Worst Trade Of Every Major League Franchise(And Mariners)
Every franchise in sports has a move that they highly regret. It can come back and haunt them for years. These are the worst trades in history of every MLB team's history.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves Traded Adam Wainwright to the Cardinals for JD Drew. Well Drew played just one year for the Braves and Wainwright went on to become a Cardinals legend.
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins traded Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers. They got Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and others. Miguel Cabrera went on to be an all-time great hitter.
New York Mets
The Mets traded Nolan Ryan to the Angels for Jim Fregosi in 1971. Well, we all know what Nolan Ryan was. Fregosi basically did nothing.
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies traded Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa to the Cubs for Ivan de Jesus. And Sandberg went on to make the Hall of Fame.
Washington Nationals
The Nationals (this was when they were the Expos), traded Randy Johnson to the Mariners for Mark Langston.
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded Lou Brock to the Cardinals for Ernie Broglio in 1964. Brock became a hall of famer while Broglio was a bust.
Cincinnati Reds
This one has to hurt the Reds big time. They traded Frank Robinson to the Orioles for Milt Pappas and some other fill-ins.
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates traded Aramis Ramierz to the Cubs for Bobby Hill. Ramierz became a great power hitter for the Cubs.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals traded Steve Carlton to the Philles for Rick Wise. Well, Carlton ended up winning four Cy Youngs.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks traded Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin to the Tigers in a three team trade. Scherzer became an all-time great pitcher.
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the As for Carlson Gonzalez, Huston Street and Greg Smith. Well, Holliday thrived.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Many people might not remember this but Pedro Martinez was a Dodger. He was traded to the Expos for Delino DeShields.
San Diego Padres
The Padres traded Ozzie Smith to the Cardinals for Garry Templeton. Ozzie Smith became one of the best defensive shortstops of all-time.
San Francisco Giants
The Giants traded George Foster to the Reds for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert. Foster become a star hitter.
Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles traded Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop to the Cubs for Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger. Arrieta went on to win a Cy Young award.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox traded Jeff Bagwell to the Astros for Larry Andersen. Bagwell went on to be a hall of famer.
New York Yankees
The Yankees traded Fred McGriff to the Blue Jays for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd. Fredd McGriff ended up hitting nearly 500 home runs.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays traded Corey Kluber to the Guardians for Jake Westbrook. Kluber went on to win two Cy Young awards.
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays traded Noah Syndergaard and Travid D'Arnaud to the Mets for R.A. Dickey. Syndergaard became a great pitcher.
Chicago White Sox
The White Sox traded Fernando Tatis Jr. to Padres for James Shield. Tatis has turned into a super star.
Cleveland Guardians
The Guardians traded Rocky Colavito to the TIgers for Harvey Kuenn in 1960. Colavito became a great home run hitter.
Detroit Tigers
The Tigers traded John Smoltz to the Braves for Doyle Alexander. Smoltz went on to become a hall of fame pitcher.
Kansas City Royals
The Royals traded Carlos Beltran to the Astros in a three team deal. They got a very minimal return.
Minnesota Twins
The Twins traded David Ortiz to the Red Sox and Ortiz became one of the best DHs of all time.
Houston Astros
The Astros traded Joe Morgan to the Reds for a package centered around Tommy Helms. Joe Morgan went on to win two MVP awards.
Los Angeles Angels
The Angels traded Jim Edmonds to the Cardinals for Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy. Edmonds went on to become a even bigger star for the Cardinals.
Oakland Athletics
The As traded Rickey Henderson to the Yankees in 1989 and got a very small return.
Seattle Mariners
Our Seattle Mariners traded Adam Jones and Chris Tillman and George Sherrif to the Baltimore Orioles for Erik Bedard. Bedard was a huge bust that goes down as one of the least liked Mariners of all time.
Texas Rangers
The Rangers traded Sammy Sosa to the White Sox for Harold Baines. Sosa went on to hit 600+ home runs.