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November 2, 1987
Terry Francona of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The New York Yankees released Juan Bonilla.
The New York Yankees released Al Holland.
The New York Yankees released Lenn Sakata.
The Texas Rangers traded Don Slaught to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Brad Arnsberg (November 10, 1987) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
November 6, 1987
The Atlanta Braves signed Javy Lopez as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ken Dowell.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Rico Rossy and Terry Crowley Jr. (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joe Orsulak.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Ted Power and Kurt Stillwell to the Kansas City Royals for Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar.
November 7, 1987
The Minnesota Twins signed Eric Bullock as a free agent.
November 8, 1987
Bob Dernier of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
November 9, 1987
Ken Griffey of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Glenn Hubbard of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Graig Nettles of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
David Palmer of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Steve Crawford of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Joe Sambito of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Ruppert Jones of the California Angels granted free agency.
Gary Lucas of the California Angels granted free agency.
Greg Minton of the California Angels granted free agency.
Jerry Reuss of the California Angels granted free agency.
Mike Witt of the California Angels granted free agency.
Ed Lynch of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Dickie Noles of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Manny Trillo of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Dave LaPoint of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Dave Collins of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Chris Bando of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Brett Butler of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ed Vande Berg of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Heath of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Bill Madlock of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Frank Tanana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Larry Andersen of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Danny Darwin of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Dave Smith of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Dickie Thon of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Thad Bosley of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Gene Garber of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Charlie Leibrandt of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jamie Quirk of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Phil Garner of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Ken Landreaux of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mark Clear of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Rick Manning of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Bill Mooneyham of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Juan Berenguer of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
George Frazier of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Gary Gaetti of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Tim Laudner of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Dave Engle of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Charlie Lea of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Bob McClure of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Reid Nichols of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Bryn Smith of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Bill Almon of the New York Mets granted free agency.
John Candelaria of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Lee Mazzilli of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Bill Gullickson of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Tommy John of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Joaquin Andujar of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mike Davis of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Moose Haas of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Steve Henderson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Gary Lavelle of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Dwayne Murphy of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Terry Harper of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Bruce Bochy of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Steve Garvey of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Gary Matthews of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Chili Davis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Atlee Hammaker of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Dave Henderson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mike LaCoss of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Eddie Milner of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Joe Price of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Joel Youngblood of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jack Clark of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Tom Paciorek of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Garth Iorg of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Detroit Tigers released Larry Herndon.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Dan Driessen.
November 10, 1987
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Odell Jones as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Jurak as a free agent.
November 11, 1987
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bryan Clutterbuck as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Mooneyham as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Shields as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Terry Blocker to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Kevin Brown (December 8, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
November 12, 1987
The Texas Rangers signed De Wayne Vaughn as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jose Oliva as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros released Davey Lopes.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Bill Krueger.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Orlando Mercado.
The Minnesota Twins released Jeff Bittiger.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Logan Easley.
The Chicago White Sox traded Richard Dotson and Scott Nielsen to the New York Yankees for Dan Pasqua, Mark Salas, and Steve Rosenberg.
November 13, 1987
The Atlanta Braves signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.
November 15, 1987
Bill Laskey of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
November 16, 1987
The Chicago White Sox signed Jeff Schaefer as a free agent.
November 17, 1987
The New York Yankees signed Alvaro Espinoza as a free agent.
November 18, 1987
The Kansas City Royals signed Bob Buchanan as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Jim Weaver.
November 19, 1987
Vance Law of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
November 20, 1987
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Jerry Narron.
November 21, 1987
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Woodard as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Pedro Astacio as an amateur free agent.
November 22, 1987
Craig McMurtry of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox released Ray Krawczyk.
November 23, 1987
The Chicago White Sox released Pat Keedy.
November 24, 1987
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tom Romano as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike LaCoss as a free agent.
November 27, 1987
The Houston Astros signed Craig Smajstrla as a free agent.
November 30, 1987
Ron Hassey of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians released Andre Thornton.
December, 1987
The Minnesota Twins signed Francisco Oliveras as a free agent.
December 1, 1987
The California Angels signed Chili Davis as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Heath as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
December 3, 1987
The California Angels signed Greg Minton as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Logan Easley as a free agent.
December 5, 1987
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tony Arnold as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chuck Hensley as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Gary Pettis to the Detroit Tigers for Dan Petry.
December 6, 1987
The Atlanta Braves signed Graig Nettles as a free agent.
