The Transactions for 1986 (original) (raw)
The Transactions for 1986
1986
New York Yankees released Lorenzo Gray.
New York Mets signed Doug Gwosdz as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Jamie Nelson.
January, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Bob Long as a free agent.
January 3, 1986
Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Sojo as a non-drafted free agent.
January 6, 1986
Toronto Blue Jays signed Jose Escobar as a free agent.
January 7, 1986
Houston Astros signed Dickie Thon as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins traded Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ramon Romero and Roy Smith.
January 8, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Rod Allen as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Tony Bernazard as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Jamie Easterly as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Carlton Fisk as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
California Angels signed Donnie Moore as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Joe Niekro as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Phil Niekro as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Butch Wynegar as a free agent.
January 11, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Danny Leon as a non-drafted free agent.
January 13, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals signed Vic Rodriguez as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs traded Rick Rembielak and Larry Whitford to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Mike Martin.
Montreal Expos traded Mike Fuentes to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Tom Romano.
January 14, 1986
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) CLE A Jeff Shaw (signed May 11, 1986) 1st round (2nd pick) PIT N Moises Alou (signed May 23, 1986) 1st round (9th pick) MIN A Jarvis Brown (signed May 23, 1986) 1st round (10th pick) CHI N Shawn Boskie (signed May 9, 1986) 1st round (12th pick) SD N Doug Brocail (signed May 16, 1986) 1st round (13th pick) BOS A Alan Mills (did not sign) 2nd round STL N Bret Barberie (did not sign) 2nd round BAL A Jaime Navarro (did not sign) 2nd round PHI N Steve Scarsone 2nd round BOS A Curt Schilling (signed May 30, 1986) 2nd round CLE A Mike Walker (signed May 13, 1986) 2nd round CHI N Jerome Walton (signed May 12, 1986) 2nd round NY A Dean Wilkins 3rd round MIL A John Briscoe (did not sign) 3rd round CHI N Ray Lankford (did not sign) 3rd round SD N John Patterson (did not sign) 4th round CIN N Mike Butcher (did not sign) 4th round MIN A Mike Dyer (signed May 15, 1986) 4th round SD N Warren Newson (signed May 12, 1986) 4th round OAK A Dave Veres (signed May 25, 1986) 5th round DET A Kevin Higgins (did not sign) 5th round CHI N Derek Lee (did not sign) 5th round PHI N Chuck Malone (signed May 21, 1986) 5th round TOR A Mark Whiten (signed April 28, 1986) 6th round NY A Darrin Chapin 6th round CIN N Chris Hammond (signed May 10, 1986) 6th round LA N Darren Lewis (did not sign) 6th round NY N Terry McDaniel 6th round CHI N Ken Ramos (did not sign) 7th round PHI N Rusty Richards (did not sign) 8th round DET A Wayne Housie 8th round MIN A Mike Schwabe (did not sign) 9th round SD N Bob Ayrault (did not sign) 9th round SEA A Jonathan Hurst (did not sign) 9th round CLE A Troy Neel (signed May 5, 1986) 9th round TOR A Wade Taylor (did not sign) 10th round BAL A Rafael Bournigal (did not sign) 10th round CIN N Lonnie Maclin (did not sign) 11th round PIT N Archi Cianfrocco (did not sign) 11th round ATL N Jorge Pedre (did not sign) 12th round NY N Dean Hartgraves (did not sign) 13th round CLE A Brian Drahman (did not sign) 1st round (2nd pick) secondary phase ATL N Kevin Brown 1st round (5th pick) secondary phase SEA A Eric Fox (signed January 31, 1986) 1st round (6th pick) secondary phase SF N Paul McClellan 1st round (8th pick) secondary phase MON N Scott Ruskin (did not sign) 1st round (9th pick) secondary phase KC A Sean Berry (signed March 31, 1986) 1st round (15th pick) secondary phase CLE A Lou Frazier (did not sign) 1st round (24th pick) secondary phase PHI N Blas Minor (did not sign) 1st round (26th pick) secondary phase DET A Jerry Nielsen (did not sign) 3rd round secondary phase LA N Pedro Borbon (did not sign)
January 15, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Juan Bonilla as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Steve Christmas as a free agent.
January 16, 1986
Cincinnati Reds signed Derek Botelho as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Marty Castillo.
Texas Rangers signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Billy Beane, Bill Latham and Joe Klink to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Rodger Cole and Ron Gideon to New York Mets in exchange for Ronn Reynolds and Jeff Bittiger.
Detroit Tigers traded Chris Pittaro and Alejandro Sanchez to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Dave Engle.
January 17, 1986
Chicago Cubs signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics traded Phil Stephenson and Bob Bathe to Chicago Cubs in exchange for John Cox and Gary Jones.
January 18, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Nick Capra as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Jerry Dybzinski as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Bill Earley as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Lorenzo Gray as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Pete Ladd as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Ray Soff as a free agent.
January 20, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Dave Kingman as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Tony Perez as a free agent.
January 21, 1986
California Angels signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles sold Jeff Schaefer to California Angels.
January 22, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Wallace Johnson as a free agent.
January 23, 1986
Baltimore Orioles released Dan Ford.
San Francisco Giants sold Fran Mullins to Cleveland Indians.
January 26, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Rod Craig as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
January 27, 1986
San Francisco Giants signed Jon Perlman as a free agent.
January 28, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Juan Beniquez as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Dane Iorg as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Darrell Porter as a free agent.
January 29, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Bob Stoddard as a free agent.
January 31, 1986
Detroit Tigers signed Bill Campbell as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Jim Corsi.
Boston Red Sox signed Joe Sambito as a free agent.
February 1, 1986
Chicago Cubs signed Matt Keough as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Lenn Sakata as a free agent.
February 3, 1986
San Francisco Giants signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Randy Kutcher as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Mike LaCoss as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Rick Waits as a free agent.
February 4, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Ivan De Jesus as a free agent.
February 5, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Milt Wilcox as a free agent.
February 6, 1986
New York Yankees signed Al Holland as a free agent.
February 7, 1986
Seattle Mariners signed Al Cowens as a free agent.
New York Mets released Ross Jones.
