As much as we love NFL betting, there's something missing from it: that wacky sense of "old-timeyness" that calls to mind press hats, flash bulbs and fedoras. For whatever reason, baseball hasn't lost that culture. When we see stuff like the Blue Jays giving away Alex Rios, it reminds us that the boys of summer sometimes make crazy decisions in the front office.
Presenting the top 10 wackiest baseball trades of all time. This isn't to be confused with the worst trades Pierzynski for Nathan, Liriano and Bonser is safe. We're talking bizarre deals that rival little Johnny trading his pudding cup to Stevey in the lunch room at school for two G.I. Joes and a bag of marbles (Great job capitalizing on Stevey's hunger at the trade deadline, Johnny).
10. Johnny Mac for Johnny Mac
John MacDonald wasn't the first ballplayer to be traded for himself, but it was funny to see him get dealt to the Tigers for future considerations, then find out that he would turn out to be the future consideration.
9. John Odom for 10 bats
Hey, you can't go wrong with a bunch of good maple bats, right The Odom trade is low on this list simply because his team, the Calgary Vipers, was cornered. He had a felony on his record and wasn't allowed to cross the Canadian border and play for Calgary, so the Vipers shipped Odom the Laredo Broncos for 10 maple bats.
8. Harry Chiti for Harry Chiti
The original "guy for himself" deal. The Indians sent him to the Mets in 1962 for cash and player to be named. A player by the name of Harry Chiti. Hopefully he enjoyed his brief trip to the Big Apple.
7. Johnny Jones for a "tough" turkey
Hey, at least Jones got traded for a living thing. Joe Engel, the crazy owner of the Chattanooga Lookouts, dealt his shortstop to Charlotte for a 25-pound turkey. Engel felt confident he'd won the deal with his nice, fat bird (like the Expos did when they got Bartolo Colon), but later admitted he lost because the turkey meat was "tough."
6. Joe Gordon for Jimmy Dykes
If you think J.P. Ricciardi is shady in Toronto, you haven't heard of former Indians GM Frank Lane. Fed up with his sputtering Tribe in 1960, he attempted to trade the entire Cleveland Indians for the Detroit Tigers. When Major League Baseball blocked the deal, he settled for swapping his manager with Detroit's. Neither team fared much better with its new skipper. I'm betting management in Kansas City and Washington wouldn't mind trying out this swap.
5. Dave Winfield for a nice meal
No one was betting online on Cleveland back in 1994, and no once was betting on Hall of Famer Dave Winfield getting traded for dinner either. The Twins sent him to Cleveland for a player to be named but the season-ending strike prevented him from every playing for them, meaning Minnesota got nothing for Winfield. The Tribe compensated the Twinkies by taking their execs out for a fancy dinner.
4. Ken Krahenbuhl for a whole lotta catfish
Once again, the team acquiring a human got the last laugh. The Pacific Suns felt they got a great return for Ken Krahenbuhl some cash and 10 pounds of Mississippi catfish but got a rude awakening when Krahenbuhl tossed a perfect game in his Greensville Bluesmen debut. Rumor has it the fish rotted on the Suns bench.
3. Tom Fortugno for 12 baseballs
The Fortugno gets the nod over the other human-for-non-human deals because he was traded not only for inanimate objects, but for cheap inanimate objects. At least John Odom can claim the maple bats were pricey items. But Fortugno was worth 12 baseballs Ouch.
2. Susan Kekich for Marilyn Peterson
The original wife swap If you foresaw this one in your baseball picks, you must be psychic. Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson swapped not only their wives, but their kids in 1973 as Yankee teammates. On one hand, the deal was a shocker, but on the hand, is anyone named Fritz not a swinger
1. Cy Young for a (hopefully) good suit
OUCH. Trade the pitcher to end all pitchers, the standard for excellence in the sport, for a suit A SUIT! I hope whoever wore it cleaned up with the ladies. Worse yet, a minor league team traded Cy Young up to the majors for the suit. Methinks we know who one the deal (assuming the suit wasn't Armani).
Top 10 Wackiest Baseball Trades
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