GM Trade History: Mariners’ Jerry Dipoto
It seems we’ve reached the point in our GM Trade History series where someone at MLBTR has taken on the foolhardy, daunting task of re-chronicling the unyielding exploits of Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto — far and away the most active executive on MLB’s trade market. (What have I done?!) Commonly referred to as “Trader Jerry,” the seemingly tireless Dipoto has fueled hundreds of posts here at MLBTR (thanks, Jerry!) through a series of win-now moves, fringe roster tinkerings and, more recently, a “reimagining” of his organization.
Dipoto took the reins as the Mariners’ general manager at the conclusion of the 2015 campaign. Predecessor Jack Zduriencik had been unable to break the club’s mounting postseason drought, and ownership turned to a former division rival to try to turn things around. Dipoto held the GM post with the Angels from 2011-15 but saw a relatively publicized rift grow between himself and skipper Mike Scioscia over the manager’s unwillingness to utilize data from the club’s analytics department. The frustration boiled to the point where Dipoto resigned in early July despite reported attempts from owner Arte Moreno to persuade him to stay on board. Dipoto quickly landed an interim post in the Red Sox’ front office, and less than three months after walking away from the Angels, he was named the new GM in Seattle.
There’s a narrative that Dipoto’s constant activity rendered the Mariners’ farm bare early in his tenure, and while there’s probably some truth within that generalization, it’s equally important to note that he inherited a losing club with a relatively high payroll and an already-poor minor league system. That was four and a half years ago, though. How have things worked out for Dipoto since? Let’s take a (very long) look! Trades are in chronological order and exclude particularly minor swaps. (More details on each trade is available in the “acquired” link on each bullet.)
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Nate Karns, LHP C.J. Riefenhauser and OF Boog Powell from the Rays in exchange for 1B Logan Morrison, INF Brad Miller and RHP Danny Farquhar
- Acquired RHP Joaquin Benoit from the Padres in exchange for RHP Enyel De Los Santos and INF Nelson Ward
- Acquired OF Leonys Martin and RHP Anthony Bass from the Rangers in exchange for RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, OF James Jones and PTBNL (INF/OF Patrick Kivlehan)
- Acquired INF Luis Sardinas from the Brewers in exchange for OF Ramon Flores
- Acquired C Steve Clevenger from the Orioles in exchange for 1B Mark Trumbo and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser
- Acquired LHP Wade Miley and RHP Jonathan Aro from the Red Sox in exchange for RHP Carson Smith and LHP Roenis Elias
- Acquired 1B Adam Lind from the Brewers in exchange for RHPs Freddy Peralta, Carlos Herrera and Daniel Missaki
2016 Season
- Acquired RHP Nick Vincent from the Padres in exchange for cash
- Acquired RHP Zach Lee from the Dodgers in exchange for INF/OF Chris Taylor
- Acquired LHP Wade LeBlanc from the Blue Jays in exchange for cash
- Acquired 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn from the Cubs in exchange for LHP Mike Montgomery and RHP Jordan Pries
- Acquired RHP Drew Storen and cash from the Blue Jays in exchange for RHP Joaquin Benoit
- Acquired LHP Ariel Miranda from the Orioles in exchange for LHP Wade Miley
- Acquired RHP Arquimedes Caminero from the Pirates in exchange for two PTBNLs (RHP Pedro Vasquez and LHP Jake Brentz)
- Acquired SHP Pat Venditte from the Blue Jays in exchange for PTBNL (INF/OF Tim Lopes)
- Acquired OF Ben Gamel from the Yankees in exchange for RHPs Juan De Paula and Jio Orozco
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired C Carlos Ruiz from Dodgers in exchange for LHP Vidal Nuno
- Acquired INF Danny Valencia from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Paul Blackburn
- Acquired INF Richie Shaffer and INF/OF Taylor Motter from the Rays in exchange for 1B Dalton Kelly, RHP Andrew Kittredge and RHP Dylan Thompson
- Acquired LHP James Pazos from the Yankees in exchange for RHP Zack Littell
- Acquired SS Jean Segura, OF Mitch Haniger and LHP Zac Curtis from the D-backs in exchange for INF/OF Ketel Marte and RHP Taijuan Walker
- Acquired RHP Rob Whalen and RHP Max Povse from the Braves in exchange for C/OF Alex Jackson and PTBNL (LHP Tyler Pike)
- Acquired RHP Chris Heston from the Giants in exchange for PTBNL (RHP Tyler Herb)
- Acquired RHP Yovani Gallardo and cash from the Orioles in exchange for OF Seth Smith
- Acquired OF Jarrod Dyson from the Royals in exchange for RHP Nate Karns
- Acquired OF Mallex Smith and RHP Shae Simmons from the Braves in exchange for LHPs Luiz Gohara and Thomas Burrows
- Acquired LHP Drew Smyly from the Rays in exchange for OF Mallex Smith, LHP Ryan Yarbrough and INF Carlos Vargas
2017 Season
- Acquired RHP David Phelps from the Marlins in exchange for RHP Pablo Lopez, OF Brayan Hernandez and RHP Lukas Schiraldi
- Acquired LHP Marco Gonzales from the Cardinals in exchange for OF Tyler O’Neill
- Acquired RHP Erasmo Ramirez from the Rays in exchange for RHP Steve Cishek
- Acquired 1B Yonder Alonso from the Athletics in exchange for OF Boog Powell
