When The Montreal Expos Made The Worst Trade Ever

“So Randy, we’re gonna trade you for Mark Langston and Mike Campbell, and then you’ll win 300 games, win five Cy Young Awards, throw a perfect game, win a World Series, and throw a baseball through a bird. Sound good?” – The Montreal Expos in 1989

When the Mariners traded Mark Langston and Mike Campbell to the Expos in late May of 1989 for Randy Johnson, Gene Harris and Brian Holman, virtually all the Seattle players were unhappy. Third baseman Jim Presley said, “This is a sad day for Mariner baseball. In four months now, we’ve lost two of the best pitchers in Mariner history. (Langston and Mike Moore, who signed with Oakland as a free agent). Yeah, this is a sad day. I don’t know what went on, whether they made an offer to him or whether he wanted out of here. But maybe they should have been thinking of how we’re supposed to replace him.” Read more >