The worst trades in baseball history

[bigboydan]

over the years i've seen some bad ones thats for sure. the one that i feel has to be the worst trade in MLB history though has to be the Red Sox trade Babe Ruth to the Yanks for cash.

whats some of the all-time worst trades you remember ?

[begolf25]

Being from Baltimore this one is easy.

Curt Schilling, Pete Harnisch and Steve Finley to the Astros for Glenn Davis....BRILLIANT!

[Winston Smith]

Dan, I can't believe you didn't bring up Ozzie Smith or Lou Brock.

[bigboydan]

templeton was the better player at the time. as far as brock goes, well you could sure make a strong case for that trade.

[Illusion]

When Boston traded away then unknown player Jeff Bagwell.

[onlooker]

Here are a few trades that didnt make any sense.

• Cardinals send Keith Hernandez to Mets for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey (June 15, 1983)

• Indians send Jeromy Burnitz to Brewers for Kevin Seitzer (August 31, 1996)

• Royals send Dan Miceli and Jon Lieber to Pirates for Stan Belinda (July 31, 1993)

• Indians trade David Justice to Yankees for Ricky Ledee (June 29, 2000)

I found a interesting top 10 worst trades list that I will start with in a few with number 10.

[bigboydan]

i remember that Keith Hernandez trade. they cardnails fans bitched about that one for years.

[imgv94]

Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey Kevin Seitzer Stan Belinda Ricky Ledee

I have never heard of any of these players LOL..

[bigboydan]

your kidding me right IMG ?.. how old are you ?

[imgv94]

25. I really do not remember any of those guys,

Neil Allen
and Rick Ownbey
Kevin Seitzer
Stan Belinda
Ricky Ledee <-- Name is familar.

[bigboydan]

if your only 25 i can understand why you haven't heard of them then.

[The Great One]

I have never heard of any of these players LOL..

Either have I.

But in my defense, sports weren't considered real before 1985. Seriously, I mean it. For example, you're average high school running back in California is more talented than Larry Szonkaof the Dolphins who if played in todays NFL would be a 6th round draft pick playing on special teams getting in occasionally as a blocking fullback in goal line situations. Far cry from a Hall of Famer.

[imgv94]

Reggie Bush Lendell White

[The Great One]

DJ Williams was a hell of a back for De Lasalle. He played at Miami as a freshman as a back then as WILL for his final 3 seasons before being a 1st round pick by the Broncos.

I was probably too generous in my comment comparing a high school football player of today to a Hall of Famer back in those days.

I know damn well I'm a better athlete than a lot of Hall of famers in the 3 major sports.

Watch an NBA game from 1981. No one dribbled betweeen their legs or behind their back. The lack of athleticism was unreal. There were no long and tall athletic guys like Duncan or Garnet. There may have been some tall guys, but not with wingspan and athleticism.

Or with the Szonka example, does any NFL teram even have awhite RB on their roster, bot fullback, but yet this guy was considered great.

Thats why I laugh everytime someone acts like they should take Bonds HR records away. Puhhlease, an average high school baseball player is better than Maris. Look at Babe Ruth, a pudgy pasty fat guy. Sure there are fat guys in todays sports, but nothing that slow and fat.

[QuickLearner]

If you want, you can certainly make an argument that the athletes of today are bigger, faster, stronger, etc. I don't think anybody who is a real sports fan would argue with you.

That's as close as I can get to agreeing with you. Every player that you named is a legend, whose sneakers you couldn't carry on your best day. It's Czonka, by the way.

"Watch an NBA game from 1981. No one dribbled betweeen their legs or behind their back." How about the 50's? Bob Cousey? Ah...never mind. "...does any NFL teram even have awhite RB on their roster..." Why not add a dose of racism to help convince whoever you thought was interested? Nice.

I just love this part: "I know damn well I'm a better athlete than a lot of Hall of famers in the 3 major sports." You can direct me to where your plaque is in Cooperstown, Springfield, or Canton. Or perhaps you're not eligible yet because you're still playing...