- Acquired RHP Ryan Garton and C Mike Marjama from the Rays in exchange for INF Luis Rengifo, LHP Anthony Misiewicz and PTBNL (INF Osmy Gregorio)
- Acquired LHP Andrew Albers from the Braves for cash
- Acquired RHP Mike Leake, $750K of international bonus space and $17MM from the Cardinals in exchange for INF Rayder Ascanio
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired 1B Ryon Healy from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Emilio Pagan and INF Alexander Campos
- Acquired RHP Nick Rumbelow from the Yankees in exchange for LHP JP Sears and RHP Juan Then
- Acquired 2B Dee Gordon and $1MM of international bonus space from the Marlins in exchange for RHP Nick Neidert, RHP Robert Dugger and INF Christopher Torres
2018 Season
- Acquired LHP Roenis Elias from the Red Sox in exchange for cash
- Acquired OF Denard Span, RHP Alex Colome and $4.75MM from the Rays in exchange for RHPs Andrew Moore and Tommy Romero
- Acquired RHP Sam Tuivailala from the Cardinals in exchange for RHP Seth Elledge
- Acquired LHP Zach Duke from the Twins in exchange for RHP Chase De Jong and INF Ryan Costello
- Acquired RHP Adam Warren from the Yankees in exchange for $1MM international bonus space
- Acquired OF Cameron Maybin from the Marlins in exchange for INF Bryson Brigman and $250K international bonus space
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired LHP Justus Sheffield, RHP Erik Swanson and OF Dom Thompson-Williams from the Yankees in exchange for LHP James Paxton
- Acquired C Omar Narvaez from the White Sox in exchange for RHP Alex Colome
- Acquired OF Jarred Kelenic, RHP Justin Dunn, RHP Gerson Bautista, RHP Anthony Swarzak and OF Jay Bruce from the Mets in exchange for 2B Robinson Cano and RHP Edwin Diaz
- Acquired SS J.P. Crawford and 1B Carlos Santana from the Phillies in exchange for SS Jean Segura, RHP Juan Nicasio and LHP James Pazos
- Acquired 1B Edwin Encarnacion and Competitive Balance Draft pick from Indians in three-team deal sending 1B Carlos Santana and $6MM from Seattle to Cleveland (Indians also traded INF Yandy Diaz, RHP Cole Sulser to Rays; Rays traded 1B/OF Jake Bauers to Indians and sent $5MM to Mariners in deal)
- Acquired OF Domingo Santana from Brewers in exchange for OF Ben Gamel and RHP Noah Zavolas
- Acquired 2B Shed Long from the Yankees in exchange for OF Josh Stowers (Mariners were third team in trade sending Sonny Gray from New York to Cincinnati)
- Acquired C Tom Murphy from the Giants in exchange for RHP Jesus Ozoria
2019 Season
- Acquired RHP Connor Sadzeck from the Rangers in exchange for RHP Grant Anderson
- Acquired RHP Mike Wright from the Orioles in exchange for INF Ryne Ogren
- Acquired RHP Austin L. Adams from the Nationals in exchange for LHP Nick Wells and cash
- Acquired LHP Jesse Biddle and injured RHP Arodys Vizcaino from the Braves in exchange for RHP Anthony Swarzak and cash
- Acquired INF Jake Scheiner from the Phillies in exchange for OF Jay Bruce and $18MM
- Acquired RHP Juan Then and cash from the Yankees in exchange for 1B Edwin Encarnacion
- Acquired RHP Matt Magill from the Twins for cash
- Acquired INF Daniel Castro from the Dodgers in exchange for INF/OF Kristopher Negron
- Acquired LHP Taylor Guilbeau and RHP Elvis Alvarado from the Nationals in exchange for LHP Roenis Elias
- Acquired LHP Aaron Fletcher from the Nationals in exchange for RHP Hunter Strickland
- Acquired INF Jose Caballero from the D-backs in exchange for RHP Mike Leake
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Adam Hill and a Competitive Balance Draft pick from the Brewers in exchange for C Omar Narvaez
- Acquired LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. from the Yankees in exchange for $28,300 international bonus space
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How do MLBTR readers feel about Dipoto’s landslide of trade activity? (Link to poll for Trade Rumors mobile app users.)
Grade Jerry Dipoto's trades as Seattle GM:
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B 34% (1,769)
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C 33% (1,703)
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D 16% (842)
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A 10% (502)
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F 8% (400)
Total votes: 5,216
Interested in how other GMs hold up under this exercise? We’ve covered Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen, recently fired Astros president Jeff Luhnow, Brewers president of baseball ops David Stearns, Angels GM Billy Eppler, Rockies GM Jeff Bridich, Tigers GM Al Avila, Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos and Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins as well.
GM Trade History: Blue Jays’ Ross Atkins
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But, when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. We’ve already covered the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Brewers’ David Stearns, the Angels’ Billy Eppler, the Rockies’ Jeff Bridich, the White Sox’ Rick Hahn, the Tigers’ Al Avila, the Braves’ Alex Anthopoulos, and the Padres’ A.J. Preller. We’ll now turn our focus to Ross Atkins of the Blue Jays, who followed Jays president Mark Shapiro in moving to the Toronto organization from Cleveland. (Deals are in chronological order and exclude minor moves; full details at transaction link).
