1995 began quietly on MLB’s transaction front, as the players’ strike was not resolved until late March, and then not until after a court injunction and the threat of owners using replacement players.
So, too, were Cubs trades quiet for a time.
January 11: Acquired Keith Kessinger from the Reds for Greg Hillman
The son of popular late 1960s/early 1970s Cub Don Kessinger had been a 36th-round pick of the Orioles in 1989 and played a handful of games for the Reds in the majors in 1993. He played 141 games in the Cubs minors in Double-A and Triple-A in 1995 and 1996, then was done with baseball.