15 WORST Trades In MLB History
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- From the Red Sox trading Babe Ruth for $100,000, to the Giants trading their young talent for a catcher who had already peaked, these are the worst trades ever made in MLB history.
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The Craziest Stories Behind The Worst Trades in MLB History Such as MLB Players Like Bobby Abreu, Babe Ruth, and Randy Johnson Who Each Got Traded to Other MLB Teams For Dumb Stupid Reasons
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This might be better if the announcer or writer actually cared or knew about baseball. Who says someone batted "Point-272"? And there's no context for some of these trades, or what happened to the players afterwards. Trading for Randy Johnson is a good example... he was a rental, and the Astros knew it, but that's very common in baseball, and he did help them makes the playoffs, which was the whole point. And the b-roll footage, which often doesn't match the teams being talked about? Lol...
And who says "win a all-star"
When he called the Devil Rays the "Devils", I knew he was just some voice over guy and not a fan.
@@DownriverRick Exactly. That was pretty bad.
“Win an all star” 😂
How do you mention Philip Humber and not mention THAT THING he did. Ya know....a perfect game
Wait...... .272 BA and 77 RBIs from a catcher is bad? Lol
Trade was fine. Nathan stuck overall but the rest were meh. Not a bust trade.
i was thinking everybody can’t be Joe Mauer but that’s not bad.. it is funny Mauer replaced Pierzynski in Minnesota after this trade tho
.272 for a catcher is high as hell as far as I know lol its an a mid tier average otherwise
Definitely not one of the worst trades in baseball
The video is correct, the trade was terrifible. They got rid of Boof Bonser who made 60 starts for the Twins keeping the Twins in the playoffs for way too many seasons in a row
🤣I can't believe he even mentioned Boof Bonser that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Him and his ERA of 5 in 60 starts leading the Twins to October
I got half way through this video and realized that this guy doesn't know about baseball. AJ P on the Giants was a catcher and hit .272 11HR/77RBIs - dude, that's really good for a catcher. He wasn't a bad trade at all, he just was followed by Buster Posey who was a legend. And some of the years you quoted about Red Sox title droughts was off by decades. And the Johan Santana example was not a "trade" as much as it was not knowing what you had. Every single team ever has let go of someone who later on went to be amazing....the Dodgers drafted Pedro Martinez for instance.....sometimes you just don't know at the moment. This video is really bad and clearly made by someone who has a low baseball IQ.
Doesn't know math either lol. Says Babe ruth was trade for 100,000 "benjamins". 100k×100 is not 100k lol.
This is hard to listen to. Whoever made this doesn’t know wtf they’re talking about
This guy obviously does not know a thing about baseball
As a Giants fan I can confirm, he nailed the Perzynski trade.
can’t let this faulty stat throwing fly. Babe def didn’t have 119 shutouts. Walter Johnson is the shutout record holder at 110. secondly, Babe only had 107 complete games with 17 shutouts. where the hell did you do your research?
Yes because babe was such a great hitter they moved him to the outfield!
Bro do you know baseball? The expansion draft isn't the place to "draft your own God team". Abreu was signed AS an amateur free agent BY the Astros, not "by an amateur free agent who worked for the Houston Astros". It's "left field" not "the left field". They were the "Devil Rays", never were the called the "Devils". This video went off the rails when you got to Santana...the worst deal in MLB history???? Huh? Do you not get how the MLB works, teams trade good players for prospects all the time. Theres usually underlying circumstances that cause those deals. Gomez had to be "dropped out of the team"? What does that even mean? Also, you don't "win all stars", you "become an all star". A team's GM is it's GENERAL manager, not "grand manager". Good video idea, wrong person making it.
You're being too generous - it wasn't even a good video.
No Rockies giving Arenado to the Cardinals for essentially a Klondike Bar?
😆Well put!
The Scherzer trade was great. Any team would kill for a bulldog for their playoff run. Just because they didn't win a WS doesn't make it a "worst trade in MLB history
Sorry but please use actual baseball lingo while presenting stats. Kinda makes it look bad when you’re saying point 277 or 89 for 46.
Lmfao most of the video was fine but whenever he tried to read a stat I wanted to rip my hair out
Idk where to begin, just a bad a video
Signed by a undrafted free agent what the fuck
“Win a all-star” lmao
Yeah the triple crown that Santana won was with the twins before they traded him. He cherry picked some facts also.
