The Worst Rental Trades in Baseball History

[@jakesmith9642]

As an Angels fan I can’t wait to see those prospects we traded last year turn into HoF players in the next few years because that’s exactly what I expect from anything we do.

[@shoukatsukai]

It might be in contention for the worst trade deadline a team ever had.

[@jchoi0620]

Tbf if they stayed on the angels they prob wouldn’t develop anyways

[@jakesmith9642]

@@jchoi0620 yeah we have always had a terrible farm system in terms of development it’s rough

[@maxberglind3275]

The white sox will trade bush and quero before they become good

[@MacInTheBox]

Hopefully they bring a big league team to Anaheim soon. That's a big park for a AA club

[@MICHAH6]

I love that you used the lake theme from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl at 9:20. 2006 was a good year for gaming.

[@HIGHKEYMUSIC_]

Was just about to comment this same thing

[@camp8051]

Was there a bit of Mt. Sinnoh at the end?

[@RyantheWade]

I had to stop what I was doing and turn up the vid to make sure I wasn’t just going crazy

[@brentwalker5726]

The Giants also once traded their top prospect (Zach Wheeler who was a TOP-10 MLB prospect at the time) for a couple months of an injured Carlos Beltran. As a Giants fan, that one really stings. Imagine a rotation of Wheeler, Cain, Bumgarner, and Lincecum? Its also a reminder that they used to draft great players.

[@michaelvincent843]

Farhan must have just an awful draft record in his tenure. Honestly no idea how that man still has a job.

[@ElliotFederighi]

We wasted future Cy young candidate who would have thrived in a pitchers ballpark like SF, for a 2011 team that we knew wasn't doing anything that year. I mean our shortstops that year were Emmanuel Burriss, Jeff Keppinger, and Orlando Cabrera.

[@brentwalker5726]

@@michaelvincent843 me either. The only 1st rounder who might work out so far is Bailey and he probably won't be much of a hitter.

[@grant5122]

I'm not saying it wasn't a bad trade, but Wheeler wasn't a top-10 prospect in 2011, he was more like top-50 at the time. Wheeler became a top 10 prospect in 2013 a few years after the original trade, and obviously, we know how the rest turns out.

[@brentwalker5726]

@@grant5122 he was drafted #6 overall in 2009 and was the Giant's top pitching prospect. You are right though, he was around #50 before the 2011 season & #20 before 2012. Of course the top 10 then was guys like Trout, Harper, and Machado. And of course you never really know with prospects, especially pitchers. I just think its a more obvious example of a bad rental trade result given the advantage of hindsight.

[@Fail84-nv7qh]

“Making the burn of the trade worse” *shows Corbin Burnes* god this is why Jolly Olive is awesome

[@billykl2790]

The O's didn't give up any of their top prospects for the rental they only got better

[@joehawk9839]

​@@billykl2790If O's new owners throw the right contract out there to Burnes he may sign. You make it sound like Burnes definitely will be one and done in Baltimore. Not considered a rental just yet. Hall and Ortiz potentially could be better than most think. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Hall becomes a lock down closer. Ortiz has an elite glove and can hit for average not alot of pop in his bat.I personally think the Orioles got the better of this trade. However I don't believe like most that the Brewers got fleeced as badly as most make it out to be. It wouldn't surprise me down the road if the Brewers win this trade. I know it sounds crazy now.

[@chasebingaman]

A Larry Andersen mention in a Jolly Olive Video. Never thought I'd see it. Great Phillies radio guy today

[@RupertMumphrey]

Wasn’t he the Mr Jello guy as well? I think it was him from the Secret Base Video.

[@bensoman2823]

Arizona aquired Richie Sexson in exchange for 6 players, all of whom helped the Brewers dig their franchise out of the 12-year loosing streak. Sexson played 23 games for AZ, got injured, and signed with Seattle in the off-season.

[@Beetlejuice67668]

Yea none of those turned out to be anything special you don’t know what your talking about junior had one all star appearance (AZ)and Chris capuano had one by default because he played for shitty team and each team has to have a representative for the all star game

[@Beetlejuice67668]

And all of those players besides counsell were long gone before they made the playoffs

[@ratedRblazin420]

Losing*

[@billsondgerath3180]

I never even knew sexson was a dback. I thought he was just a brewer and mariner

[@danielzona266]

Hey Jolly have you ever thought about making a video about the most anomalous guys to win an MVP or Cy Young? Like guys who had overall meh or bad careers but had one magical season? Would love to see it. Keep up the great work

[@ryanfigueroa9862]

Jake Arrieta comes to mind

[@patrickdare5356]

Steve Stone, 1980 with the Orioles. A mediocre 11 year career highlighted by a 25-7 season.

