The one that got away.
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Royals history is full of great trades, and a few that still make make you throw up in your mouth. The are the ones where they traded a minor leaguer that became an All-Star, but then there are the ones where they traded away a star simply because they didn’t want to pay him. There are many candidates:
- Cecil Fielder to the Blue Jays for Leon Roberts
- Atlee Hammaker, Craig Chamberlain, Renie Martin, and Brad Wellman to the Giants for Vida Blue and Bob Tufts
- David Cone and Chris Jelic to the Mets for Rick Anderson, Mauro Gozzo, and Ed Hearn
- Bret Saberhagen and Bill Pecota to the Mets for Gregg Jefferies, Kevin McReynolds, and Keith Miller
- David Cone (again!) to the Blue Jays for Chris Stynes and Tony Medrano
- Kevin Appier to the A’s for Brad Rigby, Blake Stein, and Jeff D’Amico
- Johnny Damon to the A’s in a three-team trade for Angel Berroa, Roberto Hernandez, and A.J. Hinch
- Jermaine Dye to the A’s in a three-team trade for Neifi Perez
- Carlos Beltrán to the Astros in a three-team trade for Mark Teahen, John Buck, and Mike Wood
- Melky Cabrera to the Giants for Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo
- Esteury Ruiz, Travis Wood and cash to the Padres for Ryan Buchter, Trevor Cahill and Brandon Maurer
But hey, it doesn’t have to be a move that was that bad on paper, maybe it was when they traded away your favorite player. Surely there is someone haunted by the Mike Aviles-for-Kendal Volz-and-Yamaico Navarro trade.
So let’s open the old wounds a little: what Royals trade still haunts you, and why?
Category: General Sports