It wasn’t 100,000 Benjamin’s. It was 1,000.
Okay carry on
1:52 Bro said win an all star 😭😭😭😭 Great vid tho
Idk why you’re calling the Johan Santana trade stupid. Santana didn’t want to be with the Twins because they weren’t winning so they traded him and got some decent players in return.
Not sure why you are knocking the Pierzynski trade so much. He went on to a solid 8 year career with the White Sox. Including a 4 WAR, 120 OPS+, Silver Slugger winning year in 2012. I am pretty sure it was his attitude that got him released from San Fran. I remember reading something about him hitting or kicking a trainer. He was well known as a jerk. Trading 3 prospects who were considered decent (Nathan wasn’t seen as much iirc) for a potential starting catcher for a decade is something any team would do. The Cubs Quintana, Blue Jays Halliday, Marlins Derek Lee and Expos Martinez trades were worse than most on your list. The worst I can think of though was when the Mariners traded from(Phillies) and to (Rangers) Cliff Lee. They fleeced and were fleeced in both deals.
Aj Piersinski, was absolutely not a bust. He was an all star catcher. Hit for decent average for a catcher, had decent pop. But as a catcher more importantly he knew exactly how to handle a pitching staff.
Some talk about the Expos trading for Mark Langston by sending 3 players including Randy Johnson a bad trade but those people don't remember that at the time Johnson had massive control problems. He didn't become the hall of famer we got to know until he got mentored by Nolan Ryan a couple of years later. Also, some talk about how one sided the trade between the Cardinals and Phillies in 1972 because of how dominant Carlton was that season not to mention becoming a 4x Cy Young winning hall of fame pitcher who was briefly the strike out king but at the time, Rick Wise was a good pitcher and the trade at the time was 1 for 1. Hindsight is definitely 20/20.
I am glad that you gave context to those trades because I wasn't aware of Johnson's control problem and because people have a tendency to base a player's potential on their whole player's career instead of the situation the team was facing at the time.
This guy knows nothing about baseball. You don’t say Point 272 for an average you just say 272. Any little leaguer knows this. Also, Randy Johnson was a rental and Johan Santana was entering a walk year and demanded a trade to a contending team that would sign him to an extension. They sent him to the Mets where he promptly signed the biggest pitching contract in MLB history. They had to trade him or he’d have walked in the offseason
Context is really needed when it comes to the Babe trade. Just so it's clear..... 100,000 dollars back in 1920 is not $100,000 today. It's about $1.7 million. Baseball players didn't make anyware close to what they make now. There was no VIP seats, gourmet foods and high ticket prices. Baseball wasn't a million dollar business. So 1.7 million was A LOT.
No it’s not. Would you jump up and down for joy if your team paid $1.7m for Ohtani or Trout? Plus back then there was no free agency. How happy would you be if they bought one of those players for $1.7m for pretty much their entire career? Plus Shoeless Joe was pretty much purchased for $35,000 just 5 years earlier. He was already established as one of the best hitters in the game hitting .409 with a .468 (I think that’s right) OBP in 1911. Before 1920 Ruth had primarily been a pitcher only switching to the OF in 1919. Yes, he led the league in HR’s that year but he only hit 29. I am sure a bunch of sports writers called the trade foolish for the Yankees until Ruth hit those 54 home runs his first year. I wonder how many of those were due to that short right field porch in old Yankee Stadium?
@@robertschumann7737 well that's my point shoeless joe was purchased for $35,000.... 1.7 million was a crap ton for a ball player back then. You can't compare it to Mike Trout. It's not the same era.
@@robertschumann7737 why does everybody knock on the damn right field porch babe Ruth was a righty too he probably hit like 30 home runs career out to right field
@@dmvjosef He was a left handed batter actually though the thing with the right field felt overblown as time went by.
"Point-272"? "St. Louie"? I have the distinct feeling that you don't actually KNOW baseball.
This Might Be The Worst Baseball Video I Have Ever Seen
ah dang I'm sorry you think that! What's some specific things I can work on next time I make a video?
I still cringe when I think about the Blue Jays acquiring over the hill knuckleballer, RA Dickey. They traded some minor leaguer named Noah Syndergaard for him
could be worse... you could've traded an all-star left fielder for Franchy Cordero
I have a funny feeling that this narrator knows nothing about baseball. Anybody agree?
