  Released Rich Monteleone.

• May 23, 1988

  Released John Christensen.

• June 1, 1988

  Signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.

  Drafted Tino Martinez in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.

  Drafted Greg Pirkl in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.

  Drafted Lee Hancock in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.

  Drafted Steve Chitren in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jeff Darwin in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1988.

  Drafted Scott Taylor in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 10, 1988.

  Drafted Kerry Woodson in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

  Drafted Chris Howard in the 41st round of the 1988 amateur draft.

• July 11, 1988

  Traded Ed Núñez to the New York Mets. Received Gene Walter.

• July 21, 1988

  Traded Ken Phelps to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Rick Balabon (minors) and Jay Buhner. The New York Yankees sent Troy Evers (minors) (October 12, 1988) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• July 22, 1988

  Traded Glenn Wilson to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Darnell Coles.

• October 15, 1988

  Jay Baller granted Free Agency.

  Brian Giles granted Free Agency.

  Brick Smith granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 1988

  Mike Moore granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1988

  Signed Luis DeLeón as a free agent.

• November 20, 1988

  Traded Chuck Carr to the New York Mets. Received Reggie Dobie (minors).

• December 6, 1988

  Drafted José Meléndez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1988 minor league draft.

• December 7, 1988

  Signed Jeffrey Leonard as a free agent.

  Signed Tom Niedenfuer as a free agent.

• December 21, 1988

  Released Rod Scurry.

• March 27, 1989

  Traded Steve Balboni to the New York Yankees. Received Dana Ridenour (minors).

• March 29, 1989

  Released Eric Fox.

• April 1, 1989

  Traded Dave Hengel to the Cleveland Indians. Received Chuck Baldwin (minors).