San Francisco Giants signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Jack Lazorko as a free agent.
February 8, 1986
Cleveland Indians signed Dickie Noles as a free agent.
February 10, 1986
Montreal Expos sold Greg Bargar to St. Louis Cardinals.
Cleveland Indians released Butch Benton.
Detroit Tigers signed Tim Tolman as a free agent.
February 13, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed David Palmer as a free agent.
New York Yankees traded Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glenn Braxton and cash to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ron Hassey, Chris Alvarez, Eric Schmidt and Matt Winters.
February 14, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Bert Roberge as a free agent.
Montreal Expos sold Luis Sanchez to Yomiura Giants (Japan Central).
February 18, 1986
Seattle Mariners signed Ross Jones as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Vizcaino as a non-drafted free agent.
February 20, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Luis DeLeon as a free agent.
February 25, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Bryan Clark as a free agent.
California Angels signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Jim Kern as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent.
February 27, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals sold Randy Hunt to Montreal Expos.
February 28, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Omar Moreno as a free agent.
March 4, 1986
New York Mets signed Tim Corcoran as a free agent.
March 5, 1986
Atlanta Braves traded Rick Cerone, Dave Clay and Flavio Alfaro to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Ted Simmons.
March 6, 1986
New York Mets signed Julio Valera as a non-drafted free agent.
March 14, 1986
Toronto Blue Jays signed Cesar Cedeno as a free agent.
March 17, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies released Alan Knicely.
New York Yankees signed John Montefusco as a free agent.
March 18, 1986
Detroit Tigers released Doug Flynn.
California Angels signed Ken Forsch as a free agent.
March 19, 1986
Boston Red Sox released Ed Jurak.
March 20, 1986
Seattle Mariners released Donnie Scott.
Seattle Mariners released Frank Wills.
San Francisco Giants signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
March 21, 1986
Oakland Athletics released Barbaro Garbey.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Alan Knicely as a free agent.
California Angels released Frank LaCorte.
March 23, 1986
San Diego Padres released Roy Lee Jackson.
Minnesota Twins signed Roy Lee Jackson as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Kinnunen as a free agent.
March 24, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Tom Magrann as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants released Dave Owen.
March 25, 1986
Seattle Mariners released Al Chambers.
New York Yankees released Tom Gilles.
San Diego Padres released Mario Ramirez.
March 26, 1986
Montreal Expos released Jack O'Connor.
Chicago Cubs released Lary Sorensen.
San Francisco Giants traded Steve Stanicek to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Rob Dewolf.
March 27, 1986
Texas Rangers released Burt Hooton.
Texas Rangers signed Dave Owen as a free agent.
Texas Rangers released Duane Walker.
Cleveland Indians signed Frank Wills as a free agent.
March 28, 1986
Cleveland Indians released Jeff Barkley.
Kansas City Royals released Joe Beckwith.
Kansas City Royals released Mike Jones.
Cleveland Indians released Ron Musselman.
New York Yankees released Phil Niekro.
Kansas City Royals released Pat Sheridan.
Cleveland Indians released Dave Von Ohlen.
New York Yankees traded Don Baylor to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Easler.
March 29, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Donnie Scott as a free agent.
March 30, 1986
Milwaukee Brewers traded Moose Haas to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Steve Kiefer, Mike Fulmer, Pete Kendrick and Charlie O'Brien.
March 31, 1986
Montreal Expos released Jose Alvarez.
Seattle Mariners released Jerry Dybzinski.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Ron Musselman as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs released Reggie Patterson.
St. Louis Cardinals returned Mark Ross to Houston Astros.
Chicago Cubs released Gary Woods.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Tom Nieto to Montreal Expos in exchange for Fred Manrique.
Montreal Expos traded Norm Charlton and a player to be named later to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Wayne Krenchicki; Cincinnati Reds received Tim Barker (April 2, 1986).
Minnesota Twins traded Mike Hart to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ben Bianchi, Steve Padia and a player to be named later; Minnesota Twins received Jeff Hubbard (April 23, 1986).
April, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chris Green to California Angels in exchange for Kevin Davis.
April 1, 1986
Atlanta Braves released Len Barker.
Milwaukee Brewers released Ray Burris.
Atlanta Braves released Rick Camp.
Kansas City Royals released Onix Concepcion.
Houston Astros released Bill Dawley.
Montreal Expos released Ivan De Jesus.
Atlanta Braves released Terry Forster.
Montreal Expos released Terry Francona.
New York Mets released Tom Gorman.
Milwaukee Brewers released David Green.
St. Louis Cardinals released Brian Harper.
Chicago Cubs released Richie Hebner.
Chicago White Sox released Rudy Law.
Seattle Mariners released Jack Perconte.
Atlanta Braves released Pascual Perez.
Cleveland Indians released Jerry Reed.
San Francisco Giants released Ron Roenicke.
Montreal Expos released John Stuper.
Cleveland Indians released Jerry Willard.
Montreal Expos released Ned Yost.
Kansas City Royals traded Tony Ferreira to New York Mets in exchange for Angel Salazar.
April 2, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers released Bob Bailor.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Bobby Castillo.
Seattle Mariners signed Jack O'Connor as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Ed Olwine to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Mike Santiago.
April 3, 1986
Baltimore Orioles released Rod Allen.
Toronto Blue Jays released Cesar Cedeno.
Toronto Blue Jays returned Jose De Jesus to Kansas City Royals.
Baltimore Orioles released Wayne Gross.
Cleveland Indians signed Phil Niekro as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Bob Patterson to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Marvell Wynne.
April 4, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Jose Alvarez as a free agent.
New York Yankees released Al Holland.
Kansas City Royals signed Rudy Law as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Johnnie LeMaster.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Sixto Lezcano.
Cincinnati Reds released Frank Pastore.
Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Welsh as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jason Thompson to Montreal Expos in exchange for 2 players to be named later; Pittsburgh Pirates received Ben Abner and Ronnie Giddens (April 7, 1986).
April 5, 1986
Boston Red Sox signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.
Montreal Expos traded Doug Frobel to New York Mets in exchange for Rodger Cole and Joe Graves.
April 6, 1986
California Angels returned Carl Willis to Cincinnati Reds.
