1983 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1982

  Traded Len Whitehouse to the Minnesota Twins. Received John Pacella.

• November 21, 1982

  Signed Rubén Sierra as an amateur free agent.

• December 6, 1982

  Drafted Odell Jones from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1982

  Released Jim Anderson.

• December 13, 1982

  Released Steve Comer.

• December 21, 1982

  Traded Pat Putnam to the Seattle Mariners. Received Ron Musselman.

• December 29, 1982

  Signed Larry Biittner as a free agent.

• January 11, 1983

  Drafted Javier Ortiz in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Alex Madrid in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mark Higgins in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 25, 1983

  Signed Jim Anderson as a free agent.

• January 27, 1983

  Traded Bob Babcock to the Seattle Mariners. Received Vance McHenry.

• March 3, 1983

  Signed Jerry Browne as an amateur free agent.

• March 24, 1983

  Traded Johnny Grubb to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dave Tobik.

• March 26, 1983

  Released Paul Mirabella.

• March 31, 1983

  Released Lamar Johnson.

• April 5, 1983

  Signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.

  Released Jack Lazorko.

• April 6, 1983

  Released John Pacella.

• June 6, 1983

  Drafted Jeff Kunkel in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jody Reed in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Randy Asadoor in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mark Higgins in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bob Sebra in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Les Lancaster in the 39th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 10, 1983

  Signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.

• July 26, 1983

  Released Rick Lancellotti.

• August 19, 1983

  Traded Rick Honeycutt to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later, Dave Stewart and $200,000. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Ricky Wright (September 16, 1983) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• October, 1983

  Released Don Werner.

• October 31, 1983

  Released Larry Biittner.

  Released Jon Matlack.

• November 7, 1983

  Mark Wagner granted Free Agency.

• November 21, 1983

  Signed Marv Foley as a free agent.

• December 5, 1983

  Drafted Pat Underwood from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1983

  Traded Sam Sorce (minors), John Butcher and Mike Smithson to the Minnesota Twins. Received Gary Ward.

• December 8, 1983

  Traded Jim Sundberg to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Daniel Scarpetta (minors) and Ned Yost.

• Before 1984 Season

  Released Pat Underwood.

• January 17, 1984

  Drafted Gordon Dillard in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Steve Cummings in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 27, 1984

  Signed Tommy Boggs as a free agent.

• February 7, 1984

  Signed Jim Bibby as a free agent.

• March 10, 1984

  Released Bob Johnson.