December 10 Trading Omens?

[seawolf17]

I don't know if the Putz deal counts as the 9th or the 10th, but if it's the 10th...

New York Mets traded Nolan Ryan, Leroy Stanton, Francisco Estrada and Don Rose to the California Angels for Jim Fregosi on December 10, 1971.

New York Mets traded Mike Scott to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep on December 10, 1982.

New York Mets traded Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans to the Montreal Expos for Gary Carter on December 10, 1984.

A couple of minor deals later also on the 10th, but those were three biggies.

[MFS62]

One out of three ain't bad - for a hitter.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm counting it as the 11th, since it was announced at 12:30 a.m. Eastern time. (Although it was only 10:30 p.m. on the 10th Las Vegas time.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

COWARDS IN THE NIGHT!

The nerve of them announcing a trade so late at night.

[RealityChuck]

Right. Everyone knows that's when you fire your manager.