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Jesse Chavez from Athletics for RHP Liam Hendriks
- Acquired RHP Drew Storen from Nationals for OF Ben Revere
- Acquired INF Cliff Pennington and cash for INF Dawel Lugo
2016 Season
- Acquired LHP Francisco Liriano, OF Harold Ramirez and C Reese McGuire from Pirates for RHP Drew Hutchison
- Acquired RHP Joaquin Benoit from Mariners for RHP Drew Storen and cash
- Acquired OF Melvin Upton and cash from Padres for RHP Hansel Rodriguez
2017 Season
- Acquired OF Nori Aoki and OF Teoscar Hernandez from Astros for LHP Francisco Liriano
- Acquired LHP Thomas Pannone and SS Samad Taylor from Indians for RHP Joe Smith
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired OF Randal Grichuk from Cardinals for RHP Dominic Leone and RHP Conner Greene
- Acquired INF Yangervis Solarte from Padres for OF Edward Olivares and RHP Jared Carkuff
- Acquired INF Aledmys Diaz from Cardinals for OF J.B. Woodman
2018 Season
- Acquired RHP Julian Merryweather (as PTBNL) from Indians for 3B Josh Donaldson
- Acquired RHP Ken Giles, RHP Hector Perez and RHP David Paulino from Astros for RHP Roberto Osuna
- Acquired INF Brandon Drury and OF Billy McKinney from Yankees for LHP J.A. Happ
- Acquired 1B Chad Spanberger, 1B Sean Bouchard and INF/OF Forrest Wall from Rockies for RHP Seunghwan Oh
- Acquired RHP Jacob Waguespack from Phillies for LHP Aaron Loup
- Acquired RHP Corey Copping from Dodgers for RHP John Axford
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired INF Jesus Lopez and international bonus capacity from Athletics for DH Kendrys Morales
- Acquired SS Ronny Brito and RHP Andrew Sopko from Dodgers for C Russell Martin and cash
- Acquired LHP Clayton Richard and cash from Padres for OF Connor Panas
2019 Season
- Acquired RHP Derek Law, INF Alen Hanson and RHP Juan De Paula from Giants for OF Kevin Pillar
- Acquired LHP Anthony Kay and RHP Simeon Woods Richardson from Mets for RHP Marcus Stroman
- Acquired OF Derek Fisher from Astros for RHP Aaron Sanchez and RHP Joe Biagini
- Acquired RHP Kyle Johnston from Nationals for RHP Daniel Hudson
- Acquired RHP Thomas Hatch from Cubs for RHP David Phelps
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Chase Anderson from Brewers for 1B Chad Spanberger
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How do you grade the overall work on the trade market? (Poll link for app users.)
Grade Ross Atkins's trade history
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C 42% (1,850)
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B 30% (1,329)
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D 16% (699)
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F 8% (345)
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A 4% (179)
Total votes: 4,402
GM Trade History: Padres’ A.J. Preller
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But, when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. We’ve already covered the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Brewers’ David Stearns, the Angels’ Billy Eppler, the Rockies’ Jeff Bridich, the White Sox’ Rick Hahn, the Tigers’ Al Avila and the Braves’ Alex Anthopoulos. We’ll now turn our focus to the Padres’ A.J. Preller, whom the club hired late in the 2014 season. As you’ll see below, nobody can accuse Preller of sitting on his hands. Unfortunately for him and the Padres, the abundant trades Preller has swung haven’t yet led to any real progress in the standings for the long-suffering franchise (deals are in chronological order and exclude minor moves; full details at transaction link).
2014-15 Offseason
- Acquired OF Matt Kemp and C Tim Federowicz from Dodgers for C Yasmani Grandal and RHPs Kyle Wieland and Zach Eflin
- Acquired OF Wil Myers, RHP Gerardo Reyes, LHP Jose Castillo and C Ryan Hanigan for INF Trea Turner, RHPs Joe Ross and Burch Smith, 1B Jake Bauers and C Rene Rivera in three-team trade
- Acquired C Derek Norris, RHP Seth Streich and international bonus slot worth $144,100 from Athletics for RHPs Jesse Hahn and R.J. Alvarez
- Acquired OF Justin Upton and RHP Aaron Northcraft from Braves for LHP Max Fried, OF Mallex Smith, INF Jace Peterson and 3B Dustin Peterson and international bonus compensation
- Acquired 3B Will Middlebrooks from Red Sox for C Ryan Hanigan
- Acquired RHP Shawn Kelley from Yankees for RHP Johnny Barbato
- Acquired RHP Brandon Maurer from Mariners for OF Seth Smith
- Acquired RHP Craig Kimbrel and OF Melvin Upton Jr. from Braves for OFs Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin and Jordan Paroubeck, RHP Matt Wisler and the 41st pick in the 2015 draft
2015 Season
- Acquired RHP Cory Mazzoni and LHP Brad Wieck from Mets for LHP Alex Torres
- Acquired LHP Marc Rzepczynski from Indians for OF Abraham Almonte
- Acquired C/OF Marcus Greene and RHP Jon Edwards from Rangers for OF Will Venable
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired INF Jose Pirela from Yankees for RHP Ronald Herrera
- Acquired RHP Enyel De Los Santos and INF Nelson Ward from Mariners for RHP Joaquin Benoit
- Acquired OF Manuel Margot, SS Javier Guerra, INF Carlos Asuaje and LHP Logan Allen from Red Sox for Craig Kimbrel
- Acquired LHPs Drew Pomeranz and Jose Torres and OF Jabari Blash from Athletics for 1B Yonder Alonso and LHP Marc Rzepczynski
- Acquired OF Jon Jay from Cardinals for INF Jedd Gyorko
- Acquired RHP Luis Perdomo from Rockies for cash considerations or a player to be named later
- Acquired C Christian Bethancourt from Braves for RHP Casey Kelly and C Ricardo Rodriguez
- Acquired LHP Trevor Seidenberger from Brewers for OF Rymer Liriano
- Acquired RHP Jean Cosme from Orioles for RHP Odrisamer Despaigne
- Acquired RHP Dan Straily from Astros for C Erik Kratz
2016 Season
- Acquired INF Fernando Tatis Jr. and RHP Erik Johnson from White Sox for RHP James Shields
- Acquired RHP Chris Paddack from Marlins for Fernando Rodney
- Acquired RHP Anderson Espinoza from Red Sox for LHP Drew Pomeranz
- Acquired RHP Hansel Rodriguez from Blue Jays for OF Melvin Upton Jr.