April 7, 1986
Chicago Cubs released Warren Brusstar.
Oakland Athletics signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
Montreal Expos released Scot Thompson.
April 8, 1986
Toronto Blue Jays signed Joe Beckwith as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins released Houston Jimenez.
April 9, 1986
Milwaukee Brewers signed David Green as a free agent.
April 10, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Cesar Cedeno as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Al Holland as a free agent.
Montreal Expos released Bert Roberge.
April 11, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals signed Ray Burris as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Jerry Reed as a free agent.
April 15, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Bill Dawley as a free agent.
April 16, 1986
California Angels signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
April 18, 1986
Oakland Athletics traded Bob Stoddard and Kevin Russ to San Diego Padres in exchange for Rusty Tillman.
April 19, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Gorman as a free agent.
April 24, 1986
Minnesota Twins signed Frank Pastore as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed U.L. Washington as a free agent.
April 25, 1986
Detroit Tigers signed Brian Harper as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Pat Sheridan as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles traded Rick Lockwood to New York Mets in exchange for Joe Redfield.
April 28, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Len Barker as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Carlos Maldonado as a non-drafted free agent.
April 29, 1986
Detroit Tigers released Nelson Simmons.
April 30, 1986
Chicago White Sox sold Juan Agosto to Minnesota Twins.
May 1, 1986
New York Yankees signed Ivan De Jesus as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants released Dan Driessen.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Ravelo Manzanillo.
May 2, 1986
Chicago Cubs signed Terry Francona as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Tommy John as a free agent.
May 4, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies signed Andy Ashby as a non-drafted free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Nelson Simmons as a free agent.
May 5, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
May 6, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Jorge Brito as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers released Dave Rozema.
Chicago Cubs released Dick Ruthven.
May 7, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Jack Perconte as a free agent.
May 8, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Kemp.
May 9, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Bert Roberge as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics sold Ron Roenicke to Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Stewart.
May 12, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Wayne Gross as a free agent.
May 13, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies released Larry Andersen.
San Diego Padres signed Ricky Bones as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Hector Wagner as a non-drafted free agent.
May 15, 1986
Kansas City Royals signed Onix Concepcion as a free agent.
May 16, 1986
Houston Astros signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.
May 19, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
May 20, 1986
Cleveland Indians signed Rod Allen as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Dave Rozema as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins traded cash and a player to be named later to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Keith Atherton; Oakland Athletics received Eric Broersma (May 23, 1986).
May 21, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Matt Turner as a non-drafted free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Terry Bell to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Mark Huismann.
May 23, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Dave Stewart as a free agent.
May 24, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers released Terry Whitfield.
May 25, 1986
California Angels released Ken Forsch.
May 27, 1986
Oakland Athletics released Ralph Citarella.
Chicago White Sox released Marc Hill.
May 29, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Fernando Arroyo as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics released Steve Henderson.
May 30, 1986
Texas Rangers signed Juan Gonzalez as a non-drafted free agent.
May 31, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals signed Ralph Citarella as a free agent.
June, 1986
New York Yankees released Clay Christiansen.
June 1, 1986
Miami (Florida State) sold Dave Von Ohlen to Oakland Athletics.
June 2, 1986
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) PIT N Jeff King (signed July 10, 1986) 1st round (2nd pick) CLE A Greg Swindell (signed July 31, 1986) 1st round (3rd pick) SF N Matt Williams 1st round (4th pick) TEX A Kevin Brown (signed July 17, 1986) 1st round (5th pick) ATL N Kent Mercker (signed June 3, 1986) 1st round (6th pick) MIL A Gary Sheffield (signed June 26, 1986) 1st round (7th pick) PHI N Brad Brink (signed June 28, 1986) 1st round (8th pick) SEA A Pat Lennon 1st round (9th pick) CHI N Derrick May (signed June 5, 1986) 1st round (10th pick) MIN A Derek Parks 1st round (11th pick) SD N Thomas Howard (signed June 11, 1986) 1st round (12th pick) OAK A Scott Hemond (signed August 6, 1986) 1st round (13th pick) HOU N Ryan Bowen 1st round (16th pick) CAL A Roberto Hernandez (signed June 11, 1986) 1st round (17th pick) CIN N Scott Scudder 1st round (18th pick) DET A Phil Clark (signed June 4, 1986) 1st round (22nd pick) CAL A Lee Stevens 1st round (23rd pick) STL N Luis Alicea (signed June 17, 1986) 1st round (27th pick) CAL A Mike Fetters (signed June 18, 1986) 2nd round PHI N Cliff Brantley (signed June 3, 1986) 2nd round MIN A Jeff Bronkey 2nd round TOR A Steve Cummings 2nd round DET A Milt Cuyler 2nd round LA N Dave Hansen (signed June 5, 1986) 2nd round SEA A Erik Hanson (signed June 12, 1986) 2nd round SF N Kirt Manwaring (signed June 4, 1986) 2nd round TEX A Roger Pavlik 2nd round NY A Rich Scheid 2nd round MON N Jeff Tabaka (signed June 12, 1986) 2nd round OAK A Kevin Tapani (signed June 7, 1986) 2nd round PIT N Mike Walker 2nd round CLE A Kevin Wickander 2nd round STL N Todd Zeile 3rd round SF N Jack Armstrong (did not sign) 3rd round BOS A Scott Cooper (signed June 8, 1986) 3rd round SEA A Jerry Goff 3rd round CIN N Reggie Jefferson 3rd round NY A Tim Layana 3rd round MIL A Tim McIntosh (signed June 30, 1986) 3rd round LA N Mike Munoz (signed June 4, 1986) 3rd round TEX A Dean Palmer (signed June 10, 1986) 3rd round KC A Harvey Pulliam (signed June 21, 1986) 3rd round CHI A Scott Radinsky (signed June 5, 1986) 3rd round HOU N Tuffy Rhodes (signed June 10, 1986) 3rd round CLE A Joe Skalski 4th round DET A Bill Bean 4th round ATL N Mike Bell 4th round MON N Kent Bottenfield (signed June 5, 1986) 4th round CHI N Pat Gomez 4th round NY N Kip Gross (signed August 19, 1986) 4th round STL N Mark Guthrie (did not sign) 4th round TOR A Xavier Hernandez (signed June 4, 1986) 4th round KC A Bo Jackson 4th round TEX A Rob Richie (did not sign) 4th round NY A Steve Rosenberg 4th round CLE A Rudy Seanez (signed June 7, 1986) 4th round CAL A Paul Sorrento (signed June 25, 1986) 5th round LA N Kevin Campbell 5th round CLE A Bruce Egloff 5th round STL N Bien Figueroa 5th round CHI N Joe Girardi (signed June 5, 1986) 5th round MON N Gene Harris 5th round TOR A Pat Hentgen (signed June 15, 1986) 5th round SF N Jim McNamara 5th round NY A John Ramos 5th round HOU N Dave Rohde 5th round NY N Eddie Zosky (did not sign) 6th round SD N Jim Austin (signed June 8, 1986) 6th round MIL A George Canale (signed June 7, 1986) 6th round SEA A Rich DeLucia (signed June 11, 1986) 6th round PIT N Tom Goodwin (did not sign) 6th round KC A Tom Gordon (signed June 3, 1986) 6th round CIN N Ed Taubensee (signed June 6, 1986) 7th round TOR A Cris Carpenter (did not sign) 7th round HOU N Gary Cooper 7th round MIN A Bryan Hickerson 7th round CLE A Tommy Hinzo 7th round TEX A Mike Loynd 7th round CHI A Matt Merullo 7th round CIN N Jeff Richardson 7th round CAL A Tony Scruggs (did not sign) 8th round PIT N Tony Longmire 8th round PHI N Chuck McElroy (signed June 4, 1986) 8th round NY A Hal Morris (signed June 4, 1986) 9th round BAL A Blaine Beatty (signed June 14, 1986) 9th round CHI N Jim Bullinger (signed June 3, 1986) 9th round CIN N Chuck Carr (signed June 9, 1986) 9th round CAL A Jon Shave (did not sign) 9th round SF N Russ Swan 10th round PIT N Stan Belinda (signed June 5, 1986) 10th round OAK A Lance Blankenship 10th round MON N Mike Blowers (signed June 13, 1986) 10th round STL N Larry Carter 10th round TOR A Randy Knorr (signed June 12, 1986) 10th round NY N Curtis Pride (signed June 12, 1986) 10th round MIN A Jeff Reboulet (signed June 10, 1986) 11th round TEX A John Barfield (signed June 5, 1986) 11th round TOR A Willie Blair (signed June 5, 1986) 11th round ATL N Steve Finley (did not sign) 11th round MIL A Darryl Hamilton (signed June 12, 1986) 11th round CLE A Tom Lampkin (signed June 10, 1986) 11th round CIN N Keith Lockhart (signed June 4, 1986) 11th round PIT N Keith Shepherd (signed June 28, 1986) 11th round CAL A Colby Ward 12th round SEA A Jim Bowie (signed June 13, 1986) 12th round CHI A Mark Davis 12th round HOU N Trent Hubbard (signed June 16, 1986) 12th round STL N Mike Perez (signed June 8, 1986) 12th round NY A Andy Stankiewicz (signed June 10, 1986) 13th round OAK A Rod Beck (signed June 22, 1986) 13th round MIN A Scott Leius (signed June 14, 1986) 13th round TEX A Rey Sanchez (signed June 22, 1986) 14th round TOR A Carlos Diaz 14th round BAL A Gordon Dillard 14th round NY A Scott Kamieniecki (signed August 23, 1986) 15th round NY A Steve Adkins 15th round PIT N Tommy Shields 16th round DET A Scott Aldred (signed August 21, 1986) 16th round NY N Archie Corbin (signed June 4, 1986) 16th round KC A Greg Hibbard (signed June 12, 1986) 16th round HOU N Brian Meyer 16th round SF N Jim Pena 16th round TOR A Jimmy Rogers 17th round PHI N Erik Bennett (did not sign) 17th round KC A Dennis Moeller 18th round OAK A Dann Howitt (signed June 3, 1986) 18th round PHI N Chuck Knoblauch (did not sign) 18th round ATL N Tim Salmon (did not sign) 18th round NY A Turner Ward (signed June 11, 1986) 18th round HOU N Ed Whited 19th round DET A Chris Hoiles (signed June 7, 1986) 19th round CLE A Steve Hosey (did not sign) 19th round TEX A Bob Malloy 20th round SF N Craig Colbert (signed June 17, 1986) 21st round CIN N Keith Brown 22nd round NY A Kevin Maas (signed July 20, 1986) 22nd round CIN N Pete Young (did not sign) 23rd round STL N Mark Grater 23rd round SEA A Jamie McAndrew (did not sign) 23rd round CHI N Rick Wilkins (signed May 28, 1987) 23rd round SD N Alan Zinter (did not sign) 24th round PHI N Garland Kiser (signed June 5, 1986) 24th round TEX A Wayne Rosenthal 25th round PIT N Jeff Banister 26th round NY N Cal Eldred (did not sign) 26th round NY A Scott Livingstone (did not sign) 26th round MIL A Charlie Montoyo (did not sign) 26th round LA N Paul Quantrill (did not sign) 26th round PIT N Rick Reed (signed July 2, 1986) 27th round CLE A Kevin Bearse (did not sign) 27th round SEA A Paul Carey (did not sign) 27th round NY A Erik Johnson (did not sign) 27th round KC A Torey Lovullo (did not sign) 27th round ATL N Ben McDonald (did not sign) 27th round CIN N Paul Miller (did not sign) 27th round NY N John Olerud (did not sign) 27th round TOR A Tom Quinlan (signed September 23, 1986) 28th round MIL A Joe Grahe (did not sign) 28th round TOR A Darren Hall (signed June 7, 1986) 29th round ATL N Jim Czajkowski (signed June 9, 1986) 29th round SF N Mark Leonard 31st round CIN N Jim Byrd (did not sign) 31st round NY N Ever Magallanes (did not sign) 32nd round KC A David Howard (signed May 15, 1987) 33rd round PIT N Mike Mordecai (did not sign) 33rd round KC A Tom Urbani (did not sign) 34th round HOU N Eric Anthony (signed June 7, 1986) 36th round NY N Scott Erickson (did not sign) 36th round MON N Brian Johnson (did not sign) 36th round PHI N Jesse Levis (did not sign) 37th round BAL A Rob Lukachyk (did not sign) 41st round NY N Todd Jones (did not sign) 43rd round TOR A Doug Linton (signed September 5, 1986) 1st round (4th pick) secondary phase MIL A Greg Vaughn (signed June 13, 1986) 1st round (5th pick) secondary phase HOU N Lou Frazier (signed June 3, 1986) 1st round (6th pick) secondary phase CLE A Jim Bruske (signed June 22, 1986) 1st round (8th pick) secondary phase CAL A Alan Mills (signed June 10, 1986) 1st round (12th pick) secondary phase SEA A Greg Briley (signed June 9, 1986) 1st round (16th pick) secondary phase TOR A John Briscoe (did not sign) 1st round (17th pick) secondary phase PHI N Derek Lee (did not sign) 1st round (22nd pick) secondary phase OAK A Bret Barberie (did not sign) 2nd round secondary phase KC A Mike Butcher 2nd round secondary phase MIL A Brian Drahman (signed June 5, 1986) 2nd round secondary phase CIN N Jonathan Hurst (did not sign) 2nd round secondary phase BAL A Jaime Navarro (did not sign) 2nd round secondary phase LA N Wade Taylor (did not sign) 3rd round secondary phase STL N Lonnie Maclin 3rd round secondary phase PIT N Scott Ruskin 3rd round secondary phase MIN A Mike Schwabe (did not sign) 4th round secondary phase PIT N Archi Cianfrocco (did not sign) 8th round secondary phase NY N Jerry Nielsen (did not sign)
Houston Astros signed Dan Driessen as a free agent.
