TFoA Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The Patriots getting Randy Moss from the Raiders for a 4th round pick...seemed like a fair trade at first seeing as how Moss was seemingly on the end of his career...but pairing Moss with Brady would be the bane of the NFL's existence for at least 18 games.You take in the entire story of the trade and it gets even better.The Patriots traded the #28 pick in the first round to the San Francisco 49ers for their first round pick in the 2008 draft (#7, ended up being Jerrod Mayo after another deal) and the 110th pick, aka the Moss pick.That is bananas. Simply bananas.I love this thread. Nothing about sports makes me happier (or angrier) than an absolute fleecing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Heres a doozy1980 Lakers trade Don Ford to the Cavs for a 1982 draft pick. Ford only plays 35 games in Cleveland, Cavs pick ends up being #1 overall and the pick was used to pick James Worthy. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Heres a doozy1980 Lakers trade Don Ford to the Cavs for a 1982 draft pick. Ford only plays 35 games in Cleveland, Cavs pick ends up being #1 overall and the pick was used to pick James Worthy.On a similar note, in 1979, the Jazz traded their first rounder for Gail Goodrich. That first rounder became the first pick in the draft, used to select Magic Johnson. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Looking back, the 2003 trade that sent Freddy Sanchez to the Pirates for Brandon Lyon, Jeff Suppan, and Anastacio Martinez looks pretty bad from the Red Sox' point of view. I suppose you could say this is one of few trades where the Pirates haven't been ripped off recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 How about, considering exactly what he did for Atlanta, and what he brought back..Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, and Beau Jones? Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 How about, considering exactly what he did for Atlanta, and what he brought back..Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, and Beau Jones?Even though I dont know what the braves could have done with Saltalamacchia this trade still haunts us I think, Andrus could have been great for the braves. Check out my new NFL 2016 Series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Broadcaster Al Michaels was traded from ABC to NBC for a cartoon bunny, four rounds of golf and Olympic highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Wayne Gretzky to the Kings and Eric Dickerson to the Colts would be two of the first ones I'd think of. Then again Pedro Martinez for Delino Deshields. Teemu Selanne for Kilger and Tverdovsky. I say Gretzky, not to slight Jimmy Carson or Martin Gelinas, but it doesn't matter that the Oilers won the Cup in 1990, the Oilers got fleeced because it was trading away the best player at the time and killing of a dynasty. Dickerson, because he was the heart and soul of the Rams and that was the beginning of the destruction of a franchise, plus the Rams got nothing in comparison to him in return. Sometimes a trade just kills a team and it's fans and Gretzky and Dickerson were two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaMROCK Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 The Boston Bruins traded BARRY PEDERSON to the Vancouver Canucks for CAM NEELY and a first round draft pick in the 1987 draft. The pick ended up being the third overall pick and was GLEN WESLEY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Zephyr III Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Y'all done made it this far and NO ONE has brought up Mike Ditka trading his entire 1999 draft (not to mention two picks for the year after that) for Ricky Williams?No one???(Okay cool...I just wanted to be the first one to do it, then. )Thank God someone brought that up; errs me to no end that we threw away three years for one airhead.However, Washington didn't seem to benefit that much from the deal at all. Could've been a fleecing of epic proportions if Snyder had a brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I can't believe no one mentioned the A-Rod trade to the Yankees. Texas got Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias. While that in and of itself was a fleecing it gets better.At the time A-Rod was owed $179 million on the ridiculous contract Tom Hicks signed him to. As part of the deal Texas agreed to pay $67 million on the contract. That amounted to roughly $9 million per year on the balance owed. Nice discount for the Yankees and a definite financial fleecing of Hicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj4eck Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Broncos get: John ElwayColts get: Mark HermannChris Hinton1st rd. pick -> Ron Solt------------------------------------------------------------Celtics get: Robert ParishNo. 