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Tuesday, December 3rd, 1968
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Signed free agent 2B Dansby Swanson to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent 2B Danny Murtaugh to a 3-year contract worth a total of $24,300,000.
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Tuesday, November 26th, 1968
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Signed free agent C Willard Hershberger to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Hersh Martin to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF J B Shuck to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent 1B Rick Herrscher to a minor league contract with a $100,000 signing bonus.
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Friday, November 22nd, 1968
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Signed RP Dick Lines to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,090,000.
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Saturday, November 16th, 1968
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SP Don Buschhorn was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
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SP Jason Ryan received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
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C Lou Marson received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
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CF Chris Richard received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $800,000.
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3B Terry Pendleton received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
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Sunday, November 3rd, 1968
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Signed 3B Nick Polly to a minor league contract extension.
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Friday, November 1st, 1968
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Signed SS Alberto Gonzalez to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed 1B Jim Bottomley to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $64,860,000.
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Sunday, October 27th, 1968
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SP Steve D Barber retires.
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CL Dave Heaverlo retires.
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LF Bubba Phillips (AAA Rock City) retires.
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RP Vern Holtgrave (AAA Rock City) retires.
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Drafted SP Doug Drabek in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
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Drafted SP Adam Eaton in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick).
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Drafted CF Fuzz White in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 17th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Scot Shields in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall pick).
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Drafted 2B Chris Stynes in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 10, 42nd overall pick).
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Drafted C Hank Erickson in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 14, 46th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Carlos Fisher in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 55th overall pick).
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Drafted RP Ryan Weber in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 65th overall pick).
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Drafted RF Art Lopez in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 81st overall pick).
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Drafted RP Bill Ferrazzi in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 97th overall pick).
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Traded 35-year-old left fielder Mel Almada and 35-year-old second baseman Horace Clarke to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting $1 in cash in return.
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Traded $1 in cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting 29-year-old second baseman Rafael Furcal in return.
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Traded $1 in cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers, getting 24-year-old first baseman Jim Bottomley in return.
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Traded 25-year-old minor league catcher Hank Erickson to the Kansas City Royals, getting 20-year-old right fielder George Case in return.
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Thursday, October 24th, 1968
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Signed CF Nelson Mathews to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed 2B Gary Sutherland to a minor league contract extension.
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Saturday, September 28th, 1968
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Signed free agent C Lenny Webster to a minor league contract with a $110,000 signing bonus.
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Signed free agent SP Ernie Broglio to a minor league contract with a $85,000 signing bonus.
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Friday, September 6th, 1968
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Signed SP Deacon Donahue to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed RP Augie Walsh to a minor league contract extension.
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Thursday, September 5th, 1968
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Signed CF Paul Blair to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed SP Shelby Miller to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed SP Camilo Pascual to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed RP Bryan Clutterbuck to a minor league contract extension.
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Signed SP Bill V Swift to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $20,100,000.
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Saturday, August 3rd, 1968
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Signed free agent LF Bob Oliver to a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000.
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Tuesday, June 11th, 1968
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Signed 2B Jose Peraza to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,554,000.
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Friday, June 7th, 1968
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Signed RP Scott Atchison to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,276,500.
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Wednesday, June 5th, 1968
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Signed RP Steve Shea to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000.
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Signed SS Bill Knickerbocker to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $11,000,000.
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Thursday, April 4th, 1968
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Signed free agent RP Dick Lines to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 1968
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Signed free agent RP Ray Searage to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.
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Wednesday, February 28th, 1968
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Signed free agent C Marc Sullivan to a minor league contract.
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Wednesday, January 31st, 1968
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Signed CF Lance Johnson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,800,000.
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