[@jonahsunshine9273]

@@ryanfigueroa9862he had like 2.5 really good years

[@gmoney356]

@@ryanfigueroa9862Jake Arrieta had 4 really good years with the Cubs, he definitely does not fit this category

[@benjaylehman]

RA Dickey for the Mets in 2013

[@KalvinSingh]

5:02 Love that you added The Simpsons Hit and Run Level 2 song, brings back memories playing it on the GameCube.

[@justjeromeyo]

The Diamond and Pearl Lake music was a lovely touch. Awesome vid as always Jolly Olive

[@Redsoxmon10]

Noticed it around the 10 minute mark a scroll for the comment😂

[@LgnSknks541]

Aubrey Huff looked like he was cosplaying as Jay Buhner. 😆

[@Stg44guy]

You’re really making me want to break out my PS2 and play MLB PowerPros again Jolly

[@nuwildcat90]

You missed the following disastrous Montreal Expos rental deal. In 1989, Montreal traded for Mark Langston of the Mariners. In return, Montreal sent to the Mariners three pitchers: Brian Holman, Gene Harris, and another pitcher, Randy Johnson. Montreal offered Langston a 3-year, $9 mill contract, but he refused to sign with the Expos, and went to the California Angels.

[@warlordofbritannia]

That’s not a disaster. Who in 1989 would have predicted that Randy Johnson, a 25 year old lefty who couldn’t find the strike zone, would become the best southpaw since Warren Spahn?

[@54raynor]

@@warlordofbritanniait’s at least as much a disaster as Bagwell-for-Anderson, since you could say the exact same thing about Bagwell.

[@alwillk]

Yeah, not really. The expos drafted rondell white with the compensation pick from the angels, who turned out to be a pretty solid player for them.

[@nwebster84]

Mark Langston: 4.9 bWAR with Montreal. Brian Holman: 8.0 bWAR with Seattle. That's a bad trade before you factor in RANDY JOHNSON. (And I don't count Rondell White as being relevant to this trade, as compensatory draft picks are the ultimate crapshoot.)

[@Iridescence93]

@@nwebster84 It was a especially bad given that that team wasn't really going anywhere even with Langston. The Expos had some World Series contenders in the early 80s and then again in the mid 90s but that year's team was pretty mediocre. At least the Red Sox made the playoffs when they gave up Bagwell. Shades of what the Expos would do 15 years later with Colon. too cheap to pay free agents so they overpaid for rentals and messed up their future.

[@Jasonwfd]

Great video! Loved the commercial clips

[@tsoudapop]

As an A's fan, the 2014 trade that sent Céspedes to the Red Sox for Lester and Gomes goes down as the worst trade/rental in their history. At the time they were 2.5 games above the Angels in the AL West, but collapsed after the trade and couldn't hit. Céspedes was the heart of the clubhouse and served as a good protection behind Donaldson and Moss. Lester was a rental and didn't even seem like he wanted to be there. In the Wild Card game, Lester was terrible and his inability to hold runners at first was exposed against the small ball Royals.

[@joshg1845]

The Pirates had another interesting rental trade that hasn't fully blossomed yet: In 2017 the Pirates traded all star rental closer Tony Watson to the Dodgers for two single A players: pitcher Angel German, who didn't pan out, and an 18 year old lottery ticket infielder named Oneil Cruz. Obviously Cruz has a ways to go to hit his ceiling, but this one was interesting because it looked bad before Cruz even hit the majors

[@beeswaxnano]

9:23 That lakes theme from DPPT caught me out of guard. I love Gen 4

[@RandomWizard]

Almost 100k bro! Glad to be here for most of the journey

[@AZRushblk11]

The MLB Power Pros career mode theme music went so crazy

[@jonahsunshine9273]

We need mlb power pros 24

[@Just_Lionz]

When you showed the Red Sox I 100% thought you were gonna say Heathcliff Slocumb for Varitek and Lowex

[@SirZapdos]

Francisco Liriano to the Astros for Teoscar Hernandez. Sure, Houston won the WS that year, but Liriano was a non-factor.

