Best Trades & Worst Trades In MLB History

[the_jon]

Jays traded prospect Michael Young to Texas for Esteban Loaiza. Ouch.

While that trade was bad for the Jays because they let Loaiza go, he did become a pretty good pitcher and almost Cy Young winner...

[Dugmet]

Worst
Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson

Best
Larry Anderson for Jeff Bagwell.

[SpecialFNK]

when I think of bad trades for the Jays, one that comes to mind is David Wells to the White Sox in a package that got back Mike Sirotka. Sirotka ended up being injured and not even pitching for the Jays. but it wasn't so bad because Wells didn't have much success with the White Sox.

[Pinstripe power]

I don't get it?

its his idea of a bad trade, which babe ruth was

[TheRaysRmyTeam]

Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir

[Infamous916]

Not the worst in MLB history, but still pretty bad; Pierzynski to San Francisco for Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser.

[TheRaysRmyTeam]

Worst
Jon Garland for Matt Karchner

[Jeffy25]

Sandberg and Bowa for DeJesus

Brock for Brogolio

Bagwell for Larry Anderson

And the Babe for cash, which is the greatest one ever.

the Cubs have the worst trades in baseball history though. They dominant every top 10 list of the worst trades with at least 3 or 4. the Babe is always number 1.

[Superdude]

Sandberg and Bowa for DeJesus

Brock for Brogolio

Bagwell for Larry Anderson

And the Babe for cash, which is the greatest one ever.

the Cubs have the worst trades in baseball history though. They dominant every top 10 list of the worst trades with at least 3 or 4. the Babe is always number 1.

Not only that, but the cash from the Ruth trade was used to fund a MOTHER****ING PLAY

[Jeffy25]

Not only that, but the cash from the Ruth trade was used to fund a MOTHER****ING PLAY

That was never actually made at that.


It was said it was financed to pay for No No Nanette, but it wasn't. It was money to pay for My Lady Friends, which was never actually made.

[SFrush90]

Not the worst in MLB history, but still pretty bad; Pierzynski to San Francisco for Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser.

It's not as bad as it was a few years ago. Liriano is terrible and inconsistent as hell, and Bonser is a scrub. The Twins still won that trade, but not by that big of a margin.

[MetsLegacy]

Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heath Slocumb.

[FalconsNation02]

Trading away Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera for Vernon Wells and his $20+ mil sitting on the bench. (Also note Napoli then dealt to rival Rangers, and went on to hit 9000 Home runs and bat .824 against the Angels).

[LakersA's49ers]

worst trade the A's have made in recent memory was Matt Holliday for CarGo, Huston Street, and Greg Smith.

other than that, most billy beane trades always seem to work for us somehow. Like freaking Andrew Bailey for Josh Reddick, Alcantara, and Head.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Aside from the ones listed one that stands out for me is Rick Wise to the Cardinals for Steve Carlton.