| Transactions | ||||||
| Date | Team | Player | Type | OthTm | EffDate | When |
| 4/2/1986 | HNT | Kennedy | Promoted to active roster | Before | ||
| 4/2/1986 | HNT | White,D | Demoted to reserve roster | Before | ||
| 4/2/1986 | NJD | Hernandez,K | Promoted to active roster | Before | ||
| 4/2/1986 | NJD | McGriff | Demoted to reserve roster | Before | ||
| 4/2/1986 | RIN | Eichhorn | Placed on Injured List | 4/2/1986 | Before | |
| 4/2/1986 | RIN | Tekulve | Promoted to active roster | Before | ||
| 4/3/1986 | AVI | Hrbek | Promoted to active roster | Before | ||
| 4/3/1986 | AVI | Kingery | Demoted to reserve roster | Before | ||
| 4/5/1986 | HNT | Kennedy | Demoted to reserve roster | Before | ||
| 4/5/1986 | HNT | White,D | Promoted to active roster | Before | ||