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Jim Bowden - GM Trade History

By Tim Dierkes [March 7, 2009 at 2:30pm CST]

By our count, Jim Bowden made over 168 trades as GM of the Reds and Nationals over the years. MLBTR contributor Brendan Bianowicz compiled all of Bowden's deals in this spreadsheet. Click here to see the other entries in the GM Trade History series.

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Corrected: Made 168 trades FROM the Reds TO the Nationals.

Posted by: NuschlerBall212 | March 07, 2009 at 02:52 PM

Aw man. That's exactly what I was going tosay.

Posted by: venn177 | March 07, 2009 at 03:10 PM

LOL, good call.

Posted by: part-time pariah | March 07, 2009 at 03:25 PM

Jimbo's trade history is so mixed that this spreadsheet might be Tim's way of helping him get a new job, or of making sure he's never hired again. Sometimes Trader Jim could pick up giant steals (for Luis Ayala, Ryan Church, a backup catcher, a utility infielder, and a single-A relief pitching prospect, Jim acquired half of the Nationals' 2009 starters). Sometimes his moves resulted in catastrophe (like the Felipe Lopez deal).

Posted by: brianrein | March 07, 2009 at 03:30 PM

I think I will keep this one as a baseline against which to rate our new GM, be that Rizzo, LaCava, or a wildcard.

Posted by: Positively Half St. | March 08, 2009 at 07:33 AM

Hey remember that one trade where Bowden dealt for a once-hot OF prospect who was past his sell-by date, even though he already had a crowded OF?

Posted by: Sour Bob | March 08, 2009 at 05:19 PM

Sour Bob,

I believe that once-hot OF prospect you are referring to is Jose Guillen.

Jose Guillen eventually brought in Aaron Harang via.

I'd call that a good thing, wouldnt you?

Posted by: MisterRed | March 10, 2009 at 10:25 AM

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