Worst Cub Trades Ever!

Ernie Broglio of the Cardinals for Lou Brock of the Cubs.

Broglio wound up being "washed up" in a couple of years while Lou became a Hall of Famer.

If they trade Prior now...it will come back to haunt them.

Go White Sox...Repeat in 2006.

Luis Aparicio to the Orioles because he was done......oh, wait that was the White Sox.

Don Buford to the Orioles for Luis Aparicio to rectify error......oh, that was the Sox, too.

Fastball, I guess I should've started a White Sox thread as well, in regards to all their poor trades also. I forgot to mention the Cubs other top prospect. His name was Dontrell Willis. A 6'5 lefty that throws in the high 90's. I guess there was no room for him in the Cubs rotation either. I think he won 23 games last year for Florida. Give me a break!

If the Cubs trade Mark Prior, then that will be another trade we can mention on the long list of aweful trades. Prior was a top prospect and a number 1 draft pick also. To even talk about possibly trading Prior shows that the Cubs front office doesn't get and understand what it takes to win.

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His name was Dontrell Willis. A 6'5 lefty that throws in the high 90's. I guess there was no room for him in the Cubs rotation either. I think he won 23 games last year for Florida. Give me a break!

Actually, I think that the Cubbies did themselves proud in this deal. You have to remember that they got Derrick Lee in that trade. I would do that all day long for an everyday player of his caliber who puts up the numbers he put up....and should continue to do so for another 6-7 years...One of the best defensive 1st basemen, too, in all of Major League baseball.

See...Even White Sox fans can be objective!

Beenthere,

After I picked myself off the floor reading your post which actually said something positive about the Cubs, I'm not positive that you're correct. With my aging memory, I thought that the Cubs got Matt Clement in the D. Willis deal. If I turn out to be correct, I think that deal was also well thought out. Hindsight is always 50-50, but it takes a psychic to project that D.W. would turn out to be such a superstar pitcher. When you have a club that you expect to contend for a division title, you do what you have to to give you team the chance to win now. IMO, Matt Clement was that kind of pitcher.

If you are right and it was D. Lee that came over to the Cubs, it obviously was an even better deal.

I also remember a Dontrelle Willis comment after being asked if he thought the Cubs underestimated his value....It went something like "I suprised myself....I had no idea things would go as quickly and well as they did." Either way Rosy......I'm picking myself up off the floor as well. Beenthere, maybe you can teach and old dog (or HSBBW poster) new tricks. Remember, Beenthere is originally a Cub fan. I thought the trade included Clement and Alf. trying to remember the D. Lee trade....it must have been a steal.

Cubs traded Willis and Tavarez + 2 minor leaguers to Marlins for Alfonseca & Clement.
D. Lee was traded for Hee Seop Choi.
You could list hundreds of rotten trades, drafts, & free-agent pickups for both teams as we have mostly seen bad baseball around here for the past 80 yrs.

Derek Lee wasn't in the Willis trade. The bottom line is Clemente is no longer in Chicago, and Willis continues to win in Florida. I guess the Cubs didn't need a 6'5 left hander in their rotation, right? When was the last time the Cubs had a very good left handed pitcher in their rotation? Glendon Rusch doesn't count. The Cubs and Sox have been clueless for years. The White Sox finally figured it out last year, but let's see how long that lasts as well.

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Originally posted by Rebel222:
If the Cubs trade Mark Prior, then that will be another trade we can mention on the long list of aweful trades. Prior was a top prospect and a number 1 draft pick also. To even talk about possibly trading Prior shows that the Cubs front office doesn't get and understand what it takes to win.

Unfortunately, it looks like the Padres released Mark Prior from his minor league contract. He hasn't thrown a pitch since April. The way he broke down, and the seriousness of his 2 shoulder surgeries makes one wonder.

Lou Brock Jack Spring and Paul Toth for Ernie Broglio Bobby Shantz and Doug Clemens. Brock ends up with 3091 hits world series and hall of fame. Maybe one of the worst trades in major league history. JmO