1991 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 1990

  Charlie Hough granted Free Agency.

  Craig McMurtry granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1990

  Released Jamie Moyer.

• November 15, 1990

  Gary Mielke granted Free Agency.

  Mike Stanley granted Free Agency.

• December 12, 1990

  Traded Scott Coolbaugh to the San Diego Padres. Received Mark Parent.

• December 14, 1990

  Signed Mario Díaz as a free agent.

• December 30, 1990

  Traded Steve Allen (minors) and Dave Lynch (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jim Poole and cash.

• January 8, 1991

  Signed Craig McMurtry as a free agent.

• January 25, 1991

  Signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.

• February 1, 1991

  Signed John Russell as a free agent.

• February 4, 1991

  Signed Mike Stanley as a free agent.

• March 29, 1991

  Released Pete Incaviglia.

• April 2, 1991

  Released José Guzmán.

• April 4, 1991

  Released Craig McMurtry.

• April 7, 1991

  Signed Denny Walling as a free agent.

• April 8, 1991

  Signed José Guzmán as a free agent.

• April 13, 1991

  Signed Brian Downing as a free agent.

• May 1, 1991

  Signed Mike Campbell as a free agent.

• May 13, 1991

  Signed Tony Menéndez as a free agent.

  Signed Rick Wrona as a free agent.

• May 23, 1991

  Signed Eric Nolte as a free agent.

• May 31, 1991

  Jim Poole selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• June 2, 1991

  Signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.

• June 3, 1991

  Drafted Benji Gil in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1991.

  Drafted Terrell Lowery in the 2nd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1991.

  Drafted Scott Eyre in the 9th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1991.

  Drafted Kerry Lacy in the 15th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.

  Drafted Desi Wilson in the 30th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 1991.

  Drafted J.J. Thobe in the 33rd round of the 1991 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Todd Walker in the 51st round of the 1991 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 11, 1991

  Signed José Alberro as an amateur free agent.

• June 18, 1991

  Released Rick Wrona.

• June 20, 1991

  Received Calvin Schiraldi from the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

• June 22, 1991

  Released Denny Walling.

• July 4, 1991

  Signed James Hurst as a free agent.

  Released Shannon Penn.

• July 18, 1991

  Signed Jim Presley as a free agent.

• July 21, 1991

  Traded a player to be named later, Joey Eischen and Jonathan Hurst to the Montreal Expos. Received Oil Can Boyd. The Texas Rangers sent Travis Buckley (minors) (September 1, 1991) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• August 8, 1991

  Signed Dave Schmidt as a free agent.

• August 30, 1991

  Traded Steve Buechele to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later and Kurt Miller. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Héctor Fajardo (September 6, 1991) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• October 8, 1991

  Mike Jeffcoat granted Free Agency.

  Mark Parent granted Free Agency.

• October 9, 1991

  Released Dave Schmidt.

• October 14, 1991

  Gary Green granted Free Agency.

  Mike Stanley granted Free Agency.

• October 15, 1991

  Steve Balboni granted Free Agency.

  Joe Bitker granted Free Agency.

  Mike Campbell granted Free Agency.

  Nick Capra granted Free Agency.

  Mario Díaz granted Free Agency.

  Chad Kreuter granted Free Agency.

  Tony Menéndez granted Free Agency.

  Eric Nolte granted Free Agency.

  Jim Presley granted Free Agency.

• October 16, 1991

  Mark Petkovsek granted Free Agency.

  Calvin Schiraldi granted Free Agency.

• October 17, 1991

  Brad Arnsberg granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1991

  Signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.

  John Russell granted Free Agency.

• October 30, 1991

  Brian Downing granted Free Agency.

  Rich Gossage granted Free Agency.

  Geno Petralli granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 1991

  Oil Can Boyd granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1991

  Signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.

• December 2, 1991

  Signed Russ McGinnis as a free agent.

• December 3, 1991

  Signed Chuck Jackson as a free agent.

• December 5, 1991

  Signed Tom Drees as a free agent.

• December 7, 1991

  Signed Brian Downing as a free agent.

  Signed Geno Petralli as a free agent.

• December 16, 1991

  Signed Mike Campbell as a free agent.

  Signed Dickie Thon as a free agent.

• December 20, 1991

  Signed Todd Burns as a free agent.

  Jeff Kunkel granted Free Agency.

• January 2, 1992

  Signed Danny Leon as a free agent.

• January 3, 1992

  Signed Jeff Robinson as a free agent.

• January 8, 1992

  Signed Doug Davis as a free agent.

• January 20, 1992

  Released Dan Rohrmeier.

• January 28, 1992

  Signed Mike Jeffcoat as a free agent.

• February 4, 1992

  Signed Don Carman as a free agent.

• February 10, 1992

  Signed Lance McCullers as a free agent.

• March 28, 1992

  Signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.