Bobby Witt Trades and Transactions

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

"If I fell behind I'd just rare back, throw a fastball and say, 'Here it is. Hit it.' A lot of times they did." - Bobby Witt

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Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt Autograph on a 1989 Donruss (#461)

Bobby Witt Autograph on a 1989 Donruss (#461)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Andrew Witt
Nickname:   Bobby
Born On:   05-11-1964  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arlington, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Canton High School (Canton, MA)
College:   University of Oklahoma
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-10-1986 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-07-2001
Draft:   1985 : 1st Round (3rd)
Bobby Witt

Trades & Transactions

06-07-1982: Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-03-1985: Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) — free-agent draft.
08-31-1992: Traded by Texas Rangers (with Ruben Sierra and Jeff Russell) to Oakland Athletics for Jose Canseco.
10-26-1994: Granted free agency.
04-09-1995: Signed by Florida Marlins.
08-08-1995: Traded by Florida Marlins to Texas Rangers for Wilson Heredia and Scott Podsednik.
11-03-1995: Granted free agency.
12-24-1995: Signed by Texas Rangers.
10-27-1997: Granted free agency.
01-19-1998: Signed by Texas Rangers.
06-23-1998: Sent to St. Louis Cardinals by Texas Rangers for future considerations.
10-29-1998: Granted free agency.
01-20-1999: Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
11-05-1999: Granted free agency.
01-19-2000: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
05-08-2000: Released by Cleveland Indians.
04-04-2001: Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks.
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 Bobby Witt 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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