On February 1, 1973, he was traded with a player to be named later to the Rangers for a player to be named later.

He promptly went 18-for-80 (.225) and was then traded to the California Angels with a player to be named later (Ken Rivers).

Following the 1986 season, he was traded with a player to be named later (who would be Alan Mills) to the New York Yankees for Butch Wynegar.

Following the season, the Yankees traded him back to the A's with a player to be named later for Matty Alou.

July 29, 1997: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Anaheim Angels with a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Ken Hill.

January 18, 1985: Danny Darwin was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Texas Rangers with a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers.

August 10, 1986: Ken Hill was traded by the Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Heath.

He was traded to the Atlanta Braves in 1996 with a player to be named later (Ray King) for Mike Kelly.

Before the 1990 season, Silvestri was traded with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Orlando Miller.

On July 5, he was traded with Ryan Webb and a player to be named later to the Padres for Scott Hairston.