Is this the worst MLB trade of the 21st century? | Bartolo Colon Trade Tree

Breaking down the June 2002 trade between Montréal and Cleveland that sent Bartolo Colon north of the border, and how it's still helping the Guardians today.
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[@mavensbaseball]

This thing is insane. You can update it in 10 years and there will still be active players.

[@Posirep]

Giminez is still pretty young and if he gets traded at some point this thing can continue on

[@LumpyPumpkin99]

Great video! You should do the Emmanuel Clase trade tree, goes all the way back to 1977 and has a chance to break the all-time record for longest trade tree (Clase or someone he's traded for has to make it in MLB until 2030 I believe). With Clase at peak value now, I'd love to see Cleveland trade him this off-season and extend the tree further.

[@jasoncreamer4616]

i started watching this thinking itd just be simple with the initial bartolo trade but then IT JUST KEPT GOING! holy crap i had no idea it was this extended thats so funny keep making these videos i love watching them

[@Karmy.]

Kinda nuts that Cleveland got 2001 Seattle Mariners level of production out of trading Big Sexy

[@harrisonalexander6203]

Could you take a look at the Mark Teixeira trade tree. It's move that the Rangers still see massive benefit from to this day as three players from their World Series team are a part of it (Jonah Heim, Nathaniel Lowe, and Brock Burke).

[@matthewcollins8602]

How many times did the Rangers go through rebuilds and the postseason following that trade? The 2010 & 2011 World Series come to mind. Good to see they finally got a championship though.

[@jeffersonia]

The Braves got boned twice from Mark. When they traded him the next year, the Angels got Mike Trout from the compensation pick for letting Teixeira walk.

[@InessentialMotionPictures]

@@jeffersonia While this oft-cited factoid is interesting, the premise is overblown. The Braves had the #14 in the 2009 Amateur Draft which they used to select Mike Minor. With Mike Trout not going until #25 overall, it’s not like the Braves didn’t have their shot at him.

[@Force5lover]

Great content, excellent job with the thoroughness while still being concise. 10/10

[@goathippo93]

This is very good stuff. 2 pieces of advice: 1) check pronunciations (Mark Sha-PIE-row) 2) Way too many numbers. I know it’s interesting but you don’t need to do 3 minutes on Brandon Phillips in CLE. It could be 2 sentences. “Brandon Phillips made his major league debut at 21, but this wasn’t the Brandon Phillips you know. He struggled to make a regular roster spot and was traded away…” Overall this has a ton of potential but if you make it a little less dry it will get so much better so fast!

[@Posirep]

As long as Giminez is kicking around in Cleveland this tree is still alive!

[@kodiakbrogan1691]

This video brought names to my frontal lobe that i thought I’d never hear again

[@kylenorman5250]

Nice video. Obviously the Colon trade is pretty well known but I didn't know the extent of the tree. Also I somehow never knew there was a third Drew brother until I watched this.

[@IsakiYT]

Congrats on 1k! Love your vids!

[@adami6]

Excited to see this guy get more comfortable around the camera with experience. Always loved the Steve Dangle NHL trade trees and I’m excited to see more from the MLB.

[@davidfortney7948]

Keep this going been really liking your content!

[@ItsBigChuck]

Really enjoyed the content and your breakdown of the trade tree. I wish there was less footage of the camera on you clearly reading from a script, doing so would probably help your watch time and this channel altogether. Great vid.

[@patrickdonawho9423]

Have you done the Delmon Young trade tree?

[@CharmCityGamer]

This Tree was crazy, thanks for the video!

[@Owenthebaseballguy]

I was at the game when Trevor Bauer threw the ball into center field. I didn’t see it because I looked down at my phone. That was the only time I looked away from the game that day😑😑😑

[@Karmy.]