December 7, 1987
The Oakland Athletics drafted Doug Jennings from the California Angels in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Luis Encarnacion from the Cleveland Indians in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted John Wetteland from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Trautwein from the Montreal Expos in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jose Bautista from the New York Mets in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Scott Medvin from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Rich Sauveur from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The California Angels drafted Joe Johnson from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dave Gallagher as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Daryl Smith as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Bando as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Gene Garber as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed T.R. Bryden as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bryan Clark as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Don Schulze as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Dave Engle as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Gary Lavelle as a free agent.
December 8, 1987
The Cleveland Indians drafted Todd Pratt from the Boston Red Sox in the 1987 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Gibson Alba from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1987 minor league draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Matias Carrillo from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1987 minor league draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rodney McCray from the San Diego Padres in the 1987 minor league draft.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Beard as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bob Dernier as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Craig McMurtry as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Rafael Ramirez and cash to the Houston Astros for Ed Whited and Mike Stoker (minors).
The Baltimore Orioles traded a player to be named later and Blaine Beatty to the New York Mets for Doug Sisk. The Baltimore Orioles sent Greg Talamantez (minors) (December 11, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Smith.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dave Parker to the Oakland Athletics for Jose Rijo and Tim Birtsas.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Glenn Hoffman. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Billy Bartels (minors) (December 8, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
December 9, 1987
The Chicago White Sox signed Sap Randall as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ron Hassey as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ross Jones as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Ken Dixon to the Seattle Mariners for Mike Morgan.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno.
The San Francisco Giants traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Dave Henderson. The San Francisco Giants sent Randy Kutcher (December 9, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
December 10, 1987
The Chicago White Sox traded Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane to the Kansas City Royals for John Davis, Melido Perez, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount (minors).
December 11, 1987
The New York Mets signed Ken Dowell as a free agent.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets. The New York Mets sent Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The New York Mets traded Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia (minors) to the New York Yankees for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey.
December 12, 1987
The Oakland Athletics traded Jose Tolentino to the Texas Rangers for Kris Killingworth (minors) and Tom Duggan (minors).
December 13, 1987
The Texas Rangers signed Barbaro Garbey as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Mike Brown.
December 14, 1987
The Chicago Cubs signed Vance Law as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Herndon as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Clear as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Price as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Marc Sullivan to the Houston Astros for Randy Randle (minors).
December 15, 1987
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Davis as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Marcos Armas as an amateur free agent.
Bill Caudill of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Kansas City Royals released Lonnie Smith.
December 16, 1987
The Houston Astros signed Pat Keedy as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Bryn Smith as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Hipolito Pichardo as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Glenn Hoffman.
December 17, 1987
The New York Mets signed Lee Mazzilli as a free agent.
December 18, 1987
The Baltimore Orioles signed Kevin Hickey as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Nick Capra as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Rex Hudler as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Dennis Martinez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Palmer as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Rich Bordi.
The Minnesota Twins traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Don Baylor. The Minnesota Twins sent Enrique Rios (minors) (December 18, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
December 21, 1987
The New York Yankees signed Tommy John as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Henderson as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Ron Washington.
The California Angels released Stew Cliburn.
The Chicago Cubs released Jay Baller.
The Chicago White Sox released Bob James.
The Houston Astros released Buddy Biancalana.
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Balboni.
The Minnesota Twins released Don Baylor.
The Minnesota Twins released Sal Butera.
The Minnesota Twins released Steve Carlton.
The Minnesota Twins released Dan Schatzeder.
The Minnesota Twins released Mike Smithson.
The New York Yankees released Mike Easler.
The New York Yankees released Ron Kittle.
The Oakland Athletics released Tony Bernazard.
The Oakland Athletics released Tony Phillips.
The Oakland Athletics released Rick Rodriguez.
The Seattle Mariners released John Moses.
The Seattle Mariners released Domingo Ramos.
The San Francisco Giants released Phil Ouellette.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bill Dawley.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bob Forsch.
The Texas Rangers released Greg Harris.
The Texas Rangers released Darrell Porter.
December 22, 1987
The California Angels signed Ray Krawczyk as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Mike Witt as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Juan Berenguer as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Steve Trout and Henry Cotto to the Seattle Mariners for Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor.
December 23, 1987
The New York Yankees signed Dave Righetti as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Brian Snyder as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Scott May to the Texas Rangers for Javier Ortiz.
December 24, 1987
The Chicago White Sox signed Kelly Paris as a free agent.