June 3, 1986
Houston Astros signed Aurelio Lopez as a free agent.
June 5, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers released Cesar Cedeno.
California Angels signed Vern Ruhle as a free agent.
June 6, 1986
Seattle Mariners signed Tim Fortugno as a non-drafted free agent.
June 8, 1986
Milwaukee Brewers traded Bob McClure to Montreal Expos in exchange for a player to be named later; Milwaukee Brewers received Kent Bachman (September 12, 1986).
June 9, 1986
New York Mets released Tim Corcoran.
Montreal Expos sold Jim Hunter to Milwaukee Brewers.
June 10, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Johnnie LeMaster as a free agent.
June 12, 1986
Seattle Mariners released Al Cowens.
Detroit Tigers released Harry Spilman.
St. Louis Cardinals released Jerry White.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Randy Ready to San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later; Milwaukee Brewers received Tim Pyznarski (October 29, 1986).
June 13, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Bobby Castillo as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
June 14, 1986
Chicago Cubs released Matt Keough.
Seattle Mariners released Milt Wilcox.
June 16, 1986
New York Yankees signed Chris Howard as a non-drafted free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Ken Ryan as a non-drafted free agent.
Baltimore Orioles traded Dennis Martinez and a player to be named later to Montreal Expos in exchange for a player to be named later; Montreal Expos received John Stefero (December 8, 1986) and Baltimore Orioles received Rene Gonzales (December 16, 1986).
June 17, 1986
Cleveland Indians released Jim Kern.
June 18, 1986
Texas Rangers sent George Wright to Montreal Expos for future considerations.
June 19, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Rusty Richards as a non-drafted free agent.
Atlanta Braves released Ron Tingley.
June 20, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Steve Henderson as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins traded John Butcher to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Neal Heaton.
June 22, 1986
San Diego Padres signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.
June 23, 1986
Cleveland Indians signed Ron Tingley as a free agent.
June 24, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies released Steve Carlton.
New York Yankees released Ivan De Jesus.
Milwaukee Brewers sold David Green to Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japan Pacific).
June 25, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies signed Brad Moore as a non-drafted free agent.
Seattle Mariners released Gorman Thomas.
June 26, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies released Randy Lerch.
Chicago White Sox traded Scott Bradley to Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later; Chicago White Sox received Ivan Calderon (July 1, 1986).
June 29, 1986
Boston Red Sox traded Steve Lyons to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tom Seaver.
June 30, 1986
Houston Astros signed Matt Keough as a free agent.
California Angels released Jim Slaton.
Montreal Expos released Jason Thompson.
Atlanta Braves traded Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella to New York Yankees in exchange for Ken Griffey and Andre Robertson.
Chicago Cubs traded Dave Lenderman and Dave Liddell to New York Mets in exchange for Ed Lynch.
July, 1986
Minnesota Twins signed Clay Christiansen as a free agent.
July 2, 1986
Chicago White Sox sold Bryan Little to New York Yankees.
July 4, 1986
New York Yankees released Ozzie Canseco.
San Francisco Giants signed Steve Carlton as a free agent.
July 6, 1986
Toronto Blue Jays traded Doyle Alexander to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Duane Ward.
Toronto Blue Jays traded Jim Acker to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Joe Johnson.
July 9, 1986
Montreal Expos released Johnnie LeMaster.
Detroit Tigers traded Dave LaPoint to San Diego Padres in exchange for Mark Thurmond.
New York Yankees traded Ed Whitson to San Diego Padres in exchange for Tim Stoddard.
July 10, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Mike Bordick as a non-drafted free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Ozzie Canseco as a free agent.
July 12, 1986
Seattle Mariners signed Ken Forsch as a free agent.
July 13, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Willie Smith as a non-drafted free agent.
July 14, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Chris Bushing as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Jim Slaton as a free agent.
July 15, 1986
Chicago Cubs released Steve Lake.
July 16, 1986
Cincinnati Reds signed Ivan De Jesus as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Gorman Thomas as a free agent.
July 18, 1986
Oakland Athletics released Rick Langford.
July 19, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals signed Cesar Cedeno as a free agent.
July 21, 1986
Seattle Mariners released Barry Bonnell.
Chicago Cubs traded Davey Lopes to Houston Astros in exchange for Frank DiPino.
July 23, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates released Lee Mazzilli.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Ray Searage to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Al Jones and Tom Hartley.
