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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1989 / 1991)
74-88, Finished 7th in AL West
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 729 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-88
Manager: Tom Kelly (74-88)
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,751,584 (11th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107; one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 109
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1989 / 1991 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 3, 1989
Released Steve Shields.
October 15, 1989
Greg Booker granted Free Agency.
Orlando Mercado granted Free Agency.
Greg Olson granted Free Agency.
Kelvin Torve granted Free Agency.
Lee Tunnell granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1989
Traded Frank Viola to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later, Rick Aguilera, Tim Drummond, Kevin Tapani and David West. The New York Mets sent Jack Savage (October 16, 1989) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
October 22, 1989
Randy St. Claire granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1989
Wally Backman granted Free Agency.
Carmen Castillo granted Free Agency.
Kent Hrbek granted Free Agency.
Shane Rawley granted Free Agency.
Jeff Reardon granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1989
Drafted Shane Mack from the San Diego Padres in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
December 6, 1989
Signed Kent Hrbek as a free agent.
December 29, 1989
Signed Rich Yett as a free agent.
January 3, 1990
Released Jeff Bronkey.
January 8, 1990
Signed Carmen Castillo as a free agent.
January 12, 1990
Traded Jim Davins (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Jim Dwyer.
February 28, 1990
Signed John Candelaria as a free agent.
April 4, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Mike Pomeranz (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Orlando Lind (minors) and Junior Ortiz.
April 7, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Terry Leach as a free agent.
April 13, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Jeff Saltzinger (minors) and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Fred Manrique.
April 17, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Alan Cockrell to the Cleveland Indians. Received Charles Scott (minors).
May 30, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Francisco Oliveras to the San Francisco Giants. Received a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Ed Gustafson (minors) (September 26, 1990) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
June 4, 1990 (Standings)
Drafted Todd Ritchie in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1990.
Drafted Midre Cummings in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.
Drafted Jayhawk Owens in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.
Drafted Rich Becker in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1990.
Drafted Brent Brede in the 5th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.
Drafted James Mouton in the 8th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Pat Meares in the 12th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1990.
Drafted Jeff Granger in the 14th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Damian Miller in the 20th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1990.
Drafted Eddie Guardado in the 21st round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed May 23, 1991.
Drafted Brian Raabe in the 41st round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1990.
June 22, 1990 (Standings)
Released Jim Dwyer.
July 27, 1990 (Standings)
Traded John Candelaria to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Nelson Liriano and Pedro Munoz.
August 8, 1990 (Standings)
Released Fred Manrique.
August 25, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Cory Lidle as an amateur free agent.
October 15, 1990 (Standings)
Doug Baker granted Free Agency.
Alonzo Powell granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1990
Randy Bush granted Free Agency.
John Moses granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1990
Gary Gaetti granted Free Agency.
December 2, 1990
Released Roy Smith.
December 3, 1990
Drafted Pat Howell from the New York Mets in the 1990 rule 5 draft.
Doug Simons drafted by the New York Mets in the 1990 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1990
Traded a player to be named later and Johnny Ard (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received Steve Bedrosian. The Minnesota Twins sent Jimmy Williams (minors) (December 18, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
December 7, 1990
Juan Berenguer granted Free Agency.
December 12, 1990
Signed Carl Willis as a free agent.
December 18, 1990
Signed Randy Bush as a free agent.
December 20, 1990
Signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.
1991
Signed Joey Meyer as a free agent.
January 14, 1991
Signed Tom Edens as a free agent.
January 25, 1991
Signed Mike Pagliarulo as a free agent.
January 29, 1991
Signed Chili Davis as a free agent.
February 5, 1991
Signed Jack Morris as a free agent.
