By Mark Gonzales
The annual general managers' meetings usually provide a gathering for executives to discuss trades and possible rule changes.
Although the White Sox's Ken Williams said last week that discussions between GMs during the playoffs have been more frequent than in past years, transactions often aren't finalized until after the meetings.
The annual general managers' meetings usually provide a gathering for executives to discuss trades and possible rule changes.
Although the White Sox's Ken Williams said last week that discussions between GMs during the playoffs have been more frequent than in past years, transactions often aren't finalized until after the meetings.
Two exceptions occurred in 1996 and 1999. In 1996, Cleveland acquired
third baseman Matt Williams from San Francisco in a six-player trade
involving Jeff Kent that helped ignite Kent's career into Hall of Fame
consideration.
In 1999, Toronto traded Shawn Green to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Raul Mondesi.
The trade was memorable because both players were represented by the same agent - Jeff Moorad - who now owns a large chunk of the San Diego Padres, and that the deal resulted in an exchange between Tommy Lasorda and Jim Fregosi, who at the time was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Shortly after the trade was announced, Lasorda boasted that Green was "born to be a Dodger" because he attended high school in the Orange County town of Tustin. Fregosi quickly reminded Lasorda that Green spent his younger years in the Bay Area, grew up a San Francisco Giants fan and that his favorite player growing up was Will Clark.
For one of the few times, Lasorda was speechless.
In 1999, Toronto traded Shawn Green to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Raul Mondesi.
The trade was memorable because both players were represented by the same agent - Jeff Moorad - who now owns a large chunk of the San Diego Padres, and that the deal resulted in an exchange between Tommy Lasorda and Jim Fregosi, who at the time was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Shortly after the trade was announced, Lasorda boasted that Green was "born to be a Dodger" because he attended high school in the Orange County town of Tustin. Fregosi quickly reminded Lasorda that Green spent his younger years in the Bay Area, grew up a San Francisco Giants fan and that his favorite player growing up was Will Clark.
For one of the few times, Lasorda was speechless.
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