The Lou Piniella disaster obscures the fact that the Pilots did make a few good trades. This is a fairly comprehensive list of the personnel moves made by the team from beginning to end.
When the Sorianos bought the minor-league Seattle Angels from the California in 1967, they acquired many players, some of whom were later called up by the Pilots. This list does not yet include those players.
Jack Aker - Drafted from Oakland A's in third round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Dave Baldwin - Acquired in trade from Washington Senators in exchange for George Brunet, December 4, 1969.
Dick Baney - Drafted from Boston Red Sox in fourth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Steve Barber - Drafted from New York Yankees in fourth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Charlie Bates - Drafted from Washington Senators in third round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Gary Bell - Drafted from Boston Red Sox in third round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Bobby Bolin - Acquired in trade from San Francisco Giants for Steve Whitaker and Dick Simpson, December 12, 1969.
Jim Bouton - Purchased outright from New York Yankees, June 15, 1968.
Gene Brabender - Obtained in trade from Baltimore Orioles, along with Gordy Lund for Chico Salmon, March 31, 1969.
Darrell Brandon - Drafted from Boston Red Sox in fifth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
George Brunet - Purchased outright from California Angels, July 31, 1969.
Don Bryant - Drafted from Oklahoma City (Houston Astros), December 1, 1969.
Paul Click - Drafted from California Angels in sixth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Frank Coggins - Acquired in trade from Washington Senators for Merritt Ranew, October 24, 1969.
Wayne Comer - Drafted from Detroit Tigers in fifth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Tommy Davis - Drafted from Chicago White Sox in second round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
John Donaldson - Obtained in trade from Oakland A's for Larry Haney, June 13, 1969.
Carlos Evans - Drafted from Elmira (Baltimore Orioles) at winter meetings, December 2, 1968.
Mike Ferraro - Drafted from New York Yankees in sixth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Roy Foster, Jr. - Drafted from Tidewater (New York Mets), December 1, 1969.
John Gelnar - Obtained in trade from Kansas City Royals, along with Steve Whitaker for Lou Piniella, April 1, 1969.
Gus Gil - Purchased outright from Portland Beavers (Cleveland Indians), May 13, 1968.
Greg Goosen - Obtained conditionally from New York Yankees for Jim Gosger, July 6, 1969.
Jim Gosger - Drafted from Oakland A's in sixth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Mike Hegan - Purchased outright from New York Yankees, June 14, 1968.
Larry Haney - Drafted from Baltimore Orioles in fourth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Tommy Harper - Drafted from Cleveland Indians in first round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Mike Hershberger - Acquired in trade from Oakland A's, along with Lew Krausse, Phil Roof and Ken Sanders for Don Mincher and Ron Clark, January 15, 1970.
Steve Hovley - Drafted from California Angels in fourth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Jesse Huggins - Purchased from San Francisco Giants - October 25, 1969.
John Kennedy - Purchased from New York Yankees, November 14, 1968.
Pete Koegel - Acquired from Oakland in same transaction as Bob Meyer, August 29, 1969 and assigned to Seattle October 3, 1969.
Lew Krausse - Acquired in trade from Oakland A's, along with Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger and Ken Sanders for Don Mincher and Ron Clark, January 15, 1970.
Ted Kubiak - Acquired in trade from Oakland A's, along with George Lauzerique for Diego Segui and Ray Oyler, December 6, 1969.
Bob Lasko - Expansion purchase from Syracuse (Yankees), December 2, 1968.
Bob Locker - Obtained in trade from Chicago White Sox for Gary Bell, June 7, 1969.
Skip Lockwood - Drafted from Oakland A's in fifth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Gordy Lund - Obtained in trade from Baltimore Orioles, along with Gene Brabender for Chico Salmon, March 31, 1969.
Mike Marshall - Drafted from Detroit Tigers in sixth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Gerry McNertney - Drafted from Chicago White Sox in first round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Bob Meyer - Purchased from Des Moines, August 29, 1969.
John Miklos - Drafted from Washington Senators in fourth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Don Mincher - Drafted from California Angels in first round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Johnny Morris - Drafted from Baltimore Orioles in sixth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
John O'Donoghue - Obtained in trade from Balitmore Orioles, along with minor leaguers Tom Fisher and Lloyd Fouroux for Mike Ferraro and Jerry Schoen, April 30, 1969.
Jim O'Toole - Signed as free agent, June 28, 1968.
Ray Oyler - Drafted from Detroit Tigers in first round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Jim Pagliaroni - Purchased outright from Oakland A's, May 27, 1969.
Marty Pattin - Drafted from California Angels in second round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Lou Piniella - Drafted from Cleveland Indians in third round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Bob "Shorty" Raudman - Purchased outright from Cincinnati Reds, October 21, 1968.
Bob Richmond - Drafted from Washington Senators in fifth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Garry Roggenburk - Purchased outright from Boston Red Sox, June 23, 1969.
Rich Rollins - Drafted from Minnesota Twins in third round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Phil Roof - Acquired in trade from Oakland A's, along with Lew Krausse, Mike Hershberger and Ken Sanders for Don Mincher and Ron Clark, January 15, 1970.
Chico Salmon - Drafted from Cleveland Indians in second round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Ken Sanders - Acquired in trade from Oakland A's, along with Lew Krausse, Phil Roof and Mike Hershberger for Don Mincher and Ron Clark, January 15, 1970.
Gerry Schoen - Drafted from Washington Senators in second round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Diego Segui - Drafted from Oakland A's in second round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Roland Sheldon - Purchased conditionally from Indianapolis, July 24, 1968.
Dick Simpson - Obtained in trade from New York Yankees for Jose Vidal, May 17, 1969.
Marv Staehle - Purchased outright from Portland Beavers (Cleveland Indians), April 1, 1968.
Bill Stafford - Purchased outright from Birmingham (Oakland A's), June 9, 1968.
Fred Stanley - Purchased outright from Houston Astros, September 8, 1969.
Buzz Stephen - Drafted from Minnesota Twins in first round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Fred Talbot - Obtained in trade from New York Yankees for Jack Aker, May 20, 1969.
Gary Timberlake - Drafted from New York Yankees in fifth round of expansion draft, October 15, 1968.
Wayne Twitchell - Acquired in trade from Houston Astros for Mike Marshall, November 21, 1969.
Freddy Velazquez - Drafted from San Diego of Pacific Coast League at winter meetings, December 2, 1968.
Jose Vidal - Purchased outright from Cleveland Indians, September 16, 1968.
Danny Walton - Acquired in trade from Houston Astros, along with Sandy Valdespino for Tommy Davis, August 31, 1969.
Steve Whitaker - Obtained in trade from Kansas City Royals, along with John Gelnar for Lou Piniella, April 1, 1969.
Floyd Wicker - Acquired in trade from Montreal Expos for Marv Staehle, October 7, 1969.
Dooley Womack - Obtained in trade from Houston Astros, along with Roric Harrison for Jim Bouton, August 26, 1969.
