Friday 2/8/1981 :
     Free agent P  Larry Dierker has been signed to a contract of
     $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Saturday 2/16/1981 :
     Free agent 1B Jim Spencer has been signed to a contract of
     $1,750,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 2/25/1981 :
     Free agent P  Lowell Palmer has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Monday 4/1/1981 :
    Larry Dierker was promoted from A  to the active roster.
    Jim Spencer was promoted from A  to the active roster.

 
 Monday 4/8/1981 :
     Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade with Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
   We get :
     CF Bill Melton
 

 
 Monday 5/6/1981 :
    Mike Ivie has been released.
    Jim Spencer has been released.