December 28, 1987
The Cleveland Indians signed Ron Washington as a free agent.
December 29, 1987
The Detroit Tigers signed Jack Morris as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Luis DeLeon as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Rich Garces as an amateur free agent.
December 30, 1987
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Brown as a free agent.
1988
The California Angels released Ray Chadwick.
Bryan Oelkers sent from the Cleveland Indians to ??? in an unknown transaction.
George Wright sent from the Montreal Expos to ??? in an unknown transaction.
January, 1988
The Minnesota Twins signed Vic Rodriguez as a free agent.
January 1, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Bill Laskey as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bill Krueger as a free agent.
January 4, 1988
The Minnesota Twins signed Brian Harper as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Horner as a free agent.
January 5, 1988
The Boston Red Sox signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Don Sutton as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Paul Molitor as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Sal Butera as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Sinatro as a free agent.
January 6, 1988
The New York Yankees signed Jack Clark as a free agent.
January 7, 1988
The Kansas City Royals signed Charlie Leibrandt as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Carlos Perez as an amateur free agent.
January 8, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Zuvella as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Joaquin Andujar as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Dave Smith as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Bill Almon as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Atlee Hammaker as a free agent.
January 11, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Glenn Hubbard as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Brian Giles as a free agent.
January 14, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Orlando Mercado as a free agent.
January 15, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Rick Rodriguez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed John Candelaria as a free agent.
January 18, 1988
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Smithson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Adduci as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kelvin Torve as a free agent.
January 19, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Greg Harris as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed John Moses as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ronn Reynolds as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Rabb as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Steve Howe.
The Chicago White Sox traded Darrell Pruitt (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Carl Willis.
January 20, 1988
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Hostetler as a free agent.
January 22, 1988
The California Angels signed Stew Cliburn as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.
Donnie Moore of the California Angels granted free agency.
Butch Wynegar of the California Angels granted free agency.
Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Tom Brookens of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Joe Niekro of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Juan Beniquez of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
January 24, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Roberto Rivera as an amateur free agent.
January 25, 1988
The Kansas City Royals signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Beniquez as a free agent.
January 26, 1988
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Graeme Lloyd as an amateur free agent.
January 27, 1988
The Atlanta Braves signed Juan Eichelberger as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Scherrer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Forsch as a free agent.
January 28, 1988
The San Francisco Giants signed Phil Garner as a free agent.
January 29, 1988
The Chicago White Sox signed Jose Segura as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ron Oester as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jim Weaver as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Steve Carlton as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rich Bordi as a free agent.
February, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles signed Max Venable as a free agent.
February 1, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Domingo Ramos as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
February 2, 1988
The Chicago White Sox signed Ravelo Manzanillo as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ed Vande Berg as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Larry McWilliams.
February 3, 1988
The Minnesota Twins signed Tim Laudner as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Doug Piatt as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded Dave Cochrane to the Seattle Mariners for Ken Spratke (minors).
February 4, 1988
The Minnesota Twins signed Charlie Lea as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Manny Alexander as an amateur free agent.
February 5, 1988
The Minnesota Twins traded Chris Calvert (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Freddie Toliver.
February 6, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles signed Cesar Devarez as an amateur free agent.
February 9, 1988
The California Angels signed Donnie Moore as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Butch Wynegar as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Carlton Fisk as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dave LaPoint as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ron Kittle as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Joe Niekro as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Don Baylor as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Rucker as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jose DeLeon to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ricky Horton, Lance Johnson, and cash.
February 10, 1988
The Cincinnati Reds signed Eddie Milner as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bill Dawley as a free agent.
February 11, 1988
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Ed Wojna. The Chicago White Sox sent Joel McKeon (February 11, 1988) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The Montreal Expos traded Bob Sudo (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marty Pevey.
February 12, 1988
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Larry McWilliams as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley to the San Diego Padres for Rich Gossage and Ray Hayward.
February 15, 1988
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jeff Montgomery to the Kansas City Royals for Van Snider.
February 16, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Hoover, Doug Cinnella (minors), and Rick Carriger (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Jay Tibbs and Al Cardwood (minors).
February 17, 1988
The Chicago Cubs signed Jay Baller as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Al Reyes as an amateur free agent.
February 18, 1988
The Kansas City Royals signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Dickie Thon as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Johnny Guzman as an amateur free agent.
February 20, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Luis Salazar as a free agent.
February 22, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Codiroli as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mark Ross as a free agent.
