When you get traded for nothing at all. I was reading through MLBTradeRumors.com last night and came upon this gem about former Met, Jason Tyner:
According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers acquired Jason Tyner from the Brewers today. Tyner, 32, will report to the Tigers' AAA club in Toledo to fill the spot of Ryan Raburn, who was promoted to the big league club today.
Strangely, Morosi writes that there were no other players or cash involved in the deal; Tigers Director of Minor League Operations Dan Lunetta says the Brewers simply assigned his contract to the Tigers organization.
At that point, I think it's better to just retire with dignity. I would have actually done the same thing at the end of last season with Wilson Betemit (or just traded him for a bag of balls), but the Yankees somehow got Nick Swisher for him. Though I'm beginning to feel like maybe the feel like maybe the White Sox are mismanaged because, according to Jon Heyman, "[they] would have traded Swisher for a bag of balls". I'm beginning to think that maybe there was a third team involved in this deal who received said bag of balls to facilitate this transaction. Either way, that Tyner bit made me laugh. Not exactly Cy Young being traded for a suit (true story), but pretty funny.
Other funny baseball trades from the National Post:
5. On April 25, 1962, the Cleveland Indians sent catcher Harry Chiti to the New York Mets for cash and a player to be named later. That player arrived on June 15 — and it was Chiti.
4. In 1931, Chattanooga Lookouts owner Joe Engel traded shortstop Johnny Jones to Charlotte for a 25-pound turkey, which he reportedly had prepared for the local media, saying Charlotte “came out ahead on that deal — that turkey was tough.”
3. Pitcher Tim Fortugno joined the Milwaukee Brewers’ organization in 1989, when his minor-league team, the Reno Silver Sox, agreed to pull the trigger on a deal for US$2,500 — and 12 dozen baseballs.
2. Before they could pry pitcher Ken Krahenbuhl from the Pacific Suns in 1998, the Greenville Bluesmen had to agree to part with cash, a player and 10 pounds of Mississippi catfish.
1. In a move that alters the meaning of “fantasy baseball,” New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced, in 1973, that they had traded not only their wives, but their children and pets. “We may have to call off Family Day,” general manager Lee MacPhail said.
4. In 1931, Chattanooga Lookouts owner Joe Engel traded shortstop Johnny Jones to Charlotte for a 25-pound turkey, which he reportedly had prepared for the local media, saying Charlotte “came out ahead on that deal — that turkey was tough.”
3. Pitcher Tim Fortugno joined the Milwaukee Brewers’ organization in 1989, when his minor-league team, the Reno Silver Sox, agreed to pull the trigger on a deal for US$2,500 — and 12 dozen baseballs.
2. Before they could pry pitcher Ken Krahenbuhl from the Pacific Suns in 1998, the Greenville Bluesmen had to agree to part with cash, a player and 10 pounds of Mississippi catfish.
1. In a move that alters the meaning of “fantasy baseball,” New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced, in 1973, that they had traded not only their wives, but their children and pets. “We may have to call off Family Day,” general manager Lee MacPhail said.
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