* In 2004 the Rangers selected Joaquin Arias from the Yankees to complete the Alex Rodriguez trade. Arias is currently at Triple-A hitting .287. So the jury's out on him. Of course one of the players the Rangers passed up was ... Robinson Cano. Whoops.
* In 1991 the Phillies cut future Ducks manager Dave LaPoint. I know: Who cares?
* In 1990 the Expos traded Rex Hudler to the Cardinals for John Costello. 
My favorite Rex Hudler story: Randy Johnson before a game in Anaheim in 2005 was yelling at reporters for asking how his bullpen session went. It was really an insane rant by an insane man. Johnson said reporters reminded him of his kids on the way to Disneyland, saying, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" Hudler, his former teammate, was standing nearby and tried to cool the situation by saying, "But Randy, Disneyland is the happiest place on earth!" But Randy wasn't having it, and in one of my favorite quotes ever, he sternly said, "Take it out of here, Rex." If I was a broadcaster on ESPN, that would my home run call: "Take it out of here, Rex!"
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