1987 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 12, 1986

  Toby Harrah granted Free Agency.

  Darrell Porter granted Free Agency.

  Gary Ward granted Free Agency.

• December 3, 1986

  Signed Alan Knicely as a free agent.

  Signed Tom O'Malley as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Rucker as a free agent.

• December 5, 1986

  Signed Darrell Porter as a free agent.

• December 8, 1986

  Drafted Cecil Espy from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1986 rule 5 draft.

• December 9, 1986

  Drafted José Cecena from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1986 minor league draft.

  Signed Keith Creel as a free agent.

  Signed Dave Meier as a free agent.

• December 16, 1986

  Released Ricky Wright.

• December 18, 1986

  Signed Mike Jeffcoat as a free agent.

• January 10, 1987

  Signed Nick Capra as a free agent.

• January 13, 1987

  Signed José Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• February 17, 1987

  Signed Ed Jurak as a free agent.

• February 26, 1987

  Signed Frank Pastore as a free agent.

• March 4, 1987

  Signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.

• March 24, 1987

  Traded Orlando Mercado to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dario Guzman (minors).

• May 15, 1987

  Traded Mike Mason to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Dave Pavlas (June 6, 1987) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• June 2, 1987

  Drafted Brian Bohanon in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1987.

  Drafted Bill Haselman in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mark Petkovsek in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1987.

  Drafted Barry Manuel in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1987.

  Drafted Scott Coolbaugh in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1987.

  Drafted Jonathan Hurst in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.

  Drafted Terry Mathews in the 5th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987.

  Drafted Kevin Belcher in the 6th round of the 1987 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tony Scruggs in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft.

  Drafted Bert Heffernan in the 9th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kevin Mmahat in the 31st round of the 1987 amateur draft.

  Drafted Robb Nen in the 32nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1987.

  Drafted Ed Pierce in the 35th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Keith Osik in the 47th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 18, 1987

  Ron Meridith player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• June 25, 1987

  Traded José Mota to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Larry See.

• July 12, 1987

  Signed Steve Howe as a free agent.

• July 31, 1987

  Traded Dave Owen to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Rufus Ellis (minors) (October 13, 1987) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• August 6, 1987

  Signed Larry McWilliams as a free agent.

• August 13, 1987

  Traded Greg Ferlenda (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Kurt Beamesderfer (minors).

• October 15, 1987

  Nick Capra granted Free Agency.

  Keith Creel granted Free Agency.

  Ed Jurak granted Free Agency.

  Dave Rucker granted Free Agency.

  Released Steve Kemp.

• October 23, 1987

  Signed James Steels as a free agent.

• October 31, 1987

  Signed Dave Sax as a free agent.

  Signed Dallas Williams as a free agent.

• November 2, 1987

  Traded Don Slaught to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Brad Arnsberg (November 10, 1987) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• November 9, 1987

  Tom Paciorek granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1987

  Signed DeWayne Vaughn as a free agent.

  Signed José Oliva as an amateur free agent.

• December 1, 1987

  Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

• December 8, 1987

  Signed Craig McMurtry as a free agent.

• December 12, 1987

  Traded Tom Duggan (minors) and Kirk Killingsworth (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received José Tolentino.

• December 13, 1987

  Signed Bárbaro Garbey as a free agent.

• December 21, 1987

  Released Greg Harris.

  Released Darrell Porter.

• December 23, 1987

  Traded Javier Ortiz to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Scott May.

• January 19, 1988

  Signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.

  Released Steve Howe.

• February 2, 1988

  Signed Ed Vande Berg as a free agent.

  Released Larry McWilliams.

• March 17, 1988

  Traded Dave Meier and Greg Tabor to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ray Hayward.

• March 25, 1988

  Traded Mike Loynd to the Houston Astros. Received Robbie Wine.

• March 29, 1988

  Released Ed Vande Berg.