1986 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 9, 1985

  Signed Ced Landrum as an amateur free agent.

• November 12, 1985

  Richie Hebner granted Free Agency.

• November 13, 1985

  Released Dave Beard.

• December 11, 1985

  Traded Dave Owen to the San Francisco Giants. Received Manny Trillo.

• December 16, 1985

  Traded a player to be named later and Billy Hatcher to the Houston Astros. Received Jerry Mumphrey. The Chicago Cubs sent Steve Engel (July 24, 1986) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• December 20, 1985

  Released Derek Botelho.

  Released Lary Sorensen.

• January 13, 1986

  Traded Rick Rembielak (minors) and Larry Whitford (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Mike Martin.

• January 14, 1986

  Drafted Shawn Boskie in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 9, 1986.

  Drafted Jerome Walton in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 12, 1986.

  Drafted Ray Lankford in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Derek Lee in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Ken Ramos in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 15, 1986

  Signed Steve Christmas as a free agent.

• January 17, 1986

  Signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.

  Traded John Cox (minors) and Gary Jones (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Bob Bathe (minors) and Phil Stephenson.

• January 26, 1986

  Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.

• February 1, 1986

  Signed Matt Keough as a free agent.

• March 26, 1986

  Released Lary Sorensen.

• March 31, 1986

  Released Reggie Patterson.

  Released Gary Woods.

• April 1, 1986

  Released Richie Hebner.

• April 7, 1986

  Released Warren Brusstar.

• May 2, 1986

  Signed Terry Francona as a free agent.

• May 6, 1986

  Released Dick Ruthven.

• June 2, 1986

  Drafted Derrick May in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

  Drafted Pat Gomez in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

  Drafted Joe Girardi in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

  Drafted Jim Bullinger in the 9th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1986.

  Drafted Rick Wilkins in the 23rd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 28, 1987.

• June 14, 1986

  Released Matt Keough.

• June 30, 1986

  Traded Dave Lenderman (minors) and Dave Liddell to the New York Mets. Received Ed Lynch.

• July 15, 1986

  Released Steve Lake.

• July 21, 1986

  Traded Davey Lopes to the Houston Astros. Received Frank DiPino.

• July 26, 1986

  Traded Ron Meridith to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later and Bryan Dial (minors). The Texas Rangers sent Rich Surhoff (July 28, 1986) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• August 13, 1986

  Traded Julius McDougal (minors), Ray Fontenot and George Frazier to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dewayne Coleman (minors) and Ron Davis.

• October 18, 1986

  Terry Francona granted Free Agency.

• November 12, 1986

  Chris Speier granted Free Agency.

• December 9, 1986

  Drafted Heathcliff Slocumb from the New York Mets in the 1986 minor league draft.

• December 17, 1986

  Traded Joe Hicks (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Bill Bathe.

• Before 1987 Season

  Signed Dan Rohn as a free agent.

• January 30, 1987

  Traded Ron Cey to the Oakland Athletics. Received Luis Quiñones.

• February 17, 1987

  Traded Guy Hoffman to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Wade Rowdon.

• March 9, 1987

  Signed Andre Dawson as a free agent.

• March 23, 1987

  Released Mike Martin.

• March 30, 1987

  Traded Thad Bosley and Dave Gumpert to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jim Sundberg.