The Rangers complete their second major trade in as many days‚ sending 1B Pete O’Brien‚ OF Oddibe McDowell‚ and 2B Jerry Browne to Cleveland for 2B Julio Franco.

The Rangers complete their second major trade in as many days‚ sending 1B Pete O’Brien‚ OF Oddibe McDowell‚ and 2B Jerry Browne to Cleveland for 2B Julio Franco.

The A’s sign free agent pitcher Mike Moore from the Mariners. Seattle receives the A’s first round pick in the 1989 amateur draft as compensation‚ and will use it to select P Scott Burrell.

The A’s sign free agent pitcher Mike Moore from the Mariners. Seattle receives the A’s first round pick in the 1989 amateur draft as compensation‚ and will use it to select P Scott Burrell.

1988 – Not the best trade the Cubs have ever made: the Cubs and Rangers complete a nine-player swap, with Chicago giving up OF Rafael Palmeiro, P Jamie Moyer and P Drew Hall in exchange for IF Curtis Wilkerson and pitchers Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, and Steve Wilson, and a pair of minor leaguers to be named.

1988 – Not the best trade the Cubs have ever made: the Cubs and Rangers complete a nine-player swap, with Chicago giving up OF Rafael Palmeiro, P Jamie Moyer and P Drew Hall in exchange for IF Curtis Wilkerson and pitchers Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, and Steve Wilson, and a pair of minor leaguers to be named.

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Mark Portugal is acquired from Minnesota for minor leaguer Todd McClure

1988 – Mark Portugal is acquired from Minnesota for minor leaguer Todd McClure. As a reliever for the Twins, Portugal has an 11-19 record over parts of four seasons and is considered expendable. As a starter in Houston, Portugal would turn around his career. 

1988 – Two free agent pitchers sign three-year contracts, Jesse Orosco with the Cleveland Indians and Dave LaPoint with the New York Yankees.

1988 – Two free agent pitchers sign three-year contracts, Jesse Orosco with the Cleveland Indians and Dave LaPoint with the New York Yankees.

Rich Gedman becomes the highest-paid catcher in the American League when he signs a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox for $1.2 million.

Rich Gedman becomes the highest-paid catcher in the American League when he signs a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox for $1.2 million.