"Johan pitched his first no hitter in Mets history" also one of the years he was an all star he was still a Twin so how does that reflect the trade was bad. Its St.Louis not St.Louie and finally the narrators "Morning Zoo" Radio voice is painful
How tf do you show Chris Archer, but you don't mention the Archer trade to Pittsburgh? Also Montreal traded Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore & Brandon Phillips for Bartolo Colon.
The Randy Johnson trade actually worked out extremely well for the Astros is 98. Johnson was 10-1 down the stretch that season after going to the astros and was 10-1 with an era under 2. He had 2 great starts in the playoffs but lost both as he received almost 0 run support. This was the last year of Johnsons deal so he was a rental. Had the Astros' lineup done what they were supposed to do, they easily could have been in the WS against the Yankees that season.
I expected them to mention the Johnson- Langston trade instead of that one.
im guessing this guy has never heard of the trade deadline🤣🤣
Randy Johnson pitched well for the Astros in the regular season he had an era+ of 322 in 84.1 innings. He finished 7th in the Cy Young voting.
exactly this guy clearly doesn't know shit about baseball
Whoa, where'd you get this narrator? In the clearance aisle of Fiverr?
Johnson only gave up 2 Runs in those starts. MLB had a weird tv schedule back then that gave teams extra off days and the team ran into peak Kevin Brown who got to pitch 3 times in a five game series bc of it. They changed the scheduling the next year. That 98 Astros team was legit and it was a shot worth taking. RJ was an absolute beast that year in an Astros uniform. With a little better luck they could have won it.
Would they have beaten the Yankees in the World Series? That team was insanely good.
Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas (Reds-Orioles 1966)
Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi (Mets-Angels 1972) I strongly suggest a little bit more extensive research in regards to this subject.
“Would go on to win an all star” 🥴🤦♂️
Every trade is a gamble. They can look great on paper, but things can turn out badly for one or both teams.
Robbie Alomar and Joe Carter for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez (December 1990). Turned out disastrous for SD.
Worst of all worst is pirates giving up Bonds to the giants.
Calling an expansion draft aka players teams don’t want creating your own “God Squad” is a huuuuge stretch
The twins wanted to keep Santana but he wanted a big pay which they couldn’t afford. He signed with the Mets for $137 mil, the twins could never afford that. He had to go.
Who says it like 76 to 50 and that is like 8 seasons above average
Randy Johnson was a good pick up he won multiple World Series after that point
The irony of the Randy Johnson trade is that Freddie Garcia would be the pitcher in game 4 for the White Sox in the World Series against you guessed it Houston so OUCH
Boof Bonser had an era north of 5 for those starts and in no way helped the Twins in the miserable 3 years he was there. Also, @5:11 Boston didn’t win for over 25 years? I mean technically but over 25 is hardly representative of the 86 winless years that followed
How is the Chris Archer trade not on here
I stopped watching after the Joan Santana trade. The Aj Pierzynski trade isn't "A dying talent" or "a catcher who had already peaked" He was 28 and went on to play for another 12 years. Went to the comments and saw everyone agreeing that this was a horrible video
You're not really a fan of the game
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about
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@@shortstopyt yeah man, take the time to fact check your information before putting it in videos.
They didn't just trade babe Ruth...they LITERALLY traded him. What in the blue hell is this clown doing?
Did you just say Babe batted .398 with 49 HRs? And that he had 119 shutouts?
119 shutouts is what you see from a 15 yr old who slipped into 12U like what the heck is he talking about
So no Larry Anderson for Jeff Bagwell or Josh Fields for Yordan Alvarez?
It’s like someone printed out a crappy chat gpt script and read it without any edits.
AJ became an All Star in Chicago so being washed up is a little misleading.
Bro one trade that happened not too long ago: Yankees trade: P Rookie Davis, IF Tony Renda, IF Eric Jagielo, and OF Jake Cave for Reds P Aroldis Chapman. Only Jake Cave still plays in the MLB and he's not even with the Reds.
Jake Cave wasn’t a part of that trade, he was a Rule 5 pick
Max can't pitch in major market teams. Not just with The Mets, the Doggers, too
Don't forget Randy Johnson's perfect game in 01
If this isn’t AI, this guy failed English class for sure.
I feel like this channel is just a very elaborate A.I.
Haha why?
idk if you're a dodger fan or anything, sure the deal wasn't the best but 'worst trade in mlb history' doesn't really cut it, also Pierzynski was still a good player for the giants, Idk just seemed like something biased there I could taste.
