IN THE NEWS: The Indians trade 3B Toby Harrah and minor leaguer Rick Brown to the Yankees for P George Frazier, OF Otis Nixon, and minor leaguer Guy Elston.
IN THE NEWS: One day after losing Type A free agent Tom Underwood to the Orioles, the A's "steal" pitcher Tim Belcher from the Yankees as compensation. The number-one selection in last June's draft, Belcher did not sign with the Twins and was available in the January draft. The Yankees signed him on February 2nd, only to lose him because they had already submitted their list of 26 protected players.