3 pick -> Kevin McHaleWarriors get: No. 1 pick -> Joe Barry Carroll No. 13 pick -> Rickey Brown------------------------------------------------------------Angels get:Nolan RyanDon RoseLeroy StantonFrancisco Estrada Mets get:Jim Fregosi------------------------------------------------------------Vikings get:RB Herschel Walker Dallas's 3rd round pick - 1990 (54) (Mike Jones) San Diego's 5th round pick - 1990 (116) (Reggie Thornton) Dallas's 10th round pick - 1990 (249) (Pat Newman) Dallas's 3rd round pick - 1991 (68) (Jake Reed) Cowboys get:LB Jesse Solomon LB David Howard CB Issiac Holt RB Darrin Nelson (traded to San Diego after he refused to report to Dallas) DE Alex Stewart Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1990 (21) (traded this pick along with pick (81) for pick (17) from Pittsburgh to draft Emmitt Smith) Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1990 (47) (Alexander Wright) Minnesota's 6th round pick in 1990 (158) (traded to New Orleans, who drafted James Williams) Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1991 (conditional) - (11) (Pat Harlow) Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1991 (conditional) - (38) (Darryll Lewis) Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1992 (conditional) - (37) (Darren Woodson) + traded a couple picks to get Russell Maryland------------------------------------------------------------Bulls get:Scottie PippenSonics get:Olden Polynice------------------------------------------------------------Celtics get:Bill RussellSTL Hawks get:Ed MacauleyCliff Hagan------------------------------------------------------------Lakers get:Kareem Abdul-JabbarBucks get:Elmore SmithJunior BridgemanBrian WintersDave Meyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL_Ian Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Some St. Louis fleeces & fleecing:Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley swapped with Calgary for Brett Hull & Steve Bozek.Garry Templeton, Sixto Lezcano, and Luis DeLeon to San Diego for Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura, and Al Olmsted.Probably the 2 worst trades in Cardinals history:Steve Carlton to Philadelphia for Rick Wise.Dan Haren, Kiko Calero, and Daric Barton to Oakland for Mark Mulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreFan Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Broncos get: John ElwayColts get: Mark HermannChris Hinton1st rd. pick -> Ron SoltTo be fair, Elway whined and cried that he didn't want to play for the Colts (much like Eli Manning). So the Colts were basically forced to trade him, and Hinton and Solt did both eventually become Pro-Bowlers. So given the circumstances I wouldn't it was a complete fleecing. But I have heard some say this was the final straw that lead to the Colts moving to Indianapolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 TO Pittsburgh:Marian HossaPascal DupuisTO Atlanta:Colby ArmstrongErik ChristensenAngelo Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 How can this thread even be without:November 2, 1978 ? Traded by the Indianapolis Racers, along with Eddie Mio and Peter Driscoll, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for $700,000 and future considerations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxmet Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Here's a bad trade for New York;1989: Mets trade RP Roger McDowell and popular OF Lenny Dykstra to Phillies for 2B/OF Juan Samuel. Dykstra leads Phils to NL Pennant in 1993 and finishes 2nd in MVP voting (behind Barry Bonds). Meanwhile, Samuel was a disaster for the Mets.Other tough trades;1985: Oakland A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jose Rijo and other players1988: Cincinnati trades Kurt Stillwell to Kansas City for Danny Jackson; although Jackson won 23 games in 1988 for the Reds and Stillwell made the All-Star team, they both fizzled and ended up on other teams 1-3 years later1991: Mets trade Gregg Jefferies and Kevin McReynolds to Royals for Bret Saberhagen1992: Reds trade Eric Davis to Los Angeles for Tim Belcher; bad example of trading power for pitching1997: Red Sox trade Tony Armas, Jr. and Carl Pavano to Montreal for Pedro Martinez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 TO Pittsburgh:Marian HossaPascal DupuisTO Atlanta:Colby ArmstrongErik ChristensenAngelo EspositoAnd you saw how well that worked out... *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 The T'wolves sending Kevin Garnett to Boston for a bunch of cast-offs. Minnesota-based teams sure have a knack for winding up on the @$$-end of these lopsided trades...Gotta disagree on that one Viper....Al Jefferson is a stud.If anything...the Foye/Roy trade and to a lesser degree the Mayo/Love swap were worse.We'll see how this Rubio/Flynn thing pans out.I hear Rob Babcock is the T-Wolves Assistant GM....I'm a Raptors fan...and god he was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 TO Pittsburgh:Marian HossaPascal DupuisTO Atlanta:Colby ArmstrongErik ChristensenAngelo EspositoOne could argue that the trade lead to the 2009 Stanley Cup! -Dan PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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