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olerud363
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I was listening to Toronto's FAN590 on my drive home today and McCown had Toronto Sun writer Mike Zeisberger on. They were talking baseball, free agency, trading, etc, and Zeisberger shared a trade that almost happened at the deadline in 1993.
Apparently the Jays almost landed Randy Johnson from the Mariners, but Seattle wouldn't bite. When it seemed like Johnson wasn't attainable, Beeston turned his attention to offense and worked out the Ricky Henderson deal with Oakland. The A's presented the deal to Ricky for his approval. In the meantime the Mariners came back to the Jays and were willing to trade Johnson. Beeston reportedly turned down Seattle beause they had already made a committment to the A's. If Ricky had vetoed the trade, Johnson would have been a Blue Jay for their World Series run.
This was almost 20 years ago, but it's still neat to think "what if", in particular what Toronto would have had to give up and how Seattle's subsequent teams might have been different with all the prospects Toronto likely would have sent them.
Apparently the Jays almost landed Randy Johnson from the Mariners, but Seattle wouldn't bite. When it seemed like Johnson wasn't attainable, Beeston turned his attention to offense and worked out the Ricky Henderson deal with Oakland. The A's presented the deal to Ricky for his approval. In the meantime the Mariners came back to the Jays and were willing to trade Johnson. Beeston reportedly turned down Seattle beause they had already made a committment to the A's. If Ricky had vetoed the trade, Johnson would have been a Blue Jay for their World Series run.
This was almost 20 years ago, but it's still neat to think "what if", in particular what Toronto would have had to give up and how Seattle's subsequent teams might have been different with all the prospects Toronto likely would have sent them.