He knows zero about baseball
Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio and Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas definitely both need to be on the list.
Tatis for James Shields lol
He forgot to mention Liriano won all those awards, except the No hitter in a twins uniform. Is it just me or does he have the timeline completely wrong?
Good Lord, this guy has no idea what he’s talking about! So, you think AJ Pierzynski had “already reached his peak” in 2004 despite the fact that he would go on to win the World Series with the White Sox 1 year later? Also despite the fact that he would keep playing until 2016 (doing a damn fine job covering for the GOAT Yadier Molina with the Cards in 2014 along the way), making 2004 really early in his career? Good grief, do your homework!
😂thanks! I think this video definitely needed a bit more work. I'll be putting in double the homework for the next video my man :)
This take on the Johan trade is fucking delusional lol. The return sucked, but Johan was so hurt that he was pretty much right handed by that point
It took me to the johan portion to realize why this is such an odd video. How long did it take everyone else?
Bruh babe Ruth did not have 119 shutouts he only played 1 true season as a pitcher I think what you meant to say was he started 119 games. When he had a 2.19 era in that season it was around the end of dead ball so it was above average but it is nothing crazy.
As a Twins fan, I feel like I just watched somebody explain how a man can be a woman
Sherzer for Kennedy tigers and dbacks biggest fleece of the decade
Johan Santana only had 2 good season with the Mets the rest was injury after injury
Did he say it took the Red Sox at least 25 years to win a World Series?!
This video is not well researched
I knew how to speak baseball terms better than this guy when I was 5. You dont "win" an all star, you are one. And seriously, "Saint Louie"??? I assume you're American, that's just embarrassing.
Hahaha sorry about that first, still figuring out the lingo. And for the second, I’m originally french 😂😂
Good editing/visuals, but you really need someone who knows more about sports to write for you… hire me lol. Ill fix the script.
You should have put the Chris archer trade
Larry Anderson for Jeff Bagwell fits this category or Josh Fields for Yordan Alverez.
He forgot the Lou Brock trade
Bruh Santana was good but not great and the other guys we average which in my mind was a average trade
Wow randy had 2 bad starts makes him not worth it at all
Girl, the Cincinnati reds right now 😭
How are these the worst trades ever the only real bad trade was the Babe Ruth
I appreciate trying to speak the baseball language... but have someone who knows baseball review the script.
lol. Abreu signed by an amateur free agent? No, he was signed "as" an amateur free agent.
How about the Giants trading Orlando Cepeda for Ray Sadecki?
Is a person is not actually reading this? Because the AI is some of the worst ever. St. Louis pronounced “St. Louie?”
He would go on to win a 10 time all star?
sherzer was only a rental.
Sorry but that randy Johnson trade isn’t terrible lol
Babe never played a game against a black or South American player so I’m not impressed
WTF this guy who made this video clearly doesn't know a darn about baseball.
Since Soto has years of control left he should be a Yankee target. Corbin will be fine in NY. Most lefties pitch well there. Half the contract 3-4 of their top pitching prospects plus ONE SS prospect and ONE catching prospect should easily do it.
Castillo has exactly ONE game of playoff experience plus he has a injury history. His arm will be jello by October as well. Cortes is not a flamethrower. He is an artist. He will be fine for the playoffs. The Yankees will give them plenty of rest by October. Especially if they clinch a 1-2 seed early. Prospects for Castillo is dumb when they have so many young pitching prospects that are ready for MLB. They don’t even need a 3rd starter. They could easily put in an opener and then run Tallion through the lineup twice. I would put him against any lineup twice without worry.
Corbin sucked after 2019 though.
Where is the Miguel Cabrera trade?
Good vid
Thanks Sir
@@shortstopyt the record for most shutouts is 110 by Walter Johnson. Babe Ruth did NOT get 119 shutouts lol.
The commentator might not be the author. Neither knows much about baseball.
this guy knows nothing about baseball lmao this was so hard to listen to
Terrible announcer - clearly doesn’t know what he’s reading
Baseball @rebound?
LOL - definitely inspired by them :)
@@shortstopyt LOL you're videos are cool:)+1 subscriber😄
This guy needs to go back to just his NBA videos. He knows nothing about baseball.
Bad trades
This is a dreadful video
God this voice is unbearable
Good try
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A hole Turdzynski, first man in history to steal first base.
Delete your channel, learn something about the game, and then maybe restart it.