- Acquired 1B/OF Josh Naylor and RHPs Luis Castillo, Jarred Cosart and Carter Capps from Marlins for RHPs Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea and Tayron Guerrero
- Acquired INF/OF Hector Olivera from Braves for OF Matt Kemp
- Acquired RHP Colin Rea from Marlins for RHP Luis Castillo (partially undoing prior trade)
- Acquired INF Luis Sardinas from Mariners for cash or a player to be named later
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Pedro Avila from Nationals for C Derek Norris
- Acquired RHP Miguel Diaz and C Luis Torrens for INF Josh VanMeter, cash/player to be named later in three-team trade
2017 Season
- Acquired OF Matt Szczur from Cubs for RHP Justin Hancock
- Acquired LHPs Travis Wood and Matt Strahm and INF Esteury Ruiz from Royals for RHPs Trevor Cahill and Brandon Maurer and LHP Ryan Buchter
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired INF Deion Tansel from Rays for INF Ryan Schimpf
- Acquired 3B Chase Headley and RHP Bryan Mitchell from Yankees for OF Jabari Blash
- Acquired SS Freddy Galvis from Phillies for RHP Enyel De Los Santos
- Acquired OF Edward Olivares and RHP Jared Carkuff from Blue Jays for INF Yangervis Solarte
- Acquired C Brett Nicholas from Rangers for RHP Emmanuel Clase
- Acquired RHP Phil Hughes and the 74th pick in the 2018 draft from Twins for C Janigson Villalobos
- Acquired C Francisco Mejia from Indians for LHP Brad Hand and RHP Adam Cimber
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired INF Jason Vosler from Cubs for RHP Rowan Wick
- Acquired INF Esteban Quiroz from Red Sox for RHP Colten Brewer
- Acquired RHP Ignacio Feliz from Indians for RHP Walker Lockett
- Acquired OF Conor Panas from Blue Jays for LHP Clayton Richard
- Acquired RHP Matt Wisler from Reds for RHP Diomar Lopez
2019 Season
- Acquired RHP Franklin Van Gurp from Giants for OF Alex Dickerson
- Acquired OF Taylor Trammell for OF Franmil Reyes, LHP Logan Allen and INF Victor Nova in three-team trade
- Acquired RHP Carl Edwards Jr. and $500K in international bonus pool money from Cubs for LHP Brad Wieck
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired OF Trent Grisham and RHP Zach Davies from Brewers for 2B Luis Urias and LHP Eric Lauer
- Acquired OF Tommy Pham and INF/RHP Jake Cronenworth from Rays for OF Hunter Renfroe and INFs Xavier Edwards and Esteban Quiroz
- Acquired RHP Emilio Pagan from Rays for OF Manuel Margot and C/OF Logan Driscoll
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That’s a lot of action on the trade market, but has it been effective? (Poll link for app users)
Grade A.J. Preller's trade history
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C 36% (1,988)
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B 32% (1,775)
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D 17% (923)
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A 9% (494)
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F 6% (350)
Total votes: 5,530
GM Trade History: Braves’ Alex Anthopoulos
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But, when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. After covering the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Brewers’ David Stearns, the Angels’ Billy Eppler, the Rockies’ Jeff Bridich, the White Sox’ Rick Hahn and the Tigers’ Al Avila, we’ll head to Atlanta to check in on the work of Alex Anthopoulos.
Toronto’s former GM, Anthopoulos took the reins for the Braves prior to the 2018 season, which came after the stunning lifetime ban for predecessor John Coppolella as a result of infractions on the amateur market. The Braves have since won back-to-back NL East titles under Anthopoulos, but how much has he helped the club’s cause with his trades? You be the judge (deals are in chronological order and exclude minor moves; full details at transaction link)…
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired 1B Adrian Gonzalez, INF Charlie Culberson, LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Brandon McCarthy and $4.5MM from Dodgers for OF Matt Kemp
- Acquired OF Preston Tucker from Astros for cash or player to be named later
- Acquired RHP Shane Carle from Pirates for cash or player to be named later
2018 Season
- Acquired LHP Jonny Venters from Rays for $250K in international bonus pool money
- Acquired RHP Brad Brach from $250K in international bonus pool money
- Acquired OF Adam Duvall from Reds for OF Preston Tucker and RHPs Lucas Sims and Matt Wisler
- Acquired RHPs Kevin Gausman and Darren O’Day from Orioles for $2.5MM in international bonus pool money, INF Jean Carlos Encarnacion, C Brett Cumberland, RHP Evan Phillips and LHP Bruce Zimmerman
- Acquired 1B Lucas Duda from Royals for cash considerations
- Acquired OF Preston Tucker from Reds for cash considerations
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired OF Matt Joyce from Giants for cash considerations
2019 Season
- Acquired LHP Jerry Blevins from Athletics for cash or player to be named later
- Acquired RHP Anthony Swarzak and cash from Mariners for RHP Arodys Vizcaino and LHP Jesse Biddle
- Acquired RHP Shane Greene from Tigers for LHP Joey Wentz and OF Travis Demeritte
- Acquired RHP Chris Martin from Rangers for LHP Kolby Allard
- Acquired RHP Mark Melancon from Giants for RHPs Tristan Beck and Dan Winkler
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What do you think of the trades Anthopoulos has made since he got to Atlanta? (Poll link for app users)
Grade Alex Anthopoulos' trades in Atlanta
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B 46% (2,898)
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C 26% (1,626)
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A 22% (1,359)
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D 5% (292)
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F 2% (130)
Total votes: 6,305
GM Trade History: Tigers’ Al Avila
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But, when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. After covering the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Brewers’ David Stearns, the Angels’ Billy Eppler, the Rockies’ Jeff Bridich, and the White Sox’ Rick Hahn, let’s check out the work of Tigers GM Al Avila. Since he took over for Dave Dombrowski in surprising fashion in August of 2015, here’s what Avila has done on the trade market (in chronological order and excluding minor deals; full details at transaction link.)
