More short-term veteran deals, continuing the pattern from the previous year in an otherwise fairly uneventful offseason.
OF Pedro Guerrero: Dodgers, 7 years / $31.0m / AAV $4.43m (extension)
C Mike Scioscia: Mets, 4 years / $16.2m / AAV $4.04m
1B Kent Hrbek: Red Sox, 3 years / $11.4m / AAV $3.81m
1B Keith Hernandez: Dodgers, 5 years / $16.6m / AAV $3.31m
P Jack Morris: Reds, 5 years / $16.2m / AAV $3.25m
3B Davey Lopes: Astros, 2 year / $6.0m / AAV $3.00m
C Gary Carter: Expos, 6 years / $17.8m / AAV $2.96m (extension)
3B Johnny Bench: Tigers, 1 year / $2.7m / AAV $2.72m
P Bert Blyleven: Cardinals, 2 years / $5.4m / AAV $2.72m
P Bob Ojeda: Phillies, 6 years / $14.3m / AAV $2.39m
P Rick Rhoden: Cardinals, 4 years / $9.4m / AAV $2.36m
2B Hubie Brooks: White Sox, 1 year / $2.3m / AAV $2.28m
2B Toby Harrah: Dodgers, 1 year / $2.2m / AAV $2.20m
P Fred Kuhaulua: Expos, 2 years / $4.0m / AAV $2.00m
1B Bruce Bochte: Tigers, 1 year / $2.1m / AAV $2.08m
OF Mookie Wilson: Dodgers, 3 years / $5.7m / AAV $1.90m
P Steve Carlton: Mets, 1 year / $1.9m / AAV $1.90m
C Ernie Whitt: Rangers, 1 year / $1.7m / AAV $1.72m
P Charlie Leibrandt: Dodgers, 3 years / $5.0m / AAV $1.66m
P Charlie Hough: Reds, 3 years / $4.8m / AAV $1.59m
OF Hal McRae: Royals, 1 year / $1.5m / AAV $1.52m
P Bill Gullickson: Brewers, 4 years / $5.8m / AAV $1.46m
2B Joe Morgan: Giants, 1 year / $1.4m / AAV $1.42m
OF Claudell Washington: Reds, 1 year / $1.4m / AAV $1.42m
OF Jim Dwyer: Yankees, 3 years / $4.1m / AAV $1.38m
3B Carney Lansford: Reds, 3 years / $4.1m / AAV $1.37m
1B Bob Horner: Twins, 3 year / $3.8m / AAV $1.27m
P Bob Shirley: Tigers, 3 years / $3.8m / AAV $1.26m
OF Mike Marshall: Cubs, 3 years / $3.7m / AAV $1.12m
P Dave Stewart: Cubs, 3 years / $3.3m / AAV $1.08m
3B Buddy Bell: Cardinals, 2 years / $2.2m / AAV $1.08m
OF Daryl Boston and 1B David Green from Cubs to Expos for P Al Holland and 3B Jim Presley
P Ken Howell, SS Curtis Wilkerson, P Mitchell Johnson and 3B Rick Schu from White Sox to Reds for P Tom Henke
P Mark Lee and C Jeff Reed from Yankees to Phillies for OF Milt Thompson
OF Sixto Lezcano (retaining 35%) and OF Darnell Coles from Royals to Blue Jays for P Dennis Miscik
SS Spike Owen, P Charlie Mitchell and OF Henry Cotto from Padres to A’s for P Bryn Smith
P Rich Gossage from Tigers to Giants for OF Doug Loman
2B Fred Manrique and P Jeff Russell from White Sox to Padres for P Tom Henke
OF Lee Lacy from Cubs to Indians for 1B Jason Thompson and P Kevin Gross
P Jay Tibbs from Braves to Giants for 1B Jack Clark (retaining 90%)
P Mark Portugal from Mariners to Giants for P Mike Krukow (retaining 15%)
P Mike Flanagan and C Mark Salas from Orioles to Blue Jays for OF Devon White
1B Steve Balboni from Mariners to Giants for P Jim Hughes and 1B Andres Galarraga
P Jose Guzman from White Sox to Angels for 3B Doug DeCinces (retaining 90%)
We go 13-5 in Spring Training and look raring and ready to go.
BNN see the Red Sox, Rangers, Expos and Reds prevailing. They see our division as a three-way tussle between Montreal, the Cards and ourselves.
Over in the AL they think the Bash Brothers are off and running, predicting 32 homers apiece for Canseco and McGwire (although only an 81-81 finish for their A’s).
