TORONTO BLUE JAYS HISTORY. Toronto Blue Jays; MLB; Baseball; Jays trade Stroman and Sogard, Bichette called up, Sanchez looks good in loss to Rays . There’s always a way to improve a roster, no matter where you sit in the standings. Gillick shocked the baseball world when he traded away Alexander, who had won 17 games in back-to-back seasons. When you’re trading maybe the best pitcher you’ve ever drafted and developed, one on a Hall-of-Fame trajectory, you’re already behind the eight-ball and you have to hold out for every last drop of value. McGriff, meanwhile, showed up as a big-league regular in 1987 and immediately became one of the most consistent and productive left-handed bats in the game, starting his career with OPS’ of .881 (age-23), .928 (age-24), .924 (age-25), and .930 (age-26), before being paired up with Fernandez in the aforementioned blockbuster. His 2015 season is arguably one of the best three in franchise history. B.J. Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez to the San Diego Padres for Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter, Dec. 5, 1990. Even though Wells wasn’t good with the Pale Hose in 2001 — he rebounded with the Yankees in 2002 — the Jays traded for a broken asset in Sirotka, who showed up in Toronto with a bum shoulder after winning 15 games with a 3.79 ERA in 2000 at the age of 29. Team Name: Toronto Blue Jays Seasons: 45 (1977 to 2021) Record: 3418-3489, .495 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 8 Pennants: 2 World Championships: 2 Winningest Manager: Cito Gaston, 894-837, .516 W-L% More Franchise Info Robinzon Diaz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose Bautista, Aug. 21, 2008. White immediately flipped the script on that decline in his first season with the Jays, quietly posting three straight seasons of across-the-board production and elite centre field defence. Toronto needed another frontline starter late in the year, so Gillick went out and got the ace of the Mets' staff -- who put up a 2.55 ERA for Toronto and made four postseason starts for the World Series winners. At the same time, it took d’Arnaud a while to find his footing due to injuries, but the 31-year-old has been serviceable and he just signed a two-year, $16-million deal with the Braves and Anthopoulos, the man who made this trade. The Toronto Blue Jays acquired starter Steven Matz from the New York Mets for three prospects, the teams announced Wednesday night. Upon the expiration of Paul Beeston's contract, Mark Shapiro replaced him as president of the Blue Jays. Kansas City Royals acquire. , Getty Images. December 19, 1983. The Mets … Days after acquiring shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Anthopoulos decided to go all-in by trading for Price. Arriving in Toronto ahead of the 2010 season as a waiver claim from the Colorado Rockies, McCoy hung around and played a role with the Blue Jays for parts of three seasons. Let's go through Blue Jays history and pick out the single worst trade they've made with every team. At the time, Fred McGriff was a star, coming off three straight seasons of 5.5-plus fWAR and he was just 26 years old. Still talented, there’s always a chance something clicks for the 24-year-old Barreto — after all, Donaldson was a late bloomer — but the verdict is already in on this deal and it’s a huge W for Anthopoulos. Toronto Blue Jays acquire. Wallace was later dealt to the Houston Astros in July for outfield prospect Anthony Gose, who Anthopoulos eventually turned into second baseman Devon Travis. Die Toronto Blue Jays sind ein kanadisches Major-League-Baseball-Team. Another trade with the Mets four years later isn’t as debatable. 3. His ERA was still 4.11 and he amazingly allowed a league-leading 266 hits over 229.2 innings that year, but it was good enough to make the all-star team, finish third in Cy Young voting, and somehow garner MVP votes, as well. Author of the article: Terry Koshan. After coming up short ALCS again in '91, Toronto went on to win back-to-back World Series titles with Alomar and Carter leading the way. One game above .500 when the trade was made, the Jays went 41-18 the rest of the way to run away with the AL East. Blue Jays got from the Yankees: LHPs David Wells, Graeme Lloyd, IF Homer BushBlue Jays gave up: RHP Roger ClemensDate: Feb. 18. Dale Murray and Tom Dodd to the New York Yankees for Fred McGriff, Dave Collins, Mike Morgan and cash, Dec. 9, 1982. The Blue Jays made two appearances in the American League Championship Series and won at least 86 games eight consecutive seasons from 1983-90, but they couldn't seem to get over the final hump. With the Blue Jays 1 1/2 games out of first, Ash tried to bolster his staff by making arguably the most lopsided deal in franchise history. In terms of sheer size, this deal is the biggest the Blue Jays have ever made. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a very fair deal, but the bling it brought is what it’s all about. Bautista shockingly put it all together in 2010 to hit 54 homers with a .995 OPS, before posting a monster .302/.447/.608 slash line in 2011 to become one of the premier power hitters in the game. Even if the twenty-seven-year-old All Star never throws another pitch, he is guaranteed to earn a minimum … Once again, the Jays picked the wrong guy to trade away. The World Series banner that Cone helped hang will be there forever, but it’s still a tough one to swallow as Kent’s prime came at a time that the Jays surely could’ve used his potent bat in the middle of their lineup in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Kyle Drabek was one of the top pitching prospects in baseball and a bloodline player before bloodline players were cool in Toronto. Ross Atkins subsequently took his place. The controversial figure won the AL Cy Young Award during each of his two seasons with the Blue Jays, but a lack of team success led to a well-publicized trade demand. Making matters worse, all Ash got in return was 27-year-old right-handed starter Robert Person, who proceeded to pitch to an ugly 6.18 ERA for the Jays over the next two seasons and change. The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals meet Friday in game two of an MLB doubleheader at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Toronto Blue Jays Team History & Encyclopedia. Unlike the first game, which was during a snow storm, the second game was played during sunny weather. Blue Jays got from Pirates: IF/OF Jose BautistaBlue Jays gave up: C Robinzon DiazDate: Aug. 21, 2008. Across those five seasons in Toronto, McGriff ran up an elite 153 OPS+ and hit 125 home runs, going on to finish with 493 bombs in his 19-year career. Without the Price trade, even with a prolific offence, you can definitely argue the Jays’ playoff drought would’ve continued on. The team was represented by legal counsel Herb Solway and Gord Kirke. This is the Blue Jays' only trip to Kansas City this season. Seit dem Umzug der Expos de Montréal nach Washington, D.C. im Jahre 2005 sind sie das einzige verbleibende nicht-US-amerikanische Team in den Major Leagues. The issue, however, is that Gillick gave away a borderline Hall-of-Fame bat in Jeff Kent. When research began for this list, I had nearly 20 trades on each side of the ledger, but these 12 deals stood out in the end. Bautista is also remembered for his epic Bat Flip during Game 5 of the 2015 AL Division Series. After weeks of speculation, the Toronto Blue Jays have traded their longest-tenured player and only all-star. Twenty-five years earlier, Jays GM Pat Gillick put his ski mask on and pulled off a heist that seems to have gone somewhat overlooked. Toronto Blue Jays acquire. The Toronto Blue Jays are the only MLB team that plays outside of the United States, meaning the pressure is always mounting for the franchise to win. From 1988-92, Ward tossed at least 100 innings out of the 'pen and he saved 45 games for the World Series champions in '93. Blue Jays gave up: LHPs Daniel … From 1991-93, White was worth a total of 17.7 fWAR. The Blue Jays debuted in frigid Exhibition Stadium April 7, 1977, where between … The Best and Worst of the Blue Jays on TSN.ca: Mon, April 6 – The five best and worst signings, Wed, April 8 – The five best and worst outfielders, Fri, April 10 – The five best and worst games, Mon, April 13 – The five best and worst trades, Wed, April 15 – The five best and worst infielders, Fri, April 17 – The five best and worst seasons, Mon, April 20 – The five best and worst draft picks, Wed, April 22 – The five best and worst pitchers, Fri, April 24 – The five best and worst moments, 5. The Blue Jays acquired an all-time franchise great in a deal that was barely even reported at the time. The baseball world stopped when this swap was announced, with four star players changing leagues, coasts and countries. No, the man behind these dubious transactions … Toronto had spent six uneventful seasons out of the postseason when GM Gord Ash sensed a window of opportunity in the summer of 2000. On the flip side of that, when the time has come to tear down and rebuild, there’s a long history of messing up deals involving their most valuable trade chips. He’s likely the next name to go up on the Level of Excellence, and they got him for free. In hindsight, the term could not have been any more off base. The repeated October failures prompted Gillick to orchestrate the biggest deal in franchise history by swapping a pair of