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired INF Javier Betancourt from Brewers for RHP Francisco Rodriguez
- Acquired OF Cameron Maybin from Braves for LHP Ian Krol and LHP Gabe Speier
- Acquired LHP Justin Wilson from Yankees for RHP Luis Cessa and RHP Chad Green
2016 Season
- None
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Victor Alcantara from Tigers for OF Cameron Maybin
- Acquired OF Mikie Mahtook from Rays for cash
2017 Season
- Acquired INF Dawel Lugo, INF Sergio Alcantara and INF Jose King from Diamondbacks for OF J.D. Martinez
- Acquired INF Jeimer Candelario and SS Isaac Paredes from Cubs for LHP Justin Wilson and C Alex Avila
- Acquired RHP Grayson Long and RHP Elvin Rodriguez from Angels for OF Justin Upton
- Acquired RHP Franklin Perez, OF Daz Cameron and C Jake Rogers from Astros for RHP Justin Verlander
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Wilkel Hernandez and OF Troy Montgomery from Angels for 2B Ian Kinsler
- Acquired SS Willi Castro and RHP Kyle Dowdy from Indians for OF Leonys Martin
2018 Season
- Acquired RHP Nolan Blackwood (link) & RHP Logan Shore (link) from Athletics for RHP Mike Fiers
2018-19 Offseason
- None
2019 Season
- Acquired RHP Paul Richan and RHP Alex Lange from Cubs for OF Nicholas Castellanos
- Acquired LHP Joey Wentz and OF Travis Demeritte from Braves for RHP Shane Greene
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What do you think of Avila’s trade history? (Poll link for app users.)
How would you grade Avila's trade history?
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D 34% (2,137)
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C 30% (1,878)
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F 25% (1,555)
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B 10% (600)
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A 1% (82)
Total votes: 6,252
GM Trade History: Rick Hahn
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But, when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. After covering the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Brewers’ David Stearns, the Angels’ Billy Eppler and the Rockies’ Jeff Bridich, let’s venture to the South Side of Chicago and evaluate Rick Hahn of the White Sox. Here’s a look at Hahn’s deals since he was promoted prior to the 2013 campaign (in chronological order and excluding minor deals; full details at transaction link.)
2013 Season
- Acquired OF Avisail Garcia, RHPs Frankie Montas and J.B. Wendelken, and SS Cleuluis Rondon for RHP Jake Peavy in three-team trade.
- Acquired OF Leury Garcia from Rangers for OF Alex Rios
2013-14 Offseason
- Acquired OF Adam Eaton for LHP Hector Santiago and OF Brandon Jacobs in three-team trade
- Acquired 3B Matt Davidson from Diamondbacks for RHP Addison Reed
2014 Season
- Acquired RHPs Miguel Chalas and Mark Blackmar from Orioles for OF Alejandro De Aza
- Acquired RHP Nolan Sanburn from Athletics for 1B Adam Dunn
2014-15 Offseason
- Acquired RHPs Jeff Samardzija and Gabriel Ynoa from Athletics for SS Marcus Semien, RHP Chris Bassitt, C Josh Phegley and 1B Rangel Ravelo
- Acquired LHP Dan Jennings from Marlins for RHP Andre Rienzo
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired 3B Todd Frazier for RHP Frankie Montas, INF Micah Johnson and OF Trayce Thompson in three-team trade
- Acquired RHP Tommy Kahnle from Rockies for RHP Yency Almonte
- Acquired INF Brett Lawrie from Athletics for RHP J.B. Wendelken and LHP Zack Erwin
2016 Season
- Acquired RHP James Shields from Padres for SS Fernando Tatis Jr. and RHP Erik Johnson
- Acquired OF Charlie Tilson from Cardinals for LHP Zach Duke
- Acquired LHP Colton Turner from Blue Jays for C Dioner Navarro
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired INF Yoan Moncada, RHPs Michael Kopech and Victor Diaz, and OF Luis Alexander Basabe from Red Sox for LHP Chris Sale
- Acquired RHPs Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning from Nationals for OF Adam Eaton
2017 Season
- Acquired OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, 1B Matt Rose and INF Bryant Flete from Cubs for LHP Jose Quintana
- Acquired OFs Blake Rutherford and Tito Polo, RHP Tyler Clippard and LHP Ian Clarkin from Yankees for 3B Todd Frazier and RHPs David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Joakim Soria, LHP Luis Avilan and $3MM for INF Jake Peter in three-team trade
2018 Season
- Acquired LHP Kodi Medeiros and RHP Wilber Perez from Brewers for RHP Joakim Soria
- Acquired LHP Caleb Frare from Yankees for $1.5MM in international bonus pool money
- Acquired RHP Felix Paulino from Phillies for LHP Luis Avilan
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Alex Colome from Mariners for C Omar Narvaez
- Acquired RHP Ivan Nova from Pirates for RHP Yordi Rosario and $500K in international bonus pool money
- Acquired 1B Yonder Alonso from Indians for OF Alex Call
2019 Season
- Acquired RHPs Joe Jarneski and Ray Castro from Rangers for RHP Nate Jones, international bonus pool money and cash
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired OF Nomar Mazara from Rangers for OF Steele Walker
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What do you think of Hahn’s trade history? (Poll link for app users)
Grade Rick Hahn's trade history
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B 52% (2,497)
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C 23% (1,111)
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A 17% (807)
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D 5% (251)
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F 2% (112)
Total votes: 4,778
GM Trade History: Rockies’ Jeff Bridich
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But, when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. After covering the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Brewers’ David Stearns, and the Angels’ Billy Eppler, let’s head to Denver to look at Rockies GM Jeff Bridich. Since he was promoted to the job in October 2014, here are Bridich’s trades (in chronological order and excluding minor deals; full details at transaction link.)
