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Originally Posted by thebigeasy59
So can you guys post small opinions or anecdotes about people with more interesting trade history please?
Harry Chiti. He belonged to the Cleveland Indians and got traded to the expansion NY Mets in April of 1962 for a player to be named later. He played 15 games for the Mets and the Mets decided "No thanks," and traded him back to Cleveland in June. He never played in the majors again but became the first player to be traded for himself.
As embarrassing as that must have been, it's not as bad as John Odom. He was part of the San Francisco Giants farm system in 2008. After an injury he was released and signed with the Calgary Vipers in Canada. But because he had a criminal record, he was not allowed to enter Canada. So the Vipers traded him to the Laredo Broncos for 10 bats. The bats were valued at $665. Odom was so mocked and ridiculed for being traded for lumber that he quit playing baseball a month later.