Blue Jays: Worst trades in franchise history

30 Aug 2000: David Wells #33 of the Toronto Blue Jays winds back to pitch the ball during the game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California. The Blue Jays defeated the Angels 11-2.Mandatory Credit: Jeff Gross /Allsport

January 14th, 2001: Blue Jays trade David Wells and Matt DeWitt for Mike Williams, Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons, and Mike Sirotka.

The Blue Jays dealt David Wells after a career-high campaign in 2000 where the hurler went 20-8 with a 4.11 and a 4.8 WAR in 35 starts. The main piece coming back from the White Sox in the deal was Mike Sirotka who may have been damaged goods at the time of the deal.

Sirotka was coming off a successful season of his own going 15-10 with a 3.79 earned run average and a 4.0 WAR in 32 starts. The hurler would endure a pair of shoulder surgeries and never pitch in the majors again, however, the Blue Jays still had to eat the $6.6 million left owing to Sirotka.

Thankfully, Wells would only spend one season on the south-side and was a shell of his former self. Boomer would go 5-7 with an inflated 4.47 earned run average in 16 starts before walking as a free agent at the conclusion of the 2001 season.

The Commissioner’s office denied the Blue Jays claim that Sirotka was injured at the time of the trade and the rest is history. None of the other players in the trade became factors at the MLB level.

Blue Jays Expert: Clayton Richer

January 14th, 2001: Blue Jays trade David Wells and Matt DeWitt for Mike Williams, Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons, and Mike Sirotka.

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