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In December, we told
you about the biggest
deals in league history. At the time, there was a three-way tie for
first, going by total number of commodities (players plus picks)
exchanged. But we had to tear up that article and write a new one,
because two blockbuster deals swung this season pushed that those deals
all the way down into a tie for third. There also was a nine-commodity
deal made in November, which is tied for sixth-biggest all-time, and
two seven-commodity trades, tied for 12th.
Was it just a fluke that there were a lot
of big trades this year, or are we entering the era of the mega-deal?
We'll see what happens in 2009. For now, let's update the
records.
Size Matters: The DMBL's
Biggest Deals
| Date |
Commodities |
Team |
Gets |
Team |
Gets |
Jan. 29,
2008
|
15 (4 for 11):
4 players
for
11 picks
|
LV
|
DH Jim
Thome
SP A.J. Burnett
RP Pat Neshek
RP Rafael
Betancourt
|
MAR |
'08
1st Rd (Rickie Weeks)
'08 4th Rd (Austin Kearns)
'08 6th Rd (Franklin Gutierrez)
'08 7th Rd (Carlos Villanueva)
'08 10th Rd (Taylor Tankersley)
'08 13th Rd (Dontrelle Willis)
'09 1st Rd (TBD)
'09 7th Rd (TBD
'09 10th Rd (TBD)
'10 7th Rd (TBD)
'10 14th Rd (TBD)
|
Jan. 4,
2008
|
11 (5 for 6):
5 players
for
2 players, 4 picks
|
ARK
|
3B Alex
Rodriguez
OF Adam Dunn
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Ian Snell
RP Jonathan Broxton
|
HIL |
OF Nick
Markakis
SP Dan Haren
'08 7th Rd (Kevin Slowey)
'09 4th Rd (TBD)
'09 7th Rd (TBD)
'10 5th Rd (TBD)
|
Feb. 26,
2005
|
10 (3 for 7):
1 player, 2 picks
for
1 player, 6 picks
|
ARK
|
3B Adrian
Beltre
'05 1st Rd (David
Wright)
'06 6th Rd (Justin Morneau)
|
HIL |
SP C.C.
Sabathia
'05 1st Rd (Jeremy Bonderman)
'05 2nd Rd (Coco Crisp)
'06 1st Rd (Kyle Farnsworth)
'06 3rd Rd (Bobby Jenks)
'07 2nd Rd (Josh Willingham)
'07 4th Rd (Jason Bartlett)
|
April 9,
1999
|
10 (5 for 5):
3 players, 2 picks
for
3 players, 2 picks
|
ARK
|
OF Henry
Rodriguez
RP John Rocker
RP Arthur Rhodes
'00 3rd Rd (Masato Yoshii)
'01 3rd Rd (Byung Hyun Kim)
|
HAW |
1B Todd
Helton
SP Scott Elarton
'00 6th Rd (Bobby Howry)
'01 5th Rd (team folded)
'01 6th Rd (team folded)
|
April 13,
1998
|
10 (3 for 7):
3 players
for
4 players, 3 picks
|
ARK
|
SP Kevin
Brown
SP Denny Neagle
RP Jeff Nelson
|
LOU |
1B Andres
Galarraga
OF Jose Cruz Jr.
SP Ismael Valdes
SP Tom Gordon
'99 2nd Rd (Jose Hernandez)
'99 6th Rd (Ricky Bones)
'99 9th Rd (John Hudek)
|
Nov. 29,
2007
|
9 (2 for 7):
1 player, 1 pick
for
7 players
|
LV
|
OF Ichiro
Suzuki
'08 4th Rd (traded)
|
NJ |
2B Kaz
Matsui
SS Jhonny Peralta
OF Corey Hart
OF Shane Victorino
SP Joe Blanton
SP Oliver Perez
RP George Sherrill
|
July 13,
2003
|
9 (4 for 5):
2 players, 2 picks
for
3 players, 2 picks
|
HBK
|
C Tom
Wilson
SP Mark Redman
'04 1st Rd (Geoff
Jenkins)
'04 4th Rd (Curtis Leskanic)
|
NWK |
C Mike
Piazza
SP Orlando
Hernandez
RP Jayson Durocher
'04 14th Rd (Brian
Schneider)
'04 15th Rd (Tomo Ohka)
|
Jan. 24,
1999
|
9 (5 for 4):
5 players
for
3 players, 1 pick
|
NY
|
1B Will
Clark
3B Scott Brosius
OF Moises Alou
SP Scott Erickson
SP Mark Leiter
|
PHI |
1B Mo
Vaughn
SS Omar Vizquel
OF Rusty Greer
'99 1st Rd (J.D.
Drew)
|
June 26,
1998
|
9 (3 for 6):
3 players
for
2 players, 4 picks |
ARK
|
C Dan
Wilson
OF Kenny Lofton
SP Curt Schilling
|
VAN |
C Javy
Lopez
OF Ryan Klesko
'99 3rd Rd (Jerry Spradlin)
'00 1st Rd (Jeff
Zimmerman)
'00 3rd Rd (Henry Rodriguez)
'01 4th Rd (Jose Jimenez)
|
Jan. 16,
2001
|
8 (6 for 2):
6 players
for
2 players
|
BRK
|
C Mike
Lieberthal
1B Tino Martinez
OF Steve Finley
OF Bobby Higginson
SP Steve Parris
RP Turk Wendell
|
STP |
1B Todd
Helton
RP Rich Garces
|
Nov. 2,
1999
|
8 (2 for 6):
2 players
for
4 players, 2 picks
|
HAW
|
OF Brian
Giles
RP Armando Benitez
|
KEY |
OF Dante
Bichette
OF Raul Mondesi
RP Rudy Seanez
RP Paul Shuey
'00 8th Rd (Joe Mays)
'00 11th Rd (Travis Fryman)
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And now for a closer look at some of the
records -- all set or tied this season by Las Vegas!
• The Jan, 29, 2008, trade between Las
Vegas and Marietta set the records for Total
Commodities
Exchanged (15) and Total Picks
Exchanged (11), and Most Commodities Given
Up By One Side and Most Picks Given Up By One
Side
(11, by Las Vegas), and Most Lopsided Deal
(four for 11, a
net of seven commodities for Marietta). The second-most lopsided deal
in history also was swung by Las Vegas: The Nov. 29, 2007 trade with
New Jersey (one player plus a pick for seven players, a net of five
commodities for Jersey).
• The record for Total
Players Exchanged is eight, shared by three trades: The
Jan. 24, 1999 trade between New York and Philadelphia (five players for
three players and a pick); the Jan. 16, 2001 trade between Brooklyn and
Stanhope (two players for six players); and the Nov. 29, 2007 trade
between Las Vegas and New Jersey (one player plus a pick for seven
players).
• The record for Most
Players Given Up By One Side is seven, by Las Vegas, in the Nov.
29, 2007, deal with New Jersey.
Chris Nabholz was the subject of
one of
the
league's most controversial trades on Dec. 12, 1991, when the Austin
Outlaws
southpaw was dealt to the Scranton Sparrows for unspecified "future
considerations."
The cantankerous owners couldn't agree on adequate compensation and
ultimately
the trade was resolved through arbitration, with Scranton getting
Austin's
5th and 15th round picks in 1993. Trades for "future considerations,"
players
to be named later, cash and so on were banned after this trade. Nabholz
now
lives in Pottsville, Pa., where he helps coach the local high school
team
and at baseball camps. Click
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