We would need to do a full trade tree as has been done on other threads regarding other trades. This was certainly not a popular trade but it wasn't horrible.

Remembering the Nettles trade made me think of another one. We got Jerry Koosman from the Mets in exchange for Jesse Orosco in December of 1978. Look at the cumulative stats for those pitchers from 1979 forward and you'll see how bad that one was for our team.

Has anyone signed Orosco yet for 2021?

Santana gave the Mets three pretty good years, finishing 3rd in the Cy Young voting his first year, '08, and making the all-star game in '09.

 

None of the pitchers the Twins acquired did much. Car-Go scores 79 runs in his first year, steals 33 bases with 11 CS, and provided some entertaining baserunning. Yes, his best years came later, for the Brewers, when he adds some pop.

 

The Twins dealt him for JJ Hardy, whom I liked, but was only a Twin for one year.

 

Dealing Hardy for a pair of long-forgotten relievers was a bit odd, wasn't it?

I liked JJ Hardy also.

Too early in the morning to hit me with that....

Too early in my life to hit me with that. Check again in a few years.

 

The Bruno trade was one of those "I remember exactly where I was when it happened..." things for me. I was shell shocked. I liked Bruno and through a bad autograph experience, I already couldn't stand Herr. It seemed completely unnecessary to break up the heart of the team that way so close after a WS win. That '87 team was a joy to watch.

My cousin broke the news to me while we were all visiting my grandma. I ran into a bedroom and cried. I was devastated.

 

Definitely not a trade that would have happened if anyone had know about any kind of modern statistics. Today, 2nd Basemen who struggle to muster an OPS of .700 are more likely to be DFA'd than to be traded.