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Monday, December 16th, 1968
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Signed SP Kent Peterson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,498,500.
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Thursday, December 12th, 1968
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Signed SS Alex Cora to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $75,000,000.
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Saturday, November 16th, 1968
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RF Hersh Martin was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
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3B Eddie Mathews received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $17,000,000.
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RF Norichika Aoki received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $935,000.
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RP Jesus Colome received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,100,000.
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Sunday, October 27th, 1968
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Drafted CF Earl C Smith in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 73rd overall pick).
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Drafted LF Gene Rye in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 89th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Levale Speigner in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 105th overall pick).
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Traded 36-year-old second baseman Cobe Jones to the Brooklyn Dodgers, getting 28-year-old reliever Al McBean, 25-year-old third baseman Eddie Mathews, 29-year-old shortstop Alex Cora and 31-year-old right fielder Norichika Aoki in return.
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Traded $1 in cash to the Milwaukee Brewers, getting 35-year-old left fielder Mel Almada and 35-year-old second baseman Horace Clarke in return.
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Traded 29-year-old second baseman Rafael Furcal to the Milwaukee Brewers, getting $1 in cash in return.
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Friday, September 27th, 1968
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Signed RP Marcus McBeth to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $6,960,000.
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Wednesday, September 25th, 1968
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Signed RP Bill Tremel to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,600,000.
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Saturday, September 21st, 1968
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Signed RP Ricardo Rincon to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $10,500,000.
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Friday, September 20th, 1968
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Signed RP Frank Biscan to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $5,994,000.
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Signed SP Bob Logan to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000.
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Saturday, August 24th, 1968
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Signed SP Ismael Valdez to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $24,000,000.
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Thursday, June 20th, 1968
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Signed RP Rod Scurry to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $17,700,000.
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Thursday, May 23rd, 1968
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Signed RP Fred Howard to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000.
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Monday, May 20th, 1968
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Signed SP Kent Peterson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,600,000.
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Sunday, May 5th, 1968
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Signed CF Mel Almada to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,750,000.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 1968
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Signed free agent RP Bob Kammeyer to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent RP Paul Penson to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent CF Vic Bradford to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent LF Marty Keough to a minor league contract.
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Signed free agent 2B Vic LaRose to a minor league contract.
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Wednesday, January 31st, 1968
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Signed free agent 2B Juan Francisco to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000.
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Saturday, January 27th, 1968
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Signed free agent CF Bernie F Williams to a 4-year contract worth a total of $32,000,000.
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