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throttle mathius

Feb 14, 2008 Feb 15, 2012 1 113

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Minor League Ball Biggest Critic Disproving Trades


The reaction to the Montero-Pineda deal had me thinking. What if the M's are right in making this trade and somehow Pineda implodes in the bright lights of New York and Montero takes the reigns from Pujols and becomes the MLB's next mega-star? In five years or ten years I doubt we would hear much about how everyone was wrong on their initial reactions to the trade.

Now I'm not saying I think this trade is equal or that the M's got true value, but it just made me wonder what trades in history have had equally as negative of a response from media and fans yet somehow the team everyone saw as the clear loser came out on top? I'm sorry I don't have any in mind but I thought it would be an interesting topic.

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