February 24, 1988
The Detroit Tigers traded Doug Baker to the Minnesota Twins for Julius McDougal (minors).
February 25, 1988
The New York Yankees signed Jose Cruz as a free agent.
February 27, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles traded Ray Knight to the Detroit Tigers for Mark Thurmond.
February 28, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Terry Francona as a free agent.
February 29, 1988
The Montreal Expos signed Miguel Batista as an amateur free agent.
March, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles released Max Venable.
The Minnesota Twins released Bryan Clark.
The Chicago Cubs released Jay Baller.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jay Baller as a free agent.
March 1, 1988
The Seattle Mariners signed Jim Wilson as a free agent.
March 5, 1988
The Montreal Expos signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.
March 9, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Tony Phillips as a free agent.
March 10, 1988
The Boston Red Sox signed Glenn Hoffman as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ernie Camacho as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Steve Henderson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Manny Martinez as an amateur free agent.
March 12, 1988
The Atlanta Braves signed Lonnie Smith as a free agent.
March 17, 1988
The Cleveland Indians released Mark Huismann.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ray Hayward to the Texas Rangers for Dave Meier and Greg Tabor.
March 18, 1988
The Minnesota Twins released Sal Butera.
March 19, 1988
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ron Davis.
The San Francisco Giants traded Rod Scurry to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Donell Nixon (June 23, 1988) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
March 20, 1988
The New York Mets signed Hector Carrasco as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Tom Gilles.
March 21, 1988
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Mason.
The Baltimore Orioles traded a player to be named later and Mike Young to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Schu, Jeff Stone, and Keith Hughes. The Baltimore Orioles sent Frank Bellino (minors) (June 14, 1988) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded Bill Almon to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shawn Barton and Vladimir Perez (minors).
March 23, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Jackie Gutierrez.
The Seattle Mariners released Chris Beasley.
The Oakland Athletics traded Rod Beck to the San Francisco Giants for Charlie Corbell (minors).
March 24, 1988
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Sal Butera as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Graig Nettles from the Atlanta Braves.
The Cleveland Indians released Greg Harris.
The Detroit Tigers traded Balvino Galvez to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Beane.
March 25, 1988
The Cleveland Indians purchased Willie Upshaw from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Chicago White Sox released Jerry Hairston.
The Chicago White Sox released Ray Searage.
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Winn.
The Cleveland Indians released Bernardo Brito.
The Houston Astros traded Robbie Wine to the Texas Rangers for Mike Loynd.
March 26, 1988
The Philadelphia Phillies released Doug Bair.
The New York Mets traded Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond.
March 28, 1988
The Cleveland Indians returned Todd Pratt (earlier draft pick) to the Boston Red Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles released Chris Bushing.
The Cincinnati Reds released Angel Salazar.
The Cincinnati Reds released Lary Sorensen.
The Oakland Athletics released Mickey Tettleton.
The Seattle Mariners released Mike Trujillo.
The Atlanta Braves traded Jeff Dedmon to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tommy Kurczewski (minors) (June 22, 1988) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded Karl Best to the Minnesota Twins for Don Schulze.
March 29, 1988
The Detroit Tigers returned John Wetteland (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Reuss as a free agent.
The California Angels released Mark Ryal.
The Cincinnati Reds released Guy Hoffman.
The Cleveland Indians released John Moses.
The Cleveland Indians released Frank Wills.
The New York Yankees released Pete Filson.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Garland Kiser.
The San Francisco Giants released Jon Perlman.
The Texas Rangers released Ed Vande Berg.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Nick Ramirez (minors) and Tom Michno (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Wade Rowdon.
March 30, 1988
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rick Dempsey as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Ted Milner (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Junior Noboa.
The New York Yankees traded Orestes Destrade to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hipolito Pena.
March 31, 1988
The Chicago Cubs signed Angel Salazar as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Trujillo as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bernardo Brito as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike Curtis (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Bielecki.
The Minnesota Twins traded Joe Klink to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Russ Kibler (minors) (June 25, 1988) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
April 1, 1988 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Greg Harris as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Luis Quinones to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Landrum.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Craig Shipley to the New York Mets for John Gibbons.
April 2, 1988 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dickie Noles as a free agent.
April 4, 1988 (Standings)
The Houston Astros returned Scott Medvin (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tippy Martinez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Pete Filson as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Guy Hoffman as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tito Landrum.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Alex Trevino.
The New York Yankees released Rick Cerone.
