Worst trade ever

[RShack]

I've got my ideas about this but what are yours? It doesn't have to involve the O's, it can be anybody. So, according to you, what's the worst trade ever?

[clapdiddy]

Someone said before....A.J. Pierzynski for Joe Nathan, Boof Bonser, and Nelson Liriano.

Gotta be the worst.

[Crazysilver03]

Someone said before....A.J. Pierzynski for Joe Nathan, Boof Bonser, and Nelson Liriano.

Gotta be the worst.

It is Francisco Liriano. Yeah, I mentioned this in one of the other threads today. Definitely worst trade ever.

[Sports Guy]

Along with the AJP trade, you have Pappas for Robinson and Zambrano for Kazmir.....Einar Diaz and Ryan Drese for Hafner wasn't that great either.

[RShack]

Houston gives the O's Mike Cuellar for Curt Blefary.

Then, years later in a different era, the O's give Houston Pete Harnisch, Curt Schilling, and Steve Finley, and all they get is Glenn Davis.

Both of those gotta be in the Top 10 somewhere...

[cindyluvsbrady]

Glenn Davis trade HAS to be the worst ever!!!!!:002_scry:

[furryburres]

I'm going to stick with the Glen Davis trade. Many years later, one of them is a HOF, one of them a past ALL-STAR, and one of them a good player. WOW!

[BaltimoreTerp]

How about Amos Rusie for Christy Matthewson?

Not only terrible results-wise, but the last gasp of syndicate baseball too.

[RShack]

How about Amos Rusie for Christy Matthewson?

Man, youtube has everything. Here's a little bit of Mr. Mathewson throwing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mASnW4YVXU

Not only terrible results-wise, but the last gasp of syndicate baseball too.

Syndicate baseball is a perfect example of why owners shouldn't run everything. It's a big part of why the O's weren't in the big leagues for 50+ years. (Although, it did help lead to the creation of the American League.) All in all, it was a mildly clever idea, but a 100% rotten one too.

I didn't realize the same guy owned the Reds and had stock in the Giants... until just now when I googled about it. I did know that the very same guy screwed the old NL O's... but the Mathewson thing is news to me. Thanks for the tidbit.

However, given that he was *trying* to do that, it wasn't really a bad trade in the way that we think about "bad". It accomplished exactly what he wanted it to do. It wasn't "bad" in the sense of "dumb", but it was in the sense of "evil".

[ChaosLex]

Glenn Davis trade HAS to be the worst ever!!!!!:002_scry:

That one still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Man, youtube has everything. Here's a little bit of Mr. Mathewson throwing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mASnW4YVXU

Syndicate baseball is a perfect example of why owners shouldn't run everything. It's a big part of why the O's weren't in the big leagues for 50+ years. (Although, it did help lead to the creation of the American League.) All in all, it was a mildly clever idea, but a 100% rotten one too.

I didn't realize the same guy owned the Reds and had stock in the Giants... until just now when I googled about it. I did know that the very same guy screwed the old NL O's... but the Mathewson thing is news to me. Thanks for the tidbit.

However, given that he was *trying* to do that, it wasn't really a bad trade in the way that we think about "bad". It accomplished exactly what he wanted it to do. It wasn't "bad" in the sense of "dumb", but it was in the sense of "evil".

Well, it was bad for Cincinnati

[WhoRU]

Who was Babe Ruth traded for?

[square634]

Who was Babe Ruth traded for?

Several hundred Benjamin Franklins.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Who was Babe Ruth traded for?

Some chick named Nanette...

[Moose Milligan]

Bagwell for Danny Darwin has to be up there.