The Transactions for the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1981 Toronto Blue Jays
January 15, 1981
Purchased Ken Macha from Montreal Expos.
January 20, 1981
Dale Murray signed as a free agent.
February 3, 1981
Bruce Boisclair signed as a free agent.
Oswaldo Peraza signed as a non-drafted free agent.
Leroy Stanton signed as a free agent.
February 6, 1981
Traded Don Pisker to California Angels in exchange for Gil Kubski.
February 17, 1981
Dave Tomlin signed as a free agent.
March 2, 1981
John Montague signed as a free agent.
April 6, 1981
John Montague released.
Leroy Stanton released.
Traded cash and a player to be named later to New York Mets in exchange for Mark Bomback; New York Mets received Charlie Puleo (April 14, 1981).
May 10, 1981
Traded Gil Kubski to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Buck Martinez.
June 8, 1981
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (5th pick) Matt Williams 1st round (21st pick) John Cerutti 6th round Stan Clarke 7th round Jeff Kaiser (did not sign) 8th round Alan Cockrell (did not sign) 1st round (11th pick) secondary phase Mike Sharperson 2nd round secondary phase Benny Distefano (did not sign)
June 10, 1981
Sold Rick Bosetti to Oakland Athletics.
June 15, 1981
Luis Aquino signed as a non-drafted free agent.
August 8, 1981
Purchased Juan Berenguer from Kansas City Royals.
September 9, 1981
Ted Cox signed as a free agent.
September 10, 1981
Nino Espinosa signed as a free agent.
October 31, 1981
Jose Mesa signed as a non-drafted free agent.
November 13, 1981
Granted Free Agency
November 17, 1981
Traded a player to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Aurelio Rodriguez; New York Yankees received Mike Lebo (December 9, 1981).
November 27, 1981
Danny Ainge released.
December 6, 1981
Buck Martinez signed as a free agent.
December 7, 1981
Major League Draft
Selected Jim Gott from St. Louis Cardinals. Selected Tony Johnson from Montreal Expos. Lost Domingo Ramos to Seattle Mariners.
December 8, 1981
Minor League Draft
Selected Gibson Alba from St. Louis Cardinals.
Alexis Infante signed as a non-drafted free agent.
December 28, 1981
Traded Paul Mirabella to Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later; Toronto Blue Jays received Dave Geisel (March 25, 1982).
Traded a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Hosken Powell; Minnesota Twins received Greg Wells (January 18, 1982).