fan favorites for Alomar and Carter. Loaiza would go on to post a mediocre 4.96 ERA and make 69 starts in a Jays uniform, but dealing away Young ended up being a huge mistake. Blue Jays got from the Braves: RHP Duane WardBlue Jays gave up: RHP Doyle AlexanderDate: July 6, 1986. Sure, R.A. Dickey was the reigning NL Cy Young winner and the 2.73 ERA and 4.7 fWAR he posted in 2012 meant you had to pay a price to get him. Ward was a complete unknown at the time, but that would soon change, as he joined forces with Tom Henke to form one of the best bullpens in baseball. It doesn’t get any better than this, even if absolutely nobody saw it turning out this way at the time. After three down years following the World Series in ’93, GM Gord Ash had a decision to make following the 1996 season. A series of great trades and free agent signings brought the Commissioner's … The Price is Right. When you examine the Toronto Blue Jays’ history of deals, the number of important, franchise-altering swaps that worked out well immediately jumps out. The move was made in conjunction with a big increase in payroll, and while Buehrle was the only player still around for the 2015 postseason run, it set a precedent for finances that proved beneficial two years later. The Toronto Blue Jays have shown recent interest in free-agent pitcher Taijuan Walker, according to sources with direct knowledge. The Blue Jays have maintained a dialogue with Walker for most of the offseason, but the two sides have not lined up on the length of a contract. Instead, Gillick went out and got yet another star position player. A couple games back of the Yankees in the AL East race as the trade deadline approached, Ash engineered a deal with the Rangers in an effort to add some depth to the rotation. Blue Jays got from the A's: OF Rickey HendersonBlue Jays gave up: RHP Steve Karsay and OF Jose HerreraDate: July 31, 1993. The Blue Jays and Royals will likely push their Friday night starters to Saturday night with Toronto's Steven Matz taking on Mike Minor . Boyd has developed into a quality starter at the age of 29, while Norris is still trying to find his way five years later. The Toronto Blue Jays traded veteran utilityman Eric Sogard across the diamond Sunday, sending him to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The trade sends All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes to the Blue Jays along with pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck and outfielder Emilio Bonifacio for … Dickey wasn’t a total zero, producing exactly 1.8 fWAR in each of the next three seasons and an overall 4.05 ERA in his four seasons in Toronto, but Noah Syndergaard is a special, top-of-the-rotation force who has already accumulated 18.8 fWAR and a 3.31 ERA in his first 118 starts. Cone made just eight regular-season appearances for the Blue Jays, and Kent went to have a borderline Hall of Fame career, yet this deal still seems fair. Meanwhile, more than five years later, Barreto is still hanging on as a “prospect” and was being given an opportunity to win the A’s second base job this spring. The trade above might never happen if this one hadn’t gone down about six months after I was born. The Blue Jays were not very successful throughout the '70s and much of the '80s, but everything changed when they added key pieces to win the World Series in 1992 and 1993. He ended up making just 30 career starts and had a 5.27 ERA with the Jays. By Jeff Todd | April 1, 2020 at 1:04pm CDT. That is exactly what David Price became immediately, pitching brilliantly in a Jays uniform for two months down the stretch, finishing with a 9-1 record and a 2.30 ERA in 11 starts. It was unfortunate that J.D.’s tenure in a Jays uniform was short and sweet, but that doesn’t make Billy Beane and the A’s feel any better. 04/01/21: Toronto Blue Jays designated C Reese McGuire for assignment. You might want to sit down. The Blue Jays traded pitchers Conner Greene and Dominic Leone to the Cardinals for Randal Grichuk. Toronto Blue Jays optioned P Travis Bergen to Blue Jays Alternate Training Site. The Jays tried to get the deal rescinded, but that didn’t work, and the lefty never threw another pitch in the big leagues. Blue Jays got from the Tigers: LHP David PriceBlue Jays gave up: LHPs Daniel Norris, Matthew Boyd, Jairo LabourtDate: July 30, 2015. Keep in mind, not every trade with big names made the list. TORONTO — Trades have always been a huge part of baseball. On Aug. 4 ,2018, Urshela was traded to the other side, which made him Yankees property about an hour before their top farm club played the Blue Jays’ top farm club in a Saturday doubleheader. 