Seems ‘tis the season to swap big-name OFs with a bunch changing clubs in a fairly active trade market. The FA action, as you can see from the list below, is even more frantic. Not much loyalty shown by the Cubs to WS hero Luis Aguayo as they trade him to the Phils for Pete Rose, while Mookie Wilson leaves the Mets and Smoke Stewart goes to the A’s.
- C Carlton Fisk: Tigers, 5 years / $10.9m / AAV $2.18m
- OF Fred Lynn: Cardinals, 6 years / $12.8m / AAV $2.13m
- 3B Toby Harrah: Yankees, 5 years / $10.4m / AAV $2.08m
- P Nolan Ryan: Red Sox, 4 years / $8.3m / AAV $2.08m
- OF Jerry Mumphrey: Reds, 7 years / $7.9m / AAV $1.98m
- OF Ben Ogilvie: Yankees, 6 years / $10.7m / AAV $1.79m
- 1B John Mayberry: A’s, 4 years / $6.5m / AAV $1.62m
- P Larry Christenson: Phillies, 7 years / $10.6m / AAV $1.52m
- C Darrell Porter: Tigers, 4 years / $5.9m / AAV $1.48m (extension)
- OF Gary Matthews: Blue Jays, 5 years / $5.7m / AAV $1.42m
- 3B Darrell Evans: Giants, 4 years / $5.4m / AAV $1.34m (extension)
- P Danny Darwin: Mariners, 4 years / $5.3m / AAV $1.32m (extension)
- OF Bobby Murcer: Padres, 4 years / $5.1m / AAV $1.28m
- OF Omar Moreno: Rangers, 3 years / $3.8m / AAV $1.26m
- OF Lee Lacy: Orioles, 4 years / $4.9m / AAV $1.22m
- 2B Luis Aguayo from Cubs to Phillies for 1B Pete Rose (retaining 10%) and P Dave LaPoint
- OF Mickey Rivers from Cubs to A’s for OF Claudell Washington
- OF Cesar Cedeno from Yankees to Phillies for OF Sixto Lezcano
- OF Jeff Burroughs from White Sox to Indians for P Bert Roberge and OF Thad Bosley
- P Charlie Hough from Braves to Orioles for C Rick Dempsey
- P Jim Clancy from Dodgers to Braves for 1B Mike Hargrove
- P Dave Stewart, P Danny Frisella and 2B Keith Thrower from Reds to A’s for P Ed Lynch and P Geoff Combe
- OF Bob Dernier from Astros to Giants for C Mike Scioscia and P Dave Lemonds
- P Dave Goltz and 2B Vance Law from Reds to Braves for OF Joe Lefebvre and SS Thomas Brunswick
- P Tim Lollar and P Scott Johnston from Yankees to Royals for P Les Cain and P Mike Boddicker
- P Mark Davis and P Jeff Jones from White Sox to Blue Jays for 3B Doug DeCinces
- 1B Chris Chambliss from Red Sox to Giants for P Jim Barr and OF Danny Heep
- P Mardie Cornejo and SS Rafael Ramirez from Reds to Twins for P Charlie Leibrandt
- P Jim Baker from Rangers to Tigers for 3B Graig Nettles and OF Kirk Gibson
We go 11-7 in Spring Training with a couple niggles but nothing more. The same, unfortunately, can't be said for a couple other clubs with the Dodgers losing Don Sutton for the mandatory 3-month Legacy count the big news.