Shields for Tatis Jr Worst Trade in History of MLB?

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1. JK
   John Kelly February 18, 2021 Reply

   Those guys are dumb…. its one of the worst here is a couple that jump out to me
   
   
   On January 5, 1920, the New York Yankees major league baseball club announces its purchase of the heavy-hitting outfielder George Herman “Babe” Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for the sum of $125,000. In all, Ruth had played six seasons with the Red Sox, leading them to three World Series victories.
   
   
   Bagwell was part of the trade that sent relief pitcher Larry Andersen to the Red Sox, now regarded as one of the most lopsided trades in sports history. Andersen pitched just 22 innings for Boston while Bagwell hit 449 home runs for the Astros, the most in club history, among setting numerous other franchise career and single-season records.
   1. CL
      Cale Loken February 18, 2021 Reply

      Yeah those are bad ones too, wow!
2. J
   Jefferson February 21, 2021 Reply

   Those guys are hilarious. Yes, Tatis was only 16, but the white sox clearly didn't know what they had.
   
   
   It's a homer pick, but I'll say the Cubs 1980s trade of Ivan Dejesus to PHI for Larry Bowa and some unknown minor leaguer named Ryne Sandberg.
   
   https://tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/30th-anniversary-the-ryne-sandberg-trade/
   
   
   Personally, I always enjoyed the Shelby Miller trade for Dansby (just 6 months removed from being the #1 overall pick) plus Inciarte. Mostly because it is recent and everyone knew at that moment it was a terrible trade. Tony LaRussa probably had too much to drink that day.
   
   https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/04/revisiting-the-braves-fleecing-of-the-d-backs-in-the-shelby-miller-trade.html
3. TC
   Tom Cats February 21, 2021 Reply

   This is a very good example of the idea of how trades don’t happen in a vacuum. The White Sox got what they wanted in Shields and in return they missed out on an opportunity to ink the largest contract ever 6 some years later.
   
   Is that the worst trade in the history of the mlb? Maybe, I guess. But, when both teams get what they wanted, can it even be considered a bad trade?
   
   It’s very difficult for me to hold the blossoming of a teenage IFA into a superstar against a team, under any circumstances, and I’m not inclined to do so in this instance.
   
   If you want to break down the nuts and bolts of WAR/dollar exchanged in this trade, you will come up with a winner (perhaps a clear winner), but we’re 13 years (at least) away from even doing that.