While you're at it, please share your views on the steroid issue. If you're okay with Barry Bonds' records standing without qualification would you like to legalize cheating in all sports? What would your fellow hall-of-famers think?

I don't even have to ask who named you The Great One. Thanks for the laughs.

[onlooker]

Here is the #10 trade of the worse list I found.

10. Blue Jays send David Cone to Yankees for pitchers Marty Janzsen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon (July 28, 1995)
The Yankees most recent dynasty began in 1995, and Cone was a key ingredient in the Pinstripers 1995 playoff push, going 9-2. During the next five seasons, the aging right-hander was a team leader, was named to the All-Star team twice, led the AL in wins with 20 in 1998, and compiled a 55-38 record. Oh, and he pitched a perfect game. None of the pitchers the Blue Jays acquired played in the majors.

[imgv94]

LOL Marty Janzsen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon-

Who the hell are this guys? What bad trades!! HA HA!

[presley177]

just a few-

A's trade Nellie Fox to White Sox

Red Sox trade Tris Speaker for cash.(lol)

Pedro Martinez for Delino Deshields...

Pedro Martinez from the Expos to the Red Sox for
Pavano and Tony Armas

Steve Carlton for Rick Wise

Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton for Bobby Hill, Jose Hernandez, and Matt Bruback

Alfonseca and Matt Clement for Dontrelle Willis(and some other players whom I think have made the majors)

Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb

Cal Eldred and Jose Valentine for Jamie Navarro and John Snyder(not a huge deal but Eldred was about 11-0 in the first
half of that season, valentine had a big year and the White Sox had the best record in baseball)

[imgv94]

Was that with the Dodgers?

Pedro Martinez for Delino Deshields...

[presley177]

Was that with the Dodgers?

yep

[onlooker]

Here is #9. Was between the Reds and the Cubs in 1949.

9. Reds send Hank Sauer and Frankie Baumholtz to Cubs for Harry "Peanuts" Lowrey and Harry "The Hat" Walker (June 15, 1949)
The Cubs were awful in 1949, going 61-93, but a third of the way through the season they did something right, sending Peanuts Lowrey and Harry "The Hat" Walker to Cincinnati in exchange for outfielders Hank Sauer and Frank Baumholtz.

Sauer hit 27 homers for the Cubbies that year, and in 1950, the "Mayor of Wrigley Field," hit .274 with 32 homers and 103 RBI. He was named MVP in 1952, the first player from a team in the second division to receive the honor. Sauer slugged 31-plus homers each season from 1950-52, then knocked out 41 in 1954. Baumholtz struggled in 1948 and 1949, and didn't play in 1950, but hit .325 in 1952 and was an effective role player for the Cubs before they sold him to the Phillies after the 1954 season.

Lowrey, who had been an All-Star in 1946, stayed with the Reds for a little more than a season before being shipped off, along with his .227 batting average and .292 slugging percentage, to St. Louis in mid-1950. Walker was also a short-timer with the Reds, but he played well, hitting .318 in 86 games for the Reds in 1949, before also being traded to St. Louis before the 1950 season.

[presley177]

i love how baseball players way back used to have little nicknames like they were mobsters or something

[Willie Bee]

When Boston traded away then unknown player Jeff Bagwell.

I don't think that was really a bad trade, Ill. Boston needed another reliever as they were on their way to an AL East title and the postseason, and Larry Andersen did help them win the division. Bagwell was then a third baseman and his path to Boston was blocked by Wade Boggs.

It's like the same thing with Houston when they sent Freddy Garcia, Carlos Guillen and John Halama to Seattle for Randy Johnson in 1998. Houston was trying to get to the postseason and beyond, and Johnson came up huge for them (only Bagwell and Biggio forgot to pack their bats for October baseball).

[Curse Fire]

The Rangers traded Rob Nen for some no
body pitcher and gave up on Sammy Sosa
to soon.