The Transactions for the 1988 Cincinnati Reds (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1988 Cincinnati Reds
January 5, 1988
Ron Roenicke signed as a free agent.
January 18, 1988
Lary Sorensen signed as a free agent.
January 19, 1988
Traded Carl Willis to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Darrell Pruitt.
January 29, 1988
Ron Oester signed as a free agent.
February 10, 1988
Eddie Milner signed as a free agent.
February 15, 1988
Traded Jeff Montgomery to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Van Snider.
March 28, 1988
Angel Salazar released.
Lary Sorensen released.
March 29, 1988
Guy Hoffman released.
April 1, 1988
Traded Bill Landrum to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Luis Quinones.
April 17, 1988
Lary Sorensen signed as a free agent.
May 5, 1988
Lary Sorensen released.
May 14, 1988
Skeeter Barnes signed as a free agent.
May 19, 1988
Traded Pat Perry and cash to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Leon Durham.
June 1, 1988
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
2nd round Jeff Branson 3rd round Tyler Green (did not sign) 12th round Steve Foster 13th round Paul Byrd (did not sign) 19th round Jerry Spradlin (signed June 3, 1988) 32nd round Mo Sanford (signed June 4, 1988) 60th round Don Wengert (did not sign)
June 8, 1988
Traded Dennis Rasmussen to San Diego Padres in exchange for Candy Sierra.
June 10, 1988
Mike Anderson signed as a non-drafted free agent.
June 19, 1988
Traded Buddy Bell to Houston Astros in exchange for a player to be named later; Cincinnati Reds received Carl Grovom (October 20, 1988).
June 20, 1988
Mario Soto released.
June 27, 1988
Bobby Ayala signed as a non-drafted free agent.
July 11, 1988
Max Venable signed as a free agent.
July 13, 1988
Traded Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jeff Reed, Herm Winningham and Randy St. Claire.
July 31, 1988
Eddie Milner released.
August 2, 1988
Ken Griffey signed as a free agent.
August 5, 1988
Eddie Milner signed as a free agent.
October 7, 1988
Dave Concepcion released.
October 15, 1988
Granted Free Agency
Skeeter Barnes Leo Garcia Ron Roenicke Max Venable
November 4, 1988
Granted Free Agency
November 5, 1988
Skeeter Barnes signed as a free agent.
November 8, 1988
Leon Durham released.
December 2, 1988
Rick Mahler signed as a free agent.
Ron Oester signed as a free agent.
December 5, 1988
Major League Draft
Lost Mike Smith to Baltimore Orioles.
December 7, 1988
Dave Collins signed as a free agent.
December 8, 1988
Traded Lloyd McClendon to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rolando Roomes.
December 13, 1988
Traded Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Todd Benzinger, Jeff Sellers and a player to be named later; Cincinnati Reds received Luis Vasquez (January 12, 1989).
December 16, 1988
Mike Griffin signed as a free agent.
December 21, 1988
Ken Griffey released.
Manny Trillo signed as a free agent.
Frank Williams released.
Joel Youngblood signed as a free agent.