November 8, 200619 yr I been meaning to post this since I heard it during the NLCS, but apparently during the 2000 season the Rockies turned down a trade of Jose Jimenez and Pedro Astico for Vernon Wells, Roy Halladay, and Chris Carpenter because they were afraid they would upset the fans because AStico was so popular. The Sox supposedly had a trade for Randy Johnson worked out as well. I once read the Red Sox were trying to trade Babe Ruth for Joe Jackson. Any other notables?
November 8, 200619 yr I was in Colorado when they traded Neifi. They were incensed. Them boys would have been upset if they traded the face of the franchise in Astacio.
November 8, 200619 yr The Randy Johnson trade was supposedly pre-2005 and involved Paul Konerko, and if I recall correctly, some 17th round draft pick named Brandon McCarthy was included as a throw-in on that deal as well. I like our trophy better.
November 8, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 12:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Randy Johnson trade was supposedly pre-2005 and involved Paul Konerko, and if I recall correctly, some 17th round draft pick named Brandon McCarthy was included as a throw-in on that deal as well. I like our trophy better. No, I was talking about an early 90's trade with Johnson. Supposedly it was so close Ventura already had a jersey ready for him. The RJ trade rumors of 2004 never had a deal in place, but there was always talk involving Konerko and Garland.
November 8, 200619 yr ARod to Boston, Manny to Texas Maggs and McCarthy to Boston, Garciaparra and Williamson to the White Sox of course, than Sox fans would have gotten to enjoy Juan Gonzalez in RF
November 8, 200619 yr Orioles turned down a Tejada for E. Santana, Aybar, (stud SS) and B. Wood (spect) then turned down a Oswalt, Everett, Ensberg. There was a Manny/Tejada deal but there's like a ton of Manny deals so usually, that gets turned down. They also turned down a Uribe, Count deal (supposedly) cause they also wanted Garland but KW said no way.
November 8, 200619 yr QUOTE(SoxAce @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 01:25 AM) Orioles turned down a Tejada for E. Santana, Aybar, (stud SS) and B. Wood (spect) then turned down a Oswalt, Everett, Ensberg. There was a Manny/Tejada deal but there's like a ton of Manny deals so usually, that gets turned down. They also turned down a Uribe, Count deal (supposedly) cause they also wanted Garland but KW said no way. I never heard that Wood was part of that Angels trade too... God, are the Orioles stupid...
November 8, 200619 yr QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 12:48 PM) I never heard that Wood was part of that Angels trade too... God, are the Orioles stupid... He wasn't. It was Santana/Aybar that was turned down. Which was still an awful move. Wood was absolutely never a part of the Tejada talk.
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