Dave Magadan Trades and Transactions

The Dave Magadan trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Dave Magadan has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He's (Dave Magadan) very baseball-smart. When he talks in the clubhouse, everybody stops and listens. He has a lot of respect." - Oakland Athletics Outfielder Matt Stairs in "Magadan Shows He Can Manage" (San Francisco Chronicle, March 17, 1998)

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Dave Magadan

Dave Magadan Autograph on a 1988 Donruss (#323)

Dave Magadan Autograph on a 1988 Donruss (#323)
 

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Birth Name:   David Joseph Magadan
Nickname:   Dave or Mags
Born On:   09-30-1962  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tampa, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL)
College:   University of Alabama
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-07-1986 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-2001
Draft:   1983 : 2nd Round (32nd)
Dave Magadan

Trades & Transactions

06-03-1980: Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 12th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-06-1983: Selected by New York Mets in the 2nd round — free-agent draft.
10-27-1992: Granted free agency.
12-08-1992: Signed by Florida Marlins.
06-27-1993: Traded by Florida Marlins to Seattle Mariners for Henry Cotto and Jeff Darwin.
11-09-1993: Traded by Seattle Mariners to Florida Marlins for Jeff Darwin.
10-19-1994: Granted free agency.
04-15-1995: Signed by Houston Astros.
10-30-1995: Granted free agency.
01-05-1996: Signed by Chicago Cubs.
10-29-1996: Granted free agency.
01-23-1997: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
10-27-1997: Granted free agency.
11-12-1997: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
10-29-1998: Granted free agency.
12-21-1998: Signed by San Diego Padres.
10-27-2000: Granted free agency.
01-05-2001: Signed by San Diego Padres.
11-05-2001: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Dave Magadan trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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