Greg Swindell Trades and Transactions

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

"He's got outstanding stuff. He look's like a good competitor. He throws strikes and is not afraid of the bat, which is a good sign. I don't want to get into superlatives because he is just getting started, but he's an outstanding young pitcher." - Chicago White Sox Manager Jim Fregosi in Baseball Digest (September 1988)

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Greg Swindell

Greg Swindell Autograph on a 1991 Score (#110)

Greg Swindell Autograph on a 1991 Score (#110)
 

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Birth Name:   Forest Gregory Swindell
Nickname:   Flounder or Greg
Born On:   01-02-1965  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Worth, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Texas at Austin
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   08-21-1986 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-23-2002
Draft:   1986 : 1st Round (2nd)
Greg Swindell

Trades & Transactions

06-02-1986: Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) — free-agent draft.
11-15-1991: Traded by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong and Scott Scudder.
10-26-1992: Granted free agency.
12-04-1992: Signed by Houston Astros.
06-03-1996: Released by Houston Astros.
06-15-1996: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
10-03-1996: Granted free agency.
12-18-1996: Signed by Minnesota Twins.
07-31-1998: Traded by Minnesota Twins (with Orlando Merced) to Boston Red Sox for John Barnes and Matt Kinney.
10-27-1998: Granted free agency.
11-13-1998: Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks.


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 Greg Swindell 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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