I think the only thing Jason Donald is known for now is being the player who caused the blown call in Armando Gallaraga's 28 out perfect game

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Funny thing is Colon almost became an Expo years earlier. Before 98, he and Jaret Wright were almost sent to Montreal, with Pedro Martinez heading to Cleveland. But the Indians got cold feet about moving Wright after his strong 97 playoff performance.

[@mikeycham3643]

How about the December 1982 trade that sent Dale Murray and Tom Dodd from Toronto to the Yankees for Dave Collins, Mike Morgan, and Fred McGriff.

[@devinlehmann2064]

Man love your videos, you have to cover the JJ hardy trade tree from milwaukee to the twins

[@andrewseaver5780]

As a Cleveland fan, this changed out history! Great work!

[@jacobpersons5347]

ANOTHER BANGER LOVE THESE VIDEOS

[@TristanSchultz-z2l]

Great Vid. Think the carlos Gomez brewers trade is a great tree. 8 years later still paying dividends for the brewers

[@Qsefe99]

Great Job! Got a new Fan

[@alexjessop5330]

It’s a bad trade and a horrible trade. But, there is some justification behind it. The expos had no future. So try to go all in when you are still in Montreal

[@petedraper9817]

Marcell Ozuna trade tree might be a good one

[@KidFresh71]

It's pretty crazy that Bauer is blackballed from MLB. Look, I'm no Bauer fan; but he was never convicted in a court of law. Seems like people who have done much worse have been welcomed back into MLB. The dude must be a real a-hole to have burned so many bridges.

[@DjDrake_8]

If I recall Kenny Williams was able to get El Duke from the Yankees in a 3 team trade that included a year of Antonio Osuna and a Minor Leaguer who never made the majors, not really interesting to talk about I imagine so I can see why you just glossed over it

[@zeeks23]

Yeah it's essentially a 3 team trade with the Yankees, but it's officially 2 separate trades on the same day so I ignored the Yankees side of it.

[@oompaloompadookie]

You should do the Jon Lester trade tree, him for Yoenis Cespedes was wild

[@Karmy.]

It's sad how much meddling there was with the Expos

[@yanicrobertson1359]

As a die hard Expos fan i hate this trade so much

[@lordfarquaad5990]

Underrated channel

[@YellowLegoSpaceman]

The Cliff Lee trade tree needs to be expanded

[@golfmaniac007]

Cliff Lee pitching was beautiful to watch

[@YellowLegoSpaceman]

@@golfmaniac007 really was especially for those Phillies and Rangers teams

[@mavensbaseball]

That was such a BS move threatening to contract from MIN. Selig was the commissioner at the time and his Brewers would have greatly benefitted.

[@zeeks23]

It really was. As a younger fan I had no idea about the 2001 potential contraction and I stumbled upon a ton of wild info researching this video. May do a video at some point going further in depth into everything that went on.

[@matthewcollins8602]

Can you make a video about the Braves ties to Babe Ruth in Boston and how it lead to the Braves winning the 2021 World Series nearly a century later? 😂

[@Hhhhhhhhhggh]

how?

[@matthewcollins8602]

@@Hhhhhhhhhggh it's all directly connected lol

[@Preston-xb5pj]

I know the trade is somewhat recent but would love to see a Mookie Betts trade tree.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

He mentioned that trade will come because next week he’s looking at the Puig trade tree from the Dodgers to the Reds which led to the Mookie Betts trade

[@arnor5775]

great vid

[@JamesPhillips-cp4vn]

No Mookie Betts trade

[@johndakin991]

Adam Jones and George sherill for Erik bedard

[@zeeks23]

That's a rough one for Seattle - the Orioles also got Chris Tillman in that deal who was solid for a while. Bedard actually looked okay at times with the Mariners, shame he was always injured.

[@Trizzer89]

Why vote against the Twins? Twins fans are very dedicated

[@zeeks23]

I’m gonna do a longer video getting into all the chaos around the 2001 contraction vote soon. There were a few motivations around why the Twins were chosen, some valid and some questionable.