Monday 2/4/1981 :
     Free agent LF George Hendrick has been signed to a contract of
     $3,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
     Free agent 2B Rod Gilbreath has been signed to a contract of
     $900,000 per year, for 5 years.

 
 Tuesday 2/5/1981 :
     Free agent 3B Bill Stein has been signed to a contract of
     $2,100,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Saturday 2/16/1981 :
     Free agent P  Hank Webb has been signed to a contract of
     $1,900,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Wednesday 2/20/1981 :
     Free agent P  Gary Ignasiak has been signed to a contract of
     $600,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Thursday 2/21/1981 :
     Free agent P  Jim Umbarger has been signed to a contract of
     $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
  Trade with Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     P  Joe Beckwith
     2B John Castino
   We get :
     LF Mickey Rivers
 
    George Brett has been signed to a contract extension,
     $7,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Fred Holdsworth has been signed to a contract extension,
     $6,400,000 per year, for 5 years.