Chicago White Sox traded Bobby Bonilla to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jose DeLeon.
July 24, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Lake as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Offerman as a non-drafted free agent.
Montreal Expos traded Skeeter Barnes and Dan Schatzeder to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen.
July 25, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Razor Shines as a free agent.
July 26, 1986
Chicago Cubs traded Ron Meridith to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bryan Dial and a player to be named later; Chicago Cubs received Rich Surhoff (July 28, 1986).
July 27, 1986
New York Yankees released Dale Berra.
Oakland Athletics released Rick Peters.
July 28, 1986
Cincinnati Reds released Ivan De Jesus.
July 30, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Julio Peguero as a non-drafted free agent.
Chicago White Sox traded Ron Kittle, Wayne Tolleson and Joel Skinner to New York Yankees in exchange for Ron Hassey, Carlos Martinez and a player to be named later; Chicago White Sox received Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986).
July 31, 1986
Toronto Blue Jays sold Joe Beckwith to Los Angeles Dodgers.
August 1, 1986
Milwaukee Brewers signed Pete Vuckovich as a free agent.
Houston Astros released Duane Walker.
August 3, 1986
New York Mets signed Lee Mazzilli as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
August 4, 1986
Houston Astros signed Dale Berra as a free agent.
August 7, 1986
San Francisco Giants released Steve Carlton.
New York Mets released George Foster.
August 8, 1986
New York Yankees released Al Holland.
August 10, 1986
Detroit Tigers released Dave Engle.
Detroit Tigers traded Ken Hill and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Mike Heath; St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Laga (September 2, 1986).
August 12, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Steve Carlton as a free agent.
August 13, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Craig Grebeck as a non-drafted free agent.
Minnesota Twins traded Ron Davis and Dewayne Coleman to Chicago Cubs in exchange for George Frazier, Ray Fontenot and Julius McDougal.
August 15, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed George Foster as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves released Matt Sinatro.
Houston Astros traded Don August and Mark Knudson to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Danny Darwin.
August 16, 1986
Kansas City Royals signed Jacob Brumfield as a free agent.
August 17, 1986
Seattle Mariners traded Spike Owen and Dave Henderson to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rey Quinones and 3 players to be named later; Seattle Mariners received Mike Brown and Mike Trujillo (August 22, 1986) and John Christensen (September 25, 1986).
August 20, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Matt Sinatro as a free agent.
August 24, 1986
New York Mets signed Alex Diaz as a non-drafted free agent.
August 27, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals released Ray Burris.
August 29, 1986
Detroit Tigers released Mike York.
September 1, 1986
Texas Rangers sold Mickey Mahler to Toronto Blue Jays.
September 2, 1986
Chicago White Sox released Steve Henderson.
September 3, 1986
Minnesota Twins traded Pete Filson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Kurt Walker.
September 5, 1986
Salt Lake City (PCL) sold Pat Rice to Seattle Mariners.
September 7, 1986
Chicago White Sox released George Foster.
September 13, 1986
San Francisco Giants signed Juan Guerrero as a non-drafted free agent.
September 15, 1986
San Diego Padres signed Omar Olivares as a non-drafted free agent.
September 18, 1986
San Diego Padres released Steve Kemp.
September 23, 1986
Texas Rangers signed Wilson Alvarez as a non-drafted free agent.
Atlanta Braves traded Steve Shields to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Darryl Motley.
September 27, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Eddie Perez as a non-drafted free agent.
September 29, 1986
Milwaukee Brewers signed Oreste Marrero as a non-drafted free agent.
September 30, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies released Kevin Hickey.
San Diego Padres signed Pedro Martinez as a non-drafted free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Chuck Porter.
Detroit Tigers signed Ron Rightnowar as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jeff Zaske to Texas Rangers in exchange for Randy Kramer.
October, 1986
Chicago White Sox released Joe DeSa.
October 1, 1986
Houston Astros signed Andujar Cedeno as a non-drafted free agent.
October 2, 1986
Kansas City Royals claimed Jim Eisenreich from Minnesota Twins on waivers.
Chicago White Sox signed Marc Hill as a free agent.
October 5, 1986
Granted Free Agency
October 6, 1986
Texas Rangers signed Cris Colon as a non-drafted free agent.
October 7, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies released Tom Gorman.
Montreal Expos released Bert Roberge.
October 8, 1986
Chicago White Sox released Marc Hill.
Toronto Blue Jays released Mickey Mahler.
October 9, 1986
San Diego Padres released Dane Iorg.
October 11, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike York as a free agent.
October 12, 1986
San Diego Padres signed Jose Valentin as a non-drafted free agent.
October 13, 1986
Atlanta Braves released Omar Moreno.
Atlanta Braves released Mike Payne.
October 15, 1986
Granted Free Agency
Fernando Arroyo (Oakland Athletics) Skeeter Barnes (Philadelphia Phillies) Dave Beard (Atlanta Braves) Bob Buchanan (Cincinnati Reds) Nick Capra (Chicago White Sox) Ralph Citarella (St. Louis Cardinals) Rod Craig (Chicago White Sox) Keith Creel (Cleveland Indians) Andre David (Minnesota Twins) Trench Davis (Pittsburgh Pirates) Butch Davis (Kansas City Royals) Steve Fireovid (Seattle Mariners) Doug Frobel (New York Mets) Jerry Gleaton (Chicago White Sox) Mike Griffin (Kansas City Royals) Mike Hart (Baltimore Orioles) Paul Householder (Milwaukee Brewers) Kurt Kepshire (St. Louis Cardinals) Jack Lazorko (Detroit Tigers) Mike Madden (Houston Astros) Scotti Madison (Detroit Tigers) Ron Mathis (Houston Astros) Paul Mirabella (Seattle Mariners) Jeff Moronko (Texas Rangers) Jack O'Connor (Seattle Mariners) Tom O'Malley (Baltimore Orioles) Larry Owen (Atlanta Braves) Rick Ownbey (St. Louis Cardinals) Al Pardo (Baltimore Orioles) Kelly Paris (Baltimore Orioles) Casey Parsons (St. Louis Cardinals) John Rabb (Atlanta Braves) George Riley (Montreal Expos) Dan Rohn (Cleveland Indians) Mark Ross (Houston Astros) Alejandro Sanchez (Minnesota Twins) Bill Scherrer (Detroit Tigers) Matt Sinatro (Chicago White Sox) Mike Stenhouse (Boston Red Sox) Bill Swaggerty (Baltimore Orioles) Rich Thompson (Milwaukee Brewers) Duane Walker (St. Louis Cardinals) Brad Wellman (San Francisco Giants) Tack Wilson (San Francisco Giants) Matt Winters (New York Yankees)
Detroit Tigers released Bill Campbell.
