The Transactions for the 1987 Texas Rangers (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1987 Texas Rangers
January 10, 1987
Nick Capra signed as a free agent.
January 13, 1987
Jose Hernandez signed as a non-drafted free agent.
February 17, 1987
Ed Jurak signed as a free agent.
February 26, 1987
Frank Pastore signed as a free agent.
March 4, 1987
Steve Kemp signed as a free agent.
March 24, 1987
Traded Orlando Mercado to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dario Guzman.
May 15, 1987
Traded Mike Mason to Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later; Texas Rangers received Dave Pavlas (June 6, 1987).
June 2, 1987
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (19th pick) Brian Bohanon (signed June 20, 1987) 1st round (23rd pick) Bill Haselman 1st round (29th pick) Mark Petkovsek (signed June 29, 1987) 2nd round Barry Manuel (signed June 19, 1987) 3rd round Scott Coolbaugh (signed June 18, 1987) 4th round Jonathan Hurst (signed June 5, 1987) 5th round Terry Mathews (signed June 4, 1987) 6th round Kevin Belcher 7th round Tony Scruggs 9th round Bert Heffernan (did not sign) 31st round Kevin Mmahat 32nd round Robb Nen (signed June 29, 1987) 35th round Ed Pierce (did not sign) 47th round Keith Osik (did not sign)
June 18, 1987
Sold Ron Meridith to Detroit Tigers.
June 25, 1987
Traded Jose Mota to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Larry See.
July 12, 1987
Steve Howe signed as a free agent.
July 31, 1987
Traded Dave Owen to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later; Texas Rangers received Rufus Ellis (October 13, 1987).
August 6, 1987
Larry McWilliams signed as a free agent.
August 13, 1987
Traded Greg Ferlenda to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Kurt Beamesderfer.
October 15, 1987
Granted Free Agency
Nick Capra Keith Creel Ed Jurak Dave Rucker
Steve Kemp released.
October 23, 1987
James Steels signed as a free agent.
October 31, 1987
Dave Sax signed as a free agent.
Dallas Williams signed as a free agent.
November 2, 1987
Traded Don Slaught to New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later; Texas Rangers received Brad Arnsberg (November 10, 1987).
November 9, 1987
Granted Free Agency
November 12, 1987
Jose Oliva signed as a non-drafted free agent.
DeWayne Vaughn signed as a free agent.
December 1, 1987
Tony Fossas signed as a free agent.
December 8, 1987
Craig McMurtry signed as a free agent.
December 12, 1987
Traded Kirk Killingsworth and Tom Duggan to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jose Tolentino.
December 13, 1987
Barbaro Garbey signed as a free agent.
December 21, 1987
Greg Harris released.
Darrell Porter released.
December 23, 1987
Traded Javier Ortiz to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Scott May.