1989 – Blue Jays trade Francisco Cabrera and Tony Castillo to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Acker Jim Acker had not just one but two stints with the Toronto Blue Jays. But it was pretty evident at the time, even to fairly casual observers, that regression may be in the knuckleballer’s future and the small AL East ballparks could be a problem. After bouncing around four different franchises to start his career, Bautista landed with his fifth in a completely-off-the-radar waiver deal in exchange for Diaz, a catcher who would appear in just 44 major-league games. Loaded with incentives and deferred payments, the agreement could net the righthander a potential thirty-five million dollars over the life of the deal. As part of a league-wide series, MLB.com is taking a closer look at the 10 biggest trades for all 30 teams. Similarly, Tony Fernandez (RIP) was only 28 and providing elite defence at shortstop and posting 4.0-plus WAR seasons. Ryan (5 years, $47 million) Embed from Getty Images. Only on the job for a few weeks at the time, Anthopoulos had the unenviable task of trading away one of the most popular players in franchise history, and did pretty well in doing so ... or so it seemed at the time. Bautista went on to bat .214 with three homers in 21 games after being acquired. 9. Travis is now out of baseball, leaving the Jays with nothing to show for Halladay a decade later and very little production along the way. Greene had been a pretty good prospect. Alex Anthopoulos resigned two months after the hiring of Shapiro. Noah Syndergaard, Travis d’Arnaud and Wuilmer Becerra to the Mets for R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas, Dec. 17, 2012. Olerud went on to post a minimum of 4.4 fWAR per season in five of the next six years — his down year was still 3.6 fWAR — and even hit .354 with a gaudy .998 OPS in ’98. Well, getting a future Hall of Famer in return helps, and that’s exactly what Gillick did in prying away Alomar, who put up a pair of huge seasons in 1992 and ’93. … Anthopoulos was responsible for a lot of blockbuster trades, and the most successful one of all was acquiring Donaldson. He was caught with 44 pounds of cocaine in San Diego in 2018 and is currently serving a three-year prison sentence.​, The best and worst signings in Blue Jays history. For every trade acquisition like Joe Carter, Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista, the Blue Jays have made deals that didn’t quite work out in their favor. From blockbusters to bullpen moves to minor-league tinkering, swapping assets, big and small, is what general managers do. The mechanical adjustments Bautista made under the watchful eyes of manager Cito Gaston and hitting coach Dwayne Murphy would turn him into an elite power hitter for a six-year stretch. 1999. Blue Jays got from the Tigers: LHP David Price. Eleven Years Ago Today Ricky Romero took a no-hitter into the 8th inning. Most will be surprised to learn he was worth more than Roberto Alomar’s 16.1 fWAR during the same timeframe. Ash tried to keep the Blue Jays competitive by acquiring veteran David Wells, but the roster continued to underperform. 04/01/21: Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of 2B Joe Panik from Buffalo Bisons. But his OBP remained elite, and he was on second when Carter hit his monumental home run. 4. 2. So instead of looking ahead, let’s look back on the Toronto Blue Jays’ best trades of the past decade. Despite falling off the Hall of Fame ballot last year, McGriff’s case for Cooperstown is strong with 56.9 fWAR and a career .284/.377/.509 slash line. 2. Evaluating trades in hindsight is always cherry-picking, but that’s also why trades can’t be properly evaluated at the time, because you just never know. Toronto was in the market for a short-term replacement at third and, at the urging of then-assistant GM Alex Anthopoulos, the club decided to take a chance on Bautista. Jorge Orta. Michael Young and Darwin Cubillan to the Texas Rangers for Esteban Loaiza, July 19, 2000. A fifth-round pick of the Jays in 1997 out of the University of California, Young wasn’t exactly tearing up Double-A at the time with a sub-.800 OPS, and sort of like Kent eight years earlier, there didn’t seem to be a clear path to playing time. All Donaldson did in his very first season in Toronto was go out and win the American League MVP with a 41-homer season, leading a potent offence that was reminiscent of the WAMCO days. Blue Jays holding their own despite difficult start, Blue Jays will be just fine despite slow start on offence, Roy Halladay Toronto went 42-18 after the deal, and Price posted a 2.30 ERA in 11 starts to help the Blue Jays snap a 22-year postseason drought. The soon-to-be AL MVP Award winner was considered untouchable by most, and yet