New York Yankees released Leo Hernandez.
New York Yankees released Bryan Little.
Detroit Tigers released Jim Slaton.
October 16, 1986
Detroit Tigers released Dave Collins.
Atlanta Braves released Chris Cron.
San Francisco Giants released Brad Gulden.
San Francisco Giants released Chuck Hensley.
Milwaukee Brewers released Gorman Thomas.
October 18, 1986
Granted Free Agency
October 20, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers released Carlos Diaz.
Toronto Blue Jays released Dennis Lamp.
October 21, 1986
San Francisco Giants released Mike Jeffcoat.
Montreal Expos released Dave Tomlin.
Milwaukee Brewers released Pete Vuckovich.
October 24, 1986
Houston Astros released Dan Driessen.
Houston Astros released Matt Keough.
Houston Astros released John Mizerock.
October 28, 1986
Kansas City Royals released Onix Concepcion.
October 29, 1986
Cleveland Indians released Jim Weaver.
October 30, 1986
Baltimore Orioles traded Storm Davis to San Diego Padres in exchange for Terry Kennedy and Mark Williamson.
October 31, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals released Alan Knicely.
November 1, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers released Joe Beckwith.
San Diego Padres released Bob Stoddard.
Montreal Expos released Jim Wohlford.
November 2, 1986
Granted Free Agency
Gary Roenicke (New York Yankees)
November 7, 1986
Cleveland Indians released Fran Mullins.
Pittsburgh Pirates released U.L. Washington.
November 10, 1986
Granted Free Agency
Doug Bair (Oakland Athletics) Dusty Baker (Oakland Athletics) Bruce Bochte (Oakland Athletics)
San Francisco Giants released Rick Lancellotti.
San Francisco Giants released Bill Laskey.
San Francisco Giants released Luis Quinones.
November 11, 1986
Cincinnati Reds released Pete Rose.
Cincinnati Reds released Dave Van Gorder.
Cincinnati Reds released Chris Welsh.
November 12, 1986
Granted Free Agency
Doyle Alexander (Atlanta Braves) Larry Andersen (Houston Astros) Tony Armas (Boston Red Sox) Alan Ashby (Houston Astros) Jim Beattie (Seattle Mariners) Vida Blue (San Francisco Giants) Bob Boone (California Angels) Rick Burleson (California Angels) Enos Cabell (Los Angeles Dodgers) Steve Carlton (Chicago White Sox) Rick Cerone (Milwaukee Brewers) Chris Chambliss (Atlanta Braves) Jim Clancy (Toronto Blue Jays) Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati Reds) Doug Corbett (California Angels) Andre Dawson (Montreal Expos) Doug DeCinces (California Angels) Rick Dempsey (Baltimore Orioles) John Denny (Cincinnati Reds) Brian Downing (California Angels) Jim Dwyer (Baltimore Orioles) Mike Fischlin (New York Yankees) Bob Forsch (St. Louis Cardinals) Terry Forster (California Angels) Phil Garner (Houston Astros) Rich Gedman (Boston Red Sox) Ron Guidry (New York Yankees) Toby Harrah (Texas Rangers) Danny Heep (New York Mets) Glenn Hoffman (Boston Red Sox) Bob Horner (Atlanta Braves) Tom Hume (Philadelphia Phillies) Clint Hurdle (St. Louis Cardinals) Reggie Jackson (California Angels) Roy Lee Jackson (Minnesota Twins) Tommy John (New York Yankees) Cliff Johnson (Toronto Blue Jays) Lynn Jones (Kansas City Royals) Dave Kingman (Oakland Athletics) Ray Knight (New York Mets) Wayne Krenchicki (Montreal Expos) Mike LaCoss (San Francisco Giants) Rudy Law (Kansas City Royals) Charlie Lea (Montreal Expos) Davey Lopes (Houston Astros) Buck Martinez (Toronto Blue Jays) Dennis Martinez (Montreal Expos) Charlie Moore (Milwaukee Brewers) Jack Morris (Detroit Tigers) Randy Niemann (New York Mets) Dickie Noles (Cleveland Indians) Ben Oglivie (Milwaukee Brewers) Bob Owchinko (Montreal Expos) David Palmer (Atlanta Braves) Lance Parrish (Detroit Tigers) Frank Pastore (Minnesota Twins) Darrell Porter (Texas Rangers) Joe Price (Cincinnati Reds) Jamie Quirk (Kansas City Royals) Tim Raines (Montreal Expos) Willie Randolph (New York Yankees) Jerry Royster (San Diego Padres) Vern Ruhle (California Angels) Lenn Sakata (Oakland Athletics) Joe Sambito (Boston Red Sox) Billy Sample (Atlanta Braves) Tom Seaver (Boston Red Sox) Lonnie Smith (Kansas City Royals) Chris Speier (Chicago Cubs) Harry Spilman (San Francisco Giants) Dave Stapleton (Boston Red Sox) Sammy Stewart (Boston Red Sox) Gary Ward (Texas Rangers) Claudell Washington (New York Yankees) Ernie Whitt (Toronto Blue Jays) Al Woods (Minnesota Twins) Steve Yeager (Seattle Mariners)
Baltimore Orioles released Juan Bonilla.
Detroit Tigers released Larry Herndon.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Ray Krawczyk.
Philadelphia Phillies released Dave Rucker.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Bill Russell.
New York Mets traded Ron Gardenhire to Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later; New York Mets received Donnie Iasparro (April 4, 1987).
November 13, 1986
Montreal Expos signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
November 14, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Pat Keedy as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Scotti Madison as a free agent.
