Friday 2/1/1981 :
     Free agent SS Tom Veryzer has been signed to a contract of
     $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
     Free agent P  Ken Sanders has been signed to a contract of
     $1,400,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 4/1/1981 :
  Trade with Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     C  Dale Murphy
   We get :
     C  Rick Cerone
     P  Floyd Bannister
 
    Tom Veryzer has been released.

 
 Monday 4/8/1981 :
     Free agent Doc Medich has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 7/29/1981 :
    Rick Cerone has been signed to a contract extension,
     $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Ken Griffey has been signed to a contract extension,
     $3,400,000 per year, for 4 years.