[@Boof37]

In all fairness idk if Teoscar would’ve broke out in time to remain in Houston, that OF was full for a while. Liriano definitely loves the trade😂

[@TkHales]

@@Boof37So did Teoscar I think

[@jonathanemontgomery]

Curtis “grounderson” for the 2017 Dodgers. He struck out or grounded to second like every AB.

[@lloydfeng947]

Great content as always, thanks so much dude !! 🎉

[@Rosspants]

Larry Anderson is still hilarious. He’s on the radio call for Phillies home games…he’s a national treasure

[@Lorrddyyy]

I love these videos bruh keep them uploading

[@Arpomatic]

Great as always Jolly! Keep it up! The quest to 100,000!!!!

[@britw1407]

Somehow you just keep getting better at this. Another banger.

[@edtruzz5922]

KZbin while you eat hits so different with a Jolly Olive vid man

[@themlbchannel]

Thanks for the video man it was good.

[@RoisterDoister11]

Another terrible Giants rental trade we traded away Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltran

[@alecbormia4523]

Dude loving the Mario and Pokémon music in the background lol not what I expected to say the least.

[@MICHAH6]

Thank you, Oolly Jlive.

[@jackmckean6246]

Jolly Olive is the best baseball KZbinr and its not even close

[@griffinhays2053]

All I know is the MLB Power Pros and Pokemon music choices are impeccable

[@LancasterResponding]

12:42 LA is still hilarious as the Phillies radio color commentator.

[@ryandeeken1554]

the part where you hyped up ben zobrist's 2009 season just made me appreciate Pujols' 2009 season even more. Pujols played the whole season at 1B and had MORE WAR than Zobrist?? crazy

[@andrewargel9250]

He said the 2018 season lol

[@RupertMumphrey]

@@andrewargel9250You are wrong, you must’ve heard him saying “2008 team.”

[@limegreenelevator]

As someone who grew up going to New Britain minor league games, I have a nitpick: the images at 14:44 are of the wrong stadium. The New Britain Red Sox, which they were in 1990, played at Beehive Field. After the 1994 season, the Red Sox dropped their affiliation, the Twins picked it up, and the team became the Rock Cats; a year later, they moved next door (like, they share a parking lot) into New Britain Stadium, which is the field in the images at 14:44. (Those 16-foot outfield walls are unmistakable.)

[@SchmazerBeams]

Nerd!!!

[@limegreenelevator]

@@SchmazerBeams I've never denied it!

[@SchmazerBeams]

@@limegreenelevator i just playin

[@limegreenelevator]

@@SchmazerBeams no worries, all good

[@BickBoomin]

A jolly olive vid right after I finish watching the Wake n Jake catcher tier list? Sign me up

[@FocusSight]

More Sonic '06 music warms my heart.

[@chicagocubssimulations5008]

The weirdest part of this video is the phrase “103 win Oakland a’s”

[@patrickdare5356]

I am glad you mentioned the Boddicker for Anderson and Schilling trade. I know it doesn't count as a rental trade because he still pitched for another two years for Boston but still. Too bad Schilling was moved before he could establish himself with the O's.

[@abarasch523]

Best baseball content on KZbin

[@ryans1327]

Thanks for this one, Jolly. ScarJo as Bob feels a bit generous, but the sentiment is there. God bless, man

[@HAB848]

Great hat there jolly

[@BkNative_]

Jolly Olive always dropping the best baseball content foreal keep it up

[@asfasdfadf9820]

great work!

[@xandercho3223]

The Sinnoh Diamond and Pearl music is FIRE

[@NicolasTermini]

The Yankees get rentals all the time and they never work out recently

[@TheShachattack13]

I’d say Rizzo turned out to be a pretty good rental trade

[@NicolasTermini]

@@TheShachattack13 that is true

[@pizzaparity]

@@NicolasTerminidavid robertson, britton, rizzo

[@NicolasTermini]

@@pizzaparity those guys weren’t the rentals

[@BRSBRS-uy6vv]

1997 Heathcliff Slocumb for Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe

[@carlpacquing2575]

Appreciate you repping the Orioles hat!

[@conmankershaw]

This channel is THE MOST underrated on KZbin. There's no question about it.

[@RobbbbC]

Ole Jolly out here killin' it again

[@BradenBlake-j9f]

I’d love to see a part 2!

