In a trade season when deals fell through over unknown prospects being fought over, it got me thinking how often do these prospects, pried from the hands of savvy GMs, live up to their hype? Consider these few who were part of midseason deals who actually did: Randy Johnson was traded from Montreal to Seattle in 1989 for LHP Mark Langston. RHP Trevor Hoffman went from Florida to San Diego in 1993 for OF Gary Sheffield and OF Grady Sizemore went from Montreal to Cleveland in 2002 for RHP Bartolo Colon. Can anybody think of any others?
yes when AJ left the twins to san fransico for Liriano, boonser, adn nathan
ReplyDeleteRandy Johnson to Astros for prospects Carlos Guillen, Freddy Garcia and John Halama.
ReplyDeleteCarlos Guillen and Freddy Garcia for Randy Johnson in 1998
ReplyDeletelarry anderson for bagwell and a few years earlier mike boddicker for curt schilling and brady anderson. and check out this arod conversation:http://www.mypetpeeves.com/plog/index.php/archives/2414
ReplyDeleteSoon to be: The prospects the Braves gave up for Tex.
ReplyDeletewhen the mets traded scott kazmir for carlos zambrano.
ReplyDeleteTry Victor Zambrano smart guy.
ReplyDeleteit was milton bradley from montreal to cleveland not sheffield. Come on that wasn't even close to being right!
ReplyDeletePedro Martinez for Delino Deshields..
Ok I re-read it and it was Hoffman for sheff.. your right.. I read it wrong
ReplyDeleteJohn Smoltz for Doyle Alexander
ReplyDelete"yes when AJ left the twins to san fransico for Liriano, boonser, adn nathan"
ReplyDeleteThe AJ deal was an off season deal, not midseason.
It was actually Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Cliff Lee for Bartolo Colon. Wow. What a trade. Wasn't Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps. How about Jason Varitek for Heathcliffe Slocomb.
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