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Worst Baseball Trades....??

DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
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The Baltimore Sun is running a lot of different articles about Orioles history, as the O's celebrate their 50th season. They printed what they thought was the "all time" bad trade the club made.

I recall Glenn Davis being a major bomb, but I didn't recall who they traded to get him from the Astros, where he was averaging 29 HR's a year over 5 years. The O's got him in 1991, and he ended up playing 185 games over the next 3 seasons, hitting a total of 24 HR's, then never again played in the majors! He earned $7 million a year in 92 and 93.

They traded:
Curt Schilling - 2 time 20 game winner, 6 seasons 15+ victories.
Steve Finley - 7- 20+ HR seasons, 5 times 100+ runs scored.
Pete Harnisch - won 95 games post-trade, inc 2-16 win yrs.

Any other bad deals come to mind??
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  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Off the top of my head I think that:

    Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson
    Ryne Sandberg, Larry Bowa and Keith Moreland for Ivan Dejesus (I think Bowa was in that trade)
    Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps (thanks for the reminder Mr. Costanza)

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  • goodriddance189goodriddance189 Posts: 2,388 ✭✭
    Herschel Walker for what became the Dallas Cowboys entire starting lineup
  • theBobstheBobs Posts: 1,136 ✭✭
    Cubs trade Lou Brock to the Cards for Ernie Broglio

    A's send Mark McGwire to Cardinals for pitchers T.J. Mathews, Eric Ludwick and Blake Stein

    Tigers send John Smoltz to Braves for Doyle Alexander

    Padres send Fred McGriff to Braves for OF Melvin Nieves and pitchers Donnie Elliott and Vince Moore

    Mariners send Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek to Red Sox for Heathcliff Slocumb

    Blue Jays send David Cone to Yankees for pitchers Marty Janzsen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon

    Where have you gone Dave Vargha
    CU turns its lonely eyes to you
    What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
    Vargha bucks have left and gone away?

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  • KOBEcollectorKOBEcollector Posts: 3,873 ✭✭
    Even though it was before my time being a Mets fan i should know this but Nolan Ryan for im guessing Jim Fregosi speaks for itself
  • coach30coach30 Posts: 44
    George Foster for Frank Duffy
    Orlando Cepeda for Ray Sadecki
    Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio


    and for you basketball fans one of the worst trades ever


    Joe Barry Carroll for Robert Parrish and the rights to Kevin McHale
    Mike Miller
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  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to the Phillies for Rick Wise

    White Sox trade Sammy Sosa to the Cubs for George Bell

    Giants trade Gaylord Perry to the Indians for Sam McDowell

  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭


  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi comes to mind
    Frank Robby for Milt pappas
    couple of yankees trades that sent mcgriff to toronto for i forget who and the one that sent mcgee to the cards for some jimoke
    Good for you.
  • theBobstheBobs Posts: 1,136 ✭✭
    One the hardly EVER gets mentioned is

    Rafael Palmeiro traded by the Chicago Cubs with Drew Hall and Jamie Moyer to the Texas Rangers for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curtis Wilkerson, Luis Benitez (minors), and Pablo Delgado (minors).

    Also --

    Willie McGee was traded by the New York Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Sykes


    And another Sosa deal --

    Sammy Sosa traded by the Texas Rangers with Wilson Alvarez and Scott Fletcher to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.
    Where have you gone Dave Vargha
    CU turns its lonely eyes to you
    What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
    Vargha bucks have left and gone away?

    hey hey hey
    hey hey hey
  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    what do you think the RANGERS think about the A-rod deal from Seattle....

    especially since they have seen such success after trading him to NY
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  • theBobstheBobs Posts: 1,136 ✭✭
    Arod wasn't traded to Texas -- he was signed as a free agend -- so there was no deal with Seattle.
    Where have you gone Dave Vargha
    CU turns its lonely eyes to you
    What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
    Vargha bucks have left and gone away?

    hey hey hey
    hey hey hey
  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    Bobs- I agree with you on the Palmeiro trade. It was short term gold for the Cubs as they would not have won the '89 Divisional title without Williams, Wilson and Wilkerson. But long term they were stuck with a powerless singles and doubles hitting media darling (Grace) who never had as many RBI's in one year as Palmeiro averaged over many.

    Other trades:

    Padres trade Ozzie Smith to the Cardinals for Gary Templeton

  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Phillies have a slew of them:

    Fergie Jenkins trade
    Ryne Sandberg trade
    Julio Franco trade

    the list goes on and on...
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  • theBobstheBobs Posts: 1,136 ✭✭
    This one should make you feel better Marc --

    Bobby Abreu traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kevin Stocker.
    Where have you gone Dave Vargha
    CU turns its lonely eyes to you
    What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
    Vargha bucks have left and gone away?

    hey hey hey
    hey hey hey
  • interchangesinterchanges Posts: 864 ✭
    ESPN Gods chose the worst trades (apparently only recent) like this:

    9- Phil Esposito for a bunch of goofballs

    8- Sosa for G. Bell

    7- W. Chamberlain to the 76ers for 3 ding-dongs (I was trying to write these down)

    6- Colts trade #1 pick (Elway) to Broncos for 3 nobodies

    5- Frank Robinson to Reds for Pappas and others

    4- Kareeem to Lakers nothing

    3- Parrish to Celtics for has beens

    2- Nolan Ryan to Angels f/Fregosi and others

    1- Herschell Walker to Minnesota for 5 players and 7(!!) draft picks


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