[@JayFan97]

idk why but trade videos are always entertaining

[@A.A944]

The Mets rental trade for Javy Baez feels like it's going to sting for a long time. Worst part is Mets weren't close to being a legit contender then

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

Yes, hopefully PCA learns to hit MLB pitching this year. I’m sure Counsell giving him adequate playing time vs Ross letting him waste away on the bench will help. Otherwise aside from the 2016 playoff run and 3/4 of the 2018 season where he was MVP front runner Baez was a few highlight reel plays sprinkled in with plenty of GIDP and whiffs on sliders 2ft off the plate.

[@maxberglind3275]

2:15, the shortest time in which the white sox caught shade from jolly olive, a new mlb record

[@texasforever1894]

Jolly Olive gang stand up.

[@martino5742]

5:56 the fact that this is a serious moment in a drama movie is crazy to me. No i have not seen it and i will not be seeing it any time soon. When im in the mood for a divorce movie i will watch Kramer vs Kramer. First things first u know

[@eamonbonner4464]

great vid brother

[@BickBoomin]

“Almost 2 decades ago, 2006.” Yikes 2006 feels like yesterday

[@joeelliott1647]

bro i’m like “ oh so late 1980s” then boom he shows 06😭

[@layeeeeeTV]

I doubt anyone notices it. But I love the fact you used Mario Odyssey music lmao

[@benana4382]

flower kingdom!!

[@Twaimz256]

Gotta love the woodland kingdom music in the background

[@Ryski74]

Do I hear the song used from Simpsons hit and run level 2 at 5:10? 😂 Amazing

[@calebkunz2011]

great video!

[@kerekmiller1511]

Would love to see videos about the top most underrated players of each position from each decade

[@makattack930]

12:45 I am surprised that, that kinda ad existed in the 1980s

[@Not_Sal]

Oh this can definitely get a part two. One recent one that comes to mind is Javy Baez to the Mets

[@nothachimanhikigaya9921]

Javy was good for the Mets and PCA hasn't gotten enough at bats to truly determine how good/bad the trade was

[@basedjenny7362]

Jolly Olive still being under 100k is ridiculous the baseballs world needs to do better

[@seanisnthere]

The music during the Bagwell segment sent me back holy shit I thought I was the only person who played that game. I even still play it occasionally.

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

The Twins getting Joe Ryan was such a steal man

[@SABRMatt2010]

I can't believe you didn't include Heathcliff Slocumb for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek (1997)

[@the51geese38]

You should talk about Kyle Wright’s unexpected 21-5 season in 2022 at least I thought it was unexpected and it also his first full season as a big leaguer.

[@jackm4457]

Bagwell for Anderson was not meant to be a one-month rental. Anderson had signed a multi-year deal with the Astros before the season, but it was voided AFTER the trade, when the MLBPA won a collusion suit vs the owners. Not that it made the swap that much worse, but it made it less than a pure rental.

[@Neckrollios18]

Nelson Cruz was both impressive and disappointing. He obviously provided no defensive upside as a DH, and he didn't provide the offense they wanted. On the flip side, the mentorship he provided to guys like Yandy, Randy, and Wander (before Wander did Wander things) is something that helped make them better hitters. So, if anything, they got that. But despite that, I think losing Ryan was not ideal for a team whose rotation is *always* injured.

[@katherineberger6329]

1: Sorry for Wander. 2: Sorry not sorry for trading Nelly and taking "Flow" Ryan from you. ;)

[@Neckrollios18]

@@katherineberger6329 I don't blame you one bit.. and thanks btw 😅

[@TheeMizver]

You cannot make this video without mentioning that the Cardinals gave up sandy alcantara and zac gallen for one year of Ozuna, Ozuna from the braves

[@JollyOlive]

Two years, not a rental

[@lunarumbreon7699]

“You hit .192 in 52 games and got a World Series ring” is an absolutely brutal roast to Aubrey Huff

[@codyh9175]

I thought I was tripping but this video used part of the Pokémon Platinum soundtrack 😂 I love it

[@Seigerootz]

The Yordan trade will haunt me till my dying day

[@huntzzio]

COREY KLUBER TRADE NEEDS TO BE ON HERE

[@BuccaneerBruce]

Jeff Bagwell also got a Starter Player Name hat in 1994.