The New York Yankees released Jerry Royster.
April 5, 1988 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mickey Tettleton as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ray Searage as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed John Moses as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Winn as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Greg LaFever (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Reggie Williams.
April 6, 1988 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Garland Kiser as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tom Gilles as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Billy Merrifield (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Dave Sax.
April 7, 1988 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Jon Perlman as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Wills as a free agent.
April 8, 1988 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Ed Vande Berg as a free agent.
April 10, 1988 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Mason as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Ramon Caraballo as an amateur free agent.
April 12, 1988 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tito Landrum as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Alex Trevino as a free agent.
April 13, 1988 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox traded Tim Hulett to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Edgar Caceres (June 15, 1988) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
April 14, 1988 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs signed Pedro Castellano as an amateur free agent.
April 15, 1988 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Rick Cerone as a free agent.
April 17, 1988 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
April 21, 1988 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins released Tippy Martinez.
April 22, 1988 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins traded Tom Brunansky to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Herr.
April 28, 1988 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Larry Carter as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Steve Carlton.
April 30, 1988 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.
May, 1988 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Ray Chadwick as a free agent.
May 2, 1988 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Juan Castillo as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Scott McGregor.
The Baltimore Orioles released Bill Scherrer.
May 3, 1988 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Butch Davis as a free agent.
May 4, 1988 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins released Joe Niekro.
May 5, 1988 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Lary Sorensen.
May 7, 1988 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Chris Chambliss as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Skeeter Barnes.
May 9, 1988 (Standings)
The California Angels released Bill Buckner.
The Seattle Mariners released Rich Monteleone.
May 10, 1988 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Bryan Oelkers as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Tito Landrum.
The New York Yankees released Chris Chambliss.
May 11, 1988 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Dan Firova as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Ron Davis as a free agent.
May 12, 1988 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Steve Crawford as a free agent.
May 13, 1988 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Bill Buckner as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Isidro Marquez from the San Luis (Mexican).
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brad Havens.
May 14, 1988 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
May 17, 1988 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Jerry Royster as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tito Landrum as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Damaso Garcia.
May 19, 1988 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Leon Durham to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Perry and cash.
May 20, 1988 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Melvin Nieves as an amateur free agent.
May 22, 1988 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Bryan Clark as a free agent.
May 23, 1988 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners released John Christensen.
May 24, 1988 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Brad Havens as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wil Cordero as an amateur free agent.
May 25, 1988 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers released Steve Kemp.
May 27, 1988 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Balboni.
The Kansas City Royals released Thad Bosley.
May 28, 1988 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins signed John Christensen as a free agent.
May 31, 1988 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays released Juan Beniquez.
June 1, 1988 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves drafted Steve Avery in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1988.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jimmy Kremers in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Matt Murray in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Turk Wendell in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mark Wohlers in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tony Tarasco in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1988.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Gregg Olson in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1988.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ricky Gutierrez in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Arthur Rhodes in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1988.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Stacy Jones in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Tom Martin in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 1988.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Pete Rose in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 1988.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Valentin in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1988.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Tim Naehring in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1988.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Flaherty in the 25th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Scott Taylor in the 28th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1988.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Peter Hoy in the 33rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 10, 1988.
The California Angels drafted Jim Abbott in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 1988.
The California Angels drafted J.R. Phillips in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The California Angels drafted Gary DiSarcina in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The California Angels drafted Jim Edmonds in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.
The California Angels drafted Scott Lewis in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.
The California Angels drafted Marcus Moore in the 17th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Larry Gonzales in the 22nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Damion Easley in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1989.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Kevin Roberson in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1988.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jessie Hollins in the 40th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Robin Ventura in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 21, 1988.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Johnny Ruffin in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Chicago White Sox drafted John Hudek in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Derek Lee in the 42nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Branson in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Steve Foster in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jerry Spradlin in the 19th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mo Sanford in the 32nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mark Lewis in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1988.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Charles Nagy in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jeff Mutis in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Greg McMichael in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Brett Merriman in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rico Brogna in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1988.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Livingstone in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Kurt Knudsen in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Haas in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1988.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rich Rowland in the 17th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
The Houston Astros drafted Dave Silvestri in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 18, 1988.
The Houston Astros drafted Scott Servais in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Houston Astros drafted Luis Gonzalez in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Houston Astros drafted Chris Gardner in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Kenny Lofton in the 17th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1988.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bob Hamelin in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Joel Johnston in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tim Spehr in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Magnante in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Victor Cole in the 14th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Kerwin Moore in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Billy Ashley in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Eric Karros in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jeff Hartsock in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jim Poole in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Eddie Pye in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jerry Brooks in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Brian Traxler in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Hector Ortiz in the 35th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Piazza in the 62nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1988.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Pat Listach in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1988.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Chris George in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mike Ignasiak in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bert Heffernan in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Alan Newman in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Steve Dunn in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Pat Mahomes in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Doug Simons in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted J.T. Bruett in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Dave Wainhouse in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Chris Nabholz in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 1988.
The Montreal Expos drafted Marquis Grissom in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1988.
The Montreal Expos drafted Scott Davison in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1988.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tim Laker in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bret Barberie in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Reid Cornelius in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 6, 1988.
The Montreal Expos drafted Darrin Winston in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1988.
The New York Mets drafted Doug Saunders in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Kevin Baez in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1988.
The New York Yankees drafted Jeff Johnson in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Pat Kelly in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The New York Yankees drafted Kenny Greer in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The New York Yankees drafted Andy Cook in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Frank Seminara in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Bobby Munoz in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 5, 1988.
The New York Yankees drafted Jerry Nielsen in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Mike Draper in the 26th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Russ Davis in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.
The New York Yankees drafted Deion Sanders in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1988.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Stan Royer in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Joe Slusarski in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 1, 1988.
The Oakland Athletics drafted John Briscoe in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1988.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Ron Witmeyer in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rod Correia in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Darren Lewis in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bronswell Patrick in the 23rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1988.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Pat Combs in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1988.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Tim Mauser in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mickey Morandini in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Tom Marsh in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Paul Fletcher in the 40th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Patterson in the 58th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Blas Minor in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Wehner in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tim Wakefield in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Joe Ausanio in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1988.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Randy Tomlin in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mandy Romero in the 19th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The San Diego Padres drafted Andy Benes in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1988.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ray Holbert in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Bryce Florie in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.
The San Diego Padres drafted Nikco Riesgo in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted A.J. Sager in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Humphreys in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Tino Martinez in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Greg Pirkl in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Lee Hancock in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Jeff Darwin in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1988.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Scott Taylor in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 10, 1988.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Kerry Woodson in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Chris Howard in the 41st round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Royce Clayton in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1988.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Ted Wood in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1988.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Eddie Tucker in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Kevin Rogers in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Steve Decker in the 21st round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The San Francisco Giants drafted John Patterson in the 23rd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Reggie Williams in the 25th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Ericks in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Brian Jordan in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 1988.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Rheal Cormier in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mark Clark in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Joe Hall in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.
The Texas Rangers drafted Monty Fariss in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Darren Oliver in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.
The Texas Rangers drafted Rob Maurer in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jeff Frye in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.
The Texas Rangers drafted Shannon Penn in the 58th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ed Sprague in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1988.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Weathers in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Woody Williams in the 28th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Greg O'Halloran in the 32nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 18, 1988.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ray Giannelli in the 38th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Scott Ruffcorn in the 39th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brian Barnes in the 25th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Joey Hamilton in the 28th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Hilly Hathaway in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Mike Robertson in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Joey Eischen in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rich Batchelor in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted John DeSilva in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ozzie Timmons in the 44th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tyler Green in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Paul Byrd in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Don Wengert in the 60th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jorge Fabregas in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Mike Durant in the 19th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Chris Tremie in the 41st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Dana Allison in the 14th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Garey Ingram in the 43rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Alex Fernandez in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Aaron Sele in the 37th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Mike Kelly in the 24th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Joe Vitko in the 38th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Joe Vitiello in the 31st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted John Cummings in the 32nd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Orlando Palmeiro in the 43rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Fernando Vina in the 51st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Joe Grahe in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Scott Hatteberg in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Steve Cooke in the 53rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Dave Staton in the 22nd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Brian Looney in the 43rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Steve Chitren in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Tom Urbani in the 34th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Tim Pugh in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Matheny in the 31st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted George Tsamis in the 33rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Scott Erickson in the 44th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dax Jones in the 49th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jason Wood in the 56th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Darrell Whitmore in the 58th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.
June 2, 1988 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Houston Jimenez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Pablo Martinez as an amateur free agent.
June 3, 1988 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians traded Pat Tabler to the Kansas City Royals for Bud Black.
June 4, 1988 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Pedro Borbon as an ama