Anthopoulos found a way to pry him loose. Jays of ThunderBlue Jays got from Padres: 2B Roberto Alomar, OF Joe CarterBlue Jays gave up: 1B Fred McGriff, SS Tony FernandezDate: Dec. 5, 1990. GM Trade History: Blue Jays’ Ross Atkins. The Toronto Blue Jays look for a … The Blue Jays traded away an even better infielder, Jeff Kent, in 1992, but David Cone helped them win their first World Series and flags fly forever so I’m fine with that deal. Here’s betting the Today’s Game committee takes another look at McGriff when they elect new HOFers in December 2021 for the 2022 Hall of Fame class or in December 2023 for the class of 2024. At the time, Esteban Loaiza was holding down a 5.37 ERA in Texas, but he pitched better in Toronto, going 5-7 with a 3.62 ERA across 14 starts down the stretch. It’s not always fair to judge baseball operations leaders for free agent signings. Say what you want about J.P. Ricciardi, he certainly made some questionable moves during his tenure as the Jays’ general manager, but the fast-talking Massachusetts native wasn’t the author of the two worst trades in franchise history. Was 75.1 total innings of Cone worth the 56.0 fWAR and 377 homers Kent would hit over his 17 seasons? A stunning 12 players switched sides in a trade that involved the Blue Jays taking on more than $160 million in guaranteed contracts. With Carlos Delgado showing signs of developing into the superstar everyone expected that year in his first full big-league season and 36-year-old outfielder Joe Carter needing more DH time as his career wound down, first baseman John Olerud was deemed expendable. Brett Lawrie, Franklin Barreto, Sean Nolin, Kendall Graveman to the Oakland Athletics for Josh Donaldson, Nov. 28, 2014. Toronto already had the top three hitters in the AL batting race -- Alomar, Paul Molitor and John Olerud -- and the potent lineup was made even better by the acquisition of Henderson. From there, all Young did was go on to make seven all-star games in Texas and slash .300/.346/.441 over 14 big-league seasons. Blue Jays got from the Rangers: RHP Esteban LoaizaBlue Jays gave up: IF Michael Young and RHP Darwin CubillanDate: July 19, 2000. There is a certain irony to a Canadian-based baseball franchise showing its American counterparts how to build a competitive Major League Baseball franchise from scratch. However, that is exactly what the Blue Jays did from the moment Toronto was awarded a team for the 1977 season. Young went on to have a borderline Hall of Fame career, while Loaiza put up a 4.96 ERA over parts of three disappointing years in Toronto. Marcus Stroman and cash considerations are headed to the New York Mets in exchange for Simeon Woods Richardson and Anthony Kay. Trading Olerud heading into his age-28 season in ’97 proved to be a giant mistake. In the 2000s, the Toronto Blue Jays didn’t … Lawrie was a disappointment and traded away a year later, while Nolin and Graveman were, at best, back-of-the-rotation arms. Blue Jays got from the Marlins: IF Emilio Bonifacio, C John Buck, LHP Mark Buehrle, RHP Josh Johnson, SS Jose ReyesBlue Jays gave up: RHPs Henderson Alvarez, Anthony DeSclafani, SS Yunel Escobar, SS Adeiny Hechavarria, OF Jake Marisnick, C Jeff Mathis, LHP Justin NicolinoDate: Nov. 19, 2012. The Blue Jays were approved as part of the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion discussions, after Toronto's original plan of getting a Major League Baseball team by luring the Giants from San Francisco fell through; they would be added alongside the Seattle Mariners. But all of that was thrown out the window by the mid-1980s, when he started orchestrating some of the biggest trades in franchise history. TORONTO -- There was a time when Toronto residents used the nickname "Stand Pat" to describe Hall of Fame front-office executive Pat Gillick. For this one, I won’t bore you with a long preamble since there’s a lot to get to. Throughout this series, I’ve placed a huge importance on the return to the postseason in 2015 and what that meant to a franchise in desperate need of an adrenaline boost, which means grading the moves that got them back there a little bit differently. But the real reason this trade appears here has little to do with the numbers and everything to do with the culture change and lineup mixture that resulted in back-to-back World Series titles. Seems like it would be hard to win that deal, right? With assistant GMs Tony LaCava and Anthopoulos originally bringing the idea of the waiver claim to J.P. Ricciardi, the GM was on board and they found a way to strike a deal with the Pirates, giving the Jays some extra bench depth and a suitable injury replacement for third baseman Scott Rolen. Gillick may have prioritized patience during the early days of the Blue Jays organization. 