[@richardtherichard26]

I don’t give a fuck what anyone says about Aubrey huff. When I was about 11 years old (2005) I went to a Yankee vs devil rays game w my mom and dad. Usually it was just me and dad and we sat in the bleachers but tonight it was all 3 of us and we sat 8th row behind the 3rd base (away team) dugout. At one point in the 3rd inning a foul ball was hit to the Yankees 3rd baseman. Alex Rodriguez. This was back when you were allowed to move within your section so I was by the wall and Arod tossed the foul ball RIGHT TO ME. At which point a whale of a woman no less than 350 lbs shoved me out of the way and took the ball before triumphantly returning to her seat with it. Of course, I ran back to my parents in tears. Absolutely gobsmacked that an adult would steal a baseball from a child. A few minutes later a rays bench coach was pointing at me… I thought I was in trouble. That’s the kind of kid I was, I just always thought I was in trouble…. He called me to the dugout. I didn’t wanna go. Someone made me. I don’t remember who, mom or dad I assume. But I go down, scared that I’m gonna get yelled at for something. And this dude hands me a bat, a ball batting gloves, and a devil rays hat. All signed by Aubrey huff. On the ball it said something to the effect of “sorry for that woman, people stink” I still have the bat somewhere. The ball has been lost in my many moves but I don’t give a fuck what he tweets, Aubrey huff has a life long fan in me. I’ll never forget what he did for me that day.

[@shadowjefflander]

Eric Gagne to the Red Sox in 07. Sucked for the Sox. Only player to Texas that did anything was David Murphy. Not elite but a solid bench player with hustle for many years.

[@soxbigdog]

As soon as I saw the title, my mind went to Gagne.

[@andrewchabot651]

The Mark Texeira Rangers-Braves trade was brutal

[@youngesskayy]

That Adam Driver clip perfectly describes how Pirates fans feel about Bob Nutting 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheGilchrist707]

I think my hot take is that Grayson Rodriguez will be just as good as Burnes this year

[@youdont.needtoknow]

There has got to be a few from the Tigers. Acquiring bad rentals in the early 10s and giving away bad ones in the late 10s.

[@Ouijawii]

yeah the sox traded bagwell for almost nothing, but they had mo vaughn. i don't think they suffered as much as people think from this trade

[@firebird6522]

THANK YOU! I'm an Astro fan and I hate the Red Sox, but c'mon, Bagwell might have never gotten to the majors in Boston. That was a sound trade - the Red Sox got what they needed and the Astros got a prospect. NO ONE knew what Bagwell would become. Don't get me wrong... I'm sure glad we got him, but we certainly didn't rip off anyone at the time. It's easy to look at something in hindsight and judge.

[@KennyFrierson]

Cutch is so good he even makes the Pirates trades good

[@austincosman2907]

How do you know when you’re running out of invisible ink?

[@gregullbagel]

Larry Anderson is now one of the color commentators for the Phillies radio. He's hilarious!

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

As an Orioles fan, trading away Schilling, Pete Harnisch, and Steve Finley to Houston for Glenn Davis really hurt

[@nickcostigan7312]

Not the MLB Power pros theme being used 😂

[@dansmith1659]

Cardinals giving away Zac Gallen and Sandy Alcantara for a season of Marcell Ozuna comes to mind. Marcell wasnt bad by any means but they gave away the future at the top of their rotation

[@tlv84]

How do you not have 100k subs? That's criminal.

[@kaceygorman7721]

How isn’t Kimbrel to whitesox on here

[@nwj03a]

I always think of Bagwell as being a home grown Astro. I know he’s not, I know he’s not from the state, but he spent so long there that it feels like he was just born in Houston.

[@samssportsshop]

How was the Javy Baez for PCA trade not in here

[@swisscheese6456]

Because it’s one of the best rental trades of the past 5 years????

[@samssportsshop]

@@swisscheese6456 not really giving up that much for mid Javy

[@swisscheese6456]

@@samssportsshoplol Báez had the best stretch of his career in his tenure with the Mets and trevor Williams was actually an unsung hero much of the season and a half he was a met. PCA hasn’t even recorded a major league hit yet. Sure I think he could be a potential gold glover and all star one day but let’s see him get a hit first.

[@iamhungey12345]

How about top ten close calls where teams backed out of the trade and turns out it was a good thing they did?

[@jackb7662]

Is that MLB Power Pros2008 music I hear at the end?!

[@AyeThatsHandsomePete]

5:07 gold.

[@garrettsledge7943]

I wish the rays would make more big rental trades but because of the Nelson Cruz trade our front office refuses to take a chance now