1993 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions

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

• November 3, 1992

  Lance Parrish granted Free Agency.

• November 17, 1992

  Traded Kevin Mitchell to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Norm Charlton.

  Jesús Tavárez selected by the Florida Marlins as the 26th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

  Calvin Jones selected by the Colorado Rockies as the 52nd pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

• November 20, 1992

  Traded a player to be named later and Frank Bolick to the Montreal Expos. Received Kevin Foster and Dave Wainhouse. The Seattle Mariners sent Miah Bradbury (minors) (December 8, 1992) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• November 28, 1992

  Signed David Ortiz as an amateur free agent.

• November 29, 1992

  Signed Mike Felder as a free agent.

• December 3, 1992

  Signed Chris Bosio as a free agent.

• December 7, 1992

  Drafted Reggie Harris from the Oakland Athletics in the 1992 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Fernando Viña from the New York Mets in the 1992 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Erik Plantenberg from the Boston Red Sox in the 1992 minor league draft.

• December 19, 1992

  Dave Cochrane granted Free Agency.

  Brian Fisher granted Free Agency.

  Signed Brian Fisher as a free agent.

• December 23, 1992

  Signed Mackey Sasser as a free agent.

• December 29, 1992

  Signed Greg Litton as a free agent.

• January 11, 1993

  Signed Mike Fitzgerald as a free agent.

  Released Yorkis Pérez.

• February 2, 1993

  Signed Henry Cotto as a free agent.

• March 16, 1993

  Released Mike Schooler.

• March 25, 1993

  Released Greg Briley.

• April 5, 1993

  Signed Wally Backman as a free agent.

• April 13, 1993

  Purchased Dwayne Henry from the Cincinnati Reds.

• April 26, 1993

  Selected Steve Parris off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  Selected Zak Shinall off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• April 29, 1993

  Released Eric Gunderson.

• April 30, 1993

  Released Brent Knackert.

• May 14, 1993

  Signed Randy St. Claire as a free agent.

• May 17, 1993

  Released Wally Backman.

• May 22, 1993

  Signed Quinn Mack as a free agent.

• May 24, 1993

  Traded Bubba Smith (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Travis Buckley (minors).

• June 3, 1993

  Drafted Alex Rodriguez in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1993.

  Drafted Ken Cloude in the 6th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1993.

  Drafted Dean Crow in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1993.

  Drafted Rafael Carmona in the 13th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.

  Drafted Matt Wise in the 54th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 12, 1993

  Traded Kevin Foster to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bob Ayrault.

• June 15, 1993

  Returned Fernando Viña (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.

• June 27, 1993

  Signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.

  Traded Henry Cotto and Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins. Received Dave Magadan.

• July 21, 1993

  Released Pete O'Brien.

• July 24, 1993

  Signed Mark Grater as a free agent.

• July 28, 1993

  Signed Ted Power as a free agent.

• July 31, 1993

  Released Steve Parris.

• August 2, 1993

  Signed Aaron Scheffer as an amateur free agent.

• August 5, 1993

  Released Randy St. Claire.

• August 7, 1993

  Signed Gerald Young as a free agent.

• August 9, 1993

  Bob Ayrault selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

• August 10, 1993

  Traded Greg Shockey (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Steve Ontiveros.

• September 2, 1993

  Received Larry Sheets from the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.

• September 5, 1993

  Purchased Mac Suzuki from San Bernardino (California).

• October 4, 1993

  Released Dwayne Henry.

  Released Dann Howitt.

  Released Larry Sheets.

• October 8, 1993

  Steve Ontiveros granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1993

  Shawn Barton granted Free Agency.

  Mark Grater granted Free Agency.

  Reggie Harris granted Free Agency.

  Dennis Powell granted Free Agency.

  Mike Remlinger granted Free Agency.

  Zak Shinall granted Free Agency.

  Gerald Young granted Free Agency.

• October 26, 1993

  Dave Valle granted Free Agency.

• October 29, 1993

  Tim Leary granted Free Agency.

• November 2, 1993

  Traded Bret Boone and Erik Hanson to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bobby Ayala and Dan Wilson.

• November 5, 1993

  Ted Power granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1993

  Traded Dave Magadan to the Florida Marlins. Received Jeff Darwin and cash.

• November 11, 1993

  Signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.

• November 12, 1993

  Released Russ Swan.

• November 16, 1993

  Signed Ted Power as a free agent.

• November 18, 1993

  Signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.

  Norm Charlton granted Free Agency.

• December 10, 1993

  Traded Mike Felder and Mike Hampton to the Houston Astros. Received Eric Anthony.

• December 19, 1993

  Signed Tim Fortugno as a free agent.

• December 20, 1993

  Greg Litton granted Free Agency.

  Traded Omar Vizquel to the Cleveland Indians. Received Félix Fermín, Reggie Jefferson and cash.

• January 10, 1994

  Signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.

• January 14, 1994

  Signed Greg Hibbard as a free agent.

• January 31, 1994

  Signed Bobby Thigpen as a free agent.

• February 1, 1994

  Signed Todd Burns as a free agent.

• February 15, 1994

  Signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.

• February 18, 1994

  Signed Tony Barron as a free agent.

• March 17, 1994

  Selected Bill Risley off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

• March 22, 1994

  Traded Lee Tinsley to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Tim Smith (minors) (September 15, 1994) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• March 29, 1994

  Released Rich DeLucia.

  Released Dave Wainhouse.

• March 30, 1994

  Released Tim Fortugno.

• April 1, 1994

  Selected Torey Lovullo off waivers from the California Angels.