November 15, 1986
Kansas City Royals signed Joe DeSa as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Jerry Gleaton as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Jamie Nelson as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Ben Rivera as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Bill Swaggerty as a free agent.
November 16, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies sold Rocky Childress to Houston Astros.
November 17, 1986
Atlanta Braves signed Trench Davis as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Chuck Hensley as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Al Pardo as a free agent.
November 20, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Jeff Moronko as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Vicente Palacios.
November 22, 1986
Granted Free Agency
November 24, 1986
New York Mets signed Bob Buchanan as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.
November 26, 1986
New York Yankees traded Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher and Logan Easley to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Pat Clements.
November 28, 1986
Cleveland Indians signed Casey Parsons as a free agent.
December, 1986
Leon (Mexican) sold Narciso Elvira to Milwaukee Brewers.
December 1, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
Montreal Expos traded Bill Cutshall to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Smith.
December 3, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Hart as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Alan Knicely as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Tom O'Malley as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Dave Rucker as a free agent.
December 4, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Butch Davis as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mark Ross as a free agent.
December 5, 1986
Cincinnati Reds signed Dave Concepcion as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Darrell Porter as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Joe Sambito as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brad Wellman as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Rich Renteria to Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later; Pittsburgh Pirates received Bob Siegel (December 10, 1986).
December 6, 1986
New York Yankees signed Rod Scurry as a free agent.
December 7, 1986
New York Yankees signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.
December 8, 1986
Major League Draft
Selected by SEA A from TOR A Stan Clarke Selected by TEX A from PIT N Cecil Espy Selected by CHI A from MIL A Bob Gibson Selected by TOR A from KC A Jose Nunez Selected by MIL A from PIT N Vicente Palacios Selected by ATL N from BAL A Joe Redfield Selected by OAK A from TOR A Cliff Young
Philadelphia Phillies released Jeff Bittiger.
Oakland Athletics released Wayne Gross.
Detroit Tigers signed Larry Herndon as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Rudy Law as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
December 9, 1986
Minor League Draft
Selected by CLE A from TOR A Gibson Alba Selected by TEX A from PHI N Jose Cecena Selected by LA N from STL N Mike Hartley Selected by SEA A from LA N Jeff Nelson Selected by LA N from CAL A Jeff Schaefer Selected by CHI N from NY N Heathcliff Slocumb
Texas Rangers signed Keith Creel as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Mike LaCoss as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Mike Madden as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Dave Meier as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed John Mizerock as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
Monterrey (Mexican) sold Guillermo Velasquez to San Diego Padres.
December 10, 1986
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Houston Jimenez as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners traded Matt Young to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dennis Powell and Mike Watters.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Tim Leary and Tim Crews to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Greg Brock.
Kansas City Royals traded Scott Bankhead, Steve Shields and Mike Kingery to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Danny Tartabull and Rick Luecken.
December 11, 1986
Chicago White Sox traded Gene Nelson and a player to be named later to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Donnie Hill; Oakland Athletics received Bruce Tanner (December 18, 1986).
San Diego Padres traded Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter and Adam Ging to New York Mets in exchange for Shawn Abner, Stan Jefferson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Armstrong and Kevin Brown.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Charles Hudson and Jeff Knox to New York Yankees in exchange for Tommy Barrett and Mike Easler.
December 12, 1986
San Francisco Giants signed Chris Speier as a free agent.
December 15, 1986
Houston Astros signed Davey Lopes as a free agent.
December 16, 1986
Texas Rangers released Ricky Wright.
December 17, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals released Ken Dayley.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Jack Fimple.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Grotewold as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees signed Lenn Sakata as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Ed Vande Berg.
Kansas City Royals traded Joe Jarrell and Jimmy Daniel to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Juan Beniquez.
Seattle Mariners traded Ricky Nelson to New York Mets in exchange for Doug Gwosdz.
Oakland Athletics traded Bill Bathe to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Joe Hicks.
December 18, 1986
Chicago White Sox signed Clemente Alvarez as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals released Mike Brewer.
Texas Rangers signed Mike Jeffcoat as a free agent.
San Diego Padres released Dave LaPoint.
San Diego Padres released Graig Nettles.
December 19, 1986
Houston Astros signed Alan Ashby as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants released Juan Berenguer.
Kansas City Royals released Buddy Biancalana.
Minnesota Twins released Ray Fontenot.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Forsch as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants released Jim Gott.
California Angels released Bobby Grich.
San Francisco Giants released Atlee Hammaker.
California Angels released Rufino Linares.
Kansas City Royals released Hal McRae.
Detroit Tigers signed Jack Morris as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed David Palmer as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Luis Salazar.
Baltimore Orioles released Nate Snell.
Montreal Expos released George Wright.
California Angels traded Ron Romanick and a player to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Butch Wynegar; New York Yankees received Alan Mills (June 22, 1987).
December 20, 1986
Minnesota Twins released Juan Agosto.
Montreal Expos released Dann Bilardello.
Atlanta Braves signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Darrell Evans.
Boston Red Sox signed Glenn Hoffman as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Jack Perconte.
Chicago White Sox released Dave J. Schmidt.
New York Yankees released Bob Shirley.
Montreal Expos released Bryn Smith.
Minnesota Twins released Roy Smith.
Seattle Mariners released Roy Thomas.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Lee Tunnell.
December 21, 1986
Houston Astros signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.
December 22, 1986
New York Yankees released Mike Armstrong.
Kansas City Royals released Steve Balboni.
Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Diaz as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals released Alan Hargesheimer.
Kansas City Royals released Dennis Leonard.
Kansas City Royals released Jorge Orta.
Chicago White Sox traded Bill Dawley to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Fred Manrique.
December 23, 1986
Cleveland Indians released John Butcher.
Milwaukee Brewers released Jaime Cocanower.
Seattle Mariners signed Dave Stapleton as a free agent.
December 24, 1986
Oakland Athletics signed Reggie Jackson as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Gary Ward as a free agent.
December 26, 1986
Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Hume as a free agent.
December 29, 1986
Minnesota Twins signed German Gonzalez as a non-drafted free agent.
December 30, 1986
Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Van Gorder as a free agent.