| bbsin said: @pig: Ok fair enough, let me rephrase it. That trade was the most unbalanced trade in RECENT history and it was also the worst trade in MLB history from the outright. |
From the outset... Possibly. There were several other bad ones back in the day, though.
In recent memory, I would still call the Giants trading one year of Pierzynski for Nathan (possibly the best overall closer the past few years), Bonser (a decent #3/4 guy), and Liriano (the sky is the limit with that guy, we'll see if he comes back from TJ surgery fully) a more unbalanced trade overall. It looks even worse if you take a gander at the Giants pitching staff right now. They really need those guys and one year of Pierzynski got them shit.
There's also a lot of factors in the Santana trade... He could blow out his elbow tomorrow (unlikely) or Gomez or *chuckles* Mulvey or Humber could surprise everyone down the road.
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