2014-15 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Shane Carle from Pirates for RHP Rob Scahill
- Acquired OF Noel Cuevas from Dodgers for RHP Juan Nicasio (Cuevas was a player to be named later, officially acquired a month after Nicasio was dealt)
- Acquired RHP Austin House and cash considerations from Athletics for 1B/OF Mark Canha (Rockies had selected Canha from Marlins in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft)
- Acquired RHP Jairo Diaz from Angels for IF Josh Rutledge
- Acquired RHPs David Hale and Gus Schlosser from Braves for C Jose Briceno and C Chris O’Dowd
2015 Season
- Acquired SS Jose Reyes and RHPs Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, and Jesus Tinoco from Blue Jays for SS Troy Tulowitzki and RHP LaTroy Hawkins
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Yency Almonte from White Sox for RHP Tommy Kahnle
- Acquired LHP Wander Cabrera from Cubs for LHP Rex Brothers
- Acquired LHP Jake McGee and RHP German Marquez from Rays for OF Corey Dickerson and 3B Kevin Padlo
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired RHP James Farris and $255K in international bonus slot money from Cubs for RHP Eddie Butler
2017 Season
- Acquired RHP Jon Keller from Orioles for RHP Miguel Castro (Keller was a player to be named later, officially acquired six months after Castro was dealt)
- Acquired LHP Zac Rosscup from Cubs for RHP Matt Carasiti
- Acquired RHP Pat Neshek from Phillies for IF Jose Gomez and RHPs J.D. Hammer and Alejandro Requena
- Acquired C Jonathan Lucroy from Rangers for OF Pedro Gonzalez (Gonzalez was a player to be named later, officially sent to Texas a month after Lucroy was dealt)
2018 Season
- Acquired RHP Seunghwan Oh from Blue Jays for 1B Chad Spanberger, 2B/OF Forrest Wall, and RHP Bryan Baker
- Acquired C Drew Butera and cash considerations from Royals for LHP Jerry Vasto
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired LHP Phillip Diehl from Yankees for OF Mike Tauchman
2019 Season
- Acquired LHP James Pazos from Phillies for IF Hunter Stovall
- Acquired RHP Joe Harvey from Yankees for LHP Alfredo Garcia
2019-20 Offseason
- None
How would you grade Bridich’s history in trades? (Poll link for app users)
Grade Jeff Bridich's Overall Track Record In Trades
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D 40% (1,757)
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C 34% (1,493)
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F 19% (810)
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B 6% (262)
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A 1% (45)
Total votes: 4,367
GM Trade History: Angels’ Billy Eppler
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason, the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. After covering the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and the Brewers’ David Stearns, we’ll move to Billy Eppler of the Angels. (In chronological order and excluding minor deals. Full details at transaction link.)
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired SS Andrelton Simmons and C Jose Briceno from Braves for LHP Sean Newcomb, RHP Chris Ellis and SS Erick Aybar
- Acquired INF Yunel Escobar from Nationals for RHPs Trevor Gott and Michael Brady
2016 Season
- Acquired INF Brendan Ryan from Nationals for cash considerations/player to be named later
- Acquired RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Braves for LHP Adam McCreery
- Acquired RHP Jesus Castillo from Cubs for RHP Joe Smith
- Acquired RHPs Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer from Twins for LHP Hector Santiago and RHP Alan Busenitz
- Acquired RHP Erik Manoah from Mets for RHP Fernando Salas
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired OF Cameron Maybin from Tigers for RHP Victor Alcantara
- Acquired INF Danny Espinosa from Nationals for RHPs Austin Adams and Kyle McGowin
- Acquired C Martin Maldonado and RHP Drew Gagnon from Brewers for C Jett Bandy
2017 Season
- Acquired RHP David Hernandez from Braves for cash/PTBNL
- Acquired RHP Luis Madero from Diamondbacks for RHP David Hernandez
- Acquired OF Justin Upton from Tigers for RHPs Grayson Long and Elvin Rodriguez
- Acquired INF Brandon Phillips from Braves for C Tony Sanchez
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Felix Pena from Cubs for PTBNL
- Acquired RHP Jim Johnson and $1.21MM in international bonus pool space from Braves for LHP Justin Kelly
- Acquired 2B Ian Kinsler from Tigers for RHP Wilkel Hernandez and OF Troy Montgomery
- Acquired INF Luis Rengifo from Rays for 1B C.J. Cron
2018 Season
- Acquired INF Ryan Schimpf from Braves for C Carlos Perez
- Acquired RHP Deck McGuire from Blue Jays for cash considerations
- Acquired LHP Patrick Sandoval and $250K in international pool money from Astros for C Martin Maldonado
- Acquired RHP Ty Buttrey and LHP Williams Jerez from Red Sox for 2B Ian Kinsler
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired LHP Dillon Peters from Marlins for RHP Tyler Stevens
- Acquired INF Tommy La Stella from Cubs for cash/PTBNL
- Acquired RHP Luis Garcia from Phillies for LHP Jose Alvarez
- Acquired RHP Chris Stratton from Giants for LHP Williams Jerez
2019 Season
- Acquired C Anthony Bemboom from Rays for cash considerations
- Acquired C Max Stassi from Astros for OFs Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Dylan Bundy from Orioles for RHPs Zach Peek, Kyle Bradish and Kyle Brnovich
- Acquired LHP Garrett Williams and cash considerations from Giants for INF Zack Cozart and SS Will Wilson
- Acquired RHP Matt Andriese from Diamondbacks for RHP Jeremy Beasley
What do you think of Eppler’s history as a trader? (Poll link for app users)
Grade Billy Eppler's overall track record in trades
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C 43% (2,112)
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B 30% (1,466)
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D 14% (683)
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A 8% (411)
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F 6% (275)
Total votes: 4,947
GM Trade History: Brewers’ David Stearns
It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. In many cases, the biggest contracts are negotiated to varying extents by ownership. The same can hold true of major extensions. It’s just tough to know from the outside.