1. Just like with Clemens, Ash was handcuffed by a well-known trade request, but even amidst difficult circumstances the trade was an absolute train wreck. Another Mets giveaway, this trade has the potential to move up this list quickly once Thor’s career gets back underway after a Tommy John pause this year. History of the Toronto Blue Jays Last updated February 09, 2020. Even though Price was pretty mediocre in the postseason and walked at the end of the season as a free agent, Anthopoulos hasn’t exactly lost a lot of sleep over what he gave up. When you examine the Toronto Blue Jays’ history of deals, the number of important, franchise-altering swaps that worked out well immediately jumps out. 4. A deal is not believed to be close, though with the team needing another starting pitcher, they have made it clear … Not all of the trades on this list are going to be good -- and this one certainly wasn't. With me in diapers, Gillick was busy stacking his early-career resume by pilfering the Crime Dog away from a division rival in exchange for a pair of assets, with the key piece being Dale Murray, a serviceable right-handed reliever who would finish with a 3.85 ERA over 12 seasons. The All-Star third baseman only spent parts of four seasons in Toronto, but he was a star player for a team that made back-to-back appearances in the ALCS. Toronto Blue Jays trade and free agent rumors from MLBTradeRumors.com. As mentioned earlier, d’Arnaud was eventually flipped to the Mets in the Dickey deal, while Anthopoulos turned right around on the same day and sent Michael Taylor to the Oakland A’s in exchange for first base prospect Brett Wallace. Re-acquired in the Roger Clemens trade two years earlier, Wells was terrific for the Jays in 1999 and 2000, even if ERAs that start with a four aren’t exactly sexy. (TIE) Daniel Norris, Matthew Boyd and Jairo Labourt to the Detroit Tigers for David Price, July 30, 2015; Junior Felix, Luis Sojo and Ken Rivers to the California Angels for Devon White, Willie Fraser and Marcus Moore, Dec. 2, 1990. The 28-year-old exploded onto the scene in 2014 and has been a staple of the Blue Jays rotation ever since. Kirke prepared the original documents which led to the founding of the team in 1976. (TIE) Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson to the New York Mets for David Cone, Aug. 27, 1992; John Olerud and cash to the Mets for Robert Person, Dec. 20, 1996. 1. Im weiteren Sinne verwenden die Blue Jay… Never afraid to wheel and deal, Anthopoulos’ rep grew bigger in that area when he engineered a deal to pry Josh Donaldson away from the A’s, using Lawrie and top shortstop prospect Franklin Barreto as the bait. It felt like a lot to give up at the time, but GM Alex Anthopoulos knew how good his lineup was and how badly they needed a horse atop the rotation. 04/01/21: Toronto Blue Jays placed P Thomas Hatch on the 10 day disabled list. Here's the list for Toronto, and it should come as no surprise that Gillick is responsible for two of the top three deals: 1. Meh. Unfortunately, he gave up a hit in the 8th, a home run. The only downfall to Price's time is that he was unable to preserve a 3-1 lead with the Blue Jays facing elimination in Game 6 of the ALCS vs. Kansas City. One of the all-time greats, Henderson got hurt and struggled to make contact during his brief Blue Jays tenure. Sie spielen in der Eastern Division der American League. The Blue Jays have plenty of prospects and/or young, controllable MLB talent that the Rockies could acquire if the Blue Jays want Story enough. Ash was fired less than nine months later. No matter the era, you rarely see trades of this magnitude go down, but when they do they are absolutely stunning. The Blue Jays' second game, against the Chicago White Sox at Exhibition Stadium in 1977. Roy Halladay and to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kyle Drabek, Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Taylor, Dec. 16, 2009. Blue Jays got from the Mets: RHP David ConeBlue Jays gave up: 2B Jeff Kent and OF Ryan ThompsonDate: Aug. 27, 1992. He regressed in a big way offensively and was a league-average player exiting his age-24 campaign at the end of 2014. Date. The old adage is you have to give up something to get something and that couldn’t be more true in the case of the David Cone trade. The Toronto Blue Jays have done well to hover around the .500 mark despite an ever-growing injury list that has hindered the roster over the first couple weeks of the season. After arriving on the scene as the Next Big Thing in 2011, Brett Lawrie’s rep took a tumble over the next three seasons. 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