Dallas Green made just two trades involving major league players during the 1986 season. The biggest move he made was letting go the manager of the 1984 N.L. East champions, Jim Frey, in June with the Cubs mired 10 games under .500.
I’m including a couple of minor trades here because... otherwise, there wasn’t much.
January 11: Acquired Phil Stephenson and Bob Bathe from the Athletics for John Cox and Gary Jones
I’m only including this one because Jones, an infielder signed by the Cubs as an undrafted free agent in 1982, eventually returned to the team as third-base coach in 2014, and stayed through 2017.