There’s obviously involvement from above in trade scenarios as well. But when it comes to exchanging rights to some players for others, it stands to reason, the role of the general manager is all the more clear.
In any event, for what it’s worth, it seemed an opportune moment to take a look back at the trade track records of some of the general managers around the game. After covering the Diamondbacks’ Mike Hazen and former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, today we’ll move to David Stearns of the Brewers. (In chronological order and excluding minor deals. Full details at transaction link.)
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired C Omar Narvaez from Mariners for RHP Adam Hill and competitive balance draft pick
- Acquired INF Luis Urias and LHP Eric Lauer from Padres for OF Trent Grisham and RHP Zach Davies
- Acquired 1B Chad Spanberger from Blue Jays for RHP Chase Anderson
2019 Season
- Acquired LHP Drew Pomeranz and RHP Ray Black from Giants for INF Mauricio Dubon
- Acquired RHP Jake Faria from Rays for 1B Jesus Aguilar
- Acquired RHP Jordan Lyles from Pirates for RHP Cody Ponce
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Bobby Wahl, RHP Adam Hill and INF Felix Valerio from Mets for OF Keon Broxton
- Acquired OF Ben Gamel and RHP Noah Zavolas from Mariners for OF Domingo Santana
- Acquired LHP Alex Claudio from Rangers for competitive balance draft pick
2018 Season
- Acquired LHP Gio Gonzalez from Nationals for 1B/C KJ Harrison and INF Gilbert Lara
- Acquired OF Curtis Granderson from Blue Jays for OF Demi Orimoloye
- Acquired LHP Xavier Cedeno from White Sox for OF Bryan Connell and RHP Johan Dominguez
- Acquired INF Jonathan Schoop from Orioles for INF Jonathan Villar, INF Jean Carmona and RHP Luis Ortiz
- Acquired INF Mike Moustakas from Royals for OF Brett Phillips and RHP Jorge Lopez
- Acquired RHP Joakim Soria from White Sox for LHP Kodi Medeiros and RHP Wilber Perez
- Acquired INF Brad Miller from Rays for 1B Ji-Man Choi
2017-18
- Acquired OF Christian Yelich from Marlins for OF Lewis Brinson, OF Monte Harrison, INF Isan Diaz and RHP Jordan Yamamoto
2017 Season
- Acquired INF Neil Walker from Mets for RHP Eric Hanhold
- Acquired RHP Jeremy Jeffress from Rangers for RHP Tayler Scott
- Acquired RHP Anthony Swarzak from White Sox for INF/OF Ryan Cordell
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired C Jett Bandy from Angels for C Martin Maldonado and RHP Drew Gagnon
- Acquired INF Travis Shaw, INF Mauricio Dubon, RHP Josh Pennington and INF Yeison Coca from Red Sox for RHP Tyler Thornburg
2016 Season
- Acquired RHP Phil Bickford and C Andrew Susac from Giants for LHP Will Smith
- Acquired OF Lewis Brinson, RHP Luis Ortiz and INF/OF Ryan Cordell from Rangers for C Jonathan Lucroy and RHP Jeremy Jeffress
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired C Jacob Nottingham and RHP Bubba Derby from Athletics for OF Khris Davis
- Acquired RHP Chase Anderson, INF Aaron Hill, INF Isan Diaz and cash from Diamondbacks for INF Jean Segura and RHP Tyler Wagner
- Acquired OF Keon Broxton and RHP Trey Supak from Pirates for INF/OF Jason Rogers
- Acquired RHP Freddy Peralta, RHP Carlos Herrera and RHP Daniel Missaki from Mariners for 1B Adam Lind
- Acquired INF Jonathan Villar from Astros for RHP Cy Sneed
- Acquired C Manny Pina and INF Javier Betancourt from Tigers for RHP Francisco Rodriguez
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How would you grade Stearns for his overall work on the trade front? (Poll link for app users.)
Grade David Stearns's Overall Track Record In Trades
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B 42% (1,660)
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A 40% (1,569)
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C 14% (564)
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D 3% (105)
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F 2% (62)
Total votes: 3,960
GM Trade History: Jeff Luhnow
It wasn’t long ago that many regarded Jeff Luhnow as one of the best general managers in baseball. The former Cardinals executive took the reins of a horrible Houston team after the 2011 season, oversaw a couple atrocious campaigns and then helped it morph into a juggernaut. Thanks in part to Luhnow’s work, the Astros are coming off three straight seasons of at least 100 victories. They won their first-ever World Series in 2017 and took home the American League pennant in 2019 on Luhnow’s watch.
Despite the accomplishments the Astros piled up under Luhnow, he’s now disgraced, suspended for a year and unemployed. Everything came crashing down for Luhnow during the offseason because of an Astros sign-stealing scandal that has called their recent success into question. As a result, Luhnow may never work in baseball again, let alone as a GM. Nevertheless, it’s worth looking back on his tenure atop the Astros’ baseball operations.
