No. 2 -- It is difficult to separate a series of trades negotiated by Al Campanis and Claire through the '80s and '90s that, in addition to Martinez, cost the Dodgers a valuable array of young pitchers -- John Franco, Rick Sutcliffe, Dave Stewart and John Wetteland -- while netting virtually nothing in the way of long-lasting return.
No. 3 -- Dec. 1, 1966: In a spiteful move involving Maury Wills' protest over the absence of payment involving a team trip to Japan, Walter O'Malley ordered his shortstop and team captain traded to Pittsburgh for Bob Bailey (.227 in two seasons in L.A.) and Gene Michael (.202 in his only L.A. season). The Dodgers made amends about two years later by reacquiring the catalytic Wills and pinch-hitting specialist Manny Mota from Montreal for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich, one of their best trades.
No. 4 -- It is hard to overlook the 1998 trade that cost the club Paul Konerko for Jeff Shaw or the April 4 deal in 2004 that brought the destructive Milton Bradley for Franklin Gutierrez, who has since fulfilled his promise in the Cleveland outfield, but Paul DePodesta may have compounded Bradley's eventual chemistry implosion four months later when he traded Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota and Juan Encarnacion to Florida for Brad Penny, Hee-Seop Choi and Bill Murphy, the Dodgers never regaining the roll they had been on at the time.
No. 5 -- Going behind Claire's back on May 15, 1998, Fox executive Chase Carey set the chaotic tone that marked Rupert Murdoch's ownership by trading Mike Piazza, a future Hall of Fame catcher and among the most popular players in franchise history, to the Florida Marlins in a seven-player deal that netted Gary Sheffield, chaos personified.
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-- Ross Newhan
