1978 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions

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

• November 11, 1977

  Signed Luis Gómez as a free agent.

• December 5, 1977

  Drafted Willie Upshaw from the New York Yankees in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1977

  Traded a player to be named later and Pete Vuckovich to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Víctor Cruz and Tom Underwood. The Toronto Blue Jays sent John Scott (December 16, 1977) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• December 8, 1977

  Purchased Tom Hutton from the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded Ron Fairly to the California Angels. Received Butch Alberts and Pat Kelly.

• Before 1978 Season

  Mike Cosgrove received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

• January 10, 1978

  Drafted Mike Richardt in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Geno Petralli in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January).

• January 16, 1978

  Signed Mark DeJohn as a free agent.

• February 15, 1978

  Signed Luis Meléndez as a free agent.

• February 25, 1978

  Purchased Steve Grilli from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 14, 1978

  Signed Charlie Puleo as an amateur free agent.

• March 15, 1978

  Traded Tom Bruno and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Rick Bosetti.

  Traded Dennis DeBarr to the Cleveland Indians. Received Rico Carty.

• March 18, 1978

  Released Doug Rader.

• March 22, 1978

  Released Jerry Johnson.

• March 23, 1978

  Traded Mike Cosgrove to the California Angels. Received Mickey Scott.

• March 25, 1978

  Traded Steve Staggs to the Oakland Athletics. Received Sheldon Mallory.

• March 27, 1978

  Released Héctor Torres.

  Selected Larry Demery off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• March 29, 1978

  Purchased Mike Stanton from the Houston Astros.

  Released Joe Henderson.

• March 31, 1978

  Signed Dave Wallace as a free agent.

  Returned Larry Demery to the Pittsburgh Pirates following previous waiver selection.

• April 4, 1978

  Purchased John Mayberry from the Kansas City Royals.

• April 10, 1978

  Released Mark DeJohn.

• April 11, 1978

  Purchased Don Kirkwood from the Chicago White Sox.

• April 13, 1978

  Purchased Balor Moore from the California Angels.

• April 28, 1978

  Traded Tim Nordbrook to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Tim Johnson.

• May 13, 1978

  Signed Tom Buskey as a free agent.

• May 22, 1978

  Purchased Joe Coleman from the Oakland Athletics.

• June 6, 1978

  Drafted Lloyd Moseby in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dave Stieb in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Brian Milner in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dave Baker in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

• July 20, 1978

  Tom Hutton player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• August 15, 1978

  Traded Rico Carty to the Oakland Athletics. Received Willie Horton and Phil Huffman.

• September 12, 1978

  Traded Andrew Dyes (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Mark Wiley.

• September 25, 1978

  Purchased Dale Mohorcic from Victoria (Northwest).

• October 3, 1978

  Purchased Rico Carty from the Oakland Athletics.

• November 2, 1978

  Rico Carty granted Free Agency.

  Joe Coleman granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 1978

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dave Freisleben. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sheldon Mallory (March 27, 1979) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• November 24, 1978

  Signed Toby Hernández as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Manrique as an amateur free agent.

• November 27, 1978

  Signed José Escobar as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Alan Ashby to the Houston Astros. Received Joe Cannon, Pete Hernández and Mark Lemongello.

• December 2, 1978

  Willie Horton granted Free Agency.

  Released Bill Singer.

• December 4, 1978

  Drafted Bob Davis from the San Diego Padres in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ted Wilborn from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Gary Woods to the Houston Astros. Received Don Pisker (minors).

• December 5, 1978

  Traded Víctor Cruz to the Cleveland Indians. Received Phil Lansford (minors) and Alfredo Griffin.

• Before 1979 Season

  Signed Luis Leal as an amateur free agent.

• January 4, 1979

  Signed Chuck Scrivener as a free agent.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Mark Eichhorn in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 18, 1979.

  Drafted Jeff Moronko in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 11, 1979

  Signed Rico Carty as a free agent.

• January 23, 1979

  Sam Ewing player rights sold to Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).

• March 17, 1979

  Signed Steve Luebber as a free agent.

• March 25, 1979

  Selected Bobby Brown off waivers from the New York Mets.

• March 29, 1979

  Released Jeff Byrd.

  Released Don Kirkwood.