With no real baseball going on for the foreseeable future, MLBTR’s Jeff Todd began a series Tuesday examining the trade histories of GMs. We might explore all current GMs’ swaps, but even though he’s without a job, Luhnow makes for a fascinating enough case to warrant his own post. With that said, we’ll take a look back at the notable trades Luhnow made in Houston. You can assess his trade history after reviewing it…
2011-12 Offseason
- Acquired INF Jed Lowrie and RHP Kyle Weiland from Red Sox for RHP Mark Melancon
2012 Season
- Acquired 3B Matt Dominguez and LHP Rob Rasmussen from Marlins for OF Carlos Lee
- Acquired RHPs Joe Musgrove, Asher Wojciechowski and Francisco Cordero, LHP David Rollins, C Carlos Perez and OF Ben Francisco from Blue Jays for LHP J.A. Happ and RHPs Brandon Lynn and David Carpenter
- Acquired RHP Matt Heidenreich and LHP Blair Walters from White Sox for RHP Brett Myers
- Acquired OF Robbie Grossman and LHPs Rudy Owens and Colton Cain from Pirates for LHP Wandy Rodriguez
- Acquired OFs Bobby Borchering and Marc Krauss from Diamondbacks for 3B Chris Johnson
2012-13 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Brad Peacock, C Max Stassi and 1B Chris Carter from Athletics for INF Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez
2013 Season
- Acquired OF Danry Vasquez for RHP Jose Veras
- Acquired LHP Josh Hader, OF L.J. Hoes and 2014 competitive balance pick from Orioles for RHP Bud Norris and international bonus slot
- Acquired OF Justin Maxwell from Royals for RHP Kyle Smith
2013-14 Offseason
- Acquired OF Dexter Fowler from Rockies for RHP Jordan Lyles and OF Brandon Barnes
2014 Season
- Acquired 3B Colin Moran, OF Jake Marisnick and RHP Francis Martes from Marlins for RHP Jarred Cosart, UTIL Enrique Hernandez and OF Austin Wates
2014-15 Offseason
- Acquired C Hank Conger from Angels for C Carlos Perez and RHP Nick Tropeano
- Acquired C Evan Gattis and RHP James Hoyt from Braves for RHPs Mike Foltynewicz and Mike Thurman and 3B Rio Ruiz
- Acquired INF Luis Valbuena and RHP Dan Straily from Cubs for OF Dexter Fowler
2o15 Season
- Acquired LHP Scott Kazmir from Athletics for RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham
- Acquired OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Mike Fiers and international bonus slot from Brewers for LHP Josh Hader, OFs Domingo Santana and Brett Phillips, and RHP Adrian Houser
- Acquired LHP Oliver Perez from Diamondbacks for LHP Junior Garcia
2015-16 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Cy Sneed from Brewers for INF Jonathan Villar
- Acquired RHP Brendan McCurry from Athletics for INF Jed Lowrie
- Acquired RHP Ken Giles and INF Jonathan Arauz from Phillies for RHPs Mark Appel, Vince Velasquez, Thomas Eshelman, Harold Arauz and LHP Brett Oberholtzer
- Acquired C Erik Kratz from Padres for RHP Dan Straily
2016 Season
- Acquired RHPs Josh Fields and Guadalupe Chavez from Blue Jays for RHP Scott Feldman
- Acquired OF Yordan Alvarez from Dodgers for RHP Josh Fields
2016-17 Offseason
- Acquired C Brian McCann from Yankees for RHPs Albert Abreu and Jorge Guzman
2017 Season
- Acquired RHP Tyler Clippard from White Sox for cash/PTBNL
- Acquired RHP Justin Verlander from Tigers for RHP Franklin Perez, OFs Daz Cameron and Juan Ramirez, C Jake Rogers
2017-18 Offseason
- Acquired RHP Brandon Bailey from Athletics for OF Ramon Laureano
- Acquired RHP Gerrit Cole from Pirates for 3B Colin Moran, RHPs Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz, and OF Jason Martin
2018 Season
- Acquired C Martin Maldonado from Angels for RHP Patrick Sandoval and $250K in international pool money
- Acquired RHP Ryan Pressly from Twins for RHP Jorge Alcala and OF Gilberto Celestino
- Acquired RHP Roberto Osuna from Blue Jays for RHPs Ken Giles, David Paulino and Hector Perez
2018-19 Offseason
- Acquired INF Aledmys Diaz from Blue Jays for RHP Trent Thornton
- Acquired 2B Luis Santana, OF Ross Adolph and C Scott Manea from Mets for INF/OF J.D. Davis and INF Cody Bohanek
2019 Season
- Acquired RHP Andre Scrubb from Astros for INF Tyler White
- Acquired OFs Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta from Angels for C Max Stassi
- Acquired RHPs Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini from Blue Jays for OF Derek Fisher
- Acquired C Martin Maldonado from Cubs for 2B/OF Tony Kemp
- Acquired RHP Zack Greinke from Diamondbacks for RHPs Corbin Martin and J.B. Bukauskas, 1B Seth Beer and INF Joshua Rojas.
2019-20 Offseason
- Acquired LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kenedy Corona from Mets for OF Jake Marisnick
- Acquired RHP Austin Pruitt from Rays for OF Cal Stevenson and RHP Peyton Battenfield
No one knows whether Luhnow will get another chance as a GM. His history of trades may play a role in that. How do you think he did in that department during his reign in Houston? (Poll link for app users)
Grade Jeff Luhnow's trade track record
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B 39% (1,595)
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A 29% (1,184)
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C 20% (838)
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F 7% (301)
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D 5% (187)
Total votes: 4,105