1988 Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

Trades/Waiver Claims

Dec 8 Traded Glenn Hoffman to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Billy Bartels (minors) (December 8, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
Dec 8 Traded Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi to the Chicago Cubs. Received Lee Smith.
Dec 9 Traded Dave Henderson to the San Francisco Giants. Received a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Randy Kutcher (December 9, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
Dec 14 Traded Marc Sullivan to the Houston Astros. Received Randy Randle (minors).
Dec 18 Traded Don Baylor to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Enrique Rios (minors) (December 18, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

Jul 29 Traded Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mike Boddicker.

Aug 31 Removed Rule 5 pick John Trautwein from the 40-man roster and returned him to the Montreal Expos.
Aug 31 Traded Victor Rosario to the Montreal Expos. Received John Trautwein.

Dec 8 Traded Spike Owen and Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos. Received John Dopson and Luis Rivera.
Dec 13 Traded a player to be named later, Todd Benzinger, and Jeff Sellers to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy. The Boston Red Sox sent